Battle Through the Heavens: Who put Laozi in my storage ring?

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Chapter 21 My surname is Xiao, and my given name is Immortal Doctor.

It was a high-level Xuan-rank cultivation technique, yet Laozi considered it worthless, which was quite reasonable.

"Enhance my cultivation?" Xiao Yan scratched his head, his tone hesitant.

"If you can master the techniques I gave you, you'll be invincible within your realm, and even able to fight beyond your level. This so-called Mad Lion... isn't it all crooked and evil?" Lao Jun's tone was full of disdain.

Xiao Yan's face twitched. "Teacher, I am now complete in offense, defense, and qi and fire, but I lack a fighting technique for flight and escape. It would be such a pity to lose the Eagle Wings."

According to his estimation, even the lowest-ranked staff technique among the cultivation methods given by Laozi was probably more than Earth-rank. If one mastered it, one strike would be enough to split mountains. Not to mention the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, which could be considered a top-tier technique even in the Journey to the West world. It was not something that could be measured by any Heaven-rank technique.

but……

He still had a long way to go to reach the Dou Wang realm and condense Dou Qi into wings. He hadn't learned any movement techniques during this time, so it was really awkward to travel on foot. It took him a full half month to get from Wutan City to Qingshan Town.

You can't exactly ride a horse, can you?

The thought of the jokes from his past life made Xiao Yan almost lose his composure.

"Hmm..." Laozi pondered for a while, "Then let's keep it for now, and I'll help you improve it later."

"Then thank you, Master!" Xiao Yan grinned, his face full of joy.

Products made by Lao Jun are all top-quality.

"Who are you talking to?! Don't scare me!" Little Fairy Doctor looked at Xiao Yan, who was standing there dumbfounded, stood on tiptoe, waved her slender hand in front of his eyes, and a look of suspicion flashed across her pretty face.

“With an old man, a remnant soul, residing in a cave,” Xiao Yan said calmly.

"He said there was a map among the corpses in front."

After saying that, Xiao Yan strode forward, bowed slightly to the skeleton in the cave, then rubbed his sleeve and pulled out a piece of yellowed paper covered in dust.

"Really?" Little Fairy Doctor's beautiful eyes widened in surprise as she leaned closer to Xiao Yan to examine the yellowed blueprint.

Xiao Yan gently wiped away the dust with his hand. On it was a broken fire lotus, its color indistinguishable. A glint flashed in his eyes. The Pure Lotus Demon Flame, ranked third on the Strange Flame Ranking, was also Xun'er's... cough cough.

"Boring..." Little Fairy Doctor glanced at it and immediately lost interest. She then focused her attention on the many herbs she had just collected, humming a little tune as she played with them, clearly quite satisfied with her harvest.

"Alright, let's go." Xiao Yan stroked the tattered blueprints and put them into his storage ring.

"Where to?" Little Fairy Doctor hesitated for a moment. Although this guy was very annoying and made people want to punch him, he also gave people a sense of calm as a mountain, which brought a ripple to her life that had been stagnant for many years.

Now that we have to part ways suddenly, I feel a little reluctant.

"Of course, everyone goes home," Xiao Yan said leisurely, slinging his staff over his shoulder.

Little Fairy Doctor's red lips twitched slightly, and a hint of disappointment flashed involuntarily in her beautiful eyes, but she still forced a smile: "Yes, I should go back to Qingshan Town. Those patients are still waiting for me."

“However…” Xiao Yan paused, glanced back at Little Fairy Doctor, “I plan to go to the Monster Mountain Range for some training. If you are interested, you can come and take a look.”

"Then I'll reluctantly take a look." A glint flashed in Little Fairy Doctor's bright eyes, her skirt swaying as she followed Xiao Yan with a slightly hesitant trot, like a little deer.

……

Outside the cave.

Several burly men with fierce faces stood there, all with solemn expressions. The two leading men were dressed differently from their entourage; they were Gan Mu, the second leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and He Meng, the third leader.

Hermon frowned: "Second brother, let's go in and investigate. I need to go back and have a drink with the brothers at Zuichunlou later."

"Young Commander, he may have already perished." Gan Mu slowly opened his closed eyes, a sinister glint flashing in them.

"Stop thinking about women all the time, or you might die on a woman's stomach someday. I've already notified the commander, and judging by the time, it shouldn't be long. As long as we stall him..."

"What?!" Hermon's pupils widened in shock.

"Commander Gan, such a welcome is truly overwhelming," a teasing voice came from inside the cave.

The next moment, everyone saw two figures slowly emerge from the shadows of the cave.

"Boy, it really was you! Little Fairy Doctor, it seems... you had a part in it too." Gan Mu's face was sinister as he coldly sized up the two of them, then he curled his lips into a smile.

"It's alright, we'll deal with you all when the commander arrives!"

"Second brother, such a delicate beauty, why don't we let the brothers enjoy her before she dies?" Hermon swallowed, his eyes shining.

"Fool! That woman is a master of poisons. If you dare to lay a finger on her, you won't even know how you died!" Gan Mu shouted angrily.

"Do you need my help?" Little Fairy Doctor asked in a low voice, her eyebrows furrowing slightly as she glanced at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group with disgust. "Mu Li's father, Mu She, is a powerful second-star Dou Shi, and he's treacherous and cunning. If..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Yan rushed out, his Xuan staff flying like a dragon. In just a few breaths, the members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group were lying on the ground and tree branches, their deaths tragic.

The two leaders both had their heads smashed.

"Laojun, am I too bloodthirsty?" Xiao Yan rubbed his nose. His staff technique was still lacking. He wondered when he would be able to cultivate it to the point where he could split mountains and seas with a single blow.

Killing someone that way would seem more respectable, unlike now...

However, the staff did not come into contact with blood. When it was used to wipe Mu Li, the blood was seen to be separated by a thin film, which was repelled by a mysterious force on the staff.

It saves me the trouble of cleaning.

"My Taoist philosophy emphasizes 'following one's nature' and 'following one's heart.' It doesn't mean you should act recklessly, but rather follow your heart. If you kill someone, you kill them. This doesn't incur any karmic burden, so what's there to be afraid of?"

Lao Jun smiled and said, "Don't forget, this isn't..."

Xiao Yan suddenly realized: "Thank you, teacher. I understand now!"

"..."

"Let's go." Xiao Yan smiled as he looked at Little Fairy Doctor, who was standing there in a daze.

"you……"

The Fairy Doctor's beautiful eyes were filled with shock. If it were just a matter of instantly killing Mu Li, it wouldn't be shocking enough, since even a nine-star Dou Zhe could do that. But now Xiao Yan had easily crushed several peak Dou Zhe experts. This level of cultivation was probably not inferior to Mu She of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

"You wouldn't believe me even if I told you," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"I am a four-star Dou Shi."

"Cut~"

The girl casually sprinkled some medicinal powder, destroying the evidence of more than a dozen corpses, and then hurriedly followed Xiao Yan.

What's your name?

"Little Fairy Doctor."

"Real name".

"My surname is Xiao, and my given name is Yixian, alright?"

"Is Little Fairy Doctor really your name?"

"uh-huh……"

Chapter 22, Rank 20 of the Strange Flames List: Netherworld Poisonous Flame

Monster Mountain Range.

In a scenic valley.

"Look, this is my secret hiding place. I wouldn't tell just anyone," Little Fairy Doctor said with a smile.

Xiao Yan glanced at the wooden house and nodded slightly.

Although simple, it is small but complete.

"Something's not right here..."

Just as he was sitting cross-legged on the wooden ladder outside the door, looking up and holding his head, enjoying the rare tranquility, Laozi's voice suddenly rang out.

"This place, perhaps millions of years ago, was a dense poisonous swamp. I don't know why it gradually changed into what it is now. Although it is lush and green, there is still a faint smell of poisonous swamp."

"Huh?" Xiao Yan looked surprised.

"Poison Swamp?"

No wonder Little Fairy Doctor chose this place. Her afflicted poisonous constitution is probably naturally suited to this place. According to Laozi, even if the poisonous swamp completely disappears after the passage of time, some remnants will still remain.

However, the poisonous aura of the swamp had almost completely disappeared, making it difficult to find any trace of it.

Only top-tier experts might be able to sense even a slight clue.

"Perhaps it's because of this girl that some poisonous gas has gathered here." Lao Jun pointed to the surroundings, where there were more colorful poisonous mushrooms and herbs on the grass.

“But a weak poisonous body alone is not enough to reignite the former poisonous swamp, not even a mere trigger.” Lao Jun shook his head.

"Teacher, what do you mean..." Xiao Yan's expression froze.

“That’s right, a strange fire.” Lao Jun laughed.

"Although I have never seen what the strange fire of this world looks like, I can faintly smell a scorching aura in this poisonous swamp, an aura that should be comparable to that of the strange fire."

"Netherworld Poison Fire!" Xiao Yan's pupils constricted sharply as he spoke, enunciating each word clearly.

The flames that existed in the ancient Netherworld Poison Swamp, after being tainted by the sky-covering poisonous miasma of the swamp for millions of years, consumed the endless poisonous miasma.

It takes a hundred years to form a spirit and a thousand years to take shape. When it reaches its full potential, its color is greenish, and it moves through the poisonous miasma like a will-o'-the-wisp.

As Lao Tzu said, it is indeed correct.