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

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Yunlan Sect.

"Sect Master, are you alright?"

Seeing Yun Yun's unsteady breathing and slightly unsteady steps as she entered the main hall, the elders who were sitting in their original seats hurriedly stood up, their faces full of worry. The leading elder, Yun Leng, spoke urgently.

"It's alright..." Yun Yun endured the churning pain in her body, sat back down, and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"metropolitan!"

Seeing the fear on the faces of the elders around her, Yun Yun wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and shook her head. "It's alright, don't panic. This matter must be kept quiet and not let the outside world know about it."

"Yes!" Yun Ling suppressed his fear and swept his ruthless gaze over the other elders. They all lowered their heads and remained silent.

"I'm going into seclusion for a while. Don't send anyone to disturb me during this time. Also, have Yanran come over here." Yun Yun's beautiful face was slightly pale with illness as she made the arrangements.

The Gama Empire was not a peaceful and prosperous place.

Beneath the calm surface, currents surge.

The conflict between the royal family and the Yunlan Sect has intensified over the years, almost to the point of irreconcilable enmity. There's no way around it; two tigers cannot share one mountain, especially since the two tigers are evenly matched in strength.

Unless one day something happens to her or the old Dou Huang of the royal family, or one of them breaks through to Dou Zong, the current situation will remain unchanged, otherwise the stalemate will continue.

Now... she is seriously injured, and even the Pill King Guhe is seriously injured and cannot refine pills in a short time. Therefore, if she wants to recover... she will probably have to wait a long time. She can only pretend to be in seclusion to break through to cover up the rumors from the outside world.

Otherwise, if the royal family finds out the truth about her, they might join forces with other forces to attack the Yunlan Sect.

"Huff..." Yun Yun suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her mind, waved her hand and said, "Go."

"Yes."

Yun Leng appeared expressionless, but in reality, his heart was churning with turbulent emotions. Could it be that Queen Medusa had truly broken through to the Dou Zong realm to severely injure the sect leader?

Otherwise, even if it is...

Sighing, he shook his head. The Gama Empire might be about to undergo a major upheaval.

Yun Yun gently tapped the armrest with her fair fingers, watching a graceful figure walk in through the door, a gentle smile appearing in her eyes.

"teacher!"

Nalan Yanran, with the agility and joy of a fawn, approached with a smile, hooking her arm around Yun Yun's and saying coquettishly, "You've become even more beautiful since I last saw you."

"Cough cough cough..." Yun Yun coughed violently, startling Nalan Yanran, whose beautiful eyes changed and she became somewhat flustered.

"I'm fine. I'm going into seclusion, and I've already instructed Elder Yunling to make the arrangements. No one in the sect is allowed to discuss this matter. You don't need to panic. I've called you here because I have two things to tell you."

Yun Yun waved her hand, her beautiful eyes gently fixed on the girl.

"First, there's the Mo family. The Mo family patriarch is celebrating his 70th birthday, and they sent me an invitation, hoping I could attend in person. However, due to my injuries, I can't personally take action. Besides... the Mo family is too ambitious. Over the years, they've been expanding their power under the guise of the Yunlan Sect. It would be better if I didn't show up. If I really go, the whole Jia Ma Empire will probably know about it by the next day. After you go, be careful with your words and actions, and don't be too ostentatious."

"Yes, disciple will keep it in mind!" Nalan Yanran was already in a state of turmoil when she saw the pillar of Yunlan Sect, her only support and her closest teacher, so badly injured. She nodded repeatedly.

"Secondly..." Yun Yun hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "That young man from the Xiao family, are you sure you've ruined his talent?"

"Yanran is certain!" Nalan Yanran didn't know why her teacher brought up this topic, assuming that her grandfather had bothered her teacher again, so she clasped her hands in a respectful manner.

"When I went there with Master Ge last time, his cultivation was completely destroyed, but..."

"But what?" Yun Yun's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she leaned forward, asking somewhat anxiously.

"However, the Xiao family is quite united. When the disciple wanted to break off the engagement, Xiao Yan's reaction was indifferent. On the contrary, the disciples of the Xiao family were indignant and spoke up for him." Nalan Yanran was somewhat taken aback by her teacher's excitement and quickly explained.

"..." Yun Yun's eyes showed a hint of disappointment as she slowly leaned back in her chair, recalling the dashing young man from that day.

If it were him, that kind of devilishly handsome man, who broke off the engagement with Yanran, he probably would have already attacked and torn Yanran to pieces.

That's true; there are plenty of people in this world with the same name.

In the Jia Ma Empire alone, there are probably no fewer than a hundred people named Xiao Yan, not to mention that young man. He is probably a prodigy from a powerful force in the Northwest region who went out to train. Having two different flames is simply astonishing.

……

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Li and Xiao Ding arrived together.

Seeing his father Xiao Zhan's face beaming with pride, and Xiao Yan standing tall and proud to the side, Xiao Li clicked his tongue in amazement and patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder: "You're something else, kid. When I heard that you were captured and taken to the Snake-People tribe, I thought you wouldn't be coming back. I never thought you would actually bring the queen here."

"Also, a month after you were kidnapped, Little Fairy Doctor left a letter saying she was going to venture into the Izumo Empire. By the time her servants found the letter, she had already disappeared."

"..." Xiao Yan remained silent and nodded slightly.

I felt a little touched.

That girl was most likely trying to save herself.

I just don't know if we'll meet again...

"And Qinglin, that girl, is here too." Xiao Ding smiled, stepping aside to reveal the somewhat shy girl hiding behind him. The girl scratched her head, a smile spreading across her pretty face: "Young Master Xiao Yan!"

Chapter 51 Nuwa's Bloodline (Part 2)

"How's your cultivation going?" Xiao Yan's eyes softened as he rubbed the little girl's head and looked at Qing Lin, who was blushing and quite shy.

Half a year has passed, and he has grown taller and his face is rounder. He is no longer as thin and malnourished as he was when he was ostracized. Only his waist is still supple, and he walks with the graceful grace of a snake.

Speaking of which, this girl is actually the offspring of a snake-person and a human.

Upon arriving at this place, many snake people vaguely noticed that her eyes were not quite right. If it weren't for Xiao Yan's presence, they would probably have already begun to use "bullying techniques".

However, the little girl didn't care. As long as she could see the young master Xiao Yan she had been longing for, she didn't care about any of these things.

After half a year of training in the Jia Ma Empire, and with the favoritism shown by the Xiao family leaders (Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding) because of Xiao Yan's affection for Xiao Yan, the girl had long lost her former timidity. Her bright green eyes were as captivating as jade, and her smiling face made her eyes crinkle into crescent moons, making her even more adorable and charming.

"I've reached the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Zhe..." Qing Lin said shyly.

"Tsk~" Xiao Yan clicked his tongue in amazement. His Little Fairy Doctor and this Qing Lin were both monstrous talents among monstrous talents. In just half a year, they soared to the level of nine-star Dou Zhe, which was even more abnormal than himself in the original work.

Moreover, these guys, just like me, can easily have their cultivation level skyrocket by a single stroke of good fortune, equivalent to decades or even centuries of cultivation for an ordinary person.

"Hehe~" The little girl, like a lazy little animal, enjoyed Xiao Yan's caresses, and a hint of smugness appeared on her pretty face.

Xiao Yan shifted his gaze back to Xiao Ding, a smile appearing on his face. His elder brother's cultivation had also broken through to the Great Dou Master level. With the pills he had left behind in previous years, it would be enough to support the Xiao family's sudden wealth.

The second brother is only a hair's breadth away from the eldest brother, reaching the peak of the nine-star Dou Shi.

My father has also reached the peak of the Great Dou Master, just one step away from becoming a Dou Ling.

But this is just the beginning...

Xiao Yan's lips curled up, and the terrifying nature of a sixth-grade alchemist slowly began to emerge.

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Inside the courtyard.

Xiao Zhan sat in the main seat, looking around at the decorations with a look of novelty in his eyes. He never expected that he would be treated as a VIP in the heart of the Snake People's territory in his lifetime.

These luxurious decorations were something he could never have dreamed of before.

"Um... Yan'er, could you tell your father the truth? Is this marriage really alright? You don't need to be a live-in son-in-law?" Xiao Zhan licked his lips, still somewhat hesitant.

"Of course." Xiao Yan smiled. "Father, please don't worry. Cai Lin is a very kind person and treats me very well."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan and the others exchanged glances, each seeing the astonishment in the other's eyes.

Queen Medusa, renowned throughout the Gama Empire, was known for her ferocity and tyranny, wasn't she? In a past battle with the Gama Empire, she killed one of its Battle Emperors and several Battle Kings, which earned her the infamous reputation of being able to stop a child from crying.

kind?

Do you want to hear what you have to say?

"Hehe, maybe. I don't know much about the world of you young people..." Xiao Zhan looked around, his hand gently stroking the teacup. He never expected that the eldest and second eldest brothers were still unmarried, but the youngest, the third brother, had gotten married first.

I was overwhelmed with emotion.

Xiao Yan smiled, turned to instruct his elder brother, and handed him a high-grade storage ring. "Inside are more than twenty three-patterned Azure Spirit Pills (which can raise a Great Dou Master's cultivation by three stars to the fourth rank), a few pseudo-realm pills (which can raise one's cultivation by one rank to the fourth rank), and some Qi Gathering Powder, which can be used by my Xiao family members. As for higher-grade pills... I will not take them out for now."

The Dou Wang level in the Jia Ma Empire is average, and it's impossible to invite Dou Huang. It would be better to simply go to the Black Corner Region to recruit and expand.

However, possessing a treasure is a crime. For the Xiao family nowadays, ensuring their own safety is paramount, and the most important thing is to develop their internal strength.

What is the world most lacking?

Talent? Not entirely. Even someone with no talent can be turned into a Dou Wang by being a sixth-grade alchemy master.

Therefore, let alone wasting pills, the Xiao family has fallen to its current state. One reason is that the bloodline of the Dou Di is weak, and the other is that resources are pitifully scarce. Even a broken high-level Xuan-rank cultivation technique has to be fought over with others.

"Understood." Xiao Ding smiled brightly and carefully accepted the pills that his younger brother had painstakingly refined.

It seems the original plan is no longer needed.

My younger brother is doing very well here.

Xiao Yan stroked his storage ring, his expression thoughtful. He had refined every single pill formula and medicinal herb that the Snake-People could provide, and even turned his underwear upside down to make sure there was nothing left.

There was no way around it; this sixth-grade alchemist, though called a sixth-grade, actually possessed a soul power stronger than that of an ordinary seventh-grade alchemist. It was common for him to be able to multitask, even multitask.

In a Bagua furnace, by utilizing the characteristics of each trigram position, it is possible to refine three or four pills simultaneously, and the refining speed is extremely fast, more than five times that of ordinary people refining pills. Looking back at my past self, I was just like a monkey who got a treasure but didn't know how to use it, refining it haphazardly...

However, everyone takes things one step at a time, and there's nothing wrong with that; Xiao Yan is no exception.