Chapter 18: Kidnapping Zi Yan

When the Snow Demon Sky Ape was about to hit Zi Yan's head with its fist, a force blocked it, preventing the blow from landing. Zi Yan opened her eyes and saw Jiang Xing standing in front of her.

After exchanging punches with the Snow Demon Sky Ape, Jiang Xing saw it being knocked back a few steps, and then he used his Dou techniques to attack it.

The Snow Demon Sky Ape's strength was only that of a five-star Dou King, so it was naturally no match for Jiang Xing. After being hit by two Earth-level Dou skills performed by Jiang Xing, its entire body was burned black, and it lay on the ground, unable to move.

Jiang Xing approached and hit it twice more, stopping only when he was sure it was dead.

Zi Yan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this man kill the Snow Demon Sky Ape so easily.

"Thank you," she said.

At this moment, Jiang Xing had already figured out how to win Zi Yan over.

"You're welcome. We're all human... Hmm? Are you a magical beast?"

"How do you know?" Zi Yan asked, confused. She hadn't transformed into her true form, so how did this person know?

Jiang Xing stared at Zi Yan for a long time, then his face showed a shocked expression.

"My soul power is quite special, so I can see your true form," Jiang Xing explained.

"Oh, I see."

As soon as Zi Yan finished speaking, she suddenly reacted and stared at Jiang Xing with wide eyes. She grabbed his hand in excitement.

"You can see my true form? Then what is my true form?"

Jiang Xing pretended to be surprised and said, "You don't even know your true self?"

Zi Yan explained, "I don't know. When I was a child, I accidentally ate a transformation grass. After I transformed, I couldn't change back... I don't remember what my original form is."

"I have some guesses about your true identity, but I'm not sure. Please answer two questions for me first."

"Are you good at spatial abilities, such as being able to ignore some spatial restrictions? And do you have a special connection with treasures, being able to sense the location of genius and earth treasures?"

Jiang Xing directly pointed out Zi Yan's two biggest characteristics.

Hearing Jiang Xing mention these abilities, Zi Yan was both surprised and delighted. Since Jiang Xing knew about her special abilities, he must know what her true form was.

She nodded rapidly in response.

With enough preparation, Jiang Xing could finally give the answer.

"I have seen your fellow tribesmen in Zhongzhou before, so I guess your true form should be the ancient Taixu dragon."

"The ancient Taixu dragon, Zhongzhou," Zi Yan murmured.

Jiang Xing asked curiously, "Do you want to go back and meet your people?"

Zi Yan replied angrily and stubbornly, "I want to ask why they abandoned me."

"Then come with me. My home is in Zhongzhou. I can take you to find your people."

"Are you willing to come with me?"

"Yes, I'm willing to go, but wait a moment. I need to write a letter to that old fellow Su Qian first."

Zi Yan was afraid that if she suddenly disappeared, Su Qian would be worried.

As for why she didn't go back and tell Su Qian in person, it was because Zi Yan feared that Su Qian would not let her go.

"Okay, you write the letter first."

While Zi Yan was writing the letter, Jiang Xing took the opportunity to gather all the Earth's Core Tempering Milk in the Snow Demon Sky Ape's cave and destroyed the place to prevent it from producing new Earth's Core Tempering Milk.

If this place wasn't destroyed, it would produce a steady supply of Earth's Core Tempering Milk.

Well, it can't be left to Xiao Yan!

After finishing all this, Zi Yan had just finished writing the letter.

Jiang Xing glanced at the crooked letters spelling "Zi Yan" on the envelope and found it a little amusing.

"Your name is Zi Yan?"

"Yeah, what's your name?"

"My name is Jiang Xing."

Jiang Xing then took out some Earth's Core Tempering Milk and gave it to Zi Yan.

Since Jiang Xing had killed the Snow Demon Sky Ape and saved her, Zi Yan originally thought that she would not have a chance to get the Earth's Core Tempering Milk. But she didn't expect Jiang Xing to share it with her. She felt a little embarrassed, but knowing she needed energy to grow, she accepted it and thought about how to repay Jiang Xing in the future.

After taking it, feeling the energy contained in the Earth's Core Tempering Milk, Zi Yan picked up a bottle and drank it directly.

"It's really hard to drink," she muttered, showing a disgusted expression.

"I have some pills here that should taste better than this," Jiang Xing said as he took out a bottle of sixth-grade elixir from his storage ring and handed it to Zi Yan.

"Oh, by the way, this bottle is a healing pill that can heal your injuries," Jiang Xing added, remembering how Zi Yan had been injured by the Snow Demon Sky Ape. He took out another bottle of pills and handed it to her.

Zi Yan happily took it and then asked curiously, "Why are you so nice to me?"

"I feel a special connection with you, so I can't help but want to be nice to you!" Jiang Xing replied.

Zi Yan felt a little embarrassed by what Jiang Xing said.

"Then let's go!"

"Good."

The three of them first returned to Canaan College and handed the letter to a classmate, with Zi Yan threatening him to give it to the Great Elder.

Jiang Xing found it amusing to see Zi Yan's fierce expression, thinking she was a bit like a little gangster girl from his previous life! (*^@^*)

After delivering the letter, Jiang Xing asked Lin Shan to take them back to the snake people.

Originally, he wanted to go to the Black Horn Region to snatch Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame, but then he thought it would be a bit inappropriate to take Zi Yan to snatch the strange fire after just tricking her here.

It's better to take Zi Yan back and let Ji Feng come to get her.

"Jiang Xing, where are we going?" Zi Yan asked.

"We're going to the snake people of the Gama Empire."

"Oh." Zi Yan had thought Jiang Xing was going to take her to Zhongzhou right away and was a little disappointed when she heard it wasn't the case.

The little girl was not good at hiding her expression, and Jiang Xing noticed it.

"I have some things to do here first. I'll take you to meet your people when I'm done."

"Also, my grandfather built a space channel there that goes directly to Zhongzhou. It's faster to go there by taking that space channel."

"Good."

With Lin Shan's guidance, Jiang Xing and the others quickly returned to the Snake Tribe.

When Qing Lin heard that Jiang Xing had returned, she hurried out to greet him.

"Master, you're back!" Qing Lin said happily.

Since Qing Lin had been brought back and started practicing, her once-timid character had gradually changed. She no longer spoke as cautiously as before and seemed much more confident.

"Yeah, I'm back," Jiang Xing smiled and nodded at Qing Lin.

Noticing that Qing Lin's strength had reached the sixth level of Dou Qi, Jiang Xing reached out and patted her head.

"Good job! It seems you've been practicing very hard and have already reached the sixth level of Dou Qi."

Qing Lin really enjoyed Jiang Xing's touch on her head.

"It's thanks to the Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid that you gave me, young master, that I was able to break through so quickly," Qing Lin said, feeling a bit embarrassed by Jiang Xing's compliment.

That's right. After Jiang Xing robbed Yao Chen, he obtained the recipe for the Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid and had an alchemist refine it for him.

The Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid was originally created by Yao Lao and is specifically designed to assist people in the Dou Zhi Qi stage in their cultivation. It is a second-grade elixir. Practitioners at the Dou Zhi Qi stage can increase their cultivation speed through medicinal baths.

The reason why Qing Lin could cultivate so fast was partly because of her special physique and partly because of this Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid.

Jiang Xing then introduced Qing Lin and Zi Yan to each other.

After the introduction, Qing Lin was very happy to learn that Zi Yan would be staying here, as she would now have a playmate of the same age.

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**Author's Note (PS):** I made a slight modification. Earlier, it was mentioned that Qing Lin's Dou Qi cultivation was progressing so quickly because she controlled the two-headed fire spirit snake, which was a bit unreasonable. Now, with the addition of the Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid, it makes more sense!