Testing (Two Updates)

Hai Bo Dong stared intently at the Soul Token. Xiao Yan feigned a sudden realization, picked up the Soul Token, and said with a smile, "Oh, this thing? This is a talisman that a family elder requested for the younger generation. I heard it has the effect of warding off evil and bringing good fortune."

Hai Bo Dong could naturally sense that it was a soul communication tool, not some bullshit talisman.

Creating this kind of soul communication tool requires extremely strong soul power, and generally only Alchemists can make it. It's the same principle as creating a pill formula.

It is because of the existence of such things that Alchemists are called hornet's nests.

Once an Alchemist is attacked, they can send a soul communication to others for help through this soul tool. [Yao Lao used it twice in the original work]

Looking at Xiao Yan, who had a smile on his face, leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and placed his fingers interlaced in front of him, Hai Bo Dong narrowed his eyes and slowly descended from mid-air.

Who was he, Hai Bo Dong? The Ice Emperor of the past, indifferent and domineering. No one had ever dared to forcibly take anything from his hands, but Xiao Yan had broken his taboo and even blackmailed him.

After his strength recovered, it would be a lie to say that Hai Bo Dong didn't have the thought of snatching back the remnant map.

"It is indeed a good talisman." Hai Bo Dong squeezed out a smile, but still didn't make a move.

Because he recalled Yun Yun's words a few days ago and the result of Gu He and others returning empty-handed.

Xiao Yan revealed a smile and put the Soul Token back into his Storage Ring. Xiao Yan was indeed not flustered, because he had already known this would be the result.

From the moment he entered the shop, Xiao Yan had been testing Hai Bo Dong.

From the beginning, Xiao Yan deliberately said that he had sneaked into the Snake-People Empire's treasury, and later lied that he had found the *Beast Skill Scroll* sealed by Medusa and handed it over to his elder, it was all a test.

This was not Xiao Yan deliberately creating a non-existent 'elder expert' to deter Hai Bo Dong, but to test what kind of news Hai Bo Dong had received after Yun Yun and others left.

Yun Yun let Xiao Yan run away, so she had to give Gu He a reason. Yun Yun was a Wind Attribute Dou Huang, and the fastest flying speed in the Gama Empire was Yun Yun, so it was impossible for her not to catch up with Xiao Yan.

Then there was only one excuse for not being able to snatch the Strange Flame: she was stopped by a second person.

When they were snatching the Strange Flame in Holy City, Gu He and the others did believe that there were two people on Xiao Yan's side. One was the black-robed man who sneaked into Holy City to snatch the Strange Flame, and the other was the mysterious expert who caused chaos in the Mei Snake Tribe.

So Yun Yun's excuse was perfect, and no one would doubt it.

But no one would have thought that the mysterious expert who caused the destruction was actually a Strange Flame Spirit who could travel through the void.

So Xiao Yan speculated that Yun Yun would use the excuse of being blocked by a mysterious expert.

When Xiao Yan said he had an elder, Hai Bo Dong had never doubted whether there was a real 'elder' or not. He only doubted whether he could undo the seal.

At that time, Xiao Yan had already determined that Yun Yun was talking about a second mysterious expert who had stopped her, and in the end, the black-robed man had escaped.

And Hai Bo Dong knew this news.

Because of this, Xiao Yan didn't hesitate at all when he was going to break the seal for Hai Bo Dong, and didn't secretly take any precautions. He was so confident and the breaking speed was very fast.

It was as if he was not afraid that Hai Bo Dong would betray him at all. After all, Xiao Yan had also determined that Hai Bo Dong didn't dare to, and Hai Bo Dong had already been implanted with a signal of 'I have an elder expert behind me' in the previous conversations.

With a slight smile, Xiao Yan gently stroked the Storage Ring with his finger and said, "Look at how clumsy this kid is, I forgot to congratulate Old Hai."

Slowly standing up from his seat, Xiao Yan cupped his hands and made a very standard congratulatory gesture, and said softly, "This kid Xiao Yan, congratulates Old Hai on returning to the Dou Huang position."

Xiao Yan's gift was impeccable. It gave Hai Bo Dong face and introduced himself again, implying that Xiao Yan did not intend to be an enemy of Hai Bo Dong.

"Sigh." Hai Bo Dong shook his head, with a bitter smile on his face, took out the remaining half of the remnant map from the Storage Ring and said, "Forget it, forget it, I have been looking at this remnant map for more than twenty years, and I haven't been able to comprehend anything. Maybe you are the destined person, this remnant map is yours."

Xiao Yan reached out and took the remnant map, which felt quite smooth to the touch. A faint sense of vicissitudes and ancient charm came to his face. It seemed that the years experienced by this remnant map were probably not too short.

Holding this small portion of the remnant map, Xiao Yan took out the other small portion he had taken from Hai Bo Dong's hand last time from the Storage Ring, and then pieced them together slightly. After discovering that there was no gap at the junction of the two, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"As for half of the Mittel Auction House, I will not break my promise. Whenever you are free, I will take you to the auction house to explain this matter. I just hope that if something happens to the auction house in the future, you kid can take care of it." Hai Bo Dong waved his hand and said casually.

Xiao Yan did not push his luck and said, "Old Hai, you are being too serious. This kid is just an ordinary Alchemist and is not good at business management and operation. I just hope that the auction house can provide the medicinal materials needed for refining pills in the future. This kid will not take a single point of the daily operation and revenue."

"Stop it, an ordinary Alchemist doesn't have Strange Flame. And the medicinal materials you need for refining pills, kid, I'm afraid you need to turn over the entire Gama Empire to find them." Hai Bo Dong directly rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan, and even ghosts wouldn't believe your nonsense.

"You can find me whenever you need the favor I owe you, or you can give me a soul communication tool and notify me when you need it," Hai Bo Dong said.

"No need for owing favors, this kid needs Old Hai to help me with something now." Xiao Yan showed his big white teeth and said with a smile.

"Now? Good kid, you really don't visit a temple without a reason. So you came to me, an old man, because you need something!" Hai Bo Dong blew his beard. No wonder this guy Xiao Yan ran to his door to break the seal for him. It turned out that he needed a Dou Huang to do something for him! "Tell me, what do you need me to help you with? I'll tell you first, I used to be a five-star Dou Huang, but I was sealed for more than twenty years. Now, although the seal has been broken, my cultivation is only a one-star Dou Huang." Hai Bo Dong was also a little helpless. The seal was too long, which caused his Dou Qi to dissipate a lot, and his cultivation had fallen to only one star.

"Mo Cheng, the Great Elder of the Mo family in Yan City, has captured my people. I want Old Hai to go to the Mo family with me to ask for them."

"The Mo family captured your people?" Hai Bo Dong was silent for a while and then said, "I also had contact with the Mo family back then. So I know some secrets. The ancestors of the Mo family liked to study experiments of removing strong claws or bones from the bodies of some Magical Beasts and then transplanting them into the human body. Is there anything special about your person?"

Xiao Yan's eyes were gloomy. As expected, it was because of the Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils.

"If anything happens to Qing Lin, I will make the Mo family pay the price."

"I've also heard of Mo Cheng in Mo City Rock. He's a five-star Dou Ling, but he's very skilled at maintaining good relations between the Mo family and the Yunlan Sect, effectively gaining the Yunlan Sect's tacit protection." Hai Bo Dong frowned. A five-star Dou Ling was nothing, but the behemoth that was the Yunlan Sect was another matter entirely.

Attacking the Mo family was akin to slapping the Yunlan Sect in the face.

Within the Gama Empire, even the imperial family was extremely wary of the Yunlan Sect, to the point where it seemed the Yunlan Sect was subtly surpassing the imperial family.

"Elder Hai, rest assured, I can handle Mo Cheng myself. If I can get Qing Lin directly, that's best. If not, I just need Elder Hai to help me block the Yan City garrison and the Mo family's people."

Glancing at Xiao Yan, Hai Bo Dong snorted, "Are you saying I'm afraid of the Yunlan Sect?! While I don't want to offend the Yunlan Sect either, Hai Bo Dong is a man of his word. If necessary, I can take action to deal with this Mo Cheng for you."

"Then I thank Elder Hai, but I believe it won't be that troublesome. Time is of the essence, delays invite complications. Let's depart."

Smiling and nodding, Xiao Yan waved at Hai Bo Dong, then his back trembled slightly. Identifying the direction, the Amethyst Cloud Wings fluttered open and slowly ascended.

Then, with Hai Bo Dong soaring into the air, their wings vibrated. The two figures transformed into two streaks of light, quickly disappearing into the horizon.

They flew for a full day and night before arriving at Yan City.

"Little brother Xiao Yan, are you really just a Da Dou Shi?" Hai Bo Dong was dumbfounded. It was normal for him, a Dou Huang, to fly for a day and night. But you're just a Da Dou Shi!! Relying on a flying Dou Technique, how can you also fly for a day and night?! Xiao Yan naturally understood Hai Bo Dong's words and smiled, "It's probably because of the Strange Flame, making my Dou Qi more durable."

"Strange Flame has this ability?"

Yan City, located on the wide avenue connecting the eastern provinces of the Gama Empire, its position as a transportation hub made it the largest city in the empire's eastern provinces, constantly guarded by heavy troops dispatched by the empire.

Within Yan City, besides the empire's forces, the most powerful was naturally the target of Xiao Yan's group, the Mo family! Although a large tree attracts wind, with the Yunlan Sect as its powerful backing, even the Gama Empire's royal family would not easily seek trouble with the Mo family.

"After flying for a day and night, it's better to find an inn to rest before going to the Mo family," Hai Bo Dong said, glancing at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan nodded. If he really wanted to break into the Mo family, he needed to rest and recover his condition.

The two landed a few hundred meters outside Yan City. They walked to the city gate with the crowd.

Approaching the city gate, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong noticed that there were dozens of fully armed soldiers standing on both sides of the city wall, their sharp eyes constantly scanning the passersby.

Xiao Yan frowned slightly. This guard was comparable to that of the Royal Capital.

"Tsk tsk, the Mo family really has a grand display. It's just the birthday of the Mo family's Great Elder, Mo Cheng, yet they can even command the city guards." Xiao Yan suddenly heard several men in mercenary attire whispering in front of him.

"There's no helping it. It's said that even the Yunlan Sect has sent people over to prevent anyone from causing trouble."

"Oh? The Yunlan Sect has also sent people? Mo Cheng has quite the face."

"In the eyes of the Yunlan Sect, what is the mere Mo family? If it weren't for the Mo family paying such a large tribute to the Yunlan Sect every year, how would they condescend to interact with the Mo family with their vision?" A mercenary curled his lips in disdain.

Xiao Yan nodded inwardly. He strongly agreed with the mercenary's statement. The people of the Yunlan Sect were indeed arrogant.

The Mo family only had one or two more Dou Ling than their Xiao Clan. Now that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were integrating the mercenary industry in Mo City Rock, and with the Xiao Clan dominating the entire Wutan City with Xiao Yan's help a few years ago.

Before long, the Xiao Clan's strength would be no less than the Mo family's. Even with Xiao Yan, the Mo family was not as good as the Xiao Clan.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to step forward and enter the city gate, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from not far behind him.

Several men and women riding fine horses were galloping towards them, the dust raised along the way causing the people waiting in line to fume with anger. However, when their angry gazes turned to the leading figure on horseback, they forcibly swallowed their resentment and dared not speak.

Xiao Yan glanced over. The leader was a young woman, wearing a set of tight red clothes that accentuated her exquisite figure. A small crystal ornament was worn on her smooth forehead, swaying slightly and adding a touch of agility to her face, which held a hint of arrogance.

Only after the horses' hooves gradually faded away did a burst of curses erupt.

"Damn it, just because she's the Mo family Second Miss, what's so amazing about her?"

Xiao Yan frowned slightly. It seemed the Mo family's upbringing was not very good.

"A crooked beam casts a crooked shadow. The Mo family is rotten from the inside out."

"Hehe, all large families are like this, acting like local emperors in their own cities," Hai Bo Dong said with a smile.

Shaking his head slightly, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong walked into the largest inn in Mo City. After saying they wanted to rent two rooms, the rather attractive maid sized them up and replied sweetly, "Sirs, do you have an invitation from the Mo family?"

"Invitation?" Xiao Yan frowned and shook his head. "Did we come to Yan City or Mo City? Do we need an invitation from the Mo family?"

"I'm sorry, sirs. In the past few days, all the inns in Yan City have been booked by the Mo family and only receive guests of the Mo family," the maid replied with a polite smile.

"Oh ho, this Mo family is even more domineering than the Yunlan Sect," Xiao Yan shook his head and chuckled, his tone full of sarcasm.

"Where did this bumpkin come from, daring to criticize my Mo family for being domineering in Yan City?!" Suddenly, a cold laugh came from behind Xiao Yan.

With his powerful Soul, Xiao Yan didn't need to turn around to know who it was. It was the Mo family Second Miss who had just ridden past on horseback.

"Doesn't this just prove how tyrannical and overbearing your Mo family is?" Xiao Yan sneered mockingly, his back turned.

"Boy! You're asking for death!" Hearing Xiao Yan's taunts, the Mo family Second Miss, who was usually treated like a treasure by everyone, instantly raised her eyebrows. With a chi sound, the long whip in her hand transformed into a black shadow, fiercely lashing out at Xiao Yan.

Everyone who saw this scene silently shook their heads, feeling sorry for what was about to happen to Xiao Yan.

Whoosh! Suddenly, a wisp of Black Flame appeared out of nowhere. The Void Swallowing Flame instantly burned the weapon, which was forged from a second-order Magical Beast's Magic Core, into nothingness.

Before everyone could react to what had happened, a large hand, like a venomous snake, reached out and grabbed the Mo family Second Miss by the neck, lifting her half a meter into the air.

"Three years ago, there was someone as tyrannical as you. As a result, I broke two of that person's fingers. Do you want to try?"

Regarding the question about the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.

The author did not suppress Xiao Yan's cultivation!!! In the original work, refining the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame only upgraded him from a two-star Dou Shi (Battle Master) to a four-star Dou Shi (Battle Master), an increase of two stars. Now he is a Da Dou Shi (Great Battle Master), so he can only increase one star.

It is estimated that everyone has forgotten that in the original setting, refining a Strange Flame does not increase cultivation! [Original Setting].

The reason why Xiao Yan's cultivation increases every time is because the environment where the Strange Flame is located and that dungeon give Xiao Yan extra things to increase his cultivation. Refining the Strange Flame itself does not increase cultivation!! =-================ Also about the five updates. The previous two days were five updates, the first update was a two-in-one, a total of more than four thousand words. In the future, for five updates, I will combine the first and second updates together, so it will be easier to count how many times the monthly ticket has been added.

Today is also a day of five updates, and there is only one last update left for the monthly ticket from last month. Hahaha, I'm out of the sea of ​​suffering!

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