Glory of the Ancestors

Xiao Yan struggled to stand up and cupped his hands towards Tang Zhen, saying, "Thank you, Valley Master Tang, for your generosity. However, I think I need a day or two of rest before I can try to refine the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame."

Xiao Yan tossed a Seven Grade low-level Reversion Pill into his mouth. Instantly, waves of warmth spread throughout his body, and with the nourishment of the Life Flame, he could barely move his body.

Seeing Xiao Yan taking pills, the Second Elder and the other Elders breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this guy was still somewhat human.

But then they thought, he used two secret techniques to forcibly raise his cultivation by ten levels! His body hadn't exploded yet, could he still be considered human? Even the Void Ancient Dragon Clan of the same level might not have such a strong body.

Xiao Yan also sighed inwardly. He still needed to improve his cultivation. The Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations and the Asura Soul Severing Technique, with the two powers superimposed at the same time, his body really couldn't bear it.

Especially the Asura Soul Severing Technique, that Soul Skill was indeed a forbidden technique. Just now, it was equivalent to devouring his own Soul to increase his power. It really only had three moves. If he exceeded three moves, Xiao Yan's own Soul would be damaged, and the cost of repairing the Soul at that time would be great.

"I still have to improve my cultivation. If I can reach Three-Star or Four-Star Dou Zong, I can rely on the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations alone to fight against the Second Elder." Xiao Yan shook his head slowly, somewhat dissatisfied with his own strength improvement.

However, Xiao Yan was indeed a little greedy. It was only a few months ago that he was an Eight-Star Dou Huang. After coming out of the Demon Saint's inheritance, Xiao Yan solved the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's problem and then had children with Cai Lin, and then helped Little Fairy Doctor solve the Poison Pill problem.

These all happened in the past few months. Even if a normal person cultivated a Heaven Rank Cultivation Method, it would be impossible to improve by one star in a few months! Moreover, Xiao Yan had been desperately refining Pills these past few months, and his cultivation time had also decreased.

After Xiao Yan returned to the Guest Room, he began to operate his Soul Cultivation Method to slowly recover his Soul power.

"Alas, the Burning诀 still needs Strange Flame. After reaching Dou Zong, the improvement of Heaven Rank low-level Cultivation Methods is not so amazing. Even with the power of the Fallen Heart Flame, it will probably take a year of cultivation for a Dou Zong to improve by one star."

Of course, if other Dou Zongs heard that Xiao Yan only needed one year to improve by one star, they would definitely curse: Do you know how many years it usually takes to improve by one star as a Dou Zong!

After cultivating for two days, Xiao Yan's Dou Qi and Soul power were completely restored. As an Alchemist, Xiao Yan's injuries were not a major problem.

"Alas, Soul Cultivation Methods and Soul Skills are also a problem. If I reach Dou Zun, Earth Rank High-Level Soul Skills may not be enough, especially when fighting against the younger generation Dou Zuns of the Gu Clan. They are probably all carrying Heaven Rank Dou Techniques, or even several Heaven Rank Dou Techniques."

Xiao Yan suddenly felt like he had encountered a bottleneck. Compared to the top forces, there were indeed many problems after reaching Heaven Rank. It was difficult to even buy Heaven Rank Dou Techniques.

The Soul Palace's Heaven Rank Dou Techniques were also ridiculously expensive, and he didn't have that many Soul Points to exchange for them. The remaining top ten Strange Flames were basically in the hands of the Medicine Clan and the Flame Clan.

Xiao Yan slowly stood up. On the Dou Qi Continent, the strong were respected, and resources were inherently insufficient and needed to be plundered from each other. This was the essence of this world.

Shaking his head, Xiao Yan walked out of the room, ready to do something big! Sensing Xiao Yan's exit, Tang Zhen opened a Space channel and appeared.

"Hehe, Xiao Yan Master, how is your recovery?" His gaze swept towards Xiao Yan, and the smile on Tang Zhen's face increased, and he asked with a smile.

"Thank you, Valley Master Tang, for your concern. I'm fine. Valley Master Tang has taken care of me in every possible way, just call me Xiao Yan." Xiao Yan smiled.

He naturally understood that Tang Zhen took care of him like this not only because of Old Ancestor Xiao Xuan, but more because his strength had been recognized, especially the battle with the Second Elder, which was a great recognition.

Then Xiao Yan naturally didn't mind releasing some goodwill.

Tang Zhen smiled when he heard this, stroked his beard, and nodded, saying, "Hehe, then I won't be too polite."

"Come with me, Xiao Yan. The Source Fire Seed of the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame is stored in my Burning Flame Valley's Secret Realm—Flame Valley."

Tang Zhen didn't dawdle, he directly opened the Space channel and took Xiao Yan a few steps to the most central place of the Burning Flame Valley.

The reason why Burning Flame Valley is called Burning Flame Valley is not only because the founder is called Burning Flame Old Ancestor, but also because of a Secret Realm here.

Not far from the mountain gate of Burning Flame Valley, there is a valley. The entire valley is sunken. From a distance, the valley is surrounded by scorched earth, without any plants.

Pūtōng pūtōng red lava gushes out from the valley, and this sunken valley has turned into an ocean of magma, which looks particularly hot under the shroud of the sun.

Even Xiao Yan couldn't help but be a little surprised. The Fire attribute energy here was so rich that it couldn't be dissolved. Cultivating Fire attribute Cultivation Methods here would definitely be twice as effective with half the effort!

"This is the Strange Flame Space of the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame?!" Xiao Yan had refined so many Strange Flames that he recognized it at a glance. This was very similar to the Fallen Heart Flame's Strange Flame Space in the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Refining Tower.

The difference was that the birth condition of the Fallen Heart Flame was to be subjected to a huge impact, so the entire Canaan Academy looked like a meteorite crater from a high altitude.

The birth condition of the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame required an intersection of Volcano veins, and it was possible to give birth to the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame after countless years of lightning strikes.

"Well, the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame was born here. The Burning Flame Old Ancestor discovered this place and created the Burning Flame Valley. At that time, the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame was still in its infancy and has been carefully cultivated by the Elders of the Burning Flame Valley for generations to grow to this day." Tang Zhen explained some of the secret history of the Burning Flame Valley with a smile.

"I think you should also know that the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame has been planted with Soul imprints and shackles by the Valley Masters and Elders of the past generations. You cannot obtain the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame without cultivating the Azure Underworld Nether Fire Art. However, you should have your own way, right." Tang Zhen looked at Xiao Yan with a smile.

He could see at a glance that Xiao Yan came to the Burning Flame Valley with the idea of ​​the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame, so of course he had already thought of a solution.

Being exposed, Xiao Yan smiled awkwardly. With the Void Swallowing Flame Earth Sub-Flame, these Soul imprints shouldn't be a big problem, and Xiao Yan also had the Burning诀. Xiao Yan still couldn't fully understand the Burning诀's mystery.

"Flame Valley is good for cultivators of Fire attribute Dou Qi. If you can refine the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame, you don't have to rush out. You can cultivate inside for a while." Tang Zhen said with a smile.

"Then I will thank Valley Master Tang for his kindness." Xiao Yan cupped his hands and nodded. He was actually planning to find a good place to cultivate.

This Flame Valley was indeed a good place! Walking into the Flame Valley, a wave of heat rushed towards him. Xiao Yan's mind moved, and a ball of Black Flame wrapped his body, resisting the heat.

This Flame Valley was usually a trial for the disciples of the Burning Flame Valley, similar to the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Refining Tower. The further you went, the richer the Fire attribute energy became, and the more difficult it became.

Of course, for Xiao Yan, a grandmaster of flames, this little fire was not worth mentioning at all.

Xiao Yan walked in with his hands behind his back, strolling leisurely, and basically couldn't see anyone along the way. But it was normal, Tang Zhen probably had cleared everyone out these past two days, lest this troublemaker Xiao Yan stirred up something.

*Roar!!!* When Xiao Yan reached the deepest part, suddenly, a shocking Dragon's Roar came from within the Flame Valley, and immediately after, with a loud bang, divine lightning descended from the sky, heavily striking the Flame Valley.

Instantly, lightning arcs splashed everywhere, and the sea of magma churned. A giant beast stood up from under the magma with a booming sound. With a woo of a Dragon's Roar, the roar echoed throughout the entire Flame Valley. The Elders and powerhouses in Burning Flame Valley all looked towards the location of the Flame Valley from afar. Many people in Burning Flame Valley had heard this Dragon's Roar! "I wonder if Xiao Yan can succeed."

"I guess it's hanging by a thread. If he cultivated the Burning Flame Valley's Cultivation Method, maybe he could, and refining a Strange Flame is not an easy task."

At this time, Xiao Yan looked up and saw a giant dragon appearing in the Sea of Fire of the Flame Valley. This giant dragon was silver all over, and its dragon scales were like platinum, extremely hard, with wisps of lightning arcs dancing on its body.

What was most amazing was that it had nine heads, looking like nine Silver Dragons from afar, flashing with cold light. Its power could tear apart everything. The Nine Dragons Thunder Flame possessed lightning and raging fire, the two most ferocious attributes, and was also a dual-attribute Strange Flame! When the giant dragon opened its eyes, it was as if the world was illuminated by it. It was impossible to tell that it was a Strange Flame. If Xiao Yan hadn't known in advance, he would definitely have thought it was an ancient Magical Beast! "It has been the Strange Flame Spirit for countless years, and it is so lifelike!" Looking at the nine-headed giant dragon in front of him, Xiao Yan couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

This was much stronger than the Fallen Heart Flame! More massive and real than the Giant Python of the Fallen Heart Flame!

In terms of strength alone, this Nine Dragons Thunder Flame definitely had the strength of a Dou Zun! No wonder Tang Huo'er failed to refine it. Even if the Second Elder came, he would have to leave with his tail between his legs.

"This should be the strongest one I've seen among so many Strange Flames after they have become spirits." Xiao Yan swallowed his saliva, and then took out several Pills from his Storage Ring to assist him.

Just as Xiao Yan was preparing to summon Mao Wu and start preparing to refine the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame, suddenly! An anomaly occurred! "Hmm?" Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed, and he released the restraints. The Yin-Yang Dual Flame in his Soul Collection suddenly drilled out.

With two whooshing sounds, two Yin-Yang Fish, one white and one black, appeared, and like fish leaping over the Dragon Gate, they transformed into two black and white True Dragons, standing behind Xiao Yan and looking at the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame.

The moment the Yin-Yang Dual Flame appeared, the Flame Valley suddenly erupted with bursts of red light. With a buzz, the red light soared into the sky, straight into the clouds, and crashed into the Space Lock guarding the Burning Flame Valley.

Instantly, the entire Space Lock turned scarlet red! The sudden change stunned Xiao Yan! Although he was prepared to do something, he hadn't even started yet!

Tang Zhen and the Burning Flame Valley powerhouses watching from afar also changed their expressions drastically, and they flew into the air to look towards the direction of the Flame Valley.

At this moment, a vague figure of a flame person emerged in the sky above the Flame Valley!

This scene shocked everyone in the Burning Flame Valley. All the disciples of the Burning Flame Valley had their mouths wide open, looking up at the huge flame figure standing upright! "This is!"

"Could it be!!"

When this flame figure appeared above the Flame Valley, the entire Burning Flame Valley became scorching hot, as if this shadow was above everything in the Burning Flame Valley! The invincible Saintly might instantly enveloped the entire Burning Flame Valley, and all the disciples of the Burning Flame Valley fell to the ground with a thump, prostrating themselves. At this moment, the disciples of the Burning Flame Valley prostrated themselves on the ground in worship, a surrender from the depths of their hearts! Just at this moment, in a forbidden area of the Burning Flame Valley, an old man emerged from seclusion. He was accompanied by Flame Clouds, and even though he was already a Dou Sheng, he looked at the vague figure in front of him in surprise.

"Old Ancestor!" The Flame Cloud Old Ancestor bowed from afar. Wasn't this figure the founder of the Burning Flame Valley, the Burning Flame Old Ancestor! Tang Zhen saw the guardian god of his Burning Flame Valley, the Flame Cloud Old Ancestor's loud cry, and his scalp went numb. This vague flame figure was the Burning Flame Old Ancestor?! "Old Ancestor!" Tang Zhen prostrated himself on the ground, unable to contain his excitement: "Old Ancestor has manifested, your descendants are unfilial!"

At this time, how many disciples of the Burning Flame Valley were prostrating on the ground, how many Protectors and Elders were incomparably shocked, and even some disciples had tears in their eyes. They never dreamed that within the Flame Valley of the Burning Flame Valley, their Old Ancestor had actually left behind power to protect their Burning Flame Valley! But at this time, this vague flame figure did not look at the descendants of the Burning Flame Valley, nor did he look at the Flame Cloud Old Ancestor and Tang Zhen. Xiao Yan could clearly feel that the gaze was looking at him, or rather, at the Yin-Yang Dual Flame left behind by his Old Ancestor Xiao Xuan.

An old Soul voice rang in Xiao Yan's heart: "Alas, I was unable to lend a hand when Xiao Xuan was besieged by the Soul Clan back then, and it has always been my guilt."

Xiao Yan's heart was shocked. Don't tell me this old guy isn't dead!

But after thinking about it, Hun Tiandi wasn't dead either, and even Xiao Xuan wasn't dead now, but was hiding in the Heavenly Tomb. Then this Burning Flame Old Ancestor was a peak Dou Sheng figure, from the same era as them, so it was normal to leave behind some methods!

He just didn't know if this was the same as Heavenly Flame Venerable, and if he could be resurrected! "The Xiao Clan still has descendants, it can be considered that the heavens have eyes." Crackling sounds then rang out, and the Soul imprint on the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame was quickly unlocked.

"If this Nine Dragons Thunder Flame can help you revitalize the Xiao Clan, it can also make me feel better." The figure waved his big hand, and the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame turned back into a ball of silver flame. In this silver flame, one could see nine Silver Dragons entrenched, with lightning flashing on these nine Silver Dragons.

The Nine Dragons Thunder Flame could be fused into one, or it could be transformed into nine, which was very magical.

With a buzz, the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame uncontrollably slowly merged into Xiao Yan's body, and the terrifying power disappeared at this moment.

Xiao Yan's heart shook, holy crap, the glory of his ancestors! At this time, Xiao Yan didn't care about what happened a thousand years ago. Since this was his Old Ancestor's good brother, then he wouldn't be polite.

With two crackling sounds, a Huangji Pill and a Grandmaster Pill were thrown into Xiao Yan's mouth, and he began to circulate the Burning诀 to cultivate!

This Flame Valley was a good place. This time, Xiao Yan not only wanted to break through to Dou Zong, but also planned to cultivate for a while longer! After the figure of the Burning Flame Old Ancestor disappeared, Tang Zhen shouted again: "Old Ancestor has manifested, may he forever bless the Burning Flame Valley."

Today, the disciples of the Burning Flame Valley, Tang Huo'er and others were shocked by this. It turned out that their Burning Flame Valley's Old Ancestor was really that powerful back then! After the figure disappeared for a long time, and the Flame Valley returned to calm again, Tang Zhen dared to stand up, looking at the direction of the Flame Valley with great surprise.

Without even thinking, he knew that this must be because of Xiao Yan, or rather, because of Xiao Xuan! The ancient books were not wrong, the Burning Flame Old Ancestor and Xiao Xuan were indeed on good terms back then!

"All Elders, listen to my order, from now on, Xiao Yan will be a permanent friend of my Burning Flame Valley, especially you, Second Elder and Third Elder. When Xiao Yan comes out of seclusion, you will personally go to the door to apologize and receive punishment!" Tang Zhen glared at the Second Elder and Third Elder, who were smiling wryly.

"We understand, Valley Master."

"Also, since this is the Old Ancestor's decision, the matter of the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame's ten years, there is no need to mention it again, understand!"

"Yes, Valley Master!"

At this time, Xiao Yan naturally didn't know what was happening outside, because he was now busy refining the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame and the Pills.

Even though this Nine Dragons Thunder Flame no longer had any hostility towards Xiao Yan, it was, after all, a fully mature Strange Flame, and it also possessed a Strange Flame Spirit. The power it contained was incomparably vast.

Moreover, the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame had the special ability to shock the Soul, which could temper Xiao Yan's Soul. This was a very special Strange Flame that could strengthen Soul power, making his Soul more resilient and immune to some Soul-shocking methods.

Even if Xiao Yan were to encounter sound wave Dou Techniques that could attack the Soul, such as the Ancient Dragon's Roar, he would essentially be immune.

Cultivation knows no time, and a month passed in a flash. Within the Flame Valley, Xiao Yan, as still as an old monk in meditation, was covered in crackling arcs of lightning. His body and Soul were constantly being tempered by the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame's thunderous energy.

With the help of the Huangji Pill and the Grandmaster Pill, Xiao Yan's cultivation had already broken through the threshold of a One Star Dou Zong, and was still steadily increasing, reaching the peak of One Star.

However, Xiao Yan did not stop cultivating. The Burning诀 was fully activated, and the heaven and earth energy in the Flame Valley visibly poured into Xiao Yan's body. At the same time, an invisible Strange Flame was constantly accelerating the refinement of the Strange Flame power within this Strange Flame Space.

Besides Xiao Yan, a black cat was also lying on Xiao Yan's head, fast asleep. With each breath, it swallowed a large amount of Strange Flame energy.

Mao Wu was different from Xiao Yan; it didn't need to purify the energy, it just swallowed it in large gulps, absorbing it even more fiercely than Xiao Yan.

Spring passed and autumn came. Three months had passed since Xiao Yan entered the Flame Valley. Suddenly, the heaven and earth energy in the Flame Valley stagnated, and the energy vortex around Xiao Yan stopped spinning.

As if sensing something, Tang Zhen looked towards the Flame Valley and murmured, "This little fellow has finally come out of seclusion. With his talent, three months should be enough for him to break through the threshold of Dou Zong, right?"

At this moment, Xiao Yan's eyes suddenly snapped open, and the lightning on his body shot into the sky with a bang. Instantly, he formed a hand seal and activated the Burning诀.

"Fuse!"

Strange Flame fusion, Burning诀 evolution!

Xiao Yan was too familiar with this step, and there were no problems at all. The Nine Dragons Thunder Flame fused with the other Strange Flames, and finally merged into the Soul Collection, becoming the tenth Strange Flame refined by Xiao Yan!

Of the twenty-three Strange Flames on the Strange Flame Ranking, he, Xiao Yan, possessed ten of them!

"Three Star peak Dou Zong."

Originally, my initial idea was to change it so that Xiao Xuan was the Burning Flame Old Ancestor, and he had hidden his identity to create the Burning Flame Valley. So the sudden disappearance of the Burning Flame Old Ancestor was because he was Xiao Xuan. But after thinking about it, that would be too much of a change to the original work, so I dropped the idea.

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