Young Master Doesn't Like to Hear It

However, Xiao Yan quickly suppressed that fleeting moment of sadness, holding Cai Lin's soft, boneless Jade Hand, and gazed at the incomparably beautiful woman before him.

Cai Lin's body trembled as Xiao Yan suddenly grasped her Jade Hand, clearly indicating that she wasn't yet accustomed to such intimate gestures.

Although they even had a child together and had known each other for a very long time, their relationship was more a matter of fate and transactional agreements. Aside from that night and their time in the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Refining Tower, they hadn't experienced the typical courtship of ordinary lovers.

Nevertheless, Cai Lin didn't pull her hand away, allowing Xiao Yan to hold it. A warmth emanated from his palm, Xiao Yan's large hand so scorching.

Cai Lin's expression remained icy as she looked at Xiao Yan, their eyes meeting.

Xiao Yan exerted a slight force, tightly holding Cai Lin's hand, and gazing into her incomparably beautiful bright eyes, he said, "Rest assured, whether it's you or our child, I, Xiao Yan, vow that I will never allow any harm to come to you. Whoever dares to hurt you, I will surely crush them!"

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, surprisingly, a hint of provocative cold light flashed across Cai Lin's beautiful eyes. She withdrew her Jade Hand, grabbed Xiao Yan's collar, and pulled him close.

She coldly said, "Do you think I need your protection? I will take care of sweeping away enemies myself. You just need to stay home and refine Pills, and take care of the child."

"Understood?"

Xiao Yan was taken aback, How domineering!

Although Xiao Yan had guessed that the Medusa Clan was likely a matriarchal society when he saw that the Four Great Elders were all women, where women were responsible for fighting enemies and protecting the home.

Suddenly, Cai Lin frowned, looking down at her lower abdomen. Xiao Yan was startled, then surprised, and asked, "It kicked you?!"

Cai Lin coldly said, "Its strength is not weak."

Xiao Yan was also shocked. Cai Lin was a Nine Star Dou Zong, and her body had been forged by Strange Flame. To be able to kick Cai Lin hard enough to hurt her, its strength was definitely not weak! Xiao Yan was at a loss, his expression a mix of surprise and joy. He slowly squatted down, tilted his head, and gently pressed his ear to Cai Lin's lower abdomen.

Previously, the Soul connection between Xiao Yan and Cai Lin was very weak, but as the fetus gradually grew, this Soul connection became stronger and stronger.

Feeling Xiao Yan's head leaning against her, carefully listening, Cai Lin's eyes gradually softened. Her Jade Hand slowly rose, paused in mid-air for a moment, and finally gently stroked Xiao Yan's hair.

At this moment, Cai Lin's movements were very gentle. In this instant, Cai Lin completely acknowledged that the man before her had truly entered the depths of her heart. In Cai Lin's heart, Xiao Yan and the fetus in her womb had surpassed everything else.

"It's really moving!" Xiao Yan's voice was filled with joy, but he was afraid of disturbing the fetus, so he forcibly suppressed his voice.

"Nonsense." Cai Lin rolled her eyes at Xiao Yan speechlessly. Isn't this person usually not this stupid? Don't you have Spirit Realm Soul power? Just sense it and you'll know.

"Hehe, what about the name? Have you decided on one?" Xiao Yan suddenly remembered and asked.

"Not yet." Cai Lin gently shook her head. The Snake-People Race's secret techniques were very troublesome, and Cai Lin had been undergoing the baptism of the secret techniques all this time.

"How about calling it Xiao Yao?"

"Huh???"

"Xiao Le seems pretty good too."

"???"

Cai Lin was stunned. Your Pill Refining skills are inversely proportional to your naming ability! No, this guy is terrible at naming, can't leave it to him. She directly ignored all the names Xiao Yan said.

Just as Xiao Yan and Cai Lin were excitedly discussing names, in a void space in the Central State Central Region, there existed a world even larger than the Northern Region.

This was the Ancient Realm opened up by the Gu Clan's Dou Di.

In the Ancient Realm, above the distant sky, endless clouds and mist always swirled, like a fairyland. If outsiders were here, they would definitely be extremely surprised, because these clouds and mist were actually the energy of heaven and earth.

That was the power of heaven and earth so dense that it had condensed into mist! Cultivating here casually would probably be more effective than some Secret Realms and treasure lands.

This place was filled with countless precipitous mountains. Occasionally, several streams of light would flash across the sky, and the powerful aura that faintly permeated them indicated that Dou Zong could be seen flying across the sky here from time to time.

Dou Zong were worthless here!

In the center of this Ancient Realm, there was an extremely steep mountain peak, the mountain peak like a giant sword, piercing straight into the clouds. Looking up, one could only see the swirling clouds and mist, making it difficult to see its peak.

At the top of the cloud-shrouded mountain peak, there was a round blue stone. On the blue stone, a graceful figure sat cross-legged, her hands forming cultivation seals. As she breathed, a ball of golden flame, like a golden dragon, wrapped around her body.

Most wondrous of all was the mark on the figure's forehead, a very faint mark with colorful light, lifelike and extremely beautiful.

The graceful figure was dressed in a green dress, not gorgeous, but revealing a refreshing elegance. At her slender waist, a light purple ribbon was gently tied, outlining her already slender waist, creating a moving curve. Moving the gaze upward, it revealed a face with a tranquil temperament.

Just as Xiao Yan had said, Feng Qing'er's delicate face was far inferior to hers. A pair of beautiful eyes revealed a trace of ethereal aura. Looking at her, it seemed that even the greatest anger in one's heart would weaken under these tranquil and indifferent eyes.

The woman was like a white flower on a high mountain, holy and unparalleled, her every move like a fairy.

This kind of woman looked like a fairy or a pure lotus flower in the mortal world, untainted by dust, exuding a ethereal and elusive aura, making her someone to be admired from afar but not to be profaned. Such a girl, born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, would probably make some men feel ashamed of themselves in her presence.

The dense energy of heaven and earth within a hundred miles seemed to be out of control, transforming into a giant dragon, frantically pouring into the woman's body, like stars surrounding the moon, constantly drilling into her body according to her will, and being quickly purified by the golden flames and some mysterious power within her.

About an hour later, the woman stopped cultivating, and her aura was completely stabilized at the Nine Star Dou Zong.

"Nine Star Dou Zong..." Feeling her cultivation level, the woman couldn't help but frown slightly, murmuring, "I wonder if I'm cultivating too fast. If I surpass Xiao Yan-gege too much, I'm afraid it will make him work harder and feel pressured. What if..."

Others wished their cultivation level would rise like a rocket, but she was worried that her cultivation level was too fast, giving the man in her heart too much pressure.

The woman gracefully stood up, her slender figure appearing particularly alluring. With a wave of her sleeve, she smiled slightly and said, "Ling Lao, I want to know Xiao Yan-gege's news."

Gu Xun Er, the daughter of the Gu Clan's patriarch, was also the beautiful figure in Xiao Yan's heart.

Whenever Xiao Yan was mentioned, Xun Er would reveal a smile, although only for a very brief moment, it had a kind of exquisite elegance, as if even the surrounding heaven and earth were adding a bit of brightness because of it.

As the girl's voice fell, a shadow slowly wriggled, and then transformed into an old figure.

Ling Ying also sighed in his heart, the man who could make Miss so concerned as soon as she left seclusion, there was only one in this world. Even the patriarch didn't have such treatment.

Ling Ying respectfully bowed to the former and smiled, "Miss's cultivation has already surpassed mine, and she is not far from the Dou Zun realm. It is truly gratifying."

Xun Er was noncommittal about this little flattery, and casually brushed aside the scattered black hair with her jade hand, saying, "Ling Lao, there is no need to say more. How is Xiao Yan-gege now?"

"Hehe, Miss's eyesight is really amazing. Now, Young Master Xiao Yan is a rising star in Central State." Speaking of that young man, Ling Lao was also in admiration.

Ling Lao didn't need to inquire too much at all. Going to Central State, you could find out about the Flame Alliance by asking anyone, and you could find out about Xiao Yan, the initiator of the Flame Alliance Covenant.

Especially with the Pill Gathering approaching, the eyes of the entire Central State were on the Pill Gathering.

The Pill Gathering, which took place once every thirty years, every champion of the Pill Gathering was a legend, and many of them became giants of the Pill Tower.

And Xiao Yan was now one of the favorites to win the championship, and there were countless people talking about him.

Hearing Ling Lao's words, that delicate and pretty face now contained a rare hint of joy. This was much happier than her own breakthrough.

Ling Lao summarized it and said, "Half a year ago, Young Master Xiao Yan established the Flame Alliance and defeated the Wind and Thunder Pavilion at the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly, winning the first place. Moreover, Young Master Xiao Yan defeated his enemy with one move, displaying a terrifying Heaven Rank Dou Technique, defeating Feng Qing'er from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Race, and even captured her in the end, forcing the Thunder Venerable of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to cede territory and pay compensation."

"Now the power of the Flame Alliance is comparable to the Four Directions Pavilion, and it is a very famous force in the outer reaches of Central State."

Hearing this, there were some happy tears in Xun Er's eyes. She knew that Xiao Yan was working hard to come to the Ancient Realm. She knew that Xiao Yan was a man of his word! "Miss, that's not all." Ling Lao deliberately paused and smiled.

Hearing this, Xun Er said in an annoyed tone, "Ling Lao, speak quickly if you have something to say."

Ling Lao stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Miss, you are now far behind Young Master Xiao Yan. If you don't step up your cultivation, the gap will only widen."

"Hmm?!" Xun Er's beautiful eyes were shocked. She had the Dou Di Bloodline blessing, and she was also cultivating in the inheritance Secret Realm in the Ancient Realm. Even with such a cultivation speed, it was not as good as Xiao Yan's? How was that possible! "Hehe, in terms of cultivation, Young Master Xiao Yan is naturally not as good as Miss. Half a year ago, at the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly, Young Master Xiao Yan only had the strength of a Three Star Dou Zong. But, it is rumored that Young Master Xiao Yan is already an Eight Grade Alchemist, successfully refining the Fu Ling Qing Pill, and recruited a Dou Zun to protect him." Ling Lao had received Pills from Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan's casual reward was a Seventh Grade Pill, and Ling Ying was 100% sure that Xiao Yan was definitely an Eight Grade Alchemist now, that was not a rumor.

"Eight Grade Alchemist!" Even Xun Er was very surprised to know that Xiao Yan had reached the Eight Grade Alchemist level.

Calculating it, Xiao Yan should have just passed his twenty-sixth birthday not long ago. An Eight Grade Alchemist at such an age could be called a genius even in the Medicine Clan! No wonder Ling Lao would say that she was left behind by Xiao Yan. An Eight Grade Alchemist was naturally more noble than a Nine Star Dou Zong.

Moreover, their Gu Clan's Dou Di Bloodline did not help with Pill Refining at all, and there was no Alchemist inheritance in the Gu Clan, so the Gu Clan's people basically had to go to the Medicine Realm to find the Medicine Clan's people to refine Pills.

Moreover, with Xiao Yan's current status and position, although there was still a big distance between him and her, that terrifying potential already had the value of making those stubborn old men in the clan seriously consider it!

Thinking of this, Xun Er's cold and peaceful heart began to beat, and she even fantasized about the scene of Xiao Yan marrying her one day!

Because this was no longer a dream, but there were some opportunities!

Xun Er's heart was pounding at this time, and her cheeks were slightly red, fantasizing about the day Xiao Yan came to the Ancient Realm! Just imagine, a imprisoned princess, the man in her heart was overcoming all difficulties and climbing high mountains, and now he had reached the mountainside, and was about to reach the top of the mountain, what was the princess's mood.

Xun Er clenched her fists, turned around suddenly, that delicate and pretty face, now contained a rare hint of joy, she went straight down the mountain, her steps were firm, without the slightest hesitation.

"I want to leave the Ancient Realm!"

Of course, Xiao Yan didn't know about this scene, and at this time he was a little worried, and his eyes were a little cold.

Because he only found out after leaving Cai Lin's bedchamber and returning to the Gama Empire that during the half year of his seclusion, the Flame Alliance had been attacked and its development had been hindered.

"You said the Ice River Valley and the Nine Serene Earthly Underworld Serpent Race?"

"Yes." Queen Yao Ye nodded heavily and said in a deep voice, "About two months after the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly, the Ice River Valley suddenly announced to the public that our Flame Alliance was hiding the Calamity Poison Body, which would cause terrible disasters to Central State, and asked us to hand over the Calamity Poison Body."

Xiao Yan immediately sneered and said, "A mere Ice River Valley, I'm afraid he can't afford it."

Did they really think that the Little Fairy Doctor was still the Nine Star Dou Zong she once was? Half a year ago, the Little Fairy Doctor was already a Four Star Peak Dou Zun, and she had completely controlled the Calamity Poison Body, and even now had the Strange Flame Poison Pill.

The Ice River Valley's strength was comparable to the Burning Flame Valley, both were one of the Three Valleys, and the Valley Master Ice Venerable's strength was a Four Star Peak Dou Zun. In terms of strength, he might not be able to defeat the Little Fairy Doctor.

"The Ice River Valley has also rallied some forces in Central State to attack the Flame Alliance. Among them, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion is the most active, taking the opportunity to seize some cities of the Flame Alliance." Queen Yao Ye's face showed some worry.

After all, the Calamity Poison Body is a terrifying and strange constitution that everyone dreads. Back then, poison explosions also occurred in Central State, and without exception, the Calamity Poison Body caused great disasters.

So naturally, it attracted fear and attacks from many people.

Ya Fei, who was wearing a long red dress, said with a solemn expression, "According to the information collected by the Mittel Auction House in various parts of Central State, I suspect that the Ice River Valley's goal is not to eliminate the Calamity Poison Body. The Ice Venerable, Bing He, is going to such great lengths, most likely to obtain the Calamity Poison Body."

"Rumor has it that in order to improve his Ice Venerable Strength Dou Qi, the Ice Venerable wants to upgrade the Earth Rank High-Level Ice River Cultivation Method to Heaven Rank. He used poison techniques to change his physique into an acquired Calamity Poison Body, turning his Ice Dou Qi into a terrifying Cold Poison Dou Qi."

"It is precisely with this Cold Poison Dou Qi that the Ice Venerable can compete with Valley Master Tang Zhen of the Burning Flame Valley's Nine Dragons Thunder Flame."

Hearing Ya Fei's words, Xiao Yan was also stunned, and said in surprise, Acquired Calamity Poison Body?! I remember Youdu Venerable was an acquired Calamity Poison Body... Could it be that this Ice Venerable also obtained the same secret method?

Ya Fei continued, "However, there are rumors that the Ice Venerable's acquired Calamity Poison Body and Ice Venerable Strength Dou Qi fusion is not very successful. His poison body has very serious defects, and he is already on the verge of a poison explosion."

Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed, and then he understood why this Ice Venerable was so active. He wanted Little Fairy Doctor's innate Calamity Poison Body to make up for his own defects.

No wonder the Ice River Valley was not afraid of his revenge as an Eight Grade Alchemist. He was about to lose his own life, and now Little Fairy Doctor's Calamity Poison Body was his last hope, he would definitely go crazy.

"Heh, talking about morality and justice, but it's just to satisfy his own selfish desires." Xiao Yan sneered. This Ice Venerable was even more disgusting than the Soul Palace. At least he, this Soul Palace Venerable, was a true villain.

If he wants to capture your Soul, he will capture your Soul, he won't play any tricks with you, relying entirely on strength.

"A month ago, the Ice River Valley launched a large-scale attack, advancing all the way to the border of the Northwest Region. In that battle, not only did Tian Shuangzi, the Great Elder of the Ice River Valley and a One Star Dou Zun, take action, but also the Thunder Venerable."

Hearing Queen Yao Ye's report, Xiao Yan's face became more and more gloomy. The Flame Alliance's development could not be smooth sailing. Advancing into Central State meant dividing other people's territory, which would inevitably lead to retaliation.

He just didn't expect that after only half a year of closed-door cultivation, it would lead to so many disasters.

"Did that Ice Venerable appear?" Xiao Yan asked.

If it was just the Thunder Venerable plus a One Star Dou Zun, Xiao Yan believed that Yao Lao could still support it, as long as the Ice Venerable didn't take action.

"He appeared, but not only the Ice Venerable appeared, Valley Master Tang Zhen of the Burning Flame Valley also came, saying that you were kind to him. So in the end, this battle ended without a result." At this time, the Flame Alliance executives present all looked at Xiao Yan. He was indeed an Eight Grade Alchemist, and this network of relationships was not fake.

Xiao Yan nodded, it seemed that he owed Tang Zhen a favor this time.

"What's going on with the Nine Serene Earthly Underworld Serpent Race?" Although Xiao Yan already had some speculation.

"Because of the Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils." His elder brother, Xiao Ding, glanced at Qing Lin, who was standing beside Xiao Yan with a somewhat dim expression, and said, "Half a month ago, the Nine Serene Earthly Underworld Serpent Race announced to the public that if we don't hand over the Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils, they will flatten the Flame Alliance."

Pa! The teacup on the table beside Xiao Yan shattered, and tea splashed all over Xiao Yan.

At least the Ice River Valley knew to find a legitimate reason, but the Nine Serene Earthly Underworld Serpent Race was directly threatening, if they didn't hand it over, they would flatten the Flame Alliance!

So overbearing!

These words naturally made the Flame Alliance executives in the hall extremely angry.

Qing Lin, who was behind Xiao Yan, said with a dim expression, "Young Master Xiao Yan... how about..."

"There's no 'how about'!" Xiao Yan glanced at Qing Lin and said in a deep voice, "Don't say these words again in the future, Young Master doesn't like to hear them."

"Young Master Xiao Yan..." A trace of tears appeared in Qing Lin's eyes, her pearly white teeth lightly biting her red lips, and she nodded heavily. As Qing Lin nodded, drops of tears jumped from her beautiful eyes.

"Third brother, what do you plan to do? The Nine Serene Earthly Underworld Serpent Race is even stronger than the Two Sects." Xiao Ding looked at Xiao Yan, and everyone looked at Xiao Yan. At this time of helplessness, they could only rely on Xiao Yan.

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