Chapter 215: Yunlan Sect’s Wedding Invitation
"I didn't expect that it would take so long to devour the strange fire this time, and it's not finished yet."

On the last level of the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower, Xiao Yuan looked at Xiao Yan, who was sitting on the Green Lotus Pedestal, still engaged in a tug-of-war with the Fallen Heart Flame, and shook his head helplessly.

"After all, it has grown to a level comparable to that of a Dou Zong master. It is naturally not that easy to devour and refine it. However, after this time, the strength of this little fellow will surely be greatly improved."

Yao Lao smiled and stroked his beard, speaking leisurely.

Because the timing of the capture was precise enough, the condition of the Fallen Heart Flame was actually not that good. At this moment, there was no underground magma world below the Canaan Academy to provide a steady supply of energy, so it was only a matter of time before he was exhausted to death by Xiao Yan.

During this process, he, as a teacher, was powerless and could only rely on Xiao Yan himself.

After half a year of intensive study, Xiao Yuan's alchemy skills have already surpassed the fifth level. Although his success rate in refining sixth-grade pills is not as good as that of Han Feng, who is known as the King of Medicine, no matter what, Xiao Yuan can now be called a sixth-grade alchemist.

"Teacher, speaking of which, the academy will be closed tomorrow. Looking at Xiao Yan's condition, I'm afraid he'll have to come back for another half a year or even a year. Now I'm already an eight-star Dou Wang, and my alchemy skills have improved a lot. I'm going to go back to the Jia Ma Empire to see how the Xiao family is doing now."

Xiao Yuan looked at Xiao Yan, then turned and said to Yao Lao.

"Well, this Fallen Heart Flame was not swallowed after all, and it still poses some threat to me. Xiao Yan's condition is now quite stable, so he can leave for a while."

Upon hearing this, Yao Lao pondered for a moment and then nodded.

After all, here, the only thing that could pose a threat to Xiao Yan was the Fallen Heart Flame.

"By the way, we have to leave a message for Xiaoyan, in case he wakes up and finds that we are not here."

After all, Xiao Yuan was a thoughtful person. He left a jade piece containing a message, then took off the black storage ring where Yao Lao lived, put it on his hand, and left the last level of the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower.

Afterwards, Xiao Yuan said hello to the great elder Su Qian, and then took Xiao Yu and other members of the Xiao family and set out on the journey home.

The endless blue sky, with lazy clouds hanging lazily above it, only moving slightly when the breeze blows occasionally. The sunlight pours down from the clouds, shining on the towering mountains below, making it exceptionally warm.

Suddenly, there were sounds of gusts of wind blowing in the lonely sky, and then some small black dots appeared at the edge of the sky. After a moment, the black dots came with the wind, and finally turned into a flying monster exuding a fierce aura, which whizzed past with a low roar. Beside it were several figures with fighting wings on their backs. Obviously, they were all powerful Dou Wang!
"Tsk, I didn't expect the Great Elder to be so considerate and even lend you the academy's griffin."

Lin Xiuya said with a smile as he flew.

"I didn't expect that the Great Elder would take care of me like this."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan shrugged slightly, glanced at Xiao Yu and others on the griffin, and spoke in a flat tone.

"So you guys aren't planning on going home?"

Then, Xiao Yuan looked helplessly at Liu Qing, Yan Hao, Wu Hao, Hu Jia, who all had calm expressions, and Zi Yan, who was stuffing pills into her mouth.

"We are also very curious about what kind of family could have nurtured two freaks like you!"

Yan Hao laughed heartily.

"Ah."

Liu Qing agreed when he heard this, but he was obviously not a talkative person.

"That's right. Didn't Xun'er come to the academy with you? Why are all the people in your family so talented?"

Hu Jia also said from the side.

"I have nowhere to go, so I'll just think of it as traveling around the continent with you."

Although Wu Hao's expression was as indifferent as ever, his words contained some warmth.

"Tsk, I don't care. I don't know how long it will take you to come back. If you don't give me food, I will starve to death."

Zi Yan shook her head, chewing a pill in her mouth, and spoke a little unclearly.

"Okay, okay."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan didn't know what to say. After all, it was hard to refuse such a kind invitation. They were classmates and they had a good relationship. If the other person wanted to follow him to try his luck, he would of course support him with both hands.

Moreover, for the Xiao family at this stage, these people are also a great help.

Talk about it.
This time, in addition to bringing his own tribesmen home, Xiao Yuan originally wanted to take the young girl Qing Ning home with him.

However, the girl refused, saying that she wanted to stay in the academy and practice hard in order to qualify to enter the inner courtyard as soon as possible.

In just one year, her strength soared from the ninth level of fighting spirit to a two-star fighting master.

Naturally, the effort involved is not small.

But she also did not forget that her life span was limited. If she could not break through to the Dou Wang level at the age of 20, her appearance would begin to age. This would be difficult news for any woman to accept.

In this regard, Xiao Yuan couldn't force this stubborn girl, so he could only respect her choice and gave her a lot of pills that would help her practice.

The journey was smooth enough, but it was boring to travel, so Xiao Yuan could only focus on his cultivation.

This led to him accidentally breaking through to the Nine-Star Dou King level when he was approaching the border of the Jia Ma Empire.
This terrifying speed of cultivation left Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing and Yan Hao, who had just broken through to the Dou Wang level, speechless.

Seeing with my own eyes that Xiao Yuan was traveling and practicing at the same time, and he actually broke through to the one-star level, it was really unbelievable.

But Xiao Yuan made the breakthrough right under their noses, so they had to believe it.

It's hard.

In the Jia Ma Empire, the imperial capital, and the Xiao Mansion, three figures were sitting in the middle, and the atmosphere was a little heavy.

"Ya Fei, why did you call us here so anxiously? What happened?"

At the bottom of the hall, Hai Bodong, dressed in a light blue robe, frowned slightly, looked at the beautiful woman sitting elegantly in front of him, and spoke first.

"Hehe, yes, Yafei, what happened?"

On the other side of the hall, Xiao Zhan also looked at his daughter-in-law and asked with a smile.

"The reason I sent someone to call Elder Hai and Uncle Xiao here in a hurry is mainly because I received some bad news." Ya Fei tapped the table lightly with her slender fingers, then frowned slightly and said, "The Yunlan Sect just sent a wedding invitation and invited all the major forces in the imperial capital to a banquet."

"Wedding invitation?"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan was stunned. He didn't understand what was so special about this matter that made Ya Fei specially call them here. "A wedding invitation from Yunlan Sect?" Hearing this, Hai Bodong frowned and asked, "What's the content of the wedding invitation?"

"It is said that the previous old sect leader Yunshan has come out of seclusion and has been promoted to Douzong. He is planning to arrange for Yunyun and Gu He to get married, which is considered a double happiness."

Ya Fei's face was solemn, but also a bit puzzled as she spoke.

"That old monster Yunshan has advanced to Dou Zong? And he's going to arrange for Yun Yun and Gu He to get married?"

Hai Bodong's pupils shrank when he heard this, and his tone became a little gloomy.

During this year, his strength has completely recovered to its peak state, and he has even been promoted to a six-star Dou Huang. If he is facing a peak Dou Huang, he may have some confidence in winning, but he really cannot beat a Dou Zong powerhouse!

As for why he wanted to hit someone, it was naturally because Hai Bodong knew the relationship between Yun Yun and Xiao Yuan. No matter what, he could not ignore this matter.

"It seems that the former leader of the Yunlan Sect wants to completely bind Gu He to the Yunlan Sect, but if he acts this way, I'm afraid he has big ambitions."

Ya Fei groaned.

"I'll go to Yunlan Sect first. Yafei, find a way to deliver this news to Xiao Yuan."

After saying that, Hai Bodong's figure flashed away in an instant.

"this?"

Xiao Zhan was a little confused and looked at his daughter-in-law.

Seeing Xiao Zhan's puzzled expression, Ya Fei didn't know how to start.

Hai Lao had revealed some things about Yun Yun and Xiao Yuan's relationship to her, but now she was officially engaged to Xiao Yuan. Out of trust in Xiao Yuan, she didn't think that Xiao Yuan would do something like abandoning her. At most, he would be a little unfaithful, so naturally she wouldn't be unhappy about such a thing.

However, understanding is one thing, but it is really not easy for her to tell Xiao Zhan about this without any grudges.

Yunlan Sect, a remote hall in the back mountain.

The empty hall was silent. In the center of the hall, a gorgeous woman in white was sitting quietly on a cushion with her eyes closed.

"Crunch."

In the empty hall, there was a sound of a door opening suddenly, and then the tightly closed door slowly opened. A ray of moonlight spread in from the outside, and finally wrapped the woman in white, like a layer of light silver gauze, making the latter look like a fairy in the sky, filled with an indescribable nobility and ethereality.

The door opened, and an old figure walked in slowly. Finally, he stopped not far from the woman in white and smiled faintly, "Yun'er, are you still angry with your teacher?"

Hearing the old voice, the woman in white slowly opened her tightly closed eyes. Her gem-like eyes had a strange charm under the reflection of the moonlight, and set off by her noble and indifferent face, it made people feel ashamed of themselves. And this familiar face was none other than the former leader of the Yunlan Sect, Yun Yun!
This year passed in a flash, but it did not leave the slightest trace on her face. On the contrary, with the brewing of time, her noble temperament became more and more intense. However, beneath that nobility, there seemed to be a hint of coldness hidden that she did not have back then.

"Teacher, how come you have time to come to this forbidden palace today?"

The woman in white glanced at the old man in front of her, but did not stand up, and there was a hint of self-mockery in her voice.

"Alas, Yun'er, you are still so irritable. Have you forgotten your teacher's cultivation of you just for a young boy?"

The old man sighed, and then said with a bit of regret.

"Teacher has cultivated me for many years, Yun Yun will naturally remember it in her heart." Yun Yun's pretty face was a little bitter. After a moment, she murmured in a low voice: "But I am not your tool. I don't like Gu He. Teacher, you might as well kill me instead of forcing me like this."

"He's just a talented junior. What's so worthy of your attachment?" Hearing Yun Yun mention Xiao Yuan, the old man's face suddenly became a little ugly. He waved his sleeves and sneered, "What's more, that boy was originally Yanran's fiancé. It would not be good for your reputation if it got out. How can he compare to Gu He?"

Hearing Yunshan's words, Yun Yun shook her head but said nothing more.

"Okay, I'm not here to argue with you about that guy. As long as you forget about that guy, I will let you become the sect leader again. But for now, you'd better stay here!" The atmosphere was not so pleasant again, and Yunshan couldn't help but frowned.

"Teacher, I have thought it through. I can't possibly marry Gu He. I don't like him!"

Gritting her teeth, Yun Yun shouted angrily in a rare deep voice.

"Yun Yun, you are getting bolder and bolder! How dare you talk to me like that!" Yun Shan's face turned cold and he scolded her. Then he waved his sleeves and turned to walk out of the hall. "I have made up my mind about this matter. It's time to change the sky of the Jia Ma Empire!"

After he finished speaking, Yunshan walked out of the hall. With a wave of his sleeves, the heavy door of the hall slammed shut.

Looking at the tightly closed door, Yun Yun clenched her hands tightly. After a moment, a trace of emotional sadness emerged on her pretty face. She couldn't help but cross her hands and hugged herself tightly.

It seemed that only the familiar touch of the clothes on her palms could bring her some comfort.

"Xiao Yuan."

Yun Yun muttered to herself, but her heart grew colder.

If she had to marry Gu He, she would rather die.

Yunshan left the forbidden palace and returned to the empty hall. After a moment, a shadow squirmed in a dark corner somewhere in the hall, and then a ball of black mist emerged strangely!

“Hehehe, you are quite decisive. In order to bind the alchemist to the Yunlan Sect, you are willing to sacrifice the disciple of a Douhuang master. It’s really surprising!”

The black mist billowed and floated to the center of the hall, and a sinister sound slowly came from it.

"Humph, what does this have to do with you now?"

Yunshan said indifferently after hearing this.

"It has nothing to do with me. As long as you can find what I need in the Xiao family after you deal with the Jia Ma Empire, that's enough."

The cold voice echoed in the hall, making people feel a little creepy.

"Now that the Xiao family and the Mitel family are on good terms, if we want to touch them, it will definitely cause a backlash from the other major forces. Naturally, we need to make more preparations. Otherwise, if they unite, our Yunlan Sect will not be able to easily resist!"

Yunshan responded coldly when he heard this.

"It doesn't matter. I don't care what you do, but there is one thing you must know. Our Soul Palace can make you break through to the level of Dou Zong, and we can also beat you back to your original form. The Palace Master is personally in charge of this matter, so, pay more attention. After all, cultivation is not easy! Hehehe!"

The black mist floated unsteadily, and after a cold laugh, it mysteriously dissipated in a wave of fluctuations.
Hearing the word "Palace Master", he became as powerful as a mountain and his face turned a little pale. He looked at the place where the black fog disappeared, clenched his fists slowly, and a hint of sinister coldness flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)