Chapter 95 Conjugated Brothers
The wind blew, and Xiao Yuan brought Qinglian to the high platform.

This effortless and calm movement did not attract the attention of the excited mercenaries below.

But Xiao Yan and Xiao Li below looked at Xiao Yuan as if they had sensed something.

The speed that Xiao Yuan just displayed was so fast that even the two of them felt ashamed of themselves.

After looking at each other, they both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes. Their brother was so strong that it was a little abnormal.

But soon, they turned their attention back to this competition. Xiao Li flipped his hand, and a tungsten steel spear appeared in his palm. At the same time, silver fighting spirit suddenly rose up, and finally formed a layer of silver fighting spirit gauze on the surface of his body.

On the other side, a Dou Qi gauze robe burning with purple flames also rose from Xiao Yan's body, which made Xiao Yuan slightly startled.

"Xiao Yuan, who do you think will win between Xiao Yanzi and my second brother?"

Xiao Ding was also shocked by Xiao Yuan's terrifying speed for a moment. After he came to his senses, he glanced at Xiao Yan and Xiao Li below and asked with a faint smile.

"It must be Xiaoyan. Although my second brother is a four-star fighter, Xiaoyan seems to have also broken through to two stars. The gap between them is not that big. Moreover, the black ruler behind Xiaoyan is a little strange, but my second brother doesn't seem to notice it."

Xiao Yuan came back to his senses after hearing this, narrowed his eyes, and then said with a smile.

Xiao Ding nodded after hearing this. He was quite confident in Xiao Yan, but he didn't see it as clearly as Xiao Yuan.

At this moment in the field, Xiao Li and Xiao Yan started almost at the same time. They stomped their feet on the ground and shot out, rushing towards each other.

"I didn't expect that the fourth commander has reached the level of a combat master at such a young age!"

Xue Lan, who was standing aside, looked at the Dou Qi gauze dress on Xiao Yan and said with some envy.

"Haha, Xiao Yan has been a genius in the family since he was young. Although he suffered some setbacks, he has now survived the most difficult times and his training speed has improved. It is not surprising that he has broken through to the Fighting Master level."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan looked at Xiao Li who had already performed the Lightning Arc Three-Stage Dance below, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Second brother is going to lose."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding Mo Tie Mercenary Group leaders showed doubts. Looking at the current situation, it was clear that Xiao Yan was at a disadvantage!

Look, all the weapons have been knocked away.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ding looked at the battle below with great interest. After glancing at the ruler flying backwards, he turned his gaze towards Xiao Yan.

After Xiao Yan lost his weapon, his speed increased dramatically. With a series of smooth combos, he forced Xiao Li to use his life-saving skill, the Lightning Silver Shield.

Just when Xiao Li thought he had blocked Xiao Yan's attack, the dark power of Baji Beng exploded in his body, catching him off guard.

Thus, the winner is decided.

"The Third Captain has a very sharp eye."

Seeing Xiao Li with his spear pointed at his chest, Xue Lan couldn't help but praise him.

"That ruler is not Xiaoyan's weapon, but more like a limiter."

Xiao Yuan nodded and said lightly.

Below, after the victory was decided, Xiao Li did not feel any discomfort. Xiao Yan's talent was originally stronger than his, and now his combat power also surpassed his. Going out to explore the world would provide him with a little more security. Instead, he felt very happy.

Seeing Xiao Yan preparing to pull out the Xuanzhong ruler from the ground, he walked forward with a smile and said, "Let me try it. Your ruler... seems a little weird."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was fine with it. He took a step back and signaled Xiao Li to do as he pleased.

then
Xiao Li put all his strength into lifting it up. He felt the lightning and thunder in his body suddenly become as slow as a turtle. He was also full of astonishment and couldn't help but said:

"You kid, you just fought me with something like this?"

Then, he turned his head, looked towards the platform, and shouted, "Xiao Yuan, come down and give it a try!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan was stunned, smiled helplessly, then jumped off the platform and took the Xuan Zhong ruler from Xiao Li.

Feeling the fighting spirit in his body becoming stagnant, Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows.

This Xuan Zhong ruler is simply a sandbag for practicing fighting spirit!
"Tsk, it's okay."

He casually waved the heavy ruler in his hand and soon felt a soreness in his wrist, so he returned it to Xiao Yan.

Then he saw Xiao Yan and Xiao Li looking at him with ghostly eyes.

"You don't feel anything?"

Xiao Li couldn't help but ask.

"Ah? Suppressing your fighting spirit? It's really hard to get used to it."

Xiao Yuanyou blinked when he heard this and said seriously.

"You looked like you were doing it with ease just now."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Li rolled his eyes at Xiao Yuan speechlessly.

Xiao Yan also nodded in agreement.

When he first came into contact with the Xuan Zhong Chi, he had difficulty walking.

But the third brother picked it up and started waving it around, even using the sword-waving technique to make a ruler-shaped flower.

Outrageous!

"Oh, no, this has nothing to do with suppressing fighting spirit. It's just that I'm strong."

Xiao Yuan shook his head upon hearing this and said seriously.

Uh-huh???
Xiao Li and Xiao Yan's eyes widened upon hearing this.

So you didn't even use your fighting spirit to lift such a heavy thing? What kind of physical fitness is this? A Warcraft?
"Oh, no, comparing yourself to others will only make you angry. Okay, let's go up."

Xiao Li sighed and shook his head, then he stepped forward, soared into the sky, and jumped onto the platform.

Xiao Yuan spread his hands innocently, then jumped onto the platform with Xiao Yan.

"Big brother!"

Xiao Yan walked towards Xiao Ding, unable to hide the excitement on his face.

"That's right. I was originally worried that you would suffer because my third brother was not by your side to protect you. It seems that I was worrying too much. You can handle everything on your own."

Xiao Ding nodded with a smile, patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder and said.

"If Third Brother is by my side, my training would probably be as simple as a vacation. Forget it!"

Xiao Yan shrugged upon hearing this and teased with a smile.

"Not necessarily. It could be that I'm on vacation and you're doing the hard work."

Xiao Yuan said with a smile upon hearing this.

"Haha, the way I see it, the two of you are both very likely to rush forward!"

Xiao Li also said with a smile.

The higher-ups of the Motie Mercenary Group who were around were also somewhat moved when they saw the harmonious scene of the four brothers of the Xiao family. With these four brothers around, both the Xiao family and their Motie Mercenary Group had a promising future!
"By the way, the main reason I came to Shimo City this time is that I need your help with something!"

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Xiao Yan looked at his three brothers seriously and said.

"Well, let's talk about it somewhere else."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ding restrained his smile and spoke seriously.

……

The vast desert is filled with yellow sand.

"Miss Qinglian, are you sure you are here?"

Xiao Yan looked at the flat desert in front of him with astonishment. The terrain here was extremely ordinary, without any features that could attract people's attention. There were almost countless flat sands like this in the vast desert. It was difficult for Xiao Yan to imagine that such an inconspicuous place could have traces of "strange fire"?

Behind Xiao Yan were Xiao Ding and Xiao Li. After learning that Xiao Yan was looking for the strange fire, Qing Lian, who was following Xiao Yuan, provided clues.

So, they brought dozens of elite members of the Motie Mercenary Group here, but at this moment, the members all cast suspicious eyes on Qinglian.

For those who have lived in Stone Desert City for several years or even more than ten years, this place is simply too ordinary to be ordinary. Some of them have even completed several missions here, but they have never felt that this place is any different from other places...

Being watched by everyone, Qinglian felt a little uncomfortable. She stood timidly beside Xiao Yuan, holding the corner of Xiao Yuan's clothes with her small hands, and whispered, "Master Xiao Yan, from my perception, the place where the unusual movement occurred half a year ago is indeed here."

"It looks like there is really nothing here, but since Qinglian sensed it is here, I think it must be down there."

Xiao Yuan said with a smile.

“Well, although there are many powerful people who can use the distortion of the air in the desert to create mirages to confuse people’s vision, the degree of air distortion around Stone Desert City is not enough to form such a wonder, so this possibility can be ruled out.

Since there is no mirage to cover it up, and we cannot see it with our naked eyes, the most likely possibility is that it is underground."

Xiao Ding beside him also nodded.

Xiao Yan stepped lightly on the ground and said with a wry smile: "Even if the secret is underground, we can't just dig randomly, right?"

"Haha, of course it's impossible. There are some experts in the group who are good at exploring the terrain. Let them check it out. It shouldn't be difficult to find a passage to the underground."

Xiao Ding said this with a faint smile, and then he and Xiao Li began to arrange personnel and carry out detection work.

Xiao Yan pulled Xiao Yuan to the side.

"Third brother, what about the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong..." Xiao Yan seemed to be hesitant to speak.

“Haha, don’t worry, with Mr. Yao here, even if Hai Lao recovers, he won’t lose his mind and do some tricks like changing his face. An alchemist who can refine a sixth-grade elixir is not someone he can mess with.

What's more, you and I have talents in front of him. Hai Lao is from the Miter family and has an extraordinary vision. Our potential is here. He is more unlikely to turn against us than anyone else in the Gama Empire. This map should be true."

Xiao Yuan smiled and put his arm around Xiao Yan's shoulders, saying in a comforting tone. Then, he glanced around and took out two incomplete maps from the storage ring and stuffed them into Xiao Yan's arms.

"This is?"

Xiao Yan asked with some confusion.

"This incomplete map is suspected to be related to the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire. You are an alchemist and need a strange fire. I got one copy of this map when I obtained the strange fire in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, and the other copy was from Hai Lao, but he still has half of it. When I find the Sand Mandala, I will naturally get the other half. You can just take it directly then."

Xiao Yuan said in a serious voice.

"Pure Lotus Demon Fire?"

"Pure Lotus Demon Fire!"

Xiao Yan was still somewhat confused when Yao Lao's voice of surprise and doubt rang out.

Then, invisible soul fluctuations spread out, unfolding the incomplete map in Xiao Yan's hand. In the corner of the larger piece of paper, a fuzzy thing that looked somewhat like a lotus immediately attracted Yao Lao's attention.

The lotus was black in color, and there seemed to be a thin layer of black flame attached to the surface of the lotus. Looking closely, the whole lotus gave people a vaguely weird feeling.

"This does seem to be the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire!"

Yao Lao said in a serious tone.

"The Pure Lotus Demonic Fire ranks third on the list of strange fires. It has the special effect of purifying everything. Anything that is touched by it will be immediately purified into nothingness. Its power is extremely terrifying. The reason why I was able to recognize it is that I happened to find some superficial traces of this thing when I was looking for strange fires.

Tsk tsk, could this map be the way to find the "Pure Lotus Demonic Fire"? "

Yao Lao couldn't help but exclaimed.

"The third-ranked strange fire!"

Xiao Yan was a little excited, but soon he calmed down. This thing was just a fragment of the map, and he certainly couldn't rely on it in a short period of time. However, he felt unworthy that his third brother could give him such a precious thing.

“Look at your ambition. It’s just a fragment of the map. Just accept it if I ask you to. If you have the opportunity to collect the complete map in the future and obtain the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, it will be of great help to you in refining medicine and fighting.

However, Mr. Yao, I was wondering before, why is Xiao Yan's technique only of the low-level yellow rank? With your ability, it is impossible for you to let your disciples practice such a poor technique, right?"

Xiao Yuan saw the confusion in Xiao Yan's eyes, patted his shoulder, smiled lightly and comforted him, then frowned and asked again.

"Third brother, I will only tell you this. Actually, my technique is very special. It needs to rely on swallowing strange fire to evolve. This allows me to have the ability to have many different fires coexist in one body."

Xiao Yan was silent for a moment after hearing this, but finally told Xiao Yuan the biggest secret.

"Hmm? Is there such a thing? Then you must accept this incomplete map!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan blinked in surprise, then pushed the incomplete map into Xiao Yan's arms. Then, he took out a bottle of companion purple crystal source and handed it to Xiao Yan.

"Third brother, what is this?"

Xiao Yan shamelessly accepted the incomplete map. Seeing that his third brother seemed to have endless treasures, he felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help but ask Yao Lao for help in his heart.

"The companion purple crystal source is a good thing. You can use it to cultivate the purple fire."

Xiao Yuan said with a smile.

"?"

Xiao Yan was stunned when he heard this, and then a strange look appeared on his face: "Third brother, it turned out that the person who robbed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was you?"

"Haha, it can't be considered a robbery. I just took a few things."

Xiao Yuan shrugged and said innocently.

"A companion purple crystal source, you are really lucky!"

Yao Lao floated out, stroking his beard and sighed.

"Teacher, why did you come out?"

Xiao Yan was stunned, then looked around.

"Haha, don't worry. No one can see me if I don't want them to see me!"

Yao Lao waved his hand, and then looked at Xiao Yuan with more and more satisfaction.

Not to mention anything else, Xiao Yuan's character alone was enough to move him.

"You can't let this little fellow Xiao Yan benefit from your benefits all the time. Xiao Yuan, you seem to have wind-attributed fighting spirit in your body, right? It just so happens that I have a set of low-level earth-level wind-attributed skills and fighting techniques, which belong to a close friend of mine, so I'll give them to you."

Then, Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yuan and said with a faint smile.

"Wind attribute?"

Xiao Yan blinked, looking confused.

"Haha, thank you for your kindness, Mr. Yao, but can you change this wind-attributed martial arts into earth-attributed or gold-attributed ones? Since Xiao Yan has revealed the whole story, I would like to take this opportunity to ask Senior Yao for advice.

My wind and ice attributes are the result of the mutation of wood and water attributes respectively. In fact, I have five attributes of fighting spirit: wood, fire, earth, gold, and water. "

As he spoke, Xiao Yuan flipped his palm, and five kinds of fighting spirit rose up in his palm.

???

Seeing this situation, let alone Xiao Yan, even the knowledgeable Yao Lao was stunned and stood there in a daze. He couldn't understand it, but he was greatly shocked.

"Five types of fighting spirit?"

Xiao Yan's throat was dry and he spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

Yao Lao, who was standing aside, fell into deep thought.

"Yes, five."

Xiao Yuan nodded.

"Third brother, it turns out that you are the real genius in our family!"

Xiao Yan opened his mouth, and after a moment, he spoke helplessly.

"Five types of fighting spirit attributes."

Yao Lao muttered something to himself, but his body slowly floated down. Then he put his hand on Xiao Yuan's wrist, took his pulse, and checked the condition of Xiao Yuan's body.

"Without the vortex of fighting, the body is strong and the internal organs are full of qi and blood."

There were strange and complicated emotions flickering on Yao Lao's somewhat old face.

"Although I can't remember where I saw this information, it should be some kind of cultivation method from the ancient times. It is said that it was lost in ancient times. I didn't expect to see it on you."

Yao Lao said with emotion.

"But everyone has their own opportunities. It is your destiny that you can obtain this cultivation method. I only have high-level Xuan-level gold-attributed martial arts and fighting skills, but I do have a low-level earth-level set of earth-attributed martial arts and fighting skills. You are lucky."

Upon hearing this, Yao Lao smiled, then reached out and touched Xiao Yuan's brow, and a large amount of information rushed directly into Xiao Yuan's mind.

After frowning for a moment, Xiao Yuan finally calmed down, sensed the two sets of martial arts and fighting skills in his mind, and then bowed to Yao Lao.

"Thank you, Mr. Yao."

Xiao Yuan said solemnly.

"Well, you are weak now, so it is not appropriate for you to try it for now. You can try to fuse the Dou Qi in your body in different proportions in the future, such as integrating a part of the wood attribute Dou Qi into the fire attribute Dou Qi. Maybe by then, you will also have the possibility of becoming an alchemist."

Yao Lao stroked his beard and said with a smile on his face.

Xiao Yan, who was standing aside, also showed joy upon hearing this. In this way, wouldn’t his third brother have to call him senior brother?
Xiao Yuan naturally would not have thought that Xiao Yan, who usually respected him very much, was already thinking about the matter of yoked brothers in his mind. After pondering for a moment, he slid down the sand dune, and with the cover of the sand dune, he bowed to Yao Lao.

"teacher!"

"Haha, okay, get up quickly!"

Yao Lao floated over with a smile on his face, and placed his illusory palm on Xiao Yuan's shoulder. The invisible force directly lifted Xiao Yuan up.

"Third brother, can you call me senior brother?"

As soon as Xiao Yuan stood up, he heard Xiao Yan say with a joking smile.

"Hehehe, it looks like you're itching for trouble!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan let out a villain-like grin, and then he flashed and appeared behind Xiao Yan. He kicked Xiao Yan into the sand, pinned him down and started beating him up.

"Bah, bah, I was wrong, bro, stop hitting me, stop hitting me!"

Xiao Yan spat out two mouthfuls of sand and quickly gave in.

In mid-air, Yao Lao looked at the two brothers who didn't even need to fight with each other like gangsters, smiled, and a look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.

From a distance, seeing the two younger brothers communicating with each other, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed.

(End of this chapter)