Chapter 325 Xiao Yan, Golden Crow!
With each word he uttered, his heart felt as if it were being torn apart.
"I have been in seclusion for many years, hoping to bring a century of prosperity to the Yunlan Sect."
"Who would have thought that the day I emerged from seclusion would be the day my sect was destroyed!"
Thinking of this, Yunshan's face darkened.
Immediately, he looked up and glared angrily at Nalan Yanran below, cursing:
"Look what you've done!"
"Breaking off the engagement? You think he's a good-for-nothing? Is that what you call breaking off an engagement?"
"You have personally pushed the fortune accumulated by my Yunlan Sect for generations to the brink of annihilation!"
Do you know what kind of existence the Primordial Celestial Court is?
"The eleventh-ranked disciple of the Celestial Court could wipe out the entire Gama Empire with a single weapon bestowed upon him!"
"Not only did you annul the engagement with such an unparalleled figure, but you also publicly humiliated him and forced him to sign some three-year agreement!"
Thinking of all this, Yunshan trembled with anger. He suddenly stood up, his finger pointing at Nalan Yanran trembling slightly.
"A three-year agreement? Heh..."
"Will it take three more years for him to return from that world?"
"He doesn't even need to lift a finger. He only needs to cough once, and thousands of disciples in my Yunlan Sect will probably be reduced to ashes in an instant!"
"Truly ignorant!"
At the same time, Nalan Yanran sat blankly on the ground, letting Yunshan's saliva spray on her face.
She didn't argue, and she couldn't even cry anymore.
What could she possibly argue against?
The facts are right in front of us.
That boy from Wutan City, whom she once trampled underfoot and whom she believed would never be worthy of her.
Now she has reached a height where even she can't see her back when she looks up.
She recalled the scene in the Xiao family's hall when she arrogantly threw out the Qi-gathering powder as compensation for breaking off the engagement.
Gathering Qi Powder?
The water they use for bathing now is the true blood of ten thousand beasts that can drive even a Dou Di (a powerful figure in the game) mad.
A single spark from someone could burn the Yunlan Sect to ashes.
"Was I...was I really wrong...?"
On the ground, Nalan Yanran stared blankly, muttering to herself.
On the other side, Yun Yun felt a pang of pain in her heart as she watched her most beloved disciple turn into this state.
She stepped forward, wanting to help Nalan Yanran up, but her hand fell limply halfway down.
"Teacher…" Nalan Yanran raised her head, looking at Yun Yun with tears streaming down her face.
Is there any hope for us?
Yun Yun gave a wry smile and shook her head.
"Save them? What can we use to save them?"
She turned her head and looked at the sky outside the main hall.
Haven't you heard?
"Now, Gu Yuan, the patriarch of the ancient clan, has taken Xiao Zhan to Zhongzhou, and even wants to marry Gu Xun'er to Xiao Yan."
"Ya Fei of the Mittel family took the entire family's wealth and resources with her to the Xiao family in Wutan City."
"All the powers across the continent are frantically trying to curry favor with the Xiao family and establish a connection with that Immortal Lord's personal disciple."
"And our Yunlan Sect..."
At this point, Yun Yun paused for a moment, then closed her eyes, and a single tear slid down her cheek.
"As Xiao Yan's mortal enemies with whom he has an irreconcilable feud, do you think those forces that want to curry favor with Xiao Yan will let us go?"
"I'm afraid we won't even need to wait for Xiao Yan to return from the Celestial Court. In just a few days, those major powers in the Central Plains will send people to wipe our Yunlan Sect off the map in order to curry favor with Xiao Yan."
Upon hearing this, Yunshan felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he slumped back onto his throne.
Yes, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down.
In this cruel world of martial arts, the law of the jungle prevails.
The Yunlan Sect, once an invincible behemoth in the Jia Ma Empire, has come to its demise due to a single wrong decision.
...
The scene shifts to a vast, desolate jungle.
In the dense primeval forest, sunlight filters through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled patterns of light and shadow on the ground.
On the back of a wild boar, a beast as large as a small mountain, two small figures were bouncing up and down as the boar ran.
"Senior Brother, slow down! Ziyan is going to fall!"
Zi Yan clung tightly to Xiao Shi Hao's waist, her face flushed red with nervousness, and she was mumbling incoherently.
Xiao Shihao held a tree branch that he had broken off from somewhere, tapping the wild boar's head while excitedly looking around.
"Don't be afraid! This big black pig is running steadily!" Little Shi Hao showed his two rows of white teeth.
"I had to use a whole piece of roast meat to coax it into submission!"
Zi Yan peeked out, glanced at the wild boar's tusks covered in barbs, and swallowed hard.
She is an ancient dragon from the Void, so theoretically she should have a bloodline suppression effect on such ferocious beasts.
But the ferocious beasts in this wilderness are simply unreasonable. When this wild boar charged over just now, she was so frightened that she forgot to unleash her Dragon Might.
If it weren't for Xiao Shihao's quick reflexes, throwing a piece of roasted meat at the pig and then flipping it onto its back to tame it, the two of them would probably still be fighting this pig for three hundred rounds.
"Senior Brother, where are we going?" Zi Yan rubbed her flat stomach.
"I'm so hungry, I want to eat that golden fruit..."
"You can't eat that fruit casually. Master said that you were just sealed, and eating it again will cause it to explode!"
Xiao Shihao lectured in a serious tone, then pointed to a canyon not far ahead.
"Do you see that canyon?"
"I found a huge bird's nest over there last time, and the eggs inside were this big!" Xiao Shihao gestured exaggeratedly with his hands.
"Let's go grab a few, and we'll have Eleventh Junior Brother grill them for us tonight."
"Now that he has that Nine Netherworld Meteor Flame, the bird eggs he roasts will definitely taste even better!"
Upon hearing that there was food, Zi Yan's eyes lit up immediately, and her previous fear vanished.
"Yay! I want to eat ten!"
And so, the two little foodies hit it off immediately, directing the wild boar beast to gallop wildly toward the canyon.
But just as they entered the canyon, the sky suddenly darkened.
"Gah!"
Immediately afterwards, a bird's cry that seemed to tear one's soul apart suddenly came from the cliff above the canyon.
In an instant, a gust of wind swept up sand and stones.
Suddenly, a large bird, over a hundred feet long, with three wings and covered in blue scales, swooped down from above.
This giant bird exuded immense power, clearly indicating it was a pure-blooded creature of considerable strength from the Immortal Realm Wilderness.
Wow! It's a Three-Eyed Blue Feathered Bird!
However, Xiao Shihao was not afraid at all. Instead, he stood up excitedly, pointing the branch in his hand at the big bird in mid-air.
"Zi Yan, hold onto the big black pig tightly!"
"Watch how I shoot this big bird down for a side dish!"
A fierce wind was blowing through the canyon.
The bluebird swooped down, creating a whirlwind.
The pebbles on the ground hit my cheeks and stung a little.
The wild boar was so frightened that it lay on the ground, making grunting noises as if begging for mercy.
Ziyan quickly hugged the wild boar's ears and buried her face in the boar's bristles.
"Little Stone, be careful!" Zi Yan shouted.
Shi Hao chuckled and kicked hard on the pig's back with both legs.
With a muffled thud, the wild boar was trampled and its eyes rolled back in its head.
Shi Hao shot into the sky like a cannonball, flying towards the bluebird.
A mocking glint flashed in the bluebird's eyes as it stretched out its large claws, intending to crush the child.
Shi Hao neither dodged nor avoided the attack, but instead swung his fist and smashed it into the bird's claw.
A thunderous collision sound rang out in mid-air.
The bluebird let out a mournful cry, and a large piece of the scales on its claws broke off.
It couldn't understand how this human child could be stronger than the ferocious beasts in the mountains.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shi Hao grabbed a bird feather and climbed onto the bird's back in a few moments. He then raised his fist and knocked the bird's head twice.
"Be good! Take us to collect eggs, or we'll roast you tonight!"
The bluebird was stunned by the blow. Feeling the force coming from above, it could only let out a pitiful cry and obediently lower its head.
...
Half an hour later.
The Fairy Valley in the Back Mountain.
Xiao Yan sat cross-legged by the pool, looking down at the dark gold giant ruler in his hand.
This ruler weighs a million pounds; if he hadn't ignited the divine fire, he wouldn't have been able to lift it at all.
The old doctor sat on a stone bench to the side, leisurely drinking tea, his face full of a gratified smile.
Just as the master and apprentice were enjoying this moment of tranquility, a large shadow suddenly fell from the sky, and the bluebird fluttered its wings and descended.
On the bird's back, Shi Hao and Zi Yan were waving excitedly.
Behind the two, three bird eggs, each about half a person tall, were tied together with green vines.
"Eleventh Junior Brother!"
"We're back with the ingredients!" Shi Hao shouted at the top of his lungs.
Zi Yan swallowed hard, "Brother Xiao Yan, quickly start a fire, Zi Yan is so hungry!"
Looking at these two clowns, Xiao Yan sighed helplessly.
He placed the giant ruler on the ground and stood up.
"Alright, I'll show you what I've got today."
Xiao Yan stepped forward, picked up a bird egg with one hand, and placed it on the open ground.
With a thought, a ball of black fire appeared at his fingertips.
Nine Netherworld Meteor Flame.
This was a strange fire from the treasure vault, incredibly powerful. Xiao Yan carefully controlled the temperature, afraid of burning the egg to ashes.
The black flames slowly enveloped the bird eggs, and Shi Hao and Zi Yan huddled together beside them, waiting eagerly.
Time passed slowly, and after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Yan finally broke out in a fine layer of sweat on his forehead.
He noticed something was wrong. The black fire could burn through even stones, but after roasting for a long time, the bird egg didn't emit even a hint of burnt smell.
Not only that, the leaping black flames were actually slowly getting smaller.
"Teacher, is this egg absorbing my fire?" Xiao Yan turned to look at Yao Lao, his eyes full of surprise.
The old doctor put down his teacup, frowned, and walked over.
The expression on the face of the Dou Di expert changed instantly after he released his soul perception.
"Click".
Suddenly, a crisp sound came from the surface of the eggshell.
A crack appeared on the blue eggshell, and then an aura of antiquity wafted out from the crack.
The aura wasn't wild, but it carried a kind of oppressive power.
For a moment, the clouds above the fairy valley seemed to freeze.
The old doctor felt his breath catch in his throat and instinctively took two steps back.
The gap widened, and a beam of golden light shone through it.
Xiao Yan's pupils contracted sharply as he looked at the golden light.
Instead of a bird's chirp, a low murmur came from inside the eggshell.
The language was awkward, yet it resonated clearly in their minds.
"The era has ended, and I have finally...awakened..."
Golden light shone through the cracks in the eggshell, illuminating the entire fairy valley.
The aura of antiquity grew stronger and stronger, as if an ancient being that had slumbered for countless epochs was awakening with the heat of the Nine Nether Meteor Flame.
The old doctor took two steps back, his hand trembling as he held the teacup.
He was, after all, a powerful figure at the Dou Di realm, but when faced with this bird egg whose shell hadn't even been completely peeled off, he felt an urge to bow down in worship.
This sense of oppression is something that magical beasts of the level in the Dou Qi Continent could never possess.
"Crack, bang!"
With a crisp sound, the blue eggshell exploded completely.
Amidst a sky full of golden specks of light, a small bird, no bigger than an adult's fist and covered in brilliant golden down, stood somewhat unsteadily in the center of the broken eggshell.
This little bird has a rather peculiar appearance; it has three sharp, tiny claws growing on its abdomen.
It flapped its wings, which were not yet fully grown, and raised its head high.
That unfamiliar yet infinitely authoritative voice rang in their minds once again.
"After a million years of slumber, my remnant soul has finally survived."
"Who is it that has awakened the great descendant of the Golden Crow?"
The little bird closed its eyes slightly, adopting an arrogant posture as if it were ruling the world, waiting for these mortals to kneel before it.
However, a gentle breeze blew by, and the fairy valley became unusually quiet.
Xiao Shihao squatted on the ground, resting his chin on his hands, his big, dark eyes fixed on the little golden bird that claimed to be a "descendant of the Golden Crow".
He smacked his lips and turned to look at Xiao Yan.
"Eleventh Junior Brother, isn't this bird too small?" Little Shi Hao's tone was full of disappointment.
"It's not even enough to fill a tooth gap. But its fur is golden and smells like it's already cooked."
Zi Yan, who was standing to the side, also came over, her big eyes curving into crescents.
"Little Stone, you're right." Zi Yan swallowed and pointed to the three claws on the bird's belly.
"Look, it has exactly three legs!"
"You eat one, Brother Xiao Yan eats one, and I eat one. We'll divide them up just right!"
The golden bird, who was putting on airs with its eyes closed, suddenly stiffened upon hearing this conversation.
It opened its eyes and saw the two human cubs in front of it who were not only not kneeling, but were also discussing how to divide their legs. It was so angry that its fur stood on end.
"presumptuous!"
The descendant of the Golden Crow let out a sharp, angry cry.
"I am a descendant of the ancient Golden Crow!"
"It once breathed out the true fire of the sun and soared above the nine heavens!"
"You two ignorant human brats, how dare you treat me as food?!"
To demonstrate its majesty, the bird also opened its beak.
Then, with a whoosh, it spewed out a ball of golden flame the size of a walnut.
Although the flame was weak, its temperature was frighteningly high, scorching and distorting the surrounding air.
However, before that ball of true solar fire could even display its power...
Xiao Yan chuckled and stepped forward.
He didn't even circulate his fighting spirit; he simply raised his right hand casually.
A wisp of black starlight leaped out from the fingertip.
Nine Netherworld Meteor Flame.
The moment this top-grade exotic fire from the Primordial Immortal Court's treasure vault appeared, the proud True Sun Fire seemed to have met its nemesis. Before it could even struggle, it was swallowed whole by the black fire.
Not even a spark remained.
(End of chapter)