To Get Ahead, You Always Have to Give Something Up
"But the Nine Nether Yellow Spring are, after all, our ancestral land. Even if we can give them access to it, we shouldn't restrict their use of it!"
"Besides, the Nine Nether Yellow Spring is so vast, they can't possibly use it all up, right? Most clansmen only soak in the surface for a few days when they break through their cultivation levels, so it won't affect them!"
Seeing the elders' ugly, noisy argument, Yao Xiaotian smiled coldly, and the humiliation of having to submit to Xiao Yan dissipated considerably.
"Waaaaah..."
Just then, a disturbing gust of wind arose, and the elders' clamor grew even louder.
"What's going on here?" Xiao Yan quietly appeared beside Yao Xiaotian.
Yao Xiaotian's face stiffened, and his straight back, which had been standing tall in front of his clansmen, bent slightly. Then he rubbed his face to loosen his skin and laughed, "These on the right are the rebels."
Xiao Yan glanced at them briefly, then waved his hand, and a white mist quietly appeared, enveloping all the elders on the right.
In the blink of an eye, all the elders were engulfed in the Nightmare Heavenly Mist. Their fate was to have their Dou Qi devoured by Qing Lin, their Emperor Python Heart-Corroding Poison devoured by Xiao Yi Xian, and the rest used for medicine making or selling.
Yao Xiaotian was roughly aware of their fate, but he didn't care. If he wasn't worried that eliminating them would be too difficult, Yao Xiaotian would have already taken action.
At this moment, Xiao Yan's methods only made Yao Xiaotian's smile even more genuine.
"Master, I am powerless to move the Yellow Spring Stele. Please come with me there to receive the inheritance." Yao Xiaotian casually skipped over these elders.
Yao Xiaotian led Xiao Yan to an extremely magnificent altar. The altar was made of a huge blue stone, and in the center of the altar was a pale yellow stone tablet a hundred feet in size, exuding an ancient aura.
Xiao Yan carefully examined the stone tablet, noticing that it was engraved with numerous runes that constantly shimmered with a faint, radiant light.
At this moment, the stone tablet is carved with a huge finger and a palm print that is half a zhang deep. By observing these two marks, one can obtain the cultivation methods of the Heaven-tier Low-grade Dou Technique Yellow Spring Finger and the Heaven-tier Intermediate-grade Yellow Spring Palm.
"Master, this is the Yellow Spring Stele. Inside it is not only a high- Heavenly Tier sonic Dou Technique 'Yellow Spring Heavenly Fury,' but also some of the Essence Blood of the Yellow Spring Demon Sage. However, no one has ever been able to pass the Demon Saint's test, so it has always been hidden deep within the stele."
Xiao Yan ignored Yao Xiaotian's introduction, and a surge of Soul Power welled up from between his brows, igniting a terrifying flame that nearly made Yao Xiaotian himself, and directly rushed into the stone tablet.
"Boom!"
Within the stone tablet space, the sky was filled with thunder, like the roar of a giant dragon. The terrifying sound echoed between heaven and earth. Xiao Yan closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment, and was surprised to find that the sound itself seemed to be a kind of sonic attack.
"Has the profound meaning of the Yellow Spring Heavenly Fury...?"
Xiao Yan murmured softly, and the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire soared into the sky. The silver flames instantly covered the entire sky, and nine silver dragons roamed in the flames. With a single open mouth, they swallowed the lightning.
The stalemate didn't last long; in just a few breaths, the sky full of lightning was completely devoured by the Silver Flame. Xiao Yan put away the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and stepped into the depths.
After the lightning dissipated, a deep yellow cloud quickly condensed, and a gigantic finger, seemingly piercing through the heavens and earth and leading straight to the underworld, fell directly towards Xiao Yan's head.
But Xiao Yan didn't even bother to look up. A milky white halo suddenly spread out, and the enormous finger with its overwhelming power instantly collapsed and was purified into nothingness.
Suddenly, the world fell silent. Not far from Xiao Yan, a mountain suddenly rose from the ground, and on the summit was a huge throne. A figure dressed in a yellow fur robe sat on the throne.
"Emperor Realm Soul, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, and the oppressive aura of a top-tier Magical Beast —can this junior really be so outstanding...?"
The calm voice carried a hint of authority, but it had no effect on Xiao Yan.
"Come on! Defeat me! And I'll hand over my legacy to you!" The Yellow Spring Demon Sage roared, then formed a strange hand seal with both hands, placed the seal to his mouth, and used the power of the seal to unleash the Yellow Spring Heavenly Fury.
A devastating wave suddenly erupted, but Xiao Yan merely tilted his head, and a ripple spread from between his brows, calming down all the waves that passed through it.
Xiao Yan actually relied on his powerful Soul Power to completely suppress the power of the Yellow Spring Heavenly Fury!
"Well..."
The Yellow Spring Demon Sage sighed softly, then dissipated his pointless pressure. He had more tricks up his sleeve, but he had been crushed in a single exchange. Using more tricks would only be a waste of energy and would make him seem petty.
So, the Yellow Spring Demon Sage pointed and taught Xiao Yan all the cultivation methods of the three Dou Techniques.
"My mission is to wait for someone to defeat me, and then pass on what I have learned." The Yellow Spring Demon Sage looked at Xiao Yan with melancholy, then opened his palm, and a few wisps of pale golden light suddenly appeared inside his illusory body.
All these streams converged in the palm of his hand, instantly transforming into a ball of golden liquid.
"In my time, it seemed that something was missing from the world. No matter how hard I tried, I could not cross that chasm."
"But the Dou Qi Continent seems to have undergone new changes. Perhaps a new Dou Emperor has emerged?" Yellow Spring Demon Sage asked.
"Not yet, but it will be in the future," Xiao Yan said calmly.
The Yellow Spring Demon Sage stared blankly at Xiao Yan's confident demeanor, then smiled freely, and with a flick of his hand, the ball of Essence Blood fell into Xiao Yan's hand.
"Then let's do our best!"
Leaving behind his last words, the Yellow Spring Demon Sage, having lost his power, was no longer able to resist the pull of the Heavenly Tomb and was dragged away from this space.
Without the Yellow Spring Demon Sage, everything in this space began to disintegrate and was eventually swallowed by the void.
Xiao Yan shrugged, and the separated Soul Power, carrying the Essence Blood of the Yellow Spring Demon Sage, returned to his body.
At this moment, only a dozen minutes had passed outside the stone tablet when it suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and a mouth slowly emerged from the giant finger and palm print.
Xiao Yan carefully collected the Demon Sage Essence Blood and prepared to leave with Qing Lin.
Just then, Yao Xiaotian suddenly spoke up, "Master, please wait!"
"?" Xiao Yan returned the glance.
"Ahem, thanks to you, Master, my Nine Netherworld Python Clan was able to obtain Heavenly Grade Advanced Dou Technique. It is only right and proper that we should give you some thanks."
"Why don't you stay at my Nine Nether Nether Python Clan for a few days, Master? That way, I can sort out my inventory and see if there's anything you need."
Yao Xiaotian shocked Xiao Yan once again, making Xiao Yan feel that he was too ignorant.
"No need, but your loyalty is indeed beyond my expectations." Xiao Yan raised his hand, and the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame surged from his palm, then transformed into an Ancient Heaven Snake, which attached itself to Yao Xiaotian.
"Thank you for your grace, Master!" Feeling the throbbing from his bloodline, Yao Xiaotian was overjoyed and immediately prostrated himself before Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan's lips twitched. He didn't want to say anything more to this shameless scoundrel, so he took Qing Lin and left without looking back.
Only after Xiao Yan left did Yao Xiaotian get up from the ground, stroking the Heavenly Serpent tattoo on his body with great joy, and then looking at the newly appeared mouth on the Yellow Spring Stele.
However, just as he released his Soul Power to make contact with the mouth, before he could even read the information within, an extremely powerful soul impact slammed into his soul.
"Puff!"
Yao Xiaotian suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body was also blasted away, falling off the altar in a sorry state.
"Sure enough, I made the right choice in clinging to this powerful figure."
After lying on the ground for a while to recover, Yao Xiaotian shook his head and gained a better understanding of the gap between himself and Xiao Yan.