Nothing happened that night.
The next morning, after Qing Lin woke him, Xiao Yan began contemplating the meaning of life—what, exactly, was the purpose of living?
Even after Qing Lin ran off with a flushed face, Xiao Yan was still holding Xiao Yi Xian as he pondered the question.
The Xiao Family held another grand wedding. The people of Wutan City had long since grown used to it; there was no other reason than that the Xiao Family had had rather a lot of major events over the past few years.
After recovering from his injuries and regaining his Seven Star Dou Emperor cultivation, Hai Bodong was asked by Xiao Yan to lead some members of the Mittel Family into the Black Corner Region. On the surface, they would continue doing business and holding auctions, while secretly searching for Fragmented Maps.
Naturally, Hai Bodong agreed without hesitation. He immediately began gathering men and making preparations to depart, only for Xiao Yan to hold him back and stuff a Sect Breaking Pill and several fifth-grade healing pills into his hands.
Hai Bodong was instantly fired up. Within days of arriving in the Black Corner Region, he looted Black Seal City, wiped out the Eight Fan Sect, and decisively established a Xiao Clan, taking the Eight Fan Sect's place.
While tallying the spoils, Hai Bodong delightedly discovered a "useless" Fragmented Map that had failed to sell several times. He personally delivered it to Xiao Yan, leaving Xiao Yan with three of the four Fragmented Maps.
Jia Xing Tian asked Xiao Yan to refine a Primordial Bone Shaping Pill to heal the injuries of the guardian Magical Beast, the Surging Dragon Beast.
The Surging Dragon Beast was already equivalent to a seven- or eight-star Dou Emperor. After giving it some thought, Xiao Yan