Staring at the faint cold light above his head, Xiao Yan retracted his gaze and turned to look at everything under the Cave Hall.
The cool shimmer fell on the surrounding rocks, illuminating the huge Cave Hall.
Xiao Yan was not in a hurry to go in. Although it was a relic left by the predecessors, there was no guarantee that there would not be any mechanism set up to prevent outsiders from disturbing it.
"... What's wrong?"
Nalan Yanran seldom wanders outside. When he leaves Yun Lan Sect, he either visits his family in the Imperial Capital or participates in some necessary sect activities on behalf of his master.
For example, if that incident had not happened to Salt City, she would probably have been sent by the teacher to celebrate the birthday of the Mo Family's Mo Cheng Elder.
It's just that what happens next is known to the whole country Gama Empire.
Salt City and Mo Family did not know where they offended the evil god. In the end, no one was left in the entire family, their meridians burst and their heads blossomed.
As a result, the entire Salt City was covered in the disgusting and sticky smell of blood for more than a month, which shocked Gama Empire Royal Family and Yun Lan Sect. They must find the real culprit who caused this tragedy no matter what.
It's just that all this has nothing to do with her. She just heard about it, and she doesn't know what happened.
She just subconsciously felt a little strange. After all, she knew exactly who the strong ones were among the Gama Empire, but there was really no one who could do such a thing silently.
I guess it can only be done by strong people outside the empire... That's really weird. If it's a strong person outside the empire, how could it be possible for the Mo Family, who is just Dou Ling to be in charge?
Xiao Yan's words immediately brought back Nalan Yanran's thoughts. "Any relic left by the predecessors will most likely have some traps and mechanisms, some may just be warnings, and some may be deadly things at first sight."
Xiao Yan stretched out his hand, and the dim yellow flames in his hand gradually gathered into a beast spirit, rushing straight towards the end of the Cave Hall.
There were no toxins in the air here, and the dark purple flame burning quietly at Xiao Yan's fingertips was extinguished.
Nalan Yanran looked at the strange-colored flames emerging from Xiao Yan's hands with some curiosity.
It always pays to know yourself and your enemy.
Although there really wasn't much to talk about with Liu Ling, during the exchange with him, Nalan Yanran also gained some understanding of some of the common sense of alchemists.
For example, Dou Qi The deeper the flame, the more proficient it is.
This is not just limited to alchemists, most of those who practice fire attribute techniques will also apply to such rules.
But this is the first time Nalan Yanran has seen two different colors of flames appear on the same person.
Two different colors, dim yellow and deep purple, swirled together and gradually disappeared at the end, which made Nalan Yanran very curious.
Could it be that this is the rumored Heavenly Flames?
Nalan Yanran couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He heard that Pill King Gu He had summoned many powerful people from the Gama Empire a few days ago to go to Tagor Desert to look for Heavenly Flames, but they returned in vain.
... I didn't expect to meet him in a place like this.
Nalan Yanran crosses his arms, maybe the origin of Heavenly Flames has something to do with her, right? If she treats herself like this, it is naturally impossible for her to treat Xiao Yan any worse.
"It seems there is no mechanism, let's go."
When the beast spirit turned into a ball of dim flames and flew back to Xiao Yan's fingertips, he raised his head and said.
"Yeah."
Nalan Yanran said nothing and just followed silently.
Regarding this Qingran Guniang, Xiao Yan did have some thoughts about chatting with her, but whenever he secretly caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye, she always seemed to keep away from strangers and deliberately kept a distance from him, with a slight hostility.
Xiao Yan felt aggrieved for no reason. He didn't seem to have done anything, right?
But Nalan Yanran didn't give him this chance. They passed through the huge Cave Hall and reached the depths of the Cave Hall.
At the same time, they all noticed the huge Blue Crystal above their heads. Xiao Yan couldn't help but subconsciously raised their heads and looked at the huge Blue Crystal carefully. The material like ice that had not melted for thousands of years gave off an icy blue light, which was deep but translucent.
He couldn't help but wonder what this thing was. It couldn't be something like Moonlight Stone. Xiao Yan still had some discernment.
The space they are in now is not so much the Cave Hall under the cave as it is just an interlayer between the rock formations and the huge crystal above their heads.
"Teacher, do you know what this is?"
Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask.
Yao Lao pondered for a moment, but did not rush to answer.
"I can guess it more or less, but I still need to confirm whether it is what I guessed."
Yao Lao's words made Xiao Yan raise his eyebrows.
"You should continue walking inside first. Even if this thing is really what I know, it is not something you can use at will."
Yao Lao shook his head and said immediately.
"Oh..."
Xiao Yan nodded. Although he was confused, he didn't take it too seriously. After all, compared to the strange scenery in front of him, what he cared about more was what was buried here.
It's not some legendary technique or Dou Technique, but the secret here.
In Xiao Yan's knowledge, he came to Wutan City when he was very young and grew up there.
Even from the mouths of the elders, they only vaguely knew that when grandpa was still alive, Xiao Clan was a big family located in Gama Imperial Capital, which was comparable to several big families in the imperial capital today.
This is his memory.
However, through the small piece of cloth Wan Guniang gave him, and having his own blood connection with it, Xiao Yan realized that the roots of his family may be much more than that.
Thinking about it, if the ruins here were really established by his predecessors, then they would probably be relics that had long been forgotten among the oral traditions of their fathers.
Only if his surname is engraved in the blood can he awaken it at this moment.
But this is just Xiao Yan's speculation, not the truth.
He could only vaguely feel everything he had felt before and barely guessed that maybe Xiao Clan had suffered some changes before he came to the Gama Empire after that.
And his actions at this moment are tantamount to verifying the authenticity of this speculation.
Walking in the cave, Xiao Yan noticed that there were rock walls all around the cave that were burned by flames, melted into magma, and then solidified again.
This trace is particularly obvious but also very strange. The rock structure inside the Cave Hall is clear, but this trace still exists...
While walking towards the deepest part of the cave, Xiao Yan couldn't help but stop.
"What's wrong?"
Nalan Yanran asked behind Xiao Yan.
"Nothing, it's just that there might have been a violent fire in this cave before we came."
Xiao Yan struck the stone pillar that melted halfway and then stopped suddenly, and said.
"Then if you think about it, is it possible that everything that was left here in the past was burned cleanly?"
"—Not necessarily."
Xiao Yan took back his palm and said, "We haven't finished exploring it yet, and we are not in a hurry to draw a conclusion."
"Is this... really a relic left by the people of the past?"
The two continued to walk inside, but Nalan Yanran took the initiative to break the somewhat strange silence between them after a long silence.
The doubts in her heart naturally had their reasons. It was not that she really doubted Xiao Yan, but she realized that if Black-Corner Region had left the remains of the Xiao Clan here, what kind of existence did Xiao Clan once have?
Xiao Clan turns out not to be a family from the Imperial Capital?
The doubts in your mind will soon lead to different answers, and new questions will emerge.
"Of course I didn't lie to Qingran Guniang - but if you don't believe it, then there's nothing I can do."
"That's not the case."
Nalan Yanran shook her head subconsciously. She didn't know why. Although she didn't like Xiao Yan very much, she somehow didn't doubt Xiao Yan's character.
--Why.
Nalan Yanran himself felt a little weird when he reacted.
Perhaps because she had the courage to divorce her in front of the Xiao Clan people, she subconsciously realized what kind of person he would be.
Regarding this point, Yao Wan actually mentioned it to her more than once.
Because of this, now that he has learned to restrain his sharpness and temper, Nalan Yanran has gradually learned the calm thinking that Yao Wan said.
If you put aside your stance, Xiao Yan's original behavior was understandable and even fit her temper very well. It's just that she happened to be the villain who played the role.
Because of this, Nalan Yanran, apart from being hostile to Xiao Yan as an opponent, doesn't have any resentment. If anything, he might be a little jealous.
After all, it was the person in front of her who met her first, and it was largely because of him that she met her. If not, there wouldn't have been much interaction between her and Yao Wan.
From this perspective, Nalan Yanran really can't say whether she should thank him or hate him.
"Let's go inside first and see what's going on."
Xiao Yan said, Nalan Yanran followed immediately.
"... How did you and her meet?"
This question has been lingering in Nalan Yanran's mind for a long time, but after brewing in silence for a long time, she finally couldn't bear the curiosity in her heart and couldn't help but ask.
"This..."
On the way, Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, but didn't know where to start.
"What's wrong? It's not convenient to say?"
Nalan Yanran's tone was slightly raised, so she didn't say anything. Anyway, she just asked casually, nothing special.
"Ahem——"
Xiao Yan coughed lightly, and then said, "It's not inconvenient... forget it, since Miss Qing Ran wants to hear..."