Old Yao's Regret, Yue Mei

"Senior Su!"

Xiao Yan was astonished.

"A Sixth-tier Magical Beast!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King's imposing presence left Xiao Ding and Xiao Li terrified. What shocked them even more was that their third brother seemed to know the master of this terrifying magical beast?

Boom.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King folded its wings, stirring up a gust that sent sand and dust flying as its four limbs landed firmly on the ground.

Su Yun's figure flickered. Before the Xiao Family Three Brothers could react, the white-robed youth had appeared before them.

Xiao Yan clasped his hands and smiled. "What a coincidence. Why have you come to the desert as well?"

Su Yun smiled faintly. "I came looking for you."

"Ah?"

Xiao Yan was even more surprised. What had he done to warrant Su Yun making a personal trip?

"Do you still remember the name Hai Bodong?"

Xiao Yan nodded. "I met that old gentleman at a Map Shop in the desert."

"Hai Bodong is working under me now."

With a flip of his palm, Su Yun held the Fragmented Map in his hand. "You have the other half, don't you?

"I'll help Hai Bodong break the seal on him. The agreement between you two is null and void from this point on."

Xiao Yan smiled awkwardly. "So you came for that Fragmented Map."

To put it bluntly, he had only obtained half of the Fragmented Map by forcibly taking Hai Bodong's belongings. Now that Su Yun had exposed the matter, Xiao Yan could not help feeling ashamed.

"Mm."

Su Yun remained calm and silent, waiting for Xiao Yan's choice.

Xiao Yan hesitated. According to his teacher, the Fragmented Map contained clues to a powerful Heavenly Flame, and he did not really want to hand it over to Su Yun.

But the means by which he had obtained half the map had not been honorable to begin with. It did not seem right to refuse either...

Unable to make up his mind, Xiao Yan simply asked Old Yao in his heart, "Teacher, should I give this Fragmented Map to Senior Su... Teacher, Teacher!"

Old Yao did not respond for a long time. Only then did Xiao Yan realize that when Su Yun appeared, his teacher seemed to have cut off contact with him!

"Don't want to give it up?"

Su Yun's gaze shifted slightly as he glanced at the ring on Xiao Yan's finger, the movement so subtle it was almost imperceptible.

"Of course not!"

Xiao Yan felt a chill in his heart. Since meeting his teacher, he had never encountered such a situation.

His teacher was avoiding Senior Su!

Sometimes, no answer was the best answer. No matter how reluctant he was, Xiao Yan still handed the other half of the Fragmented Map to Su Yun.

"Not bad."

Su Yun nodded in satisfaction. The kid knew what was good for him.

"Hai Bodong said you came here in search of a Heavenly Flame. Did you find anything?"

Xiao Yan's thoughts stirred, and he immediately had an idea. Senior Su wanted to condense a Poison Pill and also needed to collect Heavenly Flames. Perhaps...

He hurriedly took a Seven-Colored Scale from his Storage Ring.

"I just reached the place where the Heavenly Flame was located, but unfortunately, it was already gone. Only this was left behind."

Su Yun took it and examined it carefully before saying, "This Snake Scale carries the lingering aura of a Peak Dou Emperor... Do you know who it belongs to?"

"It belongs to Queen Medusa!"

Before Xiao Yan could speak, the Amethyst Winged Lion King said, "Master, there can be no mistake. This definitely fell from Medusa's body!

"Decades ago, when the Snake-People Tribe went to war with the Jia Ma Empire, I saw Medusa fight Jia Xing Tian."

Su Yun chuckled. "What a coincidence. She was also the one who placed the seal on Hai Bodong."

Xiao Yan's mind raced. When the snipe and clam fought, the fisherman profited. The muddier the situation became, the greater his chance of obtaining the Heavenly Flame.

Su Yun asked Xiao Yan, "Was this Heavenly Flame the Green Lotus Core Flame?"

Xiao Yan was surprised. "How did you know, Senior?"

"When I first arrived here, this place felt familiar...

"Back then, in my search for the Nether Poison Flame, I traveled across the continent and came here once. Beneath the underground magma, I found an immature Green Lotus Core Flame.

"I knew it had not been easy for it to grow, so I did not harvest it. By now, it should have matured. It seems that it truly is the one from a thousand years ago."

A storm of shock rose within Xiao Yan's heart. They had been the latecomers all along—Senior Su had come here a thousand years ago!

Ding!

Your lie made Old Yao, Xiao Yan, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King believe it completely. Judged as brazen nonsense, you obtained 100 Truth Points.

Remaining Truth Points: 41004.

"Fine. I'll simply go ask Queen Medusa for it."

Su Yun looked indifferent as he stepped into the air, sending circular ripples through the void, and landed atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King's head.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King let out a long roar and shot into the sky. Without waiting for Su Yun's command, it headed toward the Snake-People Tribe.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li finally relaxed from their rigid states. Just now, they had barely dared to breathe.

The white-robed young expert had seemed approachable enough, but the pressure radiating from the Amethyst Winged Lion King was more than ordinary people could bear.

Xiao Ding could not help asking, "Third Brother, who was that?"

Xiao Yan smiled. "Big Brother is so clever. Can't you guess?"

"He wore white robes and used the Amethyst Winged Lion King as a mount... He really was that Sixth-grade Alchemist from the Imperial Capital!"

Xiao Ding clicked his tongue in amazement. They had actually come into close contact with the empire's legendary figure.

"Sigh, you shouldn't have told him about the Green Lotus Core Flame."

Old Yao's voice rose in Xiao Yan's mind.

"Teacher, you finally came out. I thought something had happened to you."

Xiao Yan hurriedly said.

Old Yao's tone was grave. "If he discovered my existence, then something truly terrible would happen!"

Xiao Yan did not realize the severity of the matter. "No way. You weren't this cautious before in the Magical Beast Mountain Range!"

"Things are different now. Just now, he walked through the air without unfolding Dou Qi Wings. He has returned to the Dou Zong realm.

"On top of that, he is a Sixth-grade Alchemist with powerful soul perception. If I am even slightly careless, he will discover me!"

Dou Zong!

Xiao Yan was stunned, and he understood why Old Yao had said he could not reveal the Heavenly Flame's whereabouts to Su Yun.

For the snipe and clam to fight, both sides had to be evenly matched for a third party to benefit!

With Su Yun's current strength, he could likely suppress the entire Snake-People Tribe by himself.

"Since things have come to this, hurry and follow him! This is my fault too. Back then, to escape, I gave him the Poison Pill Method. I really brought this upon myself!"

Deep within the Tagor Desert lay the home of the snake people. It was an absolute forbidden zone for humans, a place few could reach, yet today it welcomed an uninvited guest.

Roar—!

The Amethyst Winged Lion King unleashed an earthshaking thunderous roar, its sound waves shattering the clouds. Its terrifying aura immediately put the Snake-People Tribe on alert.

"Enemy attack!"

Numerous snake people instantly gathered, weapons in hand as they stared fixedly at the Amethyst Winged Lion King overhead.

"Amethyst Winged Lion King, the Magical Beast Mountain Range and the Tagor Desert have always kept out of each other's affairs. What are you doing in the Snake-People Tribe?"

Yue Mei condensed her Dou Qi Wings and flew up to the same height as the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

"A human!"

Yue Mei's expression changed slightly as she finally noticed Su Yun standing atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King's head.

Su Yun's expression was indifferent. "With your cultivation, you are not qualified to speak with This Sect Master. Kneel and take your leave."