Two Years (Eight Thousand)

Just as Xiao Yan and the other two were absorbing the energy of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame within the flame and beginning to reap their harvest, the outside world had already been turned upside down.

The first anniversary of the Demon Flame Descends had passed. The grand spectacle of that day remained a hot topic among many people.

A year was neither long nor short, but quite a few things had still happened in the Middle Continent.

Not long after the Demon Flame Descends, Xiao Yan was trapped in the Demon Flame Space for an entire year, his life and death unknown. As a result, the reputation of the Flame Alliance had declined considerably.

After all, the Flame Alliance owed much of its current standing to Xiao Yan, the Pill Gathering Champion. Although the Flame Alliance's overall strength was formidable, without Xiao Yan, it still fell short of One Palace One Tower.

On top of that, even Xun Er was trapped in the Demon Flame Space. This meant that the Flame Alliance's ties with the Ancient Clan had also been severed, naturally stirring the thoughts of many people.

After all, the Flame Alliance's territory was simply too vast. It occupied countless inherited treasure lands, and it possessed no shortage of secret realms like the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool and the Nine Serene Yellow Spring.

The Beast Domain was especially notable. The Snake-People Empire occupied nearly half of the Beast Domain's territory. Although Cai Lin and Qing Lin were both extraordinarily powerful, Qing Lin was on the verge of becoming a Dou Sheng because of her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Thus, Cai Lin and the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent had joined forces to seal her away.

With only Cai Lin left, it was impossible for her to run around guarding