Return to the Black Corner Region

At dawn, watching Lin Ming and Zi Yan spread their wings and fly towards the sunrise, Miao Miao watched for a long time before stopping her gaze and then heading into the distance.

Meanwhile, as Lin Ming and Zi Yan left, in a lush, rocky Stone Mountain area, there was another person watching.

Within the Stone Mountain, many strange rocks stand. On these rocks, all sorts of poisonous plants grow. A faint fishy smell emanates from these poisonous plants, gathering and swirling around the Stone Mountain, thus forming a thin layer of miasma.

These miasmas are extremely poisonous; even ordinary Dou King Expert wouldn't dare to inhale them carelessly.

Occasionally, Poisonous Insect and snakes would dart past among the strange rocks. These poisonous creatures are quite rare in the outside world, but they are quite common here.

In the center of the Shi Lin, there is a small pool paved with black pebbles. Around the pool are four enormous snake heads. The snakes' mouths are wide open, and as they flick their tongues, streams of black liquid continuously overflow from them, eventually dripping into the pool.

Inside the pool was a pool of extremely black water. The water was so black that the bottom could not be seen with the naked eye, and even if one tried to invade it with Soul Power, it would be repelled.

A thin mist lingered around the pool, carrying a slightly fishy smell, clearly indicating that it was also highly poisonous.

Miao Miao, who had just arrived, saw the figure that had just left in the direction reflected in the misty pool and immediately quickened her pace to walk further inside.

"Little... Xiao Yi Xian, your... your hair!" Upon approaching the pool, Miao Miao was immediately startled to see Xiao Yi Xian, whose skin was as smooth as jade and whose hair was as white as ice, contrasting sharply with the dark pool water.

After all, she had only been gone for a few days, and Xiao Yi Xian's three thousand strands of beautiful hair had turned into these flowing silver threads. How could Miaomiao not exclaim in Miao Miao?

Hearing Miao Miao's exclamation, Xiao Yi Xian had been gazing into the distance from the pool, slowly turned her gaze away. At the same time, she whispered a message.

"This is the last time we'll part. From now on, I'll be able to help you too."

As the words fell and the Xiao Yi Xian disappeared back into the pool with a rustling sound, Miao Miao was once again shocked.

The aura that Xiao Yi Xian revealed after she finished speaking had already reached the Dou Ling Peak. Moreover, from the fluctuating energy within it, it was clear that Xiao Yi Xian was already attempting to break through to the Dou Wang.

Just over four months ago, Xiao Yi Xian was still at the High-level Dou Grandmaster cultivation. Now, only four months later, Xiao Yi Xian has already surpassed one major level and is even attempting to break through to the second. Such a cultivation speed is something no one would even dare to imagine. That's why Miao Miao, a Dou King Expert, showed such astonishment.

However, after sensing Xiao Yi Xian's aura, Miao Miao understood why Xiao Yi Xian's hair had turned white in the past few days.

Although Xiao Yi Xian possesses the Woeful Poison Body, which allows her to absorb toxins, even the Woeful Poison Body has its limits. Judging from Xiao Yi Xian's current improvement in cultivation, it has clearly exceeded the limits that the Woeful Poison Body can withstand.

As a being with Woeful Poison Body, one is naturally not afraid of toxins before the poison body erupts. However, the excess toxins that exceed the limit accumulate in the body, which is why Xiao Yi Xian's hair has turned white.

Miao Miao had originally come to tell Little Fairy Doctor that Lin Ming and the others had left, but now that she saw Little Fairy Doctor had already seen them, there was no need to say anything more. So, after Little Fairy Doctor disappeared into the pool, Miao Miao's figure also moved backward, retreating towards the outside of the stone forest.

Lin Ming was unaware of the changes in Xiao Yi Xian. At this moment, Lin Ming had already gone far away, found his direction and continued on his way with Zi Yan.

At this time, there were still four or five months until the Inner Academy Strong Ranking Tournament. Since Lin Ming and Zi Yan were both able to fly by Dou Qi Wings, they certainly wouldn't need that much time to travel. But Lin Ming still set off so early, which meant that he would stop by the mountains along the way to look for some medicinal herbs.

During these searches, it was inevitable that she would encounter some powerful Magical Beasts in the mountains. And through all this fighting, Zi Yan's special treasure-hunting ability allowed her to obtain quite a few rare medicinal herbs.

Of course, Lin Ming and Zi Yan's actions of vying for the medicinal herbs from these Magical Beasts inevitably provoke their resistance. The most dangerous incident involved directly attracting a Seventh Order super Magical Beasts. If Zi Yan hadn't noticed quickly and pulled Lin Ming away by briefly tearing through space, it's uncertain whether Lin Ming would have been able to escape.

After this incident, Lin Ming and Zi Yan became much more restrained. They no longer dared to casually venture into those mountains shrouded in extremely strong auras. Otherwise, if they were to accidentally provoke a Seventh Order super Magical Beasts one day and be killed by its claws, they would regret it immensely.

With the constant travel and search for various spiritual treasures, the tedium of the journey became much less. According to Lin Ming's calculations, it had probably been three or four months since he left the Chu Yun Empire.

Of course, during this time, in addition to obtaining many rare and precious treasures, Lin Ming's aura became increasingly fierce and dangerous after the long journey and the life-and-death battles with Magical Beasts in the Mountain Forest and forests over the past four months. His agility also improved.

Of course, the most important thing is that Xiao Yan's strength has improved through countless battles. His cultivation level, which was at the level of Nine-Star Dou King, has now reached the Dou Wang Peak. This is something that makes Lin Ming extremely excited.

For him, the nearly four months of traveling and living a life of enduring wind and rain in the Mountain Forest had indeed brought him many benefits.

After nearly four months of enduring wind and rain, the boundless mountain range finally disappeared from the horizon, and a vast, dark plain stretching to the horizon appeared in Xiao Yan and Zi Yan's view, like a huge black curtain covering the ground.

Looking at the somewhat familiar, vast black plain, Lin Ming and Zi Yan's flying figures finally came to a sudden stop. A look of relief and joy appeared on Lin Ming's face. Finally, he couldn't help but laugh loudly, and the laughter spread in all directions like rolling thunder.

"Black Corner Region, Jia Nan Academy, I, Lin Ming, have returned!"