The Dust Settled

Chi Huo Elder breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xuan Yi accept these things, and the weight in his heart slowly lifted.

Just then, Xuan Yi's voice continued, "I've been staying at the Liu Family's residence these past few days, and it's been quite pleasant. I've also spent a considerable amount of the Liu Family's Gold Coins and resources."

Upon hearing Xuan Yi's words, Chi Huo Elder's eyes darted around, and he instantly understood. He gritted his teeth and made a decision. "I can grant the Liu Family full control over the Space Wormhole for the next ten years, and they only need to pay 40% of the fees."

Upon hearing this condition, Liu Shan and the rest of the Liu Family gasped for breath, their faces beaming with uncontainable elation.

Previously, when these families managed the wormholes, they were required to hand over 80%, while their own families only received 20%.

Don't underestimate these 20%. The daily profits from the Space Wormhole are enormous, after all, it leads to the Pill Dan Domain, and the fees are not low.

This 20% profit, a month's profit, is enough to cover the profits of all the land in the city for three years.

Xuan Yi nodded in agreement. After all, the original purpose was to get this for the Liu Family and help Xiao Tian win people's hearts. Moreover, he had a good impression of the Liu Family, as they were people who knew how to repay kindness.

After all, in Central State, one still needs one's own network of connections. Not for any other reason than that there are some dirty or shady jobs that need to be done by others.

"Hmm!" Xuan Yi nodded slightly, then continued, "I pass through here from time to time. If I find out you're two-faced and playing tricks on me, I'll have to go to your Burning Flame Valley to talk to Tang Zhen and see how tough your neck really is."

Chi Huo Elder hurriedly nodded repeatedly. "I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare! I will definitely handle this matter well, and that kind of problem will absolutely not occur."

They acted as if they were afraid they weren't speaking fast enough, or the other person would change their mind.

Xuan Yi waved her hand, and the Purple Gold Token on the wall flew back into her hand. She looked at Chi Huo Elder: "You can discuss the rest with Family Head Liu."

After saying that, she and Xiao Tian left the hall. Once outside, they smiled at each other, reached out and held hands, and headed back towards their guest rooms, bathed in the setting sun.

After Xiao Tian and the others left, Chi Huo Elder hurriedly led the people of Burning Flame Valley, having already negotiated everything, out of the Liu Family and Tian Huang City, fearing that if they were even a step too slow, they would be killed.

In the Northwest Region, deep within a mountain range.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran hid in a large tree. In the area they were looking at, five members of the Wind Lightning Pavilion were constantly scanning every spot.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, looking at the five people not far away, a slight smile playing on his lips. Nalan Yanran, on the other hand, gently stroked the slender sword in her hand. He transmitted his voice to Nalan Yanran, saying, "Once they get a little closer, I'll take care of that Dou Zong, and you can take care of the rest."

Nalan Yanran gripped the slender sword in her hand and nodded heavily.

"Where the hell did it go?! This mountain range is so big, we've been searching for days and haven't found a single hair on it." A Wind Lightning Pavilion kicked aside a tree blocking his way.

"Damn it, this is exhausting! After completing the mission and getting the reward, I have to go find Xiao Qin and vent my frustrations." A slightly overweight disciple complained, then reached for his groin.

One of the tall, thin disciples patted the fat man on the shoulder and said with amusement, "Maybe your beloved Xiao Qin is being kicked around by someone else right now."

"Get the hell out of here!! Next time I'll kick your Xiao Fang out!!" the fat man retorted without hesitation.

"Alright, stop arguing. Search thoroughly. If they escape, none of you will get away with this," the middle-aged man in the lead said in a deep voice. "Besides, quite a few squads have already died at their hands. If you don't want to die, you'd better be on your guard."

Just as he finished speaking, a dark figure appeared in front of him without warning.

"Bang!"

Seeing the person who seemed to have appeared out of thin air, the middle-aged man at the Dou Zong level suddenly felt his pupils shrink. Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his chest—

"Eight Extremities Collapse!"

Xiao Yan's right fist, carrying a terrifying offensive force, slammed into the chest of the Dou Zong Xiao Yan, followed by the detonation of the accompanying hidden Dark Energy.

"Snap!"

The cracking sound of bones breaking rang out from the middle-aged man, accompanied by a muffled groan. The Dou Zong expert was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a large tree. The tree trunk shattered upon impact, sending wood chips flying everywhere!

Looking at the Dou Zong who had been sent flying, Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh, "The ability to appear and disappear unpredictably is still the most useful, especially the Ground Shrinking to an Inch given to me by Tian Ge."

Just as the others were stunned, Nalan Yanran appeared silently beside the four of them. A cold light flashed in her slender sword, and a cyan wind blade flew out from her sword.

The four of them were terrified when they saw the wind blade suddenly appear, but it was too late to react. They could only watch helplessly as the wind blade struck them.

The four men looked at their bodies, which had been cut in half, and wanted to say something, but it was too late.

Meanwhile, the Dou Zong, who had been severely injured and sent flying, struggled to get up.

However, all the bones in his chest were shattered, and his internal organs were damaged from the inside by the Dark Energy, making it extremely difficult to even circulate his Dou Qi.

He struggled to lift his head and looked at Xiao Yan walking towards him, gritting his teeth as he said, "You... how could you..."

"Nothing is impossible." Xiao Yan interrupted him directly, looking at him calmly. "You people from the Wind Lightning Pavilion, daring to hunt me down, should be prepared to die. Now you can die!!"

With a flick of his finger, a Glazed Flame suddenly shot out, transforming into a sharp cone that hurtled towards his opponent.

"No, no!!!" The middle-aged man was terrified when he saw Xiao Yan launch an attack. He tried to mobilize his Dou Qi, but in his severely injured state, he could only mobilize a pitiful amount of Dou Qi to defend himself.

The Glazed Flame instantly pierced his defenses and plunged directly into his brow. This flame contained the Fallen Heart Flame, which specifically targets the soul!

"Ah--!"

A piercing scream rang out from the man's mouth, startling the entire forest into a cacophony of screams as demonic beasts fled.

The piercing screams abruptly ceased. The Dou Zong expert's body convulsed violently a few times before becoming completely still, his eyes losing their color, clearly indicating that his soul had been obliterated.

"Clean and efficient, not bad, not bad." Xiao Yan came to Nalan Yanran's side, clapped his hands, and praised her.

Before Nalan Yanran reply, Xiao Yan continued, "Let's leave quickly, someone will be here soon. Let's find another place to ambush them."

Nalan Yanran sheathed her sword. Hearing Xiao Yan's words, she understood and chuckled, "No wonder you made him scream earlier. You were trying to lure him over so you could continue your ambush."