Leaving

'Day 63: You took Qing Lin and Hai Bodong to the Black-Corner Region.'

'Day 71: Above the site where the Green Lotus Core Flame had emerged in the Tager Desert, a female Dou Emperor and a sixth-tier Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor suddenly appeared. They seemed to be confirming something, and before long, they set off in pursuit of you and Qing Lin.'

'Day 80: You sensed two Dou Emperor-level auras gradually approaching. Knowing they were likely from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, and unwilling to hand Qing Lin over, you used Heavenly Flames to envelop her and conceal her aura. With all your strength, you unleashed Lightning Flash Thunder Sound, turning into a streak of purple light with Hai Bodong and Qing Lin and leaving the two Dou Emperors behind. Hai Bodong was shocked by your movement technique.'

'Day 100: You arrived at Black-Seal City, governed by the Eight-Fan Sect, and learned that they would soon hold an earth-tier auction. You handed a Dou Ling Pill, an Emperor-Extreme Pill, an Emperor-Breaking Pill, and an Ancestor-Breaking Pill to the auction house for sale.'

'Day 110: The auction began. You took Qing Lin and Hai Bodong there. At the auction, you obtained Serpent-Scale Soft Armor and several medicinal ingredients for refining sixth- and seventh-grade pills. Your pills sparked a fierce scramble among the many Dou Emperors present. The four pills sold for the astronomical price of over twenty-eight million gold coins, with the Ancestor-Breaking Pill alone fetching more than fifteen million.'

'Day 418: You broke through to a six-star Dou Emperor. After taking the Emperor-Extreme Pill, you advanced to a seven-star Dou Emperor and became a high-level Dou Emperor powerhouse.'

'Day 1464: Because of your existence as a Sixth-grade Alchemist, Medicine Emperor Han Feng's standing had declined. He decided to attack Jia Nan Academy early, seize the Fallen Heart Flame, break through to Dou Zong, and then deal with you.'

'Day 1480: Medicine Emperor Han Feng enlisted the mysterious Dou Zong powerhouses ranked first and second on the Black List. Together with the Gold and Silver Elders and sixteen Dou Emperor- and Dou Wang-level experts from various factions, they headed for Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy.'

'Day 1482: You, Hai Bodong the seven-star Dou Emperor, Bai Ya the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, and Lv Man of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion followed Han Feng's group from afar. This time, you intended to secretly infiltrate the Heaven-Burning Qi-Refining Tower and seize the Fallen Heart Flame. Your sole objective was the Fallen Heart Flame.'

'Day 1483: A Dou Zong from Jia Nan Academy and numerous Dou Emperor- and Dou Wang-level elders engaged Han Feng's side in a chaotic battle. However, Han Feng's side possessed three Dou Zong-level combatants. Several Jia Nan Academy elders died in battle. Although Han Feng's side also suffered casualties, defeating Jia Nan Academy's people was only a matter of time. While they were fighting, you had already slipped away alone beneath the Heaven-Burning Qi Refining Tower. You directly activated the Heavenly Fire Three-Mysterious Transformation, gaining the combat power of a high-level Dou Zong, and swiftly took the source of the Fallen Heart Flame.'

'Day 1515: You refined the Fallen Heart Flame in a cave deep within the magma beneath the Heaven-Burning Qi-Refining Tower. While refining it, you were ambushed by a Dou Zong-level Lizardman and died on the spot.'

'Ding. This simulation has ended.'

'Current selectable items: Poison Pill Method, Serpent-Scale Soft Armor, one million gold coins.'

'Please choose one.'

Xiao Jie stared silently at the three options before him, feeling utterly speechless. So many Heavenly Flame entries had appeared in this simulation, yet he still had not drawn one. The odds were far too low, but he had no choice except to choose from these three.

'Choose the Serpent-Scale Soft Armor.'

'Ding. Selection successful. Please collect it.'

Xiao Jie looked at the Serpent-Scale Soft Armor before him. After sighing, he put it on. Casting aside his frustration, he thought,

If I can't draw it in one simulation, then I'll try ten or twenty times. If that still doesn't work, I'll have to personally snatch it from Han Feng and Jia Nan Academy. But this time, I died to a sneak attack from a Lizardman deep in the magma while refining the Fallen Heart Flame.

To be safe, I can't refine the Fallen Heart Flame alone in the depths of the magma. I should take it and run. But Han Feng has two Dou Zongs, and the Gold and Silver Elders together can rival another Dou Zong. With Jia Nan Academy's First Elder, that makes four Dou Zongs in total. This is troublesome.

Though the Heavenly Fire Three-Mysterious Transformation can temporarily raise me to a high-level Dou Zong, defeating them and escaping quickly won't be easy. If I'm dragged out until the transformation ends, then with only the strength of a high-level Dou Emperor, I'll probably be beaten to death by those three Dou Zongs before long. Hai Bodong, Lv Man, and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor can only help me deal with the other Dou Emperors and Dou Wangs. I need a better plan. I can't take such a risk.

With that thought, Xiao Jie closed his eyes and entered cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed. After explaining things to his parents and leaving behind various pills and gold coins, Xiao Jie went to see Xiao Zhan, the clan leader.

Not long afterward, Xiao Jie quietly left the Xiao Clan from Xiao Zhan's residence.

Beneath a large tree in the courtyard of Xiao Xun'er's residence, a shadow emerged from the shade. He dropped to one knee before Xiao Xun'er and respectfully said,

"Miss, I saw Xiao Jie quietly leave the Xiao Clan from Xiao Zhan's residence. He did not alert anyone. It seems he intends to travel far."

"Mm, I understand. With his current cultivation as a high-level Dou Wang, it will be difficult for him to improve much in Wutan City. It is only natural that he would leave. You may go."

Xiao Xun'er nodded as she spoke.

"Yes."

After Ling Ying's voice rang out, he vanished once more into the tree's shadow.

Xiao Xun'er looked toward the distant sky and murmured,

"Xiao Jie..."