Setting out for the Central Plains

Xiao Yu looked at Lin Qingge and said, "The Heavenly Snake Mansion has always been a long-established power in this Northwest region. Although Lin Guannan made a mistake, I have already punished him. Considering that your Heavenly Snake Mansion and Qing Lin still have some relationship, I will not eliminate your Heavenly Snake Mansion this time. You'd better watch yourselves!"

Xiao Yu's chilling voice echoed in the sky, while White Fang and Lu Man thought to themselves, "He's still as domineering as ever, but he certainly has the power to back it up now. Even the Mansion Lord can't beat him. This monster!"

However, the two of them were even more grateful at this moment, because they had developed some feelings for Xiao Yu back then because of Qing Lin, which saved the Heavenly Snake Mansion from disaster today.

Lin Qingge stared blankly at her son, who had fallen unconscious in the pit, her face deathly pale. She felt no desire for revenge whatsoever. Xiao Yu glanced at Lin Qingge slowly before saying to the others, "Let's go!"

Immediately, Xiao Yu led the people from the Underworld and Yun Yun and the other women out of the Heavenly Snake Mansion and headed towards Maple City in the Black Corner Region.

Maple City.

After everyone returned, Ya Fei said, "We have finished inventorying all the stockpiles of the Black Emperor Sect and the Magic Flame Valley, but there aren't many valuable items among them. I suspect that a lot of things have been hidden away. However, now that all the key figures of the Black Emperor Sect and the Magic Flame Valley are dead, it may not be possible to find everything in the near future!"

Xiao Yu frowned slightly, then his gaze fell on Zi Yan beside him. He grabbed her and chuckled, "Little Zi Yan, why don't you go take a look and find some treasure while you're at it?"

Zi Yan wrinkled her nose sharply and said, "What? You've thought of me now? Didn't you think I was weak?"

Xiao Yu smiled helplessly, "No way! You're a treasure of our Underworld. Everyone knows you're the best at finding treasures. How about this: you can choose any few items from all the treasures you find?"

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan's eyes lit up immediately. Xiao Yu chuckled inwardly, "Still the same money-grubber she always was, she can't resist the mention of medicinal herbs!"

Zi Yan clenched her little fists hesitantly and said, "Alright then, since you're so sincere, I'll go take a look!"

Afterwards, Ya Fei led Zi Yan and a group of people from the Mittel Family back to the territory of the two sects.

Xiao Yu didn't care about these things. Instead, he led Protector Qiu directly into a secret room. He wanted to obtain more information about the Soul Hall through Protector Qiu, such as the branch palaces of the Soul Hall in Central Plains.

After a night of interrogation, Xiao Yu even used his own soul to search for Protector Qiu's soul. Unfortunately, although Protector Qiu was also a Venerable Elder, he was the lowest-ranking one. Therefore, he only knew the location of his own branch hall and had no idea about the other branch halls.

"The Soul Hall's secrecy is truly impressive; we can't find any useful information at all!" Xiao Yu muttered to himself as the Chaos Flame engulfed the dying Protector Qiu, instantly reducing him to Nihility.

After resolving the Soul Hall's troubles, Xiao Yu felt much more relaxed. Meanwhile, in the forbidden areas of the two sects on the other side, under Zi Yan's guidance, Ya Fei found a lot of the sects' treasures, including cultivation techniques, Dou Technique, and many precious medicinal herbs. As expected of the old power in the Black Corner Region.

Xiao Yu took two items from these things: one was the scroll for refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet, and the other was a Kui Xin Grass. This grass was a seventh-grade medicinal herb. Although it was only seventh-grade in terms of quality, it could be used to refine an Grade Eight Pills, and it was also a main ingredient!

After obtaining some medicinal herbs, Zi Yan urged Xiao Yu to quickly refine them into pills. Xiao Yu naturally knew that she was about to break through, so he refined the herbs into pills. After Zi Yan swallowed them, she fell into a deep sleep.

Over the next three months, Xiao Yu devoted all his energy to alchemy. It is worth mentioning that Yao Yue, Huo Yue'er, and Xin Lan also made great progress in alchemy under Xiao Yu's guidance. Huo Yue'er, in particular, broke through to the Fifth-grade Alchemist.

During this time, Xiao Yu also successfully refined Seventh-grade Pill and officially became a Seventh-grade Alchemist. Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, Xiao Yu summoned Yun Yun, Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Ya Fei together, and said to the women, "I plan to go to Central Plains in half a month. In the meantime, you should all settle your own affairs as soon as possible, and then we'll set off together!"

Yun Yun asked in surprise, "Are we going to Central Plains now?"

Xiao Yu said, "It's about time. We originally promised Xun'er we'd meet in two years, but that's already much later. We'll need some time to adjust when we get to Central Plains, so it's better to go as soon as possible!"

The women nodded in agreement, as they also wanted to visit Central Plains.

Xiao Yu then informed his father, elder brother, and second elder brother about the matter. Xiao Yan had not yet emerged from seclusion, and they would inform him again when it was time to depart.

Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Although we have all greatly improved in strength, we are still somewhat lacking when it comes to Central Plains, so we won't hold you back. But don't worry, we will definitely protect the Xiao Clan's assets in the Black Corner Region!"

Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "Of course I believe in Father and Elder Brother!"

Xiao Li, looking somewhat dejected, said, "This time, it seems we won't see each other for a long time!"

The distance between Central Plains and the Northwest Region can no longer be measured by flight distance; they need to use Space Wormhole to reach them. This time, they probably won't be able to meet again for two or three years.

However, Xiao Yu laughed heartily and said, "Second brother, what are you saying? Don't you know my strength? I'm number one in the Northwest. If we go to the Central Plains, I can make a name for myself the fastest, and then bring you all over!"

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li felt a pang of sadness as they looked at the smiling Xiao Yu. As the eldest and second eldest brothers, they could only grow up under the protection of their younger brother, which made them feel very sad.

Xiao Yu stepped forward and hugged his two elder brothers, saying, "Don't worry, once everything is resolved, I believe the Xiao Clan family will be able to go anywhere in this Dou Qi Continent!"

"Hahaha!" The three brothers immediately looked at each other and laughed.

Over the next two weeks, Xiao Yu made many arrangements in the Underworld. As for the Mittel Family, Ya Fei officially stepped down as the patriarch. Now that she had reached the Peak Dou Emperor, she gradually put aside family affairs. When she stepped down, Ya Fei found that she felt much lighter, and even the shackles had loosened a bit.

Within half a month, Xiao Yu also emerged from seclusion, his strength having increased to a higher level, which provided an extra layer of security for his journey to Central Plains.

Xiao Yu also went to the Jia Nan Academy to greet Great Elder Su Qian. Xin Lan was also with them to Central Plains this time, and she was there to guide them. Otherwise, they would be completely lost in Central Plains!