Xiao Yan Set His Sights on His "Good Senior Brother," Preparing to Kill Him and Take His Treasure

"Uncle Duo Ma, could you please tell me in detail about the current situation in the Black Corner Region?"

After a moment of silence, Xiao Yan asked.

After learning Xiao Yan's identity, Duo Ma became even more enthusiastic and immediately began to explain:

"The Black Corner Region has now been basically divided up by some powerful forces. Although they are still fighting each other for territory, there shouldn't be much change in the short term."

The Black Seal City we're heading to is under the jurisdiction of the 'Eight Fan Sect,' a long-established and extremely powerful force in the Black Corner Region. It's said that their leader, Yuan Yi, is among the top ten on the Black Corner Region's Black List. And this auction in Black Seal City is being hosted by the 'Eight Fan Sect'..."

Duo Ma drew a small circle with his finger around the area surrounding Black Seal City and said with a smile.

Duo Ma shook his head and said with a touch of emotion.

"As expected of the Black Corner Region, it's quite chaotic." Hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded and then asked, "Who are the top-ranked individuals on the Black List? How strong are they?"

"The first and second ranked individuals are too mysterious, and very few people have seen them, so I don't know much about them either. However, the third ranked one is an extraordinary powerhouse. He only became the third ranked person on the Black List a year ago. It is said that his strength has already reached the Peak Dou Emperor, and he is also extremely proficient in Alchemy. He can be called the number one alchemist in the Black Corner Region, so most people respectfully call him the 'Medicine Emperor.' His real name seems to be Han Feng."

After a moment of contemplation, Duo Ma spoke slowly.

"Laugh!"

Just after Duo Ma finished speaking, Xiao Yan's fingers, hidden in his sleeve, suddenly trembled violently. A few eerie white flames burst forth from the black ring on his finger, eventually burning a small hole through the car panel where his finger was hanging.

The sudden change in the ring caused Xiao Yan's expression to change slightly, but fortunately, his sleeve concealed it, so Duo Ma on the other side did not notice the change.

"Teacher, are you alright?"

Xiao Yan gently stroked the black ring with his fingers, thinking to himself, "The ring's unusual movement earlier was clearly because Old Yao inside had suddenly become agitated after hearing that wicked disciple's name."

"It's nothing, I just didn't expect him to have made quite a name for himself over the years..."

The Old Yao's voice sounded somewhat somber.

"Young friend Xiao Yan, are you alright?"

Seeing Xiao Yan's sudden change in expression, Duo Ma across from him couldn't help but ask with concern.

"It's nothing." Xiao Yan smiled and was about to speak when he suddenly noticed a commotion outside the carriage. Exclamations of alarm came through the carriage. "Attention everyone! Black Windstorm is coming! Quickly prepare to stop the carriage! Be careful not to get separated or lose your way!"

"Black Windstorm? What bad luck, we've run into one again." Hearing the exclamations outside, Duo Ma's expression changed slightly, but he wasn't extremely panicked. He said to Xiao Yan, "Young friends, let's get out of the car first. As long as we take precautions, this kind of Black Windstorm, which isn't too big, shouldn't pose much of a danger."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan, along with Xiao Yi Xian, lifted the carriage curtain and jumped down. Looking up, he discovered that the sky, which had been clear just a dozen minutes ago, was now completely obscured by a strange black mist. Looking ahead, his vision was severely blocked. No wonder Duo Ma said that if they encountered Black Windstorm, even a map would be of no use!

However, right now, he is more concerned about other things.

Han Feng, his "good senior brother"!

He has quite a few good things: a high-level Storage Ring, the Sea Heart Flame, the Myriad Beast Cauldron...

Damn it, we have to find a way to kill this beast.

"Hehe, don't worry, I checked the wind direction, it's not very strong, which is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune." Duo Ma laughed beside Xiao Yan, "Although the Black Windstorm is the most frustrating weather on the Black Domain Great Plain, it's still much better than those brutal Black Bandits. At least, if you're lucky enough to encounter Black Windstorm, you can still save your life, but if you encounter an army of tens of thousands of Black Bandits, you'll probably just have to wait to die."

"Tens of thousands? There can't possibly be that many people?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian asked with some surprise.

This was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing. In the past, her scheming and infighting with those old poison masters in the Chu Yun Empire had caused her to miss out on quite a few exciting things.

Soon, the dim sky turned completely dark in an instant. Then, a howling wind suddenly swept down from the sky, and some smaller people were blown around by the wind, their bodies swaying wildly. They were so frightened that they quickly grabbed onto anything nearby.

The convoy, linked together, was arranged in a circle, with everyone hiding inside. The people in the circle had their weapons driven deep into the ground, fixing their bodies in place like nails.

The pitch-black darkness enveloped everyone, and amidst the howling wind, no one could sense whether anyone was beside them.

Kneeling on one knee, Xiao Yan slammed the Heavy Profound Ruler into the ground, then hid behind the large ruler, gripping the handle with one hand and holding Xiao Yi Xian in his arms.

However, the Black Windstorm came suddenly and went very quickly.

Soon after, a faint ray of sunlight pierced the darkness, and the previously gloomy sky regained its light, while the gale completely dissipated.

The group continued on their journey.

After that, nothing else happened on the journey. After the convoy left the Black Domain Great Plain, it traveled for nearly two more hours along mountain roads before finally seeing in the distance a vast city made of black boulders. Its outline was faintly visible, and at the city's four gates, one could vaguely see countless tiny black dots, like ants, gathering and surging into the city's gaping dark maw.

"Hehe, look, this is Black Seal City. With the auction coming up, many forces and powerful figures from the surrounding area will be coming here. After all, every year's auction features some very rare and valuable items. If you are interested, you can go and take a look and broaden your horizons."

Standing on the carriage, Duo Ma looked at the distant city and smiled as she spoke to Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian beside her.

Upon arriving in Black Seal City, Duo Ma gave Xiao Yan a detailed map of the Black Corner Region and also gave him and Xiao Yi Xian five thousand gold coins each as a reward.

There were also some packages for Instructor Xi Wei, but Xiao Yan didn't see what was inside.

With the money, they booked a superior room and then went together to the Thousand Medicine Workshop in the city.

Xiao Yan needed to buy some medicinal herbs for alchemy, while Xiao Yi Xian needed some poisonous herbs, saying she wanted to cultivate Dou Technique. Xiao Yan didn't understand much about them, but he just paid for them.