The Queen Said She Would Protect Xiao Yan?

Swish!

Xiao Yan's figure swept across the Back Mountain of the Jia Nan Academy, his palm holding the Sea Heart Flame, which was sealed by a layer of pale white ice.

At this moment, the Sea Heart Flame had already been sealed off by Old Yao with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to prevent any mishaps when Xiao Yan devoured the Heavenly Flames later.

Xiao Yan was filled with excitement, unaware that someone was following him from the shadows. He felt the Sea Heart Flame in his palm and the Fallen Heart Flame within his body, which was just one step away from Fused Heavenly Flame. His eyes were full of anticipation.

That's wonderful!

Not only did he kill Han Feng, but he also obtained the Fallen Heart Flame and the Sea Heart Flame. On the way, he also erased the soul power in Han Feng 'Storage Ring and carefully examined its contents.

After probing for a moment, Xiao Yan slowly withdrew his attention from the Storage Ring. At this moment, there was an undisguised surprise in his eyes.

Although Han Feng was a beast, the good thing was that the things he had plundered in the Black Corner Region over the years were countless. There were quite a lot of medicinal herbs that were extremely rare in the outside world in his Storage Ring, and all kinds of cultivation techniques and Dou Technique scrolls were casually placed. Obviously, these were the items exchanged by those who came to him to ask him to refine pills.

In addition, there are many finished pills.

Unfortunately, the leader of the Eight Fan Sect was killed by Old Yao in a moment of carelessness; otherwise, he could have been put in charge of an auction to sell off everything he needed to...

Speaking of auctions...

Xiao Yan's eyes were somewhat dazed as he recalled the alluring figure of the ice dragon soaring behind him.

He almost forgot that the Sister Ya Fei he knew was no weak woman. It had been almost a year since he last saw her, and he wondered what level she had reached in her cultivation. He might consider having her open the Miteer Auction House in the Black Corner Region.

In any case, apart from the Demon Flame Valley, there is no other force in the Black Corner Region that Xiao Yan can take seriously.

However, given Sister Ya Fei's beauty, the dangers in the Black Corner Region are considerable. Let's wait and see. The Jia Ma Empire also needs her to be integrated.

Recalling the day they parted, when the woman held him in her arms and told him to keep a place for her in his heart, Xiao Yan felt somewhat fortunate.

The older sister is really caring; she basically didn't cause him any emotional distress and even helped him take care of the Xiao Family.

After this training session ends, I'll have to consider returning to the Jia Ma Empire.

Elder Hai's Restoration Purple Pill also needs to be returned.

I should also check out the beautiful teacher Yun Yun, and... my senior sister Nalan Yanran.

Just as Xiao Yan was pondering, Old Yao's voice suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

"Little one, this seclusion is no small matter. Fusing the Fallen Heart Flame, devouring the Heavenly Flames, advancing the Flame Mantra, and refining its power is no easy feat. You must also keep the aftereffects of the Heavenly Flames fusion in mind. As for this Sea Heart Flame, since it has been refined by Han Feng for many years, if you refine it immediately, you may suffer a considerable backlash. You must nurture it carefully. Even with the Great Sun Separation Fire Body as a backup, you still need to be extremely cautious!"

Hearing Old Yao's solemn words, Xiao Yan snapped out of his reverie, banished the images of beautiful women from his mind, and returned to his usual state of mind. After pondering for a moment, he said calmly:

"If that's the case, then there's no need to rush to refine the Sea Heart Flame. After refining the Fallen Heart Flame this time, I'll emerge from seclusion and return to the Jia Ma Empire on a flying magical beast. During this process, I'll try to nurture the Sea Heart Flame. Once we get back, I'll ask Elder Hai to create an ice cellar. That should greatly increase my chances of refining the Sea Heart Flame."

Although the Fallen Heart Flame caused him to self-destruct in a desperate attempt, wasting a lot of energy accumulated over many years, according to Xiao Yan's conservative estimate, refining it would give him a significant boost in cultivation to Five-Star Dou Wang.

There's one very troublesome thing: the fusion syndrome of Heavenly Flames can't be cured by ordinary pills.

Last time, the problem was only solved by blatantly bullying Queen Medusa, but the aftereffects of fusing three Heavenly Flames will likely be quite severe...

"Teacher, I don't care about anything else, but we have to find a way to deal with the aftereffects of the fusion of the Heavenly Flames, right?"

Xiao Yan said in a deep voice.

"Hmm... let me think about what kind of pill to use."

Upon hearing this, Old Yao fell silent. He hadn't expected Xiao Yan to be able to collect the Heavenly Flames so quickly...

"Hmm? We've arrived at our destination behind that mountain ahead."

Immediately afterwards, as if sensing something, the Old Yao spoke.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's spirits lifted, and he immediately climbed over a thousand-foot-high mountain before descending.

This is a secluded valley, but it exudes a cool and refreshing atmosphere.

The valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and at the bottom of the valley is a cold pool from which wisps of cold air rise, which can neutralize the violent high temperature of the Heavenly Flames to a certain extent. Although it cannot compare with the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, it is still quite good.

However, before Xiao Yan reveal himself, a strange fragrance wafted over, and a bewitching figure emerged from the space in front of him.

"Eh? Your Medusa? Why are you back at this hour?"

With Old Yao's protection, Xiao Yan was naturally not afraid of Queen Medusa, but he would still have to greet such a stunning woman with a smile.

"I've remembered something."

Queen Medusa, dressed in a red dress, looked at the black-robed youth before her with her beautiful eyes slightly lowered.

She was in the Inner Academy when the Fallen Heart Flame erupted, so she witnessed Xiao Yan Ghost Possession.

Now she understood why Xiao Yan seemed so respectful towards her on Xiao Yan days, but when things really got tense, he became so assertive and confident.

This kid is really fearless!

She really hadn't expected that the old man's strength had recovered to that level!

Although the old man seems to be able to use Xiao Yan's body to fight now, and his strength has not reached the Dou Zun level, even Five-Star Dou Zong expert is not easy for her to fight, not to mention that the Dou Zun can still unleash the terrifying strength of Eight-Star Dou Zong, as well as that terrifying Heavenly Flames!

But this time she came along not to settle scores with Xiao Yan or anything like that.

"Oh? What did you remember?"

Xiao Yan was somewhat curious.

"I remember now, it was because of you that I was trapped in the Underground Magma World beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. Later, you refined the Heavenly Flames and your strength skyrocketed, while I was weak because my body and soul had just merged, which is why you succeeded."

Queen Medusa may be ruthless in killing, but her ability to lie is no less impressive.

Actually, those weren't what she was remembering.

Instead...

"So, Your Medusa, you think that since I'm not refining the Heavenly Flames under the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower right now, you might not be offended by my words..." Xiao Yan continued, following Queen Medusa's train of thought, but immediately noticed the coldness rising in Queen Medusa's eyes, so he quickly changed his words, "Uh, I offended you, so I came to check on the situation?"

After she finished speaking, Queen Medusa remained somewhat noncommittal and said coldly:

"I didn't come to see you, it's just that the Heaven-Swallowing Python has been quite active lately, causing me some trouble, which is why I had to come back to find you, otherwise..."

Although Queen Medusa's tone was extremely cold, Xiao Yan still detected a hint of... tsundere?

"Alas, with Your Medusa's beauty, who can escape the allure of the mortal realm? I advise Your Medusa to go and wander around first. After the fusion of these Heavenly Flames, I still need to find a way to suppress them. If you were by my side, it wouldn't be a good thing."

Although he quite liked the Medusa's haughty little appearance, Xiao Yan didn't want anything to go wrong. After all, that would mean that Queen Medusa had been forced into a "second" situation.

Xiao Yan preferred things to happen when emotions ran deep and both parties were willing; that's what made for a beautiful and harmonious time.

Besides, he's still a child; it's not right for him to do that kind of thing.

Upon hearing this, Queen Medusa, seeing Xiao Yan's earnest admonition, initially wanted to rebuke him for his hypocrisy, but the words that came to her lips were:

"Hmph, you think you can teach me how to do things? Even if your strength has greatly increased, you will never be my match this time. I am going to stay here today to protect you. What are you going to do about it?"

After she finished speaking, she noticed that the boy's gaze towards her had become somewhat strange.

This...

This isn't right!

Could this be Queen Medusa?

This is clearly the haughty little wife.

"Very well, since Her Medusa has said so, Xiao Yan will accept her kindness. However, if you find anything amiss, you should leave quickly. I possess a Dou Technique that even Dou Zong expert would find difficult to withstand. If it were to injure you, that would not be pleasant."

Xiao Yan didn't know what Queen Medusa was up to, but he had said all he needed to say, and it wouldn't be good to keep rambling on.

After bowing to Queen Medusa, Xiao Yan descended into the valley and took out a medicine cauldron from Han Feng's Youhai Storage Ring.

The cauldron is crimson red and carved with lifelike images of ferocious beasts. When their ferocious mouths are wide open, one can faintly hear the roars of beasts emanating from within the cauldron.

The Myriad Beast Cauldron is also a top-grade medicine cauldron ranked on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking. Although it is not as good as the Black Demon of Old Yao, it is still considered a good cauldron.

At least until he could Ninth-Grade Pill, Xiao Yan no longer needed to worry about the embarrassing situation of his cauldron exploding again while he was refining pills.

That's actually a good thing...

The reason for taking out the medicine cauldron was, of course, because the Old Yao had found a way to resolve the aftereffects of the fusion of Heavenly Flames.

Seeing that Xiao Yan was about to get down to business, Queen Medusa was not idle at all. She actually cast a Space Lock, covering the entire valley. After sensing for a while and confirming that there were no traces of magical beasts, she slowly descended from the sky and stood at a distance from Xiao Yan. She leaned against the mountain wall and stared at Xiao Yan, who was holding the prescription and studying it carefully, looking somewhat lost in thought.

Actually, what she remembered was not the incident of being contradicted by Xiao Yan at the bottom of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower she had already briefly mentioned before.

Instead, some...

A scene that seemed somewhat absurd to her.

One was Xiao Yan, who was much older than him. He was seriously injured, and his wrists and hands were twisted horribly. Yet, he mustered the last bit of his Dou Qi and rushed out with red eyes. But she stopped him, preventing him from going to his death.

Another scene shows the boy cornering her against the wall and angrily berating her.

But the most outrageous scene was when she, dressed in a golden crown and embroidered robe, bowed to Xiao Yan, who was also wearing a festive red robe.

How could that be!

She's Queen Medusa, how could she marry such a shameless thief?

At such a young age, he's already learning bad habits and acting so disrespectfully towards himself; he doesn't act like a twelve-year-old at all!

Yet, she could clearly sense that at the moment she bowed down, she felt no displeasure or resentment, but rather a sense of being moved.

I don't understand...

Regardless, Queen Medusa realized something with a touch of resignation.

Now, she really couldn't bring herself to hurt Xiao Yan.

Even without the influence of the Heaven-Swallowing Python, it would be difficult for her to harbor murderous intent towards Xiao Yan again.

Sometimes, she couldn't help but think about Xiao Yan.

Therefore, she had actually returned to the Inner Academy long ago, observing from the shadows, or rather, protecting Xiao Yan.

This is also true of the previous concept of Dharma protectors.

These past few days, she's really seen quite a few interactions between Xiao Yan and those little girls.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like he's innocent.

But her mindset wasn't one of indifference or jealousy; rather, it was one of helplessness.

It's like, since there's nothing I can do about it, I might as well just let it be.

She knew why she felt that way.

From the perspective of Xiao Yan's wife, or rather, his wife, looking at these little vixens, one naturally feels a sense of helplessness, as if their own man is too outstanding and attracts many women.

Can...

My own man?

Who's family with him?!

The idea of him talking back to me is clearly not going to happen, so the idea of us becoming family is definitely nonsense.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

"Tsk, I never noticed before, this woman is quite good at changing her expression."

Although Xiao Yan was carefully studying the prescription, it wasn't difficult for him to spare some of his soul power to keep an eye on Queen Medusa, whose mental state was clearly not quite right.

"It's most likely related to you."

The Old Yao spoke with the air of someone who had been through it all.

"Me? No way..."

Xiao Yan's mind was still on the prescription. After casually replying, he put away the prescription and took out the necessary medicinal herbs from Han Feng's Storage Ring.

To resolve the aftereffects of the fusion of Heavenly Flames, a Fifth-grade Pill is needed.

This pill formula was found by the Old Yao apothecary after searching through Han Feng's collection; it's called the Jade Heart Pill.

Its function is actually quite simple: for a period of time after taking the elixir, one's mind becomes clear and pure, and one is immune to all evil influences. It is usually used to reduce the chance of going astray during cultivation.

Some high-level alchemists are said to take one of these pills before refining medicine to reduce their error rate and increase the success rate.

The Old Yao didn't have such a prescription.

His Alchemy had been honed over many years, so he didn't need such methods.

That's about it.

Xiao Yan glanced at the medicinal herbs floating around him, which had been absorbed by his soul power, smiled, and then opened the Myriad Beast Cauldron to begin refining medicine.