Space Storm

"Buzz~"

After Yao Yan crushed the Teleportation Jade Token, his vision suddenly went dark, and his body felt weightless. However, that sensation vanished almost instantly. Then, a strange void world appeared before his eyes.

It was a vast, profound darkness, utterly silent without the slightest sound. Looking at it made one's heart wrench, as though one had been cast into a Black Hole.

Yao Yan instinctively touched Ling Er in his arms. Only after confirming that the little fellow was still there did he breathe a slight sigh of relief. A smile appeared at the corner of his lips as well, because he discovered that Ling Er was even more timid than he was. Upon entering this space, she had curled into a ball in his arms, acting like a turtle hiding in its shell.

At the same time, the Teleportation Jade Token he had crushed floated above his head, then transformed into streams of light that shot toward unknown space.

"Is this the backup plan Hun Xuzi left behind?"

Seeing this, Yao Yan understood that this was a precaution Hun Xuzi had made to interfere with any attempt by the Yao Clan to track him down.

In this regard, his teacher had truly been conscientious and responsible.

In the end, only a Silver Bright Color fragment remained from the Teleportation Jade Token. It emitted dense Space Energy, wrapping around Yao Yan as it flew into the endless darkness.

In this dark world, time seemed to have lost all meaning.

No one knew how long had passed.

A jade token wrapped in black flames flew out of Yao Yan's Storage Ring. Invisible Soul Power condensed into a figure—it was Hun Xuzi, who had been gone for many days. Standing in the void, his appearance caused the violent space power around him to become docile.

Black flames swirled in his eyes as he said with a faint smile, "Little fellow, congratulations on successfully taking your revenge."

Upon seeing him, joy immediately appeared on Yao Yan's face. Yet it quickly faded because of Hun Xuzi's words, and his voice became subdued. "This disciple does not feel that this is worth celebrating. If I had not met Teacher, I still would not know what happened back then. Perhaps even if I had known, I would not have been able to change anything..."

"On the Dou Qi Continent, the strong are respected. Just cultivate diligently."

A dark red light flickered in Hun Xuzi's eyes. Then, as though he had thought of something, he let out a strange laugh. "Once your strength is high enough, you will find that whatever you do is right. Hehehe~"

"This disciple will remember it."

Yao Yan nodded. He had already experienced the truth of those words through Hun Xuzi.

However, unlike Hun Xuzi's interpretation, he did not enjoy bullying the weak, especially when they had not provoked him. He was willing to give the weak a certain degree of respect, rather than play with them as Hun Xuzi did, toying with whoever he pleased and treating lives as though they meant nothing.

Power was meant to control one's own fate, not the fate of others. Especially not to toy with the fate of the weak—it was utterly meaningless.

"In the future, you will naturally understand the true meaning of those words."

Hun Xuzi smiled and spoke casually.

After a pause,

he continued, "This place is quite far from the Black-Corner Region. We must cross the entire Central Plains. With your physical strength, if we travel too quickly, you will not be able to withstand the tearing force of space power. We can only proceed slowly. It will probably take more than a month."

If his Main Body were here, there would be no need for such trouble. Unfortunately, his Main Body was busy as well, refining a Ninth Grade Pill and unable to get away.

It could not be helped. As the Soul Clan's Chief Alchemist and the only Ninth Grade Grandmaster, some pills could only be refined by him. Yet he alone had to refine pills for dozens of Dou Shengs in the Soul Clan. The amount of work involved was self-evident.

This was also one of the reasons he wanted to nurture Yao Yan.

As for the other alchemists of the current age, given the Soul Clan's reputation... there was no need to mention them.

Yao Yan replied, "More than a month? This disciple will wait patiently."

Hun Xuzi was quite at ease about Yao Yan. After giving him a few instructions, he withdrew that strand of Soul Power, leaving Yao Yan to travel alone through the dark world.

Teacher, aren't you worried that I might be claustrophobic...? Yao Yan inwardly complained as he looked at the pitch-black world. Then he sat cross-legged and silently waited. As for cultivation, Heaven and Earth Energy in this Void Space was far too scarce to support it. The only thing he could do was tease Ling Er, the timid Little Fox.

The same unchanging, profound darkness would inevitably stir feelings of agitation in anyone whose will was not firm enough after looking at it for too long.

Fortunately, Yao Yan was not without things to do. Unable to cultivate Dou Qi or temper his body, he chose to refine the Spirit Crystal within his soul, using it to sense the connection between the soul, Blood Qi, and Dou Qi. As for his safety, given Hun Xuzi's methods, there was no need for him to worry.

Time quietly passed in this manner.

One month later.

Yao Yan slowly opened his eyes. A sharp glint flashed through them before vanishing. He felt that his soul had nearly reached saturation and could no longer hold any more Spiritual Qi. The Spiritual Qi that seeped out from his soul naturally merged into his Blood Qi and Dou Qi, gradually strengthening both.

"Spiritual Qi truly is remarkable..."

Yao Yan could not help sighing inwardly. It could directly strengthen a person's Essence, Qi, and Spirit, with obvious results far more direct than Dou Qi. Unfortunately, the Spiritual Qi on the Dou Qi Continent was far too thin to support cultivation, which was rather regrettable.

After pondering for a moment, he calmed his mind and lowered his head to look at Ling Er in his arms.

The little fellow was still asleep, and sleeping soundly at that. Hugging her fluffy tail, she had curled herself into a ball, looking adorably silly and cute.

Yao Yan felt healed. He could not resist reaching out to stroke her head. Then he looked toward the surrounding Void Space and the Silver Space Power that occasionally flashed by. Even from a great distance, he could sense the threat posed by that terrifying and violent space power.

He did not know whether it was merely his imagination, but the violent Space Energy around him seemed to be growing denser and denser. It had even begun to form something resembling a Space Storm.

"It wasn't an illusion, it was real!"

Yao Yan's gaze narrowed as he looked at the silver storm condensing in the distance, and his heart sank.

In the dark void ahead, countless strands of silver space power had gathered into a tornado directly along his path. The sight made Yao Yan's scalp go numb. His eyes instinctively turned toward the Teleportation Jade Token fragment floating before him, wondering whether the thing had some automatic avoidance function.

He was clearly overthinking it. The thing had no intelligence at all. Under Yao Yan's watchful gaze, it charged straight into the center of the Space Storm.