"That's a Heavenly Supreme. Are you confident?"
Seeing Xiao Yan's reaction, she asked instinctively.
"When you were at Jia Nan Academy, I was only a Dou Ling. Elder Wan Huo, who came to take you away back then, was already a Dou Saint. And what happened in the end?"
Xiao Yan chuckled, then gently took Yao Wan's hand.
"I went openly and honestly to the Yao Clan's martial contest for marriage. It wasn't as though someone opened the back door for me."
"I only went a little easy on you because you fought so hard back then. Don't get so full of yourself."
Yao Wan snorted softly, unconsciously pouting.
"I understand. I understand that all too well."
Xiao Yan nodded with deep agreement, giving her explanation his complete approval.
"Come on. Let's cultivate, then think of a way to break through to the Heavenly Supreme realm."
"Tch, cultivating, cultivating, always cultivating. It's driving me crazy! One day, I'll develop a cultivation technique that can raise one's cultivation without cultivating."
Yao Wan stomped her foot in irritation.
"Mm... we'll talk about it when that day comes."
Xiao Yan was helpless yet amused. Though it sounded somewhat fantastical, if it was Wan'er, perhaps she really could do it.
The Heavenly Tomb Gate, shrouded in mist, gradually returned to its former tranquility amid a surge of turbulence.
Yet while Qing Xuan Continent had returned to peace, some people were destined to spend sleepless nights tossing and turning.
The Fire Spirit Realm, dominated absolutely by the Fire Spirit Clan, governed more than ten continents. Today, however, an unusual clamor arose from the center of the Fire Spirit Realm.
"That Lord of the Fire Domain is utterly arrogant! He killed our Third Elder, harmed our Clan Leader, and slaughtered countless members of our clan. The