Earth-Tier Dou Technique! Scrolls!

Three days later!

Besides Ye Yan and Ye Jingheng, there was a third person in the courtyard.

Ye Yan looked at the three scrolls in his hands.

The three scrolls were the low Earth-tier Dou Technique Flame Burning Palm, as well as the alchemy-related secret technique, Pill Condensing Hand.

Several months ago, Ye Jingheng had sent word to the family that Ye Yan would be leaving Sacred Pill City to gain experience, asking whether he should return to the family first.

A month ago, Ye Zhong had sent word telling Ye Yan not to return. As for the Dou Techniques and secret techniques Ye Yan needed, someone would bring them over.

"Old Lin, Xiao Yan's safety will be in your hands from now on!"

With a solemn expression, Ye Jingheng instructed Ye Lin before him.

"Your cultivation is lower than mine! Just return to the family without worry. With me protecting him, what could possibly go wrong?"

Ye Lin looked utterly ordinary. If he stood in a crowd, no one would spare him a second glance.

As the head of the Ye Family's covert guards, he was now a nine-star Dou Emperor. What could go wrong while protecting a mere Dou Shi?

Ye Jingheng sighed.

He had already been away from home for a year. His wife and children were still waiting for him there.

This time, Ye Yan would likely be away training for at least one or two years. It truly was inconvenient for Ye Jingheng to leave.

Fortunately, over the past year,

Ye Yan had traveled under the name Han Li, and everyone in Sacred Pill City believed Han Li lived alone.

Ye Jingheng had never shown himself. Outside, he merely assisted Ye Yan while wearing another face!

Therefore, there would be no issue with him leaving Sacred Pill City. It would not arouse the suspicions of anyone with ulterior motives.

As for after Ye Yan left, "Han Li" would naturally be in secluded cultivation within Xuan Yi's training room, or perhaps Xuan Yi would take him out to gain experience.

Ye Yan's whereabouts would not be exposed anytime soon.

Even if they were exposed later, no one would be able to find where he was!

"Brother Lin, I'll be relying on you for my safety from now on."

Ye Yan put away the scrolls and spoke to Ye Lin.

"Rest assured!"

Ye Lin studied Ye Yan's current disguise and nodded.

"Your disguise has improved considerably. As long as information about you doesn't leak, there won't be a problem."

As the head of the covert guards, disguise was one of his specialties as well.

Ye Yan had even sought him out to learn from him when he first began disguising himself.

Now, with the help of the Thousand Illusion Bead, Ye Yan's disguise had reached another level. Even Ye Lin himself could not spot any flaws.

Protecting someone this cautious made things much easier for him.

"Come to the training room."

Just as Ye Yan and Ye Jingheng were chatting idly, a voice reached Ye Yan's ears.

The voice was clear and pleasant, immediately putting Ye Yan on alert.

"What is it?" Ye Lin asked with a frown when he saw Ye Yan's expression.

"Nothing. The president asked me to go over."

After saying that simply, Ye Yan headed outside.

Very soon,

Ye Yan raced all the way toward the Pill Tower.

He was somewhat puzzled as to why Xuan Yi had summoned him.

When he entered the training room,

Xuan Yi stood with her back to him. Her black gown made her skin appear even fairer, while accentuating her slender, graceful figure.

"What does Teacher need me for?"

Ye Yan had already grown accustomed to this sight, and his expression remained calm.

"How is your packing going?"

Xuan Yi turned around. Looking at this "disciple" who was beginning to show his brilliance, she could already imagine his future high-spirited presence in the Central Plains.

An inexplicable sense of accomplishment rose within her.

This brat had been taught by her. It seemed she was quite the famous teacher after all!

"Rest assured, Teacher. When this disciple handles something, there's absolutely no room for error."

Ye Yan patted his chest and promised.

"This disciple's life is quite precious. Besides, perhaps this disciple will even give you a surprise then."

"I appreciate the thought, but you should prioritize your own safety."

Xuan Yi shook her head, a trace of disbelief in her voice.

She was now an eight-star Battle Sovereign and had even begun to touch upon the barrier of the ninth star.

Given Ye Yan's cultivation realm, even with the Ye Family's assistance, he likely would not be able to find anything useful to her.

Ye Yan did not take it to heart.

Xuan Yi's disbelief was perfectly normal.

Although he knew of Yao Chen's whereabouts, without a suitable opportunity, he could not exactly tell Xuan Yi about it!

After this journey, he would have a good chance to tell Xuan Yi and the other two.

"Take these things as well."

Xuan Yi spread open her palm and took out some items from her Storage Ring.

Ye Yan focused his eyes and saw that they were two more scrolls. Could they be Dou Techniques again?

Over the past year, he had been busy cultivating the Blazing Flame Force, learning alchemy, extracting Wood Qi, and cultivating his technique!

In the safe haven of Sacred Pill City, he had never considered cultivating Earth-tier Dou Techniques.

Who would have thought that just as he was about to leave, he would be given Earth-tier Dou Techniques outright?

Sigh!

Who said having someone powerful to rely on was no good!

This soft rice, this thigh to cling to... really was too sweet!

The corners of Ye Yan's lips rose.

This powerful backer had been worth relying on!

"Thinking about nonsense again!"

Seeing that Ye Yan was not taking the scrolls, Xuan Yi could not help asserting her authority as his teacher. She casually knocked him on the head with a scroll.

Ye Yan chuckled and accepted the other scroll from her hand.

"Teacher, what is this scroll?"

Seeing Ye Yan's overly familiar manner, Xuan Yi's somewhat cool features unconsciously softened.

"Don't move recklessly. The scroll in your hand contains a Battle Sovereign's strike!"

"Ah?"

Ye Yan's hands froze. Not daring to move carelessly, he respectfully held the scroll out to Xuan Yi with both hands.

If something went wrong with this thing, there would not even be ashes left of him!

"Scared now? Aren't you usually bold enough to defy the heavens?"

"Yet now you don't even dare touch a single scroll?"

With a smile at the corner of her lips, Xuan Yi teased him.

"Teacher, I'm only a Dou Shi right now!"

Ye Yan grumbled.

A flash of inspiration struck his mind, and he suddenly thought of how this item could be used.

His hands unconsciously tightened again as he pulled the scroll back.

"Why do you want it again?"

Seeing Ye Yan's movement, Xuan Yi spoke again.

"This is Teacher's heartfelt gift. Of course this disciple must accept it!"

Ye Yan said solemnly.

"But Teacher, if you give this to your disciple, can this disciple dispose of it as he wishes?"

"It's yours, so naturally you may handle it as you wish!"

Xuan Yi looked at Ye Yan. "But judging from your words, you already have a plan?"

"This disciple would not dare hide it from Teacher. This disciple intends to leave this scroll for his family."

Upon hearing Ye Yan's words, Xuan Yi frowned slightly, a rare expression for her.

She had given him this item to save his life. With his cautious nature, he should not have failed to understand that.

"Teacher, this disciple has a feeling that the Soul Hall may act against the Ye Family..."

"Give me a reason!" Xuan Yi said after a moment of thought.

"I believe Teacher must have learned over the past year that the Heavenly Flame obtained by the Ye Family was not the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, correct?"

Ye Yan raised his head and met Xuan Yi's eyes directly.

Xuan Yi sighed and nodded.

"Over the past year, I also visited the Ye Family and examined the Heavenly Flame in Ye Zhong's possession. It was not the Bone Spirit Cold Flame of my... friend."

"Yet rumors outside all say that my Ye Family possesses the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. Naturally, this will attract the covetous attention of forces that desire that Heavenly Flame."

Ye Yan smiled bitterly.

Over the past year, he had recalled that Old Man Mu Gu, who was hiding within the Pill Region, had once fought Yao Chen over the Burning Art, though he had failed to obtain it.

After a year, news that the Ye Family had obtained the Bone Spirit Cold Flame had likely long since reached Old Man Mu Gu's ears.

Ye Yan feared that Old Man Mu Gu would conceal himself and strike at the Ye Family.

With Old Man Mu Gu's Battle Sovereign cultivation, the Ye Family had no ability to resist at all!

It just so happened that Xuan Yi had given him a scroll containing a Battle Sovereign's strike. He could have Ye Jingheng bring it back to the Ye Family as a precaution.

As for his own safety, he refused to believe that in a Dou Qi Continent this vast, Black Nether could accurately find him.

Of course, if he truly were found, Ye Yan could only curse the manipulative bastards for meddling behind the scenes.

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