Ever since his trip to the Mite'er Auction House, Xiao Yan's coffers had become well stocked. He no longer needed to rely on the Xiao Family's support either. Whenever he needed anything, he could simply buy it on credit at the Mite'er Auction House.
He would pay when he had money and owe it when he did not. Xiao Yan had felt a little embarrassed the first time, but after doing it often enough, he truly stopped caring.
With no shortage of resources, Xiao Yan trained even harder in the time that followed, determined to make a name for himself at the coming-of-age ceremony.
Far away at the border of the Tagore Desert, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were likewise cultivating diligently.
Meanwhile, in the Black-Corner Region, at the bottom of Jia Nan Academy's Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, within the underground lava world.
A bare-chested figure sat cross-legged in the lava. His entire body had taken on a semi-transparent appearance. Through his skin, one could clearly see a flame quietly burning where his heart lay.
Under that scorching heat, the young man's aura grew increasingly pure, while his body became crystalline and translucent. Individual blood vessels and meridians could even be seen, like threads connecting every part of his body.
From every blood vessel and meridian emanated a tough aura, like metal and stone. In fact, it felt even sturdier and more resilient than metal and stone.
Faintly, a subtle fragrance wafted from that crystal-clear body. Anyone who smelled it would feel their spirit stir, while a trace of yearning rose in their heart. Like an unrivaled spiritual medicine, it carried a faint allure and attraction.
Only the strange eye at the center of his brow was not like translucent crystal. Yet the ancient and majestic aura it exuded