After Yao Wangu finished speaking, he waved his sleeve, signaling the guards to take Yao Xuan away...
Yao Ling, who had been taken away by Yao Tian, also learned that Yao Xuan had been expelled from the Yao Clan. Her first reaction was to seek out Yao Wangu once more and plead for Yao Xuan:
"Elder Wan Gui..."
"The matter of the pill formula truly had nothing to do with Yao Xuan! If Elder Wan Gui wishes to punish someone, then punish me..."
Yet Yao Wangu merely cast Yao Ling a glance and said grimly, "Yao Ling! You are of the direct line among the direct lineages of the Yao Clan!"
"Your status is so noble, yet you are entangled with someone from a branch family! Aren't you afraid people will laugh if word gets out!?"
"Today, out of consideration for you, I spared that Yao Xuan's life. Otherwise, given his crimes, even sentencing him to death would not have been excessive!"
After speaking, Yao Wangu fiercely swept his sleeve. His mind was already made up. Then he looked at Yao Ling and spoke earnestly once more:
"Yao Ling, you are the hope of the Yao Clan..."
"I hope you understand that you bear the Yao Clan's hope of reaching the Emperor-Realm Soul. Between you and Yao Xuan, there is absolutely no possibility!"
Yet after hearing this, Yao Ling said nothing.
She merely turned and left...
At the exit of the Medicine Realm, Yao Xuan had already been brought there by the Punishment Hall guards. They were preparing to expel him from the Medicine Realm and leave him to fend for himself.
Yet the next moment, Yao Ling finally arrived as well. Ignoring the guards' attempts to stop her, she went straight to Yao Xuan's side, her eyes already brimming with tears:
"Brother Yao Xuan, I was the one who harmed you..."
"I'm sorry..."
Yet Yao Xuan smiled and raised a hand to wipe away the tears at the corner of Yao Ling's eyes. "Silly girl, today's matter had nothing to do with you..."
Yao Ling hugged Yao Xuan tightly. "Since they want to expel you from the Yao Clan, then I'm willing to leave the Yao Clan with you, Brother Yao Xuan!"
Hearing this, Yao Xuan shook his head. "Silly girl, with your talent, staying in the Yao Clan is the best choice..."
After hearing that, Yao Ling wanted to say something more, but Yao Xuan interrupted her. "Ling'er..."
"Don't worry. Perhaps after leaving the Yao Clan, I'll be able to carve out a new world for myself outside?"
"Since Yao Wangu looks down on me now, one day, I'll make him respectfully invite me back into the Medicine Realm!"
Yao Ling sniffled and nodded. "Brother Yao Xuan, I believe in you! I'll definitely wait for you to return in the Medicine Realm!"
Yao Xuan gently patted Yao Ling's head one last time. "Ling'er, the Yao Clan can provide you with resources and protect your growth now..."
"But I hope you won't place too much trust in certain people within the clan. After all, the Yao Clan has begun to rot from its very bones..."
Yao Ling nodded heavily. "Brother Yao Xuan, Ling'er understands!"
After she finished speaking, Yao Ling handed Yao Xuan a Storage Ring. "Brother Yao Xuan, the things inside this Storage Ring will be useful to you after you leave the Yao Clan. Keep it safe!"
Yao Xuan accepted the Storage Ring and nodded. Then he slowly turned around and formally stepped out of that space, leaving the Yao Clan as an abandoned son of the clan...
Beyond the Medicine Realm lay the Shennong Mountain Range at the southernmost edge of the Central Plains.
After leaving the Medicine Realm, Yao Xuan arrived within the bounds of the Shennong Mountain Range.
Looking up, he saw that the sky overhead was blanketed by dense, milky-white clouds of energy.
Yet Yao Xuan knew that while the heaven and earth energy within the Shennong Mountain Range was exceptionally abundant, the ancient forest in these mountains also contained no small amount of miasma!
This miasma could easily kill Battle Emperor Realm experts. Yet Yao Xuan was only a mere Dou Spirit now. He feared he could not even make it out of the Shennong Mountain Range...
Yao Xuan stood where he was and thought of the Storage Ring Yao Ling had just given him.
With a light tap of his fingertip, he took out all the items within the Storage Ring...
There were two jade bottles inside the Storage Ring.
Yao Xuan unhurriedly opened one of the jade bottles and found five whole Miasma-Repelling Pills of the sixth grade inside!
As its name implied, a Miasma-Repelling Pill was a medicinal pill that could ward off miasma after being consumed.
Yao Ling had prepared five Miasma-Repelling Pills for Yao Xuan.
Clearly, Yao Ling also knew that with Yao Xuan's current strength, he could not leave the Shennong Mountain Range alone. With these Miasma-Repelling Pills, however, they could help him leave the Shennong Mountain Range alive with the body of a Dou Spirit.
Yao Xuan could not help but smile faintly. "That girl really thought of everything..."
Once he finished speaking, Yao Xuan turned his attention to the other jade bottle.
Yao Xuan carefully opened it, and a delicate fragrance instantly flooded his nostrils.
With just one breath, Yao Xuan felt as though his soul power had been nourished...
Looking at the essence blood inside the jade bottle, Yao Xuan instantly understood that it was Yao Ling's miraculous blood!
Yao Ling was valued so highly by the Yao Clan not only because she came from the direct lineage, but also because of her Soul-Nourishing Physique. Her blood possessed the terrifying effects of nourishing, repairing, and enhancing the souls of others.
It was precisely because of this that the Yao Clan had always kept close watch over Yao Ling's blood. Yet now, Yao Ling had chosen to give Yao Xuan this small jade bottle of essence blood. This showed just how deep her feelings for Yao Xuan truly were...
"Ling'er, don't worry. I definitely won't let you down..."
Yao Xuan carefully put the essence blood back into the Storage Ring and murmured softly.
Then Yao Xuan swallowed a Miasma-Repelling Pill and began making plans in his heart once more.
As for how he should proceed from here, although Yao Xuan was a transmigrator, he did not have some system cheat like other transmigrators.
Therefore, he had to plan everything himself.
"I seem to remember that there's a top-tier independent cultivator in these mountains, Old Man Shennong..."
Yao Xuan swept his gaze over the surrounding mountains and murmured softly.
Yao Xuan remembered that Old Man Shennong had lived in seclusion in the Shennong Mountain Range year-round. Not only was he a Six-Star Battle Saint, he was also a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill Grandmaster!
If he could meet such a mighty expert and enter under his tutelage, perhaps he could defy fate and change his destiny...
But after giving it some thought, Yao Xuan quickly dismissed the idea.
Not to mention that Yao Xuan was now merely an abandoned son of the Yao Clan, so Old Man Shennong might not think much of him...
Moreover, the Shennong Mountain Range was so vast that whether Yao Xuan could even find Old Man Shennong in these mountains was a question in itself!
After all, Old Man Shennong was a Six-Star Battle Saint. Experts of such caliber had always been mysterious and elusive, while Yao Xuan was only a mere Dou Spirit...
He needed Miasma-Repelling Pills just to survive in the Shennong Mountain Range. How could he possibly find Old Man Shennong amid these endless mountains...
Yao Xuan lowered his head and looked at the Miasma-Repelling Pill in his palm. One pill, combined with his current Dou Spirit cultivation, could probably shield him from the miasma for one day...
In other words, Yao Xuan had only five days in the Shennong Mountain Range...
Thus, Yao Xuan had made up his mind. What he needed to do now was leave the Shennong Mountain Range as quickly as possible.
After that, he could make further plans. After all, the Central Plains Continent was so vast, and with Yao Xuan's current pill-refining skills, he could at least find himself a place to settle down...
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