Clouds of Doubt

Star Domain.

"Whoa~"

The purplish-black sea of fire that had originally covered a hundred miles of the Star Domain had disappeared without anyone knowing when.

Those on the ground who look up at the sky now will find that everything has returned to normal.

The sun still hangs high in the sky, amidst blue skies and white clouds.

As for the people in the Star Domain, they all wore expressions as if in a dream.

"What exactly happened? What happened to that terrifying sea of fire?"

"Strange, wasn't I just trapped in that inferno where I couldn't get out?"

"Not only the sea of fire, but even the thousand-foot-long purplish-black fire dragon has disappeared..."

"Where are the Three Thousand Burning Flames? Where did my Three Thousand Burning Flames go?"

"Looking for the Three Thousand Burning Flames? Are you out of your mind? We're lucky we even survived!"

"Can anyone tell me what happened here?"

I don't know what happened, but I'm never coming back to this godforsaken place again!

"Agreed! This awful place, let whoever wants to come here again, I'm never coming back!"

At this moment, everyone in the Star Domain was discussing this matter extensively.

They were mainly confused!

They were attracted by the strange phenomena caused by the appearance of the Three Thousand Burning Flames.

But what was the result?

They were inexplicably suspected of being the thousand-foot-long, purplish-black fire dragon of the Three Thousand Burning Flames, and were directly dragged into a sea of fire.

Although the sea of fire wouldn't actively harm them, it stretched endlessly, and they couldn't do anything about it.

Any attempt to break through the inferno by force will be instantly burned to ashes.

After an unknown amount of time, when the sea of fire disappeared, they reappeared in the same spot.

As for the Three Thousand Burning Flames?

Sorry, they can't even see a spark now.

After this incident, who wouldn't feel bewildered?

Even Xiao Yan, the biggest beneficiary of this turn of events, and also the only beneficiary, is still a little dizzy.

Feeling the powerful energy surging through his body, Xiao Yan looked at his outstretched hands and felt a sense of unreality.

But the facts were right in front of him, forcing him to believe it.

"What on earth is going on? But, it's a good thing overall..."

Although Xiao Yan felt his thoughts were a bit chaotic, his heart was still filled with joy.

After all, during this trip to the Star Domain, he not only obtained his sixth Heavenly Flames, but also raised his Dou Qi cultivation from the Late-Stage One-Star Dou Saint to the Early-Stage Three-Star Dou Sheng in one go.

In doing so, he saved an unknown amount of cultivation time!

It's important to understand that some people might not achieve the same level of improvement as Xiao Yan even after a hundred years.

In addition, the "Flame Mantra" has been upgraded from the Low-Tier Heaven Rank to the Mid-Tier Heaven Rank.

It's true what they say, comparisons are odious!

Just now, from Xiao Yan's direct defeat of the Three Thousand Burning Flames strengthened by Xiao Lin, to the latter actively entering Xiao Yan's body and being refined by him, the entire process took no more than half a day.

Because it was the Three Thousand Burning Flames that made the choice voluntarily, the process of being refined by Xiao Yan was quite smooth.

Xiao Yan refined the entire process painlessly and effortlessly!

This is probably one of the reasons why Xiao Yan felt it was unreal.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Star Domain, Xiao Lin was also secretly watching Xiao Yan.

"You've already reached the Three-Star Dou Sheng? Well done, as expected of my grandson! Everything's settled, it's time to head back..."

Xiao Lin chuckled softly, a hint of pride flashing across his face.

"Buzz~"

Then, Xiao Lin's figure began to become illusory until it completely disappeared from the Star Domain!

"Swish"

Just as Xiao Lin's figure disappeared, Xiao Yan seemed to sense something and suddenly turned around to look at the spot where Xiao Lin had just been.

"Hmm? Was it just my imagination? I felt like I was being watched... Also, the Three Thousand Burning Flames seemed to be reacting strangely as well..."

Finding nothing, Xiao Yan frowned slightly and muttered to himself.

To be honest, Xiao Yan felt that there were many doubts surrounding this trip to the Star Domain, as if an invisible hand was controlling everything.

Although he benefited from the outcome, he didn't actually like the feeling.

After all, which time traveler would enjoy having their life controlled by others?

This is why Xiao Lin has always been very discreet in helping Xiao Yan.

As fellow time travelers, they naturally shared some common ideas.

Moreover, one can actually learn some about Xiao Yan's personality through the Original Work.

Clearly, Xiao Yan is not someone who likes to be controlled by others.

Even if this person is his grandfather, it's the same!

"Forget it, I'll ask my teacher for advice when I get back. This Star Domain is too strange; it's best not to come here again unless absolutely necessary..."

At this moment, Xiao Yan, like most people in the Star Domain, was deeply wary of this place.

"Xiao Yan!"

Just then, a shout suddenly interrupted Xiao Yan's thoughts.

When Xiao Yan looked toward the source of the voice, he was shocked to find that it was actually Yao Lao!

"Teacher, what brings you to the Star Domain?"

Xiao Yan was extremely surprised by this.

"Of course I came because I was worried about you, so I came to check on you. But I didn't expect that once I got here, there's nothing I can do. Sigh..."

As he spoke, the Yao Lao also sighed.

Feeling the care from his teacher, Xiao Yan was deeply moved.

Therefore, Xiao Yan felt somewhat guilty about his recent thoughts of tricking his teacher.

"Oh, by the way, how's the Three Thousand Burning Flames going?"

At this moment, the Yao Lao asked another question.

"Teacher, let's talk about this when we get back. I have a feeling something's not right about this!"

Upon hearing Yao Lao bring up this topic, Xiao Yan frowned again and said...

"Okay! Let's head back first!"

Yao Lao naturally wouldn't refuse Xiao Yan's suggestion.

And so, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao pretended to be nonchalant as they left the Star Domain and returned to the Starfall Pavilion.

Before leaving, Xiao Yan extended an invitation to Fen Yu.

After all, the other person was the only person I met during this trip to the Star Domain.

Furthermore, Xiao Yan extended the invitation because he had a good impression of the other party.

Unfortunately, the latter had no plans to leave the Star Domain for the time being, and thus declined Xiao Yan's invitation.

But Xiao Yan wasn't disappointed; after all, he had made a Dou Sheng friend.

The entire journey from Xiao Yan's departure to the Star Domain and his return to the Starfall Pavilion took only about three days.

One day was spent traveling back and forth, one day was spent waiting for the Three Thousand Burning Flames to be born, half a day was spent fighting the Three Thousand Burning Flames, and half a day was spent refining it...

The process was that simple and unpretentious.

Upon returning to the Starfall Pavilion, everyone was astonished that Xiao Yan had gone out for only a short time and returned to find himself transformed from Late-Stage One-Star Dou Saint to an Early-Stage Three-Star Dou Sheng!

Meanwhile, Xiao Lin also returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace...