After creating the Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation through his games with Yun Shan, Xiao Lin left the Misty Cloud Sect.
Of course, that did not mean Xiao Lin had so easily worked out an entire grand formation just by playing those eight games with Yun Shan.
Rather, Xiao Lin had already been only one final spark of inspiration away from creating the Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation, and he had seized that spark during his games with Yun Shan.
Having created such a formation, Xiao Lin was naturally in high spirits.
So, after leaving the Misty Cloud Sect, he went to the Nalan Family and crushed Nalan Jie twelve games in a row!
Nalan Jie's face darkened on the spot, and he chased Xiao Lin straight out of the Nalan Family's home without even letting him stay for dinner!
And so, Xiao Lin left, grumbling and swearing.
In the days that followed, Xiao Lin turned into a street loafer, visiting people all over the place.
He was either mooching food and drink or finding someone to play against.
Xiao Lin dignified it with the claim that he was improving his strength, developing formations, and cultivating his character-all three at once!
Meanwhile, our future Flame Emperor was toiling away in the Magical Beast Forest every day, gathering herbs and fighting magical beasts, eating in the wind and sleeping beneath the open sky.
In Yao Lao's words, this was training Xiao Yan's physique and wilderness survival skills!
Before he knew it, Xiao Yan had spent over a year training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
His cultivation had also crossed an entire major realm, rising from a One-Star Dou Zhe to a one-star Dou Master!
Clearly, Xiao Yan's talent for cultivation was still exceptional!
Even though the Flame Mantra he cultivated was still