Yao Chen returned to the Bone Flame Ring, and Li Changqing and Xiao Yan stepped outside.
Li Changqing did not take Xiao Yan away immediately. The four Dou Wang he had sent to collect Han Feng's possessions had yet to return.
After another short wait, the four Dou Wang came back one by one, each presenting a Ring of Holding.
Li Changqing probed them with his Soul Force. They held fewer medicinal ingredients than the secret chamber in Han Feng's residence, but together, they still amounted to a respectable haul.
Li Changqing put away the rings and waved a hand. "Get lost."
The four Dou Wang exchanged glances. One of them steeled himself and asked carefully, "Senior, you haven't removed the restriction on us yet."
"Oh, that? There was never any restriction. I lied to you."
"What?!" All four cried out at his explanation.
They did not think Li Changqing would lie about such a thing. If a Dou Ancestor truly wanted them dead, why go to all that trouble when killing them outright would be faster?
As if granted a pardon, the four fled without a moment's hesitation.
Xiao Yan looked puzzled. "Brother Qing, what did those four Dou Wang mean?"
"Why worry about them? Let's go."
With that, Li Changqing seized Xiao Yan by the shoulder again and flew toward the Jiama Empire.
Along the way, Li Changqing considered what to do next.
His first priority was obtaining the Yin-Yang Flame, but he had no idea where it was.
Searching for it alone would be far too difficult. The Dou Qi Continent was vast.
Then he remembered what Han Feng had said before dying. The words Hall of Souls surfaced in Li Changqing's mind.
The Hall of Souls had branches throughout the Dou Qi Continent and an extensive