Just as Li Changqing had guessed, Xiao Xun'er was utterly devoted to Xiao Yan. She did not care in the slightest that he was an Otherworlder.
Ling Ying was dumbfounded by Xiao Xun'er's shy, blushing face. He had no idea what to say and could only lament inwardly:
My lady, the clan sent you to the Xiao Clan to obtain the Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade. Yet here you are, not only neglecting that mission but giving yourself away instead.
Xiao Xun'er ignored Ling Ying entirely and continued musing to herself. "I never imagined Brother Xiao Yan's cultivation had regressed because the soul of an Eighth-Rank Alchemist was absorbing his Dou Qi. Now Venerable Yao has taken Brother Xiao Yan as his disciple. I'm sure his cultivation will catch up soon."
Xiao Xun'er's expression turned serious as she instructed Ling Ying, "Elder Ling, don't report Brother Xiao Yan's identity to the clan."
"As you command, my lady." Ling Ying answered, then vanished as a black shadow.
After six days at the Xiao Clan, Li Changqing's Dou Qi cultivation had reached Dou Zhe. Of course, his true strength far exceeded that.
He could not stay at the Xiao Clan forever, so that day, he went to find Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan was cultivating in a bath barrel. When he saw Li Changqing arrive, he asked in puzzlement, "Brother Qing, did you need something?"
Li Changqing pulled up a chair and sat down. "I'm here for Venerable Yao."
As soon as he spoke, Yao Chen's illusory figure drifted out of Xiao Yan's ring and looked at Li Changqing. "What is it?"
"I have a question. Do you know where the Heavenly Flame with yin and yang attributes can be found?"
Xiao Yan did not yet know what the Heavenly Flame