Following his soul perception, Xiao Yan soon arrived before a magnificent cave dwelling.
On either side of its entrance lay two magical beasts with savage, vicious auras.
Upon noticing Xiao Yan, they immediately raised their enormous bodies and let out menacing growls at him.
Both magical beasts had reached the seventh rank, but the restrictions of this realm had left their intelligence incomplete, preventing them from taking human form.
The next moment, Xiao Yan gave the two magical beasts an indifferent glance.
As that indifferent gaze fell upon them, both beasts shuddered. A terrifying pressure bore down on their souls, leaving them unable to move.
Xiao Yan then strode into the cave dwelling.
The interior opened into a world of its own, grand and spacious.
As soon as he entered, Xiao Yan found himself in a broad plaza.
Medicinal ingredients were piled densely here, forming little mountains. Though their quality fell short of the precious ingredients in the Ancient Ruins, they were still exceedingly rare.
Not only could they be used to refine seventh-tier and eighth-tier pills, some could even serve as ingredients for a ninth-grade pill.
Deep within the plaza, atop a massive rock covered with the hide of an unknown magical beast, a burly man built like an iron tower suddenly furrowed his brow and snapped his eyes open.
At first glance, he saw that a strange human had barged into his home.
Bang!
The iron tower man sprang from his stone bed and landed heavily on the ground.
The terrifying force made the entire cave dwelling shudder.
He was none other than Xiong Zhan, the underling Zi Yan had taken in during the original story!
Xiong Zhan stared at Xiao Yan, his gaze radiating savagery.
"Boy, to think a mere Seven-Star Dou Zong like you could actually