With Xiao Xuan and the Second-Generation Soul Emperor's return, the threat the Extraterrestrial Evil Race had posed to the Dou Qi Continent for countless years was finally eliminated.
Yet Xiao Yan knew that until he became a Saint Grade Heavenly Supreme, the threat of the Extraterrestrial Evil Race would never truly disappear.
The Dou Qi Continent's lineage had once enjoyed boundless glory, but it had also provoked countless enemies. Those enemies included not only the Extraterrestrial Evil Race, but even people from the Great Thousand World.
If those people discovered the Dou Qi Continent's true location, they would likely pose a considerable threat as well.
Thus, although a brief period of peace had arrived, Xiao Yan never let himself relax too much. His sights were already set on the Great Thousand World.
Only by obtaining the greater power within the Great Thousand World could he protect the Dou Qi Continent.
Given his current condition, however, any further progress had become incredibly slow.
Without origin qi or spiritual energy, he could only cultivate Dou Qi. For Xiao Yan, whose progress had always advanced by leaps and bounds, this pace was deeply uncomfortable.
And so, while continuing his cultivation, he also turned his attention to the Flame Hall.
When Xiao Yan first established the Flame Alliance, he had merely wanted to give his many women on the Northwest Continent peace of mind and provide their families with a stable foundation.
Later, faced with the threat of the Extraterrestrial Evil Race and the women's rapidly advancing cultivation levels, the Flame Hall swiftly became a dominant power on the Northwest Continent. After the war to exterminate the demons began, it even took root in the Central Plains. By now, it had become a top-tier faction second only to the Xiao Clan.
Even setting aside