Xiao Yan had no idea that his actions had nurtured a future supervillainess for the Dou Qi Continent. After drawing the Life Spirit Flame into his body, he left Ye City, planning to return to Starfall Pavilion and have Zi Yan take him to the Void Lightning Pool on Ancient Dragon Island, to see whether he could absorb its lightning to strengthen himself.
After some time away, he found that Starfall Pavilion had grown considerably stronger, with dozens of guest elders at the Dou Zun level. It seemed Yao Lao's public reputation as the "number one Alchemist in the Central Plains" carried considerable weight. Although these guest elders were quite powerful, detecting Xiao Yan at the Dou Sheng level was clearly beyond them, so he returned to his room without alerting practically anyone.
However, when he swept his Soul Force across all of Starfall Pavilion, he found no sign of Zi Yan. He supposed she had returned to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, but when he reached the Space Wormhole through which she had previously taken him to Ancient Dragon Island, he discovered that the Spatial Passage had actually been closed.
"Could something have happened to Ancient Dragon Island?" Xiao Yan immediately realized something was wrong and rushed off to find Yao Lao. If Zi Yan had truly returned to Ancient Dragon Island, she should have informed Yao Lao first. Yao Lao had clearly anticipated that Xiao Yan would ask him about Zi Yan upon his return and was already waiting in his room. "That's right. That little girl Zi Yan did return to Ancient Dragon Island."
"Did something happen to Ancient Dragon Island?" Xiao Yan asked urgently.
"Yes." Yao Lao nodded, his expression somewhat grave. "Apparently, some unrest broke out within the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. They needed her