Refining the golden emperor burning heaven flame had not brought Xiao Yan any improvement. It was not that its energy was insufficient to advance him, but that his strength had already reached Peak Dou Sheng, making further progress exceedingly difficult. This time, when he touched upon the Dou Di realm again, Xiao Yan once more felt that hollow, leaking sensation. It confirmed yet again that breaking through to Dou Di required some special kind of energy.
On the present-day Dou Qi Continent, that energy should only remain within Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave. Apart from that, a portion had lingered on Fallen Peak. However, opening the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion required gathering the Ancient Jade of all Eight Clans, while the energy on Fallen Peak had already been taken away by Hun Dai'er. Xiao Yan could only seek another way.
"The Ruins of Return... I hope you won't disappoint me." Xiao Yan drew a deep breath and set off for the Black-Corner Region once more. Fortunately, Yao Lao had established a space wormhole in the Starfall Pavilion years ago that led straight to Xiao Gate, so he did not have to make the long journey. That saved him considerable trouble.
He had barely emerged from the space wormhole when he ran into Hai Bodong and the others. But he had no time to reminisce now. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he swiftly flew off to the place where the Ruins of Return had first appeared. It was here that he had obtained the sea heart flame and dragon saliva fire spirit grass-and had consequently been forced to become a lolicon...
At that thought, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly, then turned his gaze toward the vast ocean below. The Ruins of Return only appeared once every fifty years, and it was