However, Xiao Zhan always wore the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade Fragment close to his body, and both Ling Ying and Yao Lao were currently at the Xiao Clan. Stealing it now would be far too risky.
According to Nalan Sheng's original plan, he would wait until Xiao Xun'er left for Jia Nan Academy and Xiao Yan followed Yao Lao into the Magical Beast Mountain Range to train, then secretly steal the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade Fragment.
But Xiao Xun'er's departure for Jia Nan Academy was still more than half a year away, and Nalan Sheng was already growing impatient.
Forget it! I'll hold out a little longer! The Black-Corner Region has plenty of opportunities that should have belonged to Xiao Yan. If I can snatch those first, perhaps I won't need to rush to steal the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade Fragment.
After silently weighing his options, Nalan Sheng finally forced down the urge to steal the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade Fragment ahead of schedule.
Several days later.
Black-Corner Region, Black Seal City.
Black Seal City was a fairly well-known major city in the Black-Corner Region, and the faction that governed it was the Eight Gates.
The Eight Gates was a long-established faction in the Black-Corner Region. Its current leader was Yuan Yi, a powerhouse ranked among the top ten on the Black List.
The so-called "Black List" was much like the Jia Ma Empire's ranking of powerful cultivators, except the competition was fiercer.
The top three powerhouses on the Black List were all at the Peak Dou Emperor level.
Those who made it into the top ten were generally Dou Emperors as well.
Yuan Yi ranked tenth on the Black List. He was a newly advanced Dou Emperor and was said to have broken through to One-Star Dou Emperor