"Teacher!"
Noticing that Mittel Tengshan was waking up, Xiao Yan hurriedly gave Yao Lao a meaningful look, then formed seals with both hands and created a Shadow Clone.
Using the system's power, he transformed it into a young man dressed in black.
During this brief rest, the system had already replenished the Dou Qi in Xiao Yan's body.
The Infinite Plunder System was remarkably fast at plundering Dou Qi.
"Ugh... what... happened to me?"
After waking up, Mittel Tengshan looked around blankly.
Then he abruptly rose to his feet, the confusion on his face turning to wariness.
He remembered fighting Jia Lie Ao, whose strength had suddenly skyrocketed, before inexplicably passing out.
What was going on now?
"Patriarch Teng Shan, there's no need to panic. Jia Lie Ao knocked you unconscious earlier."
"Fortunately, an elder of my Dao Sect arrived in time and used a secret technique to kill that traitor. Otherwise, both of us might have met our end here today."
Seeing Mittel Tengshan's wary expression, Xiao Yan hurriedly spoke.
"Young friend Lin Dong?"
"Is... is this an elder of your Dao Sect?"
Mittel Tengshan first glanced at Lin Dong, then turned his gaze to the young man in black beside him.
The young man seemed rather aloof, however. With a pale face, he merely nodded at him without saying another word.
"Indeed. This is Li Feiyu, an outer sect elder of our Dao Sect!"
"He saw our sect's inherited divine flame appear here and arrived in time to slay the traitor."
Xiao Yan introduced his Shadow Clone to Mittel Tengshan.
"Greetings, Elder Li. I am Mittel Tengshan, patriarch of the Mittel Family!"
Sensing Li Feiyu's aura, Mittel Tengshan showed a trace of surprise in his eyes, but still cupped his hands with the utmost respect.
As far as he could tell, Li Feiyu's aura was fully comparable to that of Yun Yun, the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect.
Although he was far weaker than Jia Lie Ao had been earlier, he was unquestionably a genuine Dou Huang expert.
Yet a Dou Huang expert was merely an outer sect elder of the Dao Sect. That alone showed just how deep the sect's foundations ran.
"Patriarch Teng Shan, Elder Li is a man of few words. Please don't take offense."
"However, now that the traitor has been brought to justice, the two of us must return to our sect."
"Let us part ways here!"
Xiao Yan cupped his hands slightly as he addressed Mittel Tengshan.
"Elder Li, young friend Lin Dong, since the crisis has been resolved, why not return to Wutan City with me? Allow me to fulfill my duties as your host and entertain you properly."
Seeing that the two were about to leave, Mittel Tengshan hurriedly tried to persuade them to stay.
Even an outer sect elder is a Dou Emperor! I have to cling tightly to the thigh of a power like this!
"Patriarch Teng Shan, to tell you the truth, Elder Li used our sect's secret technique to kill that traitor just now. On top of that, he was already injured, so he must hurry back to the sect for treatment."
"Otherwise, he might fall below the Dou Huang Realm."
"Once I have escorted Elder Li back to the sect, I will certainly visit you again to thank you for your help today."
Xiao Yan spoke with a helpless air.
"Is that so?"
"In that case, I won't keep you any longer. Young friend Lin Dong, Elder Li, may fate bring us together again!"
Upon hearing this, the lingering doubts in Mittel Tengshan's mind finally cleared away completely.
He had actually been rather puzzled as to how this elder named Li Feiyu had killed Jia Lie Ao despite being weaker than him.
So he had used a secret technique. That explained it.
It was perfectly normal for members of major sects to possess a few secret techniques that temporarily increased their strength.
Besides, even Jia Lie Ao, a mere Dou Ling, had soared to the Dou Emperor level after using a secret technique.
If Elder Li had used the same sort of technique, dealing with Jia Lie Ao would indeed have been as easy as reaching out and snatching him up.
With that thought, Mittel Tengshan lingered no longer. He cupped his hands toward Lin Dong and his companion, then left.
As for their earlier agreement concerning the Dou Ling Pill, he did not mention a single word.
After Mittel Tengshan left, Xiao Yan did not linger either.
He prepared to return to Wutan City to fuse with the system, the divine body, and the divine flame.
However, he left his Shadow Clone here.
He then sent it into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Wutan City!
After quietly returning to the Xiao Clan, Xiao Yan restored his original appearance and dismissed the Shadow Clone posing as Xiao Yan.
Then he began fusing with the divine flame and divine body.
The fusion with the Vermilion Bird Divine Body went relatively smoothly. It took him only three days to complete it.
Next, he began fusing with the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.
While fusing with the divine flame, however, he encountered a minor complication.
Although Jia Lie Ao was already dead, an Otherworlder's soul was relatively powerful, and that, combined with certain properties of the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, had caused a problem.
A remnant of his soul had survived within the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.
"Oh? You aren't completely dead yet?"
"What a surprise!"
"Unfortunately, your divine flame is destined to become nourishment for my Flame Mantra's evolution."
"So be good and die!"
Seeing Jia Lie Ao's illusory figure take shape from the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, Xiao Yan spoke with a hint of mockery.
"Flame Mantra?"
"You... you're not Lin Dong at all!"
"You're Xiao Yan!"
"And you're an Otherworlder with a system, just like me. In other words, your soul took over the original Xiao Yan's body?"
Only now did Jia Lie Ao finally understand why this so-called Lin Dong had plotted against him.
It was because he, too, was an Otherworlder with a system.
No wonder he had been unable to eavesdrop on his thoughts. He should have realized long ago that only a system could resist another system!
Unfortunately, his realization had come far too late.
"That's right. Lin Dong is Xiao Yan!"
"Since you're about to die, I'll be merciful and tell you."
"I've been in this world for over ten years, and you aren't the first person from my world to die at my hands."
"I doubt you'll be the last, either. But no matter how many Otherworlders there are, the Xiao Yan they see will always be just like the one in the original story, without anything unusual about him!"
After speaking, Xiao Yan used his Early Spirit Realm soul to shatter Jia Lie Ao's remnant soul, then circulated the Flame Mantra to devour the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.
Hum!
The moment the Flame Mantra devoured the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, Xiao Yan felt the Dou Qi within his body begin to surge wildly.
The Flame Mantra, originally only Yellow Tier Low Grade, shot straight up to Profound Tier Low Grade!
The Vermilion Bird Divine Flame was a flame capable of growth.
Since Xiao Yan's current strength was only at the Dou Emperor level, the divine flame's power was also restricted. That was why the Flame Mantra had only evolved to Profound Tier Low Grade.
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