As soon as Xiao Yan and his companion stepped into the tea room, they were immediately struck by the sight before them with surprise and admiration.
The tea room, filled with a subtle fragrance, is dignified and elegant. Its walls are made of the finest wood, and at a glance, there are no gaps between them. It is as if the tea room was built from a single giant tree. Looking at it this way, the size of the ancient tree that built this tea room is simply unimaginable.
The walls of the tea room are openwork, forming various exotic flowers and plants, and even many unknown mythical beast patterns, which are lifelike. Sunlight shines through the openwork and shines on the fragrant floor, and the patterns formed change over time. A faint tea fragrance floats in the air, like smoke and mist. Taking a breath makes you feel much more refreshed.
Looking around, the two even saw many high-grade medicinal herbs that were hard to find in the outside world. Most of these herbs excited Xiao Yan so much that any one of them would be a priceless treasure at an auction!
After the two were seated, Li Chengxu stretched out his hand and summoned a teapot in the air. The teapot swayed, and the sound of tea sloshing inside could be heard.
"Hehe, according to what Mr. Xiao Yan said earlier, you are from the southwestern border. It seems that you have come to my Burning Flame Valley to seek medicine. However, Mr. Xiao Yan, my Burning Flame Valley is not the Alchemist Alliance. If you need medicine, you should go to them. But if you really need any medicinal materials, please feel free to ask. If it is within my power to help, I will do my best."
While laughing, Li Chengxu took out three more teacups from somewhere, brewed tea, and placed them in front of Xiao Yan and the other person, as well as in front of himself. Then he looked up with a smile on his face.
"In that case, I thank you in advance, senior!"
Facing Li Chengxu, Xiao Yan dared not be the slightest bit negligent, especially since they were the ones asking him for a favor, so he naturally paid even more attention to etiquette.
"Well, tell me, what medicinal herbs do you need? As long as my Burning Flame Valley has them, we will do our best to help you."
"Senior, the medicinal herbs that I need are probably only found in your valley throughout the entire Southern Region."
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Li Chengxu raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise appearing on his old face. He glanced at Xiao Yan before asking curiously:
What kind of medicinal herb is it?
"What this junior needs is precisely the unique... Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva from Guigu."
"Bang!"
However, the instant Xiao Yan uttered those words, Li Chengxu, who had been looking on with curiosity, suddenly stood up. A terrifying aura instantly sealed off the entire tea room. The dreadful pressure crushed and shattered the teacups filled with tea in front of the three of them. In the blink of an eye, the fragrant tea transformed into three water swords that shot out, almost piercing Xiao Yan and Li Chengxu. Even so, the sharp wind generated when the water swords passed in front of the two of them made their faces sting.
At the same time, a detached look immediately appeared in Li Chengxu's cloudy old eyes. His cold gaze was fixed on Xiao Yan and the other person in front of him without any emotion. His expression was particularly cold. After a long while, he slowly said in a very low voice:
"Who told you all this, and who sent you here!"
The indifferent voice no longer carried the slightest trace of its previous gentleness; instead, a chilling killing intent was gradually gathering. At this moment, Xiao Yan and his companion had no doubt that if they couldn't come up with a reason or method to calm the old man before them, he would definitely kill them without hesitation.
Xiao Yan never imagined that his words would directly touch upon the greatest taboo of Burning Flame Valley.
"Senior, I have no ill intentions in coming to Burning Flame Valley, I only hope to..."
"If you don't talk, I'll kill you right now!"
Before Xiao Yan could finish speaking, Li Chengxu flipped his hand, and Xiao Yan's body was instantly lifted into the air. Three fingers formed a pincer movement, and an invisible force gripped Xiao Yan's throat, causing his face to turn bright red in an instant. Luo Jin, who was standing nearby, was about to get up when Li Chengxu waved his sleeve, and another invisible force slammed into his chest. With a thud, his body flew backward and crashed heavily into the wall behind him. If it weren't for Li Chengxu's deliberate protection, the tea room would probably have been destroyed.
"Boom!"
"Senior, we have no ill intentions here. We hope you will stop!"
The next moment, another surge of power erupted from Xiao Yan's body, and a massive amount of Spiritual Strength instantly filled the entire tea room. A phantom figure appeared before Li Chengxu's eyes, none other than Xiao Xuan!
Xiao Xuan appeared and stood between Xiao Yan and Li Chengxu. His body trembled, and his surging Spiritual Strength quickly enveloped Xiao Yan, forcibly dispersing the invisible force controlling him. Then, he grabbed Xiao Yan's wrist, and the two figures retreated rapidly.
"Hmm? I didn't expect you to have a soul entity inside you. Think you can leave? Not so easy!"
The sudden appearance of Xiao Xuan startled Li Chengxu for a moment. By the time he came to his senses, Xiao Xuan had already led Xiao Yan and retreated rapidly. However, the tea room had already been sealed off by Li Chengxu's imposing aura. If Xiao Xuan were alone, he might be able to leave, but it was absolutely impossible for him to take Xiao Yan with him.
"You mere Origin King, you think you can escape from my grasp? Stay here!"
With a low shout, Li Chengxu's figure flashed instantly, and the next second he appeared in front of Xiao Xuan and the other person, slamming a palm towards Xiao Xuan.
Li Chengxu's attack greatly alarmed Xiao Xuan. Xiao Yan had not yet recovered his senses, and if both of them were to be hit, the consequences would be dire. Helpless, Xiao Xuan had no choice but to withdraw all the Spiritual Strength he had released. At the same time, he quickly released his grip on Xiao Yan's wrist, and his hand seals changed rapidly. Meanwhile, in the void in front of him, surging Origin Qi rapidly condensed. Almost at the same time as Li Chengxu's palm struck down, an invisible longsword with its blade pointing upwards also materialized.
" Azure Bathing Sword Art, Dao Heaven One Sword!"
As the longsword materialized, Xiao Xuan let out a roar, and golden light shone from his body. A faint, clear light also burst forth from the invisible longsword. A sudden gust of wind swirled, forming a wall of wind to meet Li Chengxu's palm strike head-on.
"Clang!"
With a single palm strike, the longsword trembled violently, the wind wall that had formed around it shattered instantly, and an endless gale swept towards him. Xiao Xuan's expression instantly became extremely solemn, and the golden light shining on his body quickly dimmed. At the same time, the power contained in Li Chengxu's palm strike was also rapidly decreasing.
"Bang!"
After a dozen seconds, the two who had clashed in the arena, Xiao Xuan and Li Chengxu, were both uncontrollably thrown backward. Although Xiao Xuan looked disheveled, Li Chengxu's Elder Zhang face was in no better shape. He staggered back a few steps, his blood and qi churning violently. The hand that had just clashed with Xiao Xuan was now completely numb.
In this exchange, the two were surprisingly evenly matched!