In the third floor of the Heaven-Nurturing Pavilion Xiao Clan, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged. Behind him stood a colossal flame statue, as large as a small mountain. If Xiao Yan hadn't been sitting cross-legged, it would have probably pierced through the dome.
Inside the attic, the two old men trembled slightly, their eyes wide with anger and deep shock.
"Buzzing..."
In the third level, the giant statue behind Xiao Yan trembled slightly, and the astonishing pressure emanating from it became increasingly powerful. Even the enormous size of the statue continued to grow at a visible speed, and it had even broken through the size limit it had originally described!
"Enough!"
At that very moment, the deep, solemn voice of the jovial old man suddenly echoed in Xiao Yan's mind. In an instant, Xiao Yan's thoughts cleared, and the Origin Qi and Heavenly Flames he was continuously sending into the giant statue stopped abruptly. The giant statue behind him stabilized once again.
As Xiao Yan opened his eyes, he was surprised to notice the terrifying pressure that filled the space around him. He was slightly taken aback, and then quickly used his mind to slowly disperse the giant statue behind him. The pressure that seemed about to explode in the hall gradually dissipated.
Just then, the void not far behind Xiao Yan suddenly distorted, and an old man in a black robe slowly appeared. As if he had sensed it, Xiao Yan quickly got up and turned around. The moment he saw the old man, he hurriedly bowed and paid his respects.
"This humble one, Xiao Yan, pays his respects to Senior!"
Seeing this, the old man acted as if he hadn't heard a thing. His old eyes swept over Xiao Yan from head to toe, and he couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise. He stared blankly at Xiao Yan for a long while before his expression suddenly changed, and he came back to his senses. He took a deep breath and hesitated, saying:
"Hiss... It... It really worked?"
Perhaps because of the Grand Elder, the old man had high expectations for Xiao Yan, but he never expected that the latter would cultivate the Fire God's Wrath to perfection in less than half a day. Such a cultivation speed was truly beyond imagination!
And look at the special pressure released by Xiao Yan when he unleashed the Fire God's Wrath. It was beyond his previous understanding of the Fire God's Wrath. Whether it was the terrifying level of that pressure or the fact that the Fire God's Wrath continued to surge afterward, all of these were things he had never seen before.
In Xiao Yan's hands, this Dou Technique seems to have been unleashed with unprecedented power. From this point of view alone, the Fire God's Wrath is practically tailor-made for Xiao Yan!
Seeing the incredulous look on the old man's face, Xiao Yan couldn't help but grin, scratch his head, and chuckle dryly:
"It was just luck; I never expected the process to go so smoothly."
"Hehe, saying it was just luck is too modest. After all, you can't obtain a Heavenly Flames by chance."
As an old man with experience, after a moment of surprise, the old man immediately connected the dots to the Heavenly Flames within Xiao Yan's body. The latter smiled awkwardly, and after a moment, asked with a dry laugh:
"Now that your Dou Technique have been mastered, may I proceed to the fourth level?"
"Hey, you're really not being polite. If I hadn't been here earlier, and you had continued like that, once your pressure surged, I'm afraid you would have turned this Heaven-Nurturing Pavilion upside down. And now you haven't even said a word of thanks?"
"Uh... I know I was wrong, please forgive me, senior!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was taken aback at first, then quickly bowed and apologized with an embarrassed smile. He hadn't expected that simply following the cultivation method would generate such a powerful pressure. However, to say that he could overturn the Heaven-Nurturing Pavilion was a joke. Regardless of the old man in front of him, the arrays and barriers inside and outside the Heaven-Nurturing Pavilion alone were not something he could easily shake...
"Alright, I'm not here to interrogate you. Now that the Fire God's Wrath has reached its peak, I won't stop you from doing whatever you want. But remember, you can only take one thing from here. Also, you are not allowed to enter anything above the fourth level. Only elders of the Heaven-Nurturing Pavilion are allowed to enter. If you act like you did before, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The old man smiled slightly, a gentle smile appearing on his aged face. However, at the end of his words, his expression turned stern, making people feel a sense of awe.
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man waved his sleeve, and the invisible barrier that had been gathered in front of the steps quietly dissipated, allowing Xiao Yan to finally step forward again.
"Thank you so much, senior!"
After bowing respectfully to the old man once more, Xiao Yan no longer hesitated. He turned around and strode towards the steps, a surge of passionate emotion welling up within him.
"Wait a minute."
However, just as Xiao Yan was striding excitedly toward the steps in front of him, the old man's voice came from behind him again. The slightly hoarse, aged voice was like a steel nail, causing Xiao Yan's body to freeze instantly. The joy that had just appeared in his dark eyes vanished in an instant. After a long pause, he stiffly turned around and looked at the old man again, feeling an urge to curse.
"Put the Fire God's Wrath back in its place first, otherwise you won't be able to step onto the fourth level."
With a slightly mocking look in his eyes, the old man Xiao Yan softly. Upon hearing this, the old man's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and he let out a slightly trembling breath. He then hurriedly put the scroll back in its original place, and when he turned around again, the old man's figure had already disappeared.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan calmed himself down, secretly hoping that the old man wouldn't cause any more trouble, and quickly ran towards the fourth floor without stopping.
Meanwhile, inside the pavilion, the two old men were facing each other.
"While it is true that he benefited from the Heavenly Flames, it is an undeniable fact that he cultivated the Fire God's Wrath to its peak in half a day. Half a day... I remember that even Xiao Tian took almost two days."
"That being said, he is still somewhat inferior to his ancestor."
As soon as the indifferent old man finished speaking, the pavilion fell silent. Almost simultaneously, the two men recalled a scene from several years ago.
Dressed in a simple blue robe, seemingly calm and serene, he stirred up a storm in their hearts. The scene from that day would likely remain unforgettable for the rest of their lives.
That man mastered the Wind God's Fury, one of the Three Gods' Wraths, in just two hours!
Today, although his successor is not quite as good as him, he is still absolutely stunning.
"Let's see how he performs at the clan assembly."
After a long silence, the indifferent old man suddenly uttered a sentence that sounded both certain and expectant.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan had already stepped onto the fourth floor of the Heaven-Nurturing Pavilion.
Compared to the previous ones, the collection on the fourth floor was undoubtedly much richer. Unfortunately, even after searching through all the jade boxes containing pills, Xiao Yan couldn't find any pills that could help Xiao Xuan break through his cultivation level. This made his originally passionate heart tense and anxious.
A moment later, in front of a storage shelf filled with various pill formulas, Xiao Yan was carefully and slowly scanning each scroll. These pill formulas were his last hope; if he failed, his trip to the Heaven-Nurturing Pavilion would be in vain.
Suppressing his anger, Xiao Yan scrutinized every pill formula on the storage shelf without blinking. For a full half hour, he saw that there were very few pill formulas left that he hadn't checked, yet he still hadn't found the one he needed. Xiao Yan couldn't help but frown deeply, and his mood grew increasingly gloomy.
"This is the last volume..."
With trembling hands, Xiao Yan picked up the last scroll of pill formulas from the storage shelf. Taking a gamble, he slowly unfurled it. The bold characters gradually came into view, and Xiao Yan held his breath, focusing intently until the formulas were fully unfolded...
Seventh-Order Injury Recovery Pill...
"Sigh... so it still doesn't exist."
With a slightly heavy sigh, Xiao Yan helplessly put away the scroll in his hand and placed it back in its original place. His hands hung down, his face was gloomy, and his hands under his sleeves clenched into fists. Then he trembled and opened them. Finally, he smiled bitterly, shook his head, and turned to walk towards the stairs.
Just as Xiao Yan turned around, he seemed to step on something. When he looked up in surprise, he saw a roll of pill formulas that had rolled to the ground and were already spread out. What came into his eyes were the three powerful and bold characters " Barrier-Breaking Pill "!