Amidst the lush green forest, Xiao Yan interlaced his fingers, resting his head on his hands, and walked forward aimlessly with a lazy expression.
Now, it's difficult to improve the Heavenly Severing Steps any further. To break through to the Great Completion of the Wind Movement Realm, he can only rely on luck. As for his cultivation strength, Xiao Yan has completely consolidated his position at the Early Five-Star Half-Emperor, and is only a step away from the middle stage. He cannot break through in the short term. With nowhere to go and no way to retreat, Xiao Yan has no choice but to find a place to settle down for the time being.
After a long while, Xiao Yan arrived at a waterfall. The rushing water roared down from the high cliff like wild horses galloping. After colliding with the protruding rocks on the cliff several times, it crashed heavily into a pool below, making a deafening roar.
Around the pool, there was a fairly spacious open area. Xiao Yan looked around and saw a cave next to the waterfall. The entrance was small, only big enough for four people to enter at the same time. The further in you looked, the deeper and darker the view became.
There were many withered yellow leaves blown by the wind at the cave entrance, and outside the cave, there were several dark campfires that had been scattered by the wind, suggesting that people must have lived here before.
Xiao Yan smiled. It seemed that he might be living here for a while from now on.
With a slight smile, Xiao Yan swiftly entered the cave. Sure enough, the empty cave contained nothing but a stone bed and a few dimly lit luminous pearls left on the cave wall. But for Xiao Yan, this was enough.
When cultivating in the wilderness, having a place to stay is enough; to expect anything from those who came before is rather naive.
Having found a place to stay, Xiao Yan Xiao Yan felt a sense of boredom. After reviewing the recent battles, he gained a new understanding of his own strength.
Judging from Xiao Yan's current strength, Eight-Star Half-Emperor Xiao Yan no longer a threat to him. In fact, if they were to actually fight, Xiao Yan is confident that he could defeat him in one move!
As for Nine-Star Half-Emperor, if he were to encounter someone with strength like Tian Ying, Xiao Yan Xiao Yan knew that he would be no match for him in a one-on-one fight. Although he could temporarily delay them with the Heavenly Severing Steps Xiao Yan would inevitably be defeated in the long run.
Of course, if he were to encounter someone like the One-Horned Whale Serpent, whose strength had just broken through to the Early Nine-Star Half-Emperor, Xiao Yan was confident that he could fight the latter to a standstill. Even if he was not a match for the latter, he would definitely not let himself be too embarrassed.
In summary, considering all the combat power Xiao Yan Xiao Yan possesses, he can at most be on par with Early Nine-Star Half-Emperor. As for those stronger, that's another matter entirely.
Of course, even so, Xiao Yan was still dissatisfied with his own strength. After all, there were three Nine-Star Half-Emperor deep in the Xilin Mountain Range, and the power of Yan Shi and Xiong Gang among them was definitely not weaker than that of Tian Ying. As long as he could not defeat them, Xiao Yan would never be able to enter the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range, let alone cross the entire Xilin Mountain Range.
Another point is the eerie cold wind near the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range. The wind is so terrifying that even Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames is hard to suppress. You can imagine that even if Tian Ying and the other two stop Xiao Yan Xiao Yan, he will definitely not be able to get through the wind.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a strange pressure. What he was about to face seemed to be more complicated than it appeared!
"Well..."
With a sigh of inexplicable sorrow, Xiao Yan had just been lying on the stone bed, suddenly sat up with a jolt, shaking his head violently to shake off the deep drowsiness from his mind.
Sitting cross-legged, Xiao Yan immediately formed cultivation hand seals. With a thought, the Flame Mantra Technique within his body began to circulate. Instantly, the energy of heaven and earth above Xiao Yan's head rapidly converged, condensing into a huge energy vortex. At this moment, streams of mottled heaven and earth energy seemed to be drawn towards Xiao Yan, rapidly converging on him. Refined by the Heavenly Flames within Xiao Yan's Xiao Yan, they circulated along his meridians once before flowing into the Qi Cyclone Space within his body.
As Xiao Yan Xiao Yan entered a state of frenzied cultivation, the void beside him suddenly distorted, and Gu You's figure slowly emerged.
Looking at Xiao Yan, who was diligently cultivating in front of him, Gu You smiled faintly, a look of satisfaction appearing in his pair of cloudy old eyes.
From Xiao Yan's actions, it's clear that Xiao Yan no longer wants to rely solely on his own power. Now, Xiao Yan only wants to improve his own power through normal cultivation. It's better to rely on oneself than on others. Perhaps this is Xiao Yan's true thought at this moment.
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed in Xiao Yan's repeated cultivation. During these two months, Xiao Yan not only frantically cultivated his Dou Qi, but also focused on the Soul Suppressing Seal and the Heavenly Severing Steps.
Cultivating Dou Qi is a long process, and Xiao Yan has yet to break through the Wind Movement Realm of the Heavenly Severing Steps. Therefore, apart from that, Xiao Yan can only focus his attention on the Soul Suppressing Seal.
After two months of repeated training, Xiao Yan finally ushered in the day he had longed for.
"Bang!"
With a muffled thud, the Qi Cyclone Space within Xiao Yan's body, which had been swollen like a balloon, suddenly relaxed. Xiao Yan felt his entire body become lighter in an instant, and even his soul trembled.
Hard work pays off. After his frantic training, Xiao Yan finally broke through to the Mid Five-Star Half-Emperor. Although there was a hint of pushing too hard, once his strength broke through, Xiao Yan naturally wouldn't care too much about the rest.
Cultivation is inherently madness, and Xiao Yan simply did something even more insane. Unexpectedly, in just two months, Xiao Yan actually broke through to the Mid Five-Star Half-Emperor.
This was undoubtedly a huge surprise for Xiao Yan, because it meant that his cultivation level would rise again and his combat power would also increase. At this moment, Xiao Yan was already imagining what he would look like when he broke through to the Six-Star Half-Emperor level.
Standing up, Xiao Yan slightly twisted his bare upper body, and a series of cracking sounds of bones colliding rang out, which made Xiao Yan let out a long sigh of relief.
Feeling the abundant Dou Qi within his body, Xiao Yan smiled slightly, took a step, and was about to head out of the cave.
Meanwhile...
Outside the cave, in the dense forest, a large group of people were rushing towards them.