Inside the somewhat dilapidated stone chamber, two imposing old men sat cross-legged on a relatively intact broken stone slab. Before them, a figure dressed in black robes stood quietly. With each breath from the figure, strands of heaven and earth energy seemed to be drawn into the body, gradually bringing a rosy glow to the black-robed man's pale face.
At this moment, besides the two elderly men sitting cross-legged, there was another burly figure emanating a faint purple-gold light, standing motionless beside the man in black robes. At such a distance, if either of the two men wanted to attack the man in black robes, he could launch a counterattack instantly, which surprised the two elderly men.
This figure was clearly just a puppet, but judging from its appearance, it seemed to retain intelligence unlike that of ordinary puppets. Moreover, in the previous battle, the two old men had clearly discovered that this puppet actually possessed extremely rich combat experience. Every move it made made its opponents feel as troublesome as fighting a living person. In particular, its indestructible body made it even more difficult to deal with.
A puppet at the Quasi-Emperor level can fight against a true One-Star Dou Di without being at a disadvantage, and even slightly suppress him. It's hard to imagine that if this puppet's strength increases further in the future, even High-Level Dou Di would be no match for it!
"Hiss..."
Upon thinking of this, even the two old men, with their composure, couldn't help but gasp. It's no wonder they were so shocked; after all, this was a puppet whose strength was comparable to a human Dou Di ) expert. No one would dare to underestimate such a puppet!
Of course, while they were shocked by the puppet's power, they didn't forget that the puppet's master was an even more terrifying individual!
To defeat two Dou Di powerhouses single-handedly is a feat that not everyone can accomplish, especially considering that the person who did it was only a Six-Star Half-Emperor!
Thinking of this, the two old men couldn't help but feel a sense of shock when they looked at the black-robed man in front of them. Such a powerful master, and a puppet whose strength was almost no less than that of his master, such a combination could probably roam freely in the entire Western Region. No wonder the Four Great Sects had been unable to capture him for so long.
However, what made them both feel fortunate was that the puppet's owner was on their side; otherwise, even with the powerful Cloud-Hidden Pavilion, encountering such a formidable opponent would have caused them considerable trouble.
"Hmm..."
However, just as the two old men had this thought in their minds, Xiao Yan, who had been unconscious in front of them, suddenly let out a low groan. Then, his tightly closed eyes trembled slightly and slowly opened.
The gentle light flooded into Xiao Yan Xiao Yan's eyes the moment he opened them, causing him to furrow his brows slightly. After a brief moment of adjustment, he slowly opened his eyes.
The moment Xiao Yan opened his eyes, he immediately saw the Northern King standing guard beside him. The latter stood motionless like an iron tower, and his imposing aura reassured Xiao Yan considerably. He was currently out of sorts in many ways, and the Northern King had unknowingly become his greatest support. With the Northern King by his side, Xiao Yan Xiao Yan felt a sense of security. Although he also had two elders from the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion with him, they couldn't completely put his mind at ease. Only his own power could truly put Xiao Yan at ease, which was precisely why the two elders couldn't approach Xiao Yan while he was unconscious.
"Mr. Xiao Yan, how are you?"
As Xiao Yan stood up, the two old men beside him immediately stepped forward and asked him Xiao Yan with concern.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, frowning as he said:
"It's nothing serious, just a bit of overexertion of Dou Qi qi. But it will probably take a few days to fully recover."
In this battle, although Xiao Yan severely injured two Dou Di powerhouses in succession, it was precisely because of this that Xiao Yan was able to use all two of his trump cards: the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline and the Clan Mark. These two trump cards played a crucial role in this battle. It was by using these two methods together that Xiao Yan was able to forcefully injure the two Dou Di powerhouses to such an extent with his full strength.
After using the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline and Clan Mark, the depletion of these two bloodline powers means that Xiao Yan will be unable to use these two methods again for some time to come. This will undoubtedly reduce Xiao Yan's overall strength. However, thinking about that now is useless. What Xiao Yan is most worried about is the whereabouts of the Soul-Congealing Fruit. After all, that thing is too important to him. If he wants to refine the Ice Spirit Pill, Xiao Yan must first obtain the Soul-Congealing Fruit!
Of course, Xiao Yan did not forget the last two medicinal ingredients. Without any one of these three, Xiao Yan would not be able to refine the Ice Spirit Pill.
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the two elders gradually felt relieved. After complimenting Xiao Yan a few more times, one of the elders respectfully presented a snow-white Storage Ring to Xiao Yan.
"This..."
Xiao Yan frowned, a look of doubt appearing on his pale face. Although he had saved them, he hadn't said he came for their things.
"Hehe, Mr. Xiao Yan, this Storage Ring contains all the items in this stone chamber. Originally, these were already ours, but we never expected to encounter those three guys. If Mr. Xiao Yan hadn't arrived in time, not only would these items be gone, but our lives would probably be in danger as well. Therefore, these items rightfully belong to Mr. Xiao Yan."
The old man who presented the Storage Ring to Xiao Yan with a respectful smile smiled at him. The other old man also smiled and nodded. It was already difficult enough that they had managed to save their lives this time. They no longer dared to hope that they could get their hands on anything inside the room. Besides, this ruin was quite large. They didn't need anything from this one stone chamber. They could just find another stone chamber if necessary.
Seeing the two old men looking like this, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. Then, he took the Storage Ring handed to him by one of the old men. At the same time, a Spiritual Strength surged out from deep within his brow and entered the snow-white Storage Ring in the blink of an eye, quickly searching for the Soul-Congealing Fruit he needed.
Unfortunately, after searching, Xiao Yan Xiao Yan n't find any fluctuations of Spiritual Strength, which disappointed him. Sure enough, precious things like the Soul-Congealing Fruit weren't easy for him to find!
However, just as Xiao Yan was about to give up in despair and withdraw from the Spiritual Strength probe, suddenly, a chilling cold that made one's soul feel icy and painful emanated from a corner of the Storage Ring.
"This is..."
Sensing the chill, Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat. He quickly rummaged through a pile of rare and precious herbs and found a strange, ice-blue herb with leaves shaped like snowflakes in front of Xiao Yan.
"This is... Flash-Freezing Grass!"