The so-called Miss Fang's family is from Helan City, which is relatively close to Wuyou City. Her family is the second most powerful in Helan City, and has been on par with another Wang Clan for many years.
However, the Wang Clan has grown increasingly powerful, surpassing the Fang family in influence and now threatening to annex Fang Clan.
Of course, Xiao Yan didn't care about this matter. As the saying goes, "If it doesn't concern me, I won't worry about it." Xiao Yan has never been one to meddle in other people's business.
The night was long. After chatting with A Lie for a few minutes, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged and activated the Flame Mantra Technique. As if drawn by a force, strands of heaven and earth energy gathered towards Xiao Yan. As for A Lie, he was called away by Feng Lun and had no choice but to follow behind Feng Lun.
As this energy flowed into his body, Xiao Yan's nearly depleted Dou Qi vortex gradually began to condense, and his cultivation level gradually recovered under this slow cultivation.
Fortunately, the team traveled through the desolate Gobi Desert all night without encountering any danger. Xiao Yan, on the other hand, was in a state of self-recovery. Few people in the team liked this stranger, but no one wanted to provoke him either, which made things even more peaceful for Xiao Yan. After a night of cultivation, Xiao Yan's strength had only recovered to 20%.
Under normal circumstances, with the wonders of the Flame Mantra, Xiao Yan Xiao Yan be able to recover to his peak condition in just one night. However, because he was currently in the caravan and did not want to disturb them, he slowed down his cultivation speed to this extent.
During the day, apart from two brief rest stops, the caravan continued westward. According to the leader, Feng Lun, it would take about three more days for the caravan to reach Wuyou City, at which point Xiao Yan would part ways with them.
"Three days?"
Xiao Yan murmured to himself as he entered a meditative state once more.
Three days, including daytime, was enough time for Xiao Yan to fully recover.
However, on the very second night, as darkness fell, a desolate atmosphere once again filled the air, just after the convoy had completed its third rest stop...
Suddenly, a fierce, eerie wind swept towards the entire convoy.
Inside the carriage, Xiao Yan suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, his dark and deep gaze fixed on the very front of the caravan. There, out of sight of everyone else, a giant beast was rapidly charging towards the caravan.
"Everyone be careful, there's danger!"
Sensing the unusual, eerie wind, Feng Lun, the team leader, immediately frowned. Having traversed this Gobi Desert for years, he was intimately familiar with the environment. He had never encountered such a strange wind before, unless... he was facing something more...
A colossal beast of terrifying power!
At this moment, even Miss Fang, with a solemn expression, stepped out of a private carriage. Strands of milky white Dou Qi rose from her jade palms and condensed into a solid Dou Qi Armor on the girl's body.
In just a few breaths, everyone in the convoy drew their weapons, their eyes darting around, nervously preparing for a major battle.
Thousand zhang, five hundred zhang, one hundred zhang...
"They're here!"
At the head of the group, Feng Lun and Miss Fang were ready to fight. Each of them took out a jet-black spear and a snow-white longsword. Although it was dark, a huge outline had already appeared in their sight.
The newcomer was actually a creature with the strength of Nine-Star Half-Emperor!
Facing such strength, it would undoubtedly be a one-sided situation.
Even so, faced with this battle situation, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and press on.
Just as the entire caravan was ready to fight, Xiao Yan, in a carriage at the rear, had a sudden thought. A vast amount of Spiritual Strength surged outward from between his brows, passing over the crowd below and arriving in front of the giant beast in the blink of an eye.
"Roll!"
A silent roar echoed continuously in the giant beast's mind. Instantly, the giant beast's forward charge came to an abrupt halt, its body trembling as it stood frozen in place. Its original plan to plunder the beast was shattered in that instant.
Having reached the level of Nine-Star Half-Emperor, this giant beast's intelligence is naturally no less than that of a human. Just from that fierce shout just now, it could clearly tell that the other party was definitely a Dou Di powerhouse.
How dare Half-Emperor defy the will of a powerful Dou Di? Immediately, the giant beast let out a submissive growl, and amidst the solemn anticipation of the crowd ahead, it abruptly turned around and fled back the way it came.
It wasn't until a dozen breaths later that Feng Lun and his group gradually came to their senses, feeling the powerful pressure that was about to descend recede rapidly like a tide. Everyone present was utterly astonished.
The sky was still pitch black. Just in case, the group rested for a while longer. Only after confirming that the beast would not return did they get up and continue their journey westward.
For the rest of the journey, almost the same thing happened three times in a row. What made them most suspicious was that on the third occasion, everyone in the caravan clearly spotted a group of magical beasts. However, the scene was almost identical to the previous one.
Before anyone could even see the magical beasts, they scattered and fled as if they had been frightened. This puzzled everyone in the group. At the same time, Feng Lun and Miss Fang's gazes involuntarily fell on the black-robed youth lounging lazily on the cargo in the carriage behind them.
It all seems to have started after this young man in black robes joined their group.
Could it really be him?
Both Feng Lun and Miss Fang had this thought in mind, but upon closer examination, they realized that the latter was just a young man, and in such an injured state, how could he possibly have repelled so many magical beasts? There must be another reason behind it.
Without the threat of monsters, the caravan's speed increased significantly. On the third day, the group traveled without stopping at all. Before noon, the outline of a city appeared in their sight.
The tall city walls stood on the ground, and the crowd in front of them gradually grew larger.
At the very front of his line of sight, Xiao Yan could clearly see three large characters carved in bold, flowing strokes on the towering city gate.
Wuyou City