That day, Xiao Yan left Helan City.
Yuan Qing personally watched Xiao Yan leave; Yuan Qing did not intend to travel with Xiao Yan on the rest of the journey.
With the strength of Four-Star Dou Di, following Xiao Yan might only become a burden. After all, others might not know, but he did know that those inhuman and ghostly creatures from the Ghost Hall were always watching Xiao Yan.
In the evening, Yuan Qing returned to the Fang Clan and met Fang Cheng in the family's council hall.
The atmosphere was somewhat somber when the two brothers met.
"Mr. Xiao Yan, he..."
"He left. He said he had other things to do, so he had to leave."
"Could it be because of me...?"
"It's not because of you, nor because of the Fang Clan. It's just that he really is leaving. What he did during the day was simply to scare you. Only by doing that would the Fang Clan family understand that outsiders cannot be relied upon, and that to become strong, one can only rely on one's own strength."
Fang Cheng's expression froze, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of surprise.
"This is what Xiao Yan said, and it's the only thing he can do to help you."
Fang Cheng frowned deeply, his face extremely somber.
Indeed, the moment Xiao Yan stood up, he felt an immense pressure. That power was unbearable, and even the entire Fang Clan could not compare to it. If Xiao Yan were to truly become angry, absolutely no one in the Fang Clan would be able to stop him.
At that moment, everyone in the Fang Clan felt terrified, and they had no choice but to unite to resist that force.
At this moment, they clearly realized their own insignificance, and also clearly recognized the cohesion of a family.
Xiao Yan's actions might make him seem like a villain, but at least he has done his best to help the Fang Clan.
Sometimes, what a family needs is not endless resources, but their belief in becoming stronger, and the trust and support among its members.
While the two were talking, they did not notice that outside the council hall, Fang Ruyan was lightly biting her red lips, a complex look appearing in her beautiful eyes. After a long while, she quietly left.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan had already embarked on his journey to Golden Radiance City.
The night was long, and Xiao Yan continued westward, following the map's directions. He figured he should be able to reach Golden Radiance City in about half a month. Furthermore, according to the map, the Heavenly Severing Ancient Tomb was located even deeper in the Western Wilderness Region. Xiao Yan's direction wasn't exactly going against the grain.
The journey would take half a month, so Xiao Yan was not in a hurry to travel. Instead, he devoted some of his energy to the Nine Incarnations.
Xiao Yan also obtained a considerable number of Mid-Grade Spirit Stone from those seven Storage Ring, which undoubtedly greatly benefited the cultivation of his nine avatars. As for the ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stone that Xiao Yan had obtained earlier, they had already been completely consumed.
As the power of his avatar increased, Xiao Yan also made a startling discovery: the avatar's energy requirements were becoming increasingly enormous. Even Mid-Grade Spirit Stone were no longer sufficient to meet the avatar's cultivation needs.
Currently, Xiao Yan has a total of fifty-four Mid-Grade Spirit Stone in his Storage Ring. Apart from fourteen that Xiao Yan kept as spares, the remaining forty were used by Xiao Yan to improve the cultivation of his avatar.
Of course, under such frenzied devouring, the results obtained by the nine avatars were quite satisfactory to Xiao Yan.
That night.
The dazzling Milky Way swept across the dark night sky, and the endless starlight intertwined and coalesced, illuminating the dark earth below. Together with the huge silver moon, it was like the sun in the night, driving away the darkness of this land.
At the summit of the mountain, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged, his powerful Spiritual Strength surging outward from between his brows, flowing into the nine avatars surrounding him.
Meanwhile, these nine avatars were also frantically devouring and refining a Spirit Stone in their arms.
Judging from the energy contained within these Spirit Stone, they are all actually Mid-Grade Spirit Stone Spirit Stone!
After nearly half a month of travel and cultivation, eighteen of the forty Spirit Stone have already been used up. Now, only nine Spirit Stone remain, and the light on them is rapidly dimming. It seems that before today, these nine Mid-Grade Spirit Stone will be completely gone.
In less than half a month, he had twenty-seven Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, which is equivalent to half of the total number of Mid-Grade Spirit Stone Xiao Yan possessed!
Under such frenzied refining, the cultivation levels of these nine avatars have all broken through to the Mid-stage Four-Star Dou Di. Currently, they are advancing towards the Late-stage Four-Star Dou Di. However, it remains to be seen whether the cultivation levels of these nine avatars can reach the Late-stage Four-Star Dou Di before these nine Spirit Stone are exhausted.
Filled with anticipation, Xiao Yan frantically channeled the Spiritual Strength within the Soul Bead in his mind, controlling his nine avatars to refine the Spirit Stone at an even faster pace.
Time passed slowly, and a pale complexion appeared on Xiao Yan's face. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and time seemed to roll further and further away.
Unbeknownst to them, the eastern sky had gradually brightened, the silver moon had consciously hidden itself, and the dazzling Milky Way had long since disappeared.
A night had passed, and just then, the faint light on the nine Spirit Stone in the arms of the nine avatars completely dissipated, and the last wisp of energy was absorbed into the avatars' bodies.
"Damn it! It still doesn't work!"
Even now, the cultivation of the nine avatars had not yet broken through to the Late-stage Four-Star Dou Di. This made Xiao Yan curse inwardly, and with a thought, he wanted to recall the nine avatars.
However, it was at this moment...
"Buzzing..."
Within the nine avatars, a burst of white light suddenly flashed, and then, the aura within the nine avatars also surged dramatically. In the blink of an eye, their cultivation levels, which were at the Mid-stage Four-Star Dou Di, had all broken through to the Late-stage Four-Star Dou Di!
The last wisp of energy within the Spirit Stone enabled these nine avatars to successfully reach the Late-stage Four-Star Dou Di!
At this moment, a joyful smile finally appeared on Xiao Yan's face. Only after confirming that the cultivation levels of the nine avatars were correct did he move his mind and absorb the nine avatars into his body. Almost simultaneously, Xiao Yan's pale complexion also quickly recovered.
After making a slight adjustment, Xiao Yan stood up from his cross-legged position, looked westward, and a smile appeared on his lips.
At this moment, on the horizon directly west of Xiao Yan, on that vast land, stood a magnificent ancient city bathed in golden light, standing proudly.
That was Xiao Yan's destination:
Golden Radiance City!