Soon, Xiao Yan was far away from the area of Golden Radiance City.
From time to time, muffled, indistinct crashing sounds would echo from the distant rear, making Xiao Yan's heart tremble.
It's not hard to imagine the price Han Dong paid for Xiao Yan.
By sacrificing his cultivation as Seven-Star Dou Di, his secret techniques, and his own flesh and blood, Han Dong gave Xiao Yan enough time to leave.
Xiao Yan can only hope that, just as Han Dong said, they don't dare to really kill him. Otherwise, if Han Dong dies, Xiao Yan will risk everything, no matter the cost, to make those six Nine-Star Dou Di pay the price with their lives for what they did today!
Xiao Yan has never been a narrow-minded person, but when it comes to revenge, he is absolutely not stingy!
However, Xiao Yan's primary task now is to leave this place; otherwise, if Fan Siyuan and the others catch up, wouldn't Han Dong's hard work be in vain?
Soon, Xiao Yan's figure appeared in the sky above a mountain forest.
Although he could no longer see Golden Radiance City behind him from here, Xiao Yan did not intend to stop there. He had to ensure his own safety, otherwise, under the detection of Nine-Star Dou Di, he would eventually be unable to hide. Moreover, Fan Siyuan was a Fourth-Tier Formation Master whose Spiritual Strength far surpassed his own.
Xiao Yan continued to fly forward slowly without stopping. The pills in his body were still healing his injuries. At the same time, Dou Qi were slowly being injected into his qi vortex. This feeling of insufficient intake and output was really making Xiao Yan feel very tired.
Xiao Yan, eager to leave, remained completely unaware that far behind him in the void, a figure in a yellow robe was quietly following. Beneath the robe's sleeve, the old man's hand gripped an ancient-looking scroll, which he gently stroked. His scarlet tongue licked his lips, and his serpentine eyes gazed in the direction Xiao Yan had departed, a greedy glint in them.
Although he had witnessed the terrifying scene firsthand, driven by greed, the old man still quietly followed Xiao Yan, who had left safely.
"Boy, you're already severely injured. I refuse to believe you can create another Fire Lotus like that, hahahahaha..."
An hour passed quickly, and by then, Xiao Yan, who had been slowly flying forward, finally landed in the forest below.
Sitting cross-legged on the trunk of a giant tree, Xiao Yan flicked his finger and summoned the Northern King to stand beside him. Then, Xiao Yan quickly took out two more fourth-grade pills from his Storage Ring and swallowed them without hesitation.
Instantly, the immense medicinal effects of the fourth-tier pill manifested themselves. Under the immense medicinal power, Xiao Yan's damaged meridians and bones rapidly recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. Of course, minor injuries were easy to heal, but the injured internal organs required time to adjust and recover slowly.
In just a quarter of an hour, Xiao Yan's injuries gradually stabilized, and streams of Dou Qi flowed rapidly through his meridians before converging into his qi vortex.
Xiao Yan's pale complexion recovered slightly, and his previously weak aura became fuller, but it would take a long time for him to return to his peak condition.
However, just as Xiao Yan was focusing on recovering from his injuries, a figure dressed in a yellow robe suddenly appeared in the void not far away, like a ghost.
Beneath the yellow robe, a pair of shadowy eyes, hidden in the darkness, instantly fixed on Xiao Yan, like two invisible arrows piercing through the void, appearing before Xiao Yan in the blink of an eye.
"Buzz..."
Beside Xiao Yan, the Northern King, who had been standing still, suddenly stepped forward and shielded Xiao Yan behind him with his body. The two invisible arrows collided with the Northern King's metallic chest.
The invisible arrow left two shallow dents on the Northern King's chest, which then healed almost instantly. At the same time, the Northern King's cold, empty gaze fell on the man in the yellow robe.
"What a bizarre puppet."
Beneath the long yellow robe, the old man's gloomy eyes were fixed on the Northern King, and he couldn't help but feel surprised.
At this moment, Xiao Yan, who was behind the Northern King, had also exited his cultivation state and continued to refine the pills in his body. At the same time, his dark eyes were also looking at the yellow-robed figure in the sky.
"May I ask who you are? We seem to have never met before."
Xiao Yan scanned the man in the yellow robe up and down, and immediately knew that this person was not from the Formation Master Association.
"Hehe, indeed, as you said, we've never met."
Beneath the yellow robe, a slightly hoarse, aged voice slowly uttered, carrying a hint of mockery.
"Since we have never met before, why have you appeared at this time...?"
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, a sense of unease rising in his heart. It was truly a case of escaping one tiger's mouth only to fall into another wolf's den; he never imagined that someone else would have designs on him.
With a thought, the little remaining Dou Qi in his body quietly began to circulate. Despite being severely injured, Xiao Yan was able to discern the cultivation level of the person in front of him with his remaining Spiritual Strength.
With the strength of Late-stage Eight-Star Dou Di, he is comparable to Wu Jitian of the Battle Martial Sect.
Therefore, although this person's cultivation level is not at the level of Nine-Star Dou Di, he is still considered a particularly troublesome existence among High-Level Dou Di experts.
"Sir, do you still remember that you won a Long Lin Fruit at the auction before?"
Beneath the yellow robe came the old man's slightly low voice.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's brows furrowed immediately, and the scene from that time flashed through his mind.
Indeed, thanks to Xiao Yan's intervention, he successfully bid for the Long Lin Fruit ten bottles of Ice Spirit Cold Liquid. However, this also offended the power within the private room, which turned out to be the old man in yellow robes standing before him.
"You came for the Long Lin Fruit?"
"It was true before, but it's not true now..."
The old man in the yellow robe sneered and said:
"Or rather, not only."
The moment the words fell, the old man raised his gloomy old eyes, his gaze fixed on Xiao Yan like sharp arrows, his greedy expression undisguised.
" Long Lin Fruit? You mean this?"
After hesitating for a while, Xiao Yan took out a jade box. After opening it, an oval fruit was exposed to the air.
It is indeed the Long Lin Fruit!
The moment the old man in the yellow robe saw the Long Lin Fruit, his expression changed drastically. He swiftly stretched out his withered hand, his eyes greedily fixed on the fruit in Xiao Yan's hand, and he commanded in a chilling tone:
"Boy, hand it over, and I'll let you die a quick death!"
"Who said I was going to give it to you?"
Xiao Yan sneered as he took out the Long Lin Fruit, but he didn't intend to give it to him.
"Boy, I witnessed the battle earlier. Your combat power is unparalleled in my life. I must say, if you were at your peak, I wouldn't dare to attack you. But you'd better see clearly now. With your heavily injured body, do you think you still have the ability to defend it?"
The old man in the yellow robe first praised him solemnly, but then he sneered sarcastically.
"Or are you planning to use this to threaten me? You can try, I guarantee you'll die a horrible death!"
The outstretched hand slowly clenched, and the invisible void twisted and distorted between the old man's palms before collapsing with a bang, turning into endless darkness.
Upon hearing the old man's words, Xiao Yan scoffed, turning his gaze back to the Long Lin Fruit before him, a resolute determination rising in his heart.
"Judging from how much you want this Long Lin Fruit, I suppose you must also be a physical cultivator?"
So what?
The old man in the yellow robe frowned, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.
"In that case, let me see whose physical strength is superior between us!"
He let out a low, cold shout, and then, to the disbelief of the old man in yellow robes opposite him, Xiao Yan grabbed the Long Lin Fruit in front of him, opened his mouth wide, and swallowed it whole!