Under Xiao Yan's slow refining, the powder of the Tendon-Cleansing Powder actually burned in the Heavenly Flames. The impurities in it were continuously removed under the refining of the Heavenly Flames, turning little by little into a milky white viscous liquid that covered the meridians all over Xiao Yan's body.
When the viscous liquid covered his meridians, unlike the Heavenly Flames, it emitted a temperature that Xiao Yan Xiao Yan found unbearable, as if it were scorching his entire body, causing his face to contort in pain.
His flushed face looked like he was in a lot of pain, and there was a constant grinding sound coming from between his teeth, which sounded quite jarring.
However, as time slowly passed, Xiao Yan's meridians were also slowly recovering under the medicinal power of the viscous liquid. Not only were his meridians fully restored, but their resilience was even greater than before. This would undoubtedly be of great benefit to Xiao Yan's future battles and his ability to mobilize his Dou Qi.
Indeed, it is true that bitterness precedes sweetness. Without experiencing painful trials, how can one possess strength far exceeding that of ordinary people? Every event Xiao Yan has done seems to repeatedly prove this principle, and Xiao Yan himself is also being repeatedly tempered by such pain.
No pain, no gain; this is the timeless principle of the strong!
This process lasted for two whole days. During these two days, Xiao Yan kept challenging his limits, repeatedly consuming and refining the Tendon-Cleansing Powder. In the blink of an eye, the originally huge stone pool gradually dried up as Xiao Yan frantically consumed and refined it, which was truly astonishing.
The prolonged absorption and refinement seemed to have given Xiao Yan a certain resistance to the pain caused by the Tendon-Cleansing Powder. Unconsciously, the power of the Tendon-Cleansing Powder seemed to have become less terrifying. In fact, Xiao Yan's originally flushed face gradually turned calm. Only after he used up the last bit of the Tendon-Cleansing Powder did Xiao Yan wake up as if from a dream. He never expected that he had used up all the Tendon-Cleansing Powder. He had completely exhausted the guy outside's stockpile of many years!
Deep within the cave, filled with fluorescent light, Xiao Yan awkwardly pursed his lips. He hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
This place was, after all, a place that someone had painstakingly built up over countless years, and now he had turned it into this mess. Even with Xiao Yan's thick skin, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Embarrassed, Xiao Yan touched his nose, stood up, easily put the boulder back in its original position, and then walked out with a shameless Elder Zhang.
Upon reaching the cave entrance, Xiao Yan discovered that the middle-aged man was sitting absentmindedly on the edge of the pit he had created, staring blankly at the void before him. Only when Xiao Yan approached from behind did the man suddenly snap out of his daze, hastily retreating. Upon realizing that the person was Xiao Yan, he quickly stopped and bowed respectfully.
"Sir, you... you're done using it?"
"Uh... oh, yes..."
With a flicker of his eye, Xiao Yan responded, feeling utterly embarrassed. Seeing that the man seemed about to retreat back to his cave, Xiao Yan's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly called him back. Under the latter's surprised gaze, he smiled and "gifted" him several bottles of pills, as well as medicinal herbs that could enhance cultivation.
Afterwards, Xiao Yan fled from the place as if escaping, amidst the middle-aged man's grateful gaze.
Seeing Xiao Yan leave quickly, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his cave with great joy. He hadn't expected to obtain so many good things in just a few days. However, after he moved the boulder and discovered the empty stone pool beneath it, the smile on his face gradually froze...
From the distant mountains and forests, Xiao Yan could clearly hear the shrill screams coming from behind him...
However, just as Xiao Yan was about to speed up his departure, the power of his bloodline suddenly trembled violently.
"Buzz!"
In an instant, Xiao Yan froze in mid-air, his hair standing on end. A dangerous aura was slowly passing overhead.
"Whoosh!"
Despite feeling immense fear within him, Xiao Yan ultimately suppressed the surging power of his bloodline and struggled to look up at the sky.
Looking into the distance, a massive, overwhelming shadow slowly passed by in the heavens, as if the weather had suddenly changed. The entire mountain range where he was located had become shrouded in darkness.
However, when Xiao Yan took a closer look at the enormous figure flying high in the sky, his body trembled violently, and his body was instantly covered in cold sweat.
"This... this is... the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan!"
He uttered these words with trembling in his heart. Instantly, the bloodline power within his body, which he had been trying his best to suppress, struggled even more fiercely and almost erupted.
This power of bloodline is none other than the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline belonging to the Dragon Clan!
Once the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline erupts, Xiao Yan can hardly imagine what the consequences will be, and how much it will affect him!
"Kindness?"
While Xiao Yan was desperately suppressing the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline within his body in the mountains below, several figures were sitting cross-legged on the back of a massive bird-beast in the sky. Among them, a blond youth suddenly frowned. Just a moment ago, the power of his bloodline seemed to have trembled slightly. That tremor was not an attempt to erupt; rather, it was a strange feeling of being suppressed...
"What's wrong?"
Beside the blond youth, a beautiful young woman with blonde hair seemed to notice the change in his mood and asked with a smile.
"Just now, I seemed to sense another bloodline power."
The blond man spoke solemnly.
Upon hearing this, the woman smiled captivatingly and said:
"Don't forget, this is their territory now. It's perfectly normal for us to be able to sense their bloodline power. There's nothing to worry about."
"I hope so, I hope it's just my imagination."
Upon hearing this, the blond man frowned and pondered for a moment before withdrawing his thoughts. He then looked straight ahead again and, with the giant bird beneath him slowly soaring, flew towards the depths of the Western Wilderness Region.
It wasn't until long after these people had completely left that Xiao Yan, nestled in the mountains, finally recovered from the terrifying pressure he had just experienced. He was breathing heavily when he collapsed onto the ground, feeling utterly exhausted, as if all his strength had been drained. The shock in his heart lingered for a long time.