Chapter 217 Plan
Deep in Xiao Ling's courtyard, there is an exquisite pavilion standing in the center, surrounded by lush flowers and trees, exuding a faint fragrance.
Xiao Yixiang and Qinglin were sitting in the pavilion. Their conversation was low and warm, accompanied by the gentle breeze, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
On the side of the pavilion, an illusory soul was floating quietly with a kind face. It was Yao Chen's soul. Although his existence was invisible, his warm temperament made people feel inexplicably at ease.
Zi Yan was not in the courtyard. She and Medusa had already embarked on a journey to the snake-man tribe, so the courtyard seemed a little empty.
At this time, Qinglin's eyes passed through the railing of the pavilion and cast towards the ethereal soul. Her voice was filled with concern as she asked, "Master, the fighting spirit fluctuations coming from outside the imperial capital just now seemed to come from the direction where the young master left. Could it be that the young master had a fight with someone? Why didn't you let us go and help him?"
Upon hearing this, Little Medical Immortal couldn't help but cast his gaze towards Yao Chen who was not far away. Curiosity flashed in his eyes, and he echoed softly, "Yes, Yao Lao, I just felt the auras of three Dou Huangs rapidly converging over there. I think it's Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma."
Facing the two people's questions, Yao Chen gently stroked his illusory beard, a faint smile appeared on his face, his voice was calm and full of confidence: "The energy fluctuations I sensed are only at the level of a high-level Dou Huang. For Xiao Ling, it's just a piece of cake. He can handle it easily, and we don't need to intervene too much."
As soon as the words fell, Yao Chen's expression suddenly froze, as if he had caught some subtle omen, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Hehe, it seems that the boy will return triumphantly soon."
As soon as Yao Chen finished speaking, a slight ripple sounded in the courtyard. Then, a slender figure quietly appeared in the breeze. It was Xiao Ling who had just returned from outside the city.
Xiao Ling stepped into the courtyard and glanced at the three people in the pavilion. He first smiled at Yao Chen, waved his hand, and said softly, "Old Yao, long time no see."
Seeing Xiao Ling greeting him, Yao Chen smiled slightly and nodded gently in response.
Then, Xiao Ling turned his gaze to Xiao Yixian and Qinglin, with a hint of light-hearted teasing in his tone: "Xian'er, Qinglin, it seems that you did not go shopping, but chose to return directly to the Xiao family."
Little Medical Fairy nodded gently, her voice soft and clear: "Because of the Alchemist Conference, there are too many people around the Royal Plaza, so we decided to return first."
Then, she changed the subject, with a hint of curiosity and concern: "Xiao Ling, there was such a big commotion outside the imperial capital just now, what happened? Can you tell us?"
Qing Lin on the side also cast a curious look, with a hint of expectation in his voice: "Master, what happened outside the imperial capital? We originally wanted to go and lend a hand to you, but Master said that you can handle it easily, so we didn't go and waited for you here."
Hearing the questions from Xiao Yixian and Qinglin, Xiao Ling smiled lightly, a glimmer of relief flashed in his eyes, and his voice was calm and calm: "In fact, it's nothing big, it's just a little mouse sneaking into the Jiama Empire."
Then, Xiao Ling began to tell the story, describing his experience of following Yan Li and his group, and his unexpected encounter with Scorpion Cloud outside the city.
His words were not overly exaggerated, but they vividly described the unexpected encounter and the series of events that followed. Of course, he chose to hide the secret of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and did not reveal it to anyone present.
After listening to Xiao Ling's narration, Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin's eyes flashed with surprise. They didn't expect that the three countries would secretly unite to deal with the Jiama Empire.
Although they did not have much affection for the Gama Empire, after all, they had lived here for some time, so they naturally hoped that this land could be peaceful.
Yao Chen spoke softly, with a hint of appreciation in his tone: "Although Xiao Ling cannot stay in the Jia Ma Empire for a long time, the pills he refined during this period of time will undoubtedly quickly improve the strength of the empire. This is also an effective coping strategy."
Xiao Ling nodded in agreement, his voice revealing a hint of determination: "After we go to Luoyan Empire this time and explore the Dou Zun ruins, if we don't find the strange fire, I will take care of some of the high-ranking members of the Three Kingdoms Alliance. As far as I know, their alliance may be related to the Soul Palace. It will be a good thing for the Jia Ma Empire to deal with it early."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "If I really come across a strange fire, I will bring it back to the Jia Ma Empire, and then practice in seclusion at the Xiao family. Once I have absorbed the strange fire and stabilized my cultivation, I will take action to resolve those threats."
Although Xiao Ling's words were ostensibly for the benefit of the Gama Empire, he actually had another plan in mind.
He planned to take this opportunity to find an excuse to pick up a few Dou Zong corpses and plunder the resources of those hegemonic forces.
After all, after settling the affairs here, Xiao Ling might not return to the Northwest Continent for a long time.
Before leaving, being able to obtain a large amount of resources was undoubtedly a great temptation for him. He believed that those powerful forces with a long history must have a lot of treasures in their collections.
Apart from other things, Xiao Ling was particularly interested in the secret ground-level flying fighting skill of the Falling Goose Empire, "Nine Wings of the Sky Goose". This method of creating flying fighting skills had long been lost in the Douqi Continent and was extremely rare even in Zhongzhou.
In addition, there is the magic poison spot used by Xie Biyan, which can transfer all his fighting spirit to Xiao Ling. In the original novel, Xiao Yan used the magic poison spot to break through several stars in the realm of Dou Huang and Dou Zong. Xiao Ling was also very interested in this.
Since breaking through to Dou Zong, Xiao Ling has also deeply felt the difficulty of improving his cultivation. Although his cultivation talent is indeed very strong, it is also limited. He does not have the ability to quickly improve his cultivation through special physiques like Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin, nor does he have the Dou Emperor bloodline like the ancient seven clans that can be directly activated to quickly improve his cultivation.
Although one can improve his cultivation through hard work, it takes a long time. After a year of hard work, one may only be able to improve by one or two stars. To break through the bottleneck of Dou Zun, it takes a lot of time.
Xiao Ling knew that if he wanted to maintain the previous speed of cultivation improvement, he had to carefully grasp every opportunity that came. Only in this way could his strength continue to grow and steadily climb to a new peak.
As his power grows, he will gain more chips to pursue more ambitious opportunities and realize his greater ambitions. Every step of accumulation is for the purpose of standing at a higher starting point one day in the future and overlooking the whole world.
After listening to Xiao Ling's plan, Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin nodded silently, and they expressed their approval of Xiao Ling's decision. Since those people had ill intentions and intended to harm the Jia Ma Empire, they naturally became Xiao Ling's enemies. Moreover, they colluded with the forces of the Soul Palace who were secretly working, and their behavior could be imagined. They were definitely not good people.
Yao Chen has lived for so many years and is very experienced, so he can naturally guess some of Xiao Ling's thoughts, but he also agrees with Xiao Ling's plan in his heart.
He was still clear about Xiao Ling's character. He was generous to his companions, but ruthless to his enemies. Yao Chen's mouth curled up into a gentle smile, and his voice was full of affirmation and praise for Xiao Ling's plan: "Your plan is indeed thorough, and you have always had good luck. When you explore the so-called 'Turtle Spirit Venerable' ruins, you will definitely gain something. Perhaps, you will get your fifth kind of strange fire there."
Originally, Yao Chen and Xiao Ling had an agreement that when Xiao Ling reached Dou Huang realm, Yao Chen would give him the sub-fire of Bone Spirit Cold Fire; and when Xiao Ling was promoted to Dou Zong, Yao Chen would pass on the whole Bone Spirit Cold Fire to him. According to this plan, Bone Spirit Cold Fire would become Xiao Ling's fifth kind of strange fire.
However, Xiao Ling's cultivation speed far exceeded expectations. When he reached the Douhuang realm, neither of them mentioned this matter.
Although Xiao Ling had collected three kinds of strange fire later, Yao Chen still decided to fulfill his promise. After Xiao Ling broke through to Dou Zong, Yao Chen mentioned to him about passing on the Bone Spirit Cold Fire to him.
But Xiao Ling declined the proposal. He considered that Yao Chen still existed in the form of a soul, and if he separated the Bone Spirit Cold Fire at this time, it would undoubtedly cause damage to Yao Chen. After all, the Bone Spirit Cold Fire would not disappear, and it would not be too late to separate it and give it to him after Yao Chen obtained a new body.
Moreover, Xiao Ling would not take Yao Chen's things for nothing. Xiao Ling saw how good Yao Chen was to him. The essence blood of the ninth-level demon beast and the body of the Fighting Saint that he exchanged with the ancient clan were a surprise Xiao Ling prepared for Yao Chen.
Hearing Yao Chen's joke, Xiao Ling showed an unnatural smile on his face, and he responded: "Haha, then I will borrow your good words, Yao Lao."
In fact, Xiao Ling was not 100% sure whether he could encounter the legendary Turtle Spirit Earth Fire. He thought to himself that if the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire really had spirituality and escaped on its own, then he could only accept this helpless result.
After all, so much time has passed, and the actions of the strange fire are beyond human control.
Then, Xiao Ling reached into his arms, touched it gently, and took out a black storage ring. This was the trophy he got from Xie Yun.
Seeing Xiao Ling's sudden action, Xiao Yixian, Qing Lin and Yao Chen all cast curious glances at him.
Xiao Ling handed the ring to Xiao Yixian and said with a smile: "Xian'er, this ring originally belonged to the Douhuang from the Izumo Empire. After he was defeated by me, the ring naturally became mine. According to Jia Xingtian and the others, this person was from the Wanxie Sect. I just checked it out and there are indeed many rare poisons collected in the ring. I think it will be of great benefit to your cultivation."
After listening to Xiao Ling's introduction, Xiao Yixian's eyes immediately flashed with surprise. She stretched out her hand and gently took the black ring from Xiao Ling's hand, then said to Xiao Ling with gratitude: "Thank you, Xiao Ling, I like this gift very much."
Then, Xiao Yixian held the ring tightly in her hand, released a trace of soul power, and began to explore the inside of the ring.
Soon, she discovered mountains of various poisons inside. Some of these poisons she had only read about in the "Tianyou Poison Codex" and had never seen in person.
The Little Medical Immortal, who possessed the "Heavenly Poison Codex", naturally had a wealth of theoretical knowledge about various poisons. However, since neither the Jiama Empire nor the Black Horn Region was a rich source of poisons, poison resources were relatively scarce.
The Izumo Empire, due to its unique geographical environment and climatic conditions, has many natural poisons, and practitioners mainly focus on poison skills, which makes the poisons grown there more abundant.
The Little Medical Immortal said to herself, "There are indeed a lot of poisons in here. If I can absorb all of them, it will be of great help to my cultivation."
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ling also showed a faint smile on his face and said, "Haha, I'm glad I can help you."
The reason why Xiao Ling wanted to deal with the three empires was, on the one hand, for the safety of the Gama Empire, and on the other hand, to collect cultivation resources for Xiao Yixiang.
With the help of the poisons collected by the entire Wanxie Sect, Xiao Yixiang will not have to worry about the resources for cultivation for a long time because of the ability of her poisonous body to absorb poison.
At this moment, in Xiao Ling's perception, a familiar breath quietly passed across the border of the courtyard. It was undoubtedly Xiao Yan.
Yao Chen also sensed this aura. He smiled slightly, with a hint of amusement in his tone: "It seems that a guest is about to arrive, so I will retreat first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Chen's figure gradually dissipated in a soft white light, turning into tiny white particles, and finally hidden in the ancient flame ring on Qinglin's finger.
Then, Xiao Ling, Xiao Yixiang and Qing Lin all turned their gazes towards the entrance of the courtyard.
There, Xiao Yan's figure came into view. He was dressed in a black suit and walked into the courtyard with steady and calm steps.
Xiao Ling looked at Xiao Yan with a hint of curiosity in his eyes. He asked softly, "Xiao Yan, you came to see me on purpose. Is there something important?"
After all, Xiao Yan had just won the championship of the Alchemist Conference not long ago, and Xiao Ling had heard about it. Xiao Zhan had already prepared a celebration banquet for him. If it weren't for some important matter, Xiao Yan should be immersed in the joy of victory at this moment.
When Xiao Yan heard Xiao Ling's question, he first politely greeted Xiao Ling: "Cousin." Then, he went straight to the point: "It is indeed something important. Just now, the royal family sent someone to the Xiao family and delivered a ring, specifically to give it to you. My father said that this must be an important matter, so he asked me to come here in person and hand the ring to you in person."
As Xiao Yan finished speaking, he took out a storage ring from his arms and handed it to Xiao Ling. Xiao Ling gently waved his hand and took the storage ring. Then he released his soul perception, like an invisible tentacle, to explore the interior of the storage ring.
His perception was delicate and sharp. He penetrated the space in the ring and found that three batches of medicinal herbs needed to refine the Pozong Pill were neatly arranged inside, as well as some other rare medicinal herbs and various precious materials.
Xiao Ling's lips curled up into a satisfied smile, and he thought to himself: "The efficiency of the royal family is really amazing. They prepared the required medicinal materials so quickly."
Then, Xiao Ling carefully put the ring into his arms, looked up at Xiao Yan and gave him a grateful smile, saying: "Okay, I understand the matter clearly, thank you for coming here."
(End of this chapter)