One month later, Xiao Yan arrived at Jia Nan Academy to report.
In truth, the journey shouldn't have taken that long.
However, Xiao Yan ran into an acquaintance on the road, so he spent a few extra days.
When Xiao Yan was preparing to set off for Jia Nan Academy, he encountered Nalan Yanran, who had come to Yan City.
In the original story, Nalan Yanran had also come to this northwest border region.
She came representing the Cloud Mist Sect to celebrate the birthday of the Mo Family head, Mo Cheng.
Of course, at that time, Nalan Yanran did not know it was a trap.
Instead, it was Xiao Yan, who happened to be passing through to save Qing Lin, who inadvertently saved her life.
At that time, the Mo Family had designs on Nalan Yanran, even wanting to force their junior to marry her.
That was back when Nalan Jie was half-dead from the brand poison, and both Nalan Su and the Mo Family head were only Dou Lings.
Moreover, they had captured Qing Lin, who possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
Because they spent their days researching twisted methods of transplantation, this Mo Family, whose strongest member was only a Dou Ling, actually knew something about the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
If they could transplant the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and refine them to a certain degree, Mo Cheng, a Dou Ling level, could completely control a Tier 6 Snake-type Magical Beasts.
Even Medusa, who had not yet evolved into the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, could potentially be controlled by the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
At that time, he would have had the strength to go toe-to-toe with Yun Yun and Jia Xingtian.
That was why Mo Cheng dared to be so bold as to make a move on the Disciple of Yun Yun.
But times had changed; Nalan Yanran had not annulled her engagement with the Xiao Family, and she had a deep relationship with both the Xiao Family and the Cloud Mist Sect.
Furthermore, the legendary Genius of the Xiao Family, Xiao Xue, had even facilitated the Alliance between the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake-People Empire.
The status of the Xiao Family within the Jia Ma Empire was no longer weaker than, or even far exceeded, that of the Mittel Family and the Nalan Family.
Nalan Jie's brand poison had long since been cured, and the Mo Family naturally knew of this news.
Not to mention the countless connections behind Nalan Yanran, a single Nalan Jie could easily slaughter the entire Mo Family.
Therefore, even if Mo Cheng were given ten times the courage, he would not dare to make a move on Nalan Yanran.
After all, although the Mo Family was powerful, they were only considered the number one Family in this Yan City.
However, in the eyes of the Cloud Mist Sect, what was a small Family whose strongest member was just a Dou Ling?
If it weren't for the huge amount of tribute the Mo Family paid to the Cloud Mist Sect every year, would they have deigned to deal with the Mo Family with their standards?
The Mo Family paid money to the Cloud Mist Sect every year, then used the name of the Cloud Mist Sect to act like a tyrant locally, developing into the number one Family of Yan City.
To a certain extent, this was just a "clearly priced" transaction.
After refining the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, Xiao Yan left the Snake-People Clan's residence in the desert and entered Yan City.
Just as he was preparing to take a flying magical beast to Jia Nan Academy, he encountered Nalan Yanran, who had come under the orders of Yun Yun.
Then, he followed the Cloud Mist Sect's team for a tour around Yan City.
After all, he wouldn't make it to the Inner Academy selection tournament by going to Jia Nan Academy now.
Moreover, being busy with Cultivate all the time wasn't necessarily a good thing.
So, since Nalan Yanran invited Xiao Yan, Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan a small break.
Of course, only that old man, who was not behaving as an elder should and had once "suggested" that Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran get married early, knew what he was thinking.
Faced with the invitation from his nominal fiancée, Xiao Yan couldn't refuse and make her lose Face.
So, he followed Nalan Yanran to the Mo Family, treating it as a relaxation outside of his Cultivate.
Seeing Nalan Yanran arrive with her fiancé, Mo Cheng was also quite frightened and hurriedly welcomed the two of them in.
This time, the Mo Family treated Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan as guests of honor, entertaining them well, fearing that the two might be dissatisfied.
To be honest, Mo Cheng felt that he hadn't even served his own parents this attentively back in the day.
During the banquet, Yao Lao's powerful Soul Power naturally sensed the strangeness within the Mo Family.
After communicating with Yao Lao, Xiao Yan figured out that the Mo Family was conducting transplantation experiments without much effort.
Actually, Xiao Yan was not a meddlesome person.
Generally speaking, if others didn't provoke him, he couldn't be bothered to care.
Even if there were some grievances, he would settle the score and could still sit down and drink together afterwards.
But perhaps, because of Xiao Xue's influence, Xiao Yan's mindset in this world had undergone some changes.
In this world of the weak being prey to the strong, being weak was the original sin.
There were countless suffering people in the world; one could never help them all.
But he couldn't just ignore what was right in front of him.
The path of Cultivate was ultimately about the heart.
There were two types of final powerhouses: one abandoned worldly emotions, achieved a high-and-mighty godhood, and looked down upon all living beings.
The other type retained worldly emotions, held fast to their original heart, and preserved their personality.
After becoming Emperor, Xiao Yan could still sit with his classmates from Jia Nan Academy and drink; he was clearly the second type.
Such a "person" was much more real than an ethereal "god".
Especially as a modern person who had transmigrated from Blue Star, Xiao Yan detested things like human organ transplantation.
After all, what normal person would research such inhuman methods?
In the world of cultivation, the Mo Family was an Evil Path cult that everyone should punish.
Therefore, in Xiao Yan's heart, the Mo Family had already been labeled as "villains".
However, the Mo Family had deep relations with the Cloud Mist Sect, and as an outsider, it was not easy for him to intervene.
So, Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran about his findings.
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