She hurriedly shook the thoughts out of her mind, but by then her ears were already bright red.
Xiao Tian looked at Xuan Yi, whose temperature had suddenly risen, and was quite puzzled. He reached out and touched Xuan Yi's delicate cheek, finally placing his hand on her forehead. "What is wrong? Is your injury still not healed?"
Xuan Yi felt the warmth of Xiao Tian's hand and was slightly stunned.
She then realized what was happening, and instantly disappeared, appearing beside Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng. She grabbed the two of them and quickly left.
"Aunt Xuan, why is your face so red? It looks like a red lantern."
"Oh, it is probably because it is too hot. After all, this is a battlefield, and there is the aftershock heat from the fighting."
"Really? Then why did we not feel anything?"
"..."
Xuan Yi suddenly felt that the two little girls were no longer cute.
Immediately afterwards, Xuan Yi glanced at Xiao Tian, who was still standing there, and shouted to him, "What are you still doing there? Come on. The commotion was too loud, and a lot of people might come over."
Xiao Tian noticed the slight tremor in Xuan Yi's voice, chuckled softly, and then followed Xuan Yi and the others away.
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After Xiao Tian and the others left, many figures arrived at the battlefield on the edge of this mountain range.
"Hiss~~" Those who arrived could not help but gasp at the horrifying scene.
"Who on earth was fighting here? Such terrifying destructive power."
"It is indeed terrifying. With my strength as a five-star Dou Zong, even if I go all out, I can only blast a crater with a diameter of about one hundred meters in the Cui Lan Mountains. Just how powerful must the destructive force be to create such a thing?"
"Not to mention you, even I, with all my might using the Earth-rank Dou Technique, could not cause even one-twentieth of the damage here."
A deep, aged voice rang out, and everyone looked over. One of them exclaimed, "That is the Ancestor of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, the Heavenly Spirit Venerable. Rumor has it that he is a Five-Star Dou Venerate. I did not expect to attract him here."
"Even he could not achieve one-twentieth of the level of destruction. How terrifying must the people fighting here be? When will our Southern Region have such powerful individuals?"
Many quick-witted people turned and left, knowing that in this battle, someone was bound to have died, and those with such strength were involved in very powerful matters.
If the forces that killed someone came and could not find them, they might seize them and search their souls or torture them. Then you would be left with nothing but tears.
In an instant, everyone transformed into birds and beasts and scattered in all directions, with the Heavenly Spirit Venerable being the first to leave.
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Meanwhile, deep within a mountain range in the western region of the Central Plains, a colossal, dark palace sat.
The whole place looked extremely gloomy and terrifying, with faint sounds echoing from within. The sounds were filled with heart-wrenching wails.
Somewhere in the palace, an old man at the Dou Zun level knelt on the ground with his head bowed, holding a broken jade tablet in his hand.
In front of him sat a figure whose entire body was shrouded in black mist.
"What is going on?" the figure asked softly. Though the words were low, they were eerily sinister.
"Reporting to the Vice Hall Master, the jade pendant of the Third Celestial Venerable has been shattered."
The Dou Zun man, kneeling on the ground, respectfully said, raising the jade tablet in his hand high above his head.
The figure known as the Vice Hall Master reached out and beckoned, causing the shattered jade pendant to slowly rise and fall into his hand.
As he made his move, the black mist slowly drifted, revealing an unusually pale face. That face did not look old; on the contrary, it looked like that of a young man.
"Location!"
"The Third Celestial Venerable went out to investigate the cause of death of the Star-Picking Celestial Venerable. The location was in the Emerald Mountains of the Southern Region. According to the intelligence that came back, Xuan Yi of the Pill Tower had appeared there and even fought with the Third Celestial Venerable. He was seriously injured by the Third Celestial Venerable and escaped." The man kneeling on the ground said respectfully.
"Investigate!!" The Vice Hall Master paused slightly, the jade tablet in his hand instantly turning into powder, and he uttered a single word.
"Yes!" the man replied respectfully. Then he stood up, bowed his head, and backed away towards the palace gate.
"Those who dare to kill someone from my Hall of Souls have quite the nerve."
"But who exactly is targeting my Hall of Souls? The Pill Tower? A bunch of cowards. Those old fogies are just hiding in the tower."
"Could it be you? The ancient race?"
The Hall of Souls' Vice Hall Master murmured softly, then stood up and the space behind him trembled slightly as his body slowly dissipated from the spot.
The deaths of two Celestial Venerables within a short period of time, including one who was capable of breaking through to the Half-Saint realm in a short time, were a huge loss for the Hall of Souls. I must report this to the Palace Master.
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Two days later.
Somewhere in the Southern Region, a Demonic Beast swiftly flew across the sky, carrying two large and two small figures. A woman sat on the Demonic Beast's back, while the two smaller figures leaned against her. The last man lay not far in front of the woman.
The woman would even fan herself lightly from time to time, sending a cool breeze through her hand onto Xiao Tian's body, bringing him a sense of comfort.
The cool breeze carried a faint scent of Xuan Yi's body odor, a fragrance reminiscent of a combination of cedar and cinnamon, which was very pleasant and even had a calming effect.
The eagle, the Demonic Beast, was a Tier 6 Demonic Beast that Xiao Tian and his companions caught while traveling. After some friendly interaction, the Shadow Eagle Emperor 'voluntarily' became their mount.
The Shadow Eagle Emperor is a Demonic Beast that is very skilled in flight. Although it is a sixth-tier Demonic Beast, at full speed, even a three-star Dou Zong cannot match its movement speed.
"Xuan Yi, where are we going now?" Xiao Ling asked Xuan Yi with a bored expression.
"We will go to Tianhuang City in the southwest region first, because that is the only place nearby with a space wormhole leading to the Central Plains."
Xuan Yi looked at Xiao Ling with a gentle expression and said.
Xiao Meng then took out a map, gestured on it for a while, and said, "It should take about half a day to get to Tianhuang City."
"Okay, let us keep going then."
Xiao Tian originally planned to take a space wormhole to another city, but Xuan Yi secretly instructed the two girls to choose a semi-sightseeing mode of travel.
This perfectly aligned with the playful nature of Xiao Meng and Xiao Ling.
During these few days, they traveled around sightseeing. During this time, Xuan Yi became very close to the two girls, and her relationship with Xiao Tian reached the level of good friends and lovers.
Because Xuan Yi still harbored a deep-seated rift, she hesitated to take this step, fearing that she might repeat the same mistakes.
Xiao Tian was aware of this, but he was not in a hurry. Instead, he took it slow and steady. After all, there is a saying...