Xiao Ding lowered his voice and said in a very serious manner, "Xiao-Yan-Zi, we have discovered traces of a Heavenly Fla."
!!!!!!??
Xiao Yan's eyes instantly widened in shock. It was actually news about a Heavenly Fla?!!
He looked utterly incredulous, as he had never considered this possibility. His two brothers were only at the Dou Master realm. Such strength had nothing to do with a Heavenly Fla, not to ntion how they could have sought one out!
Xiao Li saw Xiao Yan's puzzled and astonished expression and said, "Have you forgotten? Big Brother and I asked you what you wanted as a present on your twelfth birthday. You told us it would be great if you could have a Heavenly Fla."
A jolt of realization suddenly surged through Xiao Yan's mind. With this reminder, he abruptly recalled the events of that year.
He was the genius of the clan. When he was just over eleven years old, he broke the record in the entire Wu Tan City and beca the youngest Dou Practitioner in the city's history.
One could start cultivating a Qi thod after reaching the Dou Practitioner realm. At that ti, because he possessed the Bone Chilling Fla, he chose the Fla Mantra from his storage ring.
The result was predictable. The Fla Mantra was rely a Low Huang Class Qi thod. This wasn't because the Fla Mantra without a Heavenly Fla could only reach the Low Huang Class, but rather because the lowest class for a Qi thod was already Low Huang Class. There was simply nothing lower than that!
His cultivation speed ultimately slowed to a crawl after he started cultivating the Fla Mantra. At that ti, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were determined to go out and make a na for themselves, so before leaving, they asked him what he wanted.
Xiao Yan had blurted out that he wanted a Heavenly Fla.
He never imagined that his two older brothers would rember this casual remark until now! "At first, Big Brother and I didn't know what a Heavenly Fla was. We only found out how incredible it was after making so inquiries. Later, we heard that there was a Heavenly Fla in the Tager Desert, so we decided to establish a rcenary company here in Rock Desert City. You brat didn't beco an alchemist at twelve, did you? Is that why you wanted a Heavenly Fla?" Xiao Li took a sip of strong liquor and spoke of past events while heartily eating at.
Even Xiao Yan who had experienced two lifetis couldn't help but feel his eyes moisten and his nose turn sour when he heard his Second Brother's words.
"Hahaha, Xiao-Yan-Zi, what's wrong with you? Why are your eyes red?" Xiao Li put an arm around his shoulders and teased him.
"Nonsense, it's just that I drank too much and my eyes are sweating from the heat!" Xiao Yan hurriedly gulped down so wine and replied sheepishly.
"Hahaha, your eyes are sweating? Looks like you really are drunk!"
Xiao Ding interrupted their banter and said with a smile, "All right, let's get back to the main topic. Actually, it wasn't the two of us who discovered the traces of the Heavenly Fla, but Qing Lin."
Xiao Yan turned to look at the girl holding the wine pot with her head lowered, appearing a bit timid. No wonder his Second Brother had her stay behind.
"Qing Lin, go inside and bring out a map."
"Yes, First Leader."
Xiao Yan stopped her and said, "No need, I already have a map."
He took out the maps with markers and notes that Hai Bodong had given him from his storage ring. After clearing the table, he spread them out and said, "Is it in these locations?"
Qing Lin nodded and timidly pointed to one of the maps with a circle around the area east of Rock Desert City. "Here."
Xiao Yan's heart trembled. Hai Bodong's intelligence was actually accurate?!!
'Gu He has been to this place. Did he not find it, or is it no longer there?' Xiao Yan furrowed his brows as his mind began to race with possibilities.
"Big Brother, have you gone to investigate?" he asked.
Xiao Ding nodded and said, "Half a year ago, Qing Lin said she sensed so unusual activity in the area southeast of Rock Desert City. She felt a scorching heat, and not long after that, an extrely powerful aura appeared outside the city. We suspected that Queen dusa might have descended there. Later, we discovered that the fire attribute energy in that area was highly abnormal."
Qing Lin nodded timidly and added, "The two Company Leaders said that if we discovered anything related to fire, we must report it imdiately."
Because of a casual remark made by Xiao Yan when he was twelve years old, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li made the search for a Heavenly Fla their top priority. Whenever the mbers of the Desert tal rcenary Company went out hunting or on missions, they would pay attention to see if they discovered any places with unusual fire attribute energy.
Xiao Li continued, "Afterward, we secretly sent a few people to carefully investigate that place several tis. In the end, we found that the fire attribute energy underground there was very unusual. We suspected there might be a Heavenly Fla, so we asked you to co over."
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. If the Heavenly Fla was underground in the desert, it was possible that Gu He wouldn't be able to find it. Although Gu He was indeed a powerful alchemist, in such a unique environnt like the desert, it wasn't certain that he could locate the right entrance without so ans.
'The Snake-People Race is cold-blooded by nature. A Heavenly Fla would be like poison to them. Perhaps even Queen dusa was unable to take it away.'
Xiao Yan looked at his two older brothers and said seriously, "Big Brother, Second Brother, to be honest, the Heavenly Fla is extrely important to . No matter what, I have to go
take a look."
Xiao Ding nodded and said, "Don't worry, we've long made preparations. We can dig a hole and enter the underground to search at any ti. But the problem is that the place is not far from Rock Desert City, and there's another rcenary company in the city called the Sand rcenary Company, whose strength is not inferior to ours. They might co to cause trouble."
"The Sand rcenary Company? How strong are they?" Xiao Yan asked.
Xiao Li snorted disdainfully and said angrily, "What strength could those guys have? They were just established earlier than us and rely on their leader being a Dou Grandmaster. Damn it, if they really dare to stop you from searching for the Heavenly Fla, even if I lose face, I'll go back to the clan and ask a few elders to co over and wipe them out in one fell swoop." Xiao Yan chuckled and said, "There's no need to trouble the elders of the clan.. As it happens, I also broke through to the Dou Grandmaster realm not long ago." Pfft!!! Xiao Li spat out the wine in his mouth all over Xiao Ding's face. Xiao Ding didn't even have ti to wipe it off as the two of them stared at Xiao Yan in shock.
"You, you, you... Xiao-Yan-Zi, you're a Dou Grandmaster?!!" Xiao Li's mouth was wide enough to fit a duck egg. He had thought Xiao Yan was at most a high-star Dou Master, perhaps even a 9-star Dou Master. He never imagined he had already beco a Dou
Grandmaster!!
Was breaking through from Dou Master to Dou Grandmaster really that simple?!
"Since I'm already here, we might as well unify all the rcenary companies in Rock Desert City." Xiao Yan took a sip of wine and smiled nonchalantly, not putting any rcenary
companies in his eyes at all.
Dou Grandmaster? His cultivation might be at the Dou Grandmaster level, but his actual strength had already reached the Dou Spirit realm! As long as there were no advanced Dou Spirits, he could walk sideways in Rock Desert City!
After discussing everything, the three Xiao brothers continued to drink for quite a while, chatting late into the night about the amusing events in the clan over the past three years.
"Big Brother, Second Brother, I'm going to head back to my room now. See you tomorrow," Xiao Yan said, drunk and swaying slightly.
"Qing Lin, help Third Brother back to his room," Xiao Ding said with a nod.
Qing Lin's cheeks instantly turned as red as a ripe apple, even redder than the drunk Xiao Yan! She took Xiao Yan's hand and placed it on her shoulder, not minding at all that his hand brushed against her sowhat prematurely developed chest.
Xiao Yan shuddered and quickly withdrew his hand, "Uh, Qing Lin, you should have your own thoughts and ideas. You don't need to listen to everything my big brother says. Understand?"
Qing Lin fidgeted with her fingers shyly and replied in a low voice, "It was the Company Leader who saved and brought back. My life belongs to the Company Leader, so I should listen to him."
Xiao Yan looked at the young girl who was only thirteen or fourteen years old in front of him. He didn't have that kind of peculiar taste! Besides, Xun Er was still waiting for him at Jia Nan Academy. How could he possibly do such a thing while outside?
He directly used the Exploding Steps and practically fled back to his room. As he hurried away, he couldn't help but think that Nalan Yanran's determination to pursue romantic freedom, even if it ant defying her family and society's norms, was truly a thousand years ahead of its ti on the Dou Qi Continent!
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