The soft sedan slowly stopped at the foot of the mountain. Xiao Yan opened his eyes and looked at the towering mountain piercing into the clouds. A heavenly stone staircase led straight into the clouds, and the famous Yunlan Sect of the Gama Empire was above these clouds.
If the disciples of Yunlan Sect want to go down the mountain to buy things, they need to travel back and forth on this heavenly ladder. Even returning is difficult for disciples with weak strength.
Looking at the sect faintly visible above the clouds, Xiao Yan said lightly, "Announce our arrival. People need to know who has come."
As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, four Dou Lings simultaneously circulated the Dou Qi in their bodies and shouted in unison: "Xiao Clan Young Clan Leader, Xiao Yan, is visiting Yunlan Sect!!"
The combined Dou Qi roar of the four Dou Lings was like thunder, and the sound completely spread throughout Yunlan Mountain, even Yunlan City behind them heard this sentence.
The sound echoed throughout the entire sect.
Jia Xing Tian and the others, who were following Xiao Yan from behind, shook their heads with bitter smiles.
"This little fellow really doesn't take Yunlan Sect seriously."
"Good fellow, how many years has it been? This old man has forgotten who was the last person who dared to shout so loudly at Yunlan Sect."
At this time, some Dou Zhe and Dou Shi disciples who were climbing the stone steps to Yunlan Sect couldn't help but look down.
"Xiao Clan? What family is this? They are so arrogant, shouting at Yunlan Sect!"
"Wait, why does the name Xiao Yan sound so familiar the more I hear it?"
"I remember! Isn't Nalan Yanran shijie's fiancé named Xiao Yan!"
"Damn it!! Wasn't it rumored a few years ago that Nalan Yanran shijie was going to break off the engagement? It's been a few years, what happened to that matter now? Why is there no follow-up!"
"I heard that Nalan Yanran shijie came out of the Gate of Life and Death the day before yesterday, and today there are thousands of shixiong and shijie gathered in the plaza, even the Great Elder and Sect Leader are there, could it be for this matter!"
At this moment, a feeling of an impending storm instantly spread throughout the hearts of all Yunlan Sect disciples, and everyone understood that something was about to happen.
Many disciples smelled something unusual and hurriedly began to walk towards the sect.
At this moment, in the Yunlan Sect's Duel Plaza, nearly a thousand people were sitting cross-legged, forming a semicircle. Without exception, they were all wearing moon-white robes, with cloud-patterned longswords on their cuffs, fluttering in the wind like living things, faintly containing a hint of weak sword intent.
At the top of the plaza, some towering stepped stone seats were built. The steps gradually ascended, and generally, the higher up, the older the person. On the highest level stone platform, Sect Leader Yun Yun was sitting cross-legged, and below her were a dozen white-robed elders sitting cross-legged, closing their eyes and meditating.
Although these elders did not seem to have any special characteristics on the surface, their robes, which were as still as steel no matter how the wind blew, made people know that these elders were not simple! Below these white-robed elders was a separate stone step, where Nalan Yanran, wearing a moon-robed skirt, closed her eyes slightly. A gentle breeze brushed against her robe, clinging to her delicate body, revealing her perfect curves and her calm and indifferent beautiful face.
The voices of the four Dou Lings naturally reached the plaza as well.
The Great Elder Yun Leng, sitting in the middle, frowned. The elder Yun Du on the side snorted coldly and said, "What does he think this place is? How dare someone from a small family shout here!"
"A mere family from a small, remote city, they really think highly of themselves." Elder Yun Cha on the other side said with a similar look of displeasure.
Before long, bursts of wind-breaking sounds rang out in the air, and then some figures appeared on the tops of the towering trees. On the tips of some giant trees around the plaza, there were actually many figures standing, Fa Ma, Jia Xing Tian, and even Nalan Jie and the heads and juniors of several other families. Mu Zhan and others, who had conflicts with Xiao Yan last time, were all here to watch the battle.
These people had also received invitations from Yunlan Sect to personally watch this duel and be witnesses to the duel.
Without a doubt, Yunlan Sect had absolute confidence in Nalan Yanran, who had returned from the Gate of Life and Death! They believed that although Xiao Yan was indeed skilled in Pill Refining, combat was not his forte.
After the echo slowly disappeared, Xiao Yan nodded slightly, and the four Dou Ling bodyguards dared to step onto the steps of Yunlan Mountain.
The moment Xiao Yan's body stepped onto Yunlan Mountain, Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes, his expression becoming serious!
"This is!!"
A moment later, Xiao Yan quietly took out the Soul Token from his Storage Ring. The moment he entered Yunlan Mountain, Xiao Yan noticed that the Soul Token had reacted.
The Soul Token in Xiao Yan's hand extended a wisp of soul light that only he could see, and the soul light was pointing in a certain direction.
"As expected, the Soul Palace is really inside Yunlan Sect, but why is the Soul Palace inside Yunlan Sect? Coincidence?" Xiao Yan frowned, realizing that something was wrong.
The Soul Palace is also a power organization, and Yunlan Sect is also a power organization. Why would two power organizations be mixed together? It shouldn't be possible.
Xiao Yan retracted the Soul Token, but at this time his expression was still extremely solemn.
Because it wasn't just the Soul Token that reacted just now, Xiao Yan's body actually reacted as well!
In that instant just now, Xiao Yan's heart suddenly jumped violently, and the blood in his body flowed rapidly. The Strange Flame in the Soul Collection seemed to be out of control! Xiao Yan knew what this feeling was, he almost inexplicably used the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations! And the throbbing of his heart just now was the same feeling he had when he discovered the black jade pendant of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations!
This was what shocked Xiao Yan the most. What he couldn't understand was why he would have that feeling from that day when he came to Yunlan Sect! "Is it because I cultivated the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations? But wasn't the founder of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations a genius from a Dou Di family? Could it be because of the Soul Palace!!"
Xiao Yan remembered that the cultivation scroll of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations was in the Soul Palace.
In the end, Xiao Yan slowly leaned back on the soft sedan, revealing a smile, and thought to himself, "It seems that this trip to Yunlan Sect was not in vain. Things are getting more and more interesting."
Time passed by, minute by minute. At a certain moment, the creaking sounds of the soft sedan and footsteps suddenly echoed from the bluestone steps outside the Duel Plaza.
This sound caused a slight change in the atmosphere of the Duel Plaza.
In the arena, all the Yunlan Sect disciples opened their eyes, their gazes locked onto the bluestone steps, as an exquisite and luxurious soft sedan gradually appeared before everyone.
On the stone platform, Nalan Yanran also slowly opened her bright eyes, her gaze fixed on the soft sedan.
Changing his usual demeanor, Xiao Yan, resembling a noble young master, sat on the soft sedan with his eyes closed.
For some reason, Nalan Yanran's heart, which had originally been calm, suddenly skipped a few beats erratically.
After all, the cause of this duel was because she wanted to break off the engagement but failed, which meant that Xiao Yan was still her fiancé.
The sound of footsteps grew closer, so much so that the dozen or so white-robed elders and Yun Yun on the stone platform also opened their eyes, their gazes directed towards the same spot.
When Yun Yun saw Xiao Yan on the soft sedan, her elegant and noble face was slightly stunned, then abruptly froze, a look of shock appearing in her beautiful eyes.
Yun Yun naturally didn't know that Xiao Yan was Yao Yan. Now that she thought about it, Yao Yan = Alchemist Xiao Yan, Yun Yun naturally understood that this guy was using a pseudonym just like her! Their eyes met, and Xiao Yan awkwardly touched his nose, saying to Yun Yun with a hint of guilt, "Hi, long time no see, Yun Zhi."
For a moment, everyone present widened their eyes, glanced at Xiao Yan, then at the stunned Yun Yun, and then at the bewildered Nalan Yanran.
Everyone secretly gasped, complicated! Very complicated! Triangles are not only stable, but also complicated! This is a complexity that even the Pythagorean theorem cannot explain!
Ling Ying, in the shadows, frowned, realizing that things were not simple.
"This guy really has a life blessed with romance."
Ling Ying had already decided that he must report Xiao Yan to Xun Er when he returned.
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