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When the Izumo Empire was in chaos due to a series of events, Xiao Yan had already left the Izumo Empire. Although he agreed to Ye Xiaolian to help her deal with the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect, Ye Xiaolian had to prove his worth. Okay, if the Izumo royal family hadn't risen when he came back, then he wouldn't be too lazy to continue cooperating.

After leaving the Izumo Empire, Xiao Yan did not go directly to the Black Horn Region, but to the Tagore Desert.

The Black Corner Region is different from the places Xiao Yan has been to. It is the most chaotic area in the entire Dou Qi Continent. Even the Izumo Empire is much more stable than it. After all, no matter what, the Izumo Empire still has a rule. Although the people here still abide by some laws, there are no restrictions in the Black Corner Territory.

That place is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and even beings at the level of Dou Wang may capsize in the sewers inside. Although Xiao Yan is extremely confident in his own strength, he will not just break in alone, not to mention that he still has to search there. With the news about Bodhi's incarnation and the strange fire, just relying on one person's power would undoubtedly be like finding a needle in a haystack. The best way is to establish a force.

Xiao Yan didn't want to waste his energy on building up his power. He planned to find a helper to do these things, and this person must be strong enough, lest he go out and find out when he came back. The power was taken away.

Fortunately, he just had such a candidate.

In his previous life, he also went to the Tagore Desert, where he obtained the second fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire. The person who kept this fragment was a former Dou Huang warrior. However, the Dou Huang lived in seclusion in this place because he was struck by a certain seal, which caused his strength to regress to the stage of Dou Ling.

If Xiao Yan remembers correctly, the former Dou Huang, whose name was Hai Bodong, was one of the top ten strong men in the previous Jia Ma Empire. He was good at using ice attribute fighting energy, so he was called the Ice Emperor. Of course, after From Xiao Yan's current perspective, the so-called Ice King was too young. The ice-based fighting spirit that Hai Bodong was so proud of was nothing compared to the glacier valley he had massacred. But let's put it aside. It's barely enough in the Black Corner Domain.

However, the original encounter between Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong was not very pleasant. After he discovered that the second fragment of the map was in Hai Bodong's hand, he had a fight with Hai Bodong because he was sealed. Haibodong, who could not show his strength, was naturally no match for him and was quickly defeated.

Xiao Yan originally planned to take the residual image and leave, but before leaving, he compared the two residual images out of caution and found that the residual image was half smaller than the one he originally got. So he went back, arrested Hai Bodong and beat him up, and then used the secret interrogation technique to find out the remaining pictures.

As for what happened to this former ice queen, she is naturally a member of the group.

But since he wanted to trick people into doing work for him this time, he naturally couldn't be so tough, so he decided to have a good talk with the people - at that time, if the people were unwilling to cooperate, then don't blame him for being cruel.

In addition to getting the fragment of Haibodong's map, Xiao Yan also came to the Tagor Desert for another purpose, which was to find the strange fire in the Tagor Desert.

He once heard Yao Lao mention that there seemed to be news about strange fires in the Tagore Desert. In his previous life, he had heard similar news when he came here for training, but at that time, the news he heard was that the strange fires were In the hands of the Snake Tribe, the Snake Tribe's natural attributes tend to be cold and cold, so even if they get the strange fire, they cannot absorb it.

Xiao Yan's goal is to take away the strange fire from the snake people, but obviously this is a very difficult task. If nothing else, just mention the Queen Medusa of the snake people. It's not an easy character to deal with. Xiao Yan had never fought against Queen Medusa in his previous life, so he didn't know her specific strength. I just vaguely heard that she was already a Dou Zong-level existence at that time.

However, the current Queen Medusa should not have reached that level of strength, otherwise she would have defeated the Gama Empire long ago. According to the information Xiao Yan has heard before, the current Queen Medusa should be at the peak level of the Fighting Emperor. , it is still very challenging for Xiao Yan to get the strange fire from her hands, not to mention that Queen Medusa has many snake people to help her.

Therefore, Xiao Yan did not go directly to snatch the strange fire this time, but to collect information first to see if the Snake Tribe really had strange fire. If so, he would think of ways to make some plans before taking action. .

Chapter 52: Black Rock City

The distance between the Izumo Empire and the Tagore Desert is not too far. Therefore, even if Xiao Yan used his Dou Qi Wings to travel, it still took a lot of time. However, he did not rush in recklessly. In the desert, he first stopped in a nearby city called Black Rock City, preparing to purchase some things before heading to the Tagore Desert.

However, when he entered a medicine shop to buy medicinal materials, he was shocked to find that almost all the gold coins he brought out were spent. In desperation, he could only quietly walk out of the medicine shop and find an inn, using what little money he had left. He asked for a room with his gold coins, and then took out a few jade bottles from the ring and placed them on the table.

These jade bottles contain several fourth-grade elixirs that Xiao Yan refined before. However, Xiao Yan has no need for these elixirs now. Even if there are some that can be used, he already has them on hand. The effect is even better, this time I can just auction off all these unused elixirs.

After taking out the jade bottle, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, and then took out a sheepskin scroll from the Najie. He unfolded the sheepskin scroll, but it was blank. Then he used the brush in the room to write on the scroll. There are paragraphs of text written on it. What is written on it is a Xuan-level skill called "Xuan Ding Jue". If it is put up for auction, it can be sold for a lot of money.

"Done." After writing down this technique from memory, Xiao Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the words recorded on the scroll, and his eyes showed a rare look of nostalgia. For no other reason, this name The Xuan-level technique called "Xuan Ding Jue" was the first Xuan-level technique he practiced in his previous life when he was at a low level of strength.

Although this technique was only at the low level of Xuan level, and from Xiao Yan's current perspective, it was undoubtedly rubbish, but at that time, this technique gave him great help. Of course, he also has other techniques in his hands, earth-level ones, heaven-level ones, and even an advanced heaven-level skill that he created in his previous life. He can write them out on the spot.

However, even if he uses that level of skills, not many people in this poor place can afford it, and it is more likely to attract strong men from other areas, causing the entire Black Rock City and even the Gama Empire to bleed. Flow into a river. Therefore, to be on the safe side, Xiao Yan still used a Xuanjie technique.

After the ink on the sheepskin scroll dried, Xiao Yan rolled it up and put it together with the jade bottles into a small package. Then he took out a black cloak to cover his body tightly. , just went out and walked towards a Mitel auction house here.

The Miter Auction House is the largest auction house in the Gama Empire, and it has branches in various cities. Black Rock City is naturally no exception, but the scale of the auction house in Black Rock City is much larger than that in Wutan City. , after all, the overall scale of Black Rock City is much more majestic than that remote place in Wutan City.

After entering the auction house, Xiao Yan glanced casually and walked towards the treasure appraisal room here. Different from the noisy atmosphere outside, the treasure appraisal room was very quiet. He sat there and appraised the treasures. Sitting on the seat on the treasure platform, opposite the treasure appraisal platform, was a woman in red with a somewhat hot figure. She looked at Xiao Yan, who was shrouded in black robes, and showed a professional smile, and asked: "This guest , do you want to appraise the treasure?"

"Yes." Xiao Yan nodded slightly, and his fingers gently dug into the Na ring. Several small jade bottles suddenly appeared on the table. Seeing this jade bottle, the woman in red was also slightly surprised. Stunned, she carefully picked up a jade bottle and opened the lid. When she saw the items inside, she looked stunned, "Elixir?"

"Help me see how much these things are worth." Xiao Yan said calmly, and his voice was deliberately lowered in some way. It sounded a bit hoarse, and it sounded much different from his original voice. gap.

"Yes." The woman in red took out some utensils, gently poured out the elixirs from several jade bottles, placed the elixirs in the utensils and examined them carefully. After a while, she just He stopped and looked at Xiao Yan with a little awe in his eyes, "Sir, these pills you are auctioning are all of the fourth grade."

"Among these pills, there are three Qi Gathering Powders, each of which can be auctioned for at least 200,000 yuan, and five are animal power pills, which together can be auctioned for 700,000 yuan. Of course, in the end, The most precious ones are those two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills, the combined price can exceed one million! Sir, if these pills of yours are successfully auctioned, the price will be close to 2.5 million gold coins!"

"Okay, can you help me auction it as soon as possible?" Xiao Yan asked. Some pills that were of no use to him could be sold at such a price, and he was quite satisfied with this.

"No problem, our bank will hold an auction in half an hour, and your elixir will be auctioned first, sir." The woman in red said respectfully.

"I also have a volume of exercises here, please help me auction them together." Xiao Yan took out the volume of "Xuan Ding Jue" together. If this volume of exercises is added, Xiao Yan will at least be able to sell it for this auction. Being able to get three million gold coins is definitely more than enough to buy the things he wants.

After handing over the items to be auctioned to the treasure appraiser, Xiao Yan was about to leave, but just as he was about to leave, the woman in red stopped him, "Sir, our auction The auction is about to start, sir, are you interested in participating in the auction?"

"Since we have met, let's participate." Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows slightly. There is nothing to do now anyway. Why not see if there is anything in the auction? Maybe you are lucky and can encounter something new. Woolen cloth.

"Sir, this is the VIP card of our Miter Auction House. People who hold this card will enjoy the VIP services of our Miter Auction House. In addition, we have specially prepared a special room for VIP users. Sir, you can directly Just go to the room we specially prepared for you." The woman in red carefully put away the jade bottles and the skill scrolls, then took out a crystal card with the Miter family emblem printed on it and handed it to Xiao Yan.

Looking at the crystal card, Xiao Yan suddenly remembered that after he beat Hai Bodong violently in his previous life, he seemed to have found a similar card from his body, but it looked bigger than the one in the hand of the woman in red. It's much more advanced. Could it be that that old product has something to do with the Miter Auction House?

After shaking his head gently to get these thoughts out of his mind, Xiao Yan took the card, and then led by the woman in red to the VIP room of Miter Auction House.

Chapter 53: Fifty-three, Green Snake Three Flower Pupils

Not long after the auction started, Xiao Yan felt a little regretful. The reason was simple. The quality of the items auctioned here was too low. A weapon inlaid with a second-level magic core would be highly praised, let alone other items. Apart from buying a medicine cauldron, Xiao Yan has never done anything else. The reason why he bought the medicine cauldron was not because of the quality of the medicine cauldron, but because the one he used to make medicine exploded, so he had to buy it. This thing can be dealt with.

Just when Xiao Yan was so bored that he wanted to doze off, there was a sudden commotion in the venue. The suddenly louder sound made Xiao Yan look towards the venue with some curiosity, but when he saw the items being auctioned on the stage Afterwards, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

On the auction floor is a huge iron cage, and inside the iron cage is a girl who looks to be only seven or eight years old. The girl's body is extremely thin and she looks sickly. She is covered with Some blood stains can still be seen on the thin clothes, which are the scars left by the whip on the body.

Although the Jia Ma Empire does not prohibit the sale of slaves, not many people are willing to buy slaves who are young and look like they will fall ill at any time. Because of this, this girl was sold as a piece of merchandise. Many times, she was greeted with a whipping every time she returned, and her body became weaker as a result.

There were also a few people with special hobbies who wanted to take pictures of the girl, but when they saw the blue scales on the girl's wrists, they restrained their thoughts because the scales meant that the girl was a human and a snake. Born after a relationship, and this kind of person is often regarded as a terrible curse...

The auctioneer on the stage was still trying his best to sell the girl, but no one was willing to buy it. He sighed inwardly and was about to let others lift the iron cage down. A hoarse voice suddenly came from the VIP room, "Five thousand gold coins."

The person who bid for the girl was none other than Xiao Yan. Naturally, he did not buy the girl out of kindness. He had lost the girl hundreds of years ago. The reason why he bid for her was because he saw it. When he saw the girl's peculiar pair of eyes, even though they were far apart, he could still see that there seemed to be three small green dots appearing and disappearing next to the girl's green pupils.

"I didn't expect to see a holder of the Green Snake and Three Flower Pupils here. It seems that my luck is really too good." After taking the photo of the little girl, even Xiao Yan couldn't help but look happy. .

The Green Snake with Three Flowered Eyes is also a special physique to a certain extent, similar to the Little Medical Fairy's Ernan Poison Body. However, this kind of Green Snake with Three Flowered Eyes is much more abnormal than the Ernan Poison Body. After all, the Ernan Poison Body Although the body is terrible, it also carries great hidden dangers. Most people with this kind of body end up in tragedy.

But the green snake with three-flowered pupils is different. People with this kind of special eyes will not only not have any side effects on themselves, but can also bring great benefits to themselves. This kind of green snake with three-flowered pupils can restrain themselves. Most of the snake monsters can be forcibly controlled, and their cultivation can be absorbed, and the speed of upgrading is terrifying.

However, what interests Xiao Yan the most is another function of the Green Snake Three-flowered Pupils. If this kind of Green Snake Three-flowered Pupils can be used skillfully, then the eyes can form their own space, and they can also have an impact on other people's souls. Certain effects, such as hallucinations, soul separation, and even the ability to control other people's bodies.

If Xiao Yan had such strange eyes, then the power of his Nirvana Eyes would become even more terrifying! After all, the Green Snake Three-flowered Pupil is the best pupil in the world. Through the moves it performs, its power will naturally increase to a certain extent. However, this kind of pupil will only appear among the descendants of humans and snake people. Therefore, in the entire continent, In the history of China, there were very few people with such eyes.

Because they are a hybrid of humans and snakes, the holders of the Green Snake Three-flowered Eyes are often discriminated against and ostracized when they were young. This also leads to their temperament often becoming indifferent when they grow up. Xiao Yan This was the case with the Lord of the Heavenly Snake Mansion who he defeated in his previous life and also had the green snake's three-flowered pupils.

Speaking of which, this girl looks a bit like the Lord of the Heavenly Snake Palace. Could this guy be the Lord of the Heavenly Snake Palace?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but have a weird look on his face. If this girl is really the future Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace, then his luck is really a bit outrageous. There are only a few old enemies in total, but he ended up running into them all. At this rate If things continue to develop, I'm afraid I should pick up Hun Dai'er next...

Thinking of this possibility, Xiao Yan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. It's better not to think about such unlucky people when he's happy like this. But then again, if one day that bastard falls into his hands... It's really hard to think about it. People feel happy.

"Ding..." After the girl with the green snake and three flower pupils was carried down, the Qi Gathering Powder refined by Xiao Yan was finally pushed up. The appearance of these pills directly changed the atmosphere of the auction. It got hot.

Pills like Juqi Powder are extremely popular no matter where they are. Although these people in the field have basically broken through as fighters, how many of them have no heirs? If they can take a Qi Gathering Powder when they are at the ninth level of Dou Qi, it will undoubtedly allow their juniors to break through the Dou Zhe faster.

Therefore, Xiao Yan's three Qi Gathering Powders were directly priced at 900,000, which was 300,000 more than expected. The price of the five Beast Power Pills was slightly different, but this kind of short-term Pills that increase strength over time are also very popular, so they are priced at 800,000 yuan. As for the two purple heart barrier-breaking pills that are the highlight, the price has soared to 1.5 million.

After all, although the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill and the Qi Ju Powder are both fourth-grade elixirs, the Ju Qi Powder can only act on the Dou Qi stage, while the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill can act on the Great Dou Master, and because It has very little resistance, so you can take two at the same time to increase your strength. In other words, with two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills, you can rise to two stars in a row at the level of the Great Fighter.

There are quite a few great fighting masters in Black Rock City, and these guys are either high-level family members or heads of mercenary groups. They are all rich and powerful. Even people from the Alchemist Guild have joined in the fight. After all, this Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill is a fourth-grade pill at the peak level. Even the president of their branch cannot refine it. It is because of their competition that this fourth-grade pill has been promoted so high.

As for Xiao Yan's volume of "Xuan Ding Jue", it was not as good as the previous pills. After a fight, the price was only 300,000 yuan.

Chapter 54: Fifty-four, Qinglin

After the auction ended, Xiao Yan returned to his residence, and what was also sent to his residence were the millions of gold coins he gained from the auction, as well as the items he auctioned at the auction - a quality The alchemy cauldron and the girl locked in the iron cage were barely passable.

As a VIP user of the Miter Auction House, Xiao Yan naturally has quite a few privileges, and one of them is that he can have the Miter Auction House deliver the items he auctioned to a designated location, which can avoid Xiao Yan's embarrassment was eliminated. After all, if he really walked down the street with a girl in his arms, he would probably be scolded as a pervert.

Of course, Xiao Yan would not really wait for the goods to arrive. For safety reasons, he still allocated some soul power to follow the delivery team at Miter Auction House to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Although the reputation of Miter Auction House would not lead to any renegade behavior, he was not afraid of 10,000 yuan, just in case. He was afraid that some blind person would come and rob him on the way. He didn't care about the medicine cauldron, it was nothing. High-end goods, but the girl with green snake and three-flowered pupils is crucial.

The girl who was sent was naturally not locked in an iron cage, but her hands and feet were still shackled with heavy shackles. Seeing this, Xiao Yan frowned slightly and put the medicine cauldron away. , he was going to unshackle the girl, but when the girl saw Xiao Yan, she was so frightened that the little girl took a step back, her eyes full of panic, and she looked like an innocent little white rabbit.

Her body is extremely thin, and she looks only about seven or eight years old. However, it may be due to long-term malnutrition that she looks a little young, her hair is a little dull, and she is only wearing a very thin and ill-fitting dress... Rather than clothes, it would be more appropriate to call them rags.

"Don't be afraid." Xiao Yan took off his black cloak, revealing his delicate and childish face, "Look, I'm still a child just like you."

Seeing Xiao Yan's face, the girl was stunned for a moment. When she was escorted over, the person responsible for escorting her said that the person who bought her was a big shot. She thought it would be some weird old man, or someone with a big belly. A businessman or something like that. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a little brother who looked a few years older than her.

Perhaps because of Xiao Yan's harmless appearance, or the gentleness in Xiao Yan's tone, the little girl didn't look so scared. Although there was still some fear in her eyes, it was different from before. It was much better than before. Xiao Yan leaned down and unlocked her shackles while asking: "What's your name?"

"Green... green scales." The little girl replied timidly. She pulled her sleeves and tried hard to cover the scales on her wrists, for fear of scaring the noble man in front of her.

"Whoever chose this name is really unskilled." When he heard the name Qinglin, Xiao Yan couldn't help but shook his head. Those who have cyan scales on their bodies are called Qinglin. If they have colored scales on their bodies, wouldn't they? Called Cai Lin?

Xiao Yan naturally noticed Qinglin's little actions. He could tell that because of her previous experience of being imprisoned and being discriminated against at a young age, this little girl had a very low self-esteem. However, this low self-esteem was undoubtedly a problem for Xiao Yan. A good thing, because this means that her heart is very fragile, and it is very simple for me to leave a deep impression on her heart.

As an immortal who has lived for hundreds of years, Xiao Yan naturally knows how to please a little girl with low self-esteem. He gently stroked Qing Lin's head, and then slowly opened the sleeves that Qing Lin had pulled down. He smiled and said, "Aren't these scales very beautiful? Why do they have to be covered up?"

"You... aren't you scared?" Qing Lin was slightly startled. Even she herself sometimes hated these scales, but the person in front of her was...

"Why should I be afraid of such a beautiful thing?" Xiao Yan smiled. He touched Qinglin's hair and continued: "Okay, take off your clothes."

"Ah?" Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Qinglin's little face suddenly turned a little pale. When she was a prisoner, she had heard someone mention that there are many people in the world who have extremely weird habits, and they like to With the figure of a little girl...could she have met such a person? She thought this young man was good before, but she didn't expect that he also had a human face and a beast heart...

"What are you thinking about? I just want to help you apply medicine." Xiao Yan looked at the expression on Qing Lin's face and knew that she was thinking wrong. He couldn't help but dumbfounded. He saw that Qing Lin still had a lot of whips on his body. The wound was from the beating, so I thought of treating the wound for her, but the girl didn’t know where her thoughts went.

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Qing Lin also blushed. When she saw the jade bottles placed in front of Xiao Yan, she knew that Xiao Yan really wanted to help her heal, so she slowly took off her clothes. However, as a girl, she still subconsciously blocked important parts with her arms due to her shyness.

Xiao Yan filled a basin of hot water, took out a piece of clean cotton cloth, and briefly wiped Qing Lin's body. Perhaps because he hadn't washed his body for several days, Xiao Yan's piece of cotton cloth quickly became dirty. So Xiao Yan simply helped her take a bath, and then took out the healing medicine to treat the wounds on her body.

With Xiao Yan's current strength, the healing medicine prepared is naturally of the highest quality. It can not only heal wounds quickly, but also remove scars. Applying it to the scars not only does not cause any pain, but also brings a cold feeling. The cold feeling made the original pain in the wound lessened a lot.

Xiao Yan's movements were very serious, and he didn't have any evil thoughts in his heart. But having said that, as the Saint of Demonic Wrath, he was hundreds of years old in his previous life. If he could have any dirty thoughts towards a little girl, that would be a shame. He's so beastly. He's not a lolicon... right?

During the healing process, Xiao Yan also discovered that Qing Lin's body was now very weak. Just treating the wound was not enough. He had to take good care of himself for a while, so Xiao Yan could only postpone his original plan to go to the desert again. , stay in Black Rock City to recuperate Qinglin's body.

As an alchemist, he naturally knows how to take care of himself. Therefore, under Xiao Yan's care, Qing Lin's health is getting better day by day, and blood gradually appears on her face. After her health improves, Xiao Yan Yan then took her out to buy some nice clothes and dressed her up well.

"This is how she looks like a beautiful little girl..." Xiao Yan looked at Qing Lin's current outfit with extremely soft eyes. He believed that with such a series of operations, he would definitely leave a lasting impression on Qing Lin's heart. A deep impression. Only if she trusts herself wholeheartedly will it not affect the subsequent plans...

"I just don't know if transplanting the Blue Snake Three Flower Pupils will have any side effects..." Xiao Yan looked at Qinglin's eyes and squinted slightly, "It's better to wait for a while..."

Chapter 55: Before departure

In order to take care of Qing Lin's body, Xiao Yan decided to stay in Black Rock City for an extra month. After Qing Lin's body completely recovered, Xiao Yan decided to set off for the Tagor Desert. Of course, this time he brought Went with green scales.

Because he was worried that Qing Lin might not be able to withstand the desert environment, he also specially refined a batch of elixirs. This elixir had no effect, but it only made people feel cool and it was a good medicine to relieve heat.

In this month, although Xiao Yan has been taking care of Qing Lin, his cultivation has not fallen behind. According to his estimation, the strength of the fighting spirit in his body should have reached the level of a two-star fighting king.

This kind of strength is already very good in the Jiama Empire, and he is even qualified to compete for the name of the so-called top ten strong men. However, Xiao Yan naturally does not care about this false reputation. He knows very well that the so-called top ten strong men are just On the surface, maybe that horned nub will meet a reclusive Dou Huang or something.

Although Dou Wang's upgrade speed cannot be as fast as before, with Xiao Yan's cultivation speed, he can steadily improve one or two stars in a few months. If this continues, he estimates that it will only take another two years at most. You can try to attack the Dou Huang.

If this kind of strength of a twelve or thirteen-year-old Dou Huang spreads out, I don’t know how much shock it will cause. Even if it is placed in a place like Zhongzhou, he is still a peerless genius. I am afraid that even among those with Dou Huang Isn't it extremely rare among the ancient races of the Emperor's bloodline?