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321. A Difficult Choice
Mu Yaoyin handed a storage ring to Xiao Yan and replied, "From now on, there will be no more Blood River Venerable in the Dou Qi Continent."
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked, especially Venerable Feng and Venerable Tiejian. Venerable Xuehe was a veteran powerhouse renowned throughout the continent, a ruthless figure who had once stirred up a bloodbath in Zhongzhou. After joining the Soul Palace, his strength could only have been stronger than before, so how could he have been killed by the Tianluan Clan?
Xiao Yan looked at Mu Que with even more respect. Mu Que was one of the Four Heavenly Venerables of the Soul Palace, yet he had fallen at Mu Que's hands. The strength of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan truly deserved to be described as unfathomable!
Mu Que smiled and said, "You don't need to be so surprised. This isn't just my achievement." He then looked at Chen Wei with a hint of admiration in his eyes. However, Chen Wei remained silent as usual, unless someone mentioned him.
A true master of warfare doesn't boast of glorious achievements. Chen Wei's strength is undeniable, but he consistently presents himself as merely a farmer, causing many to subconsciously overlook his formidable power. Xiao Yan noticed that the members of the Tianluan Clan seemed quite accustomed to Chen Wei's actions, suggesting that his strength was generally undisputed within the clan, and his assistance to Mu Que in killing the Blood River Venerable was hardly surprising.
Xiao Yan was somewhat prepared; formations are not like alchemy, and they have a great deal of potential in battle. Chen Wei's confident demeanor regarding formations showed that his ability to use them was definitely at the grandmaster level.
However, Xiao Yan refused the storage ring Mu Yaoyin offered, saying, "This is everyone's spoils; how could I possibly accept it?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Que took out another storage ring and said to Xiao Yan, "Then you should have no problem keeping this one."
"This is?"
"We rushed back and happened to run into Huang Quan, whom we easily killed." Mu Que's tone was as calm as if he had casually killed a dog on the street. However, with his peak nine-star Dou Zun strength, killing a two-star Dou Zun who didn't even have a physical body was indeed a piece of cake. Xiao Yan had also accepted Huang Quan's storage ring after some thought, because Huang Quan should have something he craved.
Xiao Yan opened the Yellow Spring Venerable's storage ring, the seal of which had already been easily broken by Mu Yaoyin. After searching it, Xiao Yan smiled; he had seen what he truly desired: the Yellow Spring Pavilion's Blood Stone Puppet! The Blood Stone Puppet had played a crucial role in his victory over Thunder Venerable and the subsequent humiliation of Yellow Spring Venerable's escape.
Logically, this clay puppet should only be able to withstand one fatal blow for its master. However, after combining with the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body, it was able to transfer all the damage suffered by its master. Thanks to the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body, which was formed by fusing with the clay puppet, the effects of the body's collapse were transferred, allowing Xiao Yan to use the complete Heavenly Flame Three Transformations and gain the strength to confront a Dou Zun powerhouse head-on.
In the end, the Three Thousand Thunder Illusions could not withstand the enormous injuries and collapsed directly. Xiao Yan guessed that the Three Thousand Thunder Illusions that were reconstituted were probably no longer able to transfer the injuries. However, he found four Heart Blood Clay Puppets in the Yellow Spring Venerable's storage ring, which meant that Xiao Yan's trump card had not disappeared!
The storage rings of Venerable Huangquan and Venerable Lei also replenished the shortage of medicinal herbs after Xiao Yan's storage ring was broken. As long as there are enough medicinal herbs, it is only a matter of time before Xiao Yan can refine batches of pills.
Venerable Feng added from the side, "Directly killing the Heavenly Venerable of the Soul Palace, the Heavenly Phoenix Clan may face a lot of trouble in the future..." Venerable Feng's words also carried a hint of guilt, after all, the Heavenly Phoenix Clan only acted to help the Starfall Pavilion.
Mu Yaoyin said directly, "The Central Continent is not entirely the domain of the Soul Palace. The Soul Palace is probably wary of having to use others this time. My Tianluan Clan is not something the Soul Palace can easily deal with by sending out a few people."
"Master, you don't need to worry too much. The Soul Palace probably won't let this go easily, but they also have many things to consider. Since you have connections with the Dan family, you can use that connection to get in touch with the Pill Tower."
Mu Yaoyin's use of the word "master" once again plunged the atmosphere into chaos. The group discussed the matter for a long time, but Mu Yaoyin remained steadfast throughout, and neither Xiao Yan nor Mu Que could truly defy her will. Finally, an agreement was reached at the Starfall Pavilion: the Heavenly Phoenix Clan would acknowledge Xiao Yan as their master, but only on the condition proposed by Xiao Yan: this relationship could be dissolved at any time if the Heavenly Phoenix Clan wished!
This statement greatly eased the resistance of the Tianluan clan elders, including Mu Que and Mu Xinyuan. Considering Xiao Yan's strength and performance, they finally agreed to the matter of acknowledging him as their master. Since they practically represented the opinion of all the Tianluan clan members, the rest of the process became much easier.
This left Venerable Wind and Venerable Iron Sword completely bewildered. Venerable Wind was also missing his old friend Yao Chen terribly. If Yao Chen were here, he would definitely share his astonishment with him immediately!
"How could your disciple be so extraordinary?!" Venerable Feng exclaimed inwardly!
After the discussion, everyone got busy. The Starfall Pavilion, having just finished a major battle, had a lot to do, including gathering manpower and undertaking significant reconstruction. Naturally, the wounded, such as Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor, would have a place to rest.
In this strange atmosphere, Venerable Feng assigned Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor to only one room. The reason was simple: Little Fairy Doctor's Calamity Poison Body could relapse at any time, and no one but Xiao Yan and Mu Yaoyin could control it. Mu Yaoyin, being a guest from afar, couldn't be treated casually. Therefore, Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor had no choice but to share a room. Little Fairy Doctor naturally headed for her room without looking back. Xiao Yan tried to protest, but Venerable Feng, in his capacity as the Pavilion Master, rebuked him.
As Xiao Yan walked back to his room, his heart was filled with mixed emotions. If he truly didn't want to, Venerable Feng naturally couldn't force him. However, he knew he couldn't keep running away from his relationship with Little Fairy Doctor; some things needed to be made clear.
But the most important place in his heart already belonged to someone—the captivating young woman in green from the Xiao family, the one he had decided to protect for life. Now, how could he face Xun'er?
Xiao Yan felt that the way back to his room was too short. Before he could figure anything out, he was already outside the door.
Meanwhile, inside the other room, Little Fairy Doctor had already noticed Xiao Yan's arrival. She bit her red lips lightly, her hands nervously clenched in front of her chest, and her eyes were fixed on the door with anticipation and worry.