Xuan Yi deeply loved Yao Chen. Back then, she even lowered herself to confess her feelings, but he rejected her on the spot. His reason was bizarre; he claimed it was to focus on cultivating Han Feng. As a result, Han Feng betrayed him.
Given the current situation, if Yao Chen were to meet Xuan Yi, it would be quite interesting.
Xiao Yan watched from the side with great interest. Regarding relationships, Yao Lao had teased him many times, telling him to take all the women who appeared in the original plot. Now, it was finally his turn to watch his teacher's drama.
His teacher had also left behind quite a few romantic debts.
"I used a secret technique to notify the two of them. They will return very soon," Xuan Kong Zi spoke from the side, gloating. "If they agree, we can immediately open the Star Domain for Xiao Yan, allowing him to subdue the Three Thousand Blazing Flames."
He was clearly very interested in the upcoming scene.
The Star Domain was a space torn open by the three of them working together. Even if Xuan Kong Zi agreed, if the other two didn't, he couldn't do anything.
"Xuan Yi…" After hearing this name, Yao Chen couldn't help but sigh, his expression complex. He didn't speak again, lost in thought.
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
After an unknown amount of time, the tightly shut door pushed open, and a woman rushed in. As soon as she entered, her gaze was fixed directly on Yao Chen, no longer seeing anyone else. Her eyes filled with mist.
"I thought I would never see you again," a somewhat choked voice sounded.
Yao Chen's face was complex. He adjusted his emotions, then smiled and said, "After so many years, you are still so radiant—not at all like us old men."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yi's agitated emotions slightly recovered. Her cheeks flushed, and her eyes were slightly misty, like a young girl.
6! Xiao Yan watched, dumbfounded. Xuan Yi's feelings for Yao Lao were indeed deep. One sentence directly disarmed her? This wasn't what he wanted to see; he wanted to see rivers of blood!
"If I remember correctly, someone from the Flower Sect also liked Teacher," Xiao Yan carefully recalled. He realized Yao Lao was also quite the romantic back in the day. His teacher always urged him to take all the women, but he himself didn't take any. As a teacher, he didn't lead by example at all.
It took Xuan Yi a long time to recover. She looked at Yao Lao's soul body with a pained expression. "What exactly happened to you? Why have you been gone for so long, and why have you lost your physical body?"
As she spoke with concern, she took out a large pile of medicinal pills beneficial for soul recovery and shoved them all into Yao Chen's hands.
Yao Chen spoke after a long while. "Back then, Han Feng colluded with people from the Soul Hall. They destroyed my physical body and tried to capture my soul. I resisted with all my might and managed to escape with a sliver of my remnant soul."
"Han Feng, Soul Hall, how dare they treat you like that?" Xuan Yi looked at him resentfully. "I told you long ago that Han Feng's character was not good, but you didn't listen."
"If you had listened to me back then, how could you have ended up like this?"
Yao Lao had rejected her on the grounds that he needed to fully take care of Han Feng, valuing his disciple a hundred times more than her. If only he had accepted her confession, with their combined strength, how would the Soul Hall have dared to attack?
Yao Lao listened, his lips moved, but he couldn't speak. The matter with Han Feng was indeed a case of him being blind.
"I'll go and kill that treacherous dog Han Feng for you right now," Xuan Yi said, unable to bear blaming him further. After Yao Lao disappeared, both she and Feng Zun-zhe had gone to find Han Feng, but his acting was too superb, and he deceived them.
"No, Han Feng is already dead. I killed him with my own hands," Yao Chen quickly stopped her.
Xuan Yi paused, then suddenly gritted her teeth. "You said back then that you would focus all your efforts on cultivating Han Feng and had no interest in romantic affairs. But what about now? Han Feng is dead… shouldn't you give me an answer now?"
Her words were shocking. Her feelings for Yao Chen had not faded but had grown stronger.
Upon hearing this, Yao Chen suddenly didn't know how to answer. Did he have feelings for Xuan Yi? Of course. But not being with her wasn't just because of Han Feng. He had a hurdle in his heart. He could only remain silent.
Xiao Yan sighed upon seeing his master's cowardly appearance and secretly transmitted a message. "Teacher, didn't you often advise me to take all my confidantes? How come when it comes to you, you give up?"
"Aunt Xuan's affection for you is obvious. With the chat group, even reversing time will be effortless in the future. Listen to your disciple's advice, take them all!"
Xiao Yan finally found an opportunity to lecture his master.
After hearing his disciple's words, Yao Chen finally raised his head to look at Xuan Yi. "The future is still long—I don't know whether I should give you an answer now, or what kind of answer to give you."
He did not explicitly refuse, but he also did not agree. He was like a scumbag with an ambiguous attitude.
Xuan Yi was not disappointed but rather a little joyful. She knew his attitude had softened. "It's okay, I will always wait," she spoke softly.
"Thank you," Yao Chen nodded gently.
A strange atmosphere flowed between them.
Xuan Kong Zi was stunned. No, is that it? Where's the river of blood I wanted?
…
Not long after, Tian Lei Zi also arrived, and they began to discuss serious matters. Yao Chen stated his request. Xuan Yi and Tian Lei Zi, after seeing Xiao Yan's strength, did not refuse.
Especially Xuan Yi. After Xiao Yan called her "Aunt Xuan," she fully supported him.
After obtaining their consent, Yao Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Three Thousand Blazing Flames was as good as theirs.
He then spoke about the Soul Hall. "The threat of the Soul Hall is too great. They are capturing souls everywhere to help the Nihility Devouring Flame break through to a Saint-Grade Soul and to revive their ancient experts. Once they succeed, the entire continent will be plunged into deep trouble."
"Now, the only hope is Xiao Yan. In four years, he has broken through from the third stage of Dou Qi to the Dou Zun Realm. His combat power is even comparable to a Half-Saint. In a few more years, he can reach the Dou Saint or even Dou Di realm and thwart their conspiracy."
If others heard these words, they would think he had gone mad. Cultivating a Dou Di in a few years? However, Xuan Kong Zi and the others did not refute him. Xiao Yan's talent was indeed terrifying. Having Dou Saint-level combat power in a few years was not impossible. He was worth investing in.
"The Soul Hall is also our hidden enemy," Xuan Kong Zi said. "Too many alchemists have been captured by them, but their power is too strong, and we dare not easily declare war. I didn't expect they were brewing such a conspiracy."
Tian Lei Zi also spoke. "Indeed. No single force among us can contend with them. If we don't unite, I'm afraid none of us can escape. We probably still need to inform the Small Pill Tower."
Yao Chen's words had caught their attention. This was no longer just about a Heavenly Flame; it was about the survival of the entire continent.
Seeing that they had taken it seriously, Yao Chen nodded with satisfaction. This was his plan: to unite the various forces on the continent to jointly resist the Soul Hall, all while using their resources to cultivate Xiao Yan.
The Soul Hall is the apocalypse. Xiao Yan is the ark.
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