Chapter 120: Yao Chen's Schemes

As for Gu He, a hint of longing also appeared on his face, his gaze somewhat fervent as he looked downwards, and he whispered: "I didn't expect you to dare come knocking on your own..."

Covering her chest with her hand, Nalan Yanran endured the pain coming from within her body and looked down.

Seeing Xiao Yan kneeling on one knee on the ground, since she did not notice that white energy, she thought Xiao Yan had blocked the constant shockwave with his own strength, biting her red lips tightly, a flash of unwillingness crossed her eyes.

The green longsword tightly gripped in her jade hand, pushed by her last bit of strength, was thrown toward Xiao Yan.

Afterward, her body slowly fell to the ground, lying on the stone tiles, she hopefully gazed at that green longsword, hoping it would deliver the final blow to Xiao Yan.

Clang!

After the latter barely raised the heavy ruler to block the longsword, Nalan Yanran's gaze grew dim again.

In her view, she had lost this duel; even though her Dou Qi level exceeded five stars, she had lost...

And Xiao Yan also knew that those shockwaves just now could not have vanished for no reason; surely it was his teacher who had intervened to block them for him.

Although he hoped to defeat Nalan Yanran with his own strength, things have already happened; now is not the time to think about that.

He only hoped that the strong people present had not noticed his teacher making a move.

Holding onto a sliver of luck, Xiao Yan covered his painful chest, looked up at Yun Yun above and said: "The three-year agreement, I have won; according to the pact, your Yun Lan Sect must let me descend the mountain and leave, and from now on, you must not seek revenge."

Upon hearing this, Nalan Yanran also weakly buried her head in her arms and said nothing more.

"If you haven't broken the agreement, we will naturally do so, but Xiao Family brat, you previously said life and death are up to fate, yet that white barrier that just appeared requires at least a Dou Wang to release, which is not something a Dou Shi like you could produce."

Yun Yun rose to her feet, drew her longsword, pointed it at Xiao Yan kneeling on one knee below, opened her lips slightly, and said.

Hearing those words, Xiao Yan's heart also gradually sank, and he secretly thought: "As expected, I've been discovered..."

Looking at the strong people around whose expressions were gradually changing, Xiao Yan's face also turned somewhat unsightly.

He didn't want to fight these people here, so he could only put on a tough front: "What, is that all the breadth of mind your Yun Lan Sect has? Clearly I won, yet you want to slander me—heh, that's too shameless."

"This brat, could he be my target?"

Zi Yan of the junior seats, looking at that shameless Xiao Yan, lightly stroked her chin and said uncertainly.

She had just felt that fleeting white energy, which seemed like some kind of flame, but because she was far away and dared not approach to check, she was not entirely sure.

Profound Ice Spike Wall!

Just as Yun Yun was about to say something, the silent Hai Bo Dong beside her suddenly let out a loud shout.

A pair of icy wings unfolded behind him, and he suddenly surged downward.

At the same time, a thick ice layer seven or eight zhang wide condensed in front of him.

Moreover, dense sharp ice spikes several meters long covered the surface of that ice layer, attacking toward Xiao Yan.

And several other strong people were also startled, not expecting Hai Bo Dong, who speaks little but acts ruthlessly, to directly launch an attack.

"Little Yan, danger! Let me take control of your body."

Sensing Hai Bo Dong's approach, Yao Chen shouted urgently.

After saying that, he quickly took over Xiao Yan's body, and then several strands of white flame shot out, forming a white barrier that blocked the ice layer.

"Hehe, White Flame, indeed, that just now wasn't your power; however, you and that previous sixth-rank alchemist must have an inseparable connection."

Seeing Xiao Yan use the White Flame, Hai Bo Dong laughed.

"Gu He, Yun Yun, let's continue to take down this brat together, how about it?"

Looking at Gu He and Yun Yun beside him, Hai Bo Dong spoke again.

Gu He had long wanted this strange fire to boost his alchemy, so naturally he wouldn't object, and immediately looked up at Yun Yun.

Feeling his gaze, Yun Yun slightly nodded and shouted coquettishly: "All elders, hear my orders; help me take down this brat."

As soon as her words fell, the elders beside her all surged in aura, and more than a dozen Dou Wang auras suddenly burst forth atop Yun Lan Mountain.

"This is troublesome."

Looking at those mighty strong people, Fa Nie's heart sank, and he secretly worried.

He had just confirmed through the aura emanating from Yao Chen that this person before him was his benefactor from his youth.

Now that the other party is in trouble, he naturally wants to find a way to save them...

Yao Chen looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on Gu He.

As long as he settles Gu He, the Yun Lan Sect and other strong people will not make a move anymore.

By then, even a Hai Bo Dong who has just entered the three-star Dou Huang realm and still wants to cause trouble could be killed by him alone.

Thinking back to when he once fought Mu Gu and unintentionally seized something.

From Xiao Yan's mouth, an aged voice immediately sounded: "Hehe, Gu He, you're stuck at the initial sixth rank; I suppose it's because you lack orthodox sixth-rank inheritance, can't advance further, and want to use the strange fire to boost your alchemy, right?"

"No need to trouble yourself, old sir; you just need to hand over the strange fire to me."

Hearing that unfamiliar aged voice from Xiao Yan's mouth speak to his sore point, Gu He frowned slightly and then said.

The other strong people also furrowed their brows slightly, somewhat puzzled by what was happening to Xiao Yan.

They didn't know why the other's speech suddenly turned into an old man's voice.

After thinking it over, they could only conclude that the other's teacher, by some means, had hidden his consciousness inside Xiao Yan's body, leading to the present situation.

Hearing this, Yao Chen was not annoyed and continued to smile: "I'll give you the complete profound sixth-rank alchemy method, which even includes a seventh-rank alchemy method; I won't pursue your earlier act of sending people to besiege me, and you must not come to steal my strange fire in the future—how about that?"

"Master, giving him that high-level alchemy method for no reason would be a huge loss."

Seeing Yao Chen's generosity, Xiao Yan couldn't help but say bitterly.

"Hehe, I'm not that stupid; inside there's just a low-grade seventh-rank alchemy method, the rest are all sixth-rank, and moreover those alchemy methods are the unorthodox ones I snatched from Mu Gu... from others back then; using them, my alchemy skill indeed rises quickly—this is the price... hehe, that brat won't be able to advance from the initial seventh rank."

Yao Chen gave a crafty smile and said with ill intent.

After all, Gu He previously, for no reason, made my master and me suffer terribly; how could I possibly give him genuine good things?