Chapter 86

Feeling the real blood-colored wings behind him, Xiao Li suddenly had a feeling that he was very awesome*.

Fighting King level, not relying on the Nine Steps to Heaven, but relying on his own step-by-step footprints to rise up, this pair of wings gave Xiao Li an unreal feeling.

Perhaps because when he first read Battle Through the Heavens, the pretentiousness of the Fighting King was too high in the early stage, leaving a deep impression on Xiao Li; before crossing over, whenever Xiao Li fantasized, he always took the Fighting King as the starting point.

When the faint vibration of the wings produced a resonating wind sound, a breeze brushed his face, Xiao Li had a feeling of his thoughts flowing smoothly.

The thunder dragon wings and the qi wings flapped simultaneously, the wind from the four pairs of wings messed up the hair in front of Xiao Li's forehead.

The next moment, blood-colored lightning surged, and Xiao Li's figure instantly disappeared.

Three Thousand Thunder Movements + Thunder Dragon Wings + Qi Wings, the extreme speed allowed Xiao Li to burst out of the underground world in an instant.

A mighty aura spread out; Chen Long, who had been in the hall, turned his head, his eyes showing even greater astonishment. Originally, Xiao Li's aura when he was a Fighting King was somewhat insubstantial, which might also have been the reason why he couldn't instantly kill a lower-ranked Chen Long back then.

Now, Chen Long can be certain that if back then Xiao Li had been a six-star Fighting King with such a rich aura, even the peak of the Fighting King would struggle to withstand his sharpness.

Soon, Xiao Li put away his joy; the path of cultivation was still long, and now he had to worry about it.

"I'm going to the Canaan Academy for a trip, to notify the sect disciples to behave themselves lately; since we've taken in more members, the sect has become more restless day by day."

Xiao Li quickly resumed his role as sect leader; what he said was also a sign he had just noticed. Because the Thunder Sect rapidly grew strong, many people got the illusion of being superior, acting like outright villains when they went out—this must not happen; such a tendency must be nipped in the bud.

Chen Long nodded; a sect wanting to become strong must pay attention to these things, so he dared not neglect them and immediately went to handle them personally.

……Canaan Academy

Xiao Li came to the inner courtyard of the Thunder Sect; Xiao Yan happened to be preparing to refine a pill to dispel fire poison, while Lin Xiuya and others nearby were continuously suffering attacks.

After several months, Xiao Yan's flame energy not only didn't drop but increased; a series of pill-refining operations dazzled them.

"Boss!"

Lin Yan's eyes were sharp; seeing Xiao Li arrive, he hurried over, "Boss, calling your brother over won't be to attack us, will you? That's too perverse!"

Lin Yan wanted to cry but had no tears, "Still, Boss, you're the best."

Xiao Li raised his eyebrows, "What, I can't attack you guys?"

Saying that, a pair of gorgeous blood-colored wings rose up, blocking Lin Yan's words in his throat.

Looking at Lin Yan feigning sorrow by covering his chest, Xiao Li shrugged, "Did I hit you?"

Not only Lin Yan, but others also felt they were about to be played to death by the two Xiao brothers; the recent multiple attacks were about to numb them.

"Xiao Yan, come over a moment, I have something to discuss with you."

Seeing Xiao Yan successfully refine a furnace of pills perfectly, Xiao Li quickly spoke up.

Apologetically smiling at the crowd around him seeking pills, Xiao Yan quickly walked over to Xiao Li, and together they went into the room.

"What's up, second brother?"

Xiao Li smiled, "Nothing major, how's life in the inner courtyard? Still getting used to it?"

Xiao Yan felt warm inside, "Pretty good, everyone's been looking out for me."

Xiao Li nodded, "Good, is Yao Lao around? I want to ask him a few things."

As soon as his words fell, Yao Lao already flew out of the ring, "What do you need from me?"

"I came to ask Yao Lao for advice; I previously cultivated using too many substances similar to medicinal pills, namely that technique I gave my older brother, which you all know, so I now have some impurities accumulated in my body, and I wanted to consult Yao Lao about whether this situation can be resolved." Xiao Li said.

Hearing Xiao Li's words, Yao Lao fell into thought; he had once seen the Grand Absorption Technique, which is indeed a remarkable fighting skill, but he didn't let Xiao Yan practice it because he saw its limitations—later-stage cultivation would make breakthroughs much harder than steady progress.

"A method…… it's not that there isn't one……" Yao Lao said, his tone somewhat hesitant.

"Please speak, Yao Lao; as long as there's a method, that's fine." Xiao Li clasped his hands, indeed worthy of Yao Lao—reliable, and sure enough there is a method.

"The method is to find related heavenly treasures, such as different fires, which can purify your qi, and also some special cultivation spots, which might also help you." Yao Lao stated these two methods; for now he has no other options.

"By the way, since you've obtained different lightning, this thing of the same grade as different fire should also be able to purify your qi." Yao Lao reminded.

Xiao Li fell into thought; he had no clue about different lightning, so he would need to focus on finding it later, but he didn't know whether, lacking the Flame Scripture, he could absorb two kinds of different lightning—would he have to suppress them by sheer strength like his ancestor Xiao Xuan?

But if he had Xiao Xuan's strength, what would he fear about breakthroughs being hopeless? He'd be the number one person under the Fighting Emperor.

Seeing Xiao Li had some ideas, Yao Lao didn't add more; the method does exist, but it's completely impossible—for example, refining a pill to clear foundation hidden dangers, but even Yao Lao in his soul state isn't confident he could successfully concoct such a pill.

No longer dwelling on this, Xiao Li brought up another matter.

Regarding the matter of Yao Lao's resurrection.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's whole spirit lifted, "Did Yuan Yi bring Yao Lao back?"

Xiao Li shook his head, "Yuan Yi only brought back one medicinal ingredient; we're still missing two."

Xiao Yan slumped back into his seat, "Then second brother, what are you saying about the resurrection issue?"

Xiao Li ignored Xiao Yan and instead asked Yao Lao, "Yao Lao, what is the most suitable bodily strength for you right now?"

Yao Lao glanced at Xiao Li with slight surprise; this little guy understands quite a bit.

"Hmm…… low-level Fighting Saint, perhaps; anything stronger probably wouldn't work, for if I forcibly fused with the corpse of a mid- to high-level Fighting Saint, its residual instinctual consciousness could obliterate me, even as a soul."

"Okay, I understand." Xiao Li nodded, not saying more, but Yao Lao already grasped the meaning.

Yao Lao gave a knowing smile; the few youngsters of the Xiao family really have good character.

Thinking of this, Yao Lao again recalled Han Feng sealed in a vessel; Xiao Yan, to avenge him, had been roasting his soul day and night with two different fires.

"Looks like I didn't pick the wrong person this time."

……

(Side note: Today I saw a reader recommend bringing Zi Yan to Dong Long Island to obtain a backer and materials for Yao Lao's resurrection; setting aside the various problems, just speaking of this backer—if we had a genuine mid- to high-level Fighting Saint and a bunch of Fighting Venerables, this book would be boring; this story is an overpowered flow, not a brainless flow; the story needs twists to be good, although currently there aren't many twists, it's basically a steamroll, but a small instance steamroll isn't the same meaning as clearing the whole game; letting the protagonist gain strength by directly seeking a Fighting Saint as a backer lacks excitement—for example, is it better for a Fighting Saint to wipe out the Yun Lan Sect with one palm, or for the protagonist, as a brother, to help out the scene? I personally think the latter provides more emotion.)

(There's also another issue: whether the Nine Steps to Heaven is overpowered; the upper limit was already set earlier, using it to reach the peak of the Fighting Sect, I'm just preparing to use it to clear the Yun Lan Sect instance. The protagonist's attack fighting technique also needs updating—those five characters Profound Thunder Startling Flash have given me aesthetic fatigue, yet all you big shots haven't scolded me; I'm deeply grateful.)

(Special note: the above explanation is two hundred characters, will incur an extra fee of one cent, but I'm worried QQ Readership might not see the author's words, so I put it in the main text, sorry.)

Thanks to the idol Wan Ye for the reward, thanks to Shan Chuan Zhong You Li for the reward, thanks to Zong Du Tu for the reward.

(End of chapter)