Battle Through the Heavens: Reap the Red Lotus Karmic Flame at the Start

"What?" Nalan Jie said in disbelief.

Jia Xingtian said with a wry smile, "There's no mistake, and it doesn't even seem like a low-star Dou Huang. Who among you is confident that you can withstand that punch just now?"

The audience in the stands finally snapped out of their shock. Mu Chen of the Mu family, Teng Shan of the Mittel family, and Gu He, the Pill King, all shook their heads. Yun Leng was a renowned expert in the Jia Ma Empire, and the outcome wouldn't have been much better for them. They knew perfectly well that Yun Leng hadn't held back in his rage.

Nalan Jie was filled with unending regret, thinking, "Xiao Lin, you have a good grandson. If only I had stopped Yanran from breaking off the engagement..."

Fama said, "Then who will stop him now?"

After all, everyone present knows that Yun Yun is most likely not in the sect at this moment, and Yun Leng, as the Grand Elder, has already been carried away by the disciples. So who can be in charge of Yunlan Sect at this moment?

Jia Xingtian shook his head and said, "If this continues, I'm afraid that person will also come out. Let's see how things go. If all else fails, we'll have to see if I still have any face left."

Xiao Yan looked at the Yunlan Sect, whose members dared not step forward after his attack, and with a flash of his storage ring, an ancient and massive black ruler appeared in his hand. He stuck the ruler into the ground, and cracks appeared again on the Yunlan Sect's ground, which was as hard as refined iron.

"Within a single day, Xiao Yan of the Xiao family challenged all the experts of the Yunlan Sect."

The arrogant voice, accompanied by the fighting spirit of a Dou Huang expert, spread throughout the entire Yunlan Mountain.

Is that not enough? Everyone felt their scalps tingling. Xiao Yan, who had defeated Yun Leng, the Grand Elder of the Yunlan Sect, with an almost invincible demeanor, still didn't seem ready to end it!

As the number one sect in the Jia Ma Empire, Yunlan Sect is full of powerful figures. However, after witnessing Xiao Yan cripple Yun Leng with a single punch, the entire Yunlan Sect fell silent, and no one dared to step forward.

Jia Xingtian, who had been thinking about how to reconcile the two sides' unspoken words, could only sit down with a wry smile and sigh, "The Yunlan Sect has made a terrible enemy."

Xiao Yan's words were tantamount to an insult to the Yunlan Sect, leaving no possibility of a peaceful resolution. However, no one present said anything further.

Logically, Yun Yun supported Nalan Yanran in announcing the engagement. It's highly inappropriate for someone to break off an engagement arranged by their elders, especially when it involves using power to coerce someone. Moreover, Xiao Yan was the stronger party at this point, so his actions were perfectly justified.

At this moment, no one wanted to offend such a terrifying young genius as Xiao Yan. No matter which faction in the Jia Ma Empire was indignant about the Yunlan Sect's dominance.

Although Nalan Jie wanted to dissuade him, his current status might actually have the opposite effect.

When the Yunlan Sect uses its fists to intimidate others, it should also consider the day when it will be intimidated by others.

Whether it's the Mu family, the Mittel family, or the royal family, they are all happy to see this happen. The Yunlan Sect has been powerful for quite some time now, and their desire to take advantage of Xiao Yan's attack on the Yunlan Sect is more about gloating than anything else.

Of course, the Nalan family is an exception. At this moment, Nalan Jie's heart was filled with mixed feelings. Sending away such a powerful son-in-law made Nalan Jie's face so gloomy that it could drip water.

Nalan Yanran had even more complicated emotions. She had been caught in the aftershocks of Xiao Yan and Yun Leng's exchange of blows and was already unsteady on her feet. Now, looking at Xiao Yan standing proudly in the center, she couldn't help but shed tears.

"Was I like this three years ago?" Endless regret filled Nalan Yanran's heart like yellow sand. She herself did not know whether she regretted her rude behavior three years ago or the loss of Xiao Yan, who was like a god of war at this moment.

The elders of the Yunlan Sect were nearly driven mad. They were very close to Yun Ling, and the force of that punch had left them still in disarray. To make matters worse, they couldn't contact Yun Yun via her communication talisman. At this moment, whether elders, deacons, or disciples, they were all bewildered. Being challenged directly within their sect was something the Yunlan Sect, which had been so arrogant and domineering in the Jia Ma Empire, had never encountered, and certainly never imagined.

Xiao Yan, on the other hand, silently sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

Everyone was shocked by his terrifying strength, but little did they know the danger he faced when subduing the Red Lotus Karmic Flame. It was truly a near-death experience. The Red Lotus Karmic Flame would trigger the resentment within him, and although Xiao Yan never killed indiscriminately, he still had many lives on his hands. He was almost overwhelmed by that resentment.

After resolving his resentment, the massive amount of Dou Qi entering his body from the strange fire nearly overwhelmed Xiao Yan. It was only thanks to Yao Lao's efforts to protect his heart meridian and suppress the overwhelming Dou Qi with his soul power that he was able to gradually absorb it. Even so, a full two years passed. Ten days ago, Xiao Yan finally finished absorbing the Red Lotus Karmic Flame, advancing to the second star of Dou Huang. This was already the result of Xiao Yan's extreme suppression, but having directly advanced from Dou Shi to Dou Huang, his Dou Qi was extremely unstable. This is why Fa Ma and the others' initial assessment was wrong. His cultivation technique also directly upgraded to the middle level of the Earth Rank, but before he could fully experience its benefits, he rushed to the Yunlan Sect.

To be honest, at this moment, his fighting spirit is not even half of what it was at its peak.

"Little guy, you're quite the troublemaker," the old apothecary's teasing voice rang out.

"Nalan Yanran insulted my Xiao family, so I'll teach them a lesson too. How are things going, Teacher?" Xiao Yan replied.

"Not bad. Although the energy of the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire is useless to me, I absorbed some of it because your battle qi is weak. The Yunlan Sect has a Dou Zong (Battle Master) member, so ensuring your safe departure later won't be a problem. Go ahead and do as you please; what can't my disciple Yao Chen do?"

"A Dou Zong, he's a good opponent. It seems I won't have to worry about solidifying my foundation."

While Xiao Yan and Yao Lao were talking, in the main hall of the Yunlan Sect, Yun Ling finally woke up after spending two Rank 5 pills to save her.

Looking at the people surrounding him, he immediately asked, "Where is Xiao Yan?"

The Third Elder beside him said, "That brat Xiao Yan said he wanted to challenge the entire sect, and he's waiting outside now."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ling's calmed fighting spirit instantly became chaotic again, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. The elders nearby were startled and quickly gathered to check the situation; they had no way to deal with Xiao Yan, who was eyeing them menacingly from outside.

Yunling struggled to pull a white flute from his storage ring and slowly began to play it.

Behind the Yunlan Sect, a terrifying aura, carrying an oppressive force as powerful as the collapse of the heavens and the fall of mountains, permeated the entire sect. Yunlan Sect disciples whose cultivation was below the Great Dou Master level were even forced to their knees by this aura.

"They're here." Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, stood up and stared intently in the direction from which the aura was coming from.

Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma exchanged a glance, both seeing fear in each other's eyes.

"Is this guy really still alive?"

"The previous sect leader of Yunlan Sect - Yunshan".