This large lake, which Yun Xiao did not know the name of, is actually called "Jiantian Lake," because it is often so calm that its surface can reflect the sky.

In fact, Jiantian Lake is home to many powerful Water Vein Demons; if ordinary cultivators really think of it as a harmless and peaceful lake, they would probably not even know how they died.

Fortunately, because Yun Xiao himself has a powerful aura, and within him flows the bloodline aura of the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix fledgling Red Feather, he hasn't been disturbed even once in over half a month, which is quite a remarkable thing.

Bang!

On this day, a sudden surge of powerful energy burst out from Yun Xiao's body. If someone could see through his clothes and observe his skin, they would notice that it had taken on a peculiar state, emitting a faint yellow glow.

This is the sign of successfully refining the Molten Lava Heart Stone, a special body-tempering stone, which has forcibly elevated Yun Xiao's physical strength to the level of an Eighth Rank Middle Level Vein Demon, far surpassing that of human cultivators of the same level.

Moreover, the Molten Lava Heart Stone also had a special reaction and fusion with the ancestor vein in Yun Xiao's right leg, greatly enhancing his physical strength and causing a unique change in the power of the ancestor vein in his right leg.

"Huh?"

When Yun Xiao awoke from the state of enhanced physical strength, he noticed something unusual. With just a thought, the Thunder Wings beneath his shoulder blades quietly appeared.

"This seventh ancestor vein is actually connected to the sixth thunder attribute ancestor vein?"

This was Yun Xiao's discovery at that moment. In fact, having just broken through to the Origin Seeking Realm Great Rank not long ago, he hadn't truly activated the seventh ancestor vein, but he already had some subtle sensing of it.

"What an ignoramus. The Thunder Dragon's Wings are originally formed by two ancestor veins, and if you continue to enhance the thunder attribute within the ancestor veins, your flying power can also receive a huge boost!"

The Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu first gave a disdainful remark about Yun Xiao's shock and then made a statement that left Yun Xiao both surprised and delighted, as it was undoubtedly another unexpected gift for him.

Previously, although Yun Xiao possessed the power of flight, even compared to some Seventh Rank Vein Demons, his flying speed was quite inferior, let alone to some powerhouses of the Heavenly Rank Third Realm.

Thus, when Yun Xiao managed to escape with his life from Xia Yong or Zheng Qiming, it wasn't because his flying speed was particularly fast, but rather that his opponents couldn't fly at all. Even if he flew as slowly as a snail, it was enough to leave them at a loss.

The discovery of this second thunder attribute ancestor vein undoubtedly filled Yun Xiao with great anticipation for his flying power, directing him once again on the path to seek thunder attribute Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

"If only I had known, I wouldn't have wasted those Thunder Woods!"

At this moment, Yun Xiao couldn't help but regret a bit. After all, back in Thunder King Valley, he had obtained five segments of Thunder Wood, with one segment even reaching the level of a half-step Heavenly Rank.

Unfortunately, after absorbing the energy of the Thunder King's Heart, Yun Xiao felt his thunder attribute ancestral veins were saturated, leading him to set up the Four Symbols Locking Thunder Array with the Thunder Wood segments outside Thunder King Valley, ultimately blasting Xu Huang to death.

If he had known about the second thunder attribute ancestral vein earlier, Yun Xiao wouldn't have wasted them. To deal with a mid-Origin Seeking Realm expert like Xu Huang, he probably could have handled it without the Locking Thunder Array, although it would have been a bit more troublesome.

Since things had come to this, Yun Xiao didn't dwell too much on it. Instead, he stood up directly and turned his gaze to a certain fiery red figure on the shore. What he saw caused his face to change dramatically.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Because at that moment, bursts of fiery red flames were continuously emerging from Chi Yan's body, a clear sign that the energy of the Flame Burst Pill had completely erupted. Coupled with some latent reasons, Chi Yan had obviously reached a very critical moment.

At present, Chi Yan couldn't even make any sound, which made Yun Xiao feel both fearful and fortunate. He was glad that he refined the Molten Lava Heart Stone in time and awoke at that moment; otherwise, he would have regretted it for a lifetime.

Swish!

With a spread of his Thunder Wings, Yun Xiao quickly flew to the shore where Chi Yan was. So close, he could even sense the raging heat radiating from Chi Yan's body.

"The cause you planted yourself must ultimately be resolved by yourself!"

Seeing this, Yun Xiao instantly understood where the problem lay. After all, Chi Yan earlier was only at the peak of Seventh Rank Advanced, and with such Demon Vein Qi cultivation, even a regular Flame Burst Pill might have posed some risk.

To refine a single-property explosive elixir that exceeds your rank by two major classes would be possible only with a Fiery Holy Rat bloodline like Chi Yan's or an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline like Red Feather's.

But it just so happened that Yun Xiao experienced an accident when refining the Flame Burst Pill; due to the explosion of the medicine tripod, the elixir's final power was not perfectly suppressed, resulting in Chi Yan's change at this moment.

Fortunately, Yun Xiao woke up in time. Without the slightest hesitation, he stretched out his right hand. Once the blood-red flames enveloped his entire hand, he pressed it directly onto Chi Yan's mouse forehead.

Bang!

Due to external intervention, the fire attribute energy of the Flame Burst Pill seemed provoked and concentrated entirely on Chi Yan's mouse brain, seemingly intent on expelling this external force.

However, the fire attribute energy of Yun Xiao's Ancestral Vein Fire was no pushover. Despite the violent energy of the Flame Burst Pills, it couldn't easily repel Yun Xiao's efforts.

With the special suppression of the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, about 15 minutes later, the energy of the Flame Burst Pills gathered on Chi Yan's head finally subsided.

In fact, the final struggle of the Flame Burst Pill was what caused Chi Yan immense pain. Now that it was suppressed by Yun Xiao, Chi Yan regained control, and everything returned to order.

One could say that Yun Xiao's intervention was a lifeline for Chi Yan, yet for the Flame Burst Pill's energy, it was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Bang!

Another half hour passed, and Yun Xiao suddenly sensed the energy in this world becoming chaotic. Countless fire flame particles in the air swarmed towards Chi Yan's mouse body, turning into strands of pure energy as some cultivation technique operated, storing within him.

The energy from the Heaven and Earth, combined with the Flame Burst Pill's energy, finally allowed Chi Yan to break through to the Eighth Rank Low Level at this moment, equivalent to the human Seeking Origin Realm, achieving a qualitative leap in combat power.

Thus, all Yun Xiao's companions, whether the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix fledgling Red Feather, or the Fire Cloud Rat Chi Yan, now had the power to compete with experts from the Seeking Origin Realm.

Of course, Little Dragon was an exception. However, if he were to use some of his methods, he might be even more formidable than the other three. For instance, his unmatched "One Thought to Transform Myriad Poisons" might even be unbeatable by Peak Seeking Origin Realm experts?

"Heh, this trip to Bianlei City was indeed quite fruitful!"

Seeing Chi Yan's form shrink back to palm size after the breakthrough, Yun Xiao couldn't help but be deeply moved. Perhaps the initial purpose of attending the Bianlei City auction was to acquire the main ingredient to refine the Flame Burst Pill and then allow Chi Yan to advance to the Eighth Rank Low Level.

Now that Chi Yan had achieved the predetermined goal, Yun Xiao's combat power had also soared terrifyingly. Whether in Meridian Qi Cultivation, physical strength, or Power of Soul, he's undergone a perfect metamorphosis.

"Hmm?"

However, just as Yun Xiao was stroking Chi Yan, who had leapt back to his shoulder, he suddenly sensed, with his newly advanced Earth Rank Middle Level Power of Soul, several strong auras appearing suddenly from the due west, east, and south. His expression immediately turned stern.

"As expected, I couldn't avoid this after all!"

When Yun Xiao turned his gaze westward first, recognizing a somewhat familiar genius from the Xiao Family, he already knew why these two came. However, his gaze remained fixed on the grey-clad elder beside Xiao Qiming.

"A Late-stage Seeking Origin Realm?"

With Yun Xiao's current Power of Soul, he could see through the elder's true cultivation at a glance. Having broken through to the Early Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm himself, he no longer had as much concern for such Late-stage Seeking Origin Realm experts.

So Yun Xiao directly moved his gaze from the two Xiao Family members and turned south. There, two women and a man approached quickly, already less than a hundred feet away.

"Seven Killings Guardian Zheng Qiming, Killing Heart Sect prodigy Ye Suxin, and... Thunder City Douling Commerce branch elder Mei Qian?!"

The appearance of one man and one woman didn't surprise Yun Xiao too much. After all, he had held grudges with the Killing Heart Sect long ago, and with such an assassin sect's disposition, they wouldn't easily let things go.

But Yun Xiao did not expect that Mei Qian from the Thunder City Douling Commerce branch would also follow. The day of the great battle outside Bianlei City's North Gate, he sensed Mei Qian watching from the sidelines, but at that time, this beautiful elder did not take action against him.

"Could it be that the Killing Heart Sect informed her of my killing Xia Yong?"

With Yun Xiao's intelligence, he immediately guessed the truth, smiling bitterly. Especially when he turned again, seeing two figures approaching from the east, he was further astounded by the sudden abundance of enemies?

Approaching from the east were two middle-aged men wearing silver robes. From their attire, Yun Xiao could guess they were from Sky Thunder Valley.

Needless to say, more than half a month ago outside Bianlei City's North Gate, Yun Xiao killing the Kong Family brothers surely got out. On Sky Thunder Valley's turf, doing such a thing, if Sky Thunder Valley still stood by idly, it would indeed be too lenient.