The Battle Through Heaven
Getting Map Fragments, Hiring A Guard
The two gazes intertwined in the air with both of them emitting an indecipherable meaning. A hint of coldness formed in the air and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat tense.
A pair of dark black eyes calmly watched Hai Bo Dong in midair, who seemed to become even more fierce and arrogant after his recovery of strength. Xiao Yan's body slightly bent backward and leaned against the back of the chair. Ten fingers were placed in front of his body. His similar calm expression did not change in the slightest due to the ferocious Dou Huang Qi he felt in the dungeon.
In the air, Hai Bo Dong's gaze carried a hint of aggression as he stared intently at the black-clothed youth below. The faint power of cold air floated above his palm. After the recovery of his strength, the emotions that had been suppressed in Hai Bo Dong for decades finally once again began to be released slowly and calmly. The Ice Emperor back then was cold and arrogant. No one ever dared to take anything from his hands. Xiao Yan, however, had broken this taboo.
In the past, Hai Bo Dong did not reveal any hostility as he could not see Xiao Yan's strength due to his seal. However, now that the seal had been broken, the Ice Emperor who was extremely strong back then finally and completely returned. The sudden power skyrocketed also caused Hai Bo Dong's heart to secretly start thinking of how to take back the map piece that was Xiao Yan's hand.
Although Hai Bo Dong did not know what use those map fragments were, he could still realize that the secrets hidden within the map fragments were definitely not small. After all, this map fragment was something that had attracted the strongmen around Queen Medusa's level to travel far to chase after her with the intention to kill.
With his body floating in the air, an icy air enveloped Hai Bo Dong's body as his eyes stared at Xiao Yan who had a calm face. The calm and incomprehensible posture of the young man finally caused Hai Bo Dong, whose confidence had improved tremendously, to become slightly aware.
Narrowing his eyes into a small gap, Hai Bo Dong recalled the big fight with Xiao Yan a few months ago. His face became serious. When the image of the young man controlling the strange thick white flame then flashed across his mind, a chill suddenly appeared in Hai Bo Dong's heart without warning. Back then, after coming into contact with the thick white flames, Hai Bo Dong had a deep understanding of his terror.
As the chill in Hai Bo Dong's heart rose, his body also shivered a little. The coldness on his face also gradually disappeared. A soft-looking smile was hung on that somewhat stiff old face.
After repeating a deep thought, Hai Bo Dong's confidence, which surged excessively due to his soaring strength, was finally suppressed by his rationality and gradually disappeared. He roughly counted up a bit and after a few pounding hearts he realized that even though he was gradually recovering his strength from before, he was still unable to see the true strength of this young man.
Sensing Xiao Yan's Qi, it clearly only belonged to a Dou Shi. However, after having fought with him, Hai Bo Dong knew that if anyone really treated the young man before him as a Dou Shi and tried to deal with him, he would likely receive a bloody lesson …
"For a while it is inappropriate to be an enemy with him."
As this thought flashed through his heart, a gentle smile appeared on Hai Bo Dong's old face. He faced Xiao Yan and gave a seemingly friendly smile as he nodded. The cold air that enveloped him also slowly entered into his body.
With a mocking glint in his eyes, Xiao Yan looked at Hai Bo Dong who, after thinking hard in the air, suddenly took the initiative to pull out his fierce and imposing demeanor and began to reveal goodwill. Xiao Yan played with the ring on his finger while smiling jokingly and saying, "Old Master Hai, I think after recovering your strength, you planned on eating your words and attacking me, it can really make someone scared . "
"Ke Ke, Brother Xiao Yan, what are you saying. How long can I forget the help you have given me? That kind of ungrateful thing is not something that I, Hai Bo Dong, will be able to do. " Hi Bo Dong hurriedly waved his hand and slowly descended. He faced Xiao Yan and explained, "I'm very sorry. Just now, I was having a temporary hard time controlling my strength because I suddenly recovered it, surprising Little Sister. "
Xiao Yan smiled as he sat down on the chair. His long hands patted his sleeves as he smiled and said gently and somewhat regretfully, "What a pity. The little me originally planned to experience the true power of the Ice Emperor that once shook the entire Jia Ma Empire. Looking at things now, it seems like I won't have a chance like this. How regrettable "
Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong's brow angle moved slightly without anyone noticing it. His sharp gaze stared stubbornly at the face of Xiao Yan who did not seem to be joking. A moment later, he laughed and quickly averted his gaze. At the same time, he quietly rejoiced in his heart. Looking at the look of Xiao Yan, it seemed that Xiao Yan did not have much fear for him who had recovered his strength. Otherwise, if they were to really fight, it would be hard to tell who would win or lose. Moreover, offending an alchemist who could refine a tier six medicinal pill was definitely an extremely foolish thing to do. If Hai Bo Dong had the ability to kill Xiao Yan on the spot, that choice could still be considered, but once he let Xiao Yan escape, then the matter in his future would continue. The well-informed Hai Bo Dong was even more aware than Xiao Yan of how frightening a high-level alchemist's ability to gather people was.
"Ke Ke, what did Brother Xiao Yan say. These old bones of mine don't have the strength of you, young man. " Hao Bo Dong laughed dryly as he waved his hand.
Xiao Yan was not committed as he smiled. He slowly stood up from the chair, stretched out his palm and stared intently at the old man in front of him. With a faint smile, he said, "Old Master. The seal is broken and my task is considered to have been completed. Map fragment "
After the two words ‘piece map’ entered his ears, Hai Bo Dong's wrinkled face moved slightly. However, this time, he found no other reason. This was because he could clearly sense that during the short time he was silent, the Dou Qi in the young man's body had already started to flow with a turbulence. Inside those dark black eyes, an ice-cold feeling also slowly floated above him. Clearly, if he said something to delay something, the young man in front of him would probably immediately turn against him and attack.
Hai Bo Dong smiled bitterly and sighed. His fingers were rubbed on the storage ring and a small piece of yellow skin parchment, which looked very old, appeared on his palm. He was deeply saddened to give up as he stroked these ancient map shards with a sigh, "I have been making maps for decades, but have never seen a map this complex. Not long after I got it, I tried to make a copy of this map fragment. However, the map I ended up creating was very different from the original map. After experiencing this a few times, I can only let go of this idea. Maybe this has something to do with maps that are just fragments. "
Xiao Yan's gaze focused on the map piece and then glanced at Hai Bo Dong's expression. Although he vaguely knew the reason, he did not open his mouth to answer his doubts. Back then after obtaining the first map fragment in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Yao Lao discovered that there was an enormous Spiritual Energy hidden within this map fragment. This type of spiritual energy was extremely closed. Unless one was an alchemist, a job where one's Spiritual Strength exceeded that of an ordinary person, was extremely difficult for others to sense it. This Spiritual Energy would not directly cause harm to people but if anyone wanted to copy the routes and lines on the map, this Spiritual Energy would involuntarily erode one's sanity, he said, causing the map you eventually recreated to be very different from the original!
Hai Bo Dong rubbed the map fragment for a long time, unwilling to part with it. Finally, he shook his head miserably and handed it to Xiao Yan. He smiled bitterly and said, "Ugh, take it. Looking from my experience, this map fragment should have been divided into sections. It's not very useful to just have one serving of this on my hands. Moreover, wanting to find another map fragment in this vast continent was undoubtedly more difficult than finding a needle in the sea. "
Xiao Yan smiled, stretched out his hand and received this extremely delicate piece of the map. He measured it as a faint change and an ancient taste invaded it. It seemed that the time this map fragment had experienced would not seem to be short.
"Hee hee, Brother Xiao Yan, it seems that you are very interested in this piece of the map?" Looking at Xiao Yan's demeanor, Hai Bo Dong's eyes twirled as he asked with a laugh.
"I have a considerable interest in all these strange and unique things." Xiao Yan smiled slightly and gave a very faint answer.
"Sister, the map fragment in my hand has already entered your pocket. Hee hee I wonder if you can tell me what exactly is the point of this thing? Once you have combined all the map fragments, what can you get? " Hi Bo Dong rubbed both his hands. He could not help the curiosity in his heart as he asked with an awkward smile.
"Old Brother Hai, I've already told you that other than seeing this kind of map fragment once during that auction, this is the first time I've obtained a map fragment. Therefore, I am also not too sure about what things he is hiding. " Xiao Yan waved his hand and replied with a smile.
Hearing this, the corner of Hai Bo Dong's mouth opened. He laughed twice but he muttered in his heart, "You don't know? It would be weird if you didn't know. Only a fool would risk his life to enter the desert for a piece of map piece that he did not know the details of. Seeing your clever behavior, do you look like a fool? "
After hearing Xiao Yan's words, Hai Bo Dong also understood in his heart that the former did not want to share the secrets of the map piece. Right now, he could only shake his head helplessly. After all, the map piece had recently fallen into Xiao Yan's hands. Trying to take it by force was impossible. Hence, he could only forcefully quell the curiosity in his heart.
After carefully placing the map fragment into the exquisite box and storing it into the storage ring, Xiao Yan heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. This thing finally reached his hand after several rounds and rounds.
"Old Brother Hai, now that you have recovered your strength, I don't think you will continue to stay here to become a shopkeeper, do you?" Xiao Yan stuffed his hand into his sleeve as he suddenly asked with a smile pointing towards Hai Bo Dong.
"At that time the main reason I stayed here was to study the map fragment and look for a method to unseal it. Now that the seal has been opened, there is naturally no reason for me to continue living here. " Hi Bo Dong nodded, glanced at the smiling Xiao Yan and subconsciously asked, "Do you have anything?"
"Haha, I do indeed have something that I would like to ask Old Master Hai for help." The ten fingers on Xiao Yan's arm gently flicked as he laughed softly.
"Hee hee, are you going to ask for help from a Dou Huang so soon?" Hai Bo Dong laughed, "I've said it before. You've helped me once so I owe you. However, if you want me to help you now, this help will be gone. " "I believe Old Master Hai will probably owe me even more in the future. Not for any other reason, but just because I am an alchemist and alchemist who can refine tier six medicinal pills. " Xiao Yan smiled faintly as he replied.
"Ah, although your words are a little arrogant, it is true. An alchemist who could refine a tier six medicinal pill was someone that even a Dou Huang would be willing to befriend. Of course, I am no exception. " Hi Bo Dong sighed and nodded his head while sharing the same feeling. No matter how one put it, an alchemist, especially a high tier alchemist, would forever be the friend or friend that every strong person wanted to have on this continent.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do? As long as it's within my capabilities, I won't refuse. " Hi Bo Dong stroked the short beard on his chin as he smiled and asked.
"Two months later, I will head to the Misty Cloud Sect. When the time comes, I may have a conflict with them. All Old Master Hai needed to do was show your face when the time came. " Xiao Yan sighed softly and was silent for a moment before saying.
"Misty Cloud Sect? Why do you provoke them? That's a very big player. " Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong was puzzled for a moment before he immediately replied in surprise.
I'll just finish some grades. Xiao Yan carelessly said without explaining any details. After all, it was not something too noble.
"The "Misty Cloud Sect is very powerful. There are a lot of strong people in it. Looks like your request is quite difficult. " Hi Bo Dong stroked his chin and said with slight hesitation.
Seeing that Hai Bo Dong was a little hesitant, Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Old Master Hai, you can be sure that I am not asking you to become enemies with the Misty Cloud Sect. If they were to use their large numbers to bully me or use their strength to bully the weak, Old Master Hai would only need to show your face.
"Use their strength to bully the weak? You're so funny. With your strength, other than the Misty Cloud Sect Leader, who else can compete with you? "
"For some reason, I don't want to reveal my strength. When the time comes, I will just use my strength on the surface. " Xiao Yan waved his hand and replied with a smile.
"Huh? A confusing decision. " Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong felt a loss. He pondered for a moment before nodding his head and helplessly said, "Alright, I owe you one. I'll accompany you to the Misty Cloud Sect. Although I don't dare say that I can reverse the Misty Cloud Sect now but if it's just to ensure your safety, it shouldn't be too difficult. "
Seeing Hai Bo Dong nod, Xiao Yan laughed softly. With the Dou Huang bodyguards, some of the ancient and stubborn people in the Misty Cloud Sect had to know how to restrain themselves.