Xiao Yan's destination was Rock Desert City. His two older brothers had established their own merary pany there.

  A warm smile sloeared on his face as he recalled the joyful times of his childhood.

  'I wonder why Big Brother and Sed Brother sent a message home tellio visit Rock Desert City. I hope it's not because of some ignorant fool.' A dangerous glint fshed through Xiao Yan's eyes.

  A blood-red light streaked across the sky, leaving a long trail of fire in its wake.

  inally, Xiao Yan had po take a flying magical beast from Bck Rock City, the closest major city to Qingshan Town, to Rock Desert City. He would also get his alchemist badge while there.

  However, after sidering it further, he decided to rely on his own strength to fly to Rock Desert City. As for the alchemist badge, fet it. He was afraid there wouldn't be anyone in Bck Rock City capable of assessing him.

  With the wisdom gained from living two lifetimes, Xiao Yan had not only thhly studied the vast amount of alchemy teiques, pill recipes, and a books within his ste ring, but he had also secretly learned some of Hun Huzi's alchemy methods. Additionally, he had harhe power of Heavenly Fmes and possessed the Spiritual Strength of a 5th-tier alchemist.

  He was certainly not an ordinary 4th-tier alchemist.

  The stro alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire, Pill King Gu He, was only at the 6th tier. Even the best alchemist in Bck Rock City might not be Xiao Yan's match.

  Taking the test there would feel more like showing off.

  inally, only Dou Spirits could glide for short distances. However, not only could Xiao Yan fly with his Eagle Wings, but after his Qi Method evolved to the High Xuan Css, both the quality and quantity of his Dou Qi took a tremendous leap.

  High Xuan Css Qi Methods were not something an average advanced Dou Spirit would possess, let alohe fact that Xiao Yan's Fme Mantra was no ordinary Xuan Css Qi Method. Possessing the power of Heavenly Fmes, the purity of his fire-attribute Dou Qi was simply astonishing.

  Throughout the entire flight, every time his Dou Qi was depleted, he would cultivate and replenish it through the circution of the Fme Mantra.

  Even though the Hidden Spirit Pill had solidified his Dou Qi, he still felt uneasy. Therefore, by repeatedly ing his Dou Qi to the limit before cirg his Qi Method, he aimed to eliminate any unstable Dou Qi.

  'So this is Desert City, quite prosperous.' Xiao Yan saw a massive city built upon a stretch of yellow sand while he was still several thousaers away.

  Desert City was the only rge city iager Desert. All merary panies heading into the Tager Desert to search for treasure would trade for supplies here. Those in need of preaterials produced in the desert would e here to purchase them.

  However, the most famous odity i City was not medial ingredients, but Snake-Womahe Dou Qi ti was a world where the strong were respected, and the weak had no human rights to speak of.

  Although the Jia Ma Empire did not support human traffig, enough money could buy anything.

  Perhaps it was due to the desert, but the weather here was quite dry and hot. The scorg sun shone down from the sky, baking the earth below and causing it to stantly emit a suffog heat. That heat slowly rose, causing people's vision to bee somewhat distorted and blurry.

  Xiao Yan didn't linger for long. He spread his wings with a whooshing sound and po fly over Desert City, traversing the desert to reach Rock Desert City, where Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were located.

  Although called a city, Rock Desert City was actually much smaller tha City, more like a town built on a desert oasis that served as a tempathering perary panies.

  Just as Xiao Yan transformed into a streak of fire and flew over Desert City, the empty spa front of him suddenly distorted and Mao Wu emerged from his Acceptance Soul.

  "Hmm? What's wrong?" Although Mao Wu would occasionally e out to py, Xiao Yan noticed that its expression was very unusual this time.

  Its cat eyes were fixed ily on a building below, filled with vigind hostility.

  Xiao Yan had only seen su expression on Mao Wu once before, ba the stone cave when they discovered the map fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Fme. This was because the map fragment taihe aura of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Fme.

  The Nihility Dev Fme and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Fme seemed to be natural enemies, possessing a strong innate hostility toward each other.

  Xiao Yan frowned and pondered for a moment before finding a secluded spot to nd. He quickly ged into his Soul Robe.

  Hood on, anonymity secured.

  Then he slowly walked to the front of a shop. 'Gu Tu (A Map)? A shop specializing in making maps?'

  Xiao Yan immediately thought of the map fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Fme he had obtained before. However, that map had been divided into several pieces, and he only possessed one of them.

  He ehe map shop at a leisurely pad swept his gaze around. He was slightly surprised. Uher shops that were luxurious and eye-catg, this shop actually exuded a modest and antique atmosphere.

  His gaze shifted and finally nded on an old man behind the ter who was meticulously drawing a map. The old man's advanced age was evident in his full white hair, yet the withered hand holding the bck drawing pen was still steady and powerful.

  Without disturbing the old man, Xiao Yan g Mao Wu on his shoulder and followed its line of sight to an old wooden shelf in the er of the shop.

  This shelf was clearly a, covered in holes from deg wood. On top of it, some yellowed maps were casually stacked, and judging from the tattered traces on their surfaces, they seemed to be failed products from the map-making process.

  As he approached the a wooden shelf, Mao Wu stood up, baring its teeth and bristling its fur as if it had entered a threat.

  The Purifying Demonic Lotus Fme could purify everything. It seemed that it indeed posed a natural threat to the Nihility Dev Fme.

  After a while, when Xiao Yan saw a yellowed map, he slowly narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath, muttering in a trembling voice, "It really is... the map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Fme!"

  His eyes were filled with undisguised joy. He never expected that under su extremely tal circumstance, he would actually enter another map fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Fme!

  "Old sir, do you have any more map fragments like this?" Xiao Yan took the map fragment and walked to the old man.

  The hand of the old man, who had been fully focused on drawing the map, trembled imperceptibly upon hearing this question. The old man finally raised his head slowly, his gaze sweeping over the tattered map in Xiao Yan's hand. A hint of inexplicable meaning fshed through his turbid old eyes.

  "You... have you seen fragments of this kind of map before?" The old man's brows furrowed tightly because he discovered that his probing was actually uo pee the bck robe to sense Xiao Yan's true strength.

  Hiding uhe bck robe, Xiao Yan calmly said, "No, but there are orders within the anization. If we enter map fragments with this kind of symbol, we are t them back."

  "Oh? What anization are you from?"

  "That's not something you o yourself with, old sir."

  After a moment of silehe old man said indifferently, "This map fragment is not for sale. Don't even think about snatg my map. It will not end well for you."

  The old man slowly lowered his head and once again immersed himself in the unfinished map as soon as he finished speaking. Although his tone was calm, it left no room fument.

  The map fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Fme y quietly in Xiao Yan's palm. After a moment of silence, Xiao Yan smiled faintly, his five fingers slowly closing, grasping the map fragment in his hand.

  He wahis map fragment! And not even a god could stop him!

  The door smmed shut with a 'bang' just as Xiao Yan's five fingers closed around the map fragment. The old man suddeed with aremely strong force of iergy as his ice attribute Dou Qi burst forth from his body.

  Aremely cold aura instantly engulfed Xiao Yan, turning him into an ice sculpture in a matter of seds.

  Xiao Yan's name should imply a feud with ice, as he often found himself turned into an ice sculpture.

  The old man's eyes remained indifferent, showing no ge of emotion from killing someone. "I told you, it will not end well for you."

  Sizzle sizzle!

  Suddenly! A sound came from within the ice sculpture. Terrifying fire-attribute energy seemed to be awakening. The ice, which should have been impossible to melt with ordinary fmes, was rapidly melting, wisps of white vapor rising!

  tless ice shards spttered with a thunderous explosion, and the white vapor dissipated. The blood-red Ten Thousa Fme enveloped Xiao Yaire body, his bck pupils transf into a pair of blood-red beast eyes.

  Beast Transformation State!

  "I apologize, old sir. But if you only have the strength of a Dou Spirit, I'm afraid I'll be taking this map fragment with me."

  The people from the Hall of Souls just love to snatch things!