Chapter 148: Exchange of moves, talks

After Hai Bodong left, Lin Yuan took out the investigation information from the ring and checked it.

After the inspection, Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction. Hai Bodong was very meticulous in his work. Not only did he find out the information about the Xiao family, he also explored the area where the ancient clan Dou Zong and Wu Guardian were fighting.

"All the necessary information is available, and there is no need for me to revise or polish it. This information is enough to make Yao Lao aware of the crisis and actively seek my help."

"I don't know what I can get this time. It's really exciting..."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan took out a detailed map of the Gama Holy City and the Yunlan Sect's surrounding areas. Then, he looked at the map and began to deduce the subsequent battles and the development of the situation, and formulated backup plans for various situations in the future.

It was not until the evening that Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. "The plan is ready. This way, we can deal with various situations in an orderly manner."

Lin Yuan glanced at the sky, his eyes slightly fixed, and thought to himself: "First, find Qing'er, synchronize the battle plan, and let her start to arrange spies. After that, it's time to go to the last meeting with Yao Lao before the three-year appointment."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan found Qing Lin, handed her a marked map, and discussed and perfected a battle plan with her.

Looking at the capable Qing Lin in front of him, Lin Yuan said in a deep voice: "Qing'er, I'll trouble you with the intelligence and communication for this operation. Arrange more sensory followers to act as spies in the places marked on the map."

Qing Lin nodded and said seriously: "Don't worry, sir, leave this matter to me. I have retrieved all the clones and their followers, and now I have enough available troops."

Lin Yuan nodded when he heard this, estimated the time, and said to himself, "It's time to meet." So, he wore the Queen Medusa bracelet and flew towards Xiao Yan's residence.

After Lin Yuan left, some obscure auras also left the Mitel family's mansion one after another and flew towards the surrounding areas of Gama Holy City and Yunlan Sect.

The holy city of Gama, the rock house.

Xiao Yan was sitting cross-legged on the bed practicing, his Dou Qi flowing, faintly emitting the powerful aura of a three-star Grand Master.

Moreover, his aura was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, which was a sign of a breakthrough.

However, Xiao Yan frowned slightly, and the seals on his hands changed. The overflowing Dou Qi and the aura of the three-star Grand Dou Master were all pressed back into his body, and the momentum of the breakthrough suddenly stopped. Immediately, the seals on his hands changed, and he began to compress and condense his own Dou Qi.

After a while, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes, a gleam of light flashed through his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Three-star Grand Fighter, he is indeed powerful."

Seeing this, Yao Lao at the side praised: "Not bad, not bad. I thought you would not be able to resist the temptation and break through to the four-star Grand Fighter in one go."

After hearing what Yao Lao said and sensing his own state, he stretched his body and smiled, "Hehe, I have always kept your words in mind. A surge of two stars is enough. If it's more, although my strength will increase in the short term, it won't be good for me in the long run."

Upon hearing this, Yao Lao smiled with satisfaction.

After spending many years with Xiao Yan, Yao Lao found that Xiao Yan's ability to stay true to himself and not be greedy or arrogant in the face of this power was the most suitable for Yao Lao. Yao Lao felt that he had found the most suitable successor for him.

This is also one of the reasons why Yao Lao is willing to spend so much time and energy and make many plans for Xiao Yan.

Suddenly, Yao Lao glanced outside, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes, and he turned to Xiao Yan and said, "Xiao Yan, a guest has arrived. It's Tianshu."

As Yao Lao finished speaking, Lin Yuan's voice came over accurately, and it only sounded in Xiao Yan's room, "Brother Xiao, I'm sorry to bother you. Why don't you come to the courtyard to meet me?"

A strange look flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes, and he walked out, only to see Lin Yuan already waiting at the handrail in the yard.

Seeing the two coming, Lin Yuan first nodded to Yao Lao and said hello: "Hello, Senior Yao." Then he looked at Xiao Yan and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, you won't blame me for coming in without invitation."

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Brother Tianshu, that's not true. It's my honor to have you come to my house. But, why are you here so late? Is there something urgent?"

Lin Yuan smiled faintly and said frankly: "A few days ago, Brother Xiao bought a piece of black jade from a middle-aged apprentice in the Alchemist Guild. I came here just for it."

Xiao Yan was slightly surprised when he heard this, and said, "Is it the black jade piece that I bought on the day I signed up for the Alchemist Guild? How did Brother Tianshu know about it?"

Hearing Xiao Yan's question, Lin Yuan replied calmly: "It is that black jade piece. I came here just for it. As for why I know this, it is because I also bought the same thing."

"Oh, a black jade piece?" Yao Lao, who was standing beside him, raised his eyebrows and smiled with interest, "Xiao Yan, take it out and let me see it."

After hearing what Yao Lao and Lin Yuan said, Xiao Yan felt delighted, as if he had found something good.

So he quickly took out the black jade piece and handed it to Yao Lao.

Yao Lao took the jade piece and uttered a soft "eh". He stroked the broken jade piece with his palm slowly. After a while, he said, "Xiao Yan, you are lucky. This texture and craftsmanship are indeed the Fire Jade Storage Device of Burning Flame Valley, and it is of a high grade."

"Fenyan Valley, Fire Jade Storage Device?" Xiao Yan murmured, with a somewhat puzzled expression.

Upon seeing this, Yao Lao briefly introduced the Burning Flame Valley and the Fire Jade Storage Device to Xiao Yan. Lin Yuan also added some things from Zhongzhou.

After Xiao Yan finished listening, a gleam of light and a bit of anticipation flashed in his eyes, "One palace, one tower, two sects, three valleys, and four square pavilions. It turns out that Zhongzhou and Douqi Continent are so exciting."

Yao Lao looked at Lin Yuan and waved the jade piece in his hand, "Tianshu boy, if it was an ordinary thing, I don't think you would care so much about it. Is the black jade piece you got related to this one?"

"I think so. I suspect they are related," Lin Yuan corrected and explained, "After all, they were picked up by the same person."

After a pause, Lin Yuan continued to explain: "What I have stored is the second change of the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire. Although it can be used, it does not have the first change, which is a big drawback. So, I want to see if Brother Xiao's piece is the first change."

"Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire?" Yao Lao heard this and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, "This is the most suitable secret method for Xiao Yan who has practiced the Burning Technique."

Thinking of this, Yao Lao's eyes became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "So, you want to?"

"Exchange. After all, Brother Xiao, Senior Yao, and I all possess Strange Fire, and this secret technique is very useful to us. Therefore, if what Brother Xiao got is really the first or third transformation, I can teach you the second transformation, and you can teach me this transformation as well."

After putting forward his suggestion, Lin Yuan looked at the two of them and asked, "What do you think?"

Yao Lao pondered for a moment and said seriously: "This item is obtained by Xiao Yan, let him decide. I will tell him about this transaction first, Xiao Yan..."

Then, Yao Lao told Xiao Yan the information about the Three Mysterious Changes of Skyfire and the deal proposed by Lin Yuan.

After Xiao Yan finished listening, his eyes lit up with joy. This secret method seemed to be tailor-made for him. He glanced at Yao Lao, and his eyes showed a little touch. His teacher still respected his opinion even at this time. After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan accepted the deal proposed by Lin Yuan. The temptation of the Three Mysterious Changes of Skyfire was too strong for him who possessed the Burning Technique.

Seeing that the deal was done, Lin Yuan nodded and chuckled, "It will make quite a noise when we take out the contents of the jade piece, so let's find a secret room."

Soon, several people came to a secret room in a mansion and blocked the breath inside and outside.

Since the Fire Jade Storage Device was a one-time item and could not be passed on to multiple people, Lin Yuan proposed a strategy, that is, Yao Lao would collect the inheritance in the jade piece, and then Yao Lao and Lin Yuan would pass it on to each other through soul communication.

As for Xiao Yan, it was Yao Lao who taught him this later. After all, Xiao Yan was not able to use efficient soul communication to transmit messages at the moment.

Soon, the inheritance of the jade piece was opened, and soon the big words "Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire" appeared in front of everyone.

Then, Yao Lao quickly accepted the inheritance and couldn't help laughing in his heart: "Haha, the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire, that group of people in Burning Flame Valley, I wanted to borrow them back then but they refused. Now it has fallen into my hands, and it was so easy."

At this time, Lin Yuan's voice came, "Senior, which level of transformation did you get?"

Retracting his secret joy, Yao Lao said, "The one in my hand is the first transformation. It seems that we can teach each other. In this way, everyone will have two transformations."

"That's good." Lin Yuan smiled faintly and said in a deep voice: "In order to show my sincerity, I will pass on the second transformation to you first."

After saying that, Lin Yuan began to transmit the second transformation of the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire to Yao Lao through soul communication.

An hour later, Lin Yuan and Yao Lao completed the exchange of information. After digesting their gains, both parties showed satisfied smiles.

Afterwards, Lin Yuan looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Oh, Brother Xiao, and Senior Yao, I have confirmed the previous incident. There was indeed a Dou Zong-level self-explosion over at the Magic Beast Mountain Range that created a huge crater. Judging from the remaining aura, it was definitely Yunshan."

"No matter what, Yunshan will not be able to show up for the three-year appointment tomorrow."

Xiao Yan was delighted when he heard this, and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Tianshu, for telling me."

Lin Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "You're welcome. It is my responsibility to complete the transaction. Then, I'll take my leave."

Having said that, Lin Yuan made a hidden gesture in front of Yao Lao's sight and left Xiao Yan's residence.

After Lin Yuan left, Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao and smiled, "Teacher, that Skyfire Three Mysterious Transformations..."

Yao Lao glanced at Xiao Yan and said calmly: "Don't count on this for now, kid. This set of secret techniques cannot be mastered in just one night. Go back and rest first, adjust your condition, and deal with tomorrow's battle first..."

On the other side, after Lin Yuan left Xiao Yan's residence, he did not return to the Mitel family immediately.

He strolled to a nearby restaurant owned by the Mittel family, flashed the token given to him by Mittel Tengshan, told the waiter "Don't let anyone disturb me", and walked into a closed private room.

Lin Yuan walked leisurely to the round table, and with a flick of his fingers, three crystal clear wine glasses took shape.

Then he took out a jug of fine wine and filled the glasses one by one.

After Lin Yuan sat down, he waved his hand, and an invisible soul force instantly enveloped the entire private room, isolating the inside and outside. Then he looked into the void, with a slight smile on his face: "You two, the environment for the conversation is ready, you can show up."

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures sat strangely on the two chairs next to Lin Yuan's table. They were Yao Lao's soul clone and Ling Ying.

After the two appeared, Lin Yuan didn't say anything extra and went straight to the point.

"I have successfully completed the task entrusted by Senior Yao. I asked Hai Bodong to go to Wutan City and conduct a detailed investigation. Something did happen to the Xiao family, and it was not a small matter. This is the relevant investigation results and information."

As he spoke, he took out the information that Hai Bodong had carefully collected from his storage ring and placed it neatly on the table.

The two of them did not hesitate and began to carefully look through the information in front of them.

Hai Bodong's intelligence work was extremely thorough. Not only was the content rich and detailed, but it was also accompanied by various testimonies and video materials as supporting evidence.

This information records in detail the changes that the Xiao family has experienced, as well as each key time node.

Following Lin Yuan's instructions, Hai Bodong led the staff of the Mitel Auction House in Wutan City, which was on good terms with the Xiao family, to collect intelligence in the name of assisting a partner.

The Xiao family lost contact with the patriarch and several elders, and the Xiao family lost its backbone. Under such circumstances, the Xiao family did not have any defense or concealment towards the Mittel family who came to offer help, and told them everything they knew.

In addition, Hai Bodong also investigated and collected some pictures, texts and video information about the place where the guardian Wu and the ancient clan Dou Zong fought.

Yao Lao and Ling Ying reviewed the intelligence and compared it with the information they knew to verify it.

After a while, Yao Lao and Ling Ying finished reading all the information.

The two looked at each other and nodded, confirming the credibility of the information. Because the time point recorded in the information was exactly the same as the time when the soul mark of the ancient clan stored in Gu Xun'er's hand disappeared.

Yao Lao frowned slightly, with a bit of helplessness on his face: "This is troublesome, Xiao Zhan has been captured, if Xiao Yanzi knows about it, he will explode."

Next, he began to organize and deduce the information at hand.

"From the description of the Xiao family, it is undoubtedly the Soul Palace that attacked, and the time is exactly the first day of the Alchemist Conference. And from the process of the Soul Palace's actions this time, they don't seem to have just arrived in the Jia Ma Empire, but seem to have been preparing for a long time to kill with one blow."

"This way, the possibility of me being exposed has greatly increased. After all, when I helped Xiao Yan to subdue Wind Fury Dragon Flame, it made quite a commotion."

Thinking of this, Yao Lao couldn't help but frown, and he felt more and more that he had been exposed.

At this time, Lin Yuan seemed to be kind and reminded: "Senior Yao, it seems that the Soul Palace has indeed infiltrated the Jia Ma Empire. Although I don't know why they want to attack the Xiao family, but judging from the big hole in the intelligence, it was at least a Dou Zong-level guardian who did it."

"If their target is Brother Xiao or Senior Yao who may have been exposed, the three-year agreement is the best time for them to take action."

"So, for safety's sake, we should not let Brother Xiao go to the appointment, right? Take him away from the Jia Ma Empire as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)