This battle, Zhou Yan was destined to become famous throughout the world!
This battle, the world was destined to gain a peerless prodigy!
This battle, destined to keep countless people awake.
Especially those who were enemies of Beiliang, because Zhou Yan was Xu Fengnian's brother. With such a peerless prodigy in Beiliang, and someone who never left Xu Fengnian's side, anyone who dared to harm him would have to weigh their own strength first.
Zhou Yan descended from the heavens and appeared before everyone. Xuan Yuan Jingcheng quickly cupped his hands in thanks to Zhou Yan, saying, "Thank you for your intervention. You have helped my Xuan Yuan family eliminate this person. I know you have an agreement with my daughter, why not get married soon?"
"Father!" Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was angry, but inwardly very pleased.
When Xu Fengnian heard this, he knew what Xuan Yuan Jingcheng was planning. This was also beneficial to Beiliang, but Zhou Yan would definitely refuse to get married so quickly.
"Xuan Yuan Jingcheng, there's no rush for this matter. Although the two have pledged their love, everything must proceed step by step. Don't worry, from now on, Beiliang and the Xuan Yuan family will advance and retreat together. If your Xuan Yuan family is in trouble, I, Xu Fengnian, will not stand idly by."
Xu Fengnian definitely wanted to take this opportunity to bring the Xuan Yuan family to his side. With Xuan Yuan Qingfeng now definitely following Zhou Yan, Beiliang's weakness in naval power could be greatly alleviated in the future.
"Naturally. Since my daughter has pledged her life to Zhou Yan, my Xuan Yuan family will certainly be on good terms with Beiliang for generations." Xuan Yuan Jingcheng quickly replied, even already thinking that once his daughter had children with Zhou Yan, he would let them take over the Xuan Yuan family.
Unfortunately, Zhou Yan would not stay in this world for long, and his wish was destined to be in vain.
Afterward, Xuan Yuan Jingcheng began to control the entire Xuan Yuan family. No one in the Xuan Yuan family could defy Xuan Yuan Jingcheng. After all, although Xuan Yuan Jingcheng's cultivation realm had not yet reached the Heavenly Phenomenon realm, it was not very far from the true Heavenly Phenomenon.
Later, Xu Fengnian chatted with Xuan Yuan Jingcheng for a long time before returning to Dragon Tiger Mountain. Xuan Yuan Qingfeng also abided by her promise and stayed by Zhou Yan's side, which clearly indicated that Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was determined to follow Zhou Yan.
However, upon arriving at Dragon Tiger Mountain, Wang Chudong was not happy at all when she saw Zhou Yan bringing Xuan Yuan Qingfeng with him.
But Xuan Yuan Qingfeng and Zhou Yan did not yet have a formal relationship, so Wang Chudong felt she still had a chance. She stuck to Zhou Yan's side all day, asking Zhou Yan to teach her martial arts. Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was not to be outdone and showed solicitous concern for Zhou Yan every day. This made others secretly chuckle, that the exceptionally talented Zhou Yan was still unable to overcome the allure of beauty.
After staying at Dragon Tiger Mountain for several days, Zhao Xituo's senior brother, Zhao Danping, arrived and intentionally made things difficult for Xu Fengnian, not intending to let him leave the mountain. Zhou Yan did not intervene.
Then, the Sword God Li Chungang roared "Sword, come!" and all the swords on Dragon Tiger Mountain pointed at Zhao Danping, frightening him into silence. He could only let Xu Fengnian go.
However, Zhao Danping had done this intentionally, in order to avoid being blamed by the Liyang Dynasty.
Next, they traveled to Shangyin Academy, but on the way, they encountered Zhao Xuansu, who looked like a child. This was an old monster who had lived for five hundred years and had reached the state of returning to simplicity as described in Taoism, hence he appeared as a child.
He knew that Xu Fengnian was going to Wudi City and that Li Chungang was going to fight Wang Xianzhi. This time, he wanted to sneak into Xu Fengnian's group, and then open the heavenly gate to enter the immortal realm when Li Chungang and Wang Xianzhi fought. This was because Zhao Xuansu did not want to die and wanted to live longer.
He also harbored the intention of killing Xu Fengnian.
Zhao Xuansu successfully infiltrated their group and kept calling Xu Fengnian "big brother." This Zhao Xuansu, who had lived for over five hundred years, indeed had a thick skin.
However, Xu Fengnian began to secretly investigate Zhao Xuansu's identity. But Zhou Yan said to Xu Fengnian, "No need to investigate. Leave this guy to me."
"You know his background?" Xu Fengnian looked at Zhou Yan.
Not only Xu Fengnian, but everyone looked at Zhou Yan. But Zhou Yan smiled and said, "The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed."
"Tch."
They all knew that Zhou Yan's origins were mysterious and that he could even divine the future. Since Zhou Yan said he would handle it, Xu Fengnian naturally trusted him.
Afterward, Zhou Yan met Zhao Xuansu alone and said to him, "Actually, the way to survive doesn't require entering the heavenly gate. If you want to survive, I can grant you longevity. When you've made up your mind, come find me."
After speaking, he didn't care about Zhao Xuansu's thoughts, but he added one last sentence, "With me here, you can't kill Xu Fengnian, so give up on that idea."
"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about? How come I don't understand anything?" Zhao Xuansu feigned ignorance.
But inwardly, he was extremely shocked. With his intelligence, he naturally knew that this Zhou Yan already knew his identity and even knew his situation like the back of his hand. He didn't know why, but he began to feel a little afraid of Zhou Yan.
"Could it be... he really has a way?" Zhao Xuansu kept pondering this matter in his heart.
Afterward, they arrived at the next destination, Shangyin Academy, and met Xu Weixiong.
Then, Xu Weixiong met Zhou Yan alone and said to him, "I thank you here for taking care of Fengnian all the way. Fengnian's future path is still very difficult. I trouble you, especially since he still has to go to Wudi City. I hope you can protect his safety."
"Don't worry, with me here, Xu Fengnian won't die," Zhou Yan promised. This trip to Wudi City, in fact, was something he deliberately left for Xu Fengnian.
Old Huang was still enjoying his life in Lingzhou City and was not dead at all. It was likely that if Xu Fengnian knew about this, he would definitely scold them for being heartless.
After bidding farewell to Xu Weixiong, they were finally heading to Wudi City.
Upon arriving at Wudi City, they saw Deng Ta'a, the Peach Blossom Sword God.
Li Chungang's battle with Wang Xianzhi stirred the hearts of countless people. With Li Chungang's cry of "Lend me your sword," all the swords in Wudi City flew into the air.
Li Chungang stepped on his sword and ascended to the heavens. He engaged Wang Xianzhi in battle in the East Sea, attracting the attention of countless powerhouses.
The battle of the strongest of the era had begun.
Meanwhile, Xu Fengnian began to ascend the city walls to retrieve Old Huang's sword box. Zhao Kai waited for the Twelve Martial Slaves to make their move before killing Xu Fengnian.
With Zhou Yan here, along with Ning Emei and others, the Twelve Martial Slaves could not intercept them at all.
After the fight began, Zhou Yan directly pulled Zhao Xuansu aside and said to him, "Stay by my side with peace of mind, and I will lead you to become an immortal."
At this moment, Zhao Xuansu no longer pretended and asked, "Are you serious?"
"Why would I lie to you? As long as you behave and don't cause trouble, and leave this world with me when the time comes, you'll know if I'm telling the truth or not," Zhou Yan said.
Zhao Xuansu nodded. Nothing was more tempting to him than life itself. He said, "As long as you can grant me longevity, I will definitely leave with you."
Hearing the prompt, Zhou Yan smiled with satisfaction.