Suddenly, a brilliant beam of light shot up into the sky from that spot, then transformed into a humanoid cluster of light.
"Look quickly, isn't that Zhou Yan? How could he appear outside Xuanwu City? Could it be that a great battle has occurred in Xuanwu City?"
Someone recognized Zhou Yan's appearance and exclaimed in alarm.
"Zhou Yan? Who is this fellow? I don't seem to have heard of him?"
"Impossible, right? Could he be a disciple of some small sect?"
Some young people, looking at the white-clothed youth in the sky, couldn't help but shake their heads and say, "No matter who he is, if he dares to attack our Xuanwu City, he's definitely finished!"
"This young man is doomed. He's a powerful expert in the early stage of the Triple Heaven! Our Xuanwu City's top figures are only two peak experts of the Triple Heaven. He, a mere early stage of the Second Heaven, dares to provoke the majesty of our Xuanwu City. This is simply seeking death."
"Who is this young man? Why haven't I seen him before? Could he be some hidden genius?"
...
As the crowd was in an uproar, the cluster of light suddenly dispersed, revealing the youth within, who was none other than Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan's entire body was in tatters, and even his original white robe was torn and tattered.
Moreover, there was a bloody gash on his forehead, looking particularly shocking.
Zhou Yan slowly opened his eyes, feeling the intense pain emanating from within his body. His expression flickered, and his heart was filled with endless resentment and rage.
"Xuanwu City, Xuanwu Divine Mansion... I will definitely kill you this time."
A cold smile appeared on Zhou Yan's lips.
This time, if he hadn't met Li Ming, he would have probably died in that formation, buried alive within it.
Although Zhou Yan didn't know why such a thing had happened, he knew that Li Ming had to die.
Otherwise, he might have remained trapped inside forever.
With this thought, Zhou Yan immediately took out a Yuan Returning Pill and swallowed it.
Then, he took off the storage ring and carefully inspected it.
This search made Zhou Yan freeze in place.
Because in his storage ring, there were tens of thousands of spirit stones and a low-grade Profound Weapon.
Besides that, there were various medicinal herbs, pill recipes, and even many spirit fruits and spirit herbs.
Zhou Yan had never seen such wealth.
"This, these spirit stones and pill recipes are real. There are tens of thousands of spirit stones here, as well as many pills, spirit artifacts, and even some magic treasures. These are all real!"
"I've never seen these things before, but I can feel the immense spiritual energy they contain. If I can successfully refine these things, my strength will surely advance by leaps and bounds, doubling."
"Moreover, I also found a ten-thousand-year-old ginseng inside. This alone is worth millions of spirit stones. I've made a huge profit this time. But why has my cultivation suddenly dropped by a level?"
Zhou Yan was a bit confused. He didn't know how his cultivation had dropped, only remembering that after entering the formation, he could no longer wake up.
Then, Zhou Yan's gaze fell upon the storage ring.
"Here are tens of thousands of spirit stones, as well as some spirit herbs and medicinal materials. But I don't know how many heavens and early stages my realm has fallen to, so I can only use these things to exchange for spirit stones."
"However, I've still made a huge profit. When I return to Xuanwu City, I must first exchange these spirit stones for spirit crystals, as well as those magic treasures and spirit pills."
"As for the pill recipes and cultivation techniques, I'll trade them all away. After all, my strength is still too low to comprehend these things, so I can only exchange them for spirit stones."
Zhou Yan nodded to himself.
"In that case, I'll exchange these spirit stones first and restore my strength to the early stage of the Fourth Heaven."
Having made up his mind, Zhou Yan took out spirit stones from the storage ring and put them into his body.
The spirit stones instantly vanished, transforming into wisps of spiritual energy that entered Zhou Yan's body.
In less than a moment, Zhou Yan completely adjusted his realm to the early stage of the Fourth Heaven.
"Not bad, not bad. This place is quite suitable for my cultivation."
Zhou Yan nodded with satisfaction.
He then took out the storage ring again and examined its contents.
The richness of the supplies inside was even greater than Zhou Yan had imagined.
"Hmm? These cultivation techniques and pills are actually popular techniques from ancient times."
"It seems the owner of the Xuanwu Divine Mansion was quite fond of enjoying himself! These things should be considered high-level goods."
Zhou Yan marveled.
At this moment, he suddenly noticed a scroll at the very top of the storage ring.
"Huh? What's this?" Zhou Yan reached out and took it. Upon unfolding it, it turned out to be a cultivation technique.
"However, a cultivation technique is good, but for me now, it's just a chicken rib!" Zhou Yan pouted.
"Since it's a cultivation technique, it shouldn't be bad, right?"
Zhou Yan frowned slightly.
Although his strength was not weak, he was still too insignificant in the Xuanwu Divine Mansion to be of any help.
Therefore, he was quite interested in cultivation techniques.
"Hmm? There's also this pill? What is this thing, to have such dense spiritual energy?"
Zhou Yan saw that next to the pill, there was a bottle of liquid.
This liquid emitted a faint red glow, looking extremely mysterious.
"Red liquid, this shouldn't be ordinary stuff, right? Otherwise, it wouldn't have such dense spiritual energy fluctuations?" Zhou Yan muttered.
Immediately, he took out the bottle of liquid and put it into his mouth.
"Sizzle... sizzle..."
The next moment, the red liquid transformed into pure spiritual energy and surged into Zhou Yan's internal organs.
Zhou Yan trembled all over, as if a venomous dragon was ravaging his body.
He desperately circulated the cultivation technique of the "Chaos Body Refinement Art" to absorb all this spiritual energy.
The pain was so intense that he almost fainted.
However, with the support of his strong will, Zhou Yan endured it.
"As expected of a cultivation technique passed down from ancient times, it's truly extraordinary. After absorbing just a drop, I feel my physical body becoming more refined. This time, my cultivation will definitely advance further!"
Zhou Yan said excitedly.
He hadn't expected to obtain such an amazing cultivation technique in a place like this.
Then, with a thought, the red liquid in the bottle flowed towards his throat.
"Gulp!"
He swallowed the entire bottle of liquid in one gulp, and a burning sensation immediately spread throughout his body.
The taste of the liquid was not like ordinary spirit pills or elixirs, but rather like fire.