Xiao Yan's group followed the route they had taken the day before as they headed towards the great hall of the Burning Flame Valley. Along the way, they encountered quite a number of Burning Flame Valley disciples. Compared to a few days ago, the gazes of the numerous disciples today were filled with fear and respect when they looked towards Xiao Yan's group. This was the privilege of the strong. To them, Xiao Yan was already an expert amongst Xiao Yan's group. With his sufficiently powerful strength, the current Xiao Yan had already won a place in the hearts of these disciples.
Of course, there were also quite a number of people who were attracted by the Little Fairy Doctor, who was as beautiful as an epiphyllum. Along the way, she attracted the envious gazes of many male disciples from the Burning Flame Valley, while also causing many female disciples to reveal angry expressions. Coupled with her fire attribute Genesis Qi, she was basically like a little pepper that was about to explode.
Very quickly, the group arrived in front of the large hall from yesterday. At this moment, there were already people waiting outside the hall. They did not stop Xiao Yan's group when they saw them arrive. Clearly, they had already informed them beforehand. Before this group of people stepped into the large hall, a person walked out. Xiao Yan's expression was involuntarily startled when he raised his eyes. The person in front of him was undoubtedly Qin Yan.
The two did not exchange any words when they met, but their gazes did not part for a long time. From the looks of it, they seemed to be at loggerheads with each other, and anyone who saw this would be afraid that the two would start fighting again.
After the previous incident, everyone knew the consequences of a true fight between these two. With the exception of the first elder and the valley master, no one would be able to easily withstand such a situation.
Only after Xiao Yan's group entered the large hall did the two guards at the entrance exchange glances with each other. They let out a long sigh of relief. Their hearts, which had tensed up because of the scene earlier, also relaxed.
After the group entered the great hall, first elder Li Chengxu and ancestor Fen Tian were already inside. The smiles on their faces immediately grew wider when they saw the arrival of Xiao Yan's group. They looked at each other and smiled, before inviting Xiao Yan's group to take a seat.
"Hehe, young friend Xiao Yan is truly exceptionally talented. In just a night's time, your cultivation has already improved. This truly leaves this old man in the dust!"
Li Chengxu could not help but sigh in admiration when he sensed the aura on Xiao Yan's body that was clearly much denser than before. The latter hurriedly cupped his fists together upon hearing this.
"It was just a fluke."
"Haha, how can there be so many flukes in this world? Since you have broken through, it is naturally a matter of course. Young friend Xiao Yan is too modest."
Only after hearing this did Xiao Yan smile embarrassedly. He did not continue to linger on this issue. Instead, he turned to look at ancestor Fen Tian and inquired about the purpose of inviting them here.
"Yes, actually, it is not a big deal for all of you. The reason why I invited all of you here is because I hope to invite all of you to become honorary elders of my Burning Flame Valley."
The moment these words were spoken, the expressions of Xiao Yan's group were immediately stunned. Even Luo Jin could not help but look at ancestor Fen Tian who was seated with a face full of suspicion. He asked curiously,
"Senior, according to what I know, in order to become an honorary elder of the Burning Flame Valley, one's cultivation must at least be above King Yuan, but …"
"Haha, rules are set by people. Although the cultivations of everyone present are still shallow, I am able to tell that all of you are outstanding within the younger generation. Becoming King Yuan is only a matter of time. The reason why I am doing this is because I hope to be able to recruit more talents for my Burning Flame Valley. Of course, after becoming an honorary elder, the resources of the valley can be used by all of you. You are also free to come and go as you please. It is only a title."
After the laughter sounded, the group did not immediately agree to such a tempting task. Instead, they cast their gazes towards Xiao Yan and waited for his decision. At the same time, Li Chengxu and ancestor Fen Tian's gazes also landed on Xiao Yan.
Although no one said anything, it could be seen from the scene that Xiao Yan was the backbone of the group. Whether they agreed to become an honorary elder would depend on Xiao Yan's decision. Regarding this, ancestor Fen Tian was confident.
Without much hesitation, Xiao Yan nodded towards everyone. Only then did the others agree to ancestor Fen Tian's invitation.
Due to Zhou Tai and Mu Ling's status as members of the Alchemist Alliance, they did not choose to join the group. Next was Luo Jin. His status was already known by the two seated people. Hence, there was even less need to say. Therefore, after much consideration, the only people who chose to join the Burning Flame Valley as an honorary elder were Xiao Yan, the Little Fairy Doctor, Bai Hua and the Sky Reaching Giant Ape.
Afterwards, under ancestor Fen Tian's indication, the First Elder invited the other six people to leave. Only Xiao Yan and ancestor Fen Tian remained in the hall.
"Senior, I believe that there should be another reason for inviting us to become honorary elders today, right?"
Only after seeing the others leave did Xiao Yan return his gaze back to ancestor Fen Tian and ask with a smile.
"Why do you say that?"
"Otherwise, I would not have stayed behind alone and asked the First Elder to invite them to leave."
Xiao Yan smiled. From the moment he heard that ancestor Fen Tian had invited them, he faintly felt that this matter was not ordinary. Now that he had seen it, he was even more certain of the guess in his heart.
From Xiao Yan's performance in the Burning Flame Valley's Great Sect Competition, there should be quite a number of people in the outside world who had some understanding of him. Now that he had stayed in the Burning Flame Valley and became an honorary elder, it would definitely attract quite a number of factions to join the Burning Flame Valley and strengthen its own strength. This was the ancestor Fen Tian's plan.
Putting aside his relationship with the old fellow, it was likely that he would still act in such a manner even if he was a complete stranger.
"Ugh, you little brat. You are quite experienced …"
The old man softly praised in a somewhat embarrassed manner. Soon after, he nodded his head and said,
"Last night, I received news that ghosts were discovered in the territories of the Heavenly Puppet Sect and the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate. If my guess is not wrong, they should be people from the Ghost Hall."
"Ghost Hall huh …"
Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed when he heard this. A fierce glint flashed across his eyes as he softly muttered.
"According to what I know, people from the Ghost Hall have frequently come into contact with the Heavenly Puppet Sect in recent years. They are attempting to borrow the hands of the Heavenly Puppet Sect to control the entire Extreme South. They want to swallow my Burning Flame Valley!"
"I'm afraid that's not all."
Just as Ancestor Fen Tian's voice sounded, Xiao Yan gently shook his head and quickly spoke. The expression on the former's face immediately turned serious when he heard this. His gaze immediately landed on Xiao Yan.
"When I was at the southwest border, I met people from the Heavenly Puppet Sect. They have joined forces with the southwest border's factions to expand and swallow without restraint. Currently, a large area of the southwest border is under their control."
Ancestor Fen Tian's eyebrows immediately twitched when these words were spoken. His old face revealed a surprised expression. Having lived in the Extreme South for a long time, there were many things in the Southern Region that he did not understand. However, he did not expect that such a thing would actually happen. From the looks of it, the other party's momentum was much faster than he had imagined!
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