Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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As for his initial annoyance at being woken up by Xiao Fan, it had long since dissipated after these two battles. He greatly admired Xiao Fan for being able to fight him for so long, especially since Xiao Fan showed no killing intent when he attacked him.

Although he is a magical beast and sometimes not as intelligent as humans, he is actually the most sensitive to basic kindness or malice.

Therefore, seeing that he couldn't teach Xiao Fan a lesson and would only suffer losses himself, Xiong Zhan naturally wouldn't stubbornly fight him.

Seeing that Xiong Zhan had stopped, Xiao Fan did not continue. The strange fire on his body retracted into his body, and his hands spread out, with dense crackling sounds coming from his bones.

"Ah~ so cool!"

Xiao Fan let out a comfortable groan. He felt like he was rusting after not fighting for so long. Fighting Xiong Zhan made him feel extremely refreshed.

"Shh!"

Zi Yan watched as the two finished their battle and suddenly appeared between them. Looking at Xiong Zhan, who was sitting on the ground, a glint flashed in Zi Yan's eyes. Then, as if some ferocious beast had awakened within her, a vast and terrifying aura burst forth from her body.

Xiong Zhan, who had been sitting on the ground, suddenly trembled upon sensing Zi Yan's aura. He stared at Zi Yan in disbelief, then quickly got up, his gaze filled with awe as he looked at her.

"You...you are..."

Sensing the oppressive aura emanating from his bloodline, Xiong Zhan's eyes flashed with shock. The fact that it could affect him so profoundly meant that the other party was likely... from the ancient dragon clan...

Thinking of this, Xiong Zhan dared not be careless anymore. He was glad that he hadn't rashly attacked the little girl earlier. He hadn't expected that the seemingly insignificant girl would actually have the biggest background!

After activating her bloodline, Zi Yan's aura changed considerably. She lost some of her childishness and gained more majesty, and her gaze towards Xiong Zhan was extremely authoritative.

After a while, as the oppressive aura emanating from Zi Yan dissipated, Xiong Zhan finally relaxed.

Faced with Zi Yan's attack, he dared not act. The pressure of his bloodline was constantly suppressing him. Moreover, he was well aware of the terror of the clansmen behind Zi Yan. No matter the reason, if he dared to harm her, even if he overcame the pressure of his bloodline, her clansmen would probably not let him go.

Moreover, the human Xiao Fan beside the other party is also quite strong, so even if I risked taking action, I might not succeed.

Besides, I had absolutely no reason to attack them!

Why resort to violence when there is no enmity or grudge?

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Fan also told Xiong Zhan and the others their purpose. When they heard that it was just to wait for someone here, Xiong Zhan patted his chest and said that he would take care of it himself. Then, the alchemists who entered the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range suffered a lot!

Meanwhile, in the Pill Realm, within a mountain range, Xiao Yan sped through the forests, carefully searching for the materials he needed.

After three days, they had already passed the first hurdle and had been in the Pill Realm for quite some time.

However, after searching for so long, Xiao Yan only found five kinds of medicinal herbs on the list.

"Strange, why do I feel there aren't as many medicinal herbs in this alchemy realm as I expected..."

As he flew through the area, Xiao Yan looked puzzled. Logically speaking, the Pill Realm, which the Pill Tower considered a treasure land, should not be teeming with medicinal herbs, but in fact, after searching for so long, he had only found a few kinds, and these few herbs were not even the rarest ones.

"Could it be that there is another world hidden within this Pill Realm?"

As Xiao Yan pondered, he carefully observed to make sure he didn't miss any of the necessary medicinal herbs.

Little did he know that Zi Yan was able to find medicinal herbs in just three days—the speed of a Dou Zun expert! Their storage rings were overflowing with riches!

Chapter 187 Xiao Yan Appears

Along the way, Xiao Yan wandered alone in the Pill Realm, but his gains were not as plentiful as he had imagined.

"Ok?"

Just then, Xiao Yan suddenly sensed the fluctuations of Dou Qi coming from ahead. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he nimbly leaped onto the giant tree behind him like a monkey, hiding among the dense foliage.

Not long after Xiao Yan had concealed himself, two somewhat disheveled figures emerged from in front of him.

"What bad luck! I don't know what's gotten into the monsters in these mountains, they're chasing us relentlessly..."

A young man in a blue robe, his face still bearing some injuries, glanced back unwillingly, then said to his companion beside him, "Never mind, I'll rest here for a while. The competition is more important. You go and find the materials you need..."

Another young man in gray clothes saw the other man slumped on the ground, completely disregarding his appearance, and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Junior brother, if Master finds out you lack perseverance..."

Upon hearing the young man in black mention his master, the young man's face showed a helpless expression, and he said to him, "Oh, senior brother, with my strength, being able to make it to the second level is already a blessing. Seeing it is enough; there's no need to tell Master..."

The young man in black didn't speak, but judging from the expression on the other person's face, he wouldn't tolerate him slacking off.

"Alright, alright, I'm really fed up with you... No wonder my senior sister always says you're like a blockhead..."

The young man in the green robe patted his backside helplessly, stood up from the ground, and then, with a curious expression on his face, asked the young man in black:

"But senior brother, why do you think the magical beasts in these mountains behave so strangely?! They surrounded us as soon as they saw us. If we hadn't run fast, it would have been difficult to escape once we were surrounded..."

"I don't know either, but I've encountered many magical beasts before, and judging from their behavior, I guess they were acting under orders."

"Ordered!?"

The young man in blue beamed with excitement, pulling the man in black aside and bombarding him with questions. "Could it be that the overlord of this mountain range has lost something and sent his men to search for it everywhere?"

As soon as he finished speaking, seeing the figure in black already walking away into the distance, he hurriedly followed, constantly asking questions along the way.

"If it wasn't under the command of a magical beast, then doesn't that mean someone is hiding in the shadows and using dirty tricks?"

.....................

Watching the two figures gradually disappear into the distance, Xiao Yan emerged from among the tree branches. He then looked in the direction from which the two had come. After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yan could not suppress his urge to go and investigate.

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

In a few leaps, Xiao Yan's figure disappeared from the tree branches and sped towards the depths of the mountains.

Along the way, Xiao Yan also noticed something amiss in the mountain range.

The low-level magical beasts were all moving around in the mountains and forests, seemingly searching for something. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Yan had already encountered two groups of magical beasts.

Fortunately, these magical beasts were relatively weak and did not discover Xiao Yan's whereabouts.

"Could it be that we've really lost a priceless treasure?"

Watching the departing group of magical beasts below, Xiao Yan's mind began to stir. He looked towards the depths of the mountains and, without further hesitation, his figure continued to rush forward.

And in the center of the Wanyao Mountains, there is the Xiong Zhan Cave.

Because Xiao Fan and Xiong Zhan fought, the surrounding trees were cleared away, revealing a bare platform.

At this moment, on this platform, Xiao Fan, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan sat together. In front of them, a simple rack was set up, and on the rack, wild animals that had been cleaned and chased away were being roasted under Xiao Fan's control, and an enticing aroma wafted out from it.

"Gudong~~"

Looking at the golden-brown, crispy roasted wild game meat on the rack, Xiong Zhan couldn't help but swallow hard, his eyes fixed on the constantly turning ingredients.

"Haha, Brother Xiong Zhan, here you go!"

Xiao Fan reached out and tore off one of the beast's hind legs, revealing the tender, white flesh inside, which had been roasted. He smiled and handed it to Xiong Zhan.

Xiong Zhan didn't stand on ceremony. He took the wild animal meat that Xiao Fan handed him and took a bite. As for the fact that it was still hot from being roasted?

Sorry, experts at the Dou Zun realm aren't afraid of this at all.

"Wow... Brother Xiao Fan, I never expected... wow... you have this skill!"

Xiong Zhan tore at the delicious food in his hand, a satisfied expression on his face. Since he started cultivating, he hadn't eaten for a long time, and now that he thought about it, he felt like he had missed out a lot.

Hearing Xiong Zhan's praise, Xiao Fan felt no joy. Looking at Zi Yan, who was eager to try, he reached out and tore off the other hind leg, then wrapped the root with leaves and handed it to Zi Yan.

However, Zi Yan, who was already impatient, didn't care about any of that.

Two hands reached out and took the hind leg directly.

Xiao Fan's wrappings, meant to prevent Zi Yan from getting dirty, were simply torn off by her because she found them in the way, and thrown on the ground. Then, facing the hind leg, which was as big as her head, she buried her head and began to eat voraciously.

Seeing the two eating with relish, Xiao Fan smiled. Mans neatly tore off a piece of the plump woman's flesh and began to chew slowly, creating a stark contrast with Zi Yan and Xiong Zhan beside her.

To prevent the two from choking, Xiao Fan took out the fine wine from his storage ring and placed it aside for him and Xiong Zhan to drink heartily.

After a while, the three of them finished eating and drinking and lay on the ground. Xiong Zhan patted his stomach with satisfaction and said to Xiao Fan, "Brother Xiao Fan, don't worry. I will definitely check every human who steps into this Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range."

Xiao Fan listened to Xiong Zhan's words and wanted to say that it was unnecessary, since after Xiong Zhan gave the order, many contestants would be in trouble.

However, after thinking about it, Xiao Fan did not refuse. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him. It was Xiong Zhan who gave the order, and it was those magical beasts who took action. What did it have to do with him, Xiao Fan?

As for worrying about Xiao Yan?

With Xiao Yan's mastery of the Three Thousand Thunderbolts and the flying fighting technique he personally crafted for him, even a Dou Zun could hold his own for a while.

So he felt perfectly justified in letting Xiong Zhan do as he pleased.

"I wonder if Mu Gu has actually come in or not..."

Xiao Fan rested his head on his hands, feeling a sense of superiority, and couldn't help but ponder Mu Gu's whereabouts.

All he knew was that Mu Gu had infiltrated the Pill Realm during the Pill Gathering, intending to seize the Burning Technique and the Strange Fire from Xiao Yan again, but Zi Yan had thwarted his plan. However, he did not know the exact timing of Mu Gu's actions.

He and Zi Yan searched within the Pill Realm for three days, but they couldn't sense the Soul Palace's aura at all, so he began to ponder.

Through Mo Shang's outside information, Xiao Fan had also received news that Mu Gu had not shown himself in front of them since the Pill Gathering began issuing the order to enter the city. According to the timeline, he should have entered the Pill Realm by now.

"Anyway, the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range is a place that my junior brother and his group must pass through. Blocking them here is definitely the right thing to do."

Xiao Fan didn't want to search the whole world. After analyzing the Pill Realm, he found that the Ten Thousand Medicine Mountains were basically a must-pass place for the contestants. In addition, Xiong Zhan was there, so he brought Zi Yan to block the way.

Suddenly, Xiao Fan raised an eyebrow, sensing the fluctuations of the strange fire within his body, and a smile appeared on his lips.

“Here it comes…”

On the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range, Xiao Yan bypassed a sharp-nosed monkey that would be extremely difficult for an ordinary person to deal with, put the blood-red flower hidden in the cliff into his pocket, and retreated with satisfaction.

But to his astonishment, he discovered that the sharp-nosed monkey, who should have been drugged by him, was now standing behind him with a furious expression. His action of picking the red flower from the cliff had clearly been seen by the monkey.

"It happened!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan's face revealed a sense of foreboding.