After the fierce battle of one hundred and four

  After confirming that the two monsters had left, Tang Yan put away the Blowing Snow in his spatial ring and sat down on the ground to start practicing the Devouring Dragon Technique, calming the turbulent energy inside his body. Although he hadn't suffered any losses at their hands, the old man's soul had been severely damaged, having been trapped in the chains and forced into a desperate situation earlier. Furthermore, Tang Yan's own soul was only controlling his physical body, not harmonizing with it, so under their soul power, the old man's body not only lost strength but also had its spirit controlled by their specialized spiritual attacks.

  In the small town, Nan Gong Xiang Xue and others did not feel the thunder and fighting sounds from earlier, they knew that the battle that changed the color of the sky had subsided. For the sake of the things in the forbidden land, the two of them decided to go to the battlefield to take a look. Regardless of any power or aristocratic family, they would never be enemies with the Purple Dragon Empire and the Nan Gong family. Therefore, the two elderly men from the Nan Gong clan saw that it had calmed down ten miles away and immediately flew over to check out the situation.

  When they arrived at the place where Tang Yan had just fought, looking at a patch of shattered ice on the ground, with sword marks and deep and shallow pits still remaining around them, they knew how intense the fight was earlier. Especially the huge five-finger handprint on the ground, with a dragon pattern in the middle of the handprint, they knew it was the absolute skill of the Nan Gong family, the Purple Dragon Five Seals: the Purple Dragon's Regret.

  As they gazed at the pits and sword marks, they continued their search, all the way to ten miles away, where they saw Tang Yan sitting cross-legged. A surge of powerful energy made them take a deep breath. They had some idea of Tang Yan's strength over the past few days as they followed him, and with the death of Dongfang Shan, they roughly guessed that Tang Yan must have used some forbidden technique to kill his opponent. Just now when he went out, he was only a Dou Wang, but now in front of them, he had become a Dou Huang, with an aura of power stronger than theirs.

  "You said he didn't eat those expensive elixirs to advance?" Nangong Bo Ya asked, staring at Tang Yan who was sitting on the ground.

  "It's possible, otherwise how could he break through from Dou Ling to Dou Huang in such a short period of time? He must have eaten those priceless Dou Huang Dans!" Nangong Boliang nodded and said.

  "What kind of person is this guy, isn't he just a small disciple of a third-rate boxing school? Isn't he an unremarkable fighter? It's too unbelievable, in just a few short months he became a Dou Huang, stronger than even the sect masters!" said Nan Gong Bai Ya.

  "It is said that he was forced by his senior brother to enter the mountains and forests of the demon beasts, do you think there's something strange inside, perhaps an ancient treasure left behind?" said Nangong Boliang.

  "It's possible that the trashy Fist Gate is actually a footwork technique, you saw it too, his sword skills are at least Heavenly Stage Martial Arts!" said Nan Gong Bo Ya.

  In this land, who doesn't know that there are some families or forces that have risen to power unintentionally after obtaining ancient relics left behind by their predecessors? Therefore, they think that Tang Yan might have encountered something extraordinary in the Demon Beast Forest. As for this matter, Wang of Nangong naturally sent people to investigate, but all they saw was a Bone Pool and no caves or anything like that. They didn't dare venture deeper, so they thought that Tang Yan could pick up the Space Ring and obtain the legacy of the ancients in space.

  Of course, they also knew that Tang Yan's space ring came from the forbidden land. Faced with Tang Yan's good fortune, many people in the know scolded him for having dogshit luck, but no one dared to oppose them, especially now that he had such great power.

  One Star Dou Huang, Tang Yan finally truly reached the One Star Dou Huang. The strong Dou Qi in his body was also suppressed. When he woke up from meditation, the first thing he noticed was Nangong Bo Ya and the others. The two old men didn't like to talk much, seeing Tang Yan wake up, they immediately left and returned to Nangong Xiangxue's side in the small town. Facing them, Tang Yan didn't say anything, his mouth only slightly smiled, then he continued to meditate on the spot.

  "Good boy!" Nangong Bo Ya returned to the tavern, not expecting Tang Yan to be sitting at the table again, savoring dishes made by various beauties. His mouth said one thing, but his heart thought: "Damn it, this kid's speed is really fast, even I didn't notice when he came back!"

  "Hehe, come on, let's eat together. Although it's not very delicious, overall it's better than those from before. They've made some progress!" Tang Yan didn't say it out loud, but in his heart, he was grateful to them. At least during the battle, they stayed here to protect his woman, and just now when he was meditating, they were guarding him again.

  "Haha, old age is catching up! Seeing Tang Yan's strength, they shook their heads and thought to themselves: "In the past, Your Majesty had to send countless precious treasures to the Tian Dan Pavilion for who-knows-how-many days just to get a single Dou Wang Dan. Who would have thought that this young man's pills are being handed out like they're on sale? If only we could get one Dou Huang Dan for the princess, then the Southern Palace would gain another young Dou Huang!"

  They really thought Tang Yan could wholesale elixirs, but these things were not something the old man had in abundance. The Linglong Dan and Jingang Ye were currently being refined, but those advanced elixirs, the old man probably didn't have many either. Of course, Tang Yan was also thinking about this calculation in his heart. As long as he fully refined the elixirs, he would let Nangong Xiangxue and Dongfang Wan'er find him heavenly materials and earthly treasures to refine a few more Douwang Dan and Douhuang Dan for his younger sisters to eat.

  Using the elixir to break through their powers, although there is a bit of a drawback, Tang Yan believes they won't mind this point as long as they can advance to Dou Huang. Afterwards, Tang Yan also doesn't need to worry about their safety anymore.

  "Tang Yan, can you tell me who you were just fighting with?" Dongfang Wan'er asked worriedly if someone from the ancient Dongfang family had come to find trouble with Tang Yan.

  "Hehe, it's not like I'm forcing anyone, just those soul temples that are neither human nor ghost!" Tang Yan replied to them.

  "Soul Palace!?" Dongfang Wan'er, Nangong Xiangxue, Xuan Yuan Yue, Nangong Boya, and Nangong Boliang asked in unison.

  "Is that so? Don't you know them?" Tang Yan asked, seeing their surprised look.

  "Are you really sure it's the Soul Temple?" asked Nangong Bo Ya.

  "This is what they said, they can control the corpse energy of the chaotic burial mound, it's very evil. If your husband hadn't suddenly broken through to the Dou Huang realm, you wouldn't have seen me by now!" Tang Yan thought of them summoning those monstrous creatures that filled the mountains and seas.

  "It's really the Soul Temple, this time it's troublesome. I didn't expect them to jump out too. It's been several thousand years since we've heard any news of them. Princess, you and Brother Baoliang should return to the Empire first. I need to go back to the palace now. Tang Yan, the princess's safety is in your hands!" Just as Nan Gong Boya was about to pick up his chopsticks, he also lost his appetite when he heard Tang Yan mention the Soul Temple, and hastily got up to leave.

  "Is there something important? Is the Soul Temple really that scary?" Tang Yan asked as he saw him hastily leave.

  "It's not just scary, last time we fought against the Soul Temple, it seemed like all the strong ones died..." said Nangong Boliang.

  Then they began to tell Tang Yan and the two younger sisters about the Soul Temple, making the two siblings listen with rapt attention, gaining a new understanding of the Soul Temple. Especially when they heard about spirits occupying other people's bodies, Tang Yan started sweating profusely. If that was the case, it was possible that some powerful forces on the mainland were already under the control of the Soul Temple. This was Tang Yan's initial thought, and he knew that if spirits occupied the bodies in the military, then the entire empire would likely fall into their hands.

  Thinking of this, Tang Yan felt that what he was facing might not be just a simple Soul Temple, but an empire or several empires. If they really wanted to go to war with the imperial army, Tang Yan's current power was far from enough to even fill their teeth, it seemed that things were more serious than he thought, otherwise Nan Gong Bai Yao wouldn't have left in such a hurry.

  "Old man, are you alright?" Tang Yan asked, thinking of the terrifying aspects of the Soul Pavilion.

  "Not dead yet, but my soul force has suffered a great deal of damage. I may not be able to help you with the Upper Soul Hall later on, so it's all up to you from now on. The most important thing for you right now is to find the Dragon Soul and devour it." The old man said weakly to Tang Yan inside the dragon ring.

  "Uh-huh, I see. Once we get to the Imperial Capital, I'll start refining pills to help you recover your spiritual energy. By the way, have you successfully refined the Fire Spirit Fruit into a medicinal pill?" Tang Yan thought of the ancient alchemy technique that could increase human spiritual energy.