After knowing the potential enemies, Ling Xiao didn't think about how to avoid them as that wasn't his character.
Ling Xiao asked Sha Tian and the Mystic Thearch named Shi Yi to buy a lot of high-grade spirit herbs and beast cores before leaving this place immediately.
He had to bring Yurou Fei and Sha Tian to the Holy Emperor realm in order to guarantee his strength.
Yurou Fei and Sha Tian were on the same level as each other, but she didn't have many light attribute holy items in her hands. It would be difficult for her to reach the Holy Emperor realm. Anyway, Sha Tian had the ten-thousand-year Geocentric Spring and Ling Xiao's ten-thousand-year Tree Fruit. With the combination of the two, he had a seventy percent chance of breaking through successfully.
After making the decision, Ling Xiao and his group arrived at a desolate forest and let Sha Tian and his spirit beasts break through first.
Ling Xiao had made the greatest preparations. He got Xuan Yao to set up the Spirit Absorbing Array and got Yu Rou Fei and Feng Qing Yuan to protect him, making sure that nothing would go wrong.
After doing all these, Ling Xiao handed a lot of ten-thousand-year Geocentric Spring and ten-thousand-year Tree Fruit to Sha Tian.
Sha Tian had been waiting for this day for a long time. His soul spirit might have been branded with a high-grade mental curse by Ling Xiao, but it didn't hinder his thoughts.
After adjusting for three days and three nights, Sha Tian was in peak condition. He consumed the ten-thousand-year Geocentric Spring and ten-thousand-year Tree Fruit. He activated the mystic art in his body and tried his best to absorb the heaven and earth spirit energy in the surroundings.
The Heavenly Domain Fortress was the poorest place in the Heaven Region. However, the heaven and earth spirit energy here was still more than ten times denser than the Mystic Spirit Continent. There was also a thin source of energy here which was enough for someone to suddenly reach the Holy Emperor realm.
Half a month later, a strange phenomenon descended near Ling Xiao and the others. Two halos of wood and water energy continuously hovered above them, and didn't dissipate for a long time. The natural energy within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles was completely sucked dry.
This attracted the attention of many experts nearby.
"Only the Holy Emperor is capable of draining all the Spiritual Qi in this area. Looks like someone else has broken through to the Holy Emperor Realm!"
"Which lucky guy managed to get his hands on Origin Energy? Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to do it with just the impurities in the world!"
"It's better to hide a little further away. If he succeeds in his breakthrough, it won't be worth it to start with us first!"
"Looks like this year's Battle of Tongtian is going to be another bloodbath!"
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The peerless experts in the surroundings all sensed the changes in the world and let out sighs one after another.
When all the visions were over, Sha Tian really did suddenly enter the realm of the Holy Emperor. That domineering aura shattered several mountains in the surroundings into dust. That terrifying sword qi swept out in all directions, slashing out terrifying sword marks one after another.
"Haha, I've finally entered the realm of the Holy Emperor. Thank you, Master!" Sha Tian laughed excitedly.
"It's good to keep a low profile. Quickly retract your aura. Don't hurt us!" Ling Xiao said, looking at him from afar.
He could clearly feel that Sha Tian had the power to destroy heaven and earth. He could destroy a part of the world with just a wave of his hand. Compared to before, the difference was like heaven and earth.
With such a Holy Emperor as his bodyguard, he felt more at ease.
In this strange environment, the stronger one was, the more secure one would be!
After Sha Tian entered the realm of Saint, Ling Xiao set off again. This time, he rushed to the territory of the Yang family, one of the four great forces.
The reason why he chose to go to the Yang family first was because the Yang family had a good reputation in the Heavenly Region Stronghold. They rarely bullied others, and there was a transmission array in the city directly under the Yang family that led directly to the Heaven Connecting Formation.
Other than that, Ling Xiao mainly wanted to take a look around the Yang family's territory to see if he could find a suitable holy object for Yurou Fei's breakthrough.
After all, light attribute spiritual objects were not easy to find. If even such a great force could not find one, then he would not know where to go to find it.
With Shi Yi leading the way, after more than a month of travel, after passing through dozens of transmission arrays, they finally arrived at the Yang family city.
This city was extremely grand and magnificent. From afar, it looked like a ferocious beast, and its aura was extraordinary.
Ancient and sturdy buildings, hundred-meter-wide official roads, powerful warriors coming and going, dazzling shops …
When Ling Xiao and the others arrived, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The majesty and prosperity of this place were simply unimaginable.
When compared to it, the so-called 10 great cities of the central territory could only be considered as small and remote cities that had fallen behind the central territory.
On the official roads, many city guards were patrolling solemnly. They were all Empyrean level city guards, and they displayed an inviolable aura. The leader was even a martial artist with the cultivation of the Mystic Thearch.
Only a big city like this would allow the Mystic Thearch to be a city guard. If it was in the Middle Region, all the factions would treat them as Grand Elders.
Ling Xiao and the others walked for half a day, but they had only walked through one-tenth of the city.
They also had a preliminary understanding of Yang Jiacheng.
The group chose a relatively luxurious restaurant and walked in.
There were Empyrean martial artists in charge of the restaurants here, and they also provided all kinds of spirit beast meat for the guests to choose from. There were also delicious spirit fruits and jade oars.
These things were all good goods that could be taken out to be auctioned in the Middle Region, but here, they could only be used as food for others. It was no wonder that everyone here was so strong.
At this time, Ling Xiao had already kept Sha Tian into the medicine cauldron.
He didn't want to be too high-profile; it would be too easy to attract attention.
A Holy Emperor might be strong, but in this unfamiliar place, there were still many Holy Emperors around. It was better to be low-key.
Ling Xiao, Yurou Fei, Feng Qingyuan, and Xuan Yao had just sat down to eat when a group of people squeezed in from outside the restaurant.
As these people entered, there was a small commotion in the restaurant.
The leader was a beautiful woman who looked to be around 17 or 18 years old.
She had a classic oval face, a pair of eyes that were filled with spring and apricot. Her nose was sharp, and her lips were alluring. Her well-developed figure was outlined vividly by the green silk. Her arms were exposed, and on one of her arms, there were a few beautiful bracelets. Balls of powerful energy were emitted, and it was obvious that these bracelets were extraordinary.
There was a middle-aged man and six young men following behind her. All of them looked extraordinarily handsome, dressed in luxurious clothes, and had an extraordinary bearing.
"Seventh Young Lady is here. Your seat has been reserved for you!" A Heavenly Venerable innkeeper greeted the beautiful woman respectfully.
This woman was a direct descendant of the Yang Clan, and the granddaughter of the current Clan Leader, Yang Bixiang. She was only 18 years old, but she already had the strength of an Earth Sovereign. Her cultivation level was extremely high, and she was the focus of the Yang Clan's new generation.
The middle-aged man following behind her was an elder of the Yang Clan, and he was already a half-Saint.
The other young masters were all young masters of other clans, and they were all at the Earth Sovereign level. They were all eyeing Yang Bixiang, hoping to capture the heart of this beauty, and then hitch a ride on the Yang Clan's ship.
Yang Bixiang was like a proud little princess. She raised her beautiful eyes and said in a sweet voice, "Let's follow the old rules. Remember to bring a few jars of Thousand Years Green Leaf Wine!"
"Alright, Seventh Young Lady, please take a seat first. We'll be right there." The innkeeper responded and retreated.
Yang Bixiang walked towards her position, and the people behind her followed suit.
Yang Bixiang glared at the young men and said with disgust, "What are you all doing? You're so annoying!"
It wasn't easy for her to leave the clan, and she was being pestered by a few flies. How could she not be annoyed?
A young man in blue smiled and said, "Xiangxiang, if you don't like it, then I'll sit to the side and not be an eyesore to you!"
A strong young man looked at Yang Bixiang and said, "Xiangxiang, you should know my feelings for you. Tell me, what kind of man do you like? I'll do my best to achieve it!"
"Xiao Han, do you think you're worthy of Xiangxiang?
Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself! "An arrogant young man sneered disdainfully.
The young man called Xiao Han shouted back, "Xu Zheng, if you have the guts, then say it. Don't think that I'm afraid of you!"
Xu Zheng did not look down on him and said, "Come, let's compete today. Whoever loses will leave, and you're not allowed to pester Xiangxiang anymore. What do you think?"
"Alright, I agree. Otherwise, even Xiangxiang will hate us!" Another young man replied.
The young men spoke one after another, but none of them made a move.
At this moment, Yang Biqing looked in a direction out of boredom, and her beautiful eyes flashed with a few rays of light.
She stood up and walked towards a direction. Surprisingly, it was the direction where Ling Xiao and the others were.
At this moment, the Yang Clan's Half Saint stopped in front of Yang Biqing and said, "Seventh Miss, don't go over. I can't see their strength clearly!"
"Uncle Wang, what are you afraid of? It's not like I'm going over to cause trouble. I'm just trying to make friends with them!" Yang Biqing said.
Having said that, Yang Biqing avoided the Half-step Saint and went to the table where Ling Xiao and the others were sitting. She praised, "Two big sisters are really beautiful. I wonder if Biqing can have a drink with you?"
Feng Qingyuan was the first to reply, "Since this little sister is in such a good mood, then there's naturally no problem."
"Hehe, then thank you, big sister." Yang Biqing laughed and sat down on an empty seat.
Ling Xiao was a little unhappy, because the moment this girl came over, the other youths also squeezed over. The atmosphere immediately changed, and his appetite also became tasteless.
However, he could also tell that the middle-aged man beside the girl had the strength of a half-step Saint. Looking at the attitude of the people here towards the girl, she must be someone of status, so it was not good for him to not give her face.
"Little sister, what's your name? Aren't you afraid that we're bad people?" Feng Qingyuan asked Yang Biqing.
"No matter how I look at it, big sister doesn't look like a bad person. Moreover, this is our Yang Family's territory, no one dares to act recklessly. Oh right, my name is Yang Biqing, what's your name?"
Yang Biqing revealed an innocent expression as she spoke. From time to time, her gaze would glance at Ling Xiao, and her heart would beat a little faster. She thought to herself, "He's really handsome, much stronger than those boring fellows. No wonder these two big sisters are willing to follow him!"
At this time, the young man called Xu Zheng looked at Ling Xiao and Xuan Yao and said, "Hey, the two of you, sit on the other side. Don't hinder me!"