Liu Yu currently had only two options for reaching the Eastern Continent: either cross the Sea of Death or use the Gong family's wormhole.
Comparing the two, Liu Yu felt the Gong family's wormhole was slightly more reliable. The Sea of Death was filled with gray fog and gray beasts, and rumor had it that there were Dou Zun-level experts within. Against a Dou Zun, someone so adept at manipulating spatial forces, his current spatial jumps were essentially useless.
In other words, his only option to reach the Eastern Continent seemed to be through the wormhole. The one guarding the entrance to the Eastern Continent wormhole couldn't possibly be a Dou Zun, and Zhongzhou didn't have the luxury of a Dou Zun guarding the gate!
Furthermore, there was a serious question: how would he return after reaching the Eastern Continent?
After careful consideration, Liu Yu's rational mind told him that the best option was to retreat and return to the Eastern Continent when he had gained strength.
Exploring an unknown continent for the sake of the strange fire, with no way out, was incredibly dangerous. He wasn't afraid of death, but rather of Zi Yan. After all, he'd promised Su Qian he'd take good care of her...
Having made up his mind, Liu Yu returned to the hotel. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Zi Yan rolling around in bed.
Seeing Liu Yu's return, Zi Yan immediately rose from her bed and asked, somewhat bored, "Boss, what are you doing next? This is so boring!"
"Back to the Black Horn Region," Liu Yu replied blandly.
"Ah! Back? Then coming here would be a waste of time, wouldn't it?" Zi Yan muttered, truly an unreliable boss.
"It can't be helped. The wormhole in Dongming City is broken. Crossing the Sea of Death inevitably involves encountering mutated sea monsters. Among them, the Ghost-Faced Shark is not only incredibly powerful, but also loves to eat children! Especially people like you," Liu Yu explained, threatening Zi Yan along the way.
"Hmph, I don't believe you! It's obviously the boss who's scared of that ghost-faced mermaid. And, I'm not little, I just ate the transformation grass to become a little girl. If we really compare, you're definitely not as old as me, boss. You should call me sister!"
Zi Yan bristled. She hated being called a child. Furious, she pulled a bottle of pills from her ring, poured out a green pill, and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing it furiously. She wanted to eat more pills, grow up quickly, and then teach this stinky boss a lesson!
"Okay, okay, you're not little, you're the biggest! We should go." Liu Yu didn't bother arguing with such a brat. It would be ungraceful.
...
On the boundless plain, a massive blue flying monster's back stood. Liu Yu stood facing the wind, while Zi Yan sat on its back, munching on pills.
With nothing else to do, Liu Yu checked the system panel he hadn't seen in a while.
[Name: Liu Yu]
[Race: Human]
[Age: Fourteen]
[Cultivation: Nine-Star Dou Huang]
[Soul: Mid-stage Spirit Realm]
[Skills: Myriad Aspects Divine Art, Source Cultivation Art, (Earth Rank Intermediate) Burning Art, (Earth Rank Intermediate) Divine Flame Art]
[Fighting Skills: Twelve Divine Wheels, Mysterious Heaven Soul Art, Thousand Illusionary Body (Minor Success), (Earth Rank Low Level) Wind-Evolving Soul-Destroying Finger (Minor Success), (Earth Rank Low Level) Burning Heaven Palm (Minor Success), (Earth Rank Low Level) Ten Thousand Snake Tribulation (Minor Success), (Xuan Rank Intermediate) Mountain-Small Finger (Great Success), (Xuan Rank Intermediate) Misty Step (Great Success), (Xuan Rank High Level) Flame Spear (Great Success),]
[Treasures: Mysterious Lotus Ice Flame (Fusion), Thousand Machine Fan]
[Achievements: Little brat, little hands with nowhere to put, dandy boy, rookie, alchemy master, skillful hands, shameless, little star]
[System Space: Thousand Machine Fan]
The system panel has become normal. The "Xiao Yin" who made Liu Yu speechless is gone.
He has turned fourteen years old unknowingly. He thought he was only thirteen years old... In fact, Liu Yu was not wrong. He was still thirteen years old a few days ago.
Nine-star Douhuang, a bug in the automatic cultivation of multiple skills, made him only one step away from the Douzong realm. After arriving in the Black Horn Domain, he could become a Douzong by taking any medicine.
The soul realm also broke through to the middle stage of the spiritual realm. It must be said that the efficiency of "Xuantian Soul Art" in absorbing spiritual power is still good.
Just when Liu Yu was thinking, Zi Yan pulled Liu Yu's brocade robe, smacked her lips, and said, "Boss, the pills are almost finished!"
"Huh?" Liu Yu was stunned. A hundred bottles of pills! It had only been a short time, less than a month.
Zi Yan, seemingly sensing Liu Yu's doubts, explained, "Boss, I'm growing! You told me to take one bottle a day, but that's not enough. I need at least three bottles a day. These three bottles of pills are just enough for me to digest. And, I can feel I'm about to advance!"
Upon hearing Zi Yan's words, Liu Yu unleashed his vast soul power, pouring directly into Zi Yan's body. After some investigation, Liu Yu discovered that Zi Yan was indeed showing signs of advancement. With more energy intake, she should be able to achieve a breakthrough.
"Boss, what are you doing!" Enveloped by Liu Yu's soul power, Zi Yan felt as if she were being seen. She hugged her chest, her face flushed slightly, and a subtle embarrassment flashed in her purple eyes. So, this was the kind of person the boss was...
"Haha!" Liu Yu laughed. He was probing her internal organs, not the surface. It was just so ordinary, nothing a dog would even notice!
"I'm a family man. I'm not interested in a little brat like you. Why are you so self-indulgent!" As he spoke, Liu Yu glanced at Zi Yan's shriveled body, and the contempt in his eyes was not concealed at all.
These "cold" words made Zi Yan's face turn red. She gritted her teeth and stared at Liu Yu with purple eyes full of "ferocity". She suddenly moved her body and rushed towards Liu Yu.
Liu Yu, who was well prepared, thought about it and used the huge soul power to directly control Zi Yan's body. He moved the immobile Zi Yan in front of him, kneaded her cute face, and chuckled: "Are you so angry that you want to use force on the boss? You are still a little naive!"
After struggling for a while and finding that she could not get rid of the soul power, Zi Yan's face changed and replaced with a cute and ingratiating smile: "Boss, I was wrong!"
"A good child is one who corrects his mistakes." Hearing Zi Yan's words, Liu Yu didn't give her too much trouble. He set her aside and withdrew his soul power.
The moment Zi Yan felt free, she instantly transformed into a shadow and charged towards Liu Yu.
"Bang!" "Ah!"
A crisp sound, accompanied by a scream, suddenly rang out, and Zi Yan was flung away by an invisible barrier.
The flying monster at Liu Yu's feet was startled, its eyes furtively glancing at the flying figure before it continued flapping its wings earnestly, flying forward.
It was a tragic fate; it had accidentally flown over the Great Thunder Mountain Range only to be intercepted by two men, one large and one small. If it weren't for the man's terrifying aura, it would have made them its prey!
After freeing itself from the flying monster's back, Zi Yan spread her purple wings and soared high into the sky, baring her teeth and clutching her slightly reddened forehead.
"I guess you didn't get knocked silly!" Liu Yu looked at Zi Yan with a half-smile. What a bad kid whose actions didn't match her words. It must have been tough to bump into this invisible barrier formed by soul power.
"Boss, you're bullying me, wuwu..." Zi Yan said, choking with tears, her eyes welling up.
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Uh, that seems a bit too much...
Seeing Zi Yan like this, Liu Yu's heart softened. He straightened his expression and quickly said soothingly, "Okay, I'll make you some pills, how about that?"
"No, it hurts!" Zi Yan replied, a little aggrieved.
"Then let me rub it for you?"
"Yes," Zi Yan replied softly, slowly flying in front of Liu Yu.
Just as Liu Yu reached out to rub Zi Yan's red forehead, Zi Yan took the opportunity to move forward, wrapping her small hands around Liu Yu's neck and biting him right on the face!
Liu Yu stiffened, the slight pain on his face telling him that his handsome face was being ravaged. Resisting the urge to slap Zi Yan away, Liu Yu gave up the struggle and just pretended he was being bitten by a dog.
Fortunately, Zi Yan controlled her bite force, leaving only a row of teeth marks on Liu Yu's face, and then stopped at the right time.
Zi Yan's tears were gone now. Her purple eyes were filled with cunning. She was rather pleased with herself for having tricked Liu Yu, but it wasn't really a lie. His forehead had really hurt from bumping into that invisible barrier!
"Satisfied?" Liu Yu touched his uneven cheek, where glistening water stains still lingered, his expression slightly resigned.
"Hmm," Zi Yan chuckled, then asked curiously, "Boss, do you like big ones?"
"Big ones?" Liu Yu was a bit confused.
Zi Yan didn't say anything, but instead puffed out her chest. Liu Yu's mouth twitched slightly, but he replied seriously, "Whether I like big ones or not, I don't know, but I definitely can't do without them!"
"What do you mean by not having them? I clearly have them!" Zi Yan puffed out her chest, practically proving it by stripping off her clothes.
Liu Yu ignored him, controlling the surging Dou Qi within him to dry the moisture from his face. He then began to knead his bumpy cheeks. Some marks, like teeth marks, could be removed by kneading.
Seeing Liu Yu ignoring her, Zi Yan assumed he was dissatisfied with her small breasts. Unable to resist, she muttered, "Boss, you just like big ones! If I hadn't accidentally taken the Transfiguration Grass, I'd definitely be big!"
"It's a good thing you took that, otherwise you'd only be in beast form, and big at that, without breasts!" Liu Yu corrected Zi Yan.
Zi Yan was stunned. It made sense... Then she started to act rogue, her small hands pounding on Liu Yu's chest fiercely, her tone stern: "I don't care. Make me a small pill! I want to grow up!"
"How can I make a small pill for you if you don't get off me?"
...
Black Horn Region, Black Seal City, Yuge Headquarters.
In a spacious and bright hall, Yun Yun was sitting on the main seat, handling the affairs of Yuge.
At this moment, the space within the hall rippled, and a tall man, holding a petite girl in his arms, appeared in the hall.
Yun Yun raised her head slightly, and suddenly she saw the person she missed. But when she noticed the little girl in purple in Liu Yu's arms, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.
"Boss, is this your territory?" Zi Yan stood up from Liu Yu's arms, looking around with big eyes. When her eyes turned to Yun Yun in the main seat, her little mouth opened slightly. So big!
"Hmm." Liu Yu replied casually, looking at Yun Yun. When he noticed Yun Yun's strange gaze, he hurried to Yun Yun's side, explained the general situation about Zi Yan, and then called Zi Yan over.
Zi Yan looked at the graceful and elegant woman before her, especially the couple, who filled her with envy. Without waiting for Liu Yu to introduce them, Zi Yan spoke first, "Sister, you're so beautiful. And that thing is so big, no wonder the boss isn't interested in me."
"Little sister is adorable too!" Yun Yun was stunned for a moment by Zi Yan's innocent words. After recovering, she gently pulled Zi Yan to her side and said with a smile.
Liu Yu, standing by, smiled, but inwardly, he was already cursing Zi Yan countless times.
"Sister, you have to take care of this for me. The boss keeps bullying me outside." Glancing at Liu Yu, Zi Yan addressed Yun Yun directly.
"Oh? Bullying in what sense?" Yun Yun asked, rather curiously. After all, she had shared a bed with Liu Yu, doing everything they should and shouldn't have done...
She prided herself on knowing Liu Yu well enough; he couldn't possibly be that kind of person. While the little girl before her was adorable, she was ultimately too "ordinary" in every way.
"You keep pinching my face and patting my head. I'm not growing taller." Zi Yan said truthfully, glancing at Liu Yu. Although she loved to play, she knew that some jokes were not allowed.
"That just means you're too cute. Liu Yu rarely does that to girls." Yun Yun chuckled.
Zi Yan was obviously interested in her boss's past and began to ask Yun Yun about it.
Seeing that the two women were chatting happily, Liu Yu had no interest in being a light bulb. He moved and disappeared into the hall.
...
In a quiet pavilion, three figures were sitting on a stone table: Liu Yu and the first and second elders of the snake people.
"First elder, how is the development of our snake people in the Jia Ma Empire?" Liu Yu asked softly, taking a sip of tea.
"The snake people are developing very well..." The first elder also spoke to Liu Yu.
In the year or so since Liu Yu left the Jia Ma Empire, the Serpent People experienced rapid development, particularly for their relatively scarce alchemist talent. Besides members of the Alchemist Guild, several other alchemists became priests of the Serpent People's Alchemy Hall. The most famous was undoubtedly the elder of the Yun Lan Sect, Dan Wang Gu He!
Liu Yu wasn't particularly surprised that Gu He became a priest of the Serpent People. In a sense, he was a pure alchemist. Knowing that the Serpent People inherited high-level alchemy techniques, and given the Yun Lan Sect's special relationship with the Serpent People, his appointment as the chief priest of the Serpent People's Alchemy Hall was almost inevitable.
As for the so-called "rival," Gu He must have long since given up on the idea. His only remaining pursuit was high-level alchemy.
Besides Dan Wang Gu He, the renowned priest, Liu Yu learned from the Great Elder that the four elders admired him greatly: Xiao Yan, the Second Priest of the Alchemy Hall! This Second Honored One possesses the highest alchemy talent and is the most diligent in the Alchemy Hall. His output of elixirs surpasses even that of the Chief Honored One, Gu He, and he has made a significant contribution to the Serpent People.
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. Just to clarify, the Queen will appear before or after she arrives in Zhongzhou. The rest of the storyline is essentially about the Queen.
(End of this chapter)