117: Chapter 117 Mysterious Island

"Revered Master... so you were actually such a peerless beauty!?"

Lin Fan's eyes widened. Seeing Yun Qiyao's appearance for the first time, his heart immediately began to thud wildly, and his blood boiled.

"With such a beauty, I must help her reconstruct her Physical Body! And then..."

An uncontrollable sense of greed and desire sprouted in Lin Fan's heart; he already regarded Yun Qiyao as his private property!

Yun Qiyao's brow furrowed slightly.

She had possessed profound cultivation during her lifetime and had met countless people; she saw the greed and lust deep within Lin Fan's eyes at a single glance.

In the past, she might have simply laughed it off and not paid it much mind.

She knew how beautiful she was; in her previous life, she had captivated countless peerless Prodigies and powerhouses like Saints and Dao Seeds.

However, after the previous argument between Lin Fan and Nangong Qingya, Yun Qiyao's favorability toward Lin Fan had dropped significantly. Seeing Lin Fan's gaze now, a hint of displeasure inevitably arose in her heart.

But she suppressed this trace of emotion.

Yun Qiyao was now left with only a wisp of a remnant Soul, and the power she could exert was limited. In the future, she would still have to rely on Lin Fan.

Furthermore, Lin Fan was ultimately the successor who had inherited her legacy. Even if his personality was somewhat flawed, she could only accept it.

"Disciple."

"During this period, you exchanged all the treasures the Medicine King Valley bestowed upon you for Heaven And Earth Treasures that nourish the Soul for my use. I have now recovered a bit of my strength."

"I have deduced the heavenly secrets and calculated that an Opportunity is about to appear, and it is fated to be yours."

"I will take you there now to claim that Opportunity."

Yun Qiyao's vermilion lips parted slightly as she spoke slowly.

Hearing this, Lin Fan was overjoyed and immediately nodded. "Good, good, good! Then I'll have to trouble you, Revered Master!"

Yun Qiyao's hands formed a hand seal, and a mysterious and supreme ripple of Space Law spread out, enveloping Lin Fan.

With a *swish*.

Lin Fan felt his vision blur, and he was transported from the Medicine King Valley to a mist-shrouded island.

Ancient trees reached toward the sky here, the shrubs were lush, and a mysterious haze obscured everything. From time to time, the faint roars of unknown beasts echoed, giving Lin Fan a sense of trepidation.

His true cultivation was only at the ninth layer of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and he had not even reached Core Formation yet, so he could not help but feel a bit nervous.

Yun Qiyao's Soul phantom blurred slightly before returning directly into the ring.

"I need to reserve a portion of my strength to take you back and to deal with the powerful Yao Beasts on this island."

"From here on, you must rely on yourself. Unless you encounter a life-or-death crisis, I will not intervene."

"However, I will guide you in breaking the Restrictions here..."

...

"This is the place."

Half an hour later.

A massive island appeared before Ji Taichang and Lan Huaying. The island's terrain was undulating, with ancient trees reaching the sky and a heavy mist shrouding it.

"The mist on the island is suspected to be a very high-grade confusing formation, and many Yao Beasts of terrifying strength reside here."

"I once saw astral sand appearing on the island from afar, absorbing the Qi of the stars in the heavens; the phenomenon was extraordinary."

"But when I entered the island, I became lost inside and was attacked by terrifying Yao Beasts, so I could only temporarily retreat..."

Lan Huaying's calm voice carried a hint of solemnity.

"To force back a powerhouse of your level, it couldn't be a Soul Transformation Stage Great Yao, could it?"

Ji Taichang's eyes widened slightly.

Lan Huaying shook her head. "They were only at the Peak of the ninth layer of the Nascent Soul Stage, but there were many of them. Moreover, I kept losing my way and simply couldn't break the confusing formation, which is why I retreated."

Ji Taichang's mouth twitched. "But I don't understand Formations either. If you knew there was a confusing formation, why didn't you find a Formation Revered Master to help?"

Lan Huaying's voice was cold. "To be able to prevent even me from detecting the existence of the Formation's core, it must be at least a Rank 5 formation, and an outstanding one at that, or perhaps even a Rank 6 formation."

"I don't know any Rank 5 Formation Masters, and I can't invite a helper of that level."

"Anyway, the astral sand is inside. Whether we can find it depends on our luck."

Lan Huaying pulled Ji Taichang along as she took a step forward, and the two of them entered the island.

The mist on the island was very peculiar; it could actually block Divine Sense perception. Ji Taichang and Lan Huaying could only rely on their vision to observe the surroundings, which felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Roar!!"

Not long after they had advanced, a Soul-shaking beast roar came from ahead, causing even Ji Taichang to feel a hint of pressure.

It was a peculiar-looking Yao Beast, shaped like a tiger or leopard but covered in dark green scales. Its blood and Qi were surging, and its ghostly green eyes were full of ferocity.

It stomped its foot violently, instantly turning the boulder beneath it into powder as it lunged at the two with a violent momentum.

But Lan Huaying simply swung her sword casually. A red-black Sword Qi flashed and vanished, instantly splitting the beast in two, killing it on the spot!

Seeing her stride forward without even glancing at the Yao Beast's corpse, Ji Taichang collected it.

To an Alchemy King like Ji Taichang, the corpse of a Nascent Soul Stage Great Yao was full of treasures that could be refined into various Medicinal Pills to strengthen the power of Lin Xueyue and the others!

With a top-tier expert like Lan Huaying assisting, Ji Taichang didn't even need to lift a finger. Several Nascent Soul Stage Yao Beasts encountered along the way were easily slain by her, and their corpses became Ji Taichang's gain.

However, the two of them wandered around the island for half an hour, and the surroundings were always filled with heavy mist; even flying into the air was of no use.

Although they encountered many Spirit Medicines along the way, their grades were not high, and they found no trace of the astral sand.

Boom!!

Just then, a deafening explosion suddenly came from ahead, and the ground beneath their feet shook as if a massive earthquake had occurred.

Ji Taichang and Lan Huaying glanced at each other and, in perfect unspoken agreement, accelerated toward the front!

In a mountain stream shrouded in mist, a thousand-foot-long flaming giant python rushed out of a cave. The scales on its body shone brightly, densely covered with Innate fire patterns, and a pair of jade horns had actually grown on its head, making it look quite divine and extraordinary.

The malevolent aura on its body was particularly terrifying, reaching the limit of the Nascent Soul Stage and even faintly carrying a trace of aura fluctuations that surpassed it.

This was a Peak ninth layer Nascent Soul Stage Great Yao, with one foot already in the Soul Transformation Stage!

"Crimson Flame Sky-Swallowing Python!"

Lan Huaying's brow rose as she recognized the origin of this Great Yao.

This was a very rare and powerful Yao Beast with an extraordinary Bloodline Power and peerless strength!

Most surprising of all, in front of the Crimson Flame Sky-Swallowing Python stood a simply dressed old man and a young girl about eight or nine years old.

The old man's legs were actually two bronze-colored metal prosthetics, and his body was somewhat hunched, making him look like an old farmer from a village.

The young girl's eyes were covered with a black cloth, and she tightly held the old man's large hand, her voice crisp: "Grandpa, I think I heard the sound of a snake..."

As the young girl's voice fell, the thousand-foot-long Crimson Flame Sky-Swallowing Python let out an earth-shaking roar and snapped its bloody maw down toward the two of them!