Chapter 57: Chapter 57 Small Five Elements Heavenly Shade Array
"Small valley? What small valley?"
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Little Fairy Doctor couldn't help but retreat two steps. Although she tried her best to hide the nervousness on her face, it was still easy for others to notice some clues.
"Stop pretending. You're too easy to see through like this."
Looking at her nervous appearance, Xiao Yan just felt a little amused. He gently patted her shoulder and chuckled, "When the time comes, bring your Little Blue as well. This is a good opportunity to promote its evolution, so don't blame me for not reminding you."
After speaking, he gently ruffled Little Fairy Doctor's head, then chuckled and returned to his room.
After Xiao Yan left, Little Fairy Doctor's body remained stiff for a long time before she looked at Xiao Yan in a daze and couldn't help but sigh softly.
"He even knows about Little Blue. How does he know everything?"
"But he said this is an opportunity for Little Blue's evolution, and that small valley…"
After pondering for a long time, Little Fairy Doctor suddenly remembered the conversation in the cave during the day and finally shook her head gently.
"Forget it. If he wanted to harm me, there are too many ways."
Her slender figure returned to her room under the moonlight. After Little Fairy Doctor tidied up briefly, she quietly lay on her bed, letting the cool moonlight fall on her face.
"Could it be that there really is such a strange saying as past lives and present lives in this world?"
Shaking her head helplessly, Little Fairy Doctor's pretty face flushed again as she recalled several physical contacts with Xiao Yan during the day.
"However, this guy's embrace does feel very secure."
A slight curve appeared at the corner of her mouth. Recalling the warm embrace from the day, Little Fairy Doctor couldn't understand why she always couldn't be wary of this guy.
Even in the cliff and the Immortal Cave, there was always a strange emotion that arose when they embraced, a feeling that made her inexplicably sad, to the point of shedding tears.
"Also, that strange illness on my body, can he really cure it?"
With these thoughts swirling in her mind, Little Fairy Doctor drifted off to sleep.
In the following days, apart from going out to collect herbs once, Little Fairy Doctor and Xiao Yan had been staying in this Wanyao Firm.
After a few days of getting along, due to various reasons, Little Fairy Doctor no longer showed much resistance towards Xiao Yan. Although she couldn't be called proactive, many of Xiao Yan's actions and words made her no longer roll her eyes as she used to.
In addition, after initially studying the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, Little Fairy Doctor finally understood what her terrifying Physique truly was.
When she learned that her terrifying Physique was called Calamity Poison Body, she was obviously terrified, and her delicate face instantly turned extremely pale.
Fortunately, Xiao Yan was already prepared. With some comforting words, he finally calmed her panicked emotions.
After this comforting, the relationship between Little Fairy Doctor and Xiao Yan was clearly much closer. Although there might still be some distance to becoming lovers, it had clearly surpassed the boundary of ordinary friends.
This closeness was still like it was in the small valley back then.
Xiao Yan did not rush to further this relationship, which had finally deepened.
Some emotions, after the precipitation of time, will naturally come to fruition one day in the future.
Anyway, his current body was just a thirteen-year-old boy. He couldn't possibly do anything absurd at this age, could he?
One day, a few days later, Xiao Yan finally brought Little Fairy Doctor to Boss Yao.
"Boss Yao, I need to take Little Fairy Doctor out for a trip. It might take some time before we return."
Xiao Yan greeted Boss Yao, then smiled and walked out of Wanyao Firm's main door with a slightly blushing Little Fairy Doctor.
"Hehe, Young Master Xiao Yan, feel free. Little Fairy Doctor's salary will be paid as usual."
Boss Yao gave Xiao Yan a lewd smile, then winked at Little Fairy Doctor.
In his heart, he already assumed that Xiao Yan was taking Little Fairy Doctor to do some things that couples do.
However, he had no objection to this; on the contrary, he was in a very good mood.
Losing a beautiful Alchemist like Little Fairy Doctor was indeed a considerable loss for Wanyao Firm, and it might even affect Wanyao Firm's business in Qingshan Town.
However, having curried favor with Xiao Yan, Wanyao Firm's business would no longer be limited to Qingshan Town from now on.
"Hehe, from now on, our Wanyao Firm's business will expand to the city, and even, in the future, my medicinal ingredients will be sold to those esteemed Alchemists."
As thoughts flickered in his mind, Boss Yao's face also showed a smug smile.
And amidst his smug smile, Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor had already left the vicinity of Qingshan Town.
High in the sky, a giant blue eagle spread its wings, soaring through the air, carried by the swift currents.
On the back of the blue eagle, a black-clothed youth and a white-clothed woman sat quietly.
Gently wrapping his arm around Little Fairy Doctor's exquisite slender waist, Xiao Yan's mouth once again showed a hint of lingering pleasure.
With her slender waist encircled by Xiao Yan's arm, feeling the faint warmth emanating from his arm, Little Fairy Doctor's pretty face flushed slightly. However, upon realizing that he wasn't making any excessive movements, her slightly tensed body finally relaxed.
Below them, the giant blue eagle's eyes rolled around. Looking at the intimate actions between its master and another human, a hint of jealousy, along with a trace of apprehension, flashed in its eyes.
The keen intuition of a Demonic Beast made it feel that the human on its back was probably a very terrifying individual.
As the blue eagle soared, the mountains and rivers below swiftly passed beneath their eyes. With the speed of their flight, the basin that used to take half a day to reach was almost reached in the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn.
Looking at the vast basin before them, Little Fairy Doctor gently stroked the blue eagle's head, and the latter, understanding, continued to glide forward.
It wasn't until they entered the depths of the basin that a small valley, shrouded in mist, appeared before the two humans and one beast.
Looking at the mist-shrouded valley, Xiao Yan felt a sense of nostalgia, and finally, a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.
In his previous life, he and Old Yao had repeatedly noticed that this place seemed quite peculiar, with the energy it nurtured being much denser than the outside world.
However, at that time, he was still too weak, and Old Yao was in a Soul state, so they naturally couldn't discover the secrets of this place.
After coming here once when he broke through to Dou Huang, Xiao Yan never returned to this place again until more than a decade later, when he became a Dou Di and came to Qingshan Town to find Little Fairy Doctor. The two of them, reminiscing about the past, came to this small valley, and only then did Xiao Yan, who had by then become a Dou Di, discover the clues.
It turned out that deep beneath this small valley, a Saint-Grade expert had quietly passed away.
In his previous life, Xiao Yan had long since become an Emperor, so the Legacy and fortune of a Half-Saint expert naturally held no interest for him. Even Little Fairy Doctor had already become a Dou Saint, so the two of them never disturbed this Ancient Tomb.
It wasn't until decades later that the spatial barrier of this Ancient Tomb loosened, attracting many powerful individuals to contend for it. Eventually, someone obtained this Legacy, cultivated for many years, and became a Dou Zun expert.
However, in this life, that guy's luck is probably going to be used up in advance by a certain Dou Di who wishes to remain anonymous.
After all, for Xiao Yan, who isn't even a Dou Shi yet, the things inside this Ancient Tomb would indeed be of considerable help.
The blue eagle pierced through the thick fog and finally slowly descended to a flat area in this small valley. In the center of that flat area, a simple thatched hut stood quietly.
Nimble, he leaped off the blue eagle, slowly walked to the familiar thatched hut, and a smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth. He turned to look at Little Fairy Doctor, who was quietly staring at him, and said, "For the next few days, we will temporarily live here."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Little Fairy Doctor's face flushed even more. Finally, she gave Xiao Yan a soft glare and snorted, "Who wants to live with you?"
However, despite saying so, she actively walked into the thatched hut, skillfully tidied up, and cleaned a side room.
"Here, this is where you'll rest from now on. I warn you, don't have any ill intentions towards me, or I'll poison you to death."
Looking at her charming appearance, Xiao Yan's smile grew even wider, and he couldn't help but walk forward and gently flick her cute nose.
"Poison me to death? Would you be willing?"
To his words, Little Fairy Doctor merely snorted, then hummed a little tune and returned to her room.
In the following days, Xiao Yan was almost constantly busy during the day, so much so that Little Fairy Doctor hardly saw him.
However, every evening, he would appear punctually before Little Fairy Doctor, then gleefully devour the meal she had prepared.
For Xiao Yan's behavior, Little Fairy Doctor could only roll her eyes and had no other way to express her dissatisfaction.
On the contrary, upon seeing him enjoy her cooking so much, a hint of tenderness appeared in her eyes.
The ancient valley was hidden among the clouds and mist. Due to its seclusion and concealment, there were no extra Demonic Beasts or humans in this valley.
However, on a certain peak in this valley, the figure of a young man quietly appeared.
He held a blood-stained Demonic Core in his hand, and a pale flame burned in his palm, rapidly incinerating the Demonic Core into a liquid.
With a light tap of his fingertip, he wrapped some strange metals into this Demonic Core. The pale flame burned again, melting these metals and fusing them with the Demonic Core.
A moment later, the liquid formed by the melted Demonic Core, after completely fusing with the metals, was controlled by Xiao Yan to be shaped into a unique rhombic crystal.
Xiao Yan flipped his palm, and five rhombic crystals of different colors floated gently on his fingertips.
Although their colors varied, each crystal contained an immense amount of energy. Moreover, the metals within, after being refined by Xiao Yan with special techniques, had subtly formed special runes within the crystals.
The runes within the five crystals influenced each other, subtly exhibiting a magical effect of shielding heavenly secrets.
Looking at the five different colored crystals floating on his fingertips, a smile also appeared on Xiao Yan's face.
This was a set of peculiar Formation he had obtained from the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Immortal Cave, named the Five Elements Heavenly Shade Array.
It was once a miraculous grand Formation used by ancient great Families to shield heavenly secrets.
The true Five Elements Heavenly Shade Array was composed of five Nine-Rank Magical Beast Demonic Cores of the Five Elements attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. When combined, it could even shield the senses of a Dou Di expert.
Of course, five Nine-Rank Magical Beast Demonic Cores, and they had to be of the Five Elements attributes—such a feat was not easy to gather even for those Dou Di Families in ancient times.
Therefore, a true Five Elements Heavenly Shade Array was absolutely considered a Family Treasure by Imperial Families in ancient times.
However, the current Xiao Yan naturally didn't need, nor did he have the conditions, to create such a powerful Formation Plate.
In the past few days, he had hunted a total of five Fourth-Rank Demonic Beasts and used their Demonic Cores to refine the Formation Foundation.
Although its effect might not even be able to shield the senses of a Dou Zun expert, there didn't seem to be any Dou Zun-level experts within a ten-thousand-mile radius.
As for experts below Dou Zong, Xiao Yan was not worried at all. They, who had not even mastered spatial power, would not be able to detect any changes in the shielded valley unless they stood in the valley and looked with their eyes.
Moreover, even if it were discovered, with Old Yao's current Soul Power, it wouldn't be difficult to subdue them after being activated by Xiao Yan.
With the help of Old Yao's Soul Power, Xiao Yan lightly tapped his feet and quickly arrived in the sky above the center of this valley.
With a flick of his fingertip, he shot the five Formation Foundation, which he named the Small Five Elements Heavenly Shade Array, into the various Formation Eyes throughout the valley. Then, Xiao Yan changed his hand seals, and threads of energy surged out from the five Demonic Cores.
The energy threads intertwined, with the five Demonic Cores as the Foundation, and finally slowly woven into a complete whole.
The moment the Formation was formed, the aura of the entire valley was completely isolated from the outside world. Unless an expert above Dou Zong appeared nearby, the energy fluctuations within would no longer be perceived by the outside world.
Of course, this fluctuation also had an upper limit, but how could the Formation arranged by Xiao Yan be ordinary? Although it was composed only of Fourth-Rank Demonic Beast Demonic Cores, it could still shield all energy fluctuations below the Five-Star Dou Zong level.
After completing all this, Xiao Yan gently clapped his hands and returned to the thatched hut.
"Tomorrow, I will make some considerable noise in this valley. You and Little Blue find a cave to hide in, otherwise, you will get hurt."
While eating dinner, Xiao Yan took a sip of rice porridge and smiled at Little Fairy Doctor.
"Got it, mysterious guy."
Hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor couldn't help but snort softly. Clearly, Xiao Yan had already given her a heads-up in the past few days.
However, perhaps because of the previous Treasure hunt, Little Fairy Doctor was still very curious about Xiao Yan's methods. She couldn't help but ask, "Is there really a Treasure Trove in this valley?"
Hearing her question, Xiao Yan nodded noncommittally and casually flicked a drop of refined Demonic Beast blood essence into Little Blue's mouth, who immediately let out a joyful cry.
Clearly, the Fourth-Rank Demonic Beasts Xiao Yan had killed these days were not wasted; some of their blood essence had become Little Blue's food.
"Of course there is, and it's much stronger than the Immortal Cave we encountered last time.
But there are some dangers inside. With my current strength, I can't afford to be distracted to protect you, so you can only wait outside."
Hearing Xiao Yan's explanation, Little Fairy Doctor nodded gently, her smile tinged with a hint of shock.
More precious than the Treasure Trove in that Immortal Cave?
What level of expert left that behind? While feeling amazed by the Treasure Trove, the smile on Little Fairy Doctor's face softened even more.
Xiao Yan's various displays of trust indeed made her very happy.
The next day at noon, when the sun's rays reached their peak for the day, the energy and mist above the valley were greatly evaporated at this moment.
Looking at Little Fairy Doctor, who had already found a cave to hide in with Little Blue, Xiao Yan finally nodded gently.
Standing still, the next moment, an incomparably vast Soul Power spread out from him.