After more than an hour of flying, Xiao Ling and his companions were getting closer and closer to their destination. According to the map, they would soon reach the border of the Jiama Empire...
Time passed in the boring flight. When the endless and distant journey once again crossed a majestic mountain, the outline of a huge fortress suddenly appeared faintly at the end of the sight.
The fortress was built on the mountain, like a tiger, guarding the main road leading to the outside of the empire. Anyone who wanted to leave the empire had to pass through this huge fortress. This heavily guarded fortress has swallowed up countless battlefield souls over the years, which is why many surrounding empires fear it like a tiger.
Therefore, this fortress has a rather ominous name.
Zhen Gui Pass
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As Xiao Ling watched, the outline of a huge fortress appeared in his field of vision. Even though it was far away, it still exuded a murderous aura. It was obvious that many wars had taken place here, and it was unknown how many people had lost their lives here.
As it gradually approached the huge fortress, the griffin's figure was noticed by the soldiers on the fortress.
Although it was at least hundreds of meters away from the ground, at this height, if the soldiers below looked up, they could only see the silhouette of a bird, and could not see Xiao Ling and Zi Yan standing on it. However, with Xiao Ling's eyesight, he could take in all the movements on the ground very clearly.
At this time, the soldiers were already on full alert, as if when the monster approached, they would bend their bows and draw their arrows to shoot the bird down from the sky.
In the commander's office of the Zhen Gui Pass Fortress, a middle-aged man was handling some work. This man was none other than the commander of the Zhen Gui Pass, Mu Tie, who came from one of the three major families in the Jiama Empire, the Mu family, and his strength had reached the peak of the Dou Ling realm.
Suddenly, a soldier in armor walked in, saluted, and then said, "Report to the commander, a fourth-level flying monster came from the sky. It looks like the griffin beast from Canaan Academy."
After hearing the soldier's report, Mu Tie frowned and said with some confusion: "It's still more than half a year before Canaan Academy starts recruiting students. Why are they here now? Let's go out and take a look first." After that, he stood up from his seat and walked outside.
When Mu Tie and his soldiers reached the fortress, the griffin in the sky had stopped moving and was suspended in the air.
Two figures walked to the top of the griffin. The one walking in front was a young man who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. He had blue hair draped over his shoulders. He was quite handsome, with fair skin and a masculine look. He was tall and straight, and had a friendly temperament. Behind the young man was a little girl who looked about eleven or twelve years old. She was wearing a white dress and had soft purple hair tied into a pair of ponytails. She looked very cute.
Under the shocked gazes of Mu Tie and the soldiers, the young man and the little girl behind him spread a pair of fighting wings behind them and flew slowly towards the fortress.
Seeing this scene, the soldiers on the fortress gasped and began to exclaim:
"Hiss, Dou Wang is strong!"
"Two Dou Wang masters appeared at the same time. What on earth happened?"
"That little girl is actually also a Dou Wang strongman, how is that possible?"
Even Mu Tie, the strongest here, was shocked and said to himself, "There is such a young Dou Wang strongman. What force has cultivated this monster? What is the purpose of them coming to my Jia Ma Empire?"
After Xiao Ling and Zi Yan flew down from the griffin, the griffin flew away in the direction they came from. Seeing this, Mu Tie was sure that the two were definitely coming to the Jiama Empire. He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked the two people, "I am Mu Tie, the commander-in-chief of the Zhen Gui Pass. What are you doing here, or are you here to travel the Jiama Empire?"
When Xiao Ling heard the other party introduce himself and ask about his purpose, he did not keep the secret any longer and said, "I am Xiao Ling, the elder from Canaan Academy in the Black Corner Region, and a member of the Xiao family in Wutan City of the Jiama Empire. The person behind me is my companion. Don't worry, I have no ill will towards you or the Jiama Empire."
Hearing the word "Xiao Ling", Mu Tie thought about it and recalled a name that had spread throughout the imperial capital a few years ago, "Xiao Ling, the first genius in the Jiama Empire in a thousand years." According to the news from the major forces, this person practiced Dou Qi at the age of four and a half, broke through the Dou Zhe at the age of eight, and then went to Canaan Academy for further studies, and there was no news. At that time, the major forces and families in the Jiama Empire who received the news wanted to invite Xiao Ling to join their forces, but they could not find the trace of this person. According to what the head of the family said, the guardian of the royal family wanted to marry the little princess of the royal family to this person to pull him into the royal family. When this person grows up, there will be no need to worry about the guardian's death. No one can suppress the rising Yunlan Sect. But no one expected that now, in just seven years, the little Dou Zhe at that time has become a Dou Wang strongman. This talent is worthy of the name of "the first genius in the Jiama Empire in a thousand years."
Without thinking about these things any more, Mu Tie hurried forward and said with a smile: "Hahaha, it turns out to be Xiao Ling, the genius famous throughout the Jiama Empire. I have heard of your name for a long time. After meeting you today, I find that you are indeed a young talent. At such a young age, you are already a Dou Wang strongman, much stronger than an old man like me who has practiced for most of my life."
At this time, the two of them had already landed on the city wall. Xiao Ling waved his hand and said, "I will not say any more polite words. I have to find someone first. Please help me deliver a letter to the Xiao family in Wutan City. Then let the royal family escort my family members to the imperial capital, and arrange a place for the Xiao family to live in the imperial capital. After that, as long as the royal family can gather the materials for three sets of Breaking Sect Pill, I can help Jia Lao refine a Breaking Sect Pill. As long as you can do this well, I believe the royal family will also credit you for your contribution." After speaking, Xiao Ling took out an alchemist badge from the ring.
As a sixth-grade alchemist certified by Canaan Academy, Xiao Ling also has his own alchemist badge.
However, Xiao Ling usually does not show off in front of others. He is a low-key person and rarely wears it on his body.
Because of Pill Tower's huge influence, the alchemist badges on the Dou Qi Continent look different, but they are all different in color. The one on the Northwest Continent is a medicine cauldron with silver ripples.
As a high-ranking alchemist, there are several silver ripples on the medicine cauldron.
And the alchemist badge that Xiao Ling had just taken out from the ring had six ripples like flowing water on the medicine cauldron, which looked quite spiritual.
This kind of alchemist's badge is extremely difficult to forge, and even those who have the ability to forge it will not try to do so.
Not only is counterfeiting badges extremely dishonorable, but it is also easy to offend alchemists if they are discovered. After all, In the Dou Qi Continent, alchemists are an extremely arrogant group.
After listening to Xiao Ling's words, Mu Tie turned his gaze to the alchemist badge in Xiao Ling's hand and began to count the number of ripples on it.
"One, two, three, four, five, six. He is actually a sixth-rank alchemist."
This scared Mu Tie a lot. He didn't expect that Xiao Ling had a monstrous talent in cultivation, and his alchemy skills were even better. You have to know that in all these years, the Jiama Empire has only had one sixth-grade alchemist, Master Gu He, a guest elder of the Yunlan Sect. And from Xiao Ling's tone, he was a sixth-grade alchemist who could refine the Sect Breaking Pill. Master Gu He couldn't even refine the Emperor Pill. He could refine the Sect Breaking Pill which was more difficult than the Emperor Pill. That meant that Xiao Ling's alchemy skills were unmatched in the Jiama Empire. It only took him seven years to surpass Master Gu He's half a lifetime of hard work. Hiss... this talent was really too terrifying.
Slightly releasing a trace of the heat of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Xiao Ling waved his hand and said, "It was just luck that I got a Heavenly flame, so my alchemy skills improved so quickly."
Xiao Ling spread the news of the Heavenly flame in order to get the Nalan family to come to him and ask him to remove the poison for Nalan Jie, so that he could get the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva. Xiao Ling didn't want to rush to their house to help. Besides, no one in the Jiama Empire could take the Heavenly flame from him. Even if Nalan Jie wanted to catch him, it would be easy for him to escape with the speed of the Rayquaza.
Feeling the terrifying temperature that made his heart palpitate, Mu Tie was shocked again. He was actually an alchemist who possessed a Heavenly flame. Master Gu He had been searching for clues about the Heavenly flame for most of his life but couldn't find them. This person actually possessed a Heavenly flame at such a young age. This luck was really enviable.
Mu Tie quickly cupped his hands and said in a more respectful tone than before: "I was a little rude before. I didn't expect that Master Xiao Ling is actually a sixth-rank alchemist. I apologize to you first."
Waving his hand, he put the alchemist badge into the ring, took out a letter, handed it to Mu Tie, and instructed: "No need to do this. If this matter is done, you will need to refine the Dou Ling Pill to break through to the Dou Wang level in the future. As long as the medicinal materials are ready, I can help you refine one when I am free."
Hearing this, Mu Tie was delighted. Now he was only one step away from becoming a Dou Wang. After breaking through to the Dou Wang level, he would definitely be able to use the Dou Ling Pill. By then, maybe he would even be able to have a place among the top ten strongest men in the empire. He would have to start collecting some medicinal materials for the Dou Ling Pill.
After receiving the letter, Mu Tie said solemnly: "Mu Tie will definitely live up to your trust. Master Xiao Ling, just go and look for someone without any worries."
Nodding, Xiao Ling took Zi Yan's hand and began to fly towards the Tager Desert. After a while, they disappeared from Mu Tie's sight.
After seeing that the two had left, Mu Tie quickly handed the letter to his personal guard and asked him to take it to the Xiao family in Wutan City. He also quickly took action and reported the matter to the royal family.
Xiao Ling, flying in the air, couldn't help but look forward to meeting the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong. When he was reading novels in his previous life, Xiao Ling liked the character of Hai Bodong very much. Now he was about to meet him in person. It was a wonderful feeling.