"Indeed, a troublemaker!"

Upon hearing Ye Suxin's resentful expression, Mei Qian affirmed in her heart the assessment that Yun Xiao was a troublemaker, because she knew he had already offended four first-class forces.

"Elder Mei Qian, is there something you might not know yet?"

Suddenly, Seven Killings Guardian Zheng Qiming's expression became somewhat strange, because when Yun Xiao was mentioned, this elder of Thunder City Douling Commerce was merely surprised rather than angry, which puzzled him.

"What is it?"

Mei Qian looked at Zheng Qiming suspiciously, completely unaware of anything she should know about. Could Yun Xiao have some unknown matters?

"The headquarters of your association has a special envoy named Xia Yong. Elder Mei Qian should have heard of him, right?"

Zheng Qiming was now quite certain that Mei Qian was unaware of that matter, and he also believed that what happened in Thunder Mountain's Thunder King Valley had not yet reached this Thunder City, so he directly mentioned Xia Yong's name.

"Special Envoy Xia? What happened to him?"

Upon Zheng Qiming suddenly mentioning Xia Yong, a somewhat familiar figure immediately flashed in Mei Qian's mind, as Xia Yong had previously visited Thunder City's Spirit Fighting Branch. She clearly had some impression.

"Special Envoy Xia Yong is dead, killed by Yun Xiao. Moreover, the fellow also slew nearly all elders below Xu Huang, chairman of Yuyang City Douling Commerce's branch!"

This time, Zheng Qiming did not keep her guessing, and upon his words, Mei Qian was instantly struck like by thunder, almost unable to believe his words, while another voice in her mind kept reminding her.

"No, that's impossible. Special Envoy Xia Yong is a strong one at the peak of Seeking Origin Realm. How could that boy have possibly killed him?"

A moment later, Mei Qian finally realized why she didn't believe the words; even though she had witnessed Yun Xiao's powerful methods earlier, the gap was too big to be easily bridged.

No matter what, the Kong brothers who died in Yun Xiao's hands and the terrified Xiao Qiming, or Chu Nian of the Chu Family, all only had Seeking Origin Realm Early Stage strength.

Being able to fight across ranks is already an amazing achievement, but fighting across an entire Great Rank—this is simply unimaginable. If such success was possible, wouldn't all their years of arduous cultivation have been in vain?

"Elder Mei Qian, whether you believe it or not doesn't matter. Your headquarters' message will soon reach Thunder City. By then, if you let Yun Xiao get away under your nose, heh!"

Zheng Qiming didn't care if Mei Qian believed him or not, but his subsequent words made the elder of Thunder City tense, giving her some special ideas.

If what Zheng Qiming said was true, then Yun Xiao would be a major enemy of Douling Commerce. Once the headquarters finds out that Yun Xiao had appeared in Thunder City and had brazenly attended the commerce's auction, and then let him get away, Mei Qian would certainly be in deep trouble.

To be honest, by now Mei Qian has seven or eight parts of belief in Zheng Qiming's words. Seeing the Seven Killings Guardian of Killing Heart Sect pursuing Yun Xiao relentlessly, perhaps the boy indeed possessed some secrets.

"Well, Elder Mei Qian, will you join us in the chase for Yun Xiao?"

Seeing Mei Qian's expression, Zheng Qiming knew his words had worked, and upon seeing her nod, he continued, "I've heard Thunder City is home to a seventh rank level Flying Bird Demon Pet. Would Elder Mei Qian be able to bring it along?"

Perhaps this was Zheng Qiming's true reason for approaching Mei Qian and saying so much, considering he and Ye Suxin left in haste, acquiring a Flying Beast Pulse Demon wasn't easy.

Without a Flying Beast Pulse Demon, Zheng Qiming believed that even if they caught up to Yun Xiao, the end result might be watching helplessly as he sprouted wings and flew away.

In terms of whereabouts with the most Flying Beast Pulse Demon Pets on Tenglong Continent, undoubtedly, it's Demons Mountain. But Demons Mountain is far north, ineffective for immediate rescue.

Luckily, Zheng Qiming encountered Mei Qian, an elder of Thunder City's Spirit Fighting Branch near Thunder City's North Gate, who suddenly recalled that Thunder City Douling Commerce seemed to have a Flying Beast Pulse Demon Pet, which he used words to provoke, making Mei Qian agree to act with him.

Although Mei Qian didn't know Zheng Qiming's true intent for borrowing the Flying Bird Demon Pet, after thinking it over, she agreed. Regardless, having a Flying Bird Demon Pet while tracking Yun Xiao would be much more effective.

......

Yun Xiao, who had long left Thunder City's North Gate, was naturally unaware of the happenings targeting him after he left, as by now he was already in the northeast direction of Thunder City.

When Yun Xiao left, it was directly north from Thunder City's North Gate, but he knew some people might not let go easily, like the escaped Xiao Qiming, or the stunned Chu Nian earlier, or even any time the Killing Heart Sect forces might catch up to him.

With Yun Xiao's current strength, he should be able to battle and defeat a cultivator at the early stage of the Origin Seeking Realm. Even against a stronger opponent at the middle stage of the Origin Seeking Realm, he could still put up a fight.

Additionally, with Red Feather and the Golden Snake Worm, Yun Xiao is confident in escaping even when facing an Origin Seeking Realm late-stage expert. However, this is his limit—if he encounters anyone beyond this threshold, his only option might be to use the Thunder Dragon's Wings to fly away.

But if those from the Killing Heart Sect, like the Seven Killings Guardian and Ye Suxin, who have seen Yun Xiao's flying abilities, insist on killing him, they might make preparations in advance, just like Xu Huang did not too long ago by preparing a Flying Beast Pulse Demon.

"It seems I need to find a place to enhance my strength first. If I can break through to the early stage of the Origin Seeking Realm, many things will become much easier!"

At this moment, Yun Xiao deeply felt that his strength was insufficient. If he possessed the power of the Long Xiao Battle God from his previous life, who would dare to provoke him easily on the Nine Dragons Continent?

In fact, Yun Xiao had recently acquired many valuable items from the Douling Commerce auction. Some items were even praised by Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, so his desire to improve his strength was not impossible to achieve.

The current situation is finding a hidden place to refine and absorb those items. Yun Xiao knew that the Killing Heart Sect's tracking methods were unparalleled. With the commotion he caused in Bianlei City, they might soon catch up to him.

Swish!

As Yun Xiao quickly made his way northeast, a fiery red figure suddenly emerged from somewhere and leaped onto his right shoulder—it was the Fire Cloud Mouse Chi Yan.

"Where did you run off to?"

Seeing this, Yun Xiao couldn't help but stroke Chi Yan's fur. Chi Yan had acted independently upon entering Bianlei City and only appeared now, not lending a hand in the prior battles.

"Squeak Squeak!"

Hearing this, Chi Yan did a somersault atop Yun Xiao's shoulder and squeaked, though Yun Xiao couldn't understand what it was saying. However, Chi Yan's aura made Yun Xiao's expression somewhat peculiar.

"Looks like you found something good. Now breaking through to the Eighth Rank Low Level should be more feasible!"

Yun Xiao sensed that Chi Yan's aura had become much stronger than when they first entered Bianlei City, now reaching the peak of the Seventh Rank Advanced, just a step away from the Eighth Rank Low Level.

Initially, Yun Xiao's purpose for attending the Bianlei City auction was to gather the main ingredients required for an elixir to help Chi Yan break through. Now that the ingredients were complete, Yun Xiao himself hadn't reached the Earth Rank Middle Level Meridian Refining Master level yet.

"Sigh, it seems the breakthrough in the power of the soul is also urgent!"

Thinking of this, Yun Xiao helplessly shook his head and chuckled. Three days later, a tranquil lake with clear water and blue sky appeared in front of him, lifting his spirits.

"This is a great place!"

Seeing the scenic beauty of the lake, Yun Xiao decided to complete a certain process to improve his strength here, sensing no threatening presence pursuing him from behind.

When leaving Bianlei City, Yun Xiao misled onlookers into believing he headed directly north, but he actually veered northeast. If anyone pursued northward, they would slowly get further away.

As for the two from the Killing Heart Sect, Yun Xiao hadn't seen them in Bianlei City and thought it wouldn't be easy for them to catch up with him. Ultimately, enhancing his strength was the most important task.

Upon making up his mind, Yun Xiao finally found an ideal spot by the lake—a large rock about a mile from the shore, shrouded in lake mist. Even those standing on the shore couldn't see this rock unless their soul power was as strong as Yun Xiao's.

As Yun Xiao landed on the rock, he remained vigilant, knowing such tranquility might indicate powerful Vein Demons lurking in the lake, which could cause unnecessary trouble if they suddenly attacked.

However, as Yun Xiao stepped on the rock, nothing unexpected happened. Perhaps even he wasn't aware that he exuded a faintly strange aura preventing the Vein Demons hidden in the lake from acting recklessly.

"Let's begin then!"

Since no danger appeared, Yun Xiao didn't procrastinate. Placing the cage held in his left hand beside him, he wiped his right hand across his waist, and a multicolored banner appeared in his palm.

"Beast Spirit Banner!"

This banner, of course, was the Beast Spirit Banner Yun Xiao acquired from the auction. His acquisition of it had unintentionally formed a slight grudge with the Xiao family genius.