In the blink of an eye, another seven days passed!

During these seven days, whether it was Yun Xiao atop the Lake Heart Reef or the Fire Cloud Rat Chi Yan by the lake's edge, both were methodically refining some kind of special power, hoping for a successful breakthrough.

It's worth mentioning that this time, due to Little Dragon's "threat," the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu indeed didn't act too recklessly. Most of the energy stored within the Soul Devouring Beast was devoured and refined by Yun Xiao.

As Little Dragon said, although the Soul Devouring Beast appeared to be only at the Eighth Rank Low Level, the power deep within it was as incessant as a great river.

Yun Xiao even pondered that if the powerful figures from the branches of the Spirit Fighting Commerce knew there was such power within the Soul Devouring Beast, they probably wouldn't have auctioned it off. After all, Elder Mei Qian seemed to only have the cultivation level of the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage.

Bang!

At a certain moment after the seven days, an extremely powerful energy fluctuation suddenly erupted from Yun Xiao's body. As this wave swept out, it seemed that even the Vein Demons in the lake dived a bit deeper.

This surge of power soaring skyward signified that Yun Xiao's seven days of devouring weren't in vain. Using the energy of the Soul Devouring Beast at the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm, he finally broke through the barrier of the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm, reaching a higher realm, achieving a fundamental advancement.

"Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage!"

As Yun Xiao opened his eyes, feeling the raging energy surge within him, he lightly clenched his fist and thought that coming to Bianlei City this time was indeed the right decision.

With the treasures he purchased from the auction, not only did his power of soul break through to Earth Rank Middle Level, but his Meridian Qi cultivation also forcefully advanced to the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage, marking a qualitative leap.

Of course, this is fundamentally different from using an elixir to boost strength. After all, under the devouring and refining of the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, the key to Yun Xiao's breakthrough this time was still the lifelong cultivation of the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm expert within the Soul Devouring Beast.

It's unknown how this Eighth Rank Low Level Soul Devouring Beast managed to devour the lifelong cultivation of a Peak of Seeking Origin Realm expert, a fact no longer verifiable, but in the end, it achieved Yun Xiao today.

With the miraculous Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, Yun Xiao managed to compress the lifelong cultivation of the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm expert to a level that allowed him to break through to the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage. From this point of view, although he relied on external power, it was under a controllable circumstance.

This kind of breakthrough won't cause Yun Xiao's Meridian Qi to become unstable. This is the magical aspect of the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique. In any case, he was lucky this time, taking a substantial step toward returning to his peak state from the previous life.

"This Soul Devouring Beast..."

Gazing at the dejected Soul Devouring Beast whose inner power was completely consumed, Yun Xiao's mind moved. Then, with a burst of his Earth Rank Middle Level power of soul, in the panicked eyes of the Soul Devouring Beast, its spiritual wisdom was completely erased.

"This could be considered the second genuine Meridian Spirit!"

At this moment, Yun Xiao planned to refine this Soul Devouring Beast into his own Meridian Spirit. Strictly speaking, the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix chick Red Feather aren't considered his Meridian Spirits, as no contract was formed between them.

Therefore, Yun Xiao's genuine Meridian Spirit was only the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, and in some sense, he didn't value an Eighth Rank Low Level Meridian Spirit, but the Soul Devouring Beast was an exception.

Besides its Eighth Rank Low Level cultivation, at least the characteristics of the Soul Devouring Beast mentioned by Mei Qian during the auction remained. In the future, the Soul Devouring Beast as a Meridian Spirit would become Yun Xiao's energy transfer station for cultivation, and at times it might even be released to seek energy and then return it to him.

"Seems like Chi Yan can still hang in there for a while!"

Yun Xiao turned his head, glanced toward the figure by the bank, then after absorbing the Soul Devouring Beast within him, he wiped his waist, causing a stone that faintly emitted a yellow light to appear out of thin air in his palm.

"Molten Lava Heart Stone!"

This, of course, was another precious lot Yun Xiao acquired from the Bianlei City auction, and it was something Chu Nian of the Chu Family had his eyes on, possessing powerful physical refinement effects.

"If I can further enhance my physical strength, I'll have more confidence to support Chi Yan!"

Holding the Molten Lava Heart Stone in his hand, Yun Xiao's thoughts raced. After all, it was the Flame Burst Pill ravaging all over Chi Yan. Though Yun Xiao broke through to the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage, he still wasn't confident enough to help.

However, if his physical strength could reach equivalent to the Eighth Rank Middle Level Vein Demon, the certainty of assisting Chi Yan would undoubtedly increase significantly. At any rate, Chi Yan can currently still endure, so Yun Xiao already made a new decision.

"Ah, such pain!"

After all, it was a Molten Lava Heart Stone of Earth Rank Middle Level. Even though Yun Xiao's physical strength was already comparable to an Eighth Rank Low Level Vein Demon, he couldn't help but let out a cry of pain when he started refining the Molten Lava Heart Stone.

However, the reincarnated Yun Xiao had already endured the pain of tempering his body many times. As time passed, he gritted his teeth, and his physical strength kept increasing. Perhaps he would break through at any moment.

...........

While Yun Xiao and Chi Yan were both in a special state, to the west of the Big Lake, an old and a young figure were swiftly moving. One of them was quite familiar, being Xiao Qiming, the Xiao Family's second in command known as a genius.

The elder accompanying Xiao Qiming had half-black, half-white hair, and wrinkles on his face that seemed capable of clamping a fly to death. Clad in a coarse grey robe, he looked like an ascetic, contrasting sharply with Xiao Qiming's luxurious attire.

However, the occasional aura exuded by this person could make anyone feel a twinge of palpitations, indicating his Meridian Qi Cultivation was far beyond Xiao Qiming, a genius at the Early Stage of Seeking Origin Realm, could compare to.

"It's truly unlucky. Those guys clearly said Yun Xiao went north of Bianlei City, making it hard for us to find him!"

Xiao Qiming's expression was somewhat unpleasant. After fleeing in panic that day, he found this Xiao Family steward at the Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage and directly planned to catch up to Yun Xiao to repay the humiliation before seizing what he desired.

However, after asking around from the spectators then, he got the information that Yun Xiao was heading due north, and after chasing for several days, he didn't catch a trace of Yun Xiao.

Now, the two of them shifted northwest, still not catching Yun Xiao, and only then diverted to this northeast direction. If they couldn't find him again, Xiao Qiming might have to think of another way.

"Don't worry, Second Young Master. That kid killed the Kong brothers of Sky Thunder Valley, and Sky Thunder Valley surely won't let him go easily. In this region, if even Sky Thunder Valley can't find him, then we'll just have to admit our bad luck!"

This Xiao Family steward at the Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage was named Xiao Baishi, here to guard Xiao Qiming's safety. It wasn't until the latter was scared into fleeing by Yun Xiao that he finally got the news.

Although the boy named Yun Xiao was boasted to the skies by Xiao Qiming, in Xiao Baishi's heart, he was just a youth at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm and posed no threat whatsoever to someone like him at the Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage.

Now, Xiao Baishi's only concern was that the boy was too slippery, making it so neither they nor Sky Thunder Valley could find him. In that case, they might just have to swallow this loss.

...........

Meanwhile.

Hundreds of miles south of the Big Lake, three figures approached from a distance. Upon closer look, it was two women and a man. The two women, one older and one younger, both had graceful figures. The older woman, in particular, carried a kind of mature charm that made the man beside her cast frequent sidelong glances.

"I say, Seven Kills brother, is your Killing Heart Sect's tracking method reliable or not? We've been circling north of Bianlei City for almost half a month now!"

The one speaking was Mei Qian, the Elder of the Thunder City Spirit Fighting Commerce branch, and her words were directed at the Seven Killings Guardian, Zheng Qiming of the Killing Heart Sect, with a tone laced with subtle annoyance.

Back when they were in Thunder City, after Mei Qian returned to Thunder City Douling Commerce to bring out the flying bird demon pet, Zheng Qiming assured with confidence about the prowess of the Killing Heart Sect's tracking skills, claiming they would definitely pinpoint Yun Xiao in a short time.

Yet now, half a month had passed. Initially, they took the flying bird demon pet and searched north of Thunder City, which was in a similar direction to the search path taken by Xiao Family's duo.

But Zheng Qiming's method of locating was not based on directions given by spectators. Instead, he used a special technique of the Killing Heart Sect, sensing a certain aura belonging to Yun Xiao.

Unfortunately, Yun Xiao had predicted this kind of method long ago and not only deliberately erased his aura but also created a distraction, leading the Seven Killings Guardian on many wrong turns.

It wasn't until Zheng Qiming reached the northeastern region of Thunder City that he truly got on the right track, as Yun Xiao had already stayed in that Big Lake for half a month's time.

"Rest assured, this time, there will be no mistakes!"

Upon hearing Mei Qian, a confident smile appeared on Zheng Qiming's face. Raising his hand toward the north, he glanced at the flying bird demon pet high in the sky, exuding even more confidence.

"Yun Xiao, this time, you absolutely won't escape!"

A low voice emerged from Zheng Qiming's mouth as he locked onto a direction and strode forward, with Mei Qian and Ye Suxin quickly following. Their eyes also glinted with a trace of peculiar light.

Meanwhile, approaching from the east of the Big Lake where Yun Xiao was located, several figures moved swiftly. If any outsiders saw, they would notice that each of these figures was subtly surrounded by a hint of thunder attribute energy, indicating they were related to the dominant force in this region, Sky Thunder Valley.