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Xiao Yan was utterly speechless. He had just been resting quietly within the Gate of Life and Death, comfortably enjoying the care and affection left behind by his ancestor.
After refining the Ten Thousand Beast Fla and the Green Lotus Core Fla, he had always believed that refining a Heavenly Fla was a painful and grueling ordeal. Only now did he realize how blissful it was to be the descendant of a Dou God Clan. Refining the Yin-Yang Twin Fla had felt like soaking in a hot spring, lulling him into a peaceful sleep.
Who would have expected a sudden tremor to wake him up? As he stepped out to take a look, good heavens! Protector Wu had turned against his own kin! He had slaughtered Yun Shan!
To be honest, Xiao Yan didn't have any deep grudges against the Misty Cloud Sect. Moreover, he had a special, ambiguous relationship with Yun Yun. Seeing the Misty Cloud Sect like this didn't make him happy at all.
"Jie Jie Jie, this Venerable doesn't need to know whose inheritance it is. This Venerable only needs to know that back then, when Yun Po Tian acquired only a small fraction of the legacy, he rose to beco a Dou Venerable, famous throughout the Dou Qi Continent for his astounding talent. If I can obtain the complete inheritance, then I will definitely beco a Tianzun-no, beco a Saint of the Hall of Souls!" Protector Wu beca more and more excited as he spoke, as if he had already beco a Dou Saint.
"What you say does make so sense. But you don't even know whose inheritance it is, and you still want to seize it? If you knew the real origin, you'd probably be scared senseless." Xiao Yan cast a pitying glance at Protector Wu. Xiao Xuan hated the Hun Clan the most, and the Hall of Souls was precisely the power of the Hun Clan.
Protector Wu, who cultivated the Soul Training thod of the Hun Clan, was truly seeking death at the doorstep of the King of Hell.
"Jie Jie Jie, enough with the nonsense. If you hand over the inheritance, this Venerable can spare your life for the sake of that lord," Protector Wu said. He was still sowhat apprehensive of Hun Huzi, but in the face of imnse temptation, even if Xiao Yan was the son of Hun Tiandi, Protector Wu would not let him go.
When faced with imnse temptation, people might even disregard their own lives!
"'This Venerable this, this Venerable that'-do you really think you're a Dou Venerate? Co on then, let , Xiao Yan, teach you how to be human-no, teach you how to be a ghost!" Xiao Yan stood tall, provocatively beckoning with his finger as he spoke.
His confident deanor made it seem as if he was the Dou Venerate instead.
Even Protector Wu felt so doubt when he saw Xiao Yan's confident look. He swept his powerful Spiritual Strength over Xiao Yan and thought to himself, 'He broke through to Dou Spirit?'
Xiao Yan had advanced from a 7-star Dou Grandmaster to the Dou Spirit realm in just over a month. That speed was already extrely fast, but to Protector Wu, who had reached Dou Venerate strength through secret techniques, even Dou Emperors were just courting death. Protector Wu nodded, and several Dou Emperor-level Soul Envoys whom he had summoned from elsewhere using soul points surrounded Xiao Yan. Whether he was apprehensive of Hun Huzi's thods or feared retaliation, Protector Wu had no intention of acting personally.
A cold glint flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes as he looked at the Soul Envoys in the sky, each with Dou Qi wings and at least at the Dou King realm. He laughed, "My clan's ancestor was truly wise. He had anticipated that such a situation might occur."
Buzz!!!
Suddenly, the black and white flas on Xiao Yan's body emitted a kind of spiritual radiance. The dark flas clung tightly to his entire body, obscuring his appearance. Xiao Xuan's voice resounded in his heart.
[This is a Secret Technique that has been passed down in our clan since ancient tis. I shall impart it to you now.]
Suddenly, the Dou Qi within Xiao Yan's body began to circulate involuntarily. The Skyfire Three Mysterious Change also automatically activated, and the Yin-Yang Twin Fla rapidly circulated along its pathways.
Having inherited a bit of the Dou God Bloodline, Xiao Yan felt his blood boiling within his body at this mont!
Although his Dou God Bloodline was only Grade 1, with the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change triggering the Heavenly Fla, the bloodline within his body began to boil, starting to elevate.
[This technique requires possessing our clan's bloodline to perform even a little. Without our clan's bloodline, it cannot be used at all.]
'Oh, no wonder a bit of the Dou God Bloodline was left behind.'
Suddenly, the Dou Qi, Spiritual Strength, and blood energy within his body were all instantly mobilized. A wondrous feeling arose in his heart, and a kind of enlightennt rushed straight to his mind.
Xiao Yan had always thought that learning Qi thods and Dou Techniques involved either studying from scrolls or using soul tools to learn via spiritual information.
He never expected that there would be this kind of 'hands-on' personal teaching!
Even the comprehension of the Secret Technique was transmitted into his mind, just like the legendary 'enlightennt poured into the head'.
[This technique was created by our clan's Dou God, Xiao Zhantian. Now, let demonstrate it for you once!]
It was as if Xiao Xuan had anticipated that his descendants might face threats when they inherited the Heavenly Fla. As such, he left his last bit of strength within the Death Fla so that his descendant could personally experience this move.
Xiao Yan, whose entire body was enveloped in black and white flas, began to move involuntarily. His hands ford seals, and he gently pushed forward.
[This technique is called... Breaking Through the Heavens!] (TL/N: Po Cangqiong)
As the voice sounded in his heart, suddenly, endless profound light erupted from the entire Misty Cloud Sect. Even the area beyond Misty Cloud Mountain that was enveloped by the storm of the sect-protecting grand formation was illuminated.
At that instant, it was as if the Misty Cloud Sect had transford into an immortal realm, bursting with boundless light, like an ascension to the heavens.
"What's happening at the Misty Cloud Sect again!!"
"Such dazzling light!"
Even in the nearby Jia Ma Sacred City, they could see the piercing light suddenly erupting from
the Misty Cloud Sect.
Everyone who witnessed this scene was shocked and moved. No one knew what had been happening at the Misty Cloud Sect over the past month, let alone what was happening now.
Everything returned to calm when the radiance gradually dissipated.
Perhaps Xiao Xuan from a thousand years ago had already anticipated, or even experienced, that every ti one entered a relic's inheritance, it would attract a group of troubleso people. So he deliberately left behind this strike within the Death Fla.
At the sa ti, it also served to demonstrate to Xiao Yan the kind of glory their clan's Dou God had once achieved.
Although it had been a thousand years, and the power was less than a thousandth of Xiao
Xuan's forr strength, yet it was... enough.
One black Soul Robe after another drifted down slowly from the sky. The people inside had already turned to ashes, their souls scattered.
Storage rings, soul stones, weapons, armor, and other items fell from the sky, emitting clinking sounds that pulled the remaining disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect back to reality.
At this mont, the remaining Misty Cloud Sect disciples all had pale faces, feeling their hair stand on end. They all felt that Xiao Yan was too terrifying. What exactly was this power!! Queen dusa looked at Xiao Yan, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and fear. Such power was beyond the comprehension of a Dou Ancestor-it was at least at the Dou Venerate level,
or even stronger!
Xiao Yan let out a long breath and murmured softly, "Rest assured, Ancestor, I have received this Secret Technique."
With a snapping sound, the Yin-Yang Twin Fla fell into his palm, like passing a relay
baton.
Xiao Xuan could be said to have spared no effort. He had considered every aspect for his clan
to have a chance to rise again countless years later.
He even anticipated that his descendants might be besieged.
Xiao Yan walked over to Yun Yun's side. At this mont, she was kneeling beside Yun Shan's
corpse. To the lonely and helpless Yun Yun, Yun Shan was the family who had raised her. Her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, looking a bit lost, weak, and helpless as she turned to look at Xiao Yan. Even he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart upon seeing her tear- streaked face, resembling a pear blossom bathed in rain.
Yun Shan had brought this upon himself and couldn't be saved. Even going to the Misty Cloud Sect's Hall of Souls was fraught with various probes; he didn't dare to rashly go to the Hall of Souls. That was because he sensed that the Hall of Souls was too deep and unfathomable. When facing the strong, one must be even more cautious and careful, because they could kill
you at any ti.
With a flicker of fla, Xiao Yan's right hand condensed a ball of white Life Fla and gently injected it into Yun Shan's body. The Life Fla began to burn his body.
The Life Fla of the Yin-Yang Twin Fla could save people. It was ever-renewing. But
even a Heavenly Fla couldn't bring the dead back to life. The Life Fla was more like a fla that accelerated cell division and healing, and it could also restore Spiritual Strength.
A faint white illusory figure gradually appeared as the Life Fla burned. This was Yun Shan's residual soul, similar to a remnant soul-not even a complete soul body. Yun Shan's soul had already been devoured by Protector Wu.
This was condensed by Xiao Yan using the power of the Life Fla.
Xiao Yan gently comforted, "Say your goodbyes properly."
No matter how detestable Yun Shan was, no matter how much he had brought this upon
himself, he was, after all, the one who had raised Yun Yun. This was all he could do.
Not wanting to disturb Yun Yun's farewell, he gave the two plenty of space.
He walked up to dusa with a grin and said, "I thought you had already run away."
dusa was instantly infuriated. Does this guy know how to speak properly?!
A warm white fla slowly seeped into dusa's injured hands. "What was that power of yours?" dusa looked straight at Xiao Yan. If Xiao Yan could
possess such strength, it would be too terrifying.
dusa hadn't left the Misty Cloud Sect and had even saved Yun Yun, which made Xiao Yan
begin to trust her. He spread his hands and said, "It's a long story, but unfortunately, that kind of power can only be used once."
Right now, he didn't want to let go of Queen dusa, this Dou Ancestor-level bodyguard. His ancestor's power was only a one-ti thing. Even the Yin-Yang Twin Fla couldn't withstand too much of Xiao Xuan's strength.
Xiao Yan looked toward Nalan Yanran and the dejected, bewildered disciples of the Misty
Cloud Sect behind her. After experiencing this incident, the Misty Cloud Sect had likely lost its status as the number one sect in the Jia Ma Empire.
Not only had their strongest forr Sect Leader Yun Shan died, but most of the elders and elite disciples had perished as well. It could be said that now, the strongest person in the Misty Cloud Sect was Yun Yun, followed by a few peak Dou Spirit elders, and then Nalan
Yanran.
This strength was already far inferior to the Jia Ma Imperial Family. The imperial family, which had long harbored apprehensions about the Misty Cloud Sect, probably wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.
Sure enough, not long after, Jia Xing Tian, Hai Bodong, and others, upon seeing the brilliant
light erupting from the Misty Cloud Sect, hurriedly flew over from Jia Ma Sacred City.
"What on earth happened here?" Hai Bodong looked at the corpses scattered across the ground, especially the mountain-like piles of bodies on the massive Soul Offering Altars, making his scalp tingle.
What exactly had the Misty Cloud Sect been doing in just over a month?!
"Xiao Yan, what exactly happened?" Jia Xing Tian landed beside Xiao Yan.
He had noticed sothing amiss with the Misty Cloud Sect. Every disciple was dejected, Sect
Leader Yun Yun seed lost, and as for the Dou Ancestor Yun Shan, there was no sign of him.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Yan said, "The Misty Cloud Sect was invaded by an evil force. The Old Sect Leader Yun Shan and so of the elders died in battle." Upon hearing Xiao Yan's explanation, Nalan Yanran looked as if she wanted to say sothing but hesitated. Queen dusa, on the other hand, remained silent.
Hai Bodong and Jia Xing Tian exchanged glances. Both were old foxes and naturally sensed
that what Xiao Yan said might not be the whole truth.
However, they didn't press further. If Xiao Yan was unwilling to elaborate, they wouldn't
force the issue. The truth wasn't important; what mattered was that whatever Xiao Yan said it was, then that's what it was.
Not long after, Yun Yun slowly walked over. Under the gazes of all the Misty Cloud Sect disciples, she pulled herself together and said, "Everyone, a great calamity has befallen our
Misty Cloud Sect. Please give so ti."
"For now, our Misty Cloud Sect will temporarily close. Three days later, once I have settled the sect's affairs, I will give everyone an answer."
With these final words, everyone understood that the sun was setting on the Misty Cloud Sect.
Countless Misty Cloud Sect disciples sighed at this mont, feeling a deep sense of sorrow.
The Misty Cloud Sect was once so glorious, but now it had fallen to such a state. Such a drastic change was truly difficult to accept.
Many disciples didn't know the specifics of what had happened within the Misty Cloud Sect.
Only Queen dusa, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran were aware of the existence of the Hall of
Souls.
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The events that transpired in the Misty Cloud Sect spread like wildfire to every corner of the
Jia Ma Empire in just half a day, instantly causing a huge uproar throughout the entire empire.
Everyone knew how formidable and terrifying the Misty Cloud Sect's power was within the Jia Ma Empire, especially with the news of Yun Shan's breakthrough to the Dou Ancestor realm more than a month ago, which had significantly boosted the sect's prestige.
However, now the shocking news spread that the Misty Cloud Sect had been attacked by a
mysterious force. Not only had Yun Shan died in battle, but many Dou King-level elders within the sect had also perished, suffering a catastrophic calamity.
This was undoubtedly an earth-shattering event for the people of the Jia Ma Empire.
But the disaster was not over yet. In just one day, two-thirds of the remaining Misty Cloud Sect disciples submitted applications to leave the sect. All of them were disciples from major local clans, like Mo Li from the Mo Clan.
These people had only joined the Misty Cloud Sect to climb the social ladder. Now that the Misty Cloud Sect had fallen, they naturally scattered like monkeys when the tree falls, hurrying back ho for fear of retaliation from that mysterious force.
The remaining elders and deacons left even more quickly. In just one day, the vast Misty Cloud
Sect was almost emptied of people.
Only so poor disciples, who had joined the sect with the sole purpose of learning,
remained.
In the main hall, Yun Yun, Xiao Yan, and Queen dusa were present. "Master, this is the letter Elder Gu He left behind." Nalan Yanran clenched her fists tightly and
felt sowhat indignant. She hadn't expected Gu He, who had always been kind to her, to leave when the Misty Cloud Sect was at its most difficult ti.
Only Yun Yun understood that the real reason Gu He left wasn't because the Misty Cloud Sect
had fallen on hard tis, but because of her relationship with Xiao Yan. "Yanran, how are the sect's affairs being arranged?" Yun Yun asked. "Everything has been properly arranged. The deceased on the Soul Offering Altars have been
handed over to the army at the foot of Misty Cloud Mountain to record their appearances and
help identify them. Master, why do you want to know the identities of those people?" Nalan Yanran asked in confusion.
Yun Yun sighed softly and said, "Those people died because of the Misty Cloud Sect; they died
within our grounds. As the Sect Leader, I have a responsibility to bear for this. I plan to visit the families of each of these people to seek their forgiveness."
"But Master, if you go to visit the families of the deceased, the Misty Cloud Sect cannot be
without you."
"I will pass the position of Sect Leader to you before I leave."
Nalan Yanran hurriedly knelt down upon hearing these words, tears streaming down her face
as she said, "Wherever Master goes, Yanran will go."
"Yanran, stand up first. The Misty Cloud Sect cannot be dissolved. There are still many poor, background-less disciples who ca to the Misty Cloud Sect to learn."
Xiao Yan, who had been watching Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran's deep bond as master and disciple from the side, rubbed his nose and said, "Actually, I have a suggestion." Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran turned to look at him. Even Queen dusa, who had been quietly
sipping tea, curiously glanced over at him, all eager to hear what suggestion he had.
Xiao Yan revealed a aningful smile.
...
Two days later, in Rock Desert City.
Rock Desert City now looked completely different from a few months ago. There was now an
extrely luxurious rcenary company base in the city.
This massive building, resembling a modern military base, was the Desert tal rcenary
Company established by Xiao Yan's two older brothers.
The Desert tal rcenary Company was now a behemoth in Rock Desert City. A rcenary company possessing three Dou Grandmasters and dozens of Dou Masters-with such
strength,
it wasn't just the strongest rcenary company in Rock Desert City but also the
strongest in surrounding cities.
"Keep running, all of you! Are you still rcenaries of the Desert tal rcenary Company?!" A sexily dressed woman was yelling at those rcenaries lying on the ground, unable to run anymore. The whip in her hand cracked loudly as it struck the ground.
"Captain Xue Lan, we really can't run anymore. You're a Dou Master while we're still only at the Dou Practitioner realm."
"That's right, Captain. We really can't hold on any longer. Let us rest for a bit."
Xue Lan gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at these rcenaries. "You useless things! If the
Third Company Leader saw you like this, how disappointed would he be in our rcenary company!"
Chirp chirp!!
Just then, a ssenger eagle flew over the Desert tal rcenary Company. A letter tied to a
stone quickly dropped down.
The Dou Qi Continent didn't have telephones. Communication could only rely on the most primitive thods.
Xue Lan picked up the letter from the ground. When she saw the sender, her eyes instantly lit
up with pleasant surprise.
"Rest in place for ten minutes!"
Xue Lan held the letter and hurriedly rushed into Xiao Ding and Xiao Li's office. Xiao Li put down his pen and said, "Xue Lan, how many tis have I told you? No matter how
urgent it is, you must rember to knock before entering."
"Company Leaders, it's a letter from the Third Company Leader!" Xue Lan held up the letter
in her hand.
Upon hearing that it was a letter from Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li imdiately put down
their work. Xiao Li snatched the letter.
Xiao Ding said unhappily, "Why are you snatching it? What if the letter gets torn? What did
Third Brother say? Is he doing well?" Xiao Li read the contents of the letter and exclaid, "Ah?!"
Xiao Ding's eyes narrowed as he hurriedly asked, "Did sothing happen to Third Brother?"
Xiao Li looked at his older brother with an expression of disbelief and said hesitantly, "Big Brother, Third Brother wants our Xiao Clan to take over the Misty Cloud Sect."
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