Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

Chapter 114 Imperial Clan, Bloodline of the Battle Emperor

As the effects of the Life-Returning Pill began to take hold, Xiao Lin's body slowly recovered, all his injuries were healed, and the wrinkles on his face became much less pronounced.

"Am I all better now?" Xiao Lin moved his body around and found that all the pain was gone, and he was full of energy again.

"Of course it's good. This Life-Returning Pill is a seventh-grade medicine. As long as the heart isn't shattered or the head isn't severed, it can cure anything," Xiao Li said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"Seventh grade? That's such a waste! I think the Rejuvenation Pill would be enough." Xiao Lin hadn't expected that he had just taken a seventh-grade pill; no wonder it tasted different from the Rejuvenation Pill.

"So what if it's a seventh-grade pill? I'm an eighth-grade alchemist now! I can refine a seventh-grade pill as long as I have the materials," Xiao Li said proudly.

"Husband, are you alright?" The beautiful woman walked over and carefully examined Xiao Lin.

"Alright, thanks to Xiao Li, I'm fully recovered now." Xiao Lin stood up, feeling his own strength.

The beautiful woman was none other than Xiao Lin's wife and Xiao Zhan's mother, Mu Jin. She was originally from the Mu family, but more than ten years ago, an internal strife broke out within the Mu family. Several branches fought each other to seize the position of family head, and Mu Jin's branch was removed by the current head of the Mu family.

However, Mu Jin's parents had both passed away before that internal strife, and Mu Jin didn't have any brothers or sisters. Moreover, she was originally used as a tool for a political marriage. However, she and Xiao Lin had a particularly good relationship. In other words, they were childhood sweethearts.

They were a normal, loving couple. In addition to raising Xiao Li and Xiao Zhan, Mu Jin also assisted Xiao Lin in handling the Xiao family's internal affairs. She could be considered Xiao Lin's capable assistant.

"Thank you, Xiao Li." Mu Jin bowed slightly to Xiao Li.

Xiao Li immediately used his fighting spirit to lift Mu Jin up: "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Don't do this, I can't take it."

"Father has recovered? That's wonderful!" Xiao Zhan saw that Xiao Lin's furrowed brows had relaxed.

"Brother, tell me who those people are?" Xiao Li already had some guesses in his mind.

Xiao Lin sat down with a furrowed brow: "They come from an imperial family. You must know that our Xiao family ancestors were once very wealthy, even enjoying a level of prosperity that we can't even imagine."

According to those people, our Xiao family ancestors once produced a Dou Di (Battle Emperor), but we declined due to some unforeseen events.

Xiao Li nodded: "Is the one who came surnamed Gu or Hun? Or did they use some kind of fighting technique?"

Xiao Lin pondered, "They didn't mention our surname. They were just mocking our Xiao family, saying that the once invincible Xiao clan had fallen to a mere Douhuang family."

I couldn't stand it, so I started fighting with them. That person was a four-star Dou Huang, and he seemed to have a higher cultivation level than me, but in reality, he didn't even know how to fight.

His fighting spirit was extremely weak, and his fighting skills were flashy but ineffective. He was no match for me at all. Later, when his companions saw that I had the upper hand, they joined forces to attack.

One of them used an extremely powerful fighting technique, something like "Mountain-Splitting Seal!"

Boom—

An extremely powerful aura emanated from Xiao Li's body, causing the surrounding void to tremble continuously!

"Ancient Clan! Excellent! Very good indeed! Compared to the Soul Clan, who are truly despicable—no, at least the Soul Clan fought Xiao Xuan's ancestor openly and fairly! The Ancient Clan! They are nothing but hypocrites!"

Xiao Li gritted his teeth and said that he had never had any goodwill towards the ancient clans. Now that the people of the ancient clans had actually forced their way into the Xiao family and injured Xiao Lin, Xiao Li could not tolerate it.

"Sigh~" Xiao Li sighed, and his fighting spirit also subsided. What could he do if he couldn't bear it? The ancient clan not only had Gu Yuan, a peak nine-star Dou Sheng, but also the Black Annihilation King and the Three Immortals of the ancient clan. Unless the Xiao clan returned to its prosperity a thousand years ago, he could only swallow his anger.

"Big brother, did those people say anything to you?" Xiao Li asked.

Xiao Lin: "They wanted the family heirloom, but I didn't say anything. They assumed it was lost and didn't ask. Then they said their clan leader was coming to take a look, and they had just followed the clues here."

Xiao Li clenched his fist, then relaxed it: "Ancient Clan Chief, is Gu Yuan coming? Heh, is the head of hypocrites coming? Oh well, let him come if he wants, Big Brother can just deal with him as usual."

These days I've been staying with the clan, refining some pills, and also teaching Xiao Wan a basic lesson in alchemy. By the way, brother, will those people come again?

"They should come again. They said to go back and submit the mission first, and then come back in two years. They told me to cultivate properly and not be so weak." Xiao Lin said, clenching his fist. He clearly couldn't beat them in a one-on-one fight, but they said he was weak in a group fight. Anyone would be furious in that situation.

Xiao Li sneered, "Hmph, just as I thought. A bunch of spoiled brats, relying on their ancestral bloodline to look down on everyone? Heh, they'll never escape the constraints of the Dou Di bloodline in this lifetime!"

"Dou Di bloodline? Uncle, what is that?" Xiao Zhan asked.

"The bloodline of the Dou Di is the legacy of the Dou Di. The Dou Di can change the bloodline of himself and his relatives and descendants, greatly improving the cultivation level and aptitude of his relatives, and revitalizing the entire family for tens of thousands of years with the power of one person."

In other words, if I become a Dou Di, then Big Brother and Xiao Zhan's cultivation levels will directly soar to Dou Sheng, and the rest of the Xiao family will soar to Dou Zun, Dou Zong, or some other level. Is it all based on blood relation?

Xiao Li explained to Xiao Lin and Xiao Zhan what the bloodline of the Dou Di was.

"So powerful? But Uncle, I just heard you and Father say that our Xiao family was once a Dou Di family. Why are we so weak now? Is it because we have declined?" Xiao Zhan continued to ask.

"Yes, this is what I found out after I arrived in Zhongzhou. Our ancestor Xiao Xuan was one of the five most powerful people on the Dou Qi Continent a thousand years ago. His cultivation reached the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng, and he was only one step away from becoming a Dou Di!"

Back then, our Xiao clan was arguably the most powerful clan. The guy you met that day wouldn't dare to lay a hand on us at that time; the only possibility was that we would lay a hand on them.

Unfortunately, a change occurred a thousand years ago, and the Dou Di bloodline of the Xiao clan was lost. As a result, although our generation is still a descendant of the Xiao clan, the Dou Di bloodline within us is negligible.

Xiao Li told Xiao Lin and Xiao Zhan what he knew and could say. Xiao Lin was the head of the Xiao family, and Xiao Zhan was the next head of the family. They were qualified to know what they would face in the future.

However, Xiao Li did not tell them everything, as it would be bad for them to know too much. He could only speak intermittently, using the information he had gained from his travels in Zhongzhou as an excuse. Xiao Li truly did not want the Xiao family to fall back to its former state in the future.

Xiao Zhan clenched his fists: "Damn it, they're taking advantage of our Xiao clan's decline! These cowards are bullying the weak and fearing the strong! Uncle, are we just going to let them bully us like this?"

Xiao Zhan is now twenty years old and has grown into a qualified adult. Over the years, he has been helping Xiao Lin handle family affairs, and spends the rest of his time either with his wife or diligently cultivating.

Thanks to Xiao Li's special care, Xiao Zhan is now an eight-star Great Dou Master. Unfortunately, Xiao Zhan only trains behind closed doors. Apart from occasionally going to the Monster Mountain Range for training, relying solely on hard work at home has slowed down his progress considerably.

Xiao Li was the same. He spent six years cultivating at home, but it wasn't as fast as two years of cultivation outside. Sometimes, he would lose some motivation when he was at home.

Xiao Zhan's talent is indeed not outstanding, but he is very hardworking. When we last met, Xiao Zhan was only an eight-star Dou Shi. Now he has grown into an eight-star Great Dou Shi, which is not bad.

Xiao Li smiled and said, "Little Zhan, cultivate diligently. Your uncle will set a goal for you: reach the Dou Huang realm within fifteen years, how about that?"

"good!"

(End of this chapter)