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

Chapter 125 A Sense of Security, The Mysterious Gate of Life and Death

"Good, good, good. With such confidence, I can rest assured. I never expected to meet such an outstanding descendant before I die."

Little one, if you have the ability in the future, go to the ancient clan, enter the Heavenly Tomb and find the clan leader. The clan leader's name is Xiao Xuan. He should still have the bloodline of the Dou Di of my Xiao clan.

"Your talent is quite remarkable. If you were blessed with the bloodline of a Dou Di, you would surely be able to lead my Xiao Clan to rise again. Even if you cannot rise again, you can still protect the safety of my Xiao Clan."

Xiao Kong looked at Xiao Li with a sense of satisfaction.

"Elder, I don't need the bloodline of a Dou Di. Leave it to an outstanding descendant of the clan. Besides, is it possible to save you in your current condition? I am an eighth-grade alchemist. You can rest assured and leave it to me."

Xiao Li wants to revive Elder Xiao Kong. If he can help Elder Xiao Kong revive in the future and give the Xiao Clan a Dou Sheng expert to oversee things, the Xiao Clan's safety level will definitely increase several levels.

Moreover, a Dou Sheng powerhouse can create a small world, making it safer for the Xiao family members to live in that small world.

"Hehe, there's no need to worry about this old man. My condition is very poor, and I've lost too much of my original soul energy, unless I have a Soul Infant Fruit or a Spirit Dragon Heavenly Herb."

Either a ninth-grade precious pill could save my life, but there's no need. The flow of time at the Gate of Life and Death is unpredictable; even if I were resurrected, I wouldn't have many years left to live.

Xiao Kong refused, saying that he knew his condition and that only rare natural treasures or grade nine precious pills could cure him. Even in his time, Soul Infant Fruit and Spirit Dragon Heavenly Mushroom were rare items.

These two rare items are at least rarer than a Grade Nine Precious Pill, and Xiao Kong has a greater chance of seeing one.

"Fortunately, I happen to have a Soul Infant Fruit here. Elder, the Xiao Clan needs you. Currently, besides myself and my grandfather who have reached the Dou Zong level, the Xiao Clan only has one Dou Huang left."

A few days ago, the ancient clan came to our door and injured the current patriarch of the Xiao family, who is also my elder brother. It was clear that they were bullying our Xiao family because of its decline.

"If a few ancient clans' Battle Emperors dare to act like this, do you really have the heart to let us be wiped out by other clans with a mere flick of the wrist?"

Xiao Li truly hoped that Elder Xiao Kong could be resurrected to help the Xiao family escape the current predicament of not having a Dou Sheng expert. Without a Dou Sheng expert to protect them, Xiao Li always felt that danger was everywhere.

Why did he join Yin Valley? Wasn't it for a sense of security? Yin Valley has a half-saint. At least when the Soul Palace discovers that he is a descendant of the Xiao clan, they will have to think twice before they want to touch him.

"This..." Xiao Li's words struck Xiao Kong's heart like a thunderbolt. If Xiao Kong had any regrets, it was about the Xiao clan! The future of the Xiao clan had always been on Xiao Kong's mind.

Xiao Kong knew that the Xiao clan no longer had the bloodline of a Dou Di. Even in his remnant soul state, he could tell that the Dou Di bloodline in this junior, Xiao Li, was practically nonexistent.

If one had a sufficient understanding of the Xiao clan's bloodline and observed it at such close range, Xiao Kong would not have been able to recognize that Xiao Li was a descendant of the Xiao clan.

"But why do you go to such lengths to save an old man like me who won't live for more than two hundred years? Why? Even if you revive me, my lifespan will still be less than two hundred years."

You can only offer temporary protection, not permanent protection!

Xiao Kongzhen didn't want to hinder Xiao Li's cultivation because of himself. He could see that Xiao Li had excellent talent. Just now, Xiao Li said that he was already an eighth-grade alchemist.

Xiao Kong was quite surprised. Xiao Li was only twenty-three years old at the time, and his cultivation was five-star Dou Zong. At the peak of the Xiao Clan, that was a pretty good level.

However, Xiao Li did not possess the bloodline of a Dou Di (Battle Emperor). He relied entirely on his own cultivation to advance step by step. As for opportunities and such, they were all part of his own cultivation. Did the direct descendants of the eight ancient clans lack opportunities? Being born into this clan was the greatest opportunity of all!

At the age of twenty-three, her soul power reached the Spirit Realm, and her alchemy skills reached the eighth rank. Even during the reign of Clan Chief Xiao Xuan, only one person in the entire Xiao Clan could achieve such a feat. Afterwards, she became the Xiao Clan's ninth-rank treasure pill alchemy master.

She was harmed by the Soul Clan during Xiao Xuan's ascension to Dou Di and died in front of Xiao Kong. That stubborn, proud, and somewhat mischievous little girl died in front of Xiao Kong, which was his dereliction of duty as the Grand Elder!

If she were still alive, she could probably become a ninth-grade Xuan Dan alchemist, and might even have reached the Golden Core stage! Unfortunately, everything has turned to dust!

Xiao Li's gaze was resolute: "Two hundred years? That's enough. Elder, please believe me, within fifty years, the Xiao Clan will surely rise again!"

Xiao Kong looked at Xiao Li's resolute face through the storage ring. He had not noticed before that Xiao Li looked so much like Xiao Xuan. If it were a thousand years ago, the clan might have regarded Xiao Li as Xiao Xuan's son or brother.

"Okay!" For some reason, Xiao Kong looked at Xiao Li's face and chose to believe him, just as he had believed Xiao Xuan before.

Xiao Li nodded, then opened his eyes and found three beautiful women and one little beauty staring at him.

"Little Holy Son, you're awake? I thought something had happened to you," Pei Yuru said with a sigh of relief.

Yun Yun looked at Xiao Li and found that he was not acting strangely, so she was relieved. She had felt something strange about Xiao Li for a moment earlier, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"I'm fine, Yu Rou, can you do me a favor?" Xiao Li asked.

Pei Yuru was completely bewildered; it was the first time she had ever seen someone like Xiao Li need her help.

"Speak, no, cough cough, you are the Holy Son, it is my honor to be able to help you!" Pei Yuru said in a very official tone.

"Be normal!" Xiao Li gave Pei Yuru a sharp rap on the head.

"You dare hit me! Even my sister has never hit me!" Pei Yuru immediately bared her teeth and brandished her claws, but Pei Yuhan slapped her on the back of the head, and her anger instantly subsided.

"Sister, you hit me too! Waaaaah, you don't love me anymore!"

Pei Yuhan shook her head helplessly: "Holy Son, please tell me what it is. I can do it for you."

"It's nothing major. I just want Yu Rou to deliver a message for me, and also to ask the valley to help me search for some herbs that nourish the soul. It would be best if we could find Soul Infant Fruit or Spirit Dragon Heavenly Mushroom, as well as the herbs listed on these two pill formulas."

Xiao Li handed Pei Yurou the formulas for the seventh-grade high-level pill, the Spirit Sea Soul Condensing Pill, and the eighth-grade pill, the Yin Yang Soul Tracing Pill.

"Also, have the valley collect a batch of medicinal herbs for refining the Purple-Azure Supreme Pill. I will refine a batch of Purple-Azure Supreme Pills, and then the Dou Zun elders in the valley will be in luck, as they can improve their cultivation by one star."

Xiao Li told the Pei sisters about his requirements. When Pei Yuhan tried to take the list, Pei Yurou snatched it away.

"Leave it to me, I'll handle it perfectly. What reward will the little saint have after it's all over?" Pei Yuru started to strike a seductive pose as she spoke.

"What do you want?" Xiao Li asked, and for some reason he felt a chill down his spine. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yun Yun looking at him with a half-smile.

Pei Yuru immediately stopped and said seriously, "It's nothing. After it's done, help my sister refine a Hunyuan Breakthrough Pill. My sister is about to advance to the peak of Dou Zong."

Pei Yuhan said urgently, "Little sister."

"Okay!" Xiao Li agreed immediately, and Pei Yuhan couldn't say anything. She was already a nine-star Dou Zong, and would soon reach the peak of Dou Zong.

Xiao Li pondered for a moment: "Alright, the opportunity at the Gate of Life and Death is gone, let's go back."

All the women: "Mmm."

Zi Yan stretched and yawned: "Finally over, I'm so tired."

The group headed towards the exit. Xiao Li looked at the dark blue storage ring in his hand and asked in his mind, "Elder, what exactly is this Gate of Life and Death?"

"I suspect that this Gate of Life and Death is a semi-finished product created by some powerful being, imitating the Heavenly Tomb."

(End of this chapter)