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

Chapter 339 Xiao Yan Emerges from Seclusion

"The vast world? I will go," Xiao Li muttered to himself.

He then left the Ancient Realm with Zi Yan. The Ancient Realm had now lost the Ancient Emperor Jade, so the Soul Clan had no reason to come back to the Ancient Realm.

If the Soul Clan were to launch a surprise attack, Xiao Li would be helpless, since he was not a member of the Ancient Clan and had no obligation to help them guard the Ancient Realm.

"Let's go!"

Xiao Li then left the Ancient Realm, with Zi Yan following closely behind.

"Xiao Li, what is this Great Thousand World that old man just mentioned? Isn't Dou Di the end?" Zi Yan asked.

Xiao Li shook his head: "Dou Di is only the end point of Dou Qi Continent, not the Great Thousand World. If what the ancient emperor said is true, Dou Di is equivalent to a supreme being, then it is only the beginning of the path of the strong in the Great Thousand World!"

The Supreme Realm is divided into nine grades, each with a vast difference in quality. Beyond the Supreme Realm lie two more realms: Earth Supreme and Heaven Supreme!

Earthly Sovereigns can be divided into Lower Earthly Sovereigns, Upper Earthly Sovereigns, and Earthly Sovereigns at the Great Perfection, while Heavenly Sovereigns are the true powerhouses of the Great Thousand Worlds!

The Heavenly Sovereign realm is divided into three major realms: Spiritual, Immortal, and Saint! The Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign is the pinnacle, and of course, there are realms above that.

"Oh, I see. So what realm are we at now?" Zi Yan asked.

"We're not even considered Supreme Realm yet. Only those who break through to Dou Di are considered Supreme. Of course, those of us from lower planes generally have exceptional talent and a promising future!"

Xiao Li naturally wanted to see the vastness of the Great Thousand World. Since Xiao Yan was able to reach the Sovereign Realm, Xiao Li believed that his talent was no less than Xiao Yan's, and he could surely reach the Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme Realm, right?

. . . . . .

In the Soul Realm, the Soul Emperor sat on his throne. Before him was a pool of water, so clear that three jade pieces of different shapes could be seen in the water.

"Hmm? Void has returned?" The Soul Emperor slowly opened his eyes.

Suddenly, a dark and eerie figure appeared beside the Soul Emperor.

"What's wrong? Why do you look like this?" Soul Emperor frowned. Could it be that the ancient realm mission failed?

Void Devouring Flame shook his head and handed an ancient jade to Soul Emperor.

When the Soul Emperor saw that he had obtained the ancient jade, his brows relaxed. He played with the jade in his hand for a while before throwing it into the pool in front of him.

"Tell me, what happened?" Having worked with Void Devouring Flame for so long, the Soul Emperor naturally knew Void Devouring Flame's temperament.

As the Void Devouring Flame snorted hot air, it said angrily, "Don't even mention it. We ran into a brick wall with the Ancient Clan. They actually have an intact remnant soul of an Ancient Emperor, whose strength is comparable to mine, but I'm confident I can take him down."

"Who would have thought that while I was fighting that ancient emperor, Xiao Li from the Heavenly Mansion Alliance arrived! That Xiao Li had actually reached the late stage of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm! With the dragon-phoenix beside him, if I stayed there any longer, I would be finished. So I brought back the remaining Soul Clan members."

After listening to Void Devouring Flame's report, Soul Emperor frowned deeply: "How did he advance so quickly? How old is he? His cultivation is already comparable to mine? Could it be that he successfully refined a ninth-grade golden pill?"

"The commotion I vaguely sensed earlier, could it be the descent of a ninth-grade Golden Core cultivator?"

The Soul Emperor pondered, because the fluctuations he had sensed earlier were very subtle and extremely distant, and he had no intention of investigating them. Could there be something fishy going on?

"Soul Emperor, what do we do next? Xiao Li already knows that we have been successively annihilating the imperial clans. What about the Three Clans Alliance?"

The Soul Emperor waved his hand: "No! Even if Xiao Li said it, no one would believe it! You go and rest first. When the Pharmacopoeia begins, we will take down the ancient Emperor Jade of their three clans together!"

Only the Ancient Emperor Jade in Xiao Li's hand remains! This is truly troublesome! He is a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng with the bloodline of the Dragon and Phoenix, whose cultivation and soul power are comparable to mine!

Even in a one-on-one fight, I wouldn't be a match for him. Add to that the fact that he has a fully grown nine-star Dou Sheng dragon-phoenix by his side, and it's troublesome. They're inseparable; even with my Emperor-Slaying Ghost Blood Blade, I'm not confident of victory!"

He had already fought the Supreme Dragon Phoenix and knew how powerful it was. The Great Completion Dragon Phoenix was known as a challenger to the Dou Di!

Even with the Blood-Slaying Demon Blade, the Soul Emperor wouldn't dare claim he could challenge a Dou Di!

"Let's collect the ancient imperial jades from those three clans first. I'll think of a way to deal with Xiao Li."

The Soul Emperor waved his hand and then closed his eyes to rest, while the Void Devouring Flame withdrew to rest.

"Xiao Li..."

The Tianfu Alliance said, "Clan Chief Gu, you've survived such a calamity and are even more fortunate. Despite being so badly injured, your foundation hasn't been affected and your cultivation level hasn't dropped. You're truly lucky."

Xiao Li has come to visit Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan was pale and his body was wrapped in bandages.

"Alliance Leader Xiao, is it my ancient clan?"

Xiao Li shook his head: "The losses were heavy. Of the three immortals of the ancient clan, only Gu Dao survived. They forcibly summoned the remnant soul of the ancient emperor, and most of their Dou Di bloodline was consumed. The Dou Di bloodline has declined, just like my Xiao clan a thousand years ago."

However, you are stronger than our Xiao clan was back then. Our Xiao clan has completely declined, while yours still exists.

Gu Yuan sighed, his eyes filled with dejection: "It's all my fault for leaving the Ancient Clan. Not only did I fail to protect the Ancient Emperor Jade, but I also failed to protect the Ancient Clan itself. I have failed in my duty as the clan leader."

Xiao Li picked up some fruit and started eating: "It's no use regretting it now. What's done is done, and it's too late to say anything. What you should be thinking about now is how to rebuild the ancient clan."

For example, I don't care how great the Xiao clan was a thousand years ago, because I didn't lead them. Even if they were glorious, that's the past and has nothing to do with me. What I need to do is lead the entire Xiao clan well!

The Xiao Clan is now showing some improvement, with several Dou Sheng and a few Half-Saints. At least their lives are getting better and better; it's just that those youngsters lack experience.

Gu Yuan looked at Xiao Li as if he were meeting Xiao Li for the first time, or as if he had never imagined that Xiao Li was so insightful.

Gu Yuan asked, "Do you really not care about the Dou Di bloodline and the glorious Xiao Clan?"

After Xiao Li finished eating a fruit, he threw away the pit and wiped his mouth: "What's the point of caring? What's the point of not caring? You're too concerned about the past and worried about the future."

As a wise person once said, yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift from heaven; cherish today as you would a gift!

After Xiao Li finished speaking, he stood up, picked up a fruit, and threw it into Gu Yuan's hand.

"History...mystery...gift..."

Gu Yuan muttered to himself...

Two and a half years later, two extremely powerful auras swept over the headquarters of the Tianfu Alliance, attracting all the Tianfu experts to gather there.

Xiao Li then appeared.

"Alliance Leader, who is this?"

Xiao Li waved his hand: "Please be patient, everyone. Xiao Yan has returned. It seems he has successfully subdued the Pure Lotus Demon Flame and has improved quite a bit! He's now a mid-stage Six-Star Dou Sheng."

Two figures appeared before the Heavenly Mansion Alliance. When the smoke cleared, it was Xiao Yan, who had been missing for two and a half years. His appearance had not changed much. He was still wearing that black robe, with a handsome face and a lazy smile.

"Second Grandfather".

"Second Grandfather".

Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er both bowed to Xiao Li.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad. You subdued the Pure Lotus Demon Flame and also consumed my Fusion Heaven Pill. You're a mid-stage Six-Star Dou Sheng, which is quite impressive! The girl is also quite good, a mid-stage Five-Star Dou Sheng."

Xiao Li stroked his chin and smiled.

"Hehe, just lucky!" Xiao Yan said, touching his nose.