Humans, starting with chat groups, rampage across the heavens.

"The Xiao Clan!?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's introduction, both Xiao Yan and Xu Qi'an were greatly surprised.

"Brother Lu, you're not going to tell me that Xiao Huohuo's family is a branch of this Xiao clan, are you?"

Xu Qi'an asked with a look of surprise.

"Of course not!"

"The Xiao family today is the same as the Xiao clan of yesteryear."

Lu Chen spoke calmly.

"Forehead!"

"Our Xiao family is the Xiao clan, one of the eight ancient clans?"

"How did our family end up like this?"

Xiao Yan asked in disbelief.

"This can't even be described as just destitute, can it?"

"Didn't Brother Lu say before that among the eight ancient clans, 'Battle Saints are everywhere, and Battle Venerables are as common as dogs'? The strongest in your Xiao family right now is only a Great Battle Master. The difference is..."

Xu Qi'an continued.

Lu Chen began to speak slowly:

"The reason why these eight ancient clans have been able to survive for so many years is because the members of these clans inherit the bloodline of the Dou Di from their ancestors. The higher the concentration of the Dou Di bloodline in their bodies, the stronger their talent for cultivation."

"But as time went by, the bloodline of the Dou Di within the eight clans became increasingly diluted."

"The Xiao clan was very powerful back then, and its strength was faintly ranked first among the eight clans."

"But Xiao Xuan, the patriarch of the Xiao clan back then, discovered that the Dou Di bloodline in the Xiao clan members was on the verge of exhaustion. If there was no way to solve the problem, then after a few generations, the Dou Di bloodline in the Xiao clan members would completely disappear."

"So Xiao Xuan, whose cultivation had already reached the ninth level of Dou Sheng, decided to take a gamble. He gathered all the Dou Di bloodline in the remaining members of his clan into his own body, preparing to forcefully break through to the Dou Di realm."

"The final result was naturally that Xiao Xuan failed to break through, and the Soul Clan, which was hostile to the Xiao Clan, took the opportunity to attack the Xiao Clan and kill all the Xiao Clan's experts."

"With the extinction of the Dou Di bloodline and the near-total death of the clan's powerful members, the Xiao clan naturally declined drastically and eventually fell to its current state."

After listening to Lu Chen's story, Xiao Yan felt a mix of emotions.

Xiao Yan couldn't say that his ancestor Xiao Xuan's decision was wrong.

Rather than waiting to die, Xiao Yan himself would probably choose to take a risk and fight!

"It's the Soul Clan again."

"It seems that this Soul Clan is the ultimate villain that Huo Huo will have to deal with in the future."

Xu Qi'an began to analyze the situation.

Xiao Yan was also somewhat amazed by the coincidence of fate. His original purpose in dealing with the Soul Clan was to avenge his teacher, but he never expected that his family had long ago formed a life-and-death feud with the Soul Clan.

"Wait, something's not right."

Just then, Xu Qi'an asked another question.

"Even if Huo Huo's family was once one of the eight ancient clans, they've fallen into such a state now. There's no need for the ancient clan to send their young lady to this remote and impoverished place to suffer, is there?"

"Could it be... that there's something within the Xiao family that some ancient clan desires?"

"But that doesn't make sense. Even if the Xiao family really has some treasures, wouldn't any Dou Zun from the ancient clans just easily snatch them away? There's absolutely no need for that."

After hearing Xu Qi'an's words, Xiao Yan also looked at Lu Chen again.

"There is indeed something in the Xiao family that an ancient clan wanted to obtain. This thing is called the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade."

Lu Chen spoke with a faint smile.

"The Jade of the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe?"

"What a strange name. Does the Xiao family have such a thing?"

Xiao Yan thought for a moment and realized that he had never heard of this thing before.

Lu Chen then spoke:

"Emperor Tuoshe was the last Dou Di on this Dou Qi Continent. Before ascending to the Upper Realm, he left behind a cave dwelling."

"Legend has it that the secret to breaking through to the Dou Di realm is hidden within this cave."

"And this Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade is the key to opening the ancient emperor's cave. However, there are a total of eight pieces of the Emperor Jade, with each of the eight ancient clans holding one piece. All eight pieces of the Emperor Jade must be collected to form a complete key."

"The reason why the ancient clans did not send people to forcibly seize the Xiao family's imperial jade is that there are some complicated reasons involved."

"Back then, the Xiao clan and the Gu clan were old friends. Xiao Xuan, the patriarch of the Xiao clan, and Gu Yuan, the father of your sister Xun'er, were close friends. Before Xiao Xuan went into seclusion, he entrusted the members of the Xiao clan to Gu Yuan for care."

"In short, Gu Xun'er did come to the Xiao family with the mission of taking away the Xiao family's imperial jade, but she was mainly there to experience life."

Xu Qi'an smiled and put his arm around Xiao Yan's shoulder, saying:

"Huo Huo, your sister Xun'er's father was a good friend of your ancestor, so you should call her Great-Grandma!"

"Wow, Huo Huo, you're trying to get a super seniority!"

What would it feel like to call a woman who is several thousand years old "sister"?

"Don't talk nonsense, how could Sister Xun'er be thousands of years old?"

Xiao Yan raised his hand and gave Xu Qi'an a punch, retorting in "embarrassment and annoyance".

Lu Chen spoke slowly:

"When Gu Xun'er was born, she resonated with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, the inherited strange fire of the ancient clan, and was chosen by the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame as its host."

"But the Golden Emperor's Burning Heaven Flame was extremely violent, and the infant's body naturally could not withstand it. So Gu Yuan could only seal her and the seed of the Golden Emperor's Burning Heaven Flame together in the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice to slowly suppress the fire's nature."

"So strictly speaking, your little sister Xun'er really is over a thousand years old."

"Forehead……"

Hearing Lu Chen say that, Xiao Yan couldn't hold back any longer.

"It's alright, Huo Huo!"

"Brother supports you. As the saying goes, 'A woman three thousand years older than you is destined for greatness,' this kind of opportunity is rare and hard to come by."

Xu Qi'an laughed loudly as he spoke.

"No hair!"

Lu Chen also smiled and said:

"Once you win over Gu Xun'er, you can tell your dad that from now on we'll treat each other differently. I'll call you Dad, and you'll call me Ancestor."

"Haha, that makes sense!"

"Huo Huo, you absolutely can't miss this iconic scene. Remember to call me when the time comes so we can all watch."

Xu Qi'an laughed so hard he bent over backwards as he spoke.

After a few jokes, Lu Chen's expression turned serious as he spoke:

"Huo Huo, after tonight's events are over, go to your dad and tell him that the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade was the reward for our help, and ask him to get it back."

"This thing is a hot potato. If it stays in your Xiao family, it will become a disaster sooner or later. It would be more worthwhile to use it to exchange for something else."

"good!"

Xiao Yan immediately nodded in agreement, and then spoke again:

"Does Brother Lu mean that this Imperial Jade will bring enemies to the Xiao family?"

"This ancient emperor's cave is related to the secret of breaking through to the Dou Di realm, so it naturally attracts the attention of many powerful figures."

"The Soul Clan has been trying to collect all eight pieces of the Emperor Jade for years. Although the Xiao family has moved from the Central Continent to this remote place, the Soul Clan will come knocking on their door sooner or later."

Lu Chen spoke calmly.

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