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

At Xiao Li's command, he immediately grabbed Zi Yan and ran southwest. Yun Yun, Pei Yu Han, and Pei Yu Rou also immediately followed Xiao Li.

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The desolate, lifeless land was now filled with a deafening roar. An energy storm that filled the heavens and the earth swept in from afar, causing even space itself to collapse wherever it went, creating a terrifyingly dark and oppressive atmosphere.

"What the hell is this?!" Xiao Li cursed, he really couldn't understand why there would be such a natural disaster in the Gate of Life and Death!

The group ran towards the southwest and discovered a spatial vortex, next to which stood a bronze figure.

"That's it! The humanoid puppet I placed! Could this be the door we came through through?" Xiao Li exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the bronze figure.

Everyone saw the spatial vortex in front of them, and they could feel the energy storm approaching from behind. If they were caught by that energy storm, they would surely be torn to pieces!

Moreover, this spatial vortex is inherently unstable, and if it is affected by this energy storm, it will most likely collapse.

Xiao Li immediately pulled the women into the spatial vortex and ran away!

Not long after Xiao Li and his group entered the spatial vortex, an energy storm struck, turning the bronze puppet into dust and causing the spatial vortex to collapse.

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Gate of Life and Death, First Level

Several figures emerged from the spatial vortex; it was Xiao Li and his group. After Xiao Li and the others came out, the spatial vortex closed completely.

"The door to the second floor is closed!" Xiao Li looked at the closed spatial vortex.

"What a pity! I wanted to cultivate here until I reached the Dou Zun level before coming out. Ten days inside is equivalent to one day outside, which would have given me plenty of time to cultivate." Xiao Li felt like he had missed out on a fortune!

"What are you thinking? Time in this second layer is unstable. Sometimes ten days inside equals one day outside, and sometimes one day inside equals ten days outside!"

Moreover, these energy storms would occasionally sweep across the second level, making it completely uninhabitable!

The aged voice appeared again, and this time Xiao Li was certain that someone was indeed speaking to him. Xiao Li looked at the dark blue storage ring in his hand.

"But is the senior speaking?" Xiao Li's mind stirred.

"Senior? Are you sure you want to call me senior?"

The aged voice appeared again, but this time it carried a hint of mockery.

"Uh, I don't know what you're talking about, senior!" Xiao Li pretended to be clueless.

"Hmph, your bloodline can't fool this old man. The Xiao clan has such a promising young child. It seems that my choice back then was correct. Heaven has not forsaken my Xiao clan!"

The old man's loud voice rang out, and Xiao Li could sense his excitement.

"Senior, are you a senior from the Xiao clan? I am Xiao Li from the Xiao clan. I greet you, senior," Xiao Li respectfully transmitted his voice.

"No need, no need. I have to thank you, little guy, for allowing this old man to survive. Hehehehehehehe, wuwuwuwu, why am I still alive?"

"Clan Chief, Xiao Hao, Xiao Lehe, Xiao Jiekai, and all my fellow members of the Xiao Clan, you're gone! One by one, you're all gone! I, the old man of the Soul Clan, swear I will never let you go!"

A voice filled with resentment reached Xiao Li's ears. Xiao Li seemed to see a great battle. He saw people with the same blood as him, some dead, some wounded, some with their arms cut off, some with their faces sliced ​​off, and some even with half their bodies cut off. Before they died, they did not forget to drag the enemies in front of them down with them.

For some reason, Xiao Li felt a strange movement in his bloodline, and a sad emotion spread throughout his body from his bloodline.

"Clan leader, let's hold the promotion ceremony! Regardless of success or failure, we are willing to do it for the future of the Xiao clan!!!"

Xiao Li heard a loud shout, followed by the rest of the Xiao clan shouting in unison, all their eyes turned to the pale blue figure in the formation.

That person wasn't exceptionally handsome, but his face always had a unique charm. He had long black hair, and a pair of jet-black eyes, as deep as black holes, filled with an unusual wisdom and an intoxicating allure.

He stood there as if he were in the middle of heaven and earth, while opposite him was a man dressed in gray and white clothes, who looked to be about thirty years old, with a slender figure and handsome face.

He had exceptionally bright eyes, as if they could see right through people. His first impression was one of refinement; if he held a book in his hands, he would be no different from a scholar.

"Activate the secret technique!"

As the man in the blue robe at the center of the formation activated the secret technique, all the Dou Di bloodline of the Xiao clan converged on this man. A moment later, a vast aura emanated from him, as if he could destroy the world with a mere gesture.

But then came a sigh, and the man in the middle of the formation looked at the Xiao clan members with an apologetic gaze.

"I'm sorry to have disappointed you! I failed!"

Then, the man in the blue robe lightly clenched his fist, opened a spatial passage, and with a flick of his sleeve, sent the remaining members of the Xiao clan into the passage.

Before the spatial passage closed, an old man with white hair and beard said, "Take the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade and go!"

The scene abruptly ends!

"Child, this is the reason why my Xiao clan declined a thousand years ago, and also why I have become such a grotesque figure."

My name is Xiao Kong. I was the Grand Elder of the Xiao Clan before its decline, and also the most incompetent Grand Elder.

The aged voice, filled with boundless regret and sorrow, reached Xiao Li's ears.

"Elder, the Xiao Clan is not yet destroyed. With me here, although the Xiao Clan is still very weak at this time and has lost its Dou Di bloodline, this will never defeat our spirit of forging ahead!"

Even without the bloodline of a Dou Di, the Xiao clan can still become powerful figures in the world! Just like our Xiao clan's ancestor, Emperor Xiao!

Xiao Li's voice was strong and clear, giving Xiao Kong, who was feeling lonely, a glimmer of hope!

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 the 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 there.

"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."

"Even if a ninth-grade precious pill could save my life, it wouldn't be necessary. 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, they were simply 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 firm: "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.

Seeing that Xiao Li was not acting strangely, Yun Yun felt relieved. She had sensed something odd about Xiao Li earlier, but couldn't quite 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 Yurou 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, waaaaaah, 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 ask the valley to help me search for a batch of medicinal herbs to nourish my 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 holy prince receive afterward?" Pei Yuru started to strike a seductive pose as she spoke.

"What do you want?" Xiao Li asked, feeling a chill run down his spine for some reason. 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. Pei Yuhan couldn't say anything, as she was already a nine-star Dou Zong and would soon reach the peak of Dou Zong.

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

The women: "Mm."

Zi Yan stretched and said, "It's 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 half-finished product created by some powerful being, imitating the Heavenly Tomb."

Chapter 126 Recovery, the Method of Resurrection

"A replica? A celestial tomb? A half-finished product?"

Xiao Li was completely shocked. So why was a second layer found in the Gate of Life and Death? In the second layer, some special energy beings would drop an energy crystal. This crystal had very pure energy, and absorbing this energy crystal had many benefits.

"That's all for now. Your little girlfriend seems to have discovered something. Her cultivation has reached the Dou Zun level, and she can detect my soul. Let's talk later. I need to digest the pills you gave me."

Xiao Kong fell silent again. He needed to stabilize his soul state. Since the younger generation said they would resurrect him, he would listen to them and stabilize himself first.

Furthermore, Xiao Kong wanted to see how the Xiao clan was doing now.

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Outside the gates of life and death,

After an unknown period of time,

As everyone emerged from the Gate of Life and Death, the dazzling sunlight shone down, and Xiao Li felt refreshed!

"Yun'er, arrange a cultivation room for me. I need to go into seclusion for a while," Xiao Li said.

Yun Yun nodded and led Xiao Li to the secluded place where Yun Shan was cultivating. It was quiet enough, and since Yun Shan wasn't here right now, Xiao Li could use it.

Pei Yuru left with Xiao Li's mission, while Pei Yuhan continued to follow Xiao Li. Although she couldn't accompany Xiao Li into seclusion, she could still guard him nearby.

"Sister Yunyun, please arrange a place for me too. I need to break through to the sixth level!" Ziyan tugged at Yunyun's hand. Ziyan's energy was already full. If it weren't for the environment of the Gate of Life and Death not allowing it, she would have broken through long ago.

"Alright, then go to where I'm in seclusion. I'll take you there."

Yun Yun led Zi Yan into her secluded cultivation room. After Zi Yan went in, Yun Yun had important things to do. First, she had to bury the remains of her ancestor, Yun Potian.