Fluorescent lights floated above the foggy earth. Looking around, the whole world seemed to be shrouded in a dead silence. There was no life at all. There were only countless "ghosts" wandering around. Their empty eyes showed no intelligence at all and they acted entirely on instinct.

Suddenly, the void shook, and the space within a radius of dozens of miles was twisted like a millstone. The dozens of energy bodies within it shattered almost instantly, turning into strange energy crystal cores floating in the void.

Yao Yan and Gu Xun'er came from afar, raised their hands and took these energy crystal cores into their palms. As they practiced their skills, they integrated all these energy crystal cores into their bodies.

"It's really strange~" He felt the energy of the crystal core and showed a little surprise on his face, because the crystal cores of these energy bodies are like the energy of heaven and earth tempered by the Fallen Heart Flame, which is extremely pure and can be directly absorbed without any burden to oneself.

“Most of those buried on the first floor were low-star Dou Zuns when they were alive. Even if they were resurrected, most of them would not have complete spiritual intelligence. The crystal cores they condensed would not have much effect on Dou Shengs… We should head to the third floor as soon as possible. Those buried there are all Dou Sheng-level strongmen of various races. Once resurrected, most of them will have complete spiritual intelligence, which will have a significant tempering effect even for you and me.” Gu Xun'er softly introduced the information about the ancient tomb.

Yao Yan pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "No rush, wait until we find Xiao Ning before heading to the third floor."

"Xiao Ning?" Gu Xun'er was stunned. She looked at Yao Yan with her elegant eyes in surprise and asked in confusion: "You want to take him to the third floor? Is it for Xiao Xuan?!"

"Well, Xiao Xuan was a semi-emperor-level warrior when he was alive. Given the special nature of the Heavenly Tomb, one of his soul marks should be able to condense into an extremely powerful energy body. If he doesn't want to come out, we won't be able to see him even if we search the entire third floor. It's better to use Xiao Ning, a descendant of the Xiao clan, to lure him out." Yao Yan nodded slightly and explained.

"You are so brave to plot against Xiao Xuan!" Gu Xun'er chuckled when she heard this, and then her eyebrows curved slightly as if she thought of her past acquaintance with Yao Yan.

Because the liar in front of him seemed to be very courageous!

"If he were alive, I would not dare to do that, but he has been dead for a thousand years." Yao Yan shook his head slightly, paused, glanced at Nizi beside him, and reminded: "If you see Xiao Xuan later, don't let anything slip."

"I know, Brother Yao Yan from the Yao Clan!" Gu Xun'er covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes becoming more smart and cunning.

Yao Yan smiled at him, then sensed him and rushed towards Xiao Ning with Gu Xun'er. He left a mark in Xiao Ning's body, so it was not difficult to find him.

……

A gray world.

Xiao Ning was hiding in a cave he had dug himself. He was not in a hurry to explore the Heavenly Tomb. He was sufficiently wary of this mysterious Heavenly Tomb, especially since elites from various races were entering it this time. Although he was confident in his own strength, he was not arrogant enough to think that he could deal with everyone.

What he needs to do now is to continue to lie dormant and accumulate strength.

"This place is indeed suitable for me. If I have the chance to devour the elites of various races and obtain their Dou Di bloodlines, it would be even better!" While absorbing the energy crystal core, Xiao Ning was thinking about the future path in his heart.

Feeling the energy of the energy crystal core flowing into his body, his desire for strength became stronger.

He also wants to become a fighting saint and look down on everyone!

If he wants to improve his strength as quickly as possible, the only thing he can rely on is the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art, which allows him to devour the essence of others to strengthen himself. Among the younger generation in the world, who can compare with these elites of the imperial family? To Xiao Ning, they are all rare treasures from heaven and earth that are hard to find in the outside world. If he misses this opportunity, it will be difficult to hunt them in the future.

The only thing he needs to worry about is the attitude of Yao Yan and Gu Xun'er. These two are Fighting Saints. If they try to stop him, Xiao Ning feels that he has no chance of success unless his ancestors can give him enough help!

"I hope the ancestor can be more helpful..." Xiao Ning licked his lips, a scarlet light flashed in his eyes, and he revealed a ferocious smile.

But this smile soon froze.

"You're quite good at hiding~" A familiar yet unfamiliar voice came into Xiao Ning's ears. The next moment, an invisible giant hand grasped him. The terrifying aura almost instantly froze all the fighting spirit in his body. The power that he was proud of in the past seemed to have disappeared at this moment.

Fighting Saint? !
Xiao Ning judged the strength of the person who came almost instantly, and at the same time a figure emerged in his mind. He didn't need to guess anything, because Yao Yan and Gu Xun'er had appeared in his sight. The familiar figure and face made him feel like falling into an ice cellar.

The smile on his face was almost frozen, and after a long while, he managed to utter a word: "Miss Xun'er, what...what does this mean?"

Xiao Ning looked at Gu Xun'er. He was not familiar with Yao Yan, and the only person he could be considered to have a good relationship with was Gu Xun'er. He didn't understand why the two of them would cause trouble for him, but facing two Dou Sheng-level beings, he could only choose to bow his head and pray for his life.

"Don't worry, I have no ill will towards you. I just want to ask you for a favor." Yao Yan held Xiao Ning in front of him and said softly.

"I'm just a small Dou Zun, how can I help the two Dou Shengs?" Xiao Ning swallowed and said with difficulty. The psychological pressure he was feeling at the moment could be imagined. It was not a good thing for a Dou Sheng to ask a Dou Zun for help.

Since he came out of Wutan City, he has never seen such a good thing as pie falling from the sky, especially this kind of good thing that comes to his doorstep, which is most likely related to some conspiracy!
"We are going to the third floor to meet your Xiao family's ancestor... If it's just us, he may not be willing to see us. You should come with us." Yao Yan looked at Xiao Ning's vigilant expression and explained softly. Then, regardless of what he thought, he took him directly to the third floor.

"?!" Xiao Ning's face was filled with astonishment. He obviously didn't expect that Yao Yan and the others had come for this purpose. His expression changed for a moment. He didn't believe that the two of them were kind enough to take him to see the ancestor. He was most likely just a bait to lure out the ancestor.

"He seems to be frightened~" Gu Xun'er glanced at Xiao Ning and spoke to Yao Yan through voice transmission.

"How can a Dou Zun not be scared when facing a Dou Sheng?" Yao Yan chuckled. He could roughly guess what Xiao Ning was thinking, but it was useless even if he guessed it. After all, in the Dou Qi Continent, strength is the only thing that matters. Facing the calculations of the strong, the weak have no right to resist, and they don't even have a choice.

"After meeting Xiao Xuan, how do you plan to talk to him?" Gu Xun'er asked.

"Let's use courtesy first and then force. Let's see his attitude first." Yao Yan said slowly, his eyes gradually becoming more serious. This meeting with Xiao Xuan will determine many things in the future, and it is also related to whether his strength can be further improved.

If he wanted to break through the realm of the emperor with the ordinary way of cultivation, it would take a lot of time and energy. Emperor Hun Tian might not give Yao Yan this time to cultivate... But the soul of the tomb of heaven was different. If he used it properly, he could break through in three years of seclusion! Once his soul realm broke into the emperor realm, his strength would improve by leaps and bounds. He could fight against the eighth-grade Dou Sheng, and even protect himself against the Void Devouring Flame.

In this way, many subsequent plans will become smoother!
……

Three hours later, Yao Yan brought Gu Xun'er and Xiao Ning into the second floor. Then, he exuded the terrifying aura of a five-star Dou Sheng and rushed directly to the entrance of the third floor. The energy bodies on the second floor already possessed a certain intelligence. After sensing Yao Yan's strength, it was naturally impossible for them to rush over to cause trouble. Even many of the intelligent energy bodies showed horror on their faces.

"Fighting Saint? What does the Ancient Clan want to do? Why did they let in even a strong man of this level?!"

"Could it be that the Ancient Clan wants to take action against the one on the third floor?!"

For a moment, the energy bodies on the second floor became lively because of the arrival of Yao Yan and Gu Xun'er. After all, in this dark and gloomy sky tomb, there were not many things that could interest these "resurrected people".

However, Yao Yan and Gu Xun'er were naturally unaware of these things. They had already arrived at the entrance to the third floor, but the entrance had been blocked by a thick energy crystal wall, isolating the second and third floors from each other.

"The third floor hasn't been open for a long time." Gu Xun'er was not surprised at all to see this scene and said softly.

"It's okay~" Yao Yan nodded slightly, then raised his hand and pointed to the void. A gorgeous flame emerged from his fingertips, and in a flash it turned into a flaming finger that was nearly a thousand feet long. The gorgeous strange fire rose, emitting a power that was enough to destroy the world, and fell towards the energy crystal wall.

"boom!"

An earth-shattering roar resounded through the second floor, and the energy crystal wall that had blocked the entrance to the third floor for countless years instantly shattered. The debris was burned together and turned into the purest energy that dissipated between heaven and earth.

As the passage was penetrated, Yao Yan and Gu Xun'er also stepped into it. A vast world came into view. The gray-brown continent was boundless and there seemed to be no end in sight.

The third layer does not have the haze energy of the first two layers, but the energy contained in it is much higher than that of the first two layers. Even Yao Yan can feel the pure energy rushing into his body with every breath. Every breath is equivalent to several days of seclusion in the outside world.

Compared to Yao Yan, Xiao Ning's feelings were more obvious.

The energy on the third level of the Heavenly Tomb was too dense, as if his entire body was immersed in pure energy of heaven and earth. He didn't need to do anything, as the energy of heaven and earth continued to flow into his body, nourishing it. He felt that he only needed to remain in seclusion here for three years before he could enter the realm of Nine-Star Dou Zun!
But this joy was soon shattered by reality.

Because Yao Yan was lifting him up high, he condensed a huge flaming palm of several thousand feet, holding Xiao Ning up to the sky, and at the same time, with the soul power of the Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm, he transmitted a message to the entire third floor: "Senior Xiao Xuan, I am here with the descendants of the Xiao clan to pay my respects to you!"

Vast sound waves continued to spread out into the distance, almost shaking the entire third floor.

What followed was an absolute silence.

The third layer, which should have been filled with the energy bodies of many saints, was now completely silent. No one jumped out to make a noise. There was only endless silence and depression, as if waiting for a certain existence to speak.

After a long while, a voice with an ancient atmosphere sounded faintly from this world: "After waiting for so many years, it's finally here~"

As the words fell, ripples appeared in the void in front of Yao Yan and others, and then a figure dressed in light blue clothes emerged silently. The appearance of the figure did not cause any strange phenomena in the world, but faintly, it seemed as if this world revolved around him.

The man's face was not handsome, but he had a pair of extremely deep eyes as black as ink, filled with a strange wisdom and exuding an intoxicating charm.

"Are you from the Yao clan?" Xiao Xuan did not look at Xiao Ning, but stared at Yao Yan with a strange look in his eyes. With his eyesight, it was not difficult to judge the means used by Yao Yan. The gorgeous flame mixed with the aura of ten kinds of strange fires was extremely amazing even to his eyes.

After all, he had relied on his powerful strength to force three kinds of strange fire into his body. He knew very well how violent strange fire was. But the young man in front of him had integrated nearly ten kinds and even used them perfectly. It was really incredible.

I didn’t expect that after so many years, such a monster would appear in the Medicine Clan!
"Junior Yao Yan, greetings to Senior Xiao Xuan!" Yao Yan bowed to Xiao Xuan and said in a deep voice. At the same time, he released the restrictions on Xiao Ning and allowed him to fly to Xiao Xuan's side. As for whether Xiao Ning would reveal Yao Yan's true identity... he believed that Xiao Ning was not stupid, especially after knowing that Yao Yan was about to marry into various clans.

Xiao Ning could not afford the consequences of falling out with him, especially when he didn't know Xiao Xuan's current condition.

What's more.

Even if Xiao Ning really wanted to turn against him, Yao Yan was not afraid. After all, his life and death were in Yao Yan's hands.

“The young are indeed formidable. At such a young age, you have already broken through to the level of a five-star Douluo and even controlled ten kinds of strange fires… This is simply unheard of. I’m very curious, how did you do it?” Xiao Xuan asked with a strange look in his eyes. After all, he was also a master of playing with fire in the past and even created the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire for this purpose.

"I have practiced a special martial art, and I have a special physique." Yao Yan was brief and to the point, without explaining too much.

"Junior Xiao Ning, greetings to the ancestors!" Xiao Ning steadied his body and bowed respectfully to the person in front of him.

Yao Yan's guess was correct. He really had no intention of exposing Yao Yan's identity. No matter what the other party's plan was, it had nothing to do with him at the moment. Moreover, he had no feelings for his ancestor Xiao Xuan. He came here only to gain benefits and increase his strength.

After all, he is not Xiao Yan, and the teacher he followed when he was young was not someone like Yao Lao. Naturally, his personality is very different from Xiao Yan's and he is extremely selfish.

If Yaoyan is willing to give a generous reward, it may not be impossible to sell out his own ancestors! (End of this chapter)