"After so many years of waiting, I finally got my chance." Xiao Xuan sighed and showed a hint of relief. He could not be considered a living person now, not even a soul. He was just an energy body condensed by the special nature of the Heavenly Tomb. If it were not for the inheritance of the Xiao clan, he would not have chosen to survive like this.

He looked at Xiao Ning, as if he saw through everything about Xiao Ning. With a bit of kindness in his eyes, he helped him up with one hand and said slowly: "It seems that you have suffered a lot over the years... But to be able to get here, everything is worth it."

There is something wrong with Xiao Ning's body. If it is not resolved, let alone breaking through to a higher level, it will be a question whether he can save his life. However, these things are not a big problem in Xiao Xuan's view, and this time the purpose is to reshape Xiao Ning's body, so these problems can be solved together.

Xiao Ning stood aside stiffly, like a well-behaved junior.

"Junior Gu Xun'er, nice to meet Senior Xiao Xuan." Gu Xun'er bowed respectfully to Xiao Xuan. She had some respect for this strongest man who fought for supremacy in the same era as her father, and she had heard a lot of his stories when she was young.

Back then, Xiao Xuan was only one step away from becoming a true Dou Emperor, but for some unknown reason, he failed in the end. According to his father, perhaps this world could no longer give birth to a Dou Emperor, as if something was missing.

"Are you from the Ancient Clan?" Xiao Xuan frowned slightly, and after a moment, he said calmly, "It seems that your Ancient Clan did not abide by the agreement you made with me back then."

"Some elders in the clan do not want to abide by the agreement...but father has always abided by the agreement with his predecessors over the years!" Gu Xun'er said slowly without changing her expression.

"Gu Yuan is your father? No wonder I can feel his blood from you... The Gu clan is so lucky that even today, they can still give birth to a divine bloodline." Xiao Xuan chuckled, then shook his head slightly and looked at Yao Yan again.

"You brought Xiao Ning here, you must have other purposes." His eyes were a little serious and scrutinizing. He didn't fully understand the young man in front of him and always felt that he was hiding something.

"Well, I came here mainly for two things." Yao Yan nodded slightly and said slowly.

"This is not the place to talk. Let's go somewhere else to talk." Xiao Xuan was not surprised by this. He said softly and led everyone to fly towards the depths of the Heavenly Tomb.

As we go deeper, the light around us becomes dimmer and dimmer, until it becomes as black as ink, as if everything is swallowed up. Being in it, one inexplicably feels lost and panicked, as if being in an endless void.

At the same time, an ancient stone tablet came into Yao Yan's sight. A powerful aura faintly permeated from the stone tablet, as if some peerless powerful man was buried there. Now only a wisp of aura was emitted, which was still terrifyingly strong.

Gu Xun'er couldn't help but hold Yao Yan's hand, with a hint of vigilance in her eyes.

Yao Yan was extremely calm, as he knew that the Xiao Xuan in front of him was just an energy shadow, and the real Xiao Xuan was still in this tombstone world. The opponent's strength was too strong, already to the point where he could threaten the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, causing the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb to suppress him and "seal" him here, preventing him from moving freely.

As for the so-called seal, it was obviously impossible for it to have any effect on Xiao Xuan. However, because Xiao Xuan had to wait for the descendants of the Xiao clan, he had always acquiesced to this and had not had any disputes with the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb.

"We're here. This is the deepest part of the Heavenly Tomb." Xiao Xuan paused, raised his hand and opened the space portal, "It's also my tomb... Let's go in and have a chat."

Yao Yan held Gu Xun'er's hand and stepped into the world of tombstones with her. As the light faded, an ancient palace came into view. There were many lotus flowers planted around it, emitting a peculiar fragrance that was refreshing and pleasant.

Almost at the same time they entered, subtle footsteps were heard from behind them, and a figure that was more solid than before appeared in Yao Yan's sight.

Xiao Xuan did not release any aura, but Yao Yan was still slightly surprised. You know, the other party has died for countless years, and now he is just an energy body condensed from the imprint of the soul, but he still has the demeanor of a powerful man.

Yao Yan even suspected that Xiao Xuan's current strength was stronger than the patriarchs of the Yan and Lei tribes, and he even had a chance to drag them to death together.

"Can you tell me about the situation of the Xiao clan?" Xiao Xuan did not look at Yao Yan, but asked Xiao Ning instead. Now he really wanted to know the situation of the Xiao clan.

"The Xiao clan... the Xiao family today can't be called the Xiao clan. Before I left the Xiao family, the clan leader was just a great fighting master. I have come to where I am today because I met a saint who was about to die and inherited his legacy!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Ning's face changed slightly. He seemed to think of his grandfather and family in his mind, and his tone couldn't help but become much lower.

"Great Fighting Master..." Xiao Xuan was a little dazed when he heard this. Although he guessed that the Xiao family would decline, he didn't expect it to decline to this extent.

He was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "No wonder... But the Dou Sheng inheritance you received seems incomplete, and the skills you practiced are also very burdensome to you. If you want to break through to the Dou Sheng level with this, you will die."

“My teacher also told me this before he left. This is the path that I have explored on my own. He hopes that I can perfect it and walk out a complete path… With my original talent, if I didn’t practice this technique, it would be impossible for me to step into the Dou Zun level in a short period of time, so I don’t regret it.” Xiao Ning said slowly without changing his expression.

Tianzihuo is truly a talented person... When Yao Yan heard Xiao Ning's words, he knew that Xiao Ning had been fooled by Tianzihuo, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"We can talk about the technique later. What you need to do now is to reshape your body... Your body has absorbed too much power that does not belong to you, and you have not integrated them all into one. If this continues, the day of backlash will not be far away." Xiao Xuan said slowly.

There was a pause.

He raised his hand and pointed to the lotus pond on the side, and continued: "Before I died, I left a part of my energy and the blood power of the Xiao clan here. They can help you reshape your body and open the Xiao clan's clan pattern. In this way, the hidden dangers in your body will be completely eliminated!"

As he finished speaking, ripples began to appear in the clear lotus pond, dotted with a hint of red, which gradually deepened and dyed the entire pond red. Rich energy emanated, causing Xiao Ning's body to tremble slightly, and a greedy look flashed in his eyes, which was the body's desire for this bloodline.

"Go down and accept the blood power of the Xiao clan!" Xiao Xuan said in a deep voice.

Xiao Ning nodded slightly, without any hesitation, he jumped into the pool. As soon as he entered, a sharp pain like cramps and scraping bones swept through his body, making him scream out involuntarily. His face was grim, and he even thought that Xiao Xuan wanted to harm him.

Until Xiao Xuan's reminder came to his ears: "If you want to be reborn, be patient, remember not to fall asleep, you must rely on yourself to guide it, otherwise you will not be able to completely transform!"

"It hurts so much, fuck!" Xiao Ning gritted his teeth and endured it, but the pain was unbearable. He was shaking all over and almost fainted. However, his ambition for strength made him persist. "You still have some willpower..." Xiao Xuan was relieved when he saw this scene. He was really worried that Xiao Ning would not be able to bear it and choose to give up.

He stared for another half an hour, and after making sure that Xiao Ning was stable, he turned to look at Yao Yan and Gu Xun'er behind him, especially Yao Yan, "Tell me, what are the two things you came here to see me for."

"The Xiao clan's Tuoshe ancient emperor jade, the soul of the heavenly tomb!" Yao Yan said calmly.

"Didn't the Gu clan get the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade?" Xiao Xuan looked at Gu Xun'er in surprise. In his opinion, when the Xiao clan was destroyed by the Hun clan, the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade should have fallen into the hands of the Gu clan.

"Father has always abided by the agreement with the predecessors." Gu Xun'er shook her head slightly and said in a serious voice.

"Your father..." Xiao Xuan smiled and shook his head. For a moment, he didn't know how to evaluate Gu Yuan. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "I didn't touch the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade back then. I gave it to that branch to take away. I also intended to give it to the Ancient Clan as a reward for safekeeping. Who would have thought that the Ancient Clan could be so restrained."

After saying that, he also laughed. He roughly understood Gu Yuan's thoughts. He probably felt guilty for not rescuing the Xiao clan at the beginning. He was embarrassed to take action against the Xiao clan's branch. He just wanted to wait slowly and let the Xiao clan decline until the moment it was completely destroyed, and then take back the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade.

This matter is very similar to what Gu Yuan would do.

Xiao Xuan asked curiously, "Is there something wrong with the Xiao clan's Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade?"

"Someone has switched it, and there is no clue for the time being!" Gu Xun'er nodded slightly and said in a serious voice.

"That should be the work of the Soul Clan. They just like to do such sneaky things!" Xiao Xuan smiled faintly and directly threw the blame on the Soul Clan. For any bad thing, as long as there is no suspect, the final result will definitely be the Soul Clan.

"..." Yao Yan was silenced by this sentence. In a sense, Xiao Xuan's guess was correct.

Gu Xun'er's eyes flickered when she heard this. She glanced at Yao Yan and said softly, "My father also guessed the same thing."

"Let your father go to Emperor Hun Tian to ask for clarification." Xiao Xuan smiled and said casually. Now he has no interest in Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade. What's more, with the current situation of the Xiao clan, they are not qualified to participate in such matters.

Now, Xiao Ning is the only one left in the Xiao clan. He hopes that he can pass on the bloodline of the Xiao clan.

That's enough.

He looked at Yao Yan again and asked curiously, "How did you know about the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb? If we were not here now, if we were in the outside world, the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb would probably chase us away."

The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb is the name given to it by Xiao Xuan. In the entire Heavenly Tomb, he is the only one who is qualified to sense it and even fight with it.

The Heavenly Tomb was originally an ownerless object, but because of its special nature, over the years, intelligence has gradually emerged within it, controlling the operation of the entire Heavenly Tomb. Under its suppression, the entire Heavenly Tomb does not allow any existence beyond its control.

Xiao Xuan was a special case. He was already a half-emperor during his lifetime, and his soul power had also entered the emperor realm. The soul of the Heavenly Tomb could not suppress him.

"I have received the inheritance of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint and learned the secrets of the Heavenly Tomb from him. According to the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's inference, the soul of the Heavenly Tomb can help those who have reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm to break through to the Emperor Realm. The only difficulty is to destroy its intelligence, so I found you, senior, because in the Heavenly Tomb today, you are the only one who can help me!" Yao Yan looked at Xiao Xuan and said calmly.

Huangquan Demon Saint was also a powerful half-emperor level warrior during his lifetime, but he was an ancient half-emperor and was not of the same generation as Xiao Xuan, so Yao Yan was not worried that Xiao Xuan would notice anything.

"Yellow Spring Demon Saint..." Xiao Xuan was naturally familiar with this name. With the strength of a half-emperor, it was not impossible for him to find out the secrets of the Heavenly Tomb. He pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "Why should I help you? The soul of the Heavenly Tomb is extremely powerful, especially in the Heavenly Tomb. Even if I want to destroy its intelligence, I will have to pay an unimaginable price!!"

"Senior, you can treat this as a deal!" Yao Yan's face was slightly tense. He looked at Xiao Ning who was undergoing a transformation in the blood pool, and continued, "After he leaves the Heavenly Tomb, I can help him break through to the Dou Sheng level. As long as I live, the Xiao family will be safe!"

"I forgot to tell you, senior. I am currently a ninth-grade alchemist. It is not difficult for me to refine ninth-grade precious pills. I can even try ninth-grade profound pills... It is not difficult for me to help him break through to the Dou Sheng level."

Soul power at the great perfection level of the heavenly realm, mid-stage five-star Dou Sheng, mastering ten kinds of strange fires... Xiao Xuan did not doubt Yao Yan's words. The other party did have this ability and had unlimited potential. In addition to his relationship with Gu Yuan's legitimate daughter, the other party's words had a certain degree of credibility. The only thing that made him hesitate was whether it was worth it.

After all, for him, dying cleanly and neatly is better than being half-dead now. But even if he really dies, he has to do something for the Xiao clan. This is his responsibility and also his guilt towards the Xiao clan.

Just when Xiao Xuan was weighing the pros and cons, he heard Yao Yan continue to say: "I also know the whereabouts of Xiao Chen, he is still alive!"

Xiao Xuan's eyes fixed and he stared at Yao Yan. If the previous chips only made him excited, then the name Xiao Chen undoubtedly touched his nerves. Xiao Chen was his cousin. Before the Xiao clan was exterminated, he had a very good relationship with him. But later he suddenly disappeared and no clues could be found. However, the soul mark was still there, and it was obvious that he was not dead.

If he were still alive, Xiao Xuan obviously wouldn't have to pin all his hopes on Xiao Ning!
Without Xiao Xuan asking, Yao Yan continued, "He is trapped in the demon fire space. The last time the Pure Lotus Demon Fire was born, he entered it and tried to tame it, but failed and got trapped... He should still be in it now, and there are still a few years before the Pure Lotus Demon Fire is born. I can guarantee that the next time the Pure Lotus Demon Fire is born, I will help him escape!"

"What will you do if I refuse?" Xiao Xuan asked in a serious tone. However, before Yao Yan could speak, he laughed and shook his head, saying with emotion: "I didn't expect that a thousand years later, I would be forced by a junior. Haha~"

"Forget it, I agree to this!"

He is not a young man, so how could he not understand Yao Yan's meaning? Others have already said this, if he refuses again, everyone will lose face. Besides, the initiative has always been in the hands of the other party. Even without his help, the other party can ask Gu Yuan for help!

If it really comes to that, what will the Xiao family and Xiao Chen do! (End of this chapter)