"Emperor Grade Young Pill?!"

Gu Yuan's eyes flashed, and his expression suddenly became solemn. He was not that surprised about the origin of the imperial energy. With his current strength, he had already touched that boundary and knew very well what the Douqi Continent lacked. The name given by Xiao Xuan was quite suitable, but he had never heard of the imperial-grade embryonic pill, and he did not expect that Emperor Hun Tian had known about it for a long time.

Then where did Emperor Hun Tian know this? !
What exactly is in the cave of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor? All the major imperial clans in the world should not know. After all, the major imperial clans have nothing to do with Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, and Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s breakthrough to the Dou Emperor was extremely sudden, and he suddenly disappeared after the breakthrough.

He appeared suddenly and disappeared strangely, just like the Dou Di in ancient times.

Gu Yuan was confused, and many mysteries came to his mind, but there was one thing he could be sure of. If there was no way to break through to the Dou Emperor in the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Cave, and there was only an Emperor-grade embryonic pill, then Yao Yan obviously had no chance to swallow it.

Just as Xiao Xuan understood Emperor Hun Tian, ​​he also understood Emperor Hun Tian. Given his character, he would never let go of this only opportunity!
Not to mention Yao Yan, the young patriarch, even if they were his own son, Emperor Hun Tian would not have the slightest hesitation!
"If there is only one emperor-grade embryo pill in the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Cave, and there are no other opportunities, then the agreement that Emperor Hun Tian made with us before will be false, and his promise to you will also be a lie!" Gu Yuan looked at Yao Yan and said slowly.

"I know that from the very beginning, I didn't pin my hopes on this. Even if there really is an opportunity to break through to the Dou Emperor level in Tushe Ancient Emperor's cave, I still need to fight for it myself... Doesn't my father-in-law want to fight for this only chance?" Yao Yan looked calm, meeting Gu Yuan's gaze, and asked back.

Gu Yuan smiled and nodded, agreeing with Yao Yan's words, but then reminded him: "Be careful with Emperor Hun Tian, ​​he is more dangerous than you think."

"He won't touch me for the time being, because he still needs me to collect eight pieces of Tuoshe ancient emperor jade... But Chief Gu Yuan must also find the Xiao clan's emperor jade as soon as possible. If Emperor Hun Tian knew that it had been swapped, he would inevitably do something extreme." Yao Yan said softly, without much pressure on his face.

"I will arrange for someone to investigate this matter." Gu Yuan responded, and after a moment's hesitation, he took out a jade bottle from his ring and handed it to Yao Yan, "This is the ninth-grade Xuandan I promised you... When you reach the peak of the six-star Dou Sheng, you can swallow it and break through to the seven-star Dou Sheng!"

"?!" Yao Yan looked at Gu Yuan with some surprise, and then looked at Gu Xun'er.

Gu Xun'er seemed to have noticed Yao Yan's thoughts, and immediately gave this guy a cold look. A blush appeared on her pretty face, and she was obviously thinking of the agreement between her father and Yao Yan... If she gave birth to a baby, she would be given a ninth-grade Xuandan.

"Take it. What? You want to ask for it back after you complete the agreement? I won't trade my daughter's life." Gu Yuan looked at the young couple in front of him and chuckled. For some reason, he felt that the girl should not be kept when she grows up.

"It seems that my father-in-law's promise of marriage to Emperor Hun Tian was also a lie~" Yao Yan said with a smile.

"If Xun'er doesn't like you, then your marriage with her will naturally only remain verbal. It will be useless even if the clan leaders of each tribe witness it!" Gu Yuan said a fact with a serious expression. He could compromise for the Gu clan, but he would never use Gu Xun'er as a bargaining chip.

But who would have known that Gu Xun'er would be won over by Yao Yan after spending just a few days with him... He, as an old father, was quite helpless.

Now that things have come to this, I have to accept this son-in-law even if he doesn't want to.

Do we really have to wait until Gu Xun'er is pregnant?
"Then it would be disrespectful for me to refuse it!" Yao Yan took the jade bottle and said with a smile.

"Work hard to improve your strength. If anything unexpected happens in the future, focus on protecting yourself and don't try to show off your abilities!" Gu Yuan warned. After a pause, he handed a jade token to Yao Yan, "If anything unexpected happens, crush this jade and I'll be able to sense it!"

Yao Yan was stunned and silent for a moment. He took the jade token in his hand, then bowed respectfully to Gu Yuan.

"Xun'er has been indifferent since she was a child, and no one can really get into her heart, but I never thought that she would be fooled by you... But you are not bad either. Don't let her down in the future, otherwise I will not let you go no matter where you escape!" Gu Yuan warned with a slightly serious face.

"Don't worry about this matter, father-in-law. I will never let Xun'er down in this life!" Yao Yan promised in a deep voice.

Gu Xun'er stood on one side, watching the conversation between her father and his beloved, her beautiful face flushed with a sweet smile.

"What are your plans next? Do you want to break through to the six-star Douluo in the ancient world?" Gu Yuan paused and asked. At this moment, he looked at Yao Yan as if he was looking at his own son, and his concern was evident in his words.

"I plan to return to the Soul Realm and test the Soul Emperor's attitude. He should be waiting for me to return!" Yao Yan shook his head slightly and spoke out his thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xun'er looked at Yao Yan with worry in her eyes.

"It's okay. That day hasn't come yet. And before the eight pieces of ancient jade are gathered, I'm safe. Emperor Hun Tian won't rashly break off relations with the ancient clan." Yao Yan held Gu Xun'er's hand, squeezed it, and comforted her.

"He's right, but that day shouldn't be too far away. Xun'er, you have to practice hard during this period and strive to make further progress!" Gu Yuan agreed with Yao Yan's words and said.

"Then I'll wait for you to marry me!!" Gu Xun'er blinked her beautiful eyes, reflecting the figure of the person in front of her, and said softly.

"Okay!" Yao Yan nodded heavily and gave a positive promise.

Seeing this scene, Gu Yuan turned around and left, leaving the space to the young couple to avoid getting his heart twitching. The little princess he had raised for so many years was just deceived and taken away like this. You can imagine how I felt.

Fortunately, Yaoyan is very good, which is some consolation.

……

Xiao Ning walked out of the ancient world with a vigilant look on his face. Only after he left the ancient world did he relax and become uncontrollably excited. This time when he entered the Heavenly Tomb, he gained so much. Not only was the hidden danger of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art completely resolved, but his strength also skyrocketed to the peak of the ninth level. He even got a ninth-grade treasure pill!
After swallowing and refining it, he is confident that he can break into the Semi-Saint or even Fighting Saint level!

Thinking of this, he felt so excited that he could hardly control himself.

But soon, he could no longer maintain the smile on his face, because the space around him suddenly changed, like the movement of stars, and in an instant, he appeared on a misty mountain top, and at the same time, a middle-aged man in simple clothes came into view.

The moment he saw the other person's face, Xiao Ning's heart trembled slightly, because he recognized the person, Gu Yuan, the patriarch of the Gu clan!
"Don't be nervous, I just want to see you. I've been busy recently and haven't had the time to entertain you, a descendant of the Xiao clan." Gu Yuan looked at Xiao Ning, especially the clan emblem between Xiao Ning's eyebrows. His mind was shaken, as if he remembered many things in the past.

"I dare not. Junior Xiao Ning greets Patriarch Gu!" Xiao Ning swallowed his saliva, suppressed his inner shock, and bowed respectfully. At the same time, his mind raced, trying to guess Gu Yuan's intention. With his strength and status, he would obviously not embarrass a junior like him.
"I brought you here to prevent people from other tribes from staring at you. I will send you out after a while." Gu Yuan said softly with a gentle expression.

"?!" Xiao Ning's face paused, he really didn't know that he was being targeted. Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat. He seemed to have been a little careless. After he came out of the Heavenly Tomb, his strength had improved so much, how could the elders of various tribes be indifferent? It was normal for them to target him.

"I didn't expect that a thousand years later, I would see the Xiao clan emblem reappear in the world..." Gu Yuan looked at the unique clan emblem and sighed. After a pause, he continued, "Did Xiao Xuan tell you anything after he left?"

"Our ancestors told us that after we go out, we should not get involved in the disputes among the imperial clans, and should focus on preserving the inheritance of the Xiao clan!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Ning felt an inexplicable amount of pressure, and could only bite the bullet and tell the truth.

"His temperament has changed a lot... If he had this idea back then, the Xiao clan would not have become what it is now." Gu Yuan sighed lightly, then looked at Xiao Ning, "Remember what your ancestors said, there are some things that you should not get involved in." After that, he raised his hand and sent Xiao Ning away. He came to see Xiao Ning just to see what the last member of the Xiao clan looked like. As for the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade, he believed that Xiao Xuan did not lie because there was no need.

Because of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, the Xiao family can no longer be saved. Xiao Xuan should be aware of this.

This battle for the Tushe Ancient Emperor's cave will ultimately fall between the Ancient Clan and the Soul Clan. As for what the final outcome will be, no one knows. Betting on Yao Yan is also a way to make preparations for both scenarios. If the Ancient Clan fails in the end, at least the Ancient Clan can be guaranteed to survive for Yao Yan's sake!
A trace of pressure surged into Gu Yuan's heart, making his expression solemn.

……

"Om~"

As ripples appeared in the space, Yao Yan, whose whole body was bathed in brilliant flames, entered the third level of the Heavenly Tomb again. Now the third level of the Heavenly Tomb was silent, without a single sound, it was terrifyingly quiet.

Yao Yan took a look, and the soul power of the emperor level surged out from his brows, turning into a rolling torrent that covered this world. Within a few breaths, he locked onto the core of the Heavenly Tomb. Relying on the connection with the Heavenly Tomb, he directly left a soul imprint on it.

As his mind moved slightly, the entire Heavenly Tomb began to shake. The next moment, it suddenly collapsed towards the direction where Yao Yan was, as if space was distorted, until the huge Heavenly Tomb turned into an ancient tombstone the size of a palm, with the words "Heavenly Tomb" engraved on it. It floated in Yao Yan's palm and rotated, with an inky black aura lingering around it, highlighting its magic. One could even feel that time was speeding up around it.

After looking at it for a while, Yao Yan took it into the vertical pupil between his eyebrows. After doing all this, brilliant flames lingered around him. He took a step forward and disappeared on the spot.

When he appeared again, he had already entered the soul world.

Unlike before, as his soul power entered the Emperor Realm, the entire soul world became unusually clear in his perception. He could even sense the breath of Emperor Soul. Relying on his Emperor Realm soul, the Soul Clan elders who once sensed his intrusion no longer reacted. It can be seen that the gap between the Emperor Realm soul and the Heaven Realm Great Perfection is simply worlds apart.

He pondered for a moment, took a step forward, and appeared again, having arrived at the top of the mountain where Emperor Hun Tian was.

Emperor Hun Tian looked at the person who came, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes. He thought that Gu Yuan had come, but he never thought that the person who came was Yao Yan. Feeling the change in Yao Yan's aura, he couldn't help but ask: "Your soul realm has broken into the emperor realm?!"

As he spoke, his tone was filled with a hint of disbelief. When had it become so easy to break through the soul realm? Even though the Soul Clan had put all their strength into it, it still took nearly a thousand years to push the Void Devouring Flame to the Emperor Realm. But Yao Yan...how long has it been since then?

"I made a deal with Xiao Xuan..." Yao Yan did not hide anything and revealed the entire deal between him and Xiao Xuan, including the fact that the Emperor Grade Young Pill and Gu Yuan knew about this. He told it all in one breath.

Because there is no need to hide such things, and it is impossible to hide them.

As for the soul power at the emperor level, this matter can be concealed as long as Yao Yan does not use this power... But if he does not use it, how can he let Emperor Hun Tian know his strength, and how can he let him reveal more secrets to himself!
Only when my strength is improved, Emperor Hun Tian will let me participate in future events!

"The soul of the Heavenly Tomb..." Emperor Hun Tian smiled and shook his head. He did not expect that there would be such a creature in the Heavenly Tomb, and that Yao Yan had obtained such an opportunity, and his plan had actually succeeded. When he thought about it carefully, it was really incredible.

He pondered for a moment, looked at Yao Yan, and said softly: "What do you think of Xiao Xuan's words?"

"Nonsense. The clan leader and I are from the same clan. We prosper together and suffer together. Why should I be afraid of the clan leader? Moreover, if you want to break through to the Dou Emperor, you must first possess the strength of the peak of the ninth level of Dou Saint. I think it will be difficult for me to break through to this level in a short period of time. Even with the help of various clans, it will take decades or even hundreds of years... Put yourself in his shoes. If I were the clan leader, after obtaining the Emperor Grade Young Pill, I would not let a junior try to break through to the Dou Emperor. Only if the clan leader swallows the Emperor Grade Young Pill will he have a greater chance of breaking through to the Dou Emperor. I believe that after the clan leader breaks through to the Dou Emperor, he will also open the way for us to break through!" Yao Yan said calmly without changing his expression.

"You see it very clearly. That is an opportunity to break through to the level of Dou Di!" Emperor Hun Tian said with a strange look in his eyes, as if he had recognized Yao Yan again.

“The Emperor’s Young Pill is very precious, and perhaps there is only one in the world. If I had stayed at the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng for a thousand years, I would naturally not give the opportunity to the clan leader, and I would even compete with the clan leader for it. But now I am still young, and my strength is far from enough. If I swallow it rashly, I will have no chance of breaking through to the Dou Emperor, and I may even waste this Emperor’s Young Pill. In this way, the path to becoming the Dou Emperor will be really cut off. Only after the clan leader breaks through to the Dou Emperor can the path to becoming the Dou Emperor be truly continued!” Yao Yan said solemnly and in a deep voice.

"Faced with the opportunity to break through to the Dou Emperor, you remain so calm. It's really rare!" Emperor Hun Tian sighed, and looked at Yao Yan with more appreciation. He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Since you already know, I will tell you some secrets!"

"It is impossible to break through to the Dou Emperor level with just one Emperor-grade embryonic pill. It can only guarantee a slight probability. If you want to have absolute certainty of breaking into the Dou Emperor level, you need to refine it into a real Emperor-grade pill... But the current cultivation resources and even the energy of heaven and earth are obviously not enough to upgrade it to an Emperor-grade pill. If it were possible, the ancient Emperor Tushe would not have left behind only one Emperor-grade embryonic pill!" Emperor Hun Tian said slowly.

He paused, and continued, "I read ancient books and learned a unique refining method... It does not require energy from heaven and earth or natural treasures. It only requires the use of living beings as sacrifices to refine the Imperial Grade Young Pill into a true Imperial Grade Pill!"

"But the number required is extremely huge, perhaps we need to sacrifice the entire Zhongzhou for blood to achieve this!"

Yao Yan pretended to be horrified and couldn't help but say, "Blood sacrifice for the entire Zhongzhou?!"

"If it's not enough, then the entire Douqi Continent!" Emperor Hun Tian said calmly with cold eyes, "Why do you think the Soul Clan founded the Soul Palace? Is it just for those few soul origins? That has always been just a small part of the plan!"

"When I learned about the Emperor Grade Young Pill, I was planning all this... I plan to start with the Emperor Clan. They have always lived in the realm, and even if they are slaughtered, it will not have the slightest impact on the outside world. The Spirit Clan is my first target, and then the Stone Clan!!"

"Does the Emperor Grade Young Pill really exist?" Yao Yan asked.

"Of course it exists, because this news came from the cave of Tushe Ancient Emperor!" Emperor Hun Tian said in a deep voice. The Void Devouring Flame at that time did not have the ability to lie in front of him. Otherwise, how could he have cultivated the Void Devouring Flame to its current level? Wouldn't it be better to refine it directly?
"It seems that the patriarch has been preparing to go to war with all the tribes from the very beginning!" Yao Yan said slowly.

"If they knew my plan, they would definitely stop me. But if it were me, I would definitely do the same as me... No one can refuse the word Dou Di. And if you want to become Dou Di, how can you do it without paying anything!" Emperor Hun Tian's eyes were burning. It was obvious that the word Dou Di had touched his nerves and emotions.

These two words are the only ones in this world that can cause him to have emotional fluctuations.

"When does the clan leader plan to take action?" Yao Yan took a deep breath, his expression serious, and asked.

"What, you don't object?" Emperor Hun Tian looked at Yao Yan, restrained his emotions, and asked curiously. If other people knew that he wanted to sacrifice the entire Douqi Continent with blood, their first reaction would definitely be absurd and difficult to accept. There are very few people who recover as quickly as Yao Yan.

"The victor is the king and the loser is the bandit. If the clan leader succeeds in breaking through to the Dou Emperor, naturally no one will dare to say anything!" Yao Yan said slowly, "Just as the clan leader said, if you want to break through to the Dou Emperor, how can it be without any price... After cultivating to this level, how can I not understand this truth!"

"Haha, good!" Emperor Hun Tian laughed loudly, and immediately made a promise: "If I break through to become a Dou Emperor, I will help you become an emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Yan suddenly felt that this sentence was extremely familiar. In the original novel, Emperor Hun Tian seemed to have also promised Xu Wu Tun Yan in this way... But Emperor Hun Tian was a man without credibility. After breaking through to the level of Dou Emperor, he immediately abandoned him!
If the Void Devouring Flame had not been forcibly absorbed by Emperor Hun Tian, ​​the final outcome would have been hard to predict. After all, there was a missing strange fire, and that was the second-ranked Void Devouring Flame. The Strange Fire Eternal Ruler might not be able to unleash its full power.

The Void Devouring Flame possesses the strength of a nine-star Douluo. If it doesn't want to, Xiao Yan can't summon it with just a few words.

But for now, Yao Yan had no choice but to accept this big cake. (End of this chapter)