"We used a secret technique to transfer the bloodline power of the vast majority of the clan into my body. I understood... that was the final hope of every clansman!"
Xiao Xuan drew a deep breath, and a trace of pain finally appeared on his face. He had let down every member of the Xiao Clan.
"In the end... I still failed. After failing to break through to the Dou Di realm, I was ambushed by the Soul Clan and died from my severe injuries!"
Hearing Xiao Xuan's self-reproachful sigh, Xiao Yan fell silent. After a moment, he softly said, "That was the only option. If the bloodline power had been allowed to dry up, the Xiao Clan would likewise have been unable to escape its end... No one in the Xiao Clan would blame you for this."
After chatting for a while, Xiao Xuan grew increasingly satisfied with this junior of the Xiao Clan and could not help smiling. "Xiao Yan, do you know that the Xiao Clan's clan mark was not bestowed by anyone else? It was cultivated through one's own efforts."
"What? The clan mark was not bestowed, but cultivated by oneself?" Xiao Yan was somewhat astonished by Xiao Xuan's words.
Xiao Xun'er was also extremely curious. Even she, a young lady of the Gu Clan, had never heard of such a secret.
"Xiao Yan, the Xiao Clan's clan mark can be condensed by cultivating a secret technique, the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations. I have waited so long for this day; later, I will naturally give it to you!" Xiao Xuan continued, "However, even if one cultivates a clan mark, without bloodline power to support it, it will still be difficult to truly unleash it to its peak!"
When Xiao Xuan mentioned bloodline power, Xiao Yan's