Gu World.
On the cloud-shrouded Cloud Peak, a woman dressed in a light blue dress sat cross-legged amidst the thick mist. The swirling fog made her appear like a fairy in the mist, exuding an ethereal and captivating aura.
"Miss, the items have been delivered to them."
As the woman quietly closed her eyes, an Old Figure suddenly appeared on the mountain peak and respectfully addressed her.
As soon as the old man finished speaking, he noticed a slight ripple in the space in front of him. When he looked up, he saw that the latter was already in front of him. Her stunningly beautiful face made the surrounding scenery pale in comparison.
"Old Ling, how is Brother Xiao Yan?"
"Sigh, I don't know... As always, when I went to deliver the pills, Huo Xuan didn't show up. Six times, it was his two subordinates who ran into this old man..." The old man sighed, his tone filled with undisguised helplessness. "Each time we met, Huo Xuan's two subordinates were more and more rude. This time, I only asked one more question, and they even tried to attack me..."
"Miss, Huo Xuan is an insatiable wolf. No matter how many pills you send, he won't release them..." Ling Ying hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "Miss, please let go..."
Hearing Ling Ying's words, Gu Xun'er felt a surge of anger and said, "Absolutely impossible!"
The angry voice seemed to possess a powerful destructive force, causing even the clouds and mist in this space to ripple.
"Old Ling, you may step down."
"Miss, there are some things I, this old man, must say today. For over ten years, I've held these words in for over ten years!" Ling Ying didn't leave. Instead, he wanted to tell Miss Xun Er everything he had wanted to say all these years. "Miss, your relationship with Xiao Yan is destined to have no future. This relationship itself was a mistake. Xiao Yan is merely a passerby in your life. A fleeting passerby, a relationship destined to have no future—together, it's nothing more than a beautiful dream. You can't remain trapped in this dream forever; you must wake up and face reality!"
"Old Ling, you!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Xun'er was stunned. She never expected that Old Ling would also try to persuade her to give up on Brother Xiao Yan. She stared at Old Ling with a fierce look that she had never shown before, but found it had no effect.
Ling Ying remained calm, with no trace of panic in his eyes, as if he had already disregarded life and death.
"Whether you oppose him or support him, I like him, and that can't change that... If this is a beautiful dream, then I'd rather never wake up..."
"Old Ling, you may leave now... You don't need to come anymore!"
Gu Xun'er's meaning was already very clear. Ling Ying did not beg to stay any longer, but simply bowed and respectfully greeted Miss Xun Er.
"Miss, take care."
After saying that, Ling Ying's figure turned into a black shadow and drifted away, leaving behind only Gu Xun'er, who was still obsessed with Xiao Yan.
Ling Ying's advice did not make Gu Xun'er give up on Xiao Yan; instead, it strengthened her resolve to save Xiao Yan.
A sweet dream?
Meeting Brother Xiao Yan was a beautiful dream for her, and it was the greatest luck of her life.
Now that this beautiful dream has turned into a nightmare because of Huo Xuan, what she has to do is to do her best to eliminate this nightmare and turn the nightmare back into a beautiful dream.
Gu Sacred City.
The next day.
As the first warm rays of sunlight streamed through the window into the quiet attic room, Huo Xuan, who had been meditating cross-legged all night, finally slowly opened his eyes.
"There's still quite a gap between me and the Peak Seven-Revolution Dou Venerate..."
After finishing his cultivation, Huo Xuan felt that the Dou Qi in his body was still unable to accumulate to its fullness, and therefore could not be condensed or compressed to successfully break through the sixth-level peak realm barrier and reach the seventh-level peak.
However, if we're talking about cultivation speed, since I can rely on devouring Strange Fire to increase my strength, my cultivation speed is definitely much faster than everyone else's!
"However, this time, relying on the Heavenly Tomb should allow me to break through to the peak of the sixth level. In the three years that follow, how many levels of Peak Dou Zun can I reach? The peak of the seventh level? Or perhaps the peak of the eighth level?"
After carefully considering the Heavenly Tomb Journey, Huo Xuan got up from the bed, stretched, and then pushed open the door. After finding the rest of the group, they left the attic where they lived.
After leaving their loft, Huo Xuan and his group strolled around the manor where the Gu Clan was responsible for entertaining guests. The vast manor was now filled with powerful individuals from all directions. These individuals were either strong in their own right or had considerable influence behind them. Naturally, it was quite lively when these people came together.
Huo Xuan and his group stopped at a rather spacious tavern in the manor. The tavern was quite large, and in its center was a huge stone platform. On the platform, Dou Qi surged, and two figures clashed with lightning speed. The exciting battle drew cheers from all around.
The two people on the stage were both around the level of Six-Star Dou Zong, and were well-known experts outside, but they didn't attract much attention from the crowd.
The group found a spot by the window in the tavern and sat down. Their eyes swept around the tavern, and they spotted quite a few people with considerable strength.
"It's quite lively here, Brother Huo Xuan, should we go and cause trouble for the Gu Clan?"
Looking at the battles taking place around them, Yan Ling, who was traveling with them, spoke up first, expressing his desire to cause trouble for the Gu Clan.
"Dou Zun?" Huo Xuan stared intently at Yan Ling before him. After a long while, he was somewhat incredulous. With his keen eyesight, he could naturally see that the latter's current strength was that of One-Star Dou Zun!
Two years ago, he was a Seven-Star Dou Zong. It only took him two years to go from Seven-Star Dou Zong to One-Star Dou Zun.
His gaze swept over Huo Yun and Yan Liao. Both of them were Two-Star Dou Zun, and Huo Yun was even close to reaching Three-Star Dou Zun!
"Thanks to Brother Huo Xuan for retrieving that Dou Sheng Skeleton..." Yan Ling smiled slightly and said, "The elders gave that Dou Sheng Skeleton to the three of us. We obtained some Dou Sheng Essence from it, and with the help of the Dou Sheng Essence, we managed to break through."
At this point, the three of them were in high spirits. They now felt that their decision back then was very wise, and they joined Huo Xuan without hesitation!
They were once considered the pride of the Flame Clan, but in reality, they did not receive the best treatment within the clan. After all, they were not the only geniuses in the Flame Clan, and in the past, they did not receive many cultivation resources each year.
They had no access to high-level cultivation resources, such as Heavenly Tier Technique, Heavenly Tier Skill, and Ninth Grade Pill. Later, after joining Brother Huo Xuan's side, the situation changed drastically.
For example, the last time the Ancient Ruins appeared, their Ancient Ruins caused quite a stir in Central Plains, and all the treasures from those Ancient Ruins were brought back to the Flame Clan by Huo Xuan Huoxuan.
Those are treasures left behind by Dou Sheng Expert! Even as disciples of the Ancient Eight Clans, they were extremely envious of those treasures.
Since these items were brought back by Brother Huo Xuan, the elders clearly favored them when distributing them. Not only did they get the Dou Sheng Skeleton, but they also received 40% of the treasures. After being distributed equally, each person received more than 10% of the treasures.
This amount far exceeds what the others received. The difference between three people sharing 40% and twenty or thirty people sharing 60% is obvious, and they are definitely the biggest winners.
"Instead of actively seeking trouble, we might as well wait for trouble to come to us. Just wait, I bet it won't be long before they come looking for us."
The Ancient Eight Clans were always in competition with each other, and every time they met, there was bound to be some kind of exchange. Given the current conflict between the Flame Clan and the Gu Clan, and the fact that he was the Young Clan Leader the Flame Clan, Huo Xuan was not worried at all about trouble coming to him.
Next, some young geniuses from the Gu Clan will definitely come to him for exchanges, hoping to defeat him and thus ridicule the Flame Clan.
Huo Xuan was happy to have them come and challenge him. According to the original novel, Gu Xun'er and the Four Great Commanders, although they were currently high-level Dou Zun, had not yet undergone the Nine Revolutions. He did not believe that anyone could defeat him.
At that moment, Huo Xuan suddenly noticed that two cold gazes were fixed on him not far from the tavern.
"Are you sure he's the one who blew you up?" A handsome man in a blue robe glanced at Huo Xuan's back, his unusually long hand gently tapping on the railing as he spoke calmly.
"That's right! Third Brother, it's him! The elder said that the thing that injured me was the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame, and Huo Xuan is the master of the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame!" A voice full of resentment replied from the side of the handsome man. He was none other than the Seventh Commander who had been injured by Huo Xuan.
"Young Clan Leader of the Flame Clan... I'd like to have a good lesson with him..."
"Clang!"
With a crisp sound, the two figures fighting on the stone platform below also determined the winner and retreated. Immediately, a loud voice drew everyone's attention. A figure jumped up and shouted loudly.
"The next sparring partners are Yang Hao, the Third Commander of the Black Annihilation Army, and Huo Xuan, the Young Clan Leader of the Flame Clan!"