Gu World.
As the sun rises in the east, its fiery red rays slowly ascend, bathing the land in golden light.
News of Gu Xun'er's serious injury has spread throughout the entire Gu World. Faced with the murderer, the elders of the Gu Clan have suggested to the clan leader more than once that he should be severely punished, even though he is not Gu Clan!
However, without exception, they were all rejected by Gu Yuan. If it were anyone else, Gu Yuan would have punished them severely. But not Huo Xuan, because the other party was the Young Clan Leader of the Flame Clan, one of the Ancient Eight Clans!
He knew Yan Jin's temper. If he really punished Huo Xuan severely, it could even lead to another war between the Gu Clan and the Flame Clan.
For no other reason than that Huo Xuan is the Young Clan Leader, and the identity of the Young Clan Leader represents the future new clan leader of the family. There are two prerequisites for severely punishing the other party.
First, the opposing family's strength must be weaker than their Gu Clan's. Only then would they dare to severely punish the other party, using their power to intimidate them, ensuring the other party wouldn't dare disobey.
Secondly, the other party must have done something excessively offensive. If what the other party did was so egregious, then they would have no problem eliminating that person; if the other party was unreasonable and crossed the line, then how could they not severely punish them?
However, their Gu Clan did not meet either of these two prerequisites.
Currently, the overall strength of the Gu Clan is only slightly better than that of the Flame Clan; they haven't reached the point where they can completely crush the other.
Last time, when we fought the Flame Clan, the Hun Clan launched a sneak attack from behind, putting us in a pincer movement. The Gu Clan suffered heavy losses and has only just recovered. It is really not advisable to start another war without prior notice.
Although Huo Xuan injured Xun'er, he showed mercy, and what he did was not particularly heinous. Moreover, they heard that Xun'er had also injured their people using the same method, so they were completely in the wrong.
Yan Jin Huo Xuan his successor, but given their inability to overpower him and their lack of justification, they couldn't really do anything to Huo Xuan...
Besides being Xun'er's father, Gu Yuan is also the patriarch of the Gu Clan!
Family interests come first!
In Gu Yuan's heart, the Gu Clan always comes first. He is first and foremost the Ancient Clan Chief, and only secondly Xun'er's father. When it comes to the interests of the clan, there is no such thing as father-daughter affection.
No matter how much he dotes on Xun'er, he cannot put the interests of the family first.
Everything was for the Gu Clan...
Yan Clan Temporary Residence.
Above the lush Green Peak, a light mist swirls, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.
In the following days, no one from the Gu Clan dared to provoke them again.
With Gu Xun'er's example serving as a warning, who would dare to act recklessly?
The other party dared to lay a hand on Miss Xun Er, who is the clan leader's precious daughter. Huo Xuan didn't care about Miss Xun Er's status and attacked her. As for them? They wouldn't care even more.
Going to cause trouble for the Flame Clan now might just mean Huo Xuan will come knocking on your door soon. At that point, you'll likely be severely injured, if not killed, possibly even losing an limb or becoming disabled...
It's even possible to have your head smashed open...
Under the intimidation of absolute power, the Gu Clan can only speak ill of the Flame Clan behind their backs and belittle Flame Clan. But they would never dare to provoke them. After all, they are not fools; who would want to risk their lives?
Without the provocations of the Gu Clan, Huo Xuan and the others now enjoy a peaceful life in the Gu World, a peace they find quite pleasing after enduring so much harassment.
"Yan Ling, are you sure Gu Xun'er has woken up?"
"It's absolutely true, Brother Huo Xuan, Gu Xun'er has really woken up. I saw her with my own eyes when I went outside for some fresh air just now. Luckily, I found her in time, otherwise..."
"Yan Ling, these days you should not leave your residence easily. It's safer to stay together. Otherwise, if Gu Xun'er finds out, you may lose your lives."
"Understood."
Yan Ling knew that Huo Xuan was doing this for their own good. They were not as strong as Gu Xun'er, and their status in the Flame Clan was not very high. As the eldest daughter of the Gu Clan, if Gu Xun'er were killed by her, they could only accept their bad luck.
Therefore, they did not leave their residence easily during this period. With everyone gathered together, and with Brother Huo Xuan around, Gu Xun'er could not do anything to them.
"You've taken on quite a few challenges these past few days, and you must have suffered quite a few injuries. Go back and rest well, and make sure you don't develop any hidden ailments, otherwise it could very well affect your future cultivation."
After speaking, Huo Xuan took out a Space Jade Slip from his Storage Ring and handed it to Yan Ling, saying, "When I enter the Heavenly Tomb to cultivate, you should try to stay by the elders' side. This Space Jade Slip is used to summon the clan leader. If the Gu Clan wants to attack you, crush the jade slip immediately, and the clan leader will arrive as soon as possible."
"Okay, I understand."
Yan Ling nodded and took the Space Jade Slip handed to him by Huo Xuan. With Huo Xuan's words, he felt much more at ease.
After seeing Yan Ling off, Huo Xuan fell into deep thought. Gu Xun'er now knew that Xiao Yan was completely dead, and there would definitely be some minor troubles on the Heavenly Tomb Journey soon.
Huo Xuan had no regrets about killing Xiao Yan.
In the original novel, most of the Ancient Eight Clans had a bad relationship with Xiao Yan, while a few were on good terms with him.
Those who were at odds with Xiao Yan included the Hun Clan, and among the younger generation of the Gu Clan, most of them initially became enemies with him because of Gu Xun'er.
Because of Yao Chen, the Medicine Clan also became enemies with him. During the struggle for the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, he beat up Yao Tian. When attending the Medicine Clan's Medicine Ceremony, he beat up Yao Wangui again.
In the end, he gained the approval of the Gu Clan and successfully got together with Gu Xun'er. If it weren't for his strength, Lei Dong would probably have become his enemy.
Many people were intimidated by his strength and became friends with him. If we don't include Gu Xun'er, who liked him, there were quite a few others. Besides Gu Yao, there were the other three Black Annihilation Army commanders led by Gu Qingyang, as well as the original owner of Huo Xuan's body. Each of them was on good terms with Xiao Yan.
The reason why Huo Xuan chose to antagonize Xiao Yan and kill him was not only because he did not want the Xiao Clan to rise again, but more importantly because he did not want to be trampled under Xiao Yan's feet in the future.
If we let Xiao Yan grow up unchecked and become enemies with him, we are very likely to be killed by him in the future. Choosing to befriend him will bring us no future at all.
The best cultivation technique in Battle Through the Heavens is the Flame Mantra, which can devour Wan Huo in the world. If you befriend Xiao Yan, will he share the Flame Mantra with you? Will he share his Strange Fire with you?
No matter how good you are to Xiao Yan, he probably won't really treat you as a true brother. At most, he'll only see you as a tool. It's hard to say whether he'll help you become Dou Di after he advances to Dou Di. Even if he does help you advance to Dou Di, you'll still just be his tool in the future, only changing from a tool working for the Xiao Clan to a tool working for the Endless Fire Territory.
People always like to climb higher.
In their past lives, no one disliked being a boss; they only liked being an employee. Those employees didn't like being employees; they just didn't have the opportunity to be bosses.
Huo Xuan has a plot advantage, so this is a great opportunity. Instead of clinging to Xiao Yan and letting him be the boss, he might as well be the boss himself.
In that case, it's only right to kill him while choosing to replace him. After all, two tigers cannot share one mountain, and no one can guarantee that keeping him around won't be a threat.
Now that Xiao Yan, the threat, has been eliminated, the next step should be to get rid of those closely associated with him. No one can guarantee they weren't affected by the Light Horn Halo; they too are a threat...
If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring!
Some things you either don't do, or you do them thoroughly!
Huo Xuan understood this principle.
Therefore, his next target is Xiao Yan's die-hard fan, Gu Xun'er!