The Yan World.
Huo Xuan's residence.
As soon as Huo Xuan returned to his residence, Yan Yang and Yan Ya came to his door.
"Tell me, have you two completed the tasks I assigned you to investigate?"
"Young Clan Leader, we've accomplished everything!"
"I am no longer the Young Clan Leader. From today onwards, call me Young Master, and stop calling me Young Clan Leader."
Huo Xuan said calmly.
"What? Young Master... Young Master, what on earth happened?"
Yan Yang asked in surprise.
"I've gotten into trouble," Huo Xuan said calmly. He didn't seem to feel any heartache at losing his status as the Young Clan Leader, as if it had nothing to do with him.
"Alright, let's leave that matter aside for now. Tell me the results of your investigation over this period of time."
After exchanging glances, Yan Yang and Yan Ya spoke first, "The Northwest Continent hasn't changed much. If we're talking about the biggest change, it has to be the year before when the three great empires of the Chu Yun Empire, Mu Lan, and Falling Goose Empire joined forces to destroy the Jia Ma Empire."
"The Jia Ma Empire has fallen. The Jia Ma Royal Family, the Nalan Family, the Mittel Family, and the Mu Family — the Imperial Family and these so-called three great families of the empire—have all been wiped out."
"Go on."
Huo Xuan was not surprised at all when he heard that the Jia Ma Empire had been destroyed.
The three great empires are: Chu Yun Empire, with its Ten Thousand Scorpions Gate and Xie Bi Yan; Mulan, with its Mu Lan Valley and the Three Mu Lan Elders; Falling Goose Empire, with its Golden Goose Sect and Yan Luo Tian. In the original story, the three great empires also joined forces to attack the Jia Ma Empire, which at that time had the Flame Alliance founded by the Jia Ma Empire Xiao Yan.
However, Xiao Yan has already been killed by him. Without Xiao Yan, the Flame Alliance would naturally cease to exist, and the three great empires would only need to destroy the Jia Ma Empire in a matter of minutes.
Strictly speaking, it was because Huo Xuan killed Xiao Yan that the Flame Alliance, which was able to resist external enemies, ceased to exist, leading to the downfall of the Jia Ma Empire.
However, Huo Xuan did not feel the slightest guilt. In his eyes, those extras were just a bunch of ants. Who would feel guilty about the death of ants?
Huo Xuan doesn't know about the others, but he certainly doesn't feel any guilt.
"That's about all the changes in the Northwest Continent." Yan Yang picked up where Yan Ya left off and continued, "The changes in the Central Plains aren't too significant either. Of the eleven top-tier powers on the surface, the Soul Hall, founded by the Hun Clan, is still the strongest, and the Alchemy Tower is still second only to the Soul Hall."
"The two sects, Heavenly Underworld Sect and Flower Sect, have frequently clashed and fought several times. However, due to the return of two Grand Elders of the Flower Sect, Heavenly Underworld Sect has not gained any advantage in the battles between the two sects, and Flower Sect is not in a too difficult situation at present."
"The Three Valleys. The Sound Valley remains unchanged. Since the last Ancient Ruins, the Valley Master the Burning Flame Valley and the Ice River Valley led their disciples to the Ancient Ruins, but they never returned. After the disappearance of the Burning Flame Valley Master of the Burning Flame Valley, due to the reappearance of the Old Ancestor Huo Yun, the status of the Burning Flame Valley not diminished, and it is still one of the Three Valleys. However, the Ice River Valley lost its Valley Master, Ice Bing He, and because there were no other powerful figures to oversee it, it was eventually divided between the Sound Valley and the Burning Flame Valley."
"Four Pavilions, due to the disappearance of its Pavilion Master Thunder Venerable, Wind and Thunder Pavilion ended up with the same fate as Ice River Valley, being divided up by the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion and Yellow Spring Pavilion. Starfall Pavilion, Pavilion Master Wind Venerable also disappeared, but because the former Pavilion Venerable Yao had a past relationship with Alchemy Tower, he was unharmed under Alchemy Tower's protection. However, apart from the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, Starfall Pavilion's overall strength is now the weakest among the three pavilions."
Back then, the top powers in Central Plains consisted of one palace, one tower, two sects, Three Valleys, Four Pavilions. Now, only one palace, one tower, two sects, two valleys, and three pavilions remain.
"I never imagined that I would change so many plot points..."
Gu World.
Gu Xun'er's residence.
"Rebellious daughter!"
Facing the furious Gu Yuan, Gu Xun'er remained unusually calm, as if she already knew what was going to happen. Sure enough, Gu Yuan threw a pill in front of her. The pill was naturally the one she had carefully prepared, originally intended to assassinate Huo Xuan.
"Xun'er, aren't you going to explain Lei Dong's matter?"
"Father, I was wrong..."
Gu Xun'er immediately lowered her head and admitted her mistake without offering any explanation, because there was no point in explaining.
No one knows a daughter better than her father.
Seeing Xun'er like this, Gu Yuan knew all too well that Lei Dong's situation was probably due to Xiao Yan. Xun'er's attitude had left Lei Dong disheartened.
For this reason, coupled with the instigation of Huo Xuan and others, Lei Dong joined Huo Xuan and his group, thus deciding to turn against their Gu Clan.
"Xun'er, you'd better forget about him! Lest you go astray!"
"Father, I can't forget him, and I don't want to forget him!"
Gu Xun'er said without hesitation.
For some reason, her feelings for Brother Xiao Yan were so unwavering. The kindness Brother Xiao Yan showed her, the little things that happened when she lived with him as a child, were all deeply imprinted in her heart!
In the Gu Clan, she was a woman of noble birth, a proud daughter of heaven, and the person whose Dou Di Bloodline was most perfectly awakened in history.
Many people in her clan went to great lengths to please her and get close to her. But Brother Xiao Yan was different from them. During the time she lived with Brother Xiao Yan, she could clearly feel his love and care for her.
In Gu Xun'er's eyes, this feeling was so pure, without the slightest impurity. Being able to meet Brother Xiao Yan, Gu Xun'er felt that she had no regrets in this life.
In Gu Xun'er's heart, the Gu Clan was filled with only ruthlessness; only when she was with Brother Xiao Yan did she experience love...
Born into Ancient Race, they may seem to enjoy boundless glory, but the pressure they bear is far greater than in the outside world. Because they are of the Gu Clan, they don't even have the right to choose the person they like...
"I hope that in my next life... I won't be born into such a heartless race..."
"Smack!"
Enraged, Gu Yuan slapped Gu Xun'er across the face. This was the second time he had disciplined Xun'er.
"Rebellious daughter!"
"You stay here and reflect on your actions! Starting tomorrow, you will obediently go into seclusion and not leave the Gu Clan until you reach the Dou Sheng!"
After leaving Gu Xun'er's residence, Gu Yuan still couldn't calm down. Gu Yuan's heart was like water; it was usually calm, but once he got angry, it was like a raging flood!
"Guards! Summon the Black Annihilation Army Great Commander to see me immediately!"
Gu Yuan's residence.
"Lin Xiu, Black Annihilation Army Great Commander, greets the Clan Chief!"
Lin Xiu, the former Second Commander the Black Annihilation Army, knelt down on one knee, looking at the Clan Leader Gu Yuan, wondering why the clan chief had summoned him.
After uttering the words "Greater Capital Unification, "Lin Xiu's heart was filled with incredibly complex emotions: surprise, sadness, disbelief, and of course, a hint of joy...
With the Four Great Commanders and the Great Commander all perishing in the Heavenly Tomb, and all five elder brothers gone, he, as the Second Commander, naturally became the new elder brother.
He started as an ordinary Black Annihilation Army soldier, worked hard to cultivate his skills, accumulated numerous merits, fought desperately, and finally became the Second Commander the Black Annihilation Army.
Lin Xiu had originally believed that becoming a commander was the limit of his life. He never imagined that fate would be so unpredictable, and that he would actually become a commander-in-chief, and even a grand commander-in-chief...
While Lin Xiu was mourning for the Four Commanders and the Great Commander, he was also very clear in his heart that now that he was the Grand Commander, as long as nothing unexpected happened and he did not die young, he would definitely be able to get the position of Black Annihilation King in the future!
"Lin Xiu, take a trusted Black Annihilation Squad and immediately head to the Northwest Continent to find and exterminate all remaining members of the Xiao Clan!"
Gu Yuan's tone was extremely cold, and when he uttered the words "kill them all," his face was filled with murderous intent!
"But weren't the remnants of the Xiao Clan wiped out by the Flame Clan more than ten years ago?"
Lin Xiu couldn't help but voice his question. Everyone knew that the Xiao Clan had been wiped out more than ten years ago, so what did the clan leader mean by this?
"Hmph! A complete annihilation? There's always bound to be one or two that slip through the net. You better search carefully! Make sure you find all those who escaped and kill them all!"
Gu Yuan was truly enraged this time. Heavenly Tomb Journey, so many geniuses of the Gu Clan had died. He wanted the murderers to pay the price, but that would inevitably mean waging war against the Flame, Thunder, Medicine Three Clans at the same time. If war broke out, the overall strength of the Gu Clan would be greatly reduced. The lessons of that year were still fresh in his mind.
Since Gu Yuan couldn't take action against the Flame, Thunder, Medicine Three Clans, he could only vent his anger on the Xiao Clan. If Xiao Yan hadn't seduced Xun'er, Xun'er wouldn't have fallen for him. If she hadn't fallen for him, she wouldn't have wanted to take revenge on Huo Xuan for the so-called "husband-killing revenge," and Qing Yang and the others would never have perished in the Heavenly Tomb.
Although Xiao Yan is dead, as the saying goes, "The son pays for the father's debts." Let the entire Xiao Clan pay for the crimes Xiao Yan committed!
"Yes!"