Gu Clan.
Council Hall.
Heavenly Tomb Journey, many geniuses within the clan perished. Faced with the culprit, the Gu Clan was helpless and could only swallow their anger, unless they truly intended to wage war against the Flame, Thunder, Medicine Three Clans simultaneously.
This period can be considered the most humiliating time in Gu Yuan's history. He has never been so humiliated since he became the Ancient Clan Chief.
Misfortunes never come singly.
Early this morning, Lei Ying arrived at the Gu World. However, he was not there to chat and drink tea. Gu Yuan also knew the purpose of Lei Ying's trip. It was for nothing other than to annul the engagement!
What's meant to happen will happen.
Lei Dong seems to have truly lost all hope in Xun'er, so breaking off the engagement is only natural.
"Gu Yuan, you should know why I've come to the Gu World today. Let's speak frankly and openly, and see what we should do about this!"
Lei Ying was the first to break the silence in the main hall.
"A marriage alliance between the two clans will promote relations and benefit their development. Brother Lei, are you really not going to reconsider this matter?"
Why do that?
"Gu Yuan, look at this! Look closely! Whose fault is this? Our Dong'er has given your daughter his whole heart and soul, and look at your daughter's attitude!"
Lei Ying had no intention of giving Gu Yuan any face. He could guarantee that Lei Dong had not wronged Gu Xun'er; on the contrary, it was Gu Xun'er who had wronged Lei Dong. Their engagement could be considered a completely haphazard match.
Even if this marriage goes through, there's no guarantee the couple will be happy and loving afterward. If something like infidelity or murder of a husband were to occur in the future, the consequences would be terrible, and the Lei Clan couldn't afford that kind of disgrace!
This engagement is definitely being called off today!
Since they came to annul the engagement, they naturally couldn't give Gu Yuan too much face.
"Brother Lei, are we really going to call off this engagement?"
Gu Yuan still wanted to try again to arrange a marriage between the two clans.
If the engagement is called off, the Gu-Lei Alliance will be completely finished. Gu Yuan must try his best to retain the Lei Clan as an ally, no matter what.
"Gu Yuan, my mind is made up. But no matter what, my Lei Clan was also at fault for the Heavenly Tomb Journey..."
With a wave of his hand, Lei Ying summoned a variety of high-level cultivation techniques, Dou Technique, pills, and medicinal herbs before Gu Yuan.
"Inside the Heavenly Tomb, Dong'er killed Gu Xing. Now, I have stripped him of his title as the Young Clan Leader and severely punished him. These things are compensation from my Lei Clan to the Gu Clan."
Looking at the compensation items in the center of the hall, a surge of anger rose in Gu Yuan's heart. The thought of those younger generations who had perished in Gu Yuan Gu Clan pained him. What use was more compensation? Ancient Race valued geniuses. No matter how abundant the resources were, they were wasted without geniuses. The future of the race was always represented by geniuses!
If he could, Gu Yuan would like to start a war immediately!
However, as the Ancient Clan Chief, Gu Yuan had to consider the future of the Gu Clan. Going to war would not benefit the Gu Clan in the slightest. The Flame-Thunder-Medicine Three-Clan Alliance had already taken shape. In terms of one-on-one combat, the Gu Clan was no less than any of the other clans. But if the Ancient Clan challenged the three clans with the strength of one clan, that would be a different story.
The Yan World.
After his Heavenly Tomb Journey, Yao Tian first returned to the Medicine Clan, and then set off for the Yan World. This time, he did not come alone; he also brought a group of children with him.
There were about twenty children in this group. They were all young geniuses in the Medicine Clan. The youngest was four or five years old, and the oldest was only eight or nine years old. They were all promising new blood in the clan.
This group of young geniuses is of great importance to the Medicine Clan. Within the Medicine Clan, the Dou Di Bloodline) flowing through their parents is generally quite high, giving them a significant chance of awakening Dou Di Bloodline of rank Sixth Grade or higher in the future.
"Brother Yao Tian, are we really going to stay here? Can't we go home?"
At this moment, a child who was about six years old asked this question timidly.
This question echoed the thoughts of these children, and at that moment, all of them turned their gaze to Yao Tian, eagerly awaiting his answer.
They are still young and should be living in their familiar homes, growing up under the care of their parents. But now they have suddenly left their familiar homes and come to live in this strange place. To be honest, these children are really scared and find it hard to accept.
Under these expectant gazes, Yao Tian nodded gently and said, "You must be good and stay here for five or six years. When the time comes, your brother Yao Tian will take you home."
"Take good care of yourself and listen to the elders."
Yao Tian squatted down and gently patted the child's head. Then he stood up, bowed to the White-Robed Old Man, and said, "I entrust this to you elders."
A remote place.
"Yao Tian, have all the little ones from your Medicine Clan been settled?"
Huo Xuan asked.
"I hope you young members of the Flame Clan will not bully them."
The Medicine Clan is preparing for the worst in the great war that the Pill Realm is about to face. Compared to the Pill Realm, the Yan World is relatively safer. They will send some of the younger generation of the Medicine Clan to the Yan World. If the Pill Realm unfortunately falls in the end, these younger generations will be the last bloodline of the Medicine Clan.
"May the Medicine Emperor protect us; may the Medicine Clan not become another Xiao Clan..."
Yao Tian prayed silently in his heart.
Huo Xuan seemed to hear Yao Tian's thoughts. After staring at him for a moment, he slowly stepped forward, patted Yao Tian's shoulder, and said, "Don't think the worst. Our clan has decided to fully support the Medicine Clan in the future to ensure its survival. Be optimistic."
Upon hearing this, Yao Tian slapped away Huo Xuan's hand from his shoulder. For some reason, he felt a strange sense of being seen through. Had Huo Xuan discovered him?
When Xiao Xuan died, he entrusted the Xiao Clan to the Gu Clan. However, after the Gu Clan squeezed out all the remaining value of the Xiao Clan, they abandoned it. With the Xiao Clan as a precedent, how could the Medicine Clan entrust what might be the last bloodline of their entire clan to the Flame Clan?
Huo Xuan was well aware of this.
The Medicine Clan wouldn't put all their eggs in one basket; they likely have a backup plan. On the surface, it seems the Medicine Clan has entrusted their last bloodline to the Flame Clan, but behind the scenes, they will surely work to break up another group of their clansmen, sending them to various corners of the continent and hiding them away.
They say one thing to your face and another behind your back.
See through it but don't say it.
Ultimately, the Medicine Clan still didn't fully trust the Flame Clan, but Huo Xuan could understand. After all, it's always better to be cautious than not.
"Clan Chief Lei Ying went to the Gu Clan to propose to Gu Yuan that the two clans annul the engagement. You know about this, right?"
Sensing something was amiss, Yao Tian quickly changed the subject.
"Of course I know."
Huo Xuan understood that Yao Tian was changing the subject. He didn't want to discuss the future of the Medicine Clan anymore, and continuing to discuss the Medicine Clan would not benefit Huo Xuan in any way. Therefore, he was happy to shift the topic from the Medicine Clan to the Lei Clan.
"Do you think that with the Lei Clan joining the fray, they can fight against the Gu Clan?"
Yao Tian asked.
Upon hearing this, Huo Xuan thought carefully and said, "It should be possible. The combined strength of the three races should already surpass that of the Gu Clan. However, they have Gu Yuan, whose cultivation has reached the Nine Star Dou Sheng Peak. If we want to completely eliminate them, we will definitely pay a heavy price."
"If only the Gu Clan didn't have Gu Yuan, or if we could have another Nine Star Dou Sheng."
Upon hearing Yao Tian's words, Huo Xuan felt conflicted. He wasn't without a way to create another Nine Star Dou Sheng. If he told Lei Ying the whereabouts of the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning, Lei Ying would definitely be able to successfully break through to the Nine Star Dou Sheng with the help of the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning.
However, this would greatly reduce the Flame Clan's influence within the alliance. Moreover, the Lei Clan joined midway through the alliance, or perhaps they were forced into it, so they cannot be completely trusted.
Using the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning to raise Lei Ying to the Nine Star Dou Sheng might make the relationship between the two races more harmonious, but if Lei Ying becomes Nine Star Dou Sheng, the Flame Clan's "dominant" position in the alliance will be in jeopardy.
Is it better to hand over the Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning to the Lei Clan, or keep it for future personal use?
Huo Xuan was filled with immense inner turmoil.