The Yan World.
The following day, as the first rays of dawn shone down, the entire Yan World gradually came back to life and became bustling again.
There are still three years until the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame descends again. In order to successfully subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, Huo Xuan must raise his cultivation to the level of Dou Sheng within three years!
Without the strength of Dou Sheng), if Huo Xuan encountered the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, it's highly likely that it wouldn't be Huo Xuan who successfully subdued it, but rather the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame that would subdue Huo Xuan, turning him into Fire Slave...
"Call..."
After finishing his night of cultivation, Huo Xuan got up from the bed and stretched his body. Suddenly, Yan Yang's voice came from outside the room.
"Young master, the clan chief is looking for you."
"I see."
Yan Jin's residence.
"Chieftain, is there something you need from me?"
Upon seeing Huo Xuan arrive, Yan Jin stood up from his seat, walked up to him, and said, "Huo Xuan, how have you been reflecting on your actions during this time?"
"Huo Xuan has realized his mistake."
Yan Jin reached out and patted Huo Xuan's shoulder, then a bitter smile appeared on his face.
To be honest, Yan Jin didn't object to Huo Xuan killing the Gu Clan's genius, but now was not the best time to act. The Flame Clan was still too far behind the Gu Clan, and it was really not advisable to act too early.
"I remember telling you before that in the future, you should weigh the pros and cons before taking any action, because a small act of impatience can ruin a big plan!"
Yan Jin said in a deep voice.
"The clan chief is right."
Yan Jin looked at Huo Xuan in front of him. Calculating the time, Huo Xuan was almost thirty years old. Originally, if nothing unexpected happened, Yan Jin planned to hand over the position of clan leader to Huo Xuan after ten years.
But now? He has to reconsider. But at most a hundred years. Within a hundred years, he will definitely hand over the position of clan leader to Huo Xuan. The older generation always has to retire and rest. The future always belongs to the young.
"Come with me!"
Deep within the Yan World.
A towering, extremely steep and precipitous mountain peak; looking up, one can only see the clouds swirling around its waist, making it impossible to see its summit.
"Chieftain!"
Just as Yan Jin and Huo Xuan arrived at the foot of the mountain, two elderly men with white hair and Yan Jin suddenly appeared in front of them and bowed slightly to Yan Jin Huo Xuan.
Both men were dressed in long white robes, their faces were covered with wrinkles, and their bodies were somewhat hunched. At first glance, they looked like old men on the verge of death.
Huo Xuan sensed an extremely vast aura emanating from them, an aura second only to that of the clan leader.
Huo Xuan estimated that among the Flame Clan, apart from the clan leader, no one could be their match, as both of them had cultivation levels of at least Seven Star Dou Sheng!
"Chieftain, what's going on?"
An old man opened his half-closed, somewhat cloudy eyes and looked at Huo Xuan, asking with a hint of curiosity.
"His name is Huo Xuan, and he is the most outstanding prodigy of this generation of the Flame Clan."
Upon hearing this, the old man carefully examined Huo Xuan in front of him, while the other old man also opened his half-closed eyes. After a moment, both of them nodded slightly.
"This kid is really good. Even compared to you at the same age, he's much better!" An old man stroked his snow-white beard and said to Yan Jin.
Upon hearing this, Huo Xuan was slightly taken aback. Judging from the old man's words, their seniority was definitely much higher than that of the clan leader. Otherwise, how could they call the clan leader "young man"?
"Elders, I'm entrusting this to you!" After saying that, Yan Jin turned to Huo Xuan and said, "Huo Xuan, please go with the two elders!"
"Little one, let's go!"
"Seniors, may I ask how to address you?"
Huo Xuan asked.
"Alas, I'm old and useless..." an old man sighed and said, "Time flies, thousands of years have passed, and we have long forgotten our former names."
"Everyone who comes here calls us Uncle Yan, you can call us that too," another old man said.
"Alright, let's stop asking these irrelevant questions and come with us."
The two elderly men appeared to be on their deathbeds, yet they walked with the vigor of dragons and tigers, showing no signs of old age or physical decline.
Huo Xuan followed behind them, taking one step at a time, presumably their goal was to reach the mountaintop.
"Senior, why do we have to climb up? Wouldn't it be easier to just fly up?" Huo Xuan suddenly asked when they had just reached the halfway point of the mountain.
For Dou Sheng Expert, reaching the summit of this towering mountain would only take a few seconds. Huo Xuan couldn't understand why they didn't just fly up instead of walking up step by step.
Upon hearing this, the two elderly men stopped in their tracks, turned around abruptly, and their faces were filled with seriousness.
"Little guy, if you dare to fly up there, you'll face the consequences!"
Huo Xuan was shocked. He could feel a faint killing intent emanating from the two old men. It seemed that he might have made a mistake unintentionally.
"Senior, why is this?"
"Ignorance is no excuse. Little one, since this is your first time here, it's our fault for not informing you beforehand." An old man suppressed the faint aura he was releasing and said, "This is the ancestral home of our clan. To show our respect for our ancestor and the Dou Emperor, we have to climb the mountain on foot!"
"The Progenitor? Dou Di?"
The two old men weren't moving very fast, and Huo Xuan maintained the same pace as them. About twenty more minutes passed before they finally reached the summit.
The mountaintop is vast and shrouded in mist. Staying here feels like being in a fairyland. Moreover, the energy of heaven and earth here is exceptionally rich!
It is estimated that the energy of heaven and earth is most concentrated here in the entire Yan World. Cultivating here would probably be several times more effective than cultivating in other places in the Yan World!
Through the thick clouds and mist, Huo Xuan could vaguely see a bamboo house standing in the distance.
"Senior? What does this mean?"
"This was originally something only the clan leader should know, but since that brat Yan Jin brought you here, it means you are the future clan leader, so there's no problem telling you in advance."
"Senior, please speak freely."
"Do you know what our Flame Clan's first Dou Emperor left us, his descendants?" an old man asked, gazing with awe at the bamboo house in the distance.
"What did he leave behind?" Huo Xuan pondered for a moment before speaking, "Our ancestor left us, his descendants, with a great deal of wealth, but the most precious things seem to be only two. The first is the powerful Dou Di Bloodline he left us, his descendants. As for the second, it is the Clan Protecting Grand Array. The formation seals a remnant soul of our ancestor, a Dou Di. If the Flame Clan encounters a great calamity, the Clan Protecting Grand Array can be activated to summon the remnant soul of our ancestor."
"That's right..." The old man stroked his beard and continued, "But besides this, our ancestor also left behind a legacy."
"Inheritance?"
Could it be some powerful Strange Fire? Or perhaps the Source Qi needed to break through to the Dou Di?
"Senior, do you know what this legacy left by our ancestor is?" Huo Xuan asked tentatively.
The old man gently shook his head, and after a while he said, "Back then, our ancestor left this inheritance to wait for a destined person. Only the clan leaders of each generation could go and find this inheritance, but without exception, they all failed."
"Even Yan Jin didn't receive the ancestor's inheritance?"
The old man nodded slightly and said, "Since the ancestor mysteriously disappeared, the Dou Di has gradually become a legend. The strength of each generation of clan leaders is only Dou Sheng. Perhaps the methods of the Dou Di are too mysterious, or perhaps the ancestor did not leave any inheritance..."
"But no matter what, all the clan leaders in the past have come here to search for the inheritance, which has become a privilege of the clan leaders in the past."
"Little one, you have three days. You will stay here for these three days. As for whether you can find the legendary inheritance, that depends on your own fortune."
"However, remember, Qiannian, leave immediately after three days. Don't force it if you can't find it. Also, never damage anything inside the ancestral home; otherwise, you will bear the consequences!"