Setting Foot in the Central Plains Once More

The Xiao Clan was especially lively today. The annual clan gathering had begun again, and clan members doing business outside were starting to return.

As one of the old ancestors, Xiao Xuan was filled with emotion. He often went to guide the younger generation in their cultivation. Even Xiao Lin, the clan head who had just broken through to Dou Zong, could sense the extraordinary nature of this distant relative.

Everyone treated this senior with great respect. Whoever saw him had to address him as Elder Xuan.

Xun'er leaned blankly against the third-floor window, watching the bustling scene below and sighing with emotion.

"The once-declining Xiao Clan really does seem to be coming back to life."

Before long, a girl in green robes hugged Xun'er's slim waist from behind.

"Sister Xun'er, long time no see."

Xun'er had long since noticed her arrival and merely smiled faintly. Then she took the green-robed girl's hand and said gently,

"Qing Lin, you've gotten much bolder these past few years. You even dare to tease me now."

That was right. This girl in green was Qing Lin, the adopted daughter of Xiao Zhen and Die. She was now the young mistress of Heavenly Snake Mansion, and her cultivation had already reached the peak of Dou Ling.

Not only did Qing Lin possess many secret arts, but she also controlled several sixth-tier snake-type magical beasts through her eyes.

Though she was only thirteen years old, Qing Lin had already begun to possess a woman's charm. Her face was also filled with far more confidence, and she was no longer the shy little girl she had once been.

Heavenly Snake Venerate's end was approaching. In a few years, he intended to seal all his cultivation within Qing Lin's body. Once the little girl fully absorbed it,