Reaching a Consensus

In an unnamed mountain range five hundred li from the Xuanyuan Family.

At this moment, inside a dim cave.

Cough, cough!

Xuanyuan Batian leaned against the cave wall, coughing incessantly.

It was clear that although Xuanyuan Batian had awakened, the price of burning his blood essence had left him utterly drained, even his aura somewhat chaotic.

"Cough... cough cough... Lord Youming... this time you appeared... I... I'm afraid I can no longer repay the debt of gratitude for saving my life back then."

To spirit Xuanyuan Batian away from the Xuanyuan Family without anyone noticing, there were only a handful in the entire Black and White Domain capable of such a feat.

As it happened, Lord Youming was one of them.

Back when Xuanyuan Batian had gone out to carry out a family mission, he had encountered danger... at the critical juncture between life and death, a mysterious person had stepped in and saved him.

That mysterious person had been Lord Youming.

Xuanyuan Batian had wanted to repay the favor, but Lord Youming had said that the day he appeared before him again would be the day Xuanyuan Batian repaid that debt.

Now, a hundred years had passed since then. Lord Youming had come, and Xuanyuan Batian knew that the time to repay his favor had arrived...

He mocked himself a little. In his current state, how could he possibly repay such a debt?

From the darkness deep within the cave, a man clad in a black robe slowly emerged.

"Xuanyuan Batian, I did not come this time to demand repayment. I came to help you become the Clan Leader of the Xuanyuan Family."

Help me become Clan Leader?

Xuanyuan Batian's eyes lit up, only to dim into desolation the next moment.

"Lord Youming, I have never doubted your strength.