Dual-Passage Gate, Activate!

The next morning.

Morning sunlight streamed through the window, shining on the boy seated cross-legged on the bed as he cultivated, warm and comforting...

"Phew—"

After meditating for a long while, Xiao Yan took a deep breath. A faint stream of pale white air, visible to the naked eye, flowed through his nose and mouth into his body, nourishing his bones.

"Although I've cultivated for eleven years already, this clear sensation of growing stronger is still so intoxicating."

His eyes abruptly opened, a white gleam flashing through them. Xiao Yan slowly stretched, his face full of fascination and contentment.

"Teacher, I'm leaving. I'll have to trouble you to watch over the Xiao Family from here on."

Removing the pitch-black Ancient Ring from his hand, Xiao Yan placed it beneath his pillow.

Old Yao did not appear. Only a streak of light swept across the ring's surface in response.

"Young Clan Leader, the Clan Leader asks that you go to the back mountain!"

After briefly loosening up in his room, Xiao Yan heard an elderly voice from outside.

"Has Father finished preparing?"

After changing clothes, Xiao Yan stepped out of his room and gave a slight nod to the green-robed elder outside.

That was right. Last night, he had discussed traveling far from home with his father and told him about the Lin Family and some matters concerning the Profound Sky Continent.

Of course, Pure Yuan Pills, Yang Yuan Pills, medicinal pills made from Spiritual Medicine, and even the Martial Art cultivation system entirely different from Dou Qi had already prepared this weathered Clan Leader mentally.

The Dou Qi Continent was vast, with countless races standing side by side. Although Dou Qi, which had developed to its peak, was the mainstream, that did not mean there were no other cultivation systems.

Xiao Zhan had also read the various Ancient Records left behind by the family and knew many things that even the Jia Ma Imperial Family did not know.

In the north of the continent were the Barbarian Race, said to possess boundless strength and the ability to fuse with beast souls;

In the south of the continent were various High Tier Monster Beast clans of extraordinary intelligence, as well as the Dark Race, renowned for their sinister and ruthless ways...

Therefore, Xiao Zhan was highly receptive.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

Circulating his Dou Qi, Xiao Yan climbed steadily toward the Mountain Top shrouded in thin mist like an agile ape.

Since he had already announced that he would be traveling far from home with his father, the two of them could not simply vanish from the family out of thin air.

Passing through the back mountain to head into the Monster Beast Mountain Range and purchase special medicinal ingredients and Magical Beast Magic Cores was undoubtedly an excellent excuse.

"Yan'er, you're here. How are we getting there?"

In a secluded grove atop the mountain, Xiao Zhan had been waiting for quite some time. Despite his dignified face, he could not conceal his unease.

After hearing Xiao Yan's words last night, his mind had been deeply shaken.

Another world?

No wonder the wonderful things Yan'er had brought out were things we had never heard of. They were never products of our world to begin with!

"We'll go directly. I arranged a time with Second Brother, and he's already waiting for us."

Grabbing his father's hand, Xiao Yan used his mind to communicate with the Dual-Passage Gate in his mind. The Next Instant, space twisted, and father and son vanished from where they stood.

Profound Sky Continent, Qingyang Town, Lin Family, back mountain.

Deep in the back mountain, beneath a sheer cliff, a Cave was hidden beneath several enormous boulders.

The Cave was not particularly spacious. Aside from a stone pool roughly Two or Three Zhang wide in the center, there was nothing else unusual within it.

Beside the stone pool stood a stone table and three stone stools, where Lin Dong's family of three was seated.

"Dong'er, if not for the Healing Pills your Sworn Brother gave us, this crippled man might never have had any hope of recovery."

The speaker was a man who appeared to be around thirty or forty. His body was somewhat thin, though faint traces of sharpness could still be seen between his brows.

He was Lin Dong's father, Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao felt that his physical condition had never been better.

The old hidden injuries that had accumulated over the years had been completely eliminated. Even his cultivation had advanced further after years of buildup, and he was faintly beginning to show signs of reaching the Lesser Core Formation Realm.

"It's all thanks to Yan'er!"

"Dong'er, you made a Sworn Brother, so why didn't you tell your mother? It's been going on secretly for a year, hasn't it? I was wondering why the medicine I brewed for Brother Xiao had been getting more and more effective."

"So you were secretly mixing in the Healing Pills Yan'er gave us!"

"Such precious pills, and Yan'er gave them away without hesitation, yet you never brought him to our home. That's terribly rude."

As Liu Yan spoke, she reached out with her delicate hand and grabbed Lin Dong's ear, speaking irritably.

"Hiss..."

"Mother, let go, it hurts! It's not that I didn't want to tell you. Father knew about this long ago. He was the one who told me not to spread it around."

"A common man is innocent, but he becomes guilty by possessing jade!"

The pain in his ear made Lin Dong suck in a cold breath, his little face twisting up as he promptly sold out his father without another word.

"Brother Xiao, you!"

Hearing this, Liu Yan froze for a moment. Her lovely cheeks flushed slightly, her willow brows rose, and her starry eyes widened.

These father and son are too much. So I'm an Outsider, Right?

"Cough, cough, cough. Success comes from secrecy, while words bring failure. The secrets On Yan'er and Dong'er are far too great. Once they spread, there will surely be fatal consequences. The fewer people who know, the safer it is."

"If Yan'er hadn't said he would bring his father over this time, I would have continued keeping this matter hidden."

Lin Xiao coughed awkwardly several times.

A year ago, during the first two months, Lin Dong and Xiao Yan had sworn brotherhood, then partnered up to resell cultivation resources between the two worlds and profit from the price difference.

But what resources could two little fellows, one at Dou Qi and the other at the Body Tempering Realm, possibly obtain?

Later, at Xiao Yan's suggestion, they first used Stone Talisman Spirit Liquid and Healing Pills from the Dou Qi Continent to secretly treat Lin Xiao's injuries.

In the third month, after he had recovered his Heavenly Origin Realm strength, they went to Yan City and used the Myriad Gold Merchant Association to exchange for Yang Yuan Pills and even Pure Yuan Pills.

Otherwise, let alone Lin Xiao being only at the Heavenly Origin Realm, even if they searched the entire Lin Family, they would not find a single Pure Yuan Pill condensed by a Core Formation Realm expert.

How else could they supply Xiao Zhan and the Three Great Elders with pills for cultivation and absorption, allowing them to increase their strength?

"Brother Xiao, I understand."

After hearing Lin Xiao's explanation, Liu Yan's expression softened. She released Lin Dong's ear, took Lin Xiao's warm and powerful hand, and gazed at him tenderly.

Lin Dong:...

"All these years, you've suffered following a cripple like me."

Lin Xiao extended his other hand and smoothed Liu Yan's hair. His tiger-like eyes were filled with deep affection.

Speaking of which, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong were quite Destined.

The former had nearly become a cripple himself and lay dormant for two years;

The latter's father had been crippled and lay dormant for more than a decade.

"Father isn't a cripple. Father is now the strongest person in the Lin Family!"

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Lin Dong ruined the tender atmosphere between the older couple. His little face was flushed red, but his expression was extremely serious.

After all, to a child, his father was always the greatest figure In His Heart.

"The strongest? You brat, what does being the strongest in the Lin Family amount to?"

Lin Xiao's fists clenched involuntarily, and a trace of pain flashed across his face. After a Moment, he released Liu Yan's hand and stood up.

As the most talented genius the Yan City Branch Family had seen in a century, Lin Xiao bore the hopes of the Clan Members to return to the Main Family, only to be crippled by a single move at the height of his glory!

The pain In His Heart was hundreds, even thousands of times greater than the pain in his body!

"Buzz!"

At that moment, space rippled. Then, a middle-aged man in luxurious robes and a Black Clothed Youth with sword-like brows and starry eyes suddenly appeared inside the Cave.