Battle Through the Heavens: I Am Han Feng, Respect the Teacher and Value the Dao

"If that's all you've got, then obediently get lost."

Buzz!

As if it had sensed Han Feng's disdain, heaven and earth stirred once more. Countless rays of golden light surged back upward, and thousands of sword shadows condensed into a massive blade that pierced the heavens and earth.

Its awe-inspiring sword might carried heat capable of burning the sky and boiling the sea as it cleaved down at Han Feng.

"Now that's more like it."

In his previous life, Han Feng had temporarily broken through to the Dou God realm with the power of an Emperor Pill. He had long wanted to witness the so-called deeper level of Heavenly Flame power controlled by the Tou She Ancient God.

Unfortunately, before his self-destruction, he had only seen his teacher, Yao Chen, accept the Tou She Ancient God's power and unleash the Heavenly Flame Profound Meaning of [Bone Spirit Cold Flame].

As for the rest, even [Profound Yellow Flame], which he himself controlled, had never touched that realm.

Now that he had been reborn, although his strength was gone, his comprehension of Heavenly Flames remained at the level of a Dou God.

Given another dozen or so years, he might not be unable to glimpse the true essence of "Heavenly Flame Profound Meaning."

Han Feng raised his arms. Sea-blue flames flickered over his palms as he slowly pushed upward.

Flame Technique~

[Heavenly Sea Divine Domain]

"[Sky-Reaching Tower]!"

Whoosh!

Above the sea, an azure giant tower rose from the waters. At its peak was embedded a blue pearl.

Clang!

A vast tidal force burst from within the pearl, washing through heaven and earth and clearing the air.

The energy unleashed by the giant golden sword was continually scoured by the tides until it faded into a faint glow.

Rumble!

The entire world was engulfed in azure. In the next instant, Han Feng's consciousness returned to his body.

When he opened his eyes, the little girl was already sleeping soundly, a faint smile curling at the corner of her lips as though she were having a beautiful dream.

Han Feng gently tucked the blanket around her and glanced toward the corner. Elder Ling was still there. The other man nodded at him, his initial hostility having turned into goodwill.

The task had been completed perfectly. For quite some time, the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame would not dare make trouble again.

Han Feng gestured that he was about to leave, but Elder Ling followed him out.

"Mr. Han, thank you for today. If I offended you earlier, please forgive me."

"Protecting Miss Gu is your duty. There's no need to apologize."

Han Feng returned the gesture with a friendly smile.

"By the way, Mr. Han, you should know this boy. Could I trouble you to send him back?"

Elder Ling pointed at Xiao Yan, who was snoring loudly outside the room.

"Xiao Yan? Why is he here?"

Elder Ling shrugged. "I don't know either. He nearly barged in while you were treating the Young Lady. To avoid disturbing you, I knocked him out directly."

"Uh..."

Han Feng smiled awkwardly.

"Maybe he came looking for me."

Even he did not quite believe that. He had not told anyone he was coming.

"Perhaps."

Fortunately, Elder Ling did not press the matter. After speaking, he turned and went back inside.

"I'll leave him to you, then."

"No problem."

Han Feng picked up Xiao Yan and sighed inwardly.

"No wonder you never told me in my previous life. So you wanted to be a lecher from the very beginning?"

Chapter 7: The Difference Between Immortals and Mortals

The next day, Xiao Yan woke up groggily and felt a dull pain at the back of his head.

He instinctively touched it and found a swollen bump.

His thoughts froze for several seconds before Xiao Yan jolted in fright.

He looked fearfully toward Xiao Xun'er's room, thinking that this was far too embarrassing.

He had broken into a girl's chamber at night, only to not even see her before being inexplicably knocked out and thrown back.

It seemed his father's excessively respectful attitude toward her had not merely been empty politeness.

That little girl staying with the Xiao Family was probably not simple.

Believing that he had seen through everything, Xiao Yan nodded thoughtfully and decided that he should behave himself from now on.

Just because they had forgiven him once did not mean they would forgive him a second time.

After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Yan put the matter aside. He had only just mastered Dou Qi yesterday and was still fascinated by it. He immediately sat down cross-legged where he was and happily continued sensing that wisp of Dou Qi within his body.

After throwing Xiao Yan back into his own room last night, Han Feng had returned to rest.

The matters involving the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and the Gu Clan's Eldest Young Lady had given him much to think about.

Why would someone of such a noble status come to the Xiao Family?

For the ancient jade?

There was no need. If the Gu Clan already knew the Xiao Clan's location and wanted to seize the ancient jade, they could obtain it without much effort.

There was no reason to place the Gu Clan's Princess in the Xiao Family.

But aside from that, what else did the Xiao Clan possess that was worth the Gu Clan's attention?

It could not possibly be for the sake of some past friendship, could it?

Or was Miss Gu's mother connected to the Xiao Clan?

Without more information to support his guesses, Han Feng could only speculate wildly.

But no matter what, she was currently a direct path to establishing ties with the Gu Clan.

The daughter of one of the continent's Peak Experts was living in tiny Wutan City.

How fantastical.

If others learned of this, they would probably swarm over immediately and do everything they could to curry favor with this Little Princess.

After all, even a single grain of rice that slipped through the Little Princess's fingers would be enough to bring earth-shaking changes to the people here.

Thinking of it this way, could Xiao Yan's actions last night have been prompted by someone?

Han Feng could not be blamed for viewing the matter so darkly.

After all, once one latched onto the Gu Clan Princess, even if they did not become a supreme being or a saint in the future, they would certainly soar to great heights.

How could he know that Xiao Yan himself was a visitor from another world, with a soul in his twenties residing within the body of a three- or four-year-old?

At breakfast time, the servants delivered breakfast on schedule.

After eating, Han Feng saw Xiao Zhan again.

"Mr. Han, did you rest well last night?"

"Patriarch Xiao's hospitality was most considerate. I rested very well."

"Haha, good! Let's talk inside."

As soon as he entered the room, Han Feng saw the ancient jade on the table, placed within an exquisite Treasure Box.

"This is..."

"This is the ancient jade passed down through my Xiao Family."

Xiao Zhan spoke.

"Please, have a seat, sir."

Han Feng had not expected Xiao Zhan to bring this item out so quickly.

"To be honest, I thought about it all night yesterday, but I still couldn't come up with any good solution."

Xiao Zhan smiled bitterly at himself.

"With the Xiao Family's current strength, it would be fine if we remain undiscovered. But once someone finds us, heh..."

Han Feng fell silent. This truly was an unsolvable problem.

Even if the Xiao Family handed over the ancient jade, given the conflict between the Soul Clan and the Xiao Clan, would the other side really spare them?

Not necessarily.

The most likely outcome was that they would be wiped out with a single palm strike.

To a Dou Saint expert, destroying a city was as easy as breathing.

Alternatively, the Xiao Family could scatter and flee. Given how inconspicuous the Xiao Family currently was, it would still be possible to let most of them survive.

After all, no matter how widespread the Hall of Souls' operations were, it could not search the entire world for descendants of the Xiao Clan.

But if they did that, the Xiao Clan's last shred of dignity would be destroyed as well.

"Patriarch Xiao, what do you think could possibly draw the Hall of Souls' attention to the Xiao Family as it is now?"

Han Feng suddenly asked.

Not to mention the entire Dou Qi Continent—even within the Jia Ma Empire alone, there were no fewer than several hundred families surnamed Xiao.

The number of people with the surname Xiao was even harder to count.

If they truly searched one by one, even several hundred more years might not be enough for the Hall of Souls to find them.

After all, other powers existed across the continent. They would not simply watch the Hall of Souls cause havoc.

The Hall of Souls also did not currently dare act so openly.

Before, Han Feng might have thought it was merely a coincidence. But after seeing the Gu Clan Princess, he seemed to understand why a family without even a Dou Wang had caught the Hall of Souls' attention.

The current Xiao Family truly had nothing noteworthy about it. The Xiao Family's ancestors had done an excellent job concealing themselves.

Even if a Dou God Clan had fallen into decline, it should not have been reduced to possessing only Profound Tier cultivation techniques, with even its patriarch merely a Dou Master.

If Han Feng had not already known the truth, he would never have connected the Xiao Family before him with the Xiao Clan.

However, if the Hall of Souls discovered that the Gu Clan Princess had once stayed with this Xiao Family, then this target would become far too conspicuous.

Hearing Han Feng's question, Xiao Zhan quickly began thinking.

"All of the Xiao Clan's inheritances were taken away by a patriarch at the Dou Zong realm and sealed in a place known only to the patriarch."

Xiao Zhan pondered. "After learning the location from my father, I have never gone looking for it."

"In other words, the Xiao Clan's final secrets have all been dealt with."

Han Feng looked at Xiao Zhan. "So there is no risk of exposure anywhere in the entire Xiao Family?"

Xiao Zhan nodded. Then, he suddenly seemed to recall something, but the words stopped at his lips.

Han Feng already understood.

This final oversight most likely lay with the Gu Clan Princess.

Leaving aside the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame that had erupted with its aura last night, Elder Ling himself was also a risk.

If he remained peaceful and never acted, it would be fine. But once he did, the insignificant Xiao Family becoming connected to an unknown Dou Emperor would greatly increase the risk of attracting the Hall of Souls' attention.

"Last night, I paid a visit to Miss Gu in the garden three li east of the house."

The moment Han Feng said this, a bitter smile appeared on Xiao Zhan's face.

"So all that concealment was for nothing. As expected of Mr. Han. You must have known this secret long ago?"