Catching the Mole

"Long time no see, Gu Yuan."

Xiao Xuan looked at Gu Yuan and said with a faint smile.

"You've escaped the Heavenly Tomb?"

Gu Yuan found it hard to believe.

"Thanks to my brother Yuan, I was fortunate enough to see the light of day again."

Xiao Xuan put one hand on Xiao Yuan's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Brother Yuan?"

The Ancient Clan's high-ranking officials were all dumbfounded.

Xiao Xuan of the Heavenly Tomb is not scary.

But Xiao Xuan, who emerged from the Heavenly Tomb, was terrifying.

Xiao Yuan, who calls Xiao Xuan his brother, is even more terrifying! "Well, let's take care of business first."

Xiao Xuan suppressed his smile, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding high-ranking Ancient Clan before turning to Gu Yuan.

"Xiao Yuan told me that there was an extremely subtle, cold gaze from within the Ancient Clan that made him feel very uncomfortable, like the methods of the Soul Clan. Gu Yuan, where is your Ancient Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade? Is it still in the ancestral hall?"

When Xiao Xuan's words reached the ears of the Ancient Clan members, they seemed incoherent and contradictory.

However, Gu Yuan still trusted Xiao Xuan.

Especially when it comes to the Soul Clan, because in this world, apart from the Soul Clan members, no one understands the Soul Clan better than Xiao Xuan.

"Hmm, still in the ancestral hall of the Ancient Clan. You suspect that there are members of the Soul Clan lurking inside the ancestral hall?"

Gu Yuan asked.

"This little guy's soul power had already reached the Heavenly State level before entering the Heavenly Tomb. It's not difficult for him to detect abnormal auras. However, you, as the Ancient Clan Chief, cannot do this without alerting the Soul Clan."

Xiao Xuan said with a faint smile.

None of the high-ranking members of the Ancient Clan present dared to doubt Xiao Xuan's identity.

Even though only the soul body that has not yet recovered to the Emperor Realm Soul remains, the pressure Xiao Xuan is exerting on them is enough to make Black Annihilation King Gu Lie has reached the Eight Star Dou Sheng, be on high alert.

This is the aura possessed by the man who once stood at the pinnacle of the continent! Of course, in a real fight, suppressing Eight Star Dou Sheng would be quite difficult for Xiao Xuan. He currently lacks a suitable physical body, and his soul power cannot be fully restored to the Emperor Realm. In a real fight, he can only deal with Seven Star Dou Sheng.

Even a powerful expert at the level of Eight Star Dou Sheng would need to rely on Xiao Yuan's body and the soul power of a quasi -Emperor Realm to temporarily restore Xiao Xuan's soul to the Emperor Realm before they could deal with him.

Of course, under the rules of the Heavenly Tomb, even Gu Yuan couldn't defeat Xiao Xuan.

"It seems that Xiao Yuan really came prepared this time. However, it is a good thing that you are able to return to the continent. According to the current detection results, I feel that the Spirit Clan is basically doomed. If we have to say who can do this, I'm afraid it can only be the Soul Clan."

Gu Yuan's gaze swept over Xiao Yuan, and he spoke.

"Alright, you guys wait outside. Yuan Di and I will go to your Ancient Clan hall to investigate."

After saying that, Xiao Xuan's soul flew into Xiao Yuan's body.

A crimson-gold luster appeared in Xiao Yuan's eyes.

The terrifying sense of oppression disappeared, and at the same time, in everyone's perception, Xiao Yuan returned to being an ordinary Two Revolutions Dou Zun Peak.

With a tremor, Xiao Yuan appeared outside the ancestral hall of the Ancient Clan, his aura concealed so that no one noticed him.

"You wait here, I'll go check it out."

Seeing this, Gu Yuan gave an order and then secretly went to the outside of the ancestral hall of the Ancient Clan.

At this moment, Xiao Yuan activated the Five Elements Qi Palace Secret Method and began to sense the aura inside the Ancient Clan's ancestral hall.

The aura he sensed that day was mixed with bloodline and impure soul, clearly indicating that it was an undercover agent created by the Soul Clan using some means!

Found it! Xiao Yuan's gaze shot towards the depths of the Ancient Clan's ancestral hall.

"Leave the rest to me."

Xiao Xuan's voice echoed in Xiao Yuan's mind. The next moment, Xiao Yuan lowered his eyelids slightly, and when he opened them again, his eyes had become incredibly deep. He turned his head and nodded slightly towards the place where Gu Yuan was hiding. Then, with a movement, he appeared deep inside the ancestral hall of the Ancient Clan.

This is the place where Gu Yang, the Second Elder of the Ancient Clan hall, resides.

Xiao Yuan appeared before Gu Yang without any attempt to conceal himself.

"Who are you? Why are you in my Ancient Clan hall?!"

When Elder Gu Yang saw Xiao Yuan, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, clearly indicating that he did recognize Xiao Yuan.

"The Soul Clan, what a repulsive aura. It seems I was right, it's you."

Xiao Yuan's eyes were deep and his tone was calm, but when he reached out and grasped, the space around the Gu Yang froze, and the Dou Qi within its body stopped circulating! After possessing Xiao Yuan, Xiao Xuan briefly recovered to the Emperor Realm Soul, making it easy for him to deal with the Gu Yang, Late Five-Star Dou Sheng.

After subduing Gu Yang, Xiao Yuan changed his hand seals, instantly revealing five-colored chains of Heavenly Flames. With clanging sounds, these chains pierced Gu Yang's body, directly pulling out his soul! "Soul Binding Lock!? How do you know such a technique! You're not Xiao Yuan, who are you!"

The Gu Yang's soul was pierced by the chains of Heavenly Flames, causing its face to contort in pain, with two faces appearing alternately on its cheeks.

"So they fused their souls together? No wonder they were able to infiltrate the Ancient Clan. The Soul Clan really went to great lengths!"

Xiao Yuan smiled faintly and continued to change the hand seals.

The next moment, the Gu Yang let out a miserable cry as its Origin Soul Qi was extracted and transformed into a ball of soul light.

"Using the methods of the Soul Clan to deal with the Soul Clan is really quite suitable."

Xiao Yuan smiled.

"Trying to control me won't be that easy!"

A spontaneously combusting soul flame appeared on the Gu Yang's soul body.

"You think you can just burn your soul in front of me? You're overestimating yourself!"

Xiao Yuan changed his hand seal, and a light seal with chaotic colors took shape in his hand.

The Primal Chaos Soul Suppression Seal! The six energies within Xiao Yuan's body gathered together, and combined with Xiao Xuan's soul power, which had briefly recovered to the Emperor Realm, they condensed into a light seal, which flew into the body of the Gu Yang.

The next moment, the spontaneously combusting Soul Flame was forcibly extinguished, and even the Gu Yang's mind fell into a deep sleep.

"So you used a special sealing method to prevent the Soul Clan from discovering it? I really can't do that."

Gu Yuan finally appeared beside Xiao Yuan and said calmly.

"Hehe, I couldn't do it either. It's all thanks to Brother Yuan. Look, take a look at this guy's memories."

Xiao Xuan's figure flew out of Xiao Yuan's body, and then waved to Gu Yang's soul. The Heavenly Flames chains were pulled out, carrying his memories, and floated in front of Gu Yuan.

The next moment, the light screen unfolded, and the three of them looked over it, seeing the memories of the Gu Yang and the Soul Clan.

It turns out that a hundred years ago, taking advantage of Gu Yang's absence, the Soul Clan dispatched powerful individuals to capture Gu Yang. Nihility Devouring Flame then fused the souls of the Soul Clan's powerful individuals into Gu Yang's soul.

Since then, Gu Yang has kept a low profile and dared not show his face in front of Gu Yuan and the others.

All this was in preparation for the day they could seize the Tou She Ancient God Jade! "I never imagined the Soul Clan would go to such lengths to plan this!"

A moment later, Gu Yuan's face darkened after reviewing the memories of the two men.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Spirit Clan should have already been wiped out by the Soul Clan."

Xiao Yuan reminded him.

"That shouldn't be possible, right? For the Soul Clan to push the Spirit Clan to this point, they would have to mobilize a large force. In that case, the Ancient Clan would definitely have heard about it. Besides, even if the Soul Clan had that capability, why would they provoke such a formidable enemy as the Spirit Clan? Although the Spirit Clan has declined somewhat in recent years, they are still not an easy force to deal with."

"What is the strength of the strongest member of the Spirit Clan?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan asked.

"It should be the patriarch of the Spirit Clan, Ling Guang, a peak Six Star Dou Sheng."

Gu Yuan thought for a moment and then said.

"Can he withstand the Nihility Devouring Flame?"

Xiao Xuan stood to the side and asked quietly.

"Nihility Devouring Flame?"

Gu Yuan's expression changed upon hearing this.

"No wonder the Spirit Clan disappeared without a trace; it turns out the entire space was swallowed up by the Nihility Devouring Flame!"

Gu Yuan said in a deep voice.

"But if that's really the case, I'm afraid the Shi Clan and the Yao Clan are not safe either. They are not much stronger than the Spirit Clan, and most likely they can't deal with the Nihility Devouring Flame. Within the Ancient Clan, unless I or Gu Lie take action personally, no one can keep track of the Nihility Devouring Flame's whereabouts." Gu Yuan continued, "As for the Flame and Thunder Clans, their clan leaders are all at the late stage of the Eight Stars. The Soul Clan would never be able to wipe them out without alerting me."

"In that case, when I have time, I'll go with Brother Yuan to the Flame and Thunder Clans to resolve their issues first. As for the Yao Clan and the Shi Clan, I doubt the Soul Clan will bother with that kind of effort. We'll just keep an eye on them for now."

Xiao Xuan nodded upon hearing this and said.

"Yes, I need to keep an eye on the Hun Tiandi and can't leave easily. I'm entrusting this matter to you!"

Gu Yuan cupped his hands in greeting.

"Well, Yuan, you go back first. I'll catch up with Gu Yuan."

Xiao Xuan nodded, then gestured for Xiao Yuan to go back and rest first, and wait until the Ancient World opened tomorrow before leaving.

"Okay, I'll head back now!"

Xiao Yuan nodded, his body trembled, and he disappeared instantly.

"Without your power, could he so easily enter and leave the heavily guarded ancestral hall of the Ancient Clan?"

Gu Yuan frowned as he looked at the spot where Xiao Yuan had disappeared.

He began to feel uneasy about the Ancient Clan's defensive capabilities.

Or you might as well just keep the Ancient Jade on your person.

"He possesses the Dragon Phoenix Bloodline."

Xiao Xuan laughed.

"No wonder." Gu Yuan nodded, then paused, "Hmm? Dragon Phoenix Bloodline? I remember his mother was human, right?"

"You seem to care quite a bit about the Xiao Clan, even sending your daughter to such a remote little town."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan gave a meaningful reply.

"Isn't this just letting your Xiao Clan benefit?"

Gu Yuan's face darkened upon hearing this.

"Haha, for the sake of that girl, I won't hold it against some of your Ancient Clan for offending the Xiao Clan. As the clan leader, how can you have such arrogant and haughty people under your command? If it weren't for Xun'er, something bad would have happened sooner or later."

Xiao Xuan smiled, then his expression turned serious as he gave a warning.

"I can see that. If it weren't for his lack of strength and his desire to prevent problems between Xun'er and Xiao Yan, Xiao Yuan would have dared to kill members of my Ancient Clan Ancient Clan. I haven't even asked you yet, how come you call him brother?"

Gu Yuan sighed upon hearing this and shook his head, feeling a bit of a headache.

Although the Ancient Clan was very powerful, like the declining Xiao Clan, there were still some corrupt old people in the clan who always wanted to cause trouble.

"I'll tell you about this later. I suddenly remembered something, let's have a good talk." Xiao Xuan shook his head, not intending to explain the matter between him and Xiao Yuan Gu Yuan. He changed the subject and said, "Do you remember, in ancient times, there was a Tunling Clan?"

"The Tunling Clan!?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan's eyes twitched slightly.

"I remember that when many of our Ancient Race besieged the Tunling Clan, the last patriarch of the Tunling Clan was killed by the Soul Clan."

Xiao Xuan said in a deep voice.

"You mean, the Soul Clan also possesses the same ability as the Tunling Clan?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan was already starting to lose his composure.

"Hmm, maybe the Nihility Devouring Flame directly devoured the patriarch of the Tunling Clan, gaining the Tunling Clan's ability to devour the bloodline power of other Ancient Race to prolong the time when their own race's bloodline is exhausted!"

Xiao Xuan analyzed.

"Yes, that's certainly possible. If that's the case, then we're in big trouble!"

Gu Yuan's expression turned serious.

It seems we must secretly gather our strength and strike first against the Soul Clan! The next day, as the morning light poured down upon this vast and boundless space, the mountain range, silent all night, became lively once more. The sound of wind breaking through the air was incessant. Xiao Yan and Xun'er emerged from their bamboo house as the mountain range became noisy, and flew towards the front of the mountain range. When they arrived, several huge warships were already hovering in the air, surrounded by rolling dark clouds, creating a magnificent spectacle.

Xiao Yan glanced around and saw many familiar figures, including Ling Quan, Lin Xiu, and other outstanding young talents of the Ancient Clan.

However, when the latter group saw him, their eyes clearly showed some avoidance and fear. Now that Xiao Yan's strength had skyrocketed to Nine Stars Dou Zun, they understood that they had lost any right to be arrogant in front of Xiao Yan. After all, when Xiao Yan was only Five Star Dou Zun, he was able to defeat an eight-star level Gu Yao. How much more so now that his strength had increased so much? In the Ancient Clan, among the younger generation, there were probably only a handful of people like Xun'er or Gu Qingyang who could fight against Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yuan's figure appeared in mid-air without warning, arriving beside Xiao Yan and Xun'er.

"Elder brother!"

Xiao Yan and Xun'er greeted Xiao Yuan.

"You two seem to have had a good rest."

Xiao Yuan smiled and teased.

Upon hearing this, Xun'er blushed slightly, and Xiao Yan scratched his head.

Although the two of them didn't do much last night, they did almost everything they were supposed to do, except for things they couldn't do.

"Waaah!"

As more and more people headed here, the warships in the sky began to sound their horns, clearly signaling that they were about to be sent away from the Ancient World.

"Xun'er, it's time for me to go."

Turning his head, Xiao Yan looked at Xun'er beside him and said softly.

"Take care of yourself."

Xun'er smiled slightly and said softly.

"Don't worry, we'll meet again soon."

Xiao Yuan smiled and offered a word of comfort, then tossed Xun'er a Soul Talisman Seal. Together with Xiao Yan, they turned into a streak of light, leaped onto a warship, and finally disappeared from everyone's sight.

Watching Xiao Yan's disappearing figure, Xun'er sighed with a touch of melancholy.

If only we could be without distinction.