The Ancient Clan Was Shocked

"Unseal."

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Ye Qianqian once again released all three thousand-plus clones.

After more than three years of arduous cultivation, her own strength had undergone a drastic transformation.

Over those three years, the three thousand-plus clones were dispelled and released again and again, returning to her main body and bringing her endless benefits each time.

Finally, she had cultivated the Eternal Sacred Body Art to the first realm: Endless Vitality.

After cultivating this realm to perfection, she felt the vitality within her body flowing endlessly. A ball of Life Fire burned fiercely inside her, and her entire body radiated a vigorous life force.

Without any outside interference, in this state, she could live for a thousand years, just like a tortoise.

The other two thousand clones were training their physical strength, endurance, and willpower inside the Ten Thousand Times Gravity Chamber in the Time Chamber world. They had also successfully developed the Super Saiyan Bloodline.

As for strength, the Gravity Chamber, Saiyan Bloodline, and Eternal Sacred Body Art had each strengthened her body, bringing her physical strength to a thousand tons.

With a single swing of her arm, she could shatter the void and annihilate countless things. With her physical strength alone, she could beat a Dou Venerate expert into scraps.

What puzzled her, however, was that despite cultivating so hard, she had not turned into a muscular woman. Not only could she not see the slightest bulge of muscle, but her figure had grown slimmer and her height had increased considerably. It was truly strange.

"With my current physical strength, taking that Venerate Origin Pill should be no problem."

Ye Qianqian took out all six Venerate Origin Pills and swallowed them in one go.

The tremendous medicinal power was terrifying. A single pill could burst a Dou Venerate expert apart, let alone six.

Ye Qianqian felt as if her entire body had become a balloon about to explode, swollen and incredibly uncomfortable.

However, her physical strength had long since become completely different from before, and she had also cultivated the Eternal Sacred Body Art to the first level, so she was not afraid at all.

At that moment, an astonishing scene appeared.

The Life Fire inside her body actually began refining the medicinal power on its own, increasing her physical strength even further.

Soon, her body absorbed the essence within the pills, and her Dou Qi cultivation continued to rise.

Nine-Star Dou Venerate!

One thousand five hundred tons of physical strength!

This result left Ye Qianqian dumbfounded.

"Doesn't the Sacred Body Art say that it doesn't have the effect of increasing strength?"

How had this happened?

She hurriedly looked inward and examined the Life Fire in her lower abdomen. She found that the red flame had gradually turned golden. It was warm and comfortable, making her body feel incredibly relaxed.

"Could it be that this Life Fire was tainted with a trace of the Super Saiyan Bloodline, which caused it to transform into a different kind of flame? And this flame can refine things and strengthen the body?"

Ye Qianqian muttered to herself.

"If it can refine pills to increase my strength, then can it also refine medicinal herbs and other things to increase my strength?"

With the attitude of giving it a try, she put a large pile of medicinal herbs and snacks into her mouth, chewed them all up, and then swallowed them with a gulp.

Sure enough, the medicinal herbs and snacks were completely refined by the Life Fire inside her Sacred Body. Their essence was extracted and fused into her body.

Her physical strength increased by another five hundred pounds.

"Hahaha, it seems I accidentally raised this quasi-divine-tier cultivation art to another level."

Ye Qianqian was overjoyed. She once again threw all kinds of pills in front of her into her mouth in one go. She did not care whether they were poisonous or not, or whether their effects would conflict. She swallowed them all.

Refine! Refine! Constantly refine!

All kinds of medicinal herbs and pills beneficial to the body were extracted by the Life Fire and fused into her Sacred Body, frantically increasing her strength once more.

Her total strength continued to rise.

"I'll rest here for two days first, then continue cultivating in the Gravity Chamber." Ye Qianqian lay on the bed and stretched lazily in comfort.

Within the Ancient Clan.

"Hahaha..."

Elder Tong Xuan walked out of the clan's secluded cultivation grounds, laughing heartily.

This seclusion had greatly improved his cultivation. He had directly advanced from intermediate Half-Saint to advanced Half-Saint, and his overall strength had undergone a qualitative leap.

"Congratulations, Elder Tong Xuan, on your improved cultivation." Outside the secluded grounds, Elder Gu Qian and several other elders had come together to congratulate him.

Tong Xuan had now advanced to advanced Half-Saint. For the Elder Faction of the Ancient Clan, this undoubtedly meant that they had gained another measure of influence.

The Ancient Clan was not united like a solid block. Instead, it consisted of three factions: the Clan Leader, the elders, and the Black Annihilation Army.

The Elder Faction was headed by Gu Dao, one of the Ancient Clan's Three Immortals and a Seven-Star Dou Saint. He controlled the clan's council of elders and possessed seniority, prestige, and influence. At times, they could even join forces to impeach the Clan Leader, though it was merely a minor disturbance.

The Black Annihilation Army Faction was the Ancient Clan's private army. It was commanded by the Eight-Star Dou Saint, the Black Annihilation King Gu Lie, and usually maintained a neutral stance, helping neither side.

The final faction was the new faction under Clan Leader Gu Yuan. His strength had reached the Nine-Star Dou Saint realm, and he had already touched the threshold of the Dou Emperor realm. His combat strength was on par with Hun Tiandi of the Hun Clan.

Such a massive clan and organization was a terrifying presence throughout the Central Continent and even the entire Dou Qi Continent. No one in the world failed to respect and fear it.

Yet Ye Qianqian's high-profile actions had completely provoked someone she should never have antagonized.

She was not like Xiao Yan, who bore the title of the Ancient Clan's son-in-law and was protected everywhere by a noble young lady of the clan like Gu Xun Er. If she angered one of these Ancient Families, they would not waste words with her. They would simply exterminate her to eliminate future trouble.

"During this seclusion, I gained somewhat. I believe that within twenty years, I will be able to attempt a breakthrough into the Dou Saint realm."

Elder Tong Xuan stroked his beard with one large hand, extremely pleased with himself. The elders present were all deeply shocked and immediately began showering him with flattery.

"After twenty years, you'll be able to attempt a breakthrough into the Dou Saint realm. Elder Tong Xuan truly is a heaven-defying genius!" Gu Qian began fawning over him.

"That's right. Elder Tong Xuan, you're not even five hundred years old, yet you possess such aptitude. With talent and insight like yours, we can only stare at your back in admiration." Several other Ancient Clan elders also flattered him with honeyed words.

"Ah!" Elder Tong Xuan waved his hand with profound dignity and said, "The path of cultivation lies in perseverance. My achievements are merely the result of countless years of hard work. They have nothing to do with talent. I'm simply more diligent than all of you!"

As he was boasting, a young man suddenly passed by in the distance.

The young man had a dignified appearance and wore a suit of armor. He looked imposing and valiant, his entire body filled with the heroic spirit of a battle-hardened man.

When Elder Tong Xuan saw him, he recognized him as the Black Annihilation Army's commander-in-chief, Gu Zhen.

"Gu Zhen, where are you going?" Elder Tong Xuan stopped Gu Zhen curiously.

"Oh, greetings, Elder Tong Xuan." Gu Zhen hurriedly saluted and said, "Reporting to Elder Tong Xuan, I have something important to report to His Excellency, the Black Annihilation King Gu Lie."

"What is it? Can you tell this old man as well?" Elder Tong Xuan became suspicious.

Although the Ancient Clan's Black Annihilation Army did not allow any faction to interfere, the members of the Elder Faction often relied on their seniority to meddle in other people's affairs whenever they had nothing better to do.

"This..." Gu Zhen hesitated for a moment before saying, "Reporting to Elder Tong Xuan, today I discovered that three of the command seals belonging to the Black Annihilation Army's commanders and generals had shattered. I presume that Big Brother Gu Yao, Yang Hao, and Lin Xiu have encountered misfortune, so I wanted to report this to Lord Gu Lie."

At the mention of this, cold sweat once again broke out over Gu Zhen's body. The Black Annihilation Army's four commanders and eight generals were all peerless talents. In particular, the Asura Commander Gu Yao possessed the cultivation of an Eight-Star Dou Venerate and the Ancient Clan's various secret techniques. His strength was comparable to that of a Nine-Star Dou Venerate, yet he had suddenly been killed. He truly could not imagine who had done it.

"What? You said the command seal of my grandson Gu Yao has shattered?" Elder Tong Xuan grabbed Gu Zhen by both shoulders and shook him forcefully.

The other elders and Gu Zhen were all stunned. It turned out that Gu Yao had this relationship as well—he was Elder Tong Xuan's grandson. No wonder Elder Tong Xuan had protected Gu Yao everywhere within the Ancient Clan.

"Yes, yes, that's what happened." Gu Zhen did not dare hesitate in the slightest. He took eleven jade slips, each twenty centimeters long, from his Storage Ring. The slips belonging to Gu Yao, Yang Hao, and Lin Xiu had already shattered into two pieces.

This proved that the three of them had fallen.

"Crack!"

At that moment, two more jade slips in Gu Zhen's hand shattered into two pieces.

"Someone is killing members of our Ancient Clan!"

The elders were instantly dumbfounded. Who could have done this? Knowing that they were members of the Ancient Clan, someone had still dared to provoke the clan's dignity. That person deserved ten thousand deaths!

"Wasn't my grandson Gu Yao always in the Ancient Clan?" Elder Tong Xuan shouted furiously.

Gu Zhen said, "Big Brother Gu Yao said that someone had bullied Miss Xun Er, so he took Yang Hao and Lin Xiu out of the Ancient Clan. It seems he said they were going to destroy the Misty Cloud Empire in the Northwest Continent."

Elder Tong Xuan's eyes turned cold. He hurriedly tore open space, opened a Space Wormhole, and flew inside.

As soon as Elder Tong Xuan left, everyone immediately became panicked. Several elders also hurried away, intending to inform Great Elder Gu Dao of the matter.

"This is going to become a major incident." Gu Zhen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, only to see another jade slip in his hand shatter into two pieces. This proved that yet another member of the Ancient Clan had died.

He hurriedly flew toward the direction where the Black Annihilation King Gu Lie was located. "I must report this matter to the Black Annihilation King and the Clan Leader immediately and let them decide what to do."