Heavenly Star Mountain Range, Star Realm, Star Fall Pavilion.
"Ancestor, is our Xiao Clan really that powerful?"
Xiao Yan stared at Xiao Qian and Xiao Bai in disbelief.
He knew they were Dou Zun—he had known that back at Jia Nan Academy. They had always taken especially good care of him, but he had never known they belonged to the Xiao Clan, much less that they were Seven-Star Dou Zun experts.
Xiao Bai nodded, then shook his head. "We don't know. As far as we can tell, the Xiao Clan is very powerful.
"Even we brothers don't know the full extent of the clan's strength. We haven't met everyone, especially those Dou Sheng, who are rarely ever seen.
"But according to the ancestors, the Xiao Clan has extremely powerful enemies, so they've always ordered us to keep a low profile and cultivate in seclusion.
"If you weren't so good at getting into trouble, they wouldn't have sent us brothers out to help you."
Xiao Yan was speechless. Was he the one causing trouble? Other people were the ones who insisted on making life difficult for him.
Beside them, Yao Chen, who had already been resurrected and reached the Half-Saint level, looked thoughtful. He knew the Xiao Clan was very likely descended from the fallen Xiao Clan of old.
"Teacher, do you know something?"
Yao Chen said, "If things are as I suspect, your enemies truly are beyond imagination.
"With your current strength, it's time you learned some of the continent's secrets. Your enemies are an Emperor Clan—and the strongest of the Emperor Clans at that.
"The so-called One Hall, One Tower, Two Sects, Three Valleys, and Four Pavilions are merely the Central Plains' publicly known powers.
"If that's really the case, it's no wonder the Xiao Clan's experts have remained