After he defeated several young opponents in succession, no one brought up his "qualifications" again.
Several days later, the Gu Clan's Heavenly Tomb officially opened!
Its entrance lay in a strange space in the deepest reaches of the Ancient Realm. Beyond the warped gate of light lingered an ancient, timeworn aura and an almost solid pressure of energy.
Legend had it that not only were generations of Gu Clan experts buried within, but time also flowed differently there. It was an ideal place to cultivate, holding countless opportunities and powerful Dou Techniques lost to the world.
Those qualified to enter this time included the Gu Clan's finest young talents, such as Gu Qingyang, Gu Hua, and Gu Zhen, as well as invited elites from ancient clans like the Thunder Clan and Flame Clan. Xiao Yan was the sole specially invited outsider, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin had received two places through Gu Yuan's personal intervention, making the three particularly conspicuous.
The gate of light rippled as figures filed through. Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin stepped inside without hesitation.
The Heavenly Tomb was nothing like the burial chambers they had imagined. Instead, a vast, boundless landscape stretched beneath a gray sky heavy with an oppressive atmosphere.
The energy here was indeed astonishingly dense, but it also contained volatile elements and... countless lingering wills of powerful experts!
Shortly after entering, they encountered their first trial—energy bodies! These creatures, formed from pure energy and lingering combat instincts, ranged in strength from Dou Emperor to Dou Zong, with even Dou Zun-level beings lurking deeper within. They had no reason and attacked every intruder.
Xiao Yan fought his way forward, blasting the energy bodies apart with his formidable Heavenly Flames and seemingly endless methods. As he absorbed their pure energy,