The Xiao Clan's New Generation of Leaders

Following those souls and watching them enter their mothers' wombs with his own eyes, he finally returned to the Xiao Clan.

At this time, Xiao Gong, Xiao Chen, Xiao Kong, Xiao Jing, and Xiao Yu—whom he had awakened, and who had kept themselves sealed away all this time—also arrived.

These five were currently the oldest surviving members of the Xiao Clan, both in age and seniority.

Beyond them were those of his father's generation.

However, his father's generation was still in its prime and had no need for reincarnation.

Moreover, there were only a few people left from his father's generation.

The bloodline had withered away, and in his generation, Xiao Xuan had emerged as an anomaly.

In his father's generation, only his father possessed the sole Ninth-Grade Bloodline.

Over the long years, the others had either died young or fallen in conflict.

Soon after, Xiao Feng, Xiao Chen, and the others arrived as well.

"Patriarch, is the time right?"

Xiao Xuan nodded solemnly. "It is. Elders, make your preparations.

When I extract your souls, the pain will be unbearable. It would be best to prepare yourselves mentally."

"Rest assured, Patriarch. No matter how painful it is, for the sake of beginning a new life, old fellows like us will endure it."

Xiao Feng asked, "Xuan'er, are you certain?"

Xiao Xuan answered firmly, "Unless their luck is terrible and they die in the womb, there will be no problem.

Those few in the Heavenly Tomb have already gone to reincarnate."

"Good, good!"

"Come, let's go take a look together!"

More than a dozen Dou Saints, the true core upper echelon of the Xiao Clan, followed behind him.

After several teleports, they arrived above a city in the barren Northwestern Region called Wutan City.

Xiao Lan asked, "Brother Xuan, is the Xiao Clan below also one of the Xiao Clan's descendant branches?"

Xiao Wu replied, "That is correct, Aunt. These are descendants of the offspring my nephew once left behind.

I simply never expected that they had once been one of the foremost great clans in the Northwestern Region.

Now that I saw them again, time had changed everything. The empire of old was gone, and who knew how many dynasties had risen and fallen since then.

The strongest person in the current Xiao Clan was actually only a Da Dou Shi?

They had even fallen so far as to lord it over others in such a third-rate little city.

Could a clan like this truly be as Father said?"

Xiao Xuan saw that there were quite a few fathers in the Xiao Clan below.

But none of their wives showed any signs of pregnancy, so he bought a courtyard and settled down within Wutan City.

Time passed until one day, when Xiao Xuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the elders. "Elders, the time has come. Who will go first?"

Xiao Gong said, "This old man will go first. Xuan'er, feel free to act."

He did this to dispel the last trace of concern lingering deep within the others' hearts.

Xiao Xuan understood his granduncle's good intentions. After bowing, he said, "Granduncle, forgive my offense. I look forward to your return to the Xiao Realm."

Rising to his feet, he waved his hand and pulled with both hands. Xiao Gong's face immediately twisted. If not for the sake of his dignity, he looked as though he would have wailed in agony.

A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Gong's exhausted soul appeared in Xiao Xuan's hands.

"Reincarnation!"

He tossed Xiao Gong's soul toward that pregnant woman. Empowered by the secret art, everyone present possessed no weak soul cultivation and immediately sensed a faint, indistinct aura of Life.

With Xiao Gong setting the example, over the following years, Xiao Kong and the others successively embarked upon unknown new lives within a few years.

Seeing that the task was now complete, Xiao Xuan smiled mischievously.

The current Xiao Clan was truly a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers lay.

Would that Flame Emperor still stand unrivaled in the future?

He only hoped the man would not be too devastated by the blow!

"Father, is that all?"

Xiao Xuan rolled his eyes at his son and said irritably, "What else would there be? From now on, they will have to rely on themselves."

Although Xiao Wu had only reached Six-Star over the past few centuries,

his soul had genuinely reached Heavenly Realm Grand Perfection.

His overall combat strength had later surpassed that of his mother, grandmother, and aunts.

Even Xiao Chen and Xiao Xiong, both Seven-Star powerhouses, could only fight him to a draw.

Xiao Ruoruo asked, "No, Brother, the elders have begun new lives.

Will they retain their memories from birth? If not, won't that be too dangerous?"

"No. Their soul strength is insufficient to support it. If they possessed those long memories from birth, wouldn't the impact turn them directly into idiots?

Only after reaching the Spirit Realm in soul cultivation will their memories gradually recover.

These elders all possess Ninth-Grade Bloodlines.

Father, this is Granduncle's blood essence. Among the Xiao Clan, it is the closest to yours.

After absorbing and refining it, reaching Nine-Star will be within sight!

Cousin Xiao Xiong is Elder Xiao Jing's direct descendant, while Cousin Xiao Chen is Elder Xiao Chen's direct descendant.

Likewise, Elder Xiao Yu and Elder Xiao Kong are the direct Profound Ancestors of Cousin Xiao Li and Cousin Xiao Yang.

You may refine their Ninth-Grade Bloodlines yourselves.

I hope that in the future, you can use these Ninth-Grade Bloodlines to strive for Eight-Star, or even Nine-Star."

Xiao Feng coughed twice. "Wouldn't that... be inappropriate?

Why not keep them and give them back in the future?"

"Old man, restrain that longing for Nine-Star in your eyes a little. If you want me to bear the name of an unfilial son, just say so. Was that really necessary?

Refine them. Since they have begun new lives, they should naturally sever themselves from their past lives.

Besides, whether they will even think highly of these Ninth-Grade Bloodlines in the future remains uncertain.

Cousin Xiao Chen, from now on, you will take charge of the Mysterious Armor Army and become the Third Elder.

Leave the Medicine Refining Pavilion to Ruoruo, who will become the Fourth Elder. Cousin Xiao Xiong will guard the Scripture Depository and serve as the Second Elder.

As for Father, I will trouble you to take the position of First Elder and oversee punishment and law.

As for Wu'er, whenever I am absent from the Xiao Clan, help me handle clan affairs and ensure that all branches of the clan coexist harmoniously."

"Yes, Patriarch!"

"Yes, Father!"

They all knew that the position of Young Patriarch had now been decided.

Yet no one objected. First, Xiao Xuan's prestige within the clan had become overwhelming over the years.

Second, they had nothing to say about Xiao Wu. At the very least, from Xiao Wu's perspective, they believed themselves far inferior to him.

Although his aptitude had been poor, his comprehension and perseverance were not. Step by step, he had slowly risen. The ant they had once looked down upon now stood on equal footing with them.

In terms of soul cultivation, he had even left them far behind.

They had never imagined that the Xiao Wu of the past could grow to this extent.

Could they perhaps broaden their thinking? Might the future Xiao Wu reach a realm beyond even their hopes?

"Father, according to your plans, this Northwestern Region will surely become a place where Wind and Cloud gather for a time.

Can we send some of the youngsters here to struggle and compete?

Perhaps it will be a form of tempering for their growth."

"That is possible. As for those youngsters under ten, you can arrange them as you please.

The Jia Nan Academy founded by Mang Tian Chi, that elder of the Thunder Clan, is quite famous even in the Central Plains.

The Misty Cloud Sect of the Jia Ma Empire can also serve as a temporary place of cultivation for the youngsters.

Since we are making it lively, let us make it truly lively.

I will send a high-level Dou Zun here to provide covert Protection. I do not want anything to happen to the elders.

Hasn't the Xiao Clan produced several children? Some of them may be the new lives of powerful clan members.

After returning, assign a Dou Emperor guardian to each of them from within the clan.

Make it clear to those guardians that they must not intervene unless it is a matter of Life and Death.

Even if they do intervene, they must avoid exposing themselves as much as possible."