Xiao Clan

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this month, having just completed his advancement, Lin Ming did not spend time cultivating. Instead, he began a long period of pill refining.

This valley is not lacking in medicinal herbs. Although there are no high-grade herbs, there are plenty of herbs that can be used to refine third and fourth-grade pills.

After a month of pill refining, nearly a hundred empty jade bottles in Lin Ming's storage ring were filled with pills.

Lin Ming took the pills out of the Medicinal Cauldron and put them into Jade Bottle. He then put the Jade Bottle and the Medicinal Cauldron into his Storage Ring.

Then he thought of Xiao Yan, who had left the Monster Mountain Range half a month ago, and assumed he must have already arrived in the Tagor Desert.

Then, looking up at the setting sun, a soft voice came from Lin Ming's mouth. "It's about time!"

As soon as Lin Ming finished speaking, he instantly transformed into a purple figure and soared into the sky, disappearing from the valley.

As the last rays of sunlight completely faded, the purple figure flying high in the sky immediately retracted its purple wings. Then, in the instant before it fell, a pair of jet-black Wings of Dou Qi instantly extended from the dissipated Purple Crystal Wings, stabilizing the falling figure in the sky once again.

Upon seeing the Pitch-black Water Wave Wings that were appearing for the first time, Lin Ming immediately smiled. Then, Lin Ming's smiling face instantly changed.

In just a moment, the young man's face had vanished from the sky, replaced by a burly Big Man. Then, Big Man burly Big Man held a black robe, covering his entire body in it, before nodding in satisfaction.

Then, the burly Big Man shuddered, and his Pitch-black Water Wave Wings flapped instantly, propelling Big Man rapidly forward through the dark night.

In Wutan City, at the Xiao Family Residence, Xiao Zhan, who had been busy with family affairs all day, did not return to his room until late at night.

Back in his room, Xiao Zhan sat down at the table, picked up the teapot, filled a cup with tea, put the teapot down, took a small sip, and then placed the cup back on the table.

Then, Xiao Zhan, with a worried expression, muttered to himself, "I wonder how Yan Er is doing now?"

After saying this, Xiao Zhan recalled that his son had been chosen as a disciple by an Alchemist whom even the Mittel Auction House treated with great respect. The worry on his face instantly dissipated, and joy appeared on his face instead.

With a joyful expression, Xiao Zhan finished his tea and headed towards the bed at the back.

Reaching the bedside, Xiao Zhan went to the lamp and then blew it out.

The instant the lights went out, a gust of air rushed in, and in the fading light, a dark figure appeared on the table where Xiao Zhan had just been sitting.

Xiao Zhan sensed the dark figure after it had entered the room, which startled him and sent a chill down his spine. After all, if this person had launched a sneak attack, they would probably have succeeded by now.

However, Xiao Zhan was, after all, a Da Dou Shi. The moment he sensed the shadow, he adjusted his position so that he was facing the shadow directly.

At the same time, Xiao Zhan Dou Qi instantly surged forth, forming a Light Cyan Dou Qi Armor covering his entire body. Then, aura continuously surged upwards from the light blue armor, and a phantom lion head gradually took shape on the armor's face.

Seeing Xiao Zhan clad in armor with a lion's head phantom materializing within him, the shadowy figure casually tossed a hand towards him, instantly unleashing a ripple of dark water.

"Bang!"

"Puff!"

A sound of armor shattering, mixed with the sound of blood gushing out, rang out. Then, Xiao Zhan, who had just stood majestically in his light blue armor, was still standing, but the way he clutched his chest revealed his current state.

"Fighting... Dou Wang!" Ignoring the blood at the corner of his mouth, Xiao Zhan uttered the words with trembling lips.

After Xiao Zhan finished speaking, a rough and arrogant middle-aged voice echoed in the room.

"I never imagined that the Xiao Clan, which once held the title of the number one family, would fall so low that even its Clan Leader only has the cultivation level of Da Dou Shi. It's truly both pathetic and laughable!"

Upon hearing this voice, Xiao Zhan was immediately startled.

As the Clan Leader of the Xiao Family, Xiao Zhan knew that the Xiao Family was formerly known as the Xiao Clan.

Although it is unknown when the Xiao Clan became the Xiao Family it is today, and each generation has been worse than the last, now the person with the highest cultivation level in the entire Xiao Family is himself, the Clan Leader with the cultivation level of Five-Star Dou Grandmaster.

But Xiao Zhan knew that the Xiao Family had been extremely glorious in the distant past. Therefore, when he saw the black-robed man mention the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan was instantly startled.

After all, the name "Xiao Clan" is something that the people of the Jia Ma Empire would never know. And the fact that this person could mention it means that his origins can probably be traced back to the ancient Xiao Clan.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhan knew that if this matter was not handled properly, the Xiao Family would likely face annihilation. After all, the current Xiao Family was already vulnerable to the deaths of most of its members, thanks to this black-robed man alone. As for the rest, after the deaths of so many of the Xiao Family's experts, Xiao Zhan didn't believe the Jia Lie Bi Family would be so quick to take advantage of the situation and uproot the Xiao Family completely.

So after a long while, Xiao Zhan finally spoke, "The Xiao Clan? Your Excellency, only the declining Xiao Family remains here now. So if you have any orders, please just say the word. The Xiao Family will do whatever it takes to fulfill them!"

"There's a reason you're qualified to be the Clan Leader of the Xiao Family," the man in black immediately praised upon hearing Xiao Zhan's words.

After he finished speaking, the black-robed man's gruff voice rang out again. "Since you've said that, I won't beat around the bush with you. I've come here for that Ancient Jade Fragment passed down through your Xiao Clan."

"Your Excellency..." Xiao Zhan's voice rang out after the man in black finished speaking.

Seeing the difficulty on Xiao Zhan's face, the man in black robes said with a hint of impatience, "Now that I'm here, I can't leave empty-handed. Clan Leader Xiao, think about your Xiao Family! Although your Xiao Family is barely surviving, at least some members are still alive. And, I seem to have heard that you have a genius son, right? I heard he was taken as a disciple by an Alchemist. Sigh, what if your precious son's cultivation is crippled by his master, and he becomes a cripple again? So, Clan Leader Xiao, whether what I'm saying will come true depends on your next decision. After all, your Xiao Family used to have a decent relationship with my family. So I don't want to take this final step."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black robes stretched out his hand, and an Energy Water Wave Orb instantly gathered in his palm. Then, as the man in black robes shook his hand, the Energy Water Wave Orb rippled and rose and fell.