Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start

As the imperial party was the first to arrive before the Xiao Family Residence and enter under the respectful guidance of the Xiao Family guards, the forces of other prestigious clans, noble houses, and influential factions followed in an unbroken stream, filing through the gates of the Xiao residence.

As time slowly passed, more and more guests poured into the residence. The already festively decorated, bustling Xiao residence soon became even more crowded and boisterous.

The famous figures and powerful nobles who were usually scattered throughout Jia Ma Holy City and rarely seen together had now gathered in one place. Amid the fragrance of fine clothes and powdered hair, greetings and laughter intertwined.

Xiao Zhan, the current Clan Leader of the Xiao Family, moved among the guests with a broad smile, graciously entertaining them all.

In terms of cultivation, Xiao Zhan was hardly among the strongest of these nobles, many of whom included Dou Emperors and Dou Zong experts.

Yet despite that, everyone present treated him with utmost courtesy and respect.

Even Dou Zong experts such as Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bodong, whose names shook the Jia Ma Empire, spoke to him as equals.

The reason was simple: the Xiao Family had produced two exceptionally gifted young geniuses, Xiao Ling and Xiao Yan.

With those two figures, capable of stirring the winds and clouds, standing behind the Xiao Family, no one dared show the slightest disrespect.

Just then, four azure remnant shadows shot through the skies above Jia Ma Holy City with piercing winds in their wake. Like four streaks of light cutting across the Heavenly Curtain, they landed steadily before the vermilion gates of the Xiao Family Residence.

As the light faded, it revealed two men and two women: Yun Shan, the Old Sect Master of the Misty