At Dan Chen's words, a trace of regret appeared on Cao Ying's devastatingly beautiful face.
Just as the former had described, after their five great families had been battered by the Soul Hall during their peak, leaving them with no successors,
even a thousand years later, they had yet to recover the strength they possessed in their heyday.
Not to mention Dou Sheng experts—even a single Half-Saint had yet to emerge.
"Of course, our ability to develop to such heights back then was also thanks to our Dan Family ancestor from several years ago, Ancestor Dan Yitian."
"If not for his astonishing talent in creating numerous useful Alchemy Techniques and leaving behind countless records of his own and others' collected alchemy experience, we could never have eventually become an alchemy family."
Speaking of their peak, Dan Chen recalled the person who had influenced the Dan Family the most and could not help speaking with a trace of reverence.
If not for that ancestor, their Dan Family might have vanished into the river of time by now.
Lin Feng's heart stirred at this, and he asked, "What happened to him afterward?"
"For some unknown reason, Ancestor Dan Yitian suddenly gathered many experts one day and said he was going out to handle some matters. From then on, he and those experts all vanished together."
Dan Chen shook her head as she replied.
Immediately afterward, Dan Chen's beautiful eyes slanted toward Cao Ying.
After Ancestor Dan Yitian disappeared, the Cao Family, as their in-laws,
had taken quite a few Alchemy Techniques and books from the Dan Family.
Cao Ying, unwilling to yield, glared right back at her.
When Dan Yitian went out that time, he had taken many experts from the Cao Family with him, yet not a single one returned.
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