Reminding Gu Yuan, Gu Yuan Gives a Token

Gu Yuan noticed the change in Xiao Yan's emotions, and his eyes became more serious. "Why do you say that?"

Xiao Yan remembered that in the original story, the Soul Clan had planted a spy within the Ancient Clan, who then stole the Ancient Clan's ancient Ancient Jade at a crucial moment.

Otherwise, if the ancient Ancient Jade of the Ancient Clan is not stolen by the Soul Clan, the Ancient Jade cannot be unified, the Ancient God Cave Mansion cannot be opened, and the Hun Tiandi's plan to become an emperor will inevitably be delayed.

He is now of low status and his voice carries little weight. Moreover, due to his position, he cannot explain how he knew about the Soul Clan's arrangement of an undercover agent.

He couldn't decide on that Ancient Jade, but he could say a few words about the Ancient Jade from the Xiao Clan.

The eight Ancient Jade fragments, if even one is missing, can effectively delay the Hun Tiandi's plan.

Missing any one of them is still a loss. As long as one fragment of the Ancient Jade can be guaranteed to be on Gu Yuan's body, then the Hun Tiandi will have no way of easily gathering the Ancient Jade together.

Therefore, Xiao Yan had already prepared his explanation.

"Uncle, to be honest, the reason I was willing to hand over the Ancient Jade to the Ancient Clan is because our Xiao Clan has already been targeted by the Soul Hall because of this Ancient Jade."

"Handing over this Ancient Jade will also divert the Soul Hall's attention from our Xiao Clan."

About half a year ago, in the Misty Cloud Sect of the Jia Ma Empire, there was a Soul Hall Protector.

I captured the Soul Hall Protector and extracted some information from him.

The Soul Hall seems to have been searching for our Xiao Clan, searching for this Ancient Jade."

"I know that the Soul Hall is backed by the Soul Clan."

Therefore, I suspect that the search for this Ancient Jade is actually the intention of the Soul Clan Soul Clan, who are coveting this Ancient Jade of my Xiao Clan!

"Uncle, that Soul Clan patriarch, like you, is a powerful figure standing at the pinnacle of the continent. Both aspire to become the legendary Dou Emperor, and must have coveted the Tou She Ancient God Jade for a long time."

"He suddenly started paying attention to our Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade. Is it possible that he suddenly accomplished something or made some preparations, so he wants to collect all the Ancient Jade?"

"I've witnessed the many evil deeds of the Soul Hall. The Soul Clan and Soul Clan patriarch are definitely not good people; they might use some despicable methods."

For example, going undercover or using relatives to coerce someone.

"Uncle Gu Yuan, if you keep this Ancient Jade with you, at least you can ensure that a fragment will never fall into the hands of the Soul Clan."

At this point, Xiao Yan stopped talking.

He has said everything he needed to say; now it's up to Gu Yuan to make his own judgment.

In the Small Courtyard, the air seemed to quiet down.

Gu Yuan remained silent for a long time, looking up at the sky and gradually falling into thought.

Although he is strong, he is also receptive to advice.

Xiao Yan's words did not seem unreasonable to him.

Why hasn't the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade been stolen yet?

It's not that no one has found the Xiao Clan.

Rather, all the Ancient Emperor Clans tacitly refrained from actively acquiring it.

After all, once an Emperor Clan begins to covet the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade, it means that the clan has the idea of collecting all the Ancient Jade.

To collect Ancient Jade, one must inevitably face other Ancient Emperor Clans.

Does that also mean that this Emperor Clan has the means to deal with other Emperor Clan?

The Soul Clan perfectly fits this description.

Gu Yuan remembered that the Hun Tiandi had been injured by Xiao Xuan and had been hiding in the Soul Clan for a long time.

However, the Soul Hall, a force under the Soul Clan, has grown increasingly powerful across the continent, collecting Soul Body everywhere.

He didn't know why the Soul Clan wanted to collect so many souls, but it was already a very clear signal.

The Soul Clan has indeed begun planning to collect all the Ancient Jade pieces.

Gu Yuan didn't bother with the other Emperor Clan.

Ultimately, the current Dou Qi Continent is essentially a balance of power between him and the Hun Tiandi.

Without his opposition, it wouldn't be difficult for the Hun Tiandi to destroy the other Emperor Clan.

What puzzled him most was how the Soul Clan intended to obtain the Emperor Jade of the Ancient Clan.

Xiao Yan's words just now served as a reminder to him.

Undercover!

Their Ancient Clan's Emperor Jade was placed in the Ancestral Hall at the suggestion of many clan elders, signifying its inheritance to their ancestors, so he could not take it away to keep it close to his body.

The Ancestral Hall is the most secluded and safest place for the Ancient Clan, guarded by Dou Sheng Expert, so it is normally safe enough.

But what if we look at it from a different angle—what if there's an undercover agent?

Once an undercover agent infiltrates, their Ancient Clan's Ancient Jade will be within easy reach!

Despite the extremely low probability, Gu Yuan still couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

He actually overlooked such an important possibility!

Fortunately, none of the hypothetical scenarios actually came to pass.

The ancient Ancient Jade of the Ancient Clan were required to be placed in the Ancestral Hall, but the Ancient Jade of the Xiao Clan were not.

His decision to carry it with him was entirely justified.

Even if someone suggests, or even insists, that he place the Ancient Jade in the Ancestral Hall, that person might be an undercover agent.

Gu Yuan composed himself, understanding the situation, and nodded to Xiao Yan: "I have remembered your words."

"I will keep the Ancient Jade close to my body and also spread the message."

"If the Soul Clan wants to gather the Ancient Jade, they'll have to defeat me first."

Hearing the confidence in Gu Yuan's words, Xiao Yan found it hard to believe that Gu Yuan couldn't even fully control the Ancient Clan.

Gu Yuan was unaware that Xiao Yan was questioning him. He looked at Xiao Yan and casually pulled out a Token from his spatial storage.

This Token is identical to Xiao Xun'er's; it has the same appearance, shape, and size, and an ancient character is engraved on it.

Gu Yuan handed the Token to Xiao Yan and said, "When you are in mortal danger, this Token can protect you. Even Dou Sheng cannot break through its defenses in a short time."

"At the same time, you can also use this Token to send me messages."

But remember, unless it's extremely important, don't use this function.

Xiao Yan stared at the Token, then took it in a daze.

He never expected Gu Yuan to give him such a surprise before leaving.

Almost instantly, he realized the purpose of the Token.

In the Underground Magma World, two Semi-Saint level Fire Lizard were eyeing him covetously.

Because of these two Semi-Saint Fire Lizard, he no longer dared to casually descend into the Underground Magma World to hunt Fire Lizard for resources to improve himself.

Now that he has this Token, his life is absolutely guaranteed.

This means that he can now safely go to the Magma World to obtain resources.

With so many Fire Lizard and so many resources, he could definitely gain a significant boost.

And then there's the promised Dou Saint Skeleton Gu Yuan the Ninth-Rank Magical Beast Blood Essence.

Wouldn't that mean it'll take off!

Xiao Yan clenched his fist excitedly.

Three years later, people from the Ancient Clan came to take Xiao Xun'er?

These three years are enough time for him to unify the entire Northwest Continent and plunder all its resources.

That was enough for him to advance into Central Plains and establish a foothold.

That would also be enough for him to find Medicinal Herbs to refine the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill to revive Yao Lao.

This would be more than enough for him to explore all the Secret Realm in the original story and seize all the resources.

Finally, with the help of Zi Yan, they reconnected with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

At that time, his strength, influence, status, and Alchemist rank will surely make him someone that even the Ancient Clan cannot underestimate!