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At this moment, the entire plaza of the Misty Cloud Sect was silent, so quiet that the fall of a needle could be heard.

A Dou King, one of the ten strongest experts in the Jia Ma Empire, had just... just vanished like that?

Nalan Su collapsed to the ground, his face as pale as paper; for him, the death of Nalan Jie felt as if the sky itself had collapsed.

He could not fathom it—had his father lost his mind?

In front of such a senior, to actually talk about going back to harvest wheat!

Was this not seeking death!

Fortunately, under the protection of Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran had not suffered any harm.

Xiao Xuan scanned his surroundings and announced, "From this day forth, Misty Cloud Mountain is the territory of the Wutan City Xiao Clan. The Jia Ma Empire Imperial Family, the Misty Cloud Sect, and the Mittal Auction House are all vassals of my Xiao Clan!"

As he spoke, Xiao Xuan looked at Fa Ma, who was kneeling on the ground with a medicine cauldron larger than himself balanced on his head.

"The Alchemist Guild shall be the Alchemy Hall of my Xiao Clan, refining pills solely for our Xiao Clan!"

"I have finished speaking. Who agrees, and who opposes?!"

Xiao Xuan's gaze swept across every single person present!

Not a single soul dared to meet his eyes.

Even fewer dared to raise an objection.

A single thought had obliterated a Dou King!

With such a terrifying existence, who would dare to stand in opposition?

Unless they had a death wish!

Fa Ma was the first to declare his stance: "Senior, rest assured, the Alchemist... the Alchemy Hall will certainly give its all."

"Since Fa Ma and his people are handling the alchemy, our Mittal Auction House will be responsible for the medicinal herbs and funding," Mittal Tengshan also hurriedly stated his position.

Mu Chen's mind turned quickly: "Then, then, then the security and patrols for the Xiao Clan shall be left to our Mu Clan; we are skilled in such matters."

"Senior, Senior, there is also... also our Nalan Clan. Our... our daughter, Yanran, has a marriage contract with Xiao Yan of the Xiao Clan! We hope you can show mercy."

Fearing that Xiao Xuan might vent his anger on the rest of the Nalan Clan because of Nalan Jie, Nalan Su immediately knelt on the ground and spoke loudly.

Xiao Xuan pondered for a moment and decided to spare their lives for the time being!

Subsequently, Xiao Xuan looked toward Jia Xingtian and Yun Shan.

"And you two?"

"Teacher..." Yun Yun whispered.

Yun Shan shook his head with a bitter smile; matters had reached this point, and he had no other choice.

"My Misty Cloud... from this moment on, Misty Cloud Mountain belongs to the Xiao Clan. Furthermore, if needed, we can offer up all the cultivation techniques and Dou Skills of our sect."

Hearing this, Yun Yun bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth.

Realizing that Yun Shan had already made up his mind, she said nothing more.

Jia Xingtian was somewhat surprised by his prompt decision.

What about his backbone?

Jia Xingtian stepped forward, bowed, and proposed with a solemn expression: "Senior, the treasury of our Imperial Family is quite abundant; from now on, it belongs to the Xiao Clan."

Xiao Xuan nodded, fairly satisfied with his initiative.

Jia Xingtian breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Also, our Imperial Family possesses a Tier 6 Magical Beast, the Deep Sea Flood Dragon. Although it has sustained some injuries, it still retains the strength of a Dou Emperor. It would be a fine choice to guard the gates for the Xiao Clan. What do you think?"

"Acceptable." Xiao Xuan nodded.

In truth, that Amethyst Winged Lion King in the Magical Beast Mountain Range would also make a decent 'dog' to guard the gate.

Well played, Jia Xingtian, you really racked your brains to curry favor with this expert!

Yun Shan secretly mocked him, but unwilling to be outdone, he added: "Senior, my disciple Yun Yun has decent talent. If she could receive your personal guidance, she would surely become a pillar of the Xiao Clan in the future."

Yun Shan, you shameless old thief, you even offered up your own disciple! Bah! Shameless!

Jia Xingtian gritted his teeth in anger, and refusing to be outdone, he played his trump card: "Senior, I feel the name 'Jia Ma Empire' is terribly rustic. How about we change it to... the Xiao Kingdom?"

"Jia Xingtian, the Xiao Kingdom is fine, but you added that 'Kingdom' suffix—those who don't know might think you're talking about a snack!"

"Yun Shan, do not deliberately twist my meaning!"

"I am merely speaking on the facts!"

"You..."

"Enough! What are you bickering about?! The name is irrelevant; I only require your unconditional obedience!"

Xiao Xuan said indifferently: "As for the cultivation techniques and Dou Skills that the Misty Cloud Sect treats as treasures, in my eyes, they are nothing more than common, worthless trash."

If this had been in the past, who would have dared to call the Misty Cloud Sect's techniques trash?

Yun Shan would have already struck them down with an Extreme Wind!

But now, however.

In the face of absolute strength, whatever Xiao Xuan said was the final word.

Jia Xingtian summarized the situation and realized that his final attempt at flattery had been entirely superfluous, causing him to end up kicking the horse's hoof instead of stroking its mane.

He secretly resolved that in the future, he must never let himself be influenced by Yun Shan when it came to buttering people up!

Snap!

Xiao Xuan snapped his fingers, and in an instant, ripples of soul power radiated rapidly outward with him at the center.

Above Misty Cloud Mountain, they formed a massive, bowl-shaped barrier that completely enveloped the entire Misty Cloud Sect!

"This... this is soul power!"

Fa Ma recoiled, his expression trembling uncontrollably.

He had never seen such formidable soul power in his entire life; even the expert who had once guided him many years ago did not seem as powerful as the man before him!

Subsequently, they all began to take action.

Mittal Tengshan returned to the Mittal Auction House and immediately issued an order for the clan to quickly select all the finest medicinal herbs from their warehouse.

He intended to personally bring them up to Misty Cloud Mountain.

Several elders of the auction house were immediately displeased upon hearing this.

Leo, in particular, was incensed.

"Great Elder, what is the meaning of this? Are you going to hollow out our Mittal Auction House's warehouse just to lick Yun Shan's boots?"

"What is so great about Yun Shan, anyway? Why are you so obsessed with sucking up to him?"

Leo was extremely agitated!

There were several precious medicinal herbs in the warehouse that he had intended to use for his own grandson!

Rena chimed in as well, "If Elder Hai were here, he would certainly never agree to this!"

"You two idiots! Even if Elder Hai were here, he would definitely agree!"

Mittal Tengshan gritted his teeth and shouted coldly, "A super expert has arrived at Misty Cloud Mountain who reduced Nalan Jie to a mist of blood with a single thought! If you two want to die, I won't stop you!"

What?

Even Nalan Jie, a Dou King, had been killed in an instant?

What was there left to object to?

The two of them acted as if they had mastered the art of face-changing, immediately rushing to the warehouse themselves to pick out the rarest treasures.

Fa Ma returned to notify the Alchemist Guild, preparing to bring every alchemist of the fourth rank or higher to the Misty Cloud Sect.

He worried that some might be unwilling.

So, he laid out the stakes and the severity of the situation directly!

These alchemists usually held their heads so high that their tails were practically pointing at the sky when dealing with ordinary people.

But, upon learning that the other party was a ruthless man who would kill at the slightest disagreement.

They agreed immediately!

Although it was said that serving a monarch was like sleeping with a tiger, there was also the saying that one could enjoy the shade under a great tree.

The Mu Clan, the Imperial Family, and the Misty Cloud Sect all sprang into action.

"Senior, the contents of this storage ring are the finest treasures we could possibly extract from the Mittal Auction House. Please, do accept them."

"Senior, this is the Imperial Family's inventory accumulated over many years. Please, have a look."

"Senior, the Mu Clan guard unit is already in position."

"Senior..."