Continue to Fan the Flames

"Kill the Grand Heavenly Venerable, destroy the Soul Hall!"

"Kill the Grand Heavenly Venerable, destroy the Soul Hall!"

On the plaza, the voices of the Ancient Clan youths shook the heavens.

The Council of Elders of the Ancient Clan had not expected matters to evolve into such a state!

Every elder at the Dou Venerable realm, save for Gu Shan—whose body had been possessed by Xiao Xuan—had been slaughtered by the Grand Heavenly Venerable of the Soul Hall while out on missions!

Even for the Ancient Clan, such losses could not be considered light!

As it happened, one of Gu Shan's relatives was among the fallen!

This provided the perfect opportunity for Xiao Xuan to play his part!

He arrived at the Elder Council Chamber.

He found Tong Xuan.

"Elder Tong Xuan, you must seek justice for those fallen elders and clansmen!"

Tong Xuan felt a splitting headache!

He had never imagined that the Hun Clan would be so devoid of honor, actually dispatching a Grand Heavenly Venerable at the Dou Saint level!

"Gu Shan, I know you also had kin who perished in this operation, but..."

Tong Xuan sighed.

"For now, we can only leave it at this; we cannot allow the situation to escalate further!"

"Are you saying they died in vain?!"

"No, we will certainly exact our revenge, just not right now."

"Heh, I understand!"

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Xiao Xuan expressed his emotions appropriately before turning to leave!

The flames of war between the Hun Clan and the Ancient Clan had already been ignited by him!

However, it was not yet large enough.

Xiao Xuan intended to turn up the heat even further!

Since he could not enter the Heaven-Grade Warehouse anyway.

Xiao Xuan departed from the Ancient Clan.

He arrived at the Soul Hall's branch located on the Demonic Flame Plains!

This was where the Hun Clan was stationed, waiting for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, to reappear.

Because the location was of great importance, it was guarded by a powerful Dou Saint from the Soul Hall.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, there were many experts from the Soul Hall at the Dou Ancestor realm lying in ambush and patrolling!

However, such strength was, to Xiao Xuan, nothing more than a matter of a single thought!

After disposing of the small fry.

He arrived above the branch building.

Without a word!

He unleashed the first form of the Emperor Seal Technique: the Mountain Opening Seal!

This was something he had learned by rapidly comprehending the information he had read after devouring the souls of Gu Shan and the others.

The ancient and profound seal, held in Xiao Xuan's hand, resembled a meteorite from beyond the heavens, accompanied by a piercing sonic boom.

He slammed it fiercely toward the Soul Hall branch building on the Demonic Flame Plains!

"People of the Ancient Clan, you are truly bold to dare intrude upon my territory!"

Just as the Mountain Opening Seal was about to descend upon the building.

A figure appeared like a phantom!

Extending a withered palm, he pointed a finger outward!

The next second!

The expression of Saint Hun Qing changed abruptly!

He hurriedly tried to retract his palm!

But it was already too late!

From within that Mountain Opening Seal, a terrifying suction force surged forth, sweeping outward like a black hole!

It quickly enveloped the entire body of Saint Hun Qing.

He did not have the slightest power to resist before being devoured!

Following this, Xiao Xuan took the opportunity to sweep the souls of this branch hall into his pocket as well!

Among them were quite a few souls belonging to the Ancient Clan.

Upon seeing Gu Shan!

They all revealed expressions of wild joy!

"Gu Shan! You... you have come to save us?"

"Haha, I knew it, I knew that our Ancient Clan would never abandon us!"

"Damnable Soul Hall, next time, I will definitely make them pay in blood."

"Gu Shan, what, what are you doing?"

"Are you crazy?!"

The souls of the Ancient Clan present, who had been excited and ecstatic just a second ago!

In the next second, they were filled with shock and terror.

Then, with expressions of despair, they were devoured by Xiao Xuan!

"A bunch of idiots. With Gu Shan's strength as a Dou Venerable, could he possibly save people from the hands of Saint Hun Qing?"

Xiao Xuan extended a finger and wrote four large characters in the air above the open ground beside the ruins.

Then, he turned and stepped into a spatial rift.

Jia Ma Empire!

Misty Cloud Mountain, in a quiet courtyard behind the mountain.

"Miss, something terrible has happened!"

"What is it?"

Xun Er raised her small face and asked.

Ling Ying's features were almost twisted together.

"I received news that the Ancient Clan and the Soul Hall have started fighting, and both sides have lost dozens of Dou Venerable powerhouses!"

"What?! How could this happen?!"

Xun Er's delicate brows furrowed tightly.

A look of shock, inconsistent with her age, appeared on her youthful cheeks.

Ling Ying smiled bitterly: "The cause of this matter is mostly due to Elder Gu Qian causing a scene at Heaven Burial Ravine."

As of now, the Ancient Clan continues to believe that the people of the Hun Clan provoked them first, and they were merely forced to fight back.

Likewise, the people of the Hun Clan also believe that the people of the Ancient Clan do not know what is good for them!

Given the number of top-tier combatants in the Hun Clan, it is only because their clan leader has not given the order!

Otherwise, the Ancient Clan would have long since gone down to reunite with the Xiao Clan.

Ling Ying continued: "I am afraid that the Central Plains is about to fall into chaos. Your status is noble, and you carry a high-grade bloodline; the elders in the clan want you to return immediately."

When Xun Er left the Ancient Clan, her bloodline grade was assessed as rank eight, and as she grows older and her strength increases.

This grade will only continue to rise!

If not for Gu Yuan, the elders in the clan would never have let her come to a place like the Jia Ma Empire to take risks!

Xun Er shook her head: "No! I cannot leave yet!"

"Miss!"

"I still haven't figured out the purpose of this teacher of mine, nor why he suddenly resurrected!"

"But..."

"Elder Ling, rest assured, I know what I am doing. Father also said that although this teacher of mine lacks a physical body, his soul power is still extremely formidable!"

Xun Er smiled.

"Furthermore, this place is full of his Xiao Clan people, and he has also set up a barrier here. Unless Hun Tiandi comes in person, this should be the safest place outside of the Ancient Clan."

"Very well then."

Seeing that he could not persuade her, Ling Ying had no choice but to give up.

Just as Ling Ying left.

A head poked out from the wall in the distance.

"Little Sister Xun Er, come out and play with me!"

Xiao Yan lay prone on the wall, shouting with a cheeky grin.

"My apologies, Cousin Xiao Yan, but Xun Er still needs to cultivate and has no time."

Having said that, Xun Er stood up and walked into her room with crisp, decisive steps!

Bang!

The door shut.

"Damn! You've got to be kidding me! Rejected again?!"

Xiao Yan jumped down from the wall.

He was extremely annoyed!

Of the two top-tier lolis in the Xiao Family, one only cared about cultivation and ignored him.

The other only cared about eating and didn't want to bother with him.

This left his belly full of flirting techniques with no place to be put into practice!

It was incredibly stifling!

Just then, a familiar voice rang in his ears!

"Xiao Yan! Have you completed your cultivation tasks for today?"

"Teacher, I... I..."

Yao Lao let out a cold snort: "Double it. If you don't finish your cultivation, you are not allowed to rest!"

"Oh."

Xiao Yan wanted to cry.

Zi Yan grabbed a handful of medicinal pills and tossed them into her mouth, chewing them just like candy!

While eating, she asked in a muffled, indistinct voice: "Old man, do you know where Big Brother Xiao Xuan went?"

"The Central Plains. As for what he is doing specifically, I do not know."

Yao Lao's mouth twitched.

He was certain that anyone who could eat medicinal pills like that could not be human; she had to be some kind of powerful Magical Beast.

Furthermore, she actually called Xiao Xuan "Big Brother"!

He sensed something highly unusual.

"Seriously, Big Brother Xiao Xuan didn't even take me with him when he went out, hmph!" Zi Yan let out a dainty huff and continued eating her pills.

The moment the words left her lips.

A voice rang out right beside Zi Yan's ear.

"Zi Yan, what are you muttering about?"

Hearing the voice, Zi Yan turned her head and discovered it was none other than Xiao Xuan!