Kill the Wrong, Don't Let Go!

At this moment, the voice of Nihility Devouring Flame rang out.

"You four are the Four Elders of the Hun Clan, after all, and you have already died once. If resurrection were truly that easy, Hun Tiandi would have revived you long ago!"

The four of them thought about it and felt there was logic in those words.

Nihility Devouring Flame turned his head to look at Hun Tiandi: "Instead of discussing it here for so long, you might as well go to the Heavenly Tomb and see for yourself!"

"That is exactly what I intended!"

Hun Tiandi nodded and added: "Also... regarding the matter of the mole, what are your thoughts?"

The Four Elders exchanged glances.

A moment later.

Hun Shengtian seemed to have recalled something.

He slapped his forehead and said:

"I understand now. Could it be that Xiao Xuan also planted a mole in our clan back then? And it was this mole who suddenly discovered that Hun Yang was actually Gu Yang, and then told Gu Yuan? And before Hun Yang died, Gu Yuan told him that it was Xiao Xuan's mole in the Hun Clan who had informed him?"

"Huh! Compared to the previous theory, I find this one more plausible." Hun Zhentian nodded in agreement.

"The lot of you, conduct a thorough investigation of the experts within the clan. Anyone suspicious—better to kill the innocent than let a traitor slip through! I will go to the Heavenly Tomb myself to take a look."

Having said that, the figure of Hun Tiandi vanished from sight.

Ancient Realm, outside the Heavenly Tomb.

The figure of Hun Tiandi emerged!

With a wave of his large hand!

The energy between heaven and earth immediately began to howl and surge!

Following that, the void in front of him suddenly began to fluctuate violently!

A pitch-black rift was slowly and forcibly torn open.

Hun Tiandi was just about to step inside!

The next second.

He was instantly repelled hundreds of zhang away by a powerful force.

"This... what is going on?"

Hun Tiandi looked at the scene before him in astonishment, unable to fathom the reason.

He tried a few more times!

He was still sent flying hundreds of zhang away every time!

Only then did he realize that this Heavenly Tomb seemed to have become different from before!

Based on his experience, it appeared that the Heavenly Tomb now had a true master!

Without the permission of its master!

Even a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng would find it difficult to tear through space and enter!

Having failed to achieve his goal.

Hun Tiandi had no choice but to leave!

Returning to the Hun Clan.

Nihility Devouring Flame immediately asked: "Hun Tiandi, how did it go?"

Hun Tiandi shook his head: "The Heavenly Tomb has a master now; even I could not enter."

Nihility Devouring Flame frowned: "It seems that Hun Yang must have truly discovered something!"

"The Heavenly Tomb is in the Ancient Realm. Could it be that Gu Yuan got lucky and gained the recognition of the Heavenly Tomb?"

Nihility Devouring Flame suddenly asked.

"In terms of strength, he is the most likely candidate, but why would Hun Yang mention Xiao Xuan?"

Hun Tiandi could not figure it out.

Regarding this, Nihility Devouring Flame could not figure it out either.

"Then, if the Heavenly Tomb has truly been obtained by Gu Yuan, what if he actually finds a way to resurrect Xiao Xuan?"

Recalling the great battle a thousand years ago, even after failing his breakthrough to Dou Di and sustaining injuries, Xiao Xuan had still managed to kill the Four Elders of the Hun Clan!

If he were to be resurrected!

It would likely be a massive obstacle to his and Hun Tiandi's plans!

"That shouldn't be possible. As you said, resurrection is not that easy, and besides, Xiao Xuan is still just a remnant soul unable to leave the Heavenly Tomb."

As his voice fell, Hun Tiandi pondered for a moment.

He continued: "However, to be safe, keep a closer eye on the Ancient Clan. If Gu Yuan makes any unusual moves, tell me immediately!"

Even though he knew, the possibility of Xiao Xuan being resurrected was almost zero!

However, even if the possibility was only one in ten thousand!

He still had to prepare a contingency plan!

He could not allow himself to be caught in a passive position!

Central Plains, Central Region.

To the southwest, there lay a mountain range formed by scorching volcanoes.

Above every mountain peak, wisps of white smoke rose, and flowing magma could be seen everywhere.

The very air was permeated with a searing heat!

However, because of the numerous surrounding volcanoes, the fire-attribute energy here was extremely abundant.

It was exceptionally suitable for fire-attribute cultivation!

Between two incredibly majestic crimson mountains, a shocking spatial fluctuation was faintly radiating!

This was the location of the Burning Flame Valley, one of the three valleys of the Central Plains.

In the valley, disciples of the Burning Flame Valley dressed in red were sparring with Dou Techniques on a plaza.

Many other disciples were patrolling the perimeter.

The defenses were quite strict.

On a high platform above the plaza, an elderly man with a petite frame, dressed in simple linen robes and sporting a head of red hair, watched the sparring disciples with a face full of gratified smiles.

Suddenly!

The old man abruptly looked up toward the sky!

"Valley Master, what is wrong?"

Chi Huo turned his head and was horrified to discover that Tang Zhen's expression was ashen, as if he had seen something terrifying!

His body had also involuntarily tensed up!

Tang Zhen did not speak; he simply crushed a jade talisman with a quick motion.

The jade talisman turned into a wisp of green smoke and vanished into the void.

Just at this moment, the air directly above the plaza began to ripple.

Then, a figure in green robes stepped out from within!

The figure in green flashed, appearing before Tang Zhen like a ghost.

Tang Zhen was already drenched in cold sweat!

In all these years, this was the first time he had felt the sensation of impending death!

However, he felt as though the back before him looked familiar!

Until...

The person turned around.

Tang Zhen's pupils constricted, as if he had seen a ghost!

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief!

He asked with a trembling voice, "Are... are you... Senior Xiao Xuan?"

The Burning Flame Valley still kept a portrait of Xiao Xuan, so he was able to recognize him at a glance.

Xiao Xuan nodded and asked with a smile, "Where is Brother Burning Flame?"

Receiving a positive confirmation, Tang Zhen was overcome with excitement, and crystalline tears shimmered in his cloudy, aged eyes!

It seemed as though they might overflow at any moment!

After a long while, he replied, "The Ancestor passed away three hundred years ago!"

Xiao Xuan frowned and said, "What?! Gu Yuan is still alive and well, and Burning Flame's strength was no worse than his; why would he pass away?!"

Even if he had been injured while failing to break through to the Dou Di realm, he shouldn't have perished!

Tang Zhen sighed, "Alas, it is a long story. Please, Senior, move to a more private area, and we shall discuss it slowly."

The two arrived at the reception hall.

Only then did Tang Zhen slowly begin to recount the tale!

Xiao Xuan and Burning Flame had shared an excellent relationship.

During the great war with the Hun Clan, he had been in seclusion attempting to break through to the Dou Di realm!

Because the incident happened so suddenly, Xiao Xuan had not notified him at the time.

Afterward, the Burning Flame Ancestor had been filled with immense self-reproach.

He felt that if he hadn't been in seclusion and had been able to help Xiao Xuan, perhaps he would not have fallen.

In the shadows, he had always kept a close watch on the situation of the Xiao Clan.

More than two hundred years after the fall of Xiao Xuan.

The desolate Xiao Clan moved out of the Ancient Clan, preparing to relocate away from the Central Plains.

Upon discovering this, the Hun Clan intended to seize the Ancient Jade!

The Hun Clan dispatched several Dou Sheng!

Upon learning of this, the Burning Flame Ancestor went alone to their rescue.

Who could have known that Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame were lying in ambush, originally intending to lure out Gu Yuan and slay him!

By a twist of fate, it was the Burning Flame Ancestor who arrived instead, and a great battle erupted between the two sides!

The few remaining experts of the Xiao Clan also perished in this battle.

Had it not been for the intervention of the Burning Flame Ancestor, the Xiao Clan would have been completely wiped out in this conflict!

It was precisely this battle!

That left the Burning Flame Ancestor with severe injuries.

In the hundreds of years that followed, the Hun Clan repeatedly sent people to Burning Flame Valley, leaving the Burning Flame Ancestor no time to recover from his wounds, eventually leading to his demise.