Meeting Gu Yuan for the first time

Xiao Yu had just sat down in the room when he heard a knock on the door. He opened the door and saw Xun'er standing outside.

Seeing Xun'er's hesitant expression, Xiao Yu asked, "Xun'er, what's wrong?"

"Brother Xiao Yu, I... um..." Xun'er looked up at Xiao Yu, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "Brother Xiao Yu, my father has arrived, and he wants to see you!"

Xiao Yu was momentarily stunned before he realized what was happening and looked at Xun'er, saying, "What? You mean, your father has already arrived?"

Xun'er nodded and said, "Yes."

Xiao Yu felt a little nervous. Xun'er's father was the patriarch of the Ancient Clan and a powerful expert at the Late Nine Star Dou Sheng realm. Standing at the peak of the Dou Qi Continent, it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. He was only at the Dou Wang realm!

"Alright, take me there!" Xiao Yu said with a soft sigh.

Xun'er comforted her, "Don't worry, Father won't make things difficult for you, and I'm here with you!"

As Xiao Yu followed Xun'er toward her room, he said with a wry smile, "That's your father. It's my first time meeting him, so it's impossible not to be nervous!"

Xun'er could only look helplessly at Xiao Yu before pushing open the door again. Once inside, Xiao Yu saw the middle-aged man standing there. Their eyes met, and Xiao Yu was somewhat surprised. Gu Yuan was at least a thousand years old, but he looked younger than his father!

Xiao Yu bowed respectfully and said, "Xiao Yu of the Xiao Clan family pays respects to Clan Chief Gu Yuan!"

Gu Yuan's seemingly indifferent gaze slowly swept over Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu felt as if a huge mountain was looming over him. Even though he was now at the Dou Wang realm, he still felt a sense of suffocation.

Xun'er, standing to the side, also sensed the different atmosphere. Looking at her father, she frowned slightly and said, "Father!"

Upon hearing Xun'er's voice, Gu Yuan withdrew his gaze and said indifferently, "Get up. As expected, girls are useless now that they've grown up; I can't even look at them twice!"

The first sentence was naturally addressed to Xiao Yu, and the second sentence was naturally addressed to Xun'er. Xun'er's pretty face flushed slightly as she said, "If Father hadn't put pressure on Brother Xiao Yu from the beginning, I wouldn't be like this!"

Gu Yuan ignored these concerns and instead looked at Xiao Yu, chuckling lightly, "Your talent is indeed remarkable. At such a young age, you already possess the strength of Dou Wang, especially in a place like the Northwest Continent. However..."

As they were talking, Gu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, "What else did the Soul Jade fragment left behind by Xiao Xuan back then? Why can I sense that you still have the aura of the Xiao Clan's Dou Di Bloodline?"

Xun'er was shocked when she heard Gu Yuan's words and looked at Xiao Yu. Although she was sent to the Xiao Clan at a very young age, she knew about the Eight Ancient Clans. Compared to the Ancient Clan in the Gu Realm, the Dou Di Bloodline in the Xiao Clan could be said to have completely disappeared. But now her father said that he had found the aura of Dou Di Bloodline in Xiao Yu!

Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "Back then, our ancestor Xiao Xuan was preparing to gamble the entire future of the Xiao Clan to break through to the Xiao Xuan Dou Di. However, he didn't put all the power of his bloodline into himself. Instead, he left behind a portion of the Dou Di Bloodline for a branch of our Xiao Clan to take away."

"I think even Clan Chief Gu Yuan wouldn't know about this, and besides, it seems that Ancestor Xiao Xuan's preparations were not wrong!"

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Gu Yuan looked at him in shock and asked, "Is what you said true?"

Gu Yuan was also extremely surprised and moved. If this was true, then it seemed that Xiao Xuan had not placed his hopes on the Ancient Clan back then, but secretly sent away a branch of the Xiao Clan without a trace, and also took away a part of the Dou Di Bloodline!

Gu Yuan didn't doubt this too much. If Xiao Xuan could use all his bloodline power to break through to the Dou Di, then he also had the ability to make the Xiao Clan leave the Xiao Realm with the Dou Di Bloodline!

Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "Although Ancestor Xiao Xuan didn't say these things himself, they should be largely true. Otherwise, how did we Xiao Clan acquire the Dou Di Bloodline?"

Looking at Xiao Yu's appearance, Gu Yuan shook his head slightly and sighed, "This is all the fate of the Xiao Clan. Did Xiao Xuan mention anything else in the Soul Jade fragment?"

Upon hearing Gu Yuan's words, Xiao Yu immediately smiled and asked, "Is Clan Chief Gu Yuan asking about the Tou She Ancient God Jade?"

Xun'er, who was standing to the side, suddenly felt her heart jump. The Tou She Ancient God Jade Tou She Ancient God Jade the most valued possession of the Ancient Clan, and her father also hoped to obtain it.

Gu Yuan was slightly taken aback, then looked at Xiao Yu and smiled, "You're quite clever. It seems Xiao Xuan left quite a few instructions in the Soul Jade fragment. The Tou She Ancient God Jade is something that all Eight Ancient Clans desire, especially the Soul Clan. Over the years, our Ancient Clan and the Soul Clan have clashed over a hundred times, both openly and secretly, but we've never seen through the Soul Clan's intentions. However, one thing is certain: the Soul Clan is also searching for your Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade!"

Xiao Yu shrugged and said, "Actually, I don't know where the Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade is either!"

Gu Yuan frowned slightly and said, "Didn't Xiao Xuan mention it in the Soul Jade fragment?"

Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Ancestor Xiao Xuan didn't say that he wanted Clan Chief Gu Yuan to come to the Black Corner Region this time to watch a show!"

"I've always been curious, what kind of show do you want me to watch?" Gu Yuan asked.

Xiao Yu said, "There is a Heavenly Flames in the Inner Academy of the Jia Nan Academy called the Fallen Heart Flame. This is Heavenly Flames that Medicine Emperor Han Feng of the Black Corner Region, has always wanted to obtain. However, the Fallen Heart Flame is no longer under the control of the Jia Nan Academy and could erupt at any time. The fluctuations of the Heavenly Flames in the Inner Academy a few times recently have probably attracted Han Feng's attention, so Han Feng is about to take action against the Jia Nan Academy!"

Gu Yuan smiled faintly and said, "What does this have to do with me?"

"Haven't the Ancient Clan and the Soul Clan been probing each other all along? This time, with the Soul Clan's influence, the Soul Hall will be involved. Perhaps by taking down one Soul Hall, we can figure out the whole Soul Hall?" Xiao Yu said.

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Gu Yuan chuckled and said, "Little guy, you've got a clever plan. This isn't inviting me to watch a show; you want me to help you clear away the obstacles for the Soul Hall this time, right? The Soul Hall members who can come to a place like this are only Dou Zun; what great gains could they possibly have? The Soul Clan and the Soul Hall are not the same. The Soul Clan's power might even be stronger than the Ancient Clan's!"

Xiao Yu wasn't embarrassed at all that his purpose had been exposed. After all, Gu Yuan had lived for so long; if he could keep it from him, wouldn't that make him, the Ancient Clan Chief, a powerful but brainless figure?

Moreover, Xiao Yu knew that Gu Yuan hadn't come here to watch the show, but rather to ask about the Soul Jade fragment he mentioned, and where the Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade was located.