Xiao Yu did not tell Xun Er about the problems within his body. He did not want her to worry along with him. The chaotic Dou Qi inside him should not be a major issue, after all, he had cultivated entirely according to the Chaos Cultivation Source Method.
After staying with the Ancient Clan for a while, Xiao Yu returned to the Di Fu Mountain Range. The women had also returned from the Northwest Continent. Ever since learning what had happened within the Demon Flame Space, they had become even more diligent in their cultivation.
Xiao Yu also helped them cultivate from time to time. At the same time, over the past half year, the Underworld's influence had continued to expand, as had that of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance.
With the sudden disappearance of the Soul Hall and Soul Clan, many territories across the Central Plains that had been under the Soul Hall's control had fallen into a power vacuum. Naturally, this gave the Underworld an opportunity. Though the Underworld's foundations could not compare to those of the other ancient clans, in terms of top-tier combat strength, it might even surpass them!
As the Underworld expanded, more and more people joined it. In the end, Xiao Yu ordered that the Underworld be divided into the Inner Mansion and Outer Mansion.
Among the Underworld's disciples, most were Outer Mansion disciples, while only a small number of elite disciples were Inner Mansion disciples, much like an ordinary sect.
Outer Mansion disciples of the Underworld could advance to become Inner Mansion disciples through three paths. The first was strength. On the Dou Qi Continent, strength reigned supreme. No matter where one was, strength would always come first.
As long as one was strong enough, one could not only advance to become an Inner