Qingluan Clan

Xiao Yan had a deep impression of Feng Qing'er, because in the great dungeon of Central Plains, Feng Qing'er was considered a minor boss.

All you need to do is start from the Han Family in Tianbei City, clear the Wind Lightning Pavilion dungeon, and defeat the final boss to meet the Venerable Feng.

However, going further on, Feng Qing'er will only be able to exist at the level of an elite monster.

But this life is different. Xiao Yan has yet to find an opportunity to obtain the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix to refine its essence and blood and to create Flying Dou Technique.

Given his ridiculously powerful strength, if Feng Qing'er didn't show him respect and instead dared to question him or put on airs, she would truly be courting death.

After all, considering Mu Qingluan's strength, Feng Qing'er is currently at most at the Dou Wang level.

According to the normal timeline, Feng Qing'er would only be able to reach the Peak Dou Emperor seven years later.

Although she has good talent, considering that magical beasts are not very fast at cultivating, it is actually normal for her to go from the initial stage of Dou Wang to the Peak Dou Emperor in seven years.

After all, even someone with Zi Yan's formidable talent only managed to advance from Dou Wang to Dou Zong in just a few years after consuming many secret-recipe pills.

Of course, compared to unlucky girls like Zi Yan who accidentally ate the Transformation Grass and turned into a little girl, Mu Qingluan and Feng Qing'er, who became disciples of human sects, basically took the Human Transformation Pill properly. After transforming into human form, they not only retained the ability to revert to their original form, but also grew little by little as their strength increased. After entering maturity, they could modify their appearance at will or maintain their current appearance.

Unlike Zi Yan, who remained a little girl before advancing to the Seventh Tier, and whose mature woman form could be briefly transformed at the Sixth Tier, this transformation was extremely limited in time.

In fact, even now, the loli form is still the most energy-efficient form for Zi Yan, as it operates at low power consumption and does not require expending Dou Qi to maintain the appearance.

As for the mature woman form, even if she breaks through to the Ninth Tier, it will still cause some loss to her Dou Qi. Although under normal circumstances, this loss will not last as long as the Dou Qi she recovers in a second, if she is seriously injured, it is still more energy-efficient to revert to the loli form.

Of course, her original form consumes the least energy, but it's not suitable for following Xiao Yan around. Unlike her loli form, she can snuggle in Xiao Yan and openly ask for a hug.

Seeing that Xiao Yan reacted to the name Feng Qing'er, Mu Qingluan continued to explain:

"Feng Qing'er's bloodline is considered relatively pure among the younger generation of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, so she is highly valued. Thunder Venerable took her into the Wind Lightning Pavilion, hoping to leverage the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's influence to expand his power in the Central Plains. However, before joining the Wind Lightning Pavilion, she spent most of her time cultivating within the clan and rarely appeared in public, so I don't know much about her. I've only heard that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan has high hopes for her and has invested a lot of resources in her."

Xiao Yan nodded slightly, his heart unmoved.

For him, Feng Qing'er was no longer a threat. On the contrary, the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan was a problem. After all, Zi Yan's identity was sensitive. If she were exposed in the Beast Domain, some people who coveted the Ancient Void Dragon Bloodline would not be a concern, but it would be troublesome if she could arouse the hostility of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

"It's alright. She's probably busy cultivating at the Wind Lightning Pavilion these days, so we won't run into her." Xiao Yan waved his hand, his gaze turning to the distant, continuous mountain range. "The most urgent task is to make contact with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan as soon as possible. Zi Yan, can you sense the exact location of your clansmen now?"

Zi Yan was chewing on a pill made by Xiao Yan when she heard this. She closed her eyes, concentrated for a moment, and pointed southeast.

"Over there... I can vaguely sense a familiar aura, it should be one of my people? But it's still quite far, at least another ten days' flight."

"Alright, then let's head in that direction." Xiao Yan gestured to Mu Qingluan, "Qingluan, if we pass through the territory of the Qingluan Clan, we can stop briefly. We also need to find out about the recent movements of the Beast Domain."

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

Mu Qingluan readily agreed and maneuvered the white crane to turn southeast.

She secretly hoped that if she could rest in the clan for a while, perhaps she could let the elders meet her senior brother Xiao Yan.

Such a young Dou Zun and Eighth-Grade Alchemist, who is also the Young Pavilion Master of the Starfall Pavilion and his senior brother, would certainly be highly valued by the Qingluan Clan. If they could befriend him, the Qingluan Clan would undoubtedly gain a powerful ally with unlimited potential.

Over the next few days, the group traversed the wastelands and forests on the outskirts of the Beast Domain.

They occasionally encountered some low-level magical beast groups along the way, but most of them avoided them under the pressure of Mu Qingluan's Azure Phoenix bloodline.

Queen Medusa and Zi Yan didn't have a chance to make a move. Most of the low-level magical beasts knew to retreat when they encountered the pressure of the Azure Phoenix bloodline.

Because the places they passed through on their journey over the next few days were already considered the territory of the Qingluan Clan.

On the seventh day, the white crane flew into the sky above a mountain range shrouded in mist.

Mu Qingluan suddenly stood up and pointed to a valley below, saying:

"Senior brother, that is 'Roosting Phoenix Valley,' the territory of the Qingluan Clan, one of the thirteen tribes of the Phoenix Luan Tribe. We can rest here for a while and inquire about some information."

Xiao Yan nodded in agreement.

The white crane swooped down and landed at the mouth of the valley.

Several Qingluan Clan guards in the valley bowed respectfully upon seeing Mu Qingluan: "Miss Qingluan!"

Mu Qingluan briefly explained her purpose, and the guards dared not neglect her, leading everyone into the main hall of an ancient and simple palace in the valley.

Soon, an elderly man dressed in a crimson robe embroidered with phoenixes and luan birds strode out to greet them. He was none other than Mu Zhao, the leader of the Qingluan Clan Phoenix Luan Tribe Clan stationed in this area.

"Haha, Qingluan, I heard you became Venerable Feng's disciple and went to the Starfall Pavilion to cultivate? You suddenly came back this time, are you homesick?"

Mu Zhao walked out laughing, his tone quite intimate, clearly an elder who had a very good relationship with Mu Qingluan. But then, he noticed Xiao Yan and the others behind Mu Qingluan, and his expression changed drastically after sensing them for a moment!

He couldn't see through the auras of any of these people!

The young girl, in particular, exuded a strong sense of oppression that made him feel apprehensive from the bottom of his heart.

Mu Zhao's expression immediately turned serious. "Qingluan, who are these people...?"

"Uncle Zhao, this is my senior brother Xiao Yan, the Young Pavilion Master the Starfall Pavilion, and these are his companions."

Mu Qingluan introduced, her tone tinged with pride.

Although in Mu Zhao's eyes, his eldest niece's behavior seemed more like bringing her excellent boyfriend home to meet the elders, he could also see that Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and even Zi Yan, who were by Xiao Yan's side, were more like Xiao Yan's girlfriends than Mu Qingluan.

I've never heard of someone bringing their boyfriend and his girlfriends back to visit their elders before.

Although the Warcraft family has a relatively open attitude towards relationships between men and women, Mu Qingluan's lewd behavior still left Mu Zhao, as an elder, somewhat bewildered.

"This is Mu Zhao, the leader of the Phoenix Luan Tribe. He has an extremely good relationship with my father, like a brother."

Mu Qingluan quickly introduced them to Xiao Yan and the others.

Mu Zhao also came to his senses at this moment. Although he had misunderstood, the people in front of him seemed to be stronger than him, so he naturally dared not act too casually and quickly cupped his hands and said:

"So it's Young Pavilion Master Xiao Yan. My apologies for not recognizing you sooner. I never expected you to be so young Young Pavilion Master. To be Dou Zun expert at such a young age is truly astonishing."

Xiao Yan always reciprocated the respect shown to him, so he politely returned the greeting and exchanged a few pleasantries before getting to the point:

"Uncle Zhao, our purpose on this trip is to find the territory of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. I wonder if you know anything about it? Also, has anything happened in the Beast Domain recently? Especially with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and the Nine Nether Deep Underworld Python Clan."

Upon hearing this, Mu Zhao was also taken aback, clearly not expecting that Xiao Yan and his group's destination would be the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

After a moment of silence, Mu Zhao finally spoke:

"Young Pavilion Master, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan has always been mysterious and their whereabouts are unpredictable. It is impossible to find the territory of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan in the Beast Domain, because their territory is in the void."

Without knowing their coordinates, no one could find their whereabouts. Even I, an old man who has lived in the Beast Domain for many years, have never known their exact location.

But..."

Mu Zhao paused, looked at Xiao Yan, and asked in a kind tone with a hint of doubt:

"Why does the Young Pavilion Master want to find the territory of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan? Could it be that you have some grudge against them?"

Xiao Yan didn't mind telling him about Zi Yan, so he explained:

"My younger sister is a member of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Due to some reasons, she was separated from her clan and now wants to return, but she doesn't know how to get back. So she has come to the Beast Domain to look for her."

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's explanation, Mu Zhao's eyes widened in surprise.

That's not surprising at all!

It turns out this little girl is from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. No wonder I could always feel that faint sense of oppression from her; it was the pressure of her bloodline!

"Is Miss Zi Yan truly a member of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan?"

His gaze fell on Zi Yan, and his voice trembled slightly.

"Of course!"

Although Zi Yan didn't know much about the Ancient Void Dragon, her inherited memories told her that she was indeed the Ancient Void Dragon. Moreover, Xiao Yan had already told her that she was destined to become the Dragon Emperor!

After thinking for a moment, Zi Yan took the initiative to release her Ancient Void Dragon aura.

The next moment, a purple dragon of light appeared in mid-air behind him. Without any roar or hiss, the mere presence of the dragon was enough to frighten Mu Zhao so much that he knelt down on the ground!

Even Mu Qingluan's expression changed drastically. She quickly shielded her good senior brother Xiao Yan in front of her, thus avoiding the embarrassing situation of being pressed to the ground by that terrifying pressure.

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you kneeling? Don't try to extort money from us! There are so many people watching!"

Zi Yan was startled by the old man's quick kneeling.

Xiao Yan was also startled. While gesturing for Zi Yan to withdraw that damned oppressive aura, he helped Mu Zhao up and couldn't help but ask:

"Uncle Zhao, what are you doing?"

After Mu Zhao stood up, he first bowed to Zi Yan, then shook his head with a wry smile. He remained silent for a long time, and everyone was getting impatient before he slowly explained:

"Alas, to be honest, it was Miss Zi Yan's oppressive aura that subdued me just now."

Upon hearing this, everyone on the subway looked like an old man with a cell phone.

You can't just say things like that; Zi Yan isn't the kind of person who would do such a thing.

Seeing that Mu Qingluan seemed to have misunderstood him, Mu Zhao quickly explained again:

"It wasn't Miss Zi Yan's intention. It's mainly because the dragon's might within her is too pure, possibly even from the royal bloodline of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. That's why this situation occurred. Our Qingluan Clan has always been a subordinate clan of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, but we haven't received any news from them for many years."

Mu Qingluan was stunned upon hearing this!

Subordinate ethnic groups?

Ah?

What will she do then? Become a maid for Sister Zi Yan and then accompany her senior brother in marriage?

Hmm... it doesn't seem like it's impossible?

"No, Uncle Zhao, how come I didn't know?"

As the daughter of the Qingluan Clan Chief, and with her name directly derived from Azure Phoenix, Mu Qingluan possesses extremely high blood purity. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she is essentially already the designated successor to the Clan Chief.

She had no idea that the Qingluan Clan was actually a subordinate clan of the legendary Ancient Void Dragon Clan of the Void.

Of course, she didn't feel ashamed or humiliated at all.

In reality, ordinary races are not qualified to be subordinate races of the Ancient Void Dragon; the Ancient Void Dragon Clan simply doesn't think much of them.

"Alas, after all, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan has been in seclusion for many years. If we continue to use the banner of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, wouldn't we be tormented to death by the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan? Although our clan's ancestor also possesses the Dou Sheng realm, he has been in seclusion for many years and generally will not take action unless the survival of the clan is in danger. Compared to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, we are far inferior."

Actually, when the Clan Chief and I were young, we heard that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan seemed to have encountered some problem, sealing off all channels of communication with the outside world. By the time your generation was born, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had already disappeared from the continent, so naturally you wouldn't know."

Mu Zhao sighed and explained to Mu Qingluan.

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingluan pouted, clearly somewhat displeased.

To be honest, she had always admired and longed for the Ancient Void Dragon, the overlords of the Beast World. She never imagined that her own race was actually a subordinate race of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. This feeling was just too awesome.

Actually, there was something very important that Mu Zhao didn't mention.

He was too embarrassed to say it.

In reality, the subordinate groups of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan are basically magical beasts that must have the Ancient Dragon Bloodline and be powerful enough to qualify as subordinate groups of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

However, the Qingluan Clan does not actually have the bloodline of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

The reason they became a subordinate race of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan is that one of the ancestors of the Qingluan Clan became a concubine of the Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan in order to save the declining Azure Luan Clan at that time.

This is not a particularly honorable thing to talk about...

Especially in front of Xiao Yan and his group, he really couldn't say it.