Turning the Ancestor into an Artifact Spirit

"...Mm, it seemed it had indeed succeeded."

Xiao Xuan looked at Xiao Yan, who was now holding the stone stele in his hands, and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he leaned forward slightly and glanced at the ancient stele in Xiao Yan's hand. Countless inscriptions, so fine they were nearly impossible to make out, formed the stele's unique patterns and markings. At its center were four ancient characters.

Heavenly Tomb Stele.

"Heavenly Tomb Stele? Not a bad name. Using the Heavenly Tomb as a stele suits the name it has borne for ten thousand years."

Xiao Xuan nodded, the smile in his voice undiminished.

"The name itself doesn't really matter... It's just, Ancestor, now that I've refined the Heavenly Tomb, what about you...?"

Xiao Yan hesitated. Xiao Xuan himself had been impatiently urging him to refine the Heavenly Tomb into his own spiritual artifact as soon as possible, yet Xiao Xuan was also within the Heavenly Tomb. Now that Xiao Yan had turned the Heavenly Tomb into a spiritual artifact, what was Xiao Xuan supposed to do?

"It is of no consequence. In fact, with me here, your strength may even improve further."

Xiao Xuan waved away Xiao Yan's concerns and explained, "Our bloodlines are connected. I am merely a remnant soul, and I cannot leave the Heavenly Tomb. I have only been able to remain here because of the Heavenly Tomb's special nature. Once I leave it, my remnant soul will soon dissipate, much less be able to help you."

"But now that you have refined the Heavenly Tomb into a spiritual artifact, things are different. This Heavenly Tomb is a space created by a Dou Di expert in the past. Its wondrous power is in no way inferior to the small planes inhabited by the eight clans. Even a