Secret Discussion

"Third Elder, you are in charge of the clan's marketplace business. Are you aware of what happened there today?" Xiao Zhan furrowed his brows, his fingers interlaced as he leaned back in his chair.

"Clan Head, I have already sent men to deal with those who came to cause trouble at our Xiao Clan apothecary today. The Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan have become increasingly insolent lately; we must take action." The Third Elder gave a cold laugh.

"Hmph, I think they are tired of living. I have long wanted to wipe them all out. What do the two Elders think?" Xiao Zhan sat up, raised an eyebrow, and looked toward the Great Elder and Second Elder, who were sitting quietly to the side.

"The Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan combined have only five Da Dou Shi. Such strength is not enough to be a threat. Please, Clan Head, give the order!" The Great Elder bowed his head toward Xiao Zhan.

"Good. I have decided that in three days, we will concentrate the clan's strength to launch a surprise attack on the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan and defeat them in one battle. Elders, please ensure that all the Xiao Tribe's forces are recalled to the clan within three days." Xiao Zhan looked at the three Elders with eyes full of killing intent.

"Yes, Clan Head!" The Elders cupped their fists and shouted in a low voice.

"Yan'er, what kind of surprise are you planning to give your father?" Xiao Zhan stood with his hands behind his back, looking out the window in a daze.

Night.

"Teacher, Father intends to take action against the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan soon. When you left today, you told me to tell Father that we would give him a surprise. What kind of surprise is it exactly?" In the room, Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao, puzzled.

"Hehe, brat Yan, look at what this is." As he spoke, Yao Lao took a pure white jade bottle from his Storage Ring and tossed it into Xiao Yan's hands.

Xiao Yan caught the jade bottle and casually opened it; instantly, the fragrance of medicine overflowed. He saw five dark-colored pills lying inside, their surfaces faintly shimmering with a weak energy fluctuation.

"Teacher, is this a Tier 5 pill?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

"That's right, this is the Tier 5 Nirvana Pill. It can help a peak Dou Ling expert break through to become a Dou King. It is a secret concoction of mine. To gather the medicinal herbs needed to refine these Nirvana Pills, the Xiao Clan has truly bled for it." Yao Lao chuckled wickedly.

"The Nirvana Pills refined this time can just happen to help that old man hiding in the Dou Qi Pavilion break through to Dou King. He has been stuck at the peak of the Dou Ling realm for so long that it is time for him to break through. It will be a perfect surprise for your father and the others."

"Then, can Father also...?" Xiao Yan immediately thought of something and looked at Yao Lao.

"Xiao Zhan is still lacking a bit of heat," Yao Lao said, unable to laugh or cry.

"Let's go, we are heading to the Dou Qi Pavilion." Yao Lao immediately dove into Xiao Yan's body and snuck toward the Dou Qi Pavilion.

"This is the place." A thin figure stopped beneath the four-story tower.

"The rest is up to you, brat Yan."

"Understood, Teacher." Xiao Yan gripped the jade bottle tightly and pushed open the doors of the Dou Qi Pavilion.

"Lord Shan." Xiao Yan straightened his collar and bowed toward the darkness in the distance.

"Oh? So it is you, little one. Why have you come here in the middle of the night? Did Xiao Zhan send you? I am already aware of the situation with the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan." An old man with graying hair walked out from the darkness, looking at Xiao Yan with a smile.

"Lord Shan, this is the Nirvana Pill that my master specially refined for you. With this Nirvana Pill, Lord Shan will surely be able to break through to Dou King in one go." Xiao Yan said as he handed the jade bottle to the old man with both hands.

"Oh, this is the Nirvana Pill? To break through to Dou King?" The old man took the jade bottle, opened it to look at the smooth, dark pill inside, and sniffed the medicinal fragrance wafting from the bottle, looking at Xiao Yan in surprise.

"You have a good heart, child. Thank your master for me; the Xiao Clan has relied on your master for these past three years." The old man accepted the bottle and said.

"Lord Shan, there is no time to lose. You have lingered in the Dou Ling realm for long enough." Xiao Yan eagerly awaited the appearance of the Xiao Clan's first Dou King.

"Good, good. Tonight, I shall charge toward the Dou King realm." The old man gripped the bottle tightly and vanished into the darkness.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan smiled freely and left the Dou Qi Pavilion. In his room, Xiao Yan opened the window and looked far toward the northeast; that was where the Xiao Clan's Dou Qi Pavilion was located.

"Teacher, will Lord Shan be able to break through successfully tonight?" Xiao Yan, who had been staring for a long time, asked Yao Lao with slight impatience.

"Hehe, what are you rushing for, brat? Be patient and wait. I can already sense that his realm has loosened; his aura is trembling." Yao Lao was clearly confident.

Xiao Yan curled his lips, but in the end, he did not say a word.

"It's starting." Yao Lao gave a low shout.

Xiao Yan instantly perked up and looked over.

In the dead of night, the energy above the Dou Qi Pavilion suddenly began to stir. A majestic aura erupted from within the tower, and the surrounding energy continuously surged into the room, beginning to form an inverted funnel. In the silent Xiao Clan territory, such a disturbance was as eye-catching as a firefly.

"Teacher, please take action to mask this disturbance. For now, the news of Lord Shan's breakthrough must not be known by others." Xiao Yan said hurriedly as he watched the display of power.

"Understood." Yao Lao laughed in his heart, then waved his large hand, and a hidden yet grand fluctuation instantly enveloped the Dou Qi Pavilion.

In the courtyard of Xiao Xun'er to the right of Xiao Yan's room, the fleeting aura still caught the attention of the expert hidden within the room.

"Miss, someone is breaking through in the direction of the Dou Qi Pavilion." The voice of Elder Ling came from the darkness inside the room.

"Forget it, Elder Ling, there is no need to concern yourself with it." Xiao Xun'er looked outside the courtyard, a mysterious golden flame flashing in her eyes, which seemed to pierce through the heavy barriers to see everything happening at the Dou Qi Pavilion.

"Brother Xiao Yan, is it you? Or is it that mysterious teacher of yours?" Xiao Xun'er murmured in her heart.

"Yes, Miss." The voice in the darkness gradually faded away.

"Boom!" A figure flew out from the distant pavilion. One could see a pair of cyan light wings floating behind him, and a tyrannical aura permeated the entire area.

"Hahaha, I have broken through! I have finally broken through! Dou King! The Xiao Clan finally has a Dou King again!"

The old man, incoherent with excitement, finally noticed the aura sealing the pavilion. Seeming to sense something, the old man nodded gratefully toward the direction of Xiao Yan's courtyard before retracting the Dou Qi wings on his back and landing back inside the pavilion.

"Haha, it is done. It was worth refining that Nirvana Pill for him." Yao Lao looked at the old man with the tyrannical aura in the distance and laughed.

"Is this what a Dou King expert is like?" Xiao Yan murmured, his heart filled with longing.

"Hehe, keep working hard, brat Yan. You are still far off." Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan with a half-smile.

The next day, Xiao Zhan and the various Elders who had been summoned to the Dou Qi Pavilion by Lord Shan were clearly in high spirits.

"Yan'er, the surprise you gave your father is truly too great. This time, I will definitely give the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan an even bigger surprise." Xiao Zhan patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, excited.

"Father, take it easy, I'm only three years old." Xiao Yan rubbed his reddened shoulder and said pitifully.

"Haha, my mistake, Father wasn't paying attention, wasn't paying attention." Xiao Zhan, in an excellent mood, clearly didn't notice much else.

"Xun'er, let's go." Xiao Yan pulled Xiao Xun'er away from the Xiao Family Main Residence.

"Brother Xiao Yan, was that you last night?" After sweetly calling out "Brother Xiao Yan," Xiao Xun'er began to tease him.

"Haha, of course it was me, who else could be that impressive?" Not knowing that Xun'er already knew the truth, Xiao Yan began to brag.