"Father, these are the guards I prepared for the Xiao Family. From now on, they'll secretly protect everything here."
Xiao Yan smiled faintly at Xiao Zhan's disbelieving expression and offered no further explanation.
"Father, Elders, come with me to the main hall!"
Though everyone was filled with questions, they followed Xiao Yan's instructions and went with him into the main hall.
Once inside, Xiao Yan wasted no time. With a thought, he activated the several golden entries, and their effects spread over the entire Xiao Family.
"Father, Elders!"
"The Xiao Family—"
"Will truly rise, starting today!"
Boom!
As Xiao Yan spoke, he activated the effects of the three golden entries: "Family Enlightenment," "Dou Qi Affinity," and "Bloodline Sublimation."
In an instant!
Three dazzling beams of golden light, visible to the naked eye, descended like a heavenly canopy, enveloping the entire Xiao Family estate!
The golden light was warm and gentle, without the slightest hint of harshness. It fell upon their bodies, filling them with a soothing warmth, as if they were immersed in a clear spring formed from ten-thousand-year-old warm jade. Their entire bodies relaxed, and even their pores seemed to open.
The first to feel the change were the young Xiao Family disciples cultivating in the courtyard.
Xiao Lin had been stuck at the Eighth Stage of Dou Qi for a long time. Now, his mind suddenly cleared. The bottleneck in his Dou Qi circulation, which he had struggled to understand, seemed as fragile as paper. Insights flooded into his mind like a rising tide, while the Dou Qi within him surged wildly, forming a visible vortex as it charged toward the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi!
"Buzz—"
The Dou Qi radiating from his body flared. In just three breaths, he broke through the shackles that had hindered him