During the journey into the Heavenly Tomb, despite the dissatisfaction of many clans, the Flame Clan had forcibly secured Xiao Yan a place under the Xiao Clan's name.
Xiao Yan entered the Heavenly Tomb alongside Huo Zhi and Huo Xuan. Of course, his strength was insufficient, so he needed Huo Zhi and Huo Xuan to protect him throughout the journey.
The trip had not gone very smoothly. Xiao Yan encountered Xun Er, but though their hearts churned violently when they met, neither of them said a single word in the end.
After Xiao Yan entered the Heavenly Tomb, its true master, Xiao Xuan, showed no reaction whatsoever, as though he had not noticed Xiao Yan's arrival at all. Xiao Yan gained some benefits, but this outcome thoroughly disappointed the Flame Clan.
The matter of whether Xiao Yan truly belonged to the Xiao Clan was also brought into the open. Although the true upper echelons of the Eight Ancient Clans all understood that Xiao Yan, who possessed the Tou She Ancient God Jade, was undoubtedly a genuine member of the Xiao Clan, since Xiao Xuan within the Heavenly Tomb was unwilling to help him, whatever strategic significance Xiao Yan might once have held had completely vanished.
Xiao Yan was subsequently almost abandoned by the Flame Clan. His only remaining value to them was assisting Huo Zhi in her cultivation.
Yet it was precisely under such circumstances that Huo Zhi remained the only pillar in Xiao Yan's life.
After the two spent their days together in the Flame Clan, they finally overcame the effects of the Dou Di bloodline on producing offspring, and Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi had a child together. Xiao Yan was the Flame Clan's live-in son-in-law, so naturally he had no right to name the child. The child