A Deal with the Ancient Clan

When Huo Yuhao released his control over the Fallen Heart Flame seedling, it immediately flew up, desperately trying to get away from Huo Yuhao, as it had been trembling incessantly in Huo Yuhao palm.

Then, the newly formed Fallen Heart Flame seemed to sense the familiar aura on Su Qian and emitted a faint, joyful fluctuation.

"Call out!"

The Fallen Heart Flame seedling couldn't wait to fly to his side, circled Su Qian a few times, and finally hovered steadily in front of him.

Su Qian was caught off guard by this sudden closeness and cautiously extended her finger. The little flame immediately nuzzled against her, behaving very docilely.

Su Qian Lao's face was full of astonishment. He looked up at Huo Yuhao and said, "It—it's quite enthusiastic?"

That's not bad! Huo Yuhao's lips curled into a knowing smile. He didn't explain further, turning his gaze to the sealed and isolated lava lake below.

After a moment of thought, Huo Yuhao turned his palms down, and silver spatial power surged out like water, adding another layer of Space Seal on top of the original seal.

Immediately afterwards, Huo Yuhao tapped his fingertips, and thousands of shimmering spirit seals flew out like stars, accurately imprinting themselves on the spatial barrier, quickly forming a massive and intricate Spiritual Formation!

This Spiritual Formation is an illusion array that Huo Yuhao developed using the principles of the "Simulation" skill. According to the Guardian Mirror, this array can be rated as a level five Spiritual Formation.

Just as Huo Yuhao was gathering the last spiritual seal at his fingertips, preparing to test the operation of the formation, boom! boom!

Two long-dormant auras suddenly surged from the Outer Academy of the Jia Nan Academy, instantly engulfing the entire academy! The strength of these auras far surpassed that of the Dou Zong level.

Su Qian was startled awake from the intimacy of the Fallen Heart Flame's young flame, and together with Huo Ran, they looked up in the direction from which the aura was coming from.

His old face was first filled with disbelief and astonishment, then overwhelmed with immense joy! His voice was slightly hoarse with excitement. "This aura—it's the Bai Lao and the Qian Lao! They've broken through to the Dou Zun!"

On this day, a barrage of good news bombarded him. Even with Su Qian's calm and collected demeanor, he was so excited that his face turned red and he was completely overwhelmed!

Within the spiritual world, the sphere of light from the Guardian Mirror spun rapidly, reflecting Su Qian's agitated and somewhat "ferocious" old face outside. "Tsk tsk tsk, what kind of hysteria is this coffin-faced old man having? His face is as contorted as a monkey's butt!"

The Ice Flame Phoenix was standing beside it nodded its little head seriously upon hearing this, with an expression that said, "You're right."

"Um—you two—" The Heavenly Fire Venerable, who had just been frolicking in the spiritual world, cautiously floated over, attempting to join the "group chat."

The sphere of light from the Guardian Mirror suddenly turned towards him, shooting out a beam that sent him flying, its voice filled with utter disdain. "

Go play somewhere else! I don't want to tease idiots right now.

Upon hearing this, Heavenly Fire Venerable shrank into a corner, looking utterly dejected, completely lacking the demeanor expected of Dou Zun expert.

At this moment, in an open area on the back mountain, the atmosphere was as lively as a festival. Almost all the elders of the Outer Academy who had not gone into seclusion had gathered here.

Their faces beamed with genuine joy as they addressed the Qian-Bai Elders in the center of the arena, offering their congratulations in unison. "Congratulations, Bai Lao Qian Lao!"

Congratulations to both elders on breaking through to the Dou Zun!

"Haha? From now on, we'll have to address the two elders as Venerable Ones!"

Huo Yuhao had just emerged from the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and was heading towards the back mountain, suddenly stopped. He turned to Su Qian, who was still immersed in immense joy, and said, "Elder, please go to Bai Lao Qian Lao's place first. I have some matters to attend to here!"

Su Qian nodded in agreement, and then couldn't wait to cross space and head towards the back mountain of the Outer Academy.

After Su Qian's figure disappeared, Huo Yuhao turned around, his gaze calmly fixed on a seemingly empty corner of space, a slight smile playing on his lips, "Senior Ling Ying, it's been a long time."

As soon as the words were spoken, the space distorted slightly, and a figure shrouded in shadow quietly emerged.

However, the first thing Ling Ying did upon appearing was not to respond to Huo Yuhao's greeting, but rather to look on with shock and confusion!

He suddenly raised his head and looked around in disbelief, as if he were seeing this world for the first time!

"What... what's going on?" Ling Ying's voice trembled as he pointed to the dense, mist-like Heaven and Earth Origin Qi around them. "I remember... the Spiritual Formation you set up back then definitely didn't have this inconceivable concentration!"

He took a deep breath, and the extremely pure energy surged into his body, making even this member of the Ancient Clan feel a pleasant dizziness.

"This energy concentration—it's ten times denser than the core area of the Ancient Realm! Kid Huo, what exactly did you do?"

Seeing Ling Ying's horrified expression, Huo Yuhao smiled calmly, "I've been having good luck lately, so I upgraded the Spiritual Formation. The effect is pretty good."

He paused, then asked the crucial question, "So, what about Senior Gu Yuan—?"

Ling Ying barely managed to suppress the raging storm in her heart, and nodded forcefully, her tone incredibly complex.

"The clan leader has agreed! The formal cooperation agreement and details will be delivered by a special envoy later."

He took another deep breath of the dense, almost tangible spiritual energy, and shook his head with a wry smile, "To be honest, kid Huo, if you had set up this upgraded version of the Spiritual Formation back then—we probably wouldn't have needed such a long clan meeting to discuss it! The effect—it's terrifying!"

Looking at Ling Ying, whom he hadn't seen for several months, and thinking about Xiao Yan and Yun Yun's upcoming wedding, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao planned to find a reason to send Ling Ying back again.

"Senior Ling Ying, I happen to have a gift for you." Huo Yuhao took out two short, jet-black daggers from his storage ring.

"These two Spirit Artifact are called Black Empress Thorn, Sixth Grade Spirit Artifact."

Ling Ying's gaze was immediately drawn to the short spike, and he reached out to take it. However, to his surprise, just as his hand was about to touch the spike, it flew up on its own, dodging Ling Ying's hand.

"What is this?" Ling Ying felt as if she had not returned to the Ancient Clan for a few months, but had traversed several decades.

"Why did it run away on its own?" Ling Ying could naturally tell that this was not a prank by Huo Yuhao.

Rather, it was this short thorn that subtly influenced the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, prompting it to dodge.

Huo Yuhao's lips curled up. "Spirit Artifact naturally needs a spirit. It's not familiar with Senior Ling Ying yet, so it won't easily accept you."

Huo Yuhao continued to instruct Ling Ying: "Senior, you must first communicate with it using your Soul Power, and then you can make it recognize you as its master."

"A spirit artifact? Recognizing a master?" Ling Ying didn't quite understand, but she still followed Huo Yuhao's instructions.

He manipulated his Soul Power and slowly touched the two short spikes. During the contact, he clearly sensed two wills hidden within the spikes, observing him.