Winning Their Allegiance

"As expected of the Yao Dan Clan Chief, your mind is truly meticulous. However, there is one point you have made incorrectly."

Now that he had been seen through, Xiao Lin made no attempt to pretend otherwise.

That would be far too beneath him!

However, since Yao Dan already knew through the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul, Xiao Lin didn't mind giving him an even bigger shock.

"Oh? Is that so? I wonder if I said something wrong, Palace Master Lin Xiao?"

A look of curiosity appeared on Yao Dan's face.

To be honest, after learning the truth from his ancestor, he was immediately filled with shock and disbelief.

He was wondering why his ancestor looked so strange after the Heaven-Transforming Medicine Formation was broken. It turned out that Elder Xiao was controlling his ancestor's body to fight against the Nihility Devouring Flame!

At that time, both Yao Dan and Nihility Devouring Flame believed that the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul had used some kind of secret technique.

So that's the reason behind it all!

Of course, that's not all.

What truly nearly made Yao Dan lose his composure was that his ancestor told him that the mysterious "Elder Xiao" was not just a seven or eight- Dou Sheng as he had initially thought, but a genuine Mid-Stage Nine-Star Dou Saint Emperor Realm Soul!

This is power surpassing even the Nihility Devouring Flame!

Given this, it's perfectly reasonable that the opponent, controlling their own progenitor, could suppress the Nihility Devouring Flame.

However, the Yao Dan is different from the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul who has been gone for countless years.

Because the latter doesn't really understand the current situation in the Dou Qi Continent.

As the patriarch of the Yao Clan, Yao Dan naturally knew even more.

Therefore, he was also curious: how could a powerful figure with a mid-stage Mid-Stage Nine-Star Dou Saint and Emperor Realm Soul suddenly and silently appear on the Dou Qi Continent?

No matter how well one tries to hide it, everyone's rise to power always leaves some trace.

As for Xiao Lin, I'm sorry, there's really no legend about him on the Dou Qi Continent!

He appeared out of nowhere, claiming to be Xiao Yan's grandfather, and his strength seemed to surpass his own.

But is it possible for someone with such immense strength to appear out of thin air?

The answer is clearly no.

Therefore, it is natural to conclude that Xiao Lin once had another identity.

And who this person is is not hard to guess if you think about it carefully.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Yao Dan connected Xiao Lin and Lin Xiao.

After all, information about most of the top experts on the entire Dou Qi Continent is public knowledge.

Currently, those who have reached the Nine-Star Dou Saint realm can be counted on one hand throughout the entire Dou Qi Continent.

Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan, and Zhukun, the next three strongest are Nihility Devouring Flame and Lin Xiao.

After eliminating everyone else, wouldn't we arrive at the single answer?

That so-called "Elder Xiao" is none other than Lin Xiao, the Palace Master of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace!

These events were all told to Yao Dan by the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul after the Nihility Devouring Flame was defeated and retreated, and then the latter made contact with the others.

Of course, before his ancestor's Remnant Soul dissipated, it actually entrusted him with one more thing...

That incident was the real reason he wanted to talk to Lin Xiao alone; it wasn't simply to expose Lin Xiao's identity.

Just as Yao Dan's thoughts were racing, a mocking expression flashed across Xiao Lin's face before he said, "Clan Chief Yao Dan, what you said is wrong. My true identity is Xiao Lin, the Xiao Household's Xiao Lin, and indeed Xiao Yan's grandfather!"

As for the identity of Lin Xiao, that was just the name I used when I first ventured into the Central Plains.

As expected, as Xiao Lin finished speaking, the astonishment on Yao Dan's face quickly turned into disbelief.

Yes, Yao Dan always thought Xiao Lin was Lin Xiao, not the other way around!

It's important to understand that the Xiao Clan has already lost its Dou Emperor Bloodline, so it's already quite incredible that a freak like Xiao Yan could emerge.

Who would have thought that behind Xiao Yan was such a freakish old man as Xiao Lin?

Therefore, after Yao Dan understood everything, he simply thought that Xiao Lin was using Xiao Yan's grandfather's identity to act, and he didn't really think that such an incredible thing could happen.

As it turns out, his thinking was too conservative!

Who would have thought that Lin Xiao is Xiao Lin, and actually Xiao Yan's biological grandfather!

At this moment, Yao Dan could only sigh in his heart, "This world is too crazy."

The Xiao Clan, which had lost its Dou Emperor Bloodline and declined for a thousand years, has now produced not only a Seven-Star Dou Saint, the continent's number one Alchemist, but also a Nine-Star Dou Saint old monster behind it!

Does this confirm the decline of the Xiao Clan?

If the Xiao Clan is considered to have declined, then what about the Yao Clan?

Is it all settled?

At this moment, Yao Dan felt completely dizzy.

Seeing the look on Yao Dan's face that seemed to say, "Don't scare me," Xiao Lin finally smiled with satisfaction.

"The Xiao Clan... truly commands respect!"

In the end, all the Yao Dan could utter was this sigh.

Because he knew that after Xiao Lin revealed his identity as a member of the Xiao Clan, it meant that the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace he established could actually be considered a continuation of the Xiao Clan.

"Hehe, don't worry, Patriarch Yao Dan. My Xiao Clan has no ambition whatsoever. The only thing we want is to strengthen ourselves and then avenge our past grievances against the Hun Clan!"

Now that things have come to this point, Xiao Lin doesn't mind coming clean with Yao Dan.

Upon hearing Xiao Lin's words about seeking revenge against the Hun Clan, Yao Dan's eyes instantly lit up, as if flames were rising within them!

"Hoo~, Lin... no, Xiao Lin, when you seek revenge against the Hun Clan someday, could you perhaps take my Yao Clan with you? Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, the reason I summoned you here is actually to follow the last instruction my ancestor gave to my Yao Clan before he vanished!"

After exhaling a breath of turbid air, Yao Dan's expression became extremely solemn.

"Oh? And there were instructions from the Medicine Emperor?"

Xiao Lin paused for a moment before asking in return.

"That's right! Our ancestor instructed that from this day forward, the Yao Clan will follow your lead, Xiao Lin! In the future, whatever your command, our Yao Clan will certainly mobilize the entire clan to repay this great kindness!"

After saying that, Yao Dan bowed deeply to Xiao Lin again, cupping his hands and bending over at a ninety-degree angle.

"This..."

Even Xiao Lin was stunned to learn that the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul had given the Yao Dan such instructions before dissipating.

No, does the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul really trust him that much?

This is tantamount to entrusting the entire future of the Yao Clan to Xiao Lin!

For a moment, Xiao Lin was at a loss for words.

"Xiao Lin, please don't refuse. This is the ancestor's instruction, and I am merely following his will. You don't need to feel too burdened."

Seeing Xiao Lin's conflicted expression, Yao Dan spoke up without a care in the world.

In Yao Dan's eyes, the people his ancestor trusted were the people his Yao Clan trusted!

"Okay, I understand."

In the end, Xiao Lin did not refuse the Yao Dan.