Returning to the Gu Clan

To be honest, Ling Quan was now too embarrassed to respond to Xiao Yan's greeting.

After all, although Xiao Yan and he are the same age, Xiao Yan's achievements are far beyond what all the younger generation of their Gu Clan could achieve combined!

Moreover, many people now regard Xiao Yan as a senior.

How can Ling Quan possibly face Xiao Yan with his old attitude?

He even had some trouble deciding how to address Xiao Yan.

It should be noted that although he was in the Gu Realm, he had heard quite a bit about Xiao Yan's deeds in the Central Plains over the years.

Any one of these things was enough to make him look up to them!

Especially since it is said that not long ago, in the Yao Clan's Medicine Ceremony, after the Hun Clan launched an attack on the Yao Clan, Xiao Yan even found an opportunity to kill Hun Xuzi, the Hun Clan's Chief Disciple Alchemist whose strength had reached the Early Seven-Star Dou Saint!

When this news reached the Gu Clan, it truly stunned everyone in the Gu Clan.

Especially the old-fashioned Leadership members of the Gu Clan, who never expected this.

Back then, they only saw Xiao Yan as someone with decent talent, but now he has accomplished something that even they couldn't do!

This truly astonished many Leadership members of the Gu Clan at the time.

Of course, if they knew that not long afterward, Xiao Yan would break through to the Late-Stage Seven-Star Dou Saint.

I'm afraid everyone's starting to question the meaning of life...

Xiao Yan, with the strength of Late-Stage Seven-Star Dou Saint, even without possessing Emperor Realm Soul, is estimated to be no less formidable than the Four Elders of the Soul Clan in a head-on battle, thanks to his ten Heavenly Flames.

In other words, in terms of combat strength alone, Xiao Yan can already rank among the top ten in the entire Dou Qi Continent!

Only a few Nine-Star Dou Saint and the patriarchs of the Lei Yan and Lei and Yan Clans could truly suppress him.

Once Xiao Yan breaks through to the Early Eight-Star Dou Saint, he will obtain the Emperor Realm Soul.

It's estimated that even the patriarchs of the Lei and Yan Clans might no longer be a match for Xiao Yan!

Such achievements are unmatched by any other young person in the entire Dou Qi Continent.

Among the younger generation of the Gu Clans, Ling Quan can only be considered second-tier. How can he compare to Xiao Yan?

This explains why Ling Quan felt such a huge sense of loss when he saw Xiao Yan again.

After all, thinking back to when the two first met, Xiao Yan only managed to narrowly defeat him by relying on an unexpected burst of power.

But what about now?

Thinking about this, Ling Quan had no choice but to admit defeat to Xiao Yan, whether he wanted to or not.

Because the gap between them is now simply too great!

Xiao Yan is already Seven-Star Dou Saint, while he hasn't even reached the High-Level Dou Venerable yet...

"Xiao... Alliance Leader, I apologize for any offense I may have caused in the past."

After much deliberation, Ling Quan finally decided to address Xiao Yan as the current leader of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance.

Otherwise, any other way of addressing him would feel a bit strange.

At the same time, Ling Quan was also apologizing for his past targeting of Xiao Yan.

"Past events? Has anything unpleasant happened between us?"

Xiao Yan simply smiled indifferently at this.

His answer essentially meant that he didn't take the events of that year to heart.

Ling Quan, understanding the meaning behind Xiao Yan's words, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After this little incident, Ling Quan naturally led Xiao Yan and the other two into the Gu Realm.

Now that the Hun Clan's renewed attack on the Yao Clan has been exposed, the atmosphere within the Gu Clan is somewhat tense.

Because, nowadays, the remaining Emperor Clans have basically all decided to declare war on the Hun Clan.

However, this timeframe was set a year later.

Meanwhile, all the Great Emperor clans were making various preparations, and the Gu Clans were no exception.

Therefore, after Xiao Yan and his two companions arrived at the Gu Clan, they were able to see powerful members of the Gu Clan flying across the sky from time to time.

Everyone was clearly busy with various things.

However, it shouldn't be difficult for Xiao Yan and his two companions to see Gu Yuan.

After all, Xiao Yan is now the leader of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and also Gu Yuan's recognized son-in-law.

In addition, Xun'er also came back.

You tell me, how could Gu Yuan possibly refuse to see them?

No matter how busy he is, he will always make time for it.

And so, Xiao Yan successfully met Gu Yuan once again.

"Father!"

Upon seeing Gu Yuan, Xun'er immediately rushed over and took her father's arm.

"Hehe, you're all grown up now, about to get married, and you're still acting like a child with your father?"

At the same time, Gu Yuan saw his daughter return and showed a doting smile.

"Father, what are you saying? Even if Xun'er gets married, you're still my father. What's wrong with a daughter acting cute with her father?"

Hearing her father's teasing, Xun'er first glanced at Xiao Yan with a slightly flushed face, and then retorted righteously.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing that his daughter hadn't forgotten him because of Xiao Yan, Gu Yuan let out a hearty laugh.

During this period, he was actually very busy. He had to handle matters within his clan, maintain communication with other Emperor Clans, and even guard against the Hun Clan!

After dealing with one case after another, he hadn't had a break for quite some time.

Now that his daughter has returned, hearing her heartwarming words, Gu Yuan instantly felt much more relaxed.

After chatting for a while, Gu Yuan turned his gaze to Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen beside him.

Gu Yuan was somewhat surprised to see Xiao Chen, but he still nodded politely to him.

He had already heard about Xiao Chen's situation from Gu Nanhai.

After Xiao Chen left the Demonic Flame Space, he never visited the Gu Clan again, so Gu Yuan naturally guessed that Xiao Chen harbored resentment towards the Gu Clan.

Although he felt somewhat guilty, he didn't say much about it.

After all, in some matters, the Gu Clan did indeed owe a debt to the Xiao Clan.

This is undeniable!

"Xiao Chen..."

"Clan Leader Gu Yuan!"

The two greeted each other like that.

There seemed to be some awkwardness between them.

But that's how it is.

"How have you been all these years?"

This was not a sarcastic remark from Gu Yuan; it was merely a polite inquiry.

"Thank you for your concern Clan Leader Gu Yuan. Compared to the clansmen who have died, Xiao Chen is already very lucky to have survived to this day."

Xiao Chen, of course, also gave a polite reply.

However, Gu Yuan could tell that Xiao Chen was no longer the same person who used to be so familiar with the Gu Clan when he frequently visited them a thousand years ago.

You know, politeness can also be a sign of unfamiliarity!

Looking back, Xiao Chen used to come to the Gu Clan as casually as if he were returning to his own home.

But what about now?

If it weren't for wanting to see his cousin at the Heavenly Tomb, he probably wouldn't have come to the Gu Clan under any circumstances.

After a few awkward exchanges, Gu Yuan and Xiao Chen finally fixed their gazes on Xiao Yan...