Inquiry

After seeing all the guests off, Xiao Lin immediately rushed back to his courtyard.

As for the remaining matters, the clan leader, Xiao Dongcheng —oh, no, I should say the former clan leader—was naturally able to help handle them temporarily.

Upon returning to his small courtyard, the first thing Xiao Lin saw was Yun Shan, Yun Yun, and Xiao Zhan seemingly talking about something.

After Xiao Lin arrived, they all turned their gazes towards him.

"Sect Master Yun Shan, Miss Yun Yun, I apologize for keeping you waiting."

First of all, Xiao Lin expressed his apologies.

Yun Shan simply shook his head and didn't say anything more.

"Father!"

"Zhan'er, go and take care of the remaining matters outside for the old patriarch. I have something I want to discuss with Sect Master Yun Shan and the others."

Seeing Xiao Zhan standing there somewhat uncomfortably, Xiao Lin spoke up.

Upon hearing Xiao Lin's words, Xiao Zhan immediately nodded and left.

Indeed, given Yun Shan's status, it's perfectly normal for Xiao Zhan to feel uncomfortable around him.

After Xiao Zhan left, Xiao Lin dismissed all the Xiao Household clansmen near the courtyard. Thus, only Xiao Lin, Yun Shan, and Yun Yun remained in the small courtyard.

"From now on, it seems I should address you as Xiao Clan Leader, shall I? Haha!"

Not long after the others left, Yun Shan chuckled and joked.

Before he went mad, Yun Shan was indeed a charming and talkative person.

Xiao Lin had already experienced this firsthand.

"Teacher, should I now address Uncle Xiao as Xiao Clan Leader?"

As Yun Shan finished speaking, Yun Yun blinked and asked.

"Sect Master Yun Shan, Miss Yun Yun, please stop teasing me. I was just forced into this position. Please address me whatever you like."

It was just a form of address, and Xiao Lin was quite casual about it.

After all, whether it's Xiao Clan Leader or Xiao Lin, aren't they all him?

"Alright, then I'll continue to call you by your name; it sounds more intimate that way. Yun'er, you can still call me Uncle Xiao."

"Yes, teacher."

Yun Shan also showed no airs.

This can be seen from the fact that he made Yun Yun continue to call Xiao Lin "Uncle Xiao".

After that, Xiao Lin and Yun Shan started chatting.

Xiao Lin also consulted Yun Shan on how to manage a sect.

After all, Xiao Lin is now the patriarch of the Xiao Household, and Yun Shan has managed the Misty Cloud Sect for many years. He is obviously more experienced than Xiao Lin in managing a force.

Moreover, Xiao Lin, who has now reached the Dou Zun Realm, also has the idea of establishing a power after he goes to Central Plains.

Don't forget, Xiao Lin promised Formation Old Man that he would rebuild the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace one day!

It's still very necessary to learn from Yun Shan's experience first.

Yun Shan made no attempt to hide anything and told the whole truth.

However, Yun Shan thought that Xiao Lin had just become the head of the Xiao Household family and was therefore seeking his advice.

Little did he know, Xiao Lin already harbored the idea of establishing a powerful force!

As they chatted, the topic soon turned to Xiao Lin's recent training trip.

However, when talking about his own experiences, Xiao Lin suddenly One Transformation!

"Sect Master Yun Shan, I have a question here, and I wonder if you could answer it?"

Seeing that the conversation had gone far enough, Xiao Lin finally brought up what he considered to be the important matter!

"Oh? Xiao Lin, if you have something to say, just say it. I won't hide anything from you!"

Having been the head of a sect for so many years, Yun Shan certainly wouldn't choose to make definitive statements on sensitive topics!

He's no longer some greenhorn.

Xiao Lin was not surprised by Yun Shan's answer.

If I were in Yun Shan's shoes, I would definitely not agree without thinking.

"What I want to ask is, has anything happened to the Misty Cloud Sect in the past?"

After carefully considering his words, Xiao Lin slowly began to speak.

However, as Xiao Lin finished speaking, Yun Shan's expression suddenly froze.

Even the action of preparing to take a sip of tea was involuntarily stopped.

Upon hearing Xiao Lin mention the Misty Cloud Sect, even Yun Yun, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but raise her little head.

Since it concerns the Misty Cloud Sect, of course she'd be interested!

After asking his question, Xiao Lin waited quietly.

As for Yun Shan, his previously frozen expression quickly returned to normal.

However, Xiao Lin could see that when Misty Cloud Sect mentioned Yun Shan Sect, the same worry that he had seen before returned to his eyes.

Clearly, the matter that Yun Shan was worried about was definitely related to the Misty Cloud Sect!

"Xiao Lin, why did you suddenly ask this question?"

After a moment's thought, Yun Shan did not choose to answer Xiao Lin's question immediately, but instead chose to ask a question in return.

After all, in Yun Shan's view, Xiao Lin had just inherited the position of Xiao Household family patriarch, so why would he suddenly care about the past of his Misty Cloud Sect?

It wasn't that he suspected Xiao Lin had any bad intentions towards the Yunlan Sect; he was simply puzzled, or rather, curious.

It's like if he were to suddenly ask about the Xiao Household's past right now, Xiao Lin would probably feel just as confused.

This is only natural.

"Well, Sect Master Yun Shan, actually, when I went out to train this time, I met some people whose Dou Techniques were very similar to Dou Technique of the Misty Cloud Sect!"

"Sect Master Yun Shan, have you ever heard of the Dou Technique 'Wind's Extremity Annihilation'?"

Xiao Lin did not try to hide anything from Yun Shan's question, but chose to tell him the truth.

After all, if you want to know about the past of the Misty Cloud Sect, there are some things you have to tell them.

Sure enough, the moment Xiao Lin finished speaking, Yun Shan, who had been sitting, suddenly stood up!

"What did you say? Wait, Xiao Lin, did I hear you correctly? You mentioned the name of a Dou Technique, is it called Wind's Extremity Annihilation?"

Overwhelmed with excitement, even Yun Shan, the head of a sect, became incoherent.

"Sect Master Yun Shan, please calm down. You heard me right, that's the name of the Dou Technique I just mentioned."

Compared to Yun Shan, Xiao Lin was much calmer.

However, judging from Yun Shan's current performance, he estimated that his guess was probably pretty accurate.

The Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family must have somehow obtained those Earth Tier Cultivation Method and Dou Technique from the Misty Cloud Sect!

The Misty Cloud Sect, on the other hand, rapidly declined after losing these Earth Tier Cultivation Method and Dou Technique.

He said that Yun Potian, the founder of the Misty Cloud Sect, had at least made a great name for himself in the Central Plains Continent.

Although the Original Work does not mention Yun Potian's specific Dou Qi level, it is not difficult to see from some descriptions that he was very likely to have broken through to the Dou Zun Realm.

After all, how could someone who is merely a Dou Zong) be remembered after hundreds of years?

However, if Yun Potian was at least at the Dou Zun Realm back then, then the highest level of Cultivation Method and Dou Technique that Misty Cloud Sect currently possesses is only the advanced Profound Rank, which is clearly unreasonable.

Therefore, the best explanation is that something happened to the Misty Cloud Sect, which resulted in the loss of all the sect's Cultivation Method and Dou Technique above the Earth Rank.

This is the only explanation Xiao Lin can think of right now!