Return to the Xiao Clan

Although he did not know that, just a few decades later, his third son would become so outstanding.

Not only would he leave behind the famous line, "Thirty years the river flows east, thirty years west; don't bully a young man into poverty."

He would even appear out of nowhere when the Dou Qi Continent was trembling under Soul Emperor's threat.

As the Flame Emperor, he would seal the Blood Emperor, achieving the dual accomplishment of breaking through to Dou Di while also defeating a Dou Di.

It could only be said that transmigrators still had privileges. First came the genius Xiao Han, then came the cheat-like Xiao Yan. The Xiao Clan's ancestral grave was about to catch fire.

At that moment, Xiao Xuan, who was waiting in the Heavenly Tomb for an outstanding descendant, sneezed, as if sensing something.

"..."

Just as Xiao Zhan was caught in intense mental turmoil, the appearance of two figures instantly shifted his attention.

Xiao Zhan stepped forward. "Granduncle."

Then he looked at Yi Huang, unsure how he should address her. Though he had his guesses, if he got it wrong, wouldn't that make things awkward?

If he ended up offending her because of it, that would be troublesome.

Seeing Xiao Zhan's hesitation, Xiao Han took the initiative to explain, "This is my wife."

Hearing such an intimate form of address, Yi Huang blushed again, at a complete loss.

Having received a definite answer, Xiao Zhan hurriedly bowed. "Hello, Grand Aunt!"

Yi Huang: "..."

The child was quite nice. It was just that he had a mouth.

"Pfft~" Xiao Han covered his mouth.

Seeing that resentful gaze, Xiao Han said, "I'm not laughing, pfft~"

Earth-yellow flames once again swirled around Yi Huang, waves of heat rolling from her body.

Xiao Zhan was so frightened his legs trembled, and he kept swallowing. The Dou Qi in his body circulated madly, resisting the high temperature.

Noticing Xiao Zhan's predicament, Xiao Han waved his hand, and Ice Dou Qi swept out. The low temperature made Xiao Zhan shiver uncontrollably.

"Try laughing again," Yi Huang said, finally reacting, withdrawing the Exotic Fire and only managing to throw out a powerless threat.

"All right, I won't laugh anymore." Xiao Han finally calmed his excited heart a little.

Then he turned to Xiao Zhan and said, "I say, are you still single? Don't you know a woman's age is not to be questioned? From now on, just call her senior."

By the end, he even sounded somewhat righteous.

Xiao Zhan still felt a little wronged, and the honest, simple him said, "Granduncle, I got married long ago. I even have two children now."

Xiao Han froze on the spot. Looking at Yi Huang's mocking little expression and his descendant's sincere eyes, they all turned into blades striking straight at his soul.

"I..."

Then, embarrassed into anger, Xiao Han spoke in an unfriendly tone, with a hint of surprise. "What girl had such poor taste that she actually took a liking to you?"

Xiao Zhan: "..."

His own ancestor had spoken. What could he do?

Of course, Xiao Han did not continue this topic. "Where is Xiao Lin?"

Earlier, Xiao Han had subconsciously scanned the entire Xiao Clan with his Soul Strength, but he had not discovered Xiao Lin's figure.

Could it be that he had disobeyed again and run outside? At this moment, he was already planning to let his nephew experience a bit of kindness from his uncle.

Xiao Zhan answered, "Father has already gone ahead to Wutan City to gather information."

"Not bad. Your awareness is quite high!" Xiao Han praised him.

It seemed that after so many years as clan leader, that brat who used to cause trouble everywhere had matured quite a bit.

As for Xiao Han's evaluation, Xiao Zhan could only offer no explanation.

Was he supposed to expose his own father's embarrassing truth and say that after waking up and hearing that Granduncle Xiao Han had come by, he immediately wanted to run away before his injuries had even recovered?

Hmm? Weighing the difference in Combat power between himself and his father, as a mere little Dou Shi, he decided not to go twisting a Dou Wang's thigh.

Satisfied was one thing, but proper business still could not be set aside.

Xiao Han instructed Xiao Zhan, "Now secretly gather a hundred Xiao Clan members who are currently above Dou Zhe, have relatively high talent, and can be trusted. Also prepare a secret chamber...

"As quickly as possible."

"Yes."

After the message was sent out, Xiao Zhan asked in confusion, "Granduncle, what matter is so urgent?"

Xiao Han sighed helplessly. "Of course it's to help all of you raise your strength.

"With cultivation this weak, you're insulting even the word 'weakling'!

"And if you want to reach Wutan City safely, even if you don't have Dou Wang, you need at least a whole bunch of Dou Ling.

"Otherwise, it's unclear how many people will be left alive in the end."

Hearing Xiao Han's somewhat exasperated words, Xiao Zhan could only feel helpless.

As the one who embodied all fortune in the hearts of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Han was indeed qualified to say that.

But afterward came wild elation.

What did it mean for a whole batch of Dou Ling to come? It meant they would be helped up to Dou Ling.

He did not doubt whether Xiao Han could do it. This was a legendary Dou Sheng powerhouse, an existence the Xiao Clan would not even dare dream of in broad daylight.

Was it really so hard to accept that he had a few such methods?

Seven days later, in the Xiao Clan's secret chamber.

Many members of the Xiao Clan looked at one another, feeling the sense of power brought by the abundant Dou Qi within their bodies, still finding it somewhat unbelievable.

They had reached Dou Ling just that easily?

The order of their advancement had gone like this:

They came to the secret chamber—swallowed the pills—that beautiful senior patted them on the shoulder—breakthrough.

Yes, Dou Zhe advanced to Da Dou Shi, Dou Shi entered Dou Ling, and Da Dou Shi reached high-level Dou Ling.

It was just that plain and unadorned.

Then, what shocked them even more was that their granduncle still was not satisfied.

"This time was a bit rushed. Once we reach Wutan City, we'll continue..."

Everyone: ...

That was right. This was the feeling of happiness.

Xiao Han had asked Yi Huang in advance to prepare a batch of pills sufficient to cultivate over a hundred Dou Wang and Dou Emperor, and on top of that, there was Yi Huang herself, the owner of an Exotic Fire.

This level was still far from the limit. That senior's inheritance was exceptionally friendly to the Xiao Clan's urgent need to improve.

Although the cost was high, that was only relative. This bit of consumption was probably only equivalent to the entire fortune of a low-level Dou Zun expert.

Not to mention Xiao Han had just gotten rich.

Even in the past, Yi Huang had been a Dou Zun who also served as a Seventh-Rank Alchemy Grandmaster, while Xiao Han had been a Peak Dou Zun, with the first-rate force Langya Pavilion backing him from behind.

Could this little bit of stuff even count as a matter?

After everyone left, only Xiao Zhan remained in the room with the two grand elder-level big shots of his family. Though excited inside, he was also extremely nervous.

"Have you notified that brat Xiao Lin to come back?"

Xiao Han did not care about Xiao Zhan's pressure, nor did he know about it.

After all, back in the Xiao Clan, Xiao Han had been enshrined like an ancestor. In his not very large share of life in the Xiao Clan, he had only experienced the warmth and kindness of elders.

"Father should be able to make it back in about another day." Worried that Xiao Lin's speed was too slow and would arouse the displeasure of his granduncle, Xiao Zhan added an explanation.

"After all, Father's current news cannot be exposed. He cannot use Dou Qi Transformation Wings, so traveling over the ground is much slower."

Xiao Han nodded to show he understood. "Have him come find me immediately after he returns."

He muttered, "He's already so old, yet he isn't even a Dou Zong..."

Xiao Zhan: ...