What Is Lu Chuan's Origin?

Wutan City, Xiao Family, Disciple Square.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er were cultivating in the square, while several other Xiao Family disciples nearby practiced their respective Dou Techniques.

After finishing a set of Yellow Tier boxing techniques, Xiao Yan's forehead was already drenched in sweat.

Xiao Xun'er, standing to one side and watching him finish, smiled. "Brother Xiao Yan, your boxing technique is becoming more and more proficient."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled. "It's alright, but I always feel like something is missing. Its power still isn't enough."

Xiao Xun'er had originally wanted to comfort him, but she suddenly noticed a golden light appearing before her.

She froze for a moment and looked up, surprise immediately appearing on her face.

In midair above Disciple Square, a massive golden Sky Screen appeared out of nowhere, lines of large golden characters emerging across it.

The Xiao Family disciples present also saw the Sky Screen that had suddenly appeared in the sky, and every one of them stopped what they were doing!

"What is that?"

"No idea. Why did it suddenly appear here?"

"There seem to be words on it. What do they say?"

As everyone discussed it animatedly, lines of golden characters appeared one after another on the Sky Screen.

It clearly stated that, in the near future, a man named Lu Chuan would single-handedly destroy the entire Misty Cloud Sect.

The Xiao Family members were all stunned when they saw this information.

"Misty Cloud Sect? Isn't that the largest sect in the Jia Ma Empire?"

"One person destroying the Misty Cloud Sect? How is that possible?"

"Misty Cloud Sect's leader, Yun Yun, is a Dou Emperor. Who could wipe out the Misty Cloud Sect alone?"

"Who is this Lu Chuan? I've never heard of him."

The many Xiao Family disciples all discussed it nearby, their faces filled with shock.

Xiao Yan had also seen the contents of the Sky Screen. He frowned slightly, feeling somewhat confused.

He knew very well how influential the Misty Cloud Sect was within the Jia Ma Empire. When Nalan Yanran had come to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement, the reason she had looked down on the Xiao Family was because she had the Misty Cloud Sect behind her.

How powerful would someone have to be to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect alone?

While Xiao Yan was still pondering this, new content continued to appear on the Sky Screen.

It displayed more detailed information about Lu Chuan, including that he had collected every Heavenly Flame on the Dou Qi Continent and successfully cultivated a technique called the Flame Mantra to the High Heaven Tier.

Xiao Yan had not yet reacted to this information when violent fluctuations suddenly came from within his storage ring.

Yao Chen inside the storage ring was instantly stirred up. He had never expected someone to actually cultivate the Flame Mantra to the High Heaven Tier!

"Kid, did you see that? The Flame Mantra really can be cultivated successfully!"

Xiao Yan froze for a moment, then replied with his soul force in his heart, "Teacher, are you referring to that evolvable cultivation technique you mentioned to me before?"

"Yes! The Flame Mantra! When I obtained this technique back then, it stated that it could continuously evolve by devouring Heavenly Flames, ultimately reaching the Heaven Tier!"

"But after searching for so many years, I was never able to find enough Heavenly Flames to verify it. I never knew whether this technique could truly evolve to the Heaven Tier."

"Now the Sky Screen clearly says that someone successfully cultivated the Flame Mantra to the High Heaven Tier. That proves this path can be taken!"

Just as Yao Chen finished saying this excitedly, tears suddenly streamed down his face. Having confirmed this information, he continued, "What I do not understand, however, is just where this Lu Chuan came from to possess such terrifying strength."

"Not only did he collect every Heavenly Flame, he also cultivated the Flame Mantra to the High Heaven Tier and even reached the level of a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint..."

At this point, even Venerable Yao, who had once roamed the continent unhindered, could not help feeling shocked. After all, that was a Nine-Star Peak Dou Saint.

Even at his peak, he had only been a Dou Zun, still unimaginably far from becoming a Dou Saint.

Yet this Lu Chuan was already a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint.

After hearing his teacher's words, Xiao Yan was deeply shocked as well. Although he did not fully understand the cultivation hierarchy of the Dou Qi Continent, he knew what a Dou Saint represented.

There were only a few Dou Saint-level experts on the entire continent, much less a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint.

Xiao Xun'er beside him had also seen the Sky Screen's complete contents. The surprise on her face gradually turned solemn.

A storm had already risen in her heart. Someone who could reach the level of a Nine-Star Peak Dou Saint had to belong to one of the Ancient Eight Clans or some terrifying ancient race.

There should have been only a handful of experts at such a level on the continent. Every one of them would be a figure renowned throughout the land.

As the young lady of the Gu Clan, one of the Ancient Eight Clans, Xiao Xun'er knew at least something about the continent's peak experts, yet she had never heard the name Lu Chuan before.

Where exactly had this person come from?

The more Xiao Xun'er thought about it, the more shocked she became. She glanced at Xiao Yan beside her and found that he, too, was staring blankly at the contents of the Sky Screen.

The golden words on the Sky Screen lingered for a while before slowly dissipating into the air.

Disciple Square returned to calm, but shock still remained on everyone's faces.

Several Xiao Family disciples stood there whispering to one another, discussing what they had just seen.

"One person destroyed the Misty Cloud Sect? That's far too outrageous, isn't it?"

"And those Heavenly Flames—I heard every one of them is a wonder born of heaven and earth. Being able to subdue even one would be impressive, yet that person collected all of them?"

"Even more absurdly, he cultivated some technique called the Flame Mantra to the Heaven Tier. A Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique—how many could there be on the entire continent?"

"What kind of monster is this person?"

Hearing the Xiao Family disciples discussing it nearby, Xiao Yan felt extremely stirred up as well.

Then Yao Chen's voice rang out in his mind again. "Kid, it seems the vastness of heaven and earth far exceeds what you and I can imagine."

"A Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint... even in my day, I had only heard of such experts. I had never seen one with my own eyes."

"Since such a person exists, it proves this path truly works, and the Flame Mantra truly can evolve to the Heaven Tier."

"Cultivate diligently. In the future, you may not lack the chance to reach such heights."

After hearing his teacher's encouragement, Xiao Yan clenched his fists and made up his mind.

He then looked toward the direction where the Sky Screen had vanished and thought to himself, Since someone else can do it, then I can certainly do it too.

Xiao Xun'er stood beside him silently at the same time, but her gaze likewise remained fixed on the place where the Sky Screen had disappeared, a barely noticeable gravity hidden deep in her eyes.

A Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint of unknown background—if such an expert truly existed, then they would be an enormous variable to the entire continent's balance of power.

She had to send this news back to the Gu Clan as soon as possible!