Opportunity for the Rise of the Xiao Clan, Nalan Yanran's Change!

Keeping Xiao Yan alive,

Qing Luo could maintain control over the Child of Destiny of the Dou Qi Continent,

preventing the Dou Qi Continent from finding a new Child of Destiny and disrupting Qing Luo's plans.

Likewise,

with the support of destiny, once Xiao Yan grew in the future, he could stand on his own and become one of Qing Luo's aides!

Hearing Qing Luo's words,

Xiao Zhan took a deep breath and said,

"Everything will be according to Alliance Leader Qing's instructions. The Xiao Family is willing to join the Emperor Alliance!"

He could hear the dominance and determination in Qing Luo's words,

but for the Xiao Family,

and for Xiao Zhan as he was now, he had no right to choose.

Moreover,

judging from the terms Qing Luo had offered, joining the Emperor Alliance would not bring any losses to the Xiao Family. Instead, it gave them a chance to rise again.

After all,

the fundamental reason the Xiao Family had declined year after year

was their lack of Cultivation Methods and gold coins.

In short,

they lacked cultivation resources.

Once they joined the Emperor Alliance, the problem of cultivation resources could be resolved. It was equivalent to the Emperor Alliance building them a stage.

As for how far they could go, that would depend entirely on themselves.

Compared to the Gu Clan,

the conditions offered by the Emperor Alliance could not have been more generous.

"Patriarch, you finally did something right."

"We are willing to join the Emperor Alliance!"

"If we have enough Cultivation Methods and medicinal pills, the Xiao Family will definitely produce a Dou Emperor within three years!"

Inside the hall,

the Xiao Family members, who had remained uneasy the entire time,

fearing that Xiao Zhan would reject the Emperor Alliance, heard him agree to join it, and the excitement they had suppressed for so long instantly erupted.

Cheers rose one after another, resounding throughout the hall,

and hope lit up in everyone's eyes.

The decline and oppression that had once shrouded the Xiao residence were swept away. Everyone saw the dawn of the family's revival.

In a corner,

Ge Ye trembled all over as he watched everything in disbelief.

If he had not seen it with his own eyes,

he never would have believed that the small family from Wutan City had joined the Emperor Alliance

and gained the qualifications to contend for the continent?!

Thinking of this,

Ge Ye instinctively turned his gaze toward Nalan Yanran.

Like Ge Ye, Nalan Yanran had long been shocked speechless by everything unfolding before her.

Nalan Yanran noticed Ge Ye's gaze.

She could tell

that Steward Ge wanted her to abandon the idea of breaking off the engagement.

After all,

they had come to the Xiao Family this time and had not yet had the chance to bring up the matter of annulling the engagement.

In truth,

the reason she had come to annul the engagement was because the Xiao Family was not on equal footing with the Misty Cloud Sect. Xiao Yan, who could not cultivate, could not possibly become her fiancé no matter how she looked at it.

Otherwise,

it would not only be her who faced criticism.

If the young sect mistress of the Misty Cloud Sect married a good-for-nothing, the Misty Cloud Sect would suffer the greatest impact.

But now,

the Xiao Family had joined the Emperor Alliance, and the Xiao Family was essentially one of the Ancient Emperor Clans. With such foundations, it was no longer that the Xiao Family was unworthy of the Misty Cloud Sect.

It was the Misty Cloud Sect that was reaching above its station by seeking the Xiao Family!

She had no reason to annul the engagement, nor did she dare bring it up again...

As for the change in Nalan Yanran's mindset,

the entire Xiao Family knew nothing about it.

They were still immersed in the hope that the Xiao Family had joined the Emperor Alliance and was about to rise.

Qing Luo raised his right hand.

The previously noisy hall instantly fell silent.

Qing Luo continued,

"Patriarch Xiao, I will not take Gu Xun'er away. I will use a sealing technique to seal Gu Xun'er within the Xiao Family. Her life will not be in danger. That way, when you encounter the Gu Clan in the future, the Xiao Family will have an explanation."

"Thank you, Alliance Leader!"

Upon hearing this,

Xiao Zhan looked at Qing Luo gratefully.

He could tell that Qing Luo was genuinely considering the Xiao Family's interests.

"Oh, right, Patriarch Xiao. Before the Gu Clan's imperial daughter has grown up within the Xiao Clan, she must not be released without authorization. Your Xiao Family must guard her carefully. This matter concerns the future of the Xiao Clan!"

"Rest assured, Alliance Leader. I will certainly guard the Gu Clan's imperial daughter carefully and not give anyone with ulterior motives a chance to sabotage the Xiao Family's growth!"

"That's right. Whoever releases Gu Xun'er will be a sinner of the Xiao Family!"

"A sinner of the Xiao Family!"

The moment Qing Luo finished speaking,

before Xiao Zhan could respond,

the three Xiao Family elders answered resolutely.

Qing Luo's gaze swept toward Xiao Zhan.

Seeing Xiao Zhan's sighing expression, Qing Luo knew that although Xiao Zhan had not stated his position, with the three Xiao Family elders watching, even if Xiao Zhan wanted to release Xun'er, he would have absolutely no opportunity to do so.

Moreover,

he had made it very clear just now.

This matter concerned the future of the Xiao Clan. If Xiao Zhan released Gu Xun'er, he would be a sinner of the Xiao Family.

Xiao Zhan had a moderate temperament, but he was not foolish. He should know what to do.

Qing Luo continued,

"I have already relocated the Xiao Family into a Secret Realm. The Gu Clan should not be able to find you for the time being. Within this Secret Realm are gales of astral wind, which pose a fatal danger to those below the Da Dou Shi realm."

"In such an environment, the Xiao Family can rapidly improve its overall strength. Oh, right..."

Halfway through,

Qing Luo looked toward Nalan Yanran at the side and said,

"This Secret Realm is the Life-and-Death Gate of the Misty Cloud Sect. You have an engagement with Xiao Yan. The rise of the Xiao Family is also an opportunity for the Misty Cloud Sect. You should know what to do."

What...

Upon hearing that they had actually arrived in the Misty Cloud Sect's Life-and-Death Gate,

Ge Ye quickly walked toward the outside of the hall.

As Ge Ye ran outside the Xiao Family residence, the sight before him made him freeze on the spot.

The once bustling streets,

the rows of houses,

had long since vanished. In their place stood mountains soaring into the clouds, along with dense natural energy.

Between heaven and earth,

astral winds occasionally swept down from the mountains. Even Ge Ye, a Da Dou Shi, did not dare underestimate the danger they contained.

Even the astral winds and tides of natural energy at the center of the Secret Realm were more terrifying than the Misty Cloud Sect's elders and those Dou Wangs...

After seeing this,

Ge Ye hurried back to the Xiao Family's hall. Facing the gazes of Nalan Yanran and the Xiao Family members,

Ge Ye swallowed and said,

"This truly is no longer Wutan City. It should be the Misty Cloud Sect's Secret Realm, the Life-and-Death Gate!"

Ge Ye had never entered the Life-and-Death Gate,

nor had he ever seen the Misty Cloud Sect's Secret Realm,

but he had some vague understanding of Secret Realms.

More importantly, Ge Ye believed that the alliance leader of the Emperor Alliance would not deceive them over such a trivial matter.

"Uncle Xiao, the Misty Cloud Sect's Life-and-Death Gate is the Secret Realm where the Misty Cloud Sect trains each generation's young sect master. Although danger is everywhere here, as this senior said, there are also many opportunities. The Xiao Family can indeed rapidly improve its overall strength within the Life-and-Death Gate."

Nalan Yanran looked at the astonished Xiao Zhan and explained.

Earlier,

when the Xiao Family joined the Emperor Alliance, Nalan Yanran had already given up the idea of annulling the engagement.

Qing Luo's words just now

made Nalan Yanran realize the importance of this engagement even more.

If the Xiao Family rose and became one of the Emperor Clans again, then by marrying Xiao Yan, she would also become a member of an Emperor Clan.

More importantly,

the Misty Cloud Sect would also rely on the Xiao Family's rise to rapidly increase its own strength and become one of the powerful forces in the Central Plains!

"A training ground only the young sect master is qualified to enter?"

"We actually came to the Misty Cloud Sect..."

"How was this even accomplished?!"

Upon hearing this,

astonishment appeared on the faces of the Xiao Family members.

However, their astonishment contained not the slightest fear. Instead, it was filled with intense excitement and exhilaration.

They had previously worried that the Gu Clan would retaliate.

Now, everything was fine.

The entire family had been relocated into a Secret Realm. Not only would the Gu Clan be unable to find them, but they also had a place to improve their cultivation.

It was even the training ground for the Misty Cloud Sect's young sect master.

These successive changes

left the Xiao Family members feeling as though they were in a dream.

Even Xiao Yan,

when he looked at Qing Luo, there was no longer any doubt in his eyes. They were instead filled with reverence and gratitude.