Breaking Through to Dou Zong, Awakening a New Talisman

"That aura... Xiao Yan?" Su Qian looked up sharply toward the area where Xiao Yan was in seclusion, shock flashing across his face.

Before his words had faded, he vanished, leaving only a swirl of fallen leaves stirred up by the wind.

Su Qian was not the only one. This time, Qian Mu and Bai Lie were alerted as well.

Space rippled, and two elderly figures in gray robes appeared near the secluded area.

Bai Lie looked up at the vortex of energy, even more terrifying than the last one, and drew a sharp breath. "It looks like someone is attempting to break through to Dou Zong. But why would a breakthrough cause such an enormous disturbance?"

"That person's aura... it seems familiar." Qian Mu's brow shifted slightly as his aged fingers rubbed together inside his sleeve.

Layers of Restrictions concealed the secluded area. He could not identify the person inside, only catch a faint trace of an aura he recognized.

Just then, Su Qian arrived.

Surprised that Qian Mu and Bai Lie had come in person, Su Qian hurried forward and bowed respectfully.

He had not expected the commotion to draw out these two guardians, who rarely appeared.

Bai Lie waved a hand and asked bluntly, "Who is breaking through in there?"

No ordinary genius could cause a phenomenon on this scale. He was eager to know who it was.

"Elder Qian, Elder Bai, the one in seclusion is Xiao Yan, a young Elder who recently joined the Inner Academy," Su Qian replied, giving them a brief account of Xiao Yan's circumstances.

"So it's that youngster!" Recognition dawned on Qian Mu, and he chuckled.

No wonder the aura seemed familiar. He had met Xiao Yan at the Book Repository.

"That youngster's cultivation speed is frightening. It hasn't been long