I'm Your Father

The two entered the Heavenly Tomb with Xun'er's body. After waiting quietly for an entire day, nothing happened.

No energy body of Xun'er appeared.

"Uncle Gu Yuan, do you know the mechanism behind the birth of energy bodies in the Heavenly Tomb? How long did it take Ancestor Xiao Xuan to transform into an energy body?" Xiao Yan could not help asking.

A trace of disappointment showed in Gu Yuan's eyes. "I don't know. My understanding of the Heavenly Tomb is also very limited. I only know that these energy bodies are continuously produced within it.

"But as for where they come from, what conditions are required for their formation, and how long it takes—none of these deeper matters are known to me..."

Xiao Yan said, "Why not leave Xun'er's body here for now? Perhaps the time has not yet come."

Perhaps Xun'er's soul had been annihilated too thoroughly, leaving her without even the qualifications to form an energy body... The thought only flashed through his mind, and he did not voice it.

Instinctively, he rejected that possibility as well.

Gu Yuan nodded. "At least it is a hope..."

After leaving the Heavenly Tomb, Gu Yuan asked, "What do you plan to do next?"

A fierce glint flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes. His voice was not loud, but it was exceptionally firm.

"Of course, blood must be paid for with blood... Xun'er's grudge, Xiao Meng's grudge, Teacher's grudge, the Xiao Clan's grudge... It is time to settle them all.

"I may not be able to attack the Soul Realm yet, but I can destroy those important Soul Halls first."

Gu Yuan nodded without saying anything.

He suspected that the Xiao Tribe had already sided with the Soul Clan, and thus harbored a measure of doubt toward Xiao Yan. If Xiao