Three days later!
At the Gu Clan!
Gu Yuan handed the Emperor Jade to Xiao Yan, a trace of lingering fear still in his eyes.
"To think that Elder Gu Yang, who guarded our clan's Emperor Jade, had his soul fused with that of someone from the Hun Clan. Had he not given himself away when I went to retrieve the Emperor Jade, he might well have fooled me."
Lei Ying and Yan Jin looked at Gu Yuan in surprise.
"Something like that happened in your Gu Clan too?"
Gu Yuan was startled. "What do you mean...?"
"Did the Lei Clan and Yan Clan encounter the same thing?"
At those words, the three exchanged looks, a chill flashing through their eyes.
Hun Tiandi...
What a deeply laid scheme!
Had Xiao Yan's appearance not disrupted his plans, he might truly have had a chance to gather all the pieces of the Emperor Jade.
Standing nearby, Yao Dan looked puzzled. "Why was there nothing unusual about the elder guarding our Yao Clan's Emperor Jade?"
The other three said nothing, afraid of wounding Yao Dan's pride.
With the Yao Clan's meager strength, would the Hun Clan need to go to all that trouble?
They could simply wipe you out!
Yao Dan soon realized this himself and gave a light cough to ease his embarrassment.
After accepting the Ancient Jade pieces from them, Xiao Yan took out his own and fitted them together.
The instant the pieces joined, a dazzling light burst forth between heaven and earth, and an ancient, primeval aura spread from the completed Ancient Jade.
At the same time, a faint mist drifted out of the Ancient Jade. It rose into the sky and finally condensed into the phantom of an old man.
The old man wore black robes, and his