Within the void turbulence.
As soon as Xiao Tian Ce voiced his teasing remark, Qing Lin's pretty face flushed crimson, its temperature shooting up.
It felt as though, if this continued, she would surely turn into a little steam engine puffing away.
"S-sir, I'm only Young Master Xiao Yan's maid. I wouldn't dare harbor any improper thoughts," Qing Lin said, hurriedly waving her hands.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Tian Ce stopped teasing her and merely smiled and nodded.
Time flowed backward, returning to a little over a month earlier, to the very instant Xiao Tian Ce successfully ascended to Dou Di.
That day, all was peaceful within Heaven Beyond. Yet at that very moment, Xiao Qing, Xiao Chen, Heavenly Net, and the other senior figures all opened eyes that had remained closed throughout their long cultivation.
The reason was simple: the bloodline power within their bodies was rapidly strengthening, and their cultivation was rising with it.
Not only that, but as the seconds ticked by, many clan members within Heaven Beyond also began to experience explosive increases in strength. In particular, the Dou Di bloodline within them, which had already grown thin in many cases, actually began to increase in concentration at that instant.
"This... this is the Dou Di bloodline! Has the Grand Supreme Elder successfully ascended to Dou Di?"
"The First Grand Supreme Elder has become a Dou Di! Hahahaha!"
"Brother Ce did it!"
"Ce'er did it!"
Cheers rose one after another throughout Heaven Beyond.
A short while later, at the Clan Chief's residence, once Xiao Qing had successfully stabilized her strength, she immediately issued the Clan Chief's Order, summoning everyone to the Meeting Hall.
Before long, inside the Xiao Clan Meeting Hall.
The smiles never left their faces. Everyone was the same, including those whose Dou