A Brief Departure! The Purple Lion Had Quite a Charm

"You want her again? Then I'll betroth her to you."

"You're a grown man. Can't you be straightforward? If you like her, say so; if you don't, say so."

"Dithering like that, where's even half the spirit of my Xiao Clan?"

Xiao Xuan was deeply dissatisfied with Little Yanzi's indecision. The Gu Clan really was no good, but from what Xiao Zhan had just said, the girl named Xun'er was truly loyal and affectionate.

Yet Xiao Yan still didn't treasure her. He really was young and foolish.

"You little brat, why haven't you thanked the ancestor for granting you this marriage?"

Xiao Zhan, who had been waiting nearby, hurriedly gave Little Yanzi a kick in the backside. If the ancestor got angry... even he didn't dare imagine the consequences.

The Xiao Clan couldn't afford to be without the ancestor now!

Besides, if such a small matter drove a wedge between them and the ancestor, Xiao Zhan almost felt the urge to put righteousness before family.

The little brat was too much of a scoundrel.

"Th-then, all right!"

Xiao Yan lowered his head and said nothing more. He could more or less accept this outcome. If things had really gone as the ancestor had just said, and Xun'er had been betrothed to some other detestable fellow in the clan...

Just thinking about it was sickening.

I'm doing a good deed!

It had to be said that Xiao Yan, comforting himself and cheering himself on, was a little silly!

Xiao Xuan glanced at him and paid him no more mind. "There's no need to disturb that girl Xun'er. Just let her and Little Yanzi spend some time nurturing their feelings."

When no one could make up their mind, it still fell to him, the ancestor, to step in. Xiao Xuan decided to give the little rascal another chance.

Either way, she was meat belonging to his Xiao Clan. She couldn't get away!

"Go back to your respective cultivation! Yao Chen, keep an eye on the Xiao Clan as well. And Xiao Zhan, make good use of the forbidden weapon I gave you. Don't be as indecisive as your son."

"I'll be going out for a while. I'll be back soon."

"I'll gather some resources and look for youngsters with the potential to become Dou Sheng to bring into the clan."

"You lot really are too mediocre."

After giving those instructions in an ill-tempered voice, Xiao Xuan reflected that he had not left the Xiao Clan entirely without means of protection: Yao Chen's current body, Xiao Zhan's weapon...

And, most importantly, the Dou Qi Seeds that every member of the Xiao Clan possessed.

At a critical moment, they could certainly allow Xiao Xuan's soul to descend and unleash boundless combat power!

Even if Hun Tiandi came, Xiao Xuan could make him suffer a small setback.

He might only be a soul body now, but he had a soul at the Emperor Realm and the transformation he had undergone while breaking through to Dou Di.

The Xiao Xuan of today was no longer what he had been!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have spoken of making another attempt at Dou Di in his current state, much less of creating an entirely new method to do it.

"I'm off!"

He had made a carefree entrance, and his departure was even more carefree, leaving Yao Chen, Xiao Yan and the others staring at one another.

"Teacher, did you ever reach the Dou Sheng level?" Xiao Yan scratched his head, suddenly curious about the question.

Yao Chen's face darkened. He put his hands behind his back and coughed a few times. "Clan Leader Xiao, let's first discuss Little Yanzi's future cultivation! The senior gave me very clear instructions just now."

Little brat, the pain of the Flame Mantra is beyond anything you can imagine.

You'd better cultivate hard from now on!

Well, being petty wasn't actually limited by one's strength.

Meanwhile, Xiao Xuan had already left Wutan City far behind. It was a tiny speck within a tiny speck of a place! He really didn't know how far the Xiao Clan must have fallen to choose to settle there.

But that would do for now. Once they had developed a little and taken over the whole northwestern region, it would be barely acceptable!

So Xiao Xuan thought.

At that moment, the power of his Emperor Realm Soul spread out in every direction without the slightest obstruction.

A thousand miles, ten thousand miles, a hundred thousand miles...

Xiao Xuan's power seemed endless.

A moment later, it withdrew like the tide.

Most people felt nothing more than a gentle breeze brushing their faces. They never imagined that a supreme expert had passed through their surroundings.

Although he hadn't been there in person, to an expert of Xiao Xuan's level, it was no different from going there himself.

There were some promising seedlings.

Xiao Xuan nodded slightly. The perception he had just unleashed had consumed quite a lot of power, but it was worth it. Where to find resources, where the geniuses with the potential to become Dou Sheng were...

Xiao Xuan had gotten a thorough grasp of almost all of it.

For now, he would find himself a means of transportation!

His gaze turned toward the nearby Magical Beast Mountain Range.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King?

His strength wasn't much, but a purple lion had quite a charm!

Bang! Bang!

"Master, where are we going next? Can I bring my child?"

Disaster had fallen out of the sky. The Amethyst Winged Lion King felt that he had been perfectly content in his own cave dwelling, doing nothing at all, so why had this human come knocking at his door?

And he was so powerful.

Which one of us is the magical beast here? Did you have to beat lumps all over my head before you were happy?

Bastard!

Wisely following his heart, the Amethyst Winged Lion King reined in his ferocious demeanor and became as docile as a kitten. His only request was to bring his child along.

Without him, a sixth-tier magical beast, to look after the little one, the cub would be swallowed and skinned alive if he stayed in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

I hope Master can grant this little wish of mine!

Xiao Xuan was in a good mood at the moment, so of course he wouldn't refuse his mount's small request. Besides, taking the cub along as well meant he could be put to use in a sustainable way!

A whole group of purple lions raised in the Xiao Clan in the future would be quite a pleasing sight.

"Go! Head in that direction, and stop when I tell you to."

Xiao Xuan then slowly closed his eyes, seemingly entering deep cultivation.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King suspected nothing, nor did he have the courage to guess at the depths of his master's strength.

Never mind his Dou Qi strength, his master could beat him black and blue with physical strength alone. The Amethyst Winged Lion King even began to wonder whether his master might be a powerful magical beast from some clan who had taken human form!

Could he be from the Central Plains?

Though he had been tucked away in a small place, the Amethyst Winged Lion King had ambitions too.

His mind wandered, but his pace didn't slow in the slightest.

Xiao Xuan wasn't slacking off. He truly needed to do this. Cultivation had never been something with an end.

There was always a mountain higher than the last.

Besides, although Xiao Xuan was powerful in his current state, he was still far from his peak.

Being a soul body alone restricted countless means at Xiao Xuan's disposal and made countless ideas difficult to put into practice.

But restoring his physical body was not the most urgent matter.

After all, no ordinary body could possibly contain a soul at the Emperor Realm.

Fashioning a body for Yao Chen had been easy and effortless, but when it came to himself, he had to be extremely cautious.

Xiao Xuan had high hopes for this.

He needed a suitable vessel which, aided by his soul power, he could forge in one stroke into a supreme body beneath the Dou Di level.

Whether it was a human body of flesh and blood no longer mattered to Xiao Xuan.

Besides, the essence of the soul was what lay at the very core, so Xiao Xuan naturally wouldn't dwell on such a minor matter.

But the heavenly treasures that met all those exacting conditions—no, even those that could barely be used for the purpose could almost all be called divine treasures of heaven and earth. Even when the Xiao Clan had been under his control, it had possessed only a few.

And that had been the accumulation of countless years.

What lay ahead was going to be somewhat difficult!