svetikya 762. The Aftermath of the War
762. The Aftermath of the War
Within the ancient tribes and their ancient boundaries, in the heartland, at the residence of the tribal chief.
The two strongest members of the ancient clan, the clan leader and the Black Annihilation King, were both present at this moment. With their strength and soul power, they naturally knew what was happening outside.
However, the two of them remained there without moving. Even after Xiao Yan and his group left, they did not react. Clearly, what they were concerned about was not Xiao Yan, who was causing a great stir within the ancient clan.
Finally, after Xiao Yan and his group had completely left the Ancient Clan, the almost solidified space began to fluctuate. A figure seemed to flash out of the space and stood opposite Gu Yuan without warning.
The newcomer was dressed in black, with an elegant and handsome face, and a calm smile that was hard to fathom.
He is the ultimate target that Gu Yuan and the Black Annihilation King have been waiting for here—the Soul Clan Chief, Soul Heaven Emperor, a descendant of the Dou Di!
The auras of Gu Yuan and the other person instantly locked onto him, but the Soul Emperor was completely unaware and calmly walked to the opposite side of Gu Yuan and slowly sat down.
"You've finally decided to show yourself." Gu Yuan's voice was low and calm, devoid of any emotion. He wasn't surprised that the Soul Emperor had appeared here, because as the patriarch of the Ancient Clan, he had naturally already noticed the changes within the Ancient Clan.
The Soul Emperor's lips curled into a smile, carrying a playful meaning: "Gu Yuan, I still admire you. Such a big thing happened in the clan, and it's amazing that you could still sit still."
Gu Yuan sneered, "If you hadn't interfered with all of my Gu Clan's defenses, letting them all in at once, how could this situation have arisen?"
The Soul Emperor's expression remained almost unchanged, and he said leisurely, "When my clan went to war with the Flame Clan, the trouble you caused me was no less than what I'm doing today. This is just a very simple act of revenge."
"Besides, this is within your ancient clan's territory. If you really intend to take the life of that poor descendant Xiao Xuan, how could I possibly stop you?"
"That's what I admire about you. Even though it's your choice after weighing the pros and cons, you can always blame others without batting an eye."
When the Soul Emperor spoke like this, Gu Yuan's eyes turned completely cold. The Black Annihilation King seemed to react and took a small step back. If the Soul Emperor wanted to leave, he could quickly block his retreat.
"Soul Emperor! Your audacity is growing! How dare you come to the heart of my Ancient Clan alone in such a grand manner? Aren't you afraid that I will use the full power of my clan to kill you?" The Ancient Clan Chief, Gu Yuan, narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Soul Emperor, his killing intent palpable.
The Soul Emperor laughed out loud: "If Clan Chief Gu dares to make a move, I will not back down even half a step today. You can make your move now."
"If you don't mean it that way, we can talk about the Heavenly Tomb. You let that Xiao family brat into the Heavenly Tomb, doesn't that mean you still care about that person?"
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Inside the Starfall Pavilion.
As usual, Xiao Yan walked along the corridor leading to his private alchemy room. Although he had safely escaped from the ancient clans, he immediately threw himself into the matter of resurrecting Yao Lao, and had hardly had any time to rest recently.
"Senior brother! I need to talk to you!"
Xiao Yan was halfway there when he saw his junior sister, Mu Qingluan, rushing towards him. Her light green figure reached him directly, and Xiao Yan looked at his outgoing junior sister with a smile.
"Qingluan, what's wrong?"
"Hehe, our Starfall Pavilion, Medicine Poison Valley, and Burning Flame Valley are holding a grand competition for new disciples of the three major sects, aiming to encourage the younger generation and help each other."
Xiao Yan nodded in agreement. The Medicine Poison Valley and the Starfall Pavilion were essentially two branches of the same organization. It was only because Little Fairy Doctor wanted to fulfill her dream of becoming a great physician, but the Starfall Pavilion always valued quality over quantity when accepting disciples, that Little Fairy Doctor was allowed to start her own sect.
In the early stages of the Medicine and Poison Valley, it was thanks to the strong support of the Starfall Pavilion that Little Fairy Doctor was able to rebuild the Medicine and Poison Valley within three years and develop it to its current state.
Friendly exchanges between the two major powers are commonplace. As for Burning Flame Valley, as far as Xiao Yan knows, its interactions with Starfall Pavilion were originally quite ordinary. However, after Xiao Yan saved Old Ancestor Fire Cloud, Burning Flame Valley took the initiative to establish extremely friendly relations with Starfall Pavilion and Medicine Poison Valley.
It is perfectly normal for the three major forces to organize friendly sparring among their younger disciples.
"This kind of event is great. With Elder Feng and Little Fairy Doctor's abilities, they should be able to run it well. After proper management, it will definitely not be weaker than the previous Four Directions Pavilion Conference."
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's evaluation, Mu Qingluan's smile widened, tinged with a hint of slyness: "Now there's a difficult task, and only you, Senior Brother, can handle it!"
"What?" Xiao Yan chuckled, "You can't expect me to participate in this kind of competition again, can you?"
Xiao Yan recalled how he and Venerable Feng had tricked the Yellow Springs Pavilion and the Wind and Thunder Pavilion at the Starfall Pavilion Conference back then. Now that the three major forces were closely related, what he had done was a great breach of etiquette.
"Oh dear, senior, what are you thinking! We're inviting you to be a judge, to sit on the judging panel, and to offer a few insightful comments at crucial moments!"
"Judges?" Xiao Yan chuckled, shaking his head instinctively. "Wouldn't it be more appropriate to invite Elder Feng or a Dou Zun elder from the Tianluan Clan?"
"Oh dear," Mu Qingluan quickly waved her hand, "No, no, the reason I insisted on coming to find you is because everyone came here for you!"
Before Xiao Yan could ask any more questions, Mu Qingluan immediately explained, "Senior Brother, you're now a legend of the Starfall Pavilion, the champion of the Pill Competition!"
"Right now, who in the entire Starfall Pavilion can rival your reputation? Many of the new disciples joined the Starfall Pavilion specifically because of your name. And regarding the recent events involving the Ancient Clan, although the news hasn't spread outside yet, how could we inside not know about your glorious feat of single-handedly storming the Ancient Clan?"
"Senior brother, you absolutely must come with me. We've already made a name for ourselves."
Upon hearing Mu Qingluan's explanation, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Qingluan, it's like this, I made an appointment with my teacher."
"I already asked for leave for you from Elder Yao. He said you can't stay cooped up in the alchemy room all the time, you should come out and move around. He told you to go tomorrow." Mu Qingluan put her hands on her hips, clearly having already anticipated what reason Xiao Yan would use to refuse her.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at Mu Qingluan and knew that this girl had gone to great lengths to invite him, so he nodded and said, "In that case, let's go together."