Qingyang City, Liu family mansion.
Liu Huabai and the Great Elder Liu Xincheng were walking in the courtyard of the Liu Mansion. People passing by all bowed respectfully when they saw them. The two of them smiled and nodded in response, and then continued to walk forward. Looking in that direction, they saw that it was the courtyard where Xiao Yan lived.
After walking for a while in silence, Liu Huabai saw that there were no people from the Liu family around, so he turned to look at the great elder Liu Xincheng who was walking with his head down, and asked:
"Great Elder, have you really decided to give that thing to Senior Xiao Yan? But, that thing is the most important thing in my Liu family!"
The Great Elder paused upon hearing this, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled. He looked up at Liu Huabai, his eyes wandering, but he finally nodded deeply and said:
"Yes, I have decided to give that item to Senior Xiao Yan. Our Liu family is indeed no longer qualified to own it. If we forcibly keep it, it will sooner or later bring disaster to our Liu family. It is better to give it to Senior Xiao Yan to help him increase his strength. Only in this way can our Liu family survive. After all, the only force that our Liu family can rely on and trust is Senior Xiao Yan..."
Having said this, Liu Huabai's face looked a little ugly and he seemed a little depressed. A family couldn't even protect the most important thing of their family. If this were to be told to others, wouldn't it become a joke?
Liu Xincheng glanced at Liu Huabai's depressed look again and spoke again:
"Okay, don't think about it anymore. The most important thing for a family? The foundation of the family's rise? My Liu family? My current Liu family? Do we have the qualifications? Let's not talk about whether someone will find out about us and come to seize it in the future. Even if no one comes to rob it, with the talents of these younger generations I left behind, are they capable of practicing it? It would be better to give it to Senior Xiao Yan and lay a good foundation with him. In the future, it will also bring endless benefits to my Liu family."
Upon hearing this, Liu Huabai sighed and stopped talking. The two of them walked towards Xiao Yan's residence together.
At this moment, in Xiao Yan's bedroom, ten figures were sitting cross-legged. One of them was particularly eye-catching because he was the only one among the ten who was completely solid and had a human aura.
Xiao Yan's soul power surged out and once again condensed into several Heavy Soul Orbs above his head. With a thought, the Heavy Soul Orbs immediately flew down, dividing into nine waves, falling from the top of each incarnation's head.
Each heavy soul bead fell down with full force, but the moment each heavy soul bead touched the nine incarnations, it disappeared.
The nine incarnations were seen trembling continuously, with soft white light emanating from their bodies. Xiao Yan frowned slightly, and his expression looked a little uncomfortable, but he relaxed again and insisted on holding it in.
After a while, Liu Huabai and Liu Xincheng arrived in front of the courtyard where Xiao Yan lived. They looked at each other and walked forward together without hesitation.
Liu Huabai glanced at the gate of the courtyard, then glanced at Liu Xincheng beside him, took a step forward, raised his hand and was about to knock on the door, but Xiao Yan's voice came from inside the door.
"Come in, I know you are here."
Liu Huabai's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard that. He turned his head to look at Liu Xincheng beside him, only to see that he had a nonchalant look on his face. Liu Xincheng smiled at Liu Huabai and entered the courtyard first.
Liu Xincheng and Liu Huabai entered the courtyard. Xiao Yan had already sat down in front of the stone table in the courtyard and was waiting. The two walked up to Xiao Yan and bowed respectfully to him together.
Xiao Yan waved his hand to let them off the hook, motioning for them to sit down at the stone table. Xiao Yan glanced at the two of them, frowned slightly, and asked:
"Is there something going on between Patriarch Liu and the Great Elder?"
Liu Huabai looked at Liu Xincheng, but Liu Xincheng stood up and looked at Xiao Yan. He flipped his palm and a silver-white scroll appeared in his hand. He stretched out his hands and placed them on the stone table in front of Xiao Yan.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan frowned slightly and looked up at Liu Xincheng. Liu Xincheng spoke directly:
"I believe that you already know the name of my Liu family's ancestor, right?"
Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows, took out a scroll, and started talking about the ancestors of his Liu family. His brows frowned, but his pupils suddenly shrank, his eyes suddenly widened, and he looked up at Liu Xincheng, his eyes filled with an indelible joy.
"Yes, this scroll is exactly the Tian Jue Step."
Xiao Yan already had some guesses in his mind, and after hearing what Liu Xincheng said, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
Xiao Yan had been feeling in his heart that something might happen in the near future, but with his current strength, it would be difficult to avoid it, so he practiced the Nine Transformations Art so hard. However, at his own speed, it would be impossible to ensure his safety.
But, at this moment, Liu Xincheng just happened to bring this Tian Jue Bu. For Xiao Yan, this was like justice from heaven and timely help. How could Xiao Yan not be ecstatic?
When Liu Xincheng saw the joy on Xiao Yan's face, his eyebrows slightly raised, a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes, he nodded slightly, thinking a little unnaturally in his heart.
Could it be that Xiao Yan also came to my Liu family for this Tian Jue Bu? But then, the next moment, he smiled and overturned the idea in his mind. Xiao Yan stood up, stretched out his hands, bowed to the elder, and said with gratitude in his tone:
"Thank you, Great Elder, for giving me this set of Tian Jue Bu. To be honest, I just happened to run into some trouble recently and was in urgent need of a set of fighting skills to protect myself. Now, the Great Elder has given me this set of Tian Jue Bu, the famous fighting skills of the Liu family's ancestors. It really saved me from the dire straits. I will definitely thank you handsomely!"
Liu Huabai and Liu Xincheng were both stunned when they heard this. When they saw Xiao Yan's surprised look, they thought he knew about the Tian Jue Bu, but now it seems that they were overthinking.
"In that case, the old man and I have helped you, senior. This can be regarded as your good fortune! In that case, please accept this scroll of Heavenly Absolute Steps. The two of us will take our leave first."
As they said this, the two were about to step back and turn around to leave, but Xiao Yan stopped them first, with a happy smile on his face, and laughed loudly:
"Haha! You two helped me so much today, how can I let you leave empty-handed? These things are useless to me, so just consider them as my thank you gift to you!"
As Xiao Yan spoke, he waved his right sleeve. A white light flashed and Liu Huabai and Liu Xincheng were stunned.
On the stone table in front of Xiao Yan, there were piles of jade bottles of elixirs, piled up like small hills.
Many rare treasures from heaven and earth were piled up for free, among them there was even a furry, fat cat-like little beast, which made Liu Huabai and Liu Xincheng raise their eyebrows slightly when they saw it.
When the little beast saw the two people, its huge eyes narrowed, its pupils suddenly shrank, it raised its huge head, and its throat rolled, and it was unknown what it swallowed.
The little beast turned around and saw a young man in white behind him. He instantly became delighted and jumped into Xiao Yan's arms. Xiao Yan also grinned and said to the little beast in his arms with a little apology:
"I'm sorry, I forgot about you during this period. You should stay here for now. I have too many things to do to take care of you."
The little beast shook its huge head when it heard that, but Xiao Yan touched its head, smiled slightly, and put it on the ground. The little beast looked at Xiao Yan eagerly, but picked up an eighth-grade pill on the ground with its claws and swallowed it into its stomach with a gulp.
Xiao Yan ignored it, but when Liu Huabai and Liu Xincheng saw this scene, their eyes twitched. They naturally recognized it as an eighth-grade elixir. They were also quite excited when they saw the elixir just now.
But just now, the little fellow in front of them actually swallowed it in one gulp. This can be said to be a waste of natural resources!
Xiao Yan smiled slightly, ignoring the expressions on their faces, and said with a smile:
"Take these first. I'll go back to my room and make some for you. And as I just said, I'm busy all the time, so I'll leave this little guy in your care. But don't worry, I'll prepare the pills for him."
After saying this, Xiao Yan turned around and went into the room.
Liu Huabai and Liu Xincheng only felt that the moment Xiao Yan entered the room and the wooden door closed, the world suddenly became hot, as if it had turned into a furnace. Even the leaves of a green tree in the courtyard turned slightly yellow.