## Chapter 209: Yunlan Sect's Calamity (5,000 words)
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(Vote for me with your monthly tickets, and make your monthly tickets valuable! 10,000 words today!) Xiao Yan slowly extended his hand, and the two black and white koi seemed to be alive and intelligent, swimming into Xiao Yan's palm.
The two fish spiraled around Xiao Yan's arm, moving with the sway of his arm, as if dancing with agility.
Xiao Yan understood that if he refined the Yin-Yang Dual Flame, it would mean that he accepted this mission.
Originally, the Xiao Clan of Wutan City was living a peaceful and prosperous life, dominating Wutan City, eating well, drinking well, and living like a local emperor without worrying about food and clothing.
Now, suddenly, there was a Soul Clan as a mortal enemy, and Xiao Yan had just learned that there were eight Dou Di families, and eight pieces of Ancient Jade, one for each family.
This also meant that it wasn't just the Soul Clan who wanted the Ancient Jade, but the other families wanted it too.
Xiao Yan secretly rubbed the two small fish with his fingers. This Yin-Yang Dual Flame was completely mature, and not only that, but it had already been completely refined by Xiao Xuan. As long as one possessed the Xiao Clan bloodline and cultivated the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, one should be able to refine this Yin-Yang Dual Flame without any pain.
This could be said to be one of the legacies left by the ancestor to Xiao Yan, his little grandson, like clicking 'confirm' to sign in and receive it.
Xiao Yan pondered for a long time. At this moment, Xiao Yan was alone. If possible, Xiao Yan wished he had someone who could give him some advice.
"Alas, there's really no choice. Whether it's the Strange Flame's Yin-Yang Dual Flame, or that Dou Di Bloodline and the secret techniques created by the Dou Di, they are all what I need," Xiao Yan said with a wry smile, shaking his head and sighing deeply.
The poor have no choice.
"Ancestor, thank you very much for thinking so highly of me. As a member of the Xiao Clan, protecting my family, guarding my loved ones, and making the family better and better is my duty," Xiao Yan said with an extremely serious expression, not joking at all, his voice resounding powerfully.
"I, Xiao Yan, may not be able to do better than you, but I swear to the heavens that as long as I, Xiao Yan, am alive, I will definitely protect the family's bloodline from being cut off, and take guarding the family as my responsibility."
"I, in the name of the Xiao Clan Young Clan Leader, hereby swear that I will guard the family, sweep away the barbarians and enemies. If I die one day, I will transform into a ghost to protect my Xiao Clan, forever prosperous. Let the sun and moon be the witness, and heaven and earth be the judge."
Xiao Yan reached out and swore with his Soul, his voice resonating with his Soul, to prove his sincerity.
As soon as he finished speaking, the two black and white fish merged together, turning into a ball of half-black and half-white flames floating in front of Xiao Yan.
[Good, my Xiao Clan people are not cowards.]
With a *boom*, the Yin-Yang Dual Flame suddenly surged, and the black and white flames turned into a sea of fire, completely enveloping Xiao Yan.
At this moment, Xiao Yan felt comfortable all over, as if he was soaking in a hot spring. The warm feeling made him drowsy.
Xiao Yan comfortably closed his eyes and began to circulate the Burning Skill, guiding the Yin-Yang Dual Flame.
The Yin-Yang Dual Flame gradually penetrated into Xiao Yan's flesh and blood through his pores, following the meridians towards Xiao Yan's Soul Collection.
Xiao Yan could feel that there was the Dou Di Bloodline that Xiao Xuan had mentioned in this Yin-Yang Dual Flame, but this Dou Di Bloodline was very thin.
According to the previous Xiao Clan standards, this bloodline was only of the first grade, the weakest kind. Not to mention activating the Clan Mark, it was almost useless except for improving talent. Without the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, this bit of bloodline power could only improve cultivation talent.
But that was also true. If the bloodline concentration was too high, how could it have escaped from Hun Tiandi's eyes.
Xiao Yan, who was 'receiving a blood transfusion' in the Gate of Life and Death, naturally didn't know that the entire Yunlan Sect had undergone earth-shattering changes at this time.
"Have you heard? I heard that the Yunlan Sect has closed its mountain."
"I heard. It seems that they are going to hold some kind of ceremony to prevent being disturbed, so they closed Yunlan Mountain, not allowing anyone to enter or leave."
At this time, Xiao Yan had been in the Gate of Life and Death 'watching a movie' for almost a day.
Not long after Xiao Yan entered the Gate of Life and Death, Yun Shan announced the closure of the mountain gate, and even activated the repaired Sect Protecting Grand Array, sealing off the entire Yunlan Sect.
Not to mention entering and leaving, even perception could not enter.
In the Gama Imperial Family, Yao Ye discovered that something was wrong and hurriedly summoned all the experts in the Gama Empire who had participated in the agreement between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan the day before.
"I didn't find anything wrong," Mu Chen shook his head, indicating that he didn't know why the Yunlan Sect would suddenly do this.
"After Xiao Yan made a scene at the Yunlan Sect, the appearance of the Medusa Queen caused Yun Shan to be defeated. Xiao Yan proposed to enter the Gate of Life and Death for training as compensation. All of this is normal," Nalan Jie also shook his head, he didn't find anything wrong either.
Fa Ma seemed to have thought of something, and frowned, saying, "Could it be that the Yunlan Sect has a second Dou Zong expert, and the closure of the mountain gate is to capture the Medusa Queen?"
Fa Ma suddenly remembered Yun Shan's crazy words at the end. If Yun Shan was calling for another Dou Zong hidden in the Yunlan Sect at that time, then it was indeed possible! "A second one!! How is that possible? How could the Yunlan Sect give birth to two Dou Zongs!" Jia Xing Tian exclaimed. If the Yunlan Sect really had two Dou Zongs, then the entire Northwest region might fall into the hands of the Yunlan Sect.
The Northwest Region Sect Competition not long after wouldn't even need to be fought. Two Dou Zongs were enough to dominate.
Hai Bo Dong sighed and said worriedly, "Let's wait and see for now. I have a Soul Jade Pendant made by Xiao Yan here. If something really happens to him, he should crush the jade pendant to notify me."
Time flew by, and more than a month passed. Since the Yunlan Sect closed its mountain more than a month ago, it seemed to have become a secluded holy land, no longer as bustling as before. Even the lively Yunlan City had become sparsely populated.
At this moment, at the Gate of Life and Death, over a dozen thick black iron chains were wrapped around the stone pillars of the Gate of Life and Death, as if trying to pull it up.
The other ends of the iron chains were connected to altars. Upon closer inspection, these altars looked very similar to the Soul Offering Altars, except this time the offerings placed on them were not Soul Stones and Soul Tokens, but living beings.
And in this short week, not only did those Soul Envoys of the Yunlan Sect who had already joined the Soul Palace go out hunting, but some rogue cultivators who had joined the Soul Palace also plundered many cultivators and mercenaries from various cities and gathering places.
The vast majority were Dou Zhe and Dou Shi (Battle Master), with some Da Dou Shi (Great Battle Master) and Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit), and even Magical Beasts and ordinary people.
Seeing that the Soul Envoys who had gone out had returned, Wū Protector smiled coldly and said, "Heh heh heh, put everyone into the altars. As long as there are enough of them, I don't believe that absorbing their souls won't allow me to forcibly pull up this Gate of Life and Death!"
Immediately, those Soul Envoys wearing Soul Robes threw all the plundered mortals and cultivators into the altars.
When each Soul Envoy poured all the plundered creatures into the altars, the huge altars instantly became crowded.
"Grandma! Where are you, Grandpa!" In an instant, every altar was filled with cries of parents and screams of misery.
Heads crowded together on the several huge altars, the sounds of grief, screams, and wails intertwined, and the altars were filled with gloom and misery.
At this moment, Yun Shan, who was watching all this in the sky, couldn't help but be shocked by what he saw.
Although he was mentally prepared, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart when he saw this scene.
The Soul Palace's secret techniques were based on Soul power, the stronger the Soul power, the more powerful they were. Like the Spirit Heart Soul Gathering Art that Xiao Yan cultivated, his Soul power was able to break through so quickly not only because he had a naturally strong Soul, but more importantly, when he refined the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the Eight-Winged Flame Devil Tiger gave all the Soul power remaining in the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame to Xiao Yan.
This also meant that Soul Gathering could also collect the power of living beings to improve oneself.
"This is too outrageous! There are ordinary people and the old, weak, women, and children in there!" Some elders who had joined the Soul Palace under bewitchment also saw this scene and couldn't help but become furious, their eyes splitting!
Some people were so angry that they wanted to rush out, but they were suppressed by the other elders around them, who said in a deep voice, "You're going to your death. Not to mention that there are several Heaven Rank high-level Soul Envoys with Dou Huang strength among them, Wū Protector alone can destroy our Yunlan Sect."
At this time, many Yunlan Sect elders in the dark were also filled with grief and indignation, but they were powerless.
Not to mention that they were powerless, even Yun Shan could only obey Wū Protector's orders.
With the Soul Palace's power that Wū Protector had gathered, it was enough to sweep through the entire Yunlan Sect.
"Yun Shan, these people are not strong enough. There should be several Dou Huang in the Gama Empire." Wū Protector frowned as he looked at the people on the altar. His Soul power swept over and found that most of them were of low cultivation, the strongest being only a few Dou Wang (Fighting King) and some low-level Alchemists, not even a Dou Huang.
Yun Shan said with a grim face, "Our mountain closure has already aroused the suspicion of the Gama royal family. If we attack Dou Huang, it would be very troublesome if we attract the Alchemist Guild."
Hearing about the Alchemist Guild, Wū Protector frowned slightly again. This organization was an obstacle to the Soul Palace.
The Soul Palace was naturally not afraid of the Pill Tower, but Wū Protector could not represent the entire Soul Palace. A Protector could not make the Alchemist Guild afraid.
"Have you found Medusa Queen?" Wū Protector asked.
When the Yunlan Sect closed the mountain, Yun Shan immediately went to the building where Xiao Yan was located to search, but Medusa Queen discovered him in advance and hid.
If a Dou Zong wanted to hide, even Wū Protector would not be able to find any trace of her.
"Not yet."
Wū Protector's eyes narrowed, and he looked at a hall, saying in a deep voice, "You must remember that you are a Protector of the Soul Palace. If necessary, you must understand that some people need to be sacrificed."
Yun Shan's eyes were solemn, and his face became even more gloomy. That place was where the Yunlan Sect disciples who had not joined the Soul Palace were imprisoned, and even Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran had been imprisoned.
Wū Protector smiled coldly and shouted, "Then let's start without delay, Nine Forest Hundred Devouring Souls! Arise!!"
Seeing that the Soul Offering Altar was filled, Wū Protector's shrill voice fell, and a strange black mist suddenly surged out from the Soul Offering Altar, engulfing everyone on the altar. Immediately, chewing sounds and screams, chilling to the bone, slowly came from the black mist.
The chewing sound echoed strangely in the quiet space. One could imagine what kind of terrifying scene was happening in the black mist, and just thinking about it made people feel cold all over.
At this time, Yun Yun and others who were imprisoned in the hall also heard the sound of hellish ghosts devouring.
"Master, what should we do?" Nalan Yanran couldn't imagine how the Yunlan Sect, which was fine a little over a month ago, had suddenly become like this! "Yanran, get out of the way. Wind's Extremity—Meteor Kill!" Yun Yun took out her Personal Sword from her Storage Ring and used the Earth Rank Dou Technique (neutral) Wind's Extremity on the gate.
A white light flashed, but no matter how hard Yun Yun tried, she could not break the seal set by Yun Shan.
Just then, a pair of eyes appeared, and footsteps were slow. With just a wave of her sleeve, all the guarding Soul Envoys were reduced to ashes.
A flame gradually grew in her palm, and then with a loud bang, Yun Shan's seal was completely broken.
"Medusa Queen?!" Yun Yun's beautiful eyes were startled. She didn't expect that the one who saved them was the Snake-People Empire's ruler!
"That black-clothed guy is devouring the souls of countless people, intending to forcibly break the Gate of Life and Death." Even Medusa Queen's face was unusually solemn at this moment.
She could feel that the strength of the person called Wū Protector was soaring, and an extremely cold aura enveloped the entire Yunlan Sect.
Hearing this, Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran's expressions changed slightly. They didn't expect that this Wū Protector would be so cruel, and would actually perform a living sacrifice in order to use a secret technique! "Yanran, you take the other disciples and leave the Yunlan Sect immediately. I'll go find Master. He must have a way." Yun Yun bit her lip and said quickly.
Medusa glanced at Yun Yun and said, "Those people were captured under your master's orders."
Upon hearing this, Yun Yun's face turned pale. Although she had already guessed something, it was still difficult to accept when she actually heard it. How could the master who had raised her become like this!
With a *boom, Yunlan Mountain trembled once again in an instant. Wū Protector, whose strength had soared after using a secret technique, grabbed those thick black chains and lifted them upwards with a jerk! "Rise for me!*"
Wū Protector planned to uproot the Gate of Life and Death along with the secret realm space below!
Seeing the terrifying blow, all the Soul Envoys trembled. Whether they were Dou Wang or Dou Huang, they were scared out of their wits and trembled all over.
Wū Protector, who had absorbed the souls of a large number of living beings, had actually reached the strength of a Nine-Star Dou Zong! He had even grasped the power of space!
Although he had not completely controlled space like a Dou Zun, he was not far from it.
Buzz! Suddenly, the entire Yunlan Sect emitted a dazzling light, and bursts of clouds and smoke enveloped it, colliding with Wū Protector's black mist.
White smoke suddenly gushed out from the Gate of Life and Death, and figures appeared.
Yun Shan's eyes were filled with shock as he exclaimed, "Those are the powers left behind by the past Sect Leaders!"
Seeing this scene, Wū Protector's eyes instantly became sharp, and his voice changed, echoing through the sky: "Since your Yunlan Sect wants to oppose me, then there is no need to support this Yunlan Sect. It's time to take back some things!"
Hearing the sinister laughter coming from the black mist, the elders of the Yunlan Sect who had joined the Soul Palace all changed their expressions drastically. Yun Shan immediately seemed to understand something and quickly retreated.
However, just as they moved, a strange suction force suddenly erupted from the black mist. This suction force swept down overwhelmingly. This suction force did not cause any harm to ordinary people, but those who had joined the Soul Palace and obtained the Soul Palace's Soul Skill all suddenly froze. Immediately, their bodies were still like puppets, their faces filled with pain, extremely twisted and ferocious.
Even Yun Shan was unable to move for a moment.
"Wū Protector, what are you doing!"
"Jie jie jie, did you think I was really so kind as to give you Earth Rank Soul Skill to cultivate? The Mother-Child Twin Soul Skill was originally meant to be used with the Nine Forest Hundred Devouring Souls!" Wū Protector instantly revealed a hideous expression.
The Soul Palace of Yunlan Sect was his. After reporting Xiao Clan back then, Wū Protector received a lot of Soul Point rewards, allowing him to obtain this Cultivation Method.
"Jie jie, you have accepted the power of my Soul Palace, and now it is natural for you to pay the price." A cold laughter came from the black mist.
"Out!"
Wū Protector's cold shout suddenly resounded, and immediately nearly ten Yunlan Sect elders and some elite disciples of the Yunlan Sect collapsed, and illusory Soul Bodies floated out from their Crowns of the Head. In the horrified and shocked gazes of countless people, they slowly rose into the air, and finally were all sucked into the strange black mist.
Only Yun Shan was still desperately resisting, suppressing his Soul Body from being sucked away.
With a poof, Yun Shan looked down in horror, a withered palm pierced out from Yun Shan's back, piercing through Yun Shan's heart.
"Jie jie jie, Yun Shan, this Protector will accept your Soul." Wū Protector immediately pulled out Yun Shan's Soul Body and threw it directly into his mouth to chew.
After devouring the Soul Bodies of Yun Shan and many elders of the Yunlan Sect, Wū Protector's strength suddenly soared to an unbelievable level.
"Bastard, return my master's Soul!" Yun Yun's eyes were bloodshot and tearful. A pair of cyan Dou Qi wings quickly appeared behind her. Immediately, the wings vibrated, and she instantly flashed into the sky, rushing towards the black mist.
"Hmph, overestimating yourself!"
Feeling Yun Yun rushing over, Wū Protector's sneer came from the black mist, and immediately a black arrow shot out, aiming directly at Yun Yun's forehead.
With a bang, Medusa suddenly appeared in front of Yun Yun, her hands condensing colorful light. But the terrifying and unparalleled power broke the defense in one fell swoop.
Wū Protector casually blew Medusa away, along with Yun Yun.
"Jie jie jie, what this Protector, no, what this Venerable One wants to do, no one can stop! That belongs to me!" After devouring countless Souls, Wū Protector's strength was infinitely close to Dou Zun!
"That's not necessarily true."
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from below.
Xiao Yan, with black and white flames emanating on his body, slowly walked out of the Gate of Life and Death, looking around. When Xiao Yan saw that the Soul Offering Altar was full of corpses, he probably guessed what happened.
Seeing Xiao Yan appear, Wū Protector's eyes were filled with greed, and he casually threw down Yun Shan's body, and an overwhelming black mist appeared.
"Jie jie jie, Xiao Yan, you finally appeared, quickly hand over the inheritance to me, this Venerable One can spare you from death!"
Xiao Yan looked strangely at Wū Protector, who had improved his strength through secret methods, and said, "Do you know what that inheritance is? And you already want it?"
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