Dou Di
Xiao Yan could have continued to hide the Tuoshe Ancient Jade, leading the Soul Clan to believe it was taken by the Gu Clan, diverting the trouble. After all, Gu Yuan and Xun Er both knew the Xiao Clan's location, and could have taken the Ancient Jade long ago.
No one would suspect that the current Xiao Clan could deceive the Gu Clan.
Xiao Yan knew that the Tuoshe Ancient Jade represented access to the Dou Di Remains. Faced with the temptation to become a Dou Di, no one could resist. Not to mention Xiao Yan, even Hun Xuzi had considered hiding the jade himself.
Yet Xiao Yan could so decisively abandon the Tuoshe Ancient Jade.
Logically, Xiao Yan's decision was correct, but people rarely remain rational in the face of such immense temptation.
Hearing Hun Xuzi's words, Xiao Yan slowly said, "You're mistaken. I don't have any particular courage; it's just that I have other pursuits besides becoming a Dou Di."
Hun Xuzi's withered face gradually formed an unsightly smile, and he laughed, "Heh heh heh, I have a feeling that the Gu Clan will regret that Tong Xuan didn't kill you with one palm."
Hun Xuzi appeared behind Xiao Yan like a ghost, his low voice carrying, "Although my Soul Clan destroyed your Xiao Clan, it was the Xiao Clan of a thousand years ago. If my Soul Clan becomes Di, I guarantee there will be no more Dou Di families in the world, and no one will stop you from being with that Gu Clan's daughter."
Hun Xuzi's finger lightly touched Xiao Yan's Storage Ring, and an ancient token slowly floated out. Hun Xuzi's withered finger touched the Soul Token, and instantly, with a buzz, the Soul Token erupted with a powerful and mysterious Soul fluctuation!
The words 'Heaven Rank Protector' on the back of the Soul Token gradually faded away, and finally, a single character 'Venerable' appeared, occupying the entire token.
The Soul character on the Soul Token seemed to come alive, the entire character imbued with a devilish, agile, and eerie aura, the Soul Token constantly emitting a burst of Yin energy.
Hun Xuzi held the Soul Token floating in his palm, and said in a low voice, "Come, join my Soul Clan, and rise from where you fell."
Xiao Yan glanced at the Soul Token, his eyes slightly narrowed, and then looked at Hun Xuzi, sneering, "Aren't you afraid of my Xiao Clan rising again?"
"Heh heh heh, your Xiao Clan was defeated by my Soul Clan back then. If we fear even the current Xiao Clan, what face does my Soul Clan have to achieve the Emperor Position!" Hun Xuzi said.
"Joining your Soul Clan is out of the question, but, happy cooperation." With a snap, Xiao Yan's lips slightly curved, and he reached out to grasp the Soul Token.
Wuwuwu!!! The moment Xiao Yan grasped the Soul Token, the Soul Token suddenly erupted with a burst of ghostly wails, and a cold and powerful Soul force transmitted from the Soul Token, instantly drilling into the depths of Xiao Yan's Soul.
Xiao Yan could clearly feel the terrifying Soul force enveloping him, and an unusual emotion spread through his heart. His Soul was connecting with the Soul Token, a kind of Soul imprint. This force was evil, cold, violent... and powerful! A black Soul character appeared in Xiao Yan's left eye, but quickly disappeared, hidden within his Soul.
Is this the ritual to activate the Soul Token and join the Soul Clan? Xiao Yan could now clearly feel his relationship with this Soul Token. This Soul Token was his. If he died, his Soul Body could even reside in the Soul Token to be preserved for thousands of years.
The Soul Token in Xiao Yan's hand was probably more precious than some ordinary Soul Tokens in the clan. This activated Soul Token was a treasure! The depth of the Soul Clan's foundation could be glimpsed from this!
Moreover, Xiao Yan's Soul force also benefited from that powerful force, completely stepping into the Mortal Realm Completion, which was the Soul force of a Seventh Grade Alchemist. As long as he could cultivate to the Mortal Realm Grand Completion, he could use the Spirit Heart Soul Gathering Art toimpact the Spirit Realm! If the Gu Clan was a Dou Di family comparable to the Soul Clan, then the foundation the Gu Clan possessed would be extraordinary. No wonder even a mere deputy commander of a family guardgroup dared to be so arrogant. With such a foundation, it would be difficult not to be arrogant.
Give it to him, and he could be even more arrogant than Ling Quan.
"Is that all?" Xiao Yan looked at Hun Xuzi. He handed the Tuoshe Ancient Jade to the Soul Clan not only to prevent the Soul Clan from discovering that the Ancient Jade was still in the Xiao Clan, attracting unnecessary trouble, but also because Xiao Yan now needed powerful strength.
He still lost.
Four years of effort and desperate struggle did allow him to defeat Ling Quan, but the result was still that he did not gain the Gu Clan's approval. Tong Xuan Elder's shaking his head and sighing pierced Xiao Yan's heart like a sharp sword.
The Gu Clan still would not agree to Xiao Yan and Xun Er's matter. Xiao Yan's strength was still too weak, too weak.
A genius with potential was still just a genius with potential. No one could say for sure whether the future would arrive, and moreover, Xiao Yan's potential had not reached the point where the Gu Clan would look at him with new eyes.
Hun Xuzi revealed a meaningful smile, and laughed, "Heh heh heh, greed is a good thing. Without greed, how can one be enterprising."
"No matter what, you handed over this Ancient Jade, which can be considered a great achievement. Speak, what is it that you desire?"
Back then, Hun Tiandi didn't know how many clansmen died for this Ancient Jade, how many Dou Zun and Dou Sheng died, but the result was that he didn't obtain it.
It was estimated that Hun Tiandi had never thought that after a thousand years, the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade would still fall into the hands of the Soul Clan. And it was actually because of the Xiao Clan's allied clan, the Gu Clan.
The affairs of the world were so wonderful.
The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth slightly curved, and the greed in his eyes was not concealed at all. That kind of thirst for power was the most primitive motivation for cultivators.
"Emperor Soulsecret."
Hearing the three words that came out of Xiao Yan's mouth, Hun Xuzi's old eyes flashed with a gleam, and he asked, "Do you know what the Emperor Soulsecret is?"
Xiao Yan recalled the introduction he had seen before, and said, "A Cultivation Method created by Soul Di, 'One Soul destroys ten thousand Souls, ten thousand Souls control the Azure Sky.' When cultivated to great success, the Soul shatters but does not die, tearing one's own Soul can exist independently, bestowing the will of the Emperor upon all things in the world, this is the Emperor Soulsecret."
Hun Xuzi slowly shook his head, his old eyes looked at Xiao Yan, and he said faintly, "Your Xiao Clan has indeed lost too many things. The reason why Dou Di families value Dou Di Bloodline is not only because Dou Di Bloodline will speed up the cultivation speed of disciples, but more importantly, the Dou Techniques, Cultivation Methods, and secret methods created by Dou Di must be cultivated with Dou Di Bloodline to exert their true power."
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"The Emperor Soulsecret you saw is only the upper volume. The Emperor Soulsecret itself is not divided into upper and lower volumes, but it is only because its cultivation is extremely strict that it is split."
"Even the split upper volume requires the Soul Clan's Sixth Grade Dou Di Bloodline to cultivate. Even in the Soul Clan, there are only a few dozen people who can complete the cultivation of the upper volume."
"The complete Emperor Soulsecret requires a God Grade Bloodline to cultivate. In the entire Soul Clan, only four people can cultivate it, and only the Clan Leader Hun Tiandi has mastered it to perfection."
Hun Xuzi crooked his finger, and the Emperor Seal Technique given by Xun Er floated out of the Storage Ring.
"This Emperor Seal Technique of yours is just a degraded version, something that the Gu Clan modified over countless years based on the real Emperor Seal Technique. The real Emperor Seal Technique also requires the Gu Clan's Dou Di Bloodline to cultivate. This modification was made to make it easier for disciples with lower-level bloodlines to cultivate."
"The real Emperor Seal Technique combines five seals into one, with power that reaches the heavens and earth. It is a supreme Dou Technique that surpasses Heaven Rank. Legend has it that during the ancient era of emperors, an ancient Di used the Emperor Seal Technique to kill a Dou Di. The Emperor Seal Technique is a Di-slaying Dou Technique."
!!!!! Xiao Yan's pupils were shocked. He remembered that Xiao Xuan desperately wanted to leave behind Break the Azure Sky, and that this unknown thing also required the Xiao Clan's Dou Di Bloodline to cultivate! "The Dou Techniques created by Yellow Spring Demon Saint, Purification Lotus Demon Saint, and other Dou Sheng in the ancient era were already advanced Heaven Rank. If what a Dou Di created was only Earth Rank, wouldn't that be a laughingstock?" Hun Xuzi lightly flicked the scroll, sending the so-called Emperor Seal Technique scroll in front of Xiao Yan.
Anything a Dou Di casually created couldn't possibly be as low-level as Earth Rank.
"This is the difference in foundation between Dou Di families and other families and forces. Without the Dou Di Bloodline, the body simply can't withstand the power of these Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques. Not only will you be unable to cultivate, but forcibly cultivating will only lead to your own death."
"Heaven Rank is just the peak of the Dou Qi Continent, but for Dou Di families who have once been in contact with that level, Heaven Rank is not the end."
Dou Di families, these families not only possess Small Worlds created by Dou Dis, independent of the Dou Qi Continent, but also live in another space like the legendary Heavenly Court.
And these Dou Di families, whose inheritances have not been interrupted and have been passed down from the era of emperors to the present, possess Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques created by Dou Dis, possessing the foundation of Dou Dis! "If you wish, I can pass on my lifelong alchemy skills to you, and even refine a Ninth Grade Pill for you to further enhance your alchemy talent..." Just as Hun Xuzi was speaking, suddenly, a Black Flame flashed in Xiao Yan's hand, and a Jade Bottle appeared.
Xiao Yan had become smarter, no longer placing truly important things in the Storage Ring, but entrusting them to Mao Wu, who possessed the Void Space, for safekeeping.
Such as the Burningsecret and this Jade Bottle.
Xiao Yan used the Void Swallowing Flame Sub-fire to keep things safe, preventing them from being spied on by Soul power, which Hun Xuzi hadn't expected.
In just three years, Xiao Yan had begun to initially grasp the power of the Sub-flame.
When the Jade Bottle appeared, a cold glint flashed in Hun Xuzi's old eyes. Of course, he knew what was contained in this Jade Bottle! "Do you know that ahead lies an endless abyss?" Hun Xuzi narrowed his eyes slightly, he roughly knew what Xiao Yan was going to do.
The Jade Bottle contained the drop of blood that Mao Wu had obtained after refining Yao Li.
The current Xiao Yan naturally knew what this was: Dou Di Bloodline purified by the Void Swallowing Flame.
Xiao Yan didn't say a word, but Hun Xuzi had already seen the answer in Xiao Yan's eyes.
Enter the abyss! Grinning, Hun Xuzi turned his hand and took out a dark scroll from his Void Swallowing Flame Sub-fire, wrapped in countless Souls, from which bursts of ghostly wails were occasionally heard, and lightly flicked it towards Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan didn't immediately open the scroll, but instead put the scroll into the Void Swallowing Flame Sub-fire. He didn't even have the ability to open the Emperor Soulsecret right now.
"Heh heh heh, perhaps you are more like the Soul Clan than my Soul Clan."
With a whoosh, as Hun Xuzi's voice gradually disappeared, Xiao Yan also returned from the Void Space to Canaan Academy.
With Hun Xuzi's strength, not to mention being detected, he didn't even leave a trace, as if nothing had happened just now.
Xiao Yan slowly raised his head. The bright moon in the sky was particularly dim tonight.
"Xun Er... wait for me."
[Only with the Emperor Soulsecret are you qualified to cooperate with me]
Suddenly, a strange voice reached Xiao Yan's heart, but strangely, Xiao Yan didn't panic when he heard this voice, and slowly walked down the hillside.
"I know."
The subtle breeze caused by the flapping of butterfly wings had now turned into a world-destroying hurricane that overturned the timeline.
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