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"Is it very surprising? It's not hard to understand, is it? In the face of greater interests, hatred can be temporarily put aside," Hun Tiandi said with a slight smile.
Xiao Xuan shook his head, "Some principles cannot be abandoned… If I were still alive, I would never agree."
"But times change, and I am already a dead man. I don't want to interfere, nor can I interfere, with the Xiao Clan's current choices."
"You wouldn't be so bored as to specifically come and tell me this, would you?"
Hun Tiandi smiled and said, "Perhaps I am that bored? I'm very curious about your current thoughts… Oh, by the way, do you know someone named Xiao Men?"
"Xiao Men? I don't know him." Xiao Xuan shook his head.
"Is that so…" With a soft murmur, a wisp of Hun Tiandi's split soul slowly dissipated.
Hun Xiao mustered her courage and said, "Does Senior Xiao Xuan have any other instructions? If not, we will take our leave."
Xiao Xuan waved his hand, "Get lost, don't ever appear before me again."
He wouldn't bother to argue with two juniors who came to deliver a message.
The two left in a hurry, while Xiao Xuan looked at Xiao Ke with some frustration. The alliance between the Xiao Clan and the Soul Clan made him question himself… wondering if his desperate struggle against the Soul Clan in the past had any meaning at all.
This thought was only fleeting; his will was not so easily shaken… He shook his head and said, "That Hun Tiandi actually came all the way just to annoy me, a dead man… Tsk, how boring."
Then, he asked, "What is the current situation of the Xiao Clan?"
Xiao Ke dared not conceal anything and told Xiao Xuan about the Xiao Family's decline, rise, and the difficulties it faced. However, he wasn't very clear about some things, so his explanations were vague in certain areas.
As he spoke, a hint of sadness couldn't help but surface in his heart. The once glorious Xiao Clan had ultimately fallen so low as to barely survive in a remote place like Wu Tan City.
If Old Ancestor Xiao Yuanshan hadn't intervened, perhaps during the Soul Hall Protector's attack on the Xiao Family, only a few people would have been left alive… After listening to his account, Xiao Xuan sighed, "So that's how it is. The Xiao Clan has indeed declined. There is no such thing as a Xiao Clan hidden in the shadows, only a ghost from a thousand years ago."
"Xiao Yuanshan, I have no impression of this name. Perhaps he was a clan member I never noticed, or perhaps an alias of someone I knew."
"All the power comes from those parasitic insects that coexist with you? The Young Clan Leader carries the hope of the entire Xiao Clan…"
Xiao Xuan seemed to be speaking to Xiao Ke, yet also to himself. He remained silent for a long time, then suddenly revealed a smile:
"It's a bit better than I originally expected. There is still hope after all… I understand."
Xiao Xuan's gentle voice seemed to possess a magical power, calming Xiao Ke's agitated mood.
"There are some things I left behind in the Heavenly Tomb from my lifetime. I originally wanted to see whether you or Xiao Yan were more outstanding and give them to one of you. Now, it seems there is only one choice for him."
Xiao Ke thought for a moment and then said, "I hope Ancestor will not tell the Young Clan Leader the truth. The Clan Leader will choose an appropriate time to communicate with him."
Xiao Xuan nodded, "Very well, I am a dead man after all. Let the living resolve the affairs of the living."
After a brief contemplation, he said, "Since you've come all this way, I shouldn't favor one over the other and let you come for nothing. I'll give you some energy cores as compensation."
As he spoke, Xiao Xuan looked into the distance. A faint, dark light emanated from his body, and a phantom image peeled away from him, shooting towards the distance.
Immediately after, a deafening roar erupted in the distance. The earth seemed to tremble, and even where Xiao Ke stood by the tombstone, he could clearly feel it.
Not long after, the projection returned and merged back into Xiao Xuan's body. He extended his right hand, flicked a finger, and tossed two energy cores to Xiao Ke.
Xiao Ke quickly caught them and respectfully thanked him, "Thank you for your Ancestor's grace."
He sensed the energy cores in his hand and was startled by the immense energy contained within them… Truly worthy of Ancestor Xiao Xuan; in just a few minutes, he had killed two Dou Saint-level energy bodies.
Xiao Xuan's tomb was a considerable distance from the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb. These few minutes also included the travel time and the time spent searching for the energy bodies!
"You can refine these two energy cores here," Xiao Xuan said casually. Then, he returned to the tombstone.
"Ancestor," Xiao Yan, who was cultivating, opened his eyes.
Xiao Xuan's eyes held a hint of kindness and expectation. He slowly spoke:
"I have already communicated with another person from the Xiao Clan, and we have decided to leave some of the Xiao Clan's bloodline, which I preserved with all my might back then, to you."
"It's perfect. You have already cultivated the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations and possess such a powerful Heavenly flame, allowing you to cultivate the most perfect clan Pattern. With the power of the bloodline, you can maximize the strength of the clan Pattern."
He smiled and stepped into the pool of water in front of the stone hall Door. With a slight raise of his palm, the pool water slowly began to swirl. A crimson light flowed from Xiao Xuan's body, entering the pool water from his feet.
As the crimson light merged, the pool water transformed from its original clarity to blood-red. Even the green lotus floating on top turned blood-red.
Meanwhile, Xiao Xuan suddenly aged dramatically. His dark hair turned completely white, and many wrinkles appeared on his face.
Xiao Yan's expression changed, and he was about to stop him, but he saw Xiao Xuan shake his head, "This is my hope… I failed back then. My promise to the clan members, I entrust to you."
Xiao Yan nodded solemnly, "This is what I should do."
"Xiao Yan, enter the blood pool. This is the last of the Xiao Clan's bloodline power…" Xiao Xuan said in a hoarse, aged voice.
Xiao Yan no longer hesitated and stepped into the blood pool, slowly walking forward. The blood water covered his ankles, knees, waist, chest… until it completely engulfed him.
Xiao Xuan watched this scene with a smile on his lips… Thousands of years. I'm almost unable to wait any longer. To guard this deep part of the Heavenly Tomb in such an inhuman, ghostly form is also a torment for me.
Hurry and complete the blood transfusion. If there's enough time, I can still give you some other things… Pain, pain, pain… Intense pain filled Xiao Yan's mind, making his face somewhat contorted.
Strands of energy, thin as gossamer, seemed like countless fine needles, piercing into every part of his body and flowing into his blood vessels.
"Hold on, this is necessary pain… The bloodline power within the Xiao Clan's people has completely disappeared, so we can only complete the blood transfusion through this most brutal method."
Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, his eyes red, silently enduring the piercing pain. His mind conjured the faces of Xiao Zhan and Xiao Meng.
What is this pain compared to that?
Father is still waiting for me to rescue him, and Xiao Meng is still waiting for me to revive her!
Compared to the pain of losing loved ones, the pain of seeing a loved one die before your eyes and being powerless, this pain is nothing more than that!
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