Hearing this, Yao Chen nodded, not particularly surprised.
Because back in Qingshan Town, Han Feng had explained the true identity of Xiao Yan's family to him.
At that time, he was indeed shocked for a while. After all, that was the family with the strongest combat power among the eight ancient clans, enough to be on par with the Gu Clan and the Hun Clan. Even the Xiao Clan once produced a super expert who almost stepped into Dou God.
Such characters were countable in the history after the ancient era of the Dou Qi Continent.
Xiao Zhan clenched his fists, with worry in his eyes.
What Mr. Han said should be true. The Hun Clan most likely noticed.
No matter where they got the news, the result could not be changed.
With the current strength of the Xiao family alone, it was impossible to survive in the hands of the Hall of Souls.
"Mr. Han, then where do you suggest our Xiao family migrate to?"
"Black-Corner Region."
Han Feng said slowly.
"Black-Corner Region?!"
Xiao Zhan was shocked.
In his impression, the Black-Corner Region was synonymous with chaos. A small family like the Xiao family going there would only become the target of being beaten.
"The current Black-Corner Region is no longer what it used to be. You don't have to worry about chaos and fighting."
Seeing Xiao Zhan's surprised look, Han Feng explained.
"And the forces of the Hall of Souls there have been cleared by me. Compared to other places, it is safer."
Xiao Zhan still had doubts in his heart.
On the one hand, the atmosphere in the Black-Corner Region used to be really bad. Except for Jia Nan Academy, other places seemed to be soaked in blood.
Many students from Jia Nan Academy also reported the chaos there.
On the other hand, family migration is not a small matter.
This involves personnel transfer and interest disposal in many aspects.
A slight carelessness would cause negative emotions within the clan.
After all, except for Xiao Zhan, most of the other Xiao family members were unaware of their family's hidden dangers and past.
Leaving the city where they had lived for decades to take root in a strange place required a certain amount of courage.
"Mr. Han, please allow me to discuss this matter with my clansmen."
Xiao Zhan said.
"As it should be."
Han Feng laughed, "Patriarch Xiao doesn't need to worry too much. Even if this place is discovered by the Hall of Souls, I have the ability to protect the Xiao family. It won't be too late to decide then."
Hearing this, Xiao Zhan felt much more relaxed, and at the same time secretly made up his mind.
From today on, he would slowly persuade the clansmen. If he moved them with emotion and reason, most people would understand.
After sitting for a while longer, Han Feng and Yao Chen also walked out of the room and wandered around the huge Xiao Residence.
"Feng'er, I remember you told me before that the Hun Clan was looking for the Xiao family for the Tuoshe Ancient God Jade in their hands."
"Correct, but it cannot be ruled out that they are looking for the descendants of the Xiao Clan to vent their anger."
Han Feng said.
"Sigh, it's really unimaginable that this Xiao family is actually the Xiao Clan of back then."
Yao Chen sighed deeply, seeming to lament the rise and fall of all things.
No matter how prosperous a force is, one day it will fall into dust.
In this world, what lasts forever?
Even cultivating to Half-step Dou God, isn't it now turned into a pile of yellow earth?
Perhaps only the legendary Dou God is qualified to talk about eternity.
Han Feng stood silently beside Yao Chen, enjoying the quiet and peaceful atmosphere at this moment.
"I really hope time can stop at this moment."
"No need to think about other things."
"Just standing quietly like this."
Yao Chen smiled gently.
He patted Han Feng's shoulder.
"I know the burden on you is heavy, but don't rush, and don't be afraid. Master will always support you."
Han Feng nodded, let out a long breath, and looked up at the sky.
The glory of the setting sun shone on the robes of the two through an evergreen tree in the courtyard.
Light and shadow mottled, time was peaceful.
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Misty Cloud Sect, cultivation back mountain.
Nalan Yanran sat cross-legged on the top of a towering cliff, feeling the vastness of heaven and earth.
The natural wind blew in the high sky, containing infinite true meaning, seemingly ordinary, yet not so ordinary.
Buzz!
A cyan powerful Dou Qi condensed in Nalan Yanran's palm, rotating at high speed, then spreading.
Her smooth black hair fluttered in the wind. Nalan Yanran opened her eyes with joy.
"Succeeded!"
She broke through to Dou Grandmaster with her own strength!
At the Dantian, a Dou Crystal flashing with cyan light was bright and beautiful.
It represented that the cultivator's cultivation had entered a new level.
The intensity of Dou Qi increased greatly, reaching the level of external emission, which could be condensed outside the body without dissipating.
Many Dou Skills practiced before would greatly increase in power.
Two years ago, her master went to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to find the Purple Spirit Crystal for her to break through her cultivation, but did not succeed.
Without raw materials, Elder Gu He could not refine the Amethyst Source Pill to help her break through the realm.
Even a sixth-grade alchemist like him could not casually create a pill formula that could help a Dou Master improve cultivation.
Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild, was rumored to possess a pill formula called Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, which could help Dou Masters break through realms. Unfortunately, the Alchemist Guild had a close relationship with the empire, and the empire was secretly at odds with the Misty Cloud Sect, so he naturally would not help Nalan Yanran.
Without powerful breakthrough pills, Nalan Yanran relied on herself and other resources to slowly improve her cultivation.
To this day, she had not disappointed her teacher, nor herself.
Dou Grandmaster!
An eighteen-year-old Dou Grandmaster!
In the entire Imperial Capital, a second one could not be found.
Nalan Yanran circulated her technique to calm the Dou Qi in her body.
Next month was the Three-Year Agreement between her and that trash young master of the Xiao family.
Although her father had said before that Xiao Yan's cultivation talent had returned, no matter how hard he chased, it would be of no avail.
Nalan Yanran slowly exhaled, looking at the towering cliff below, and a sense of superiority of overlooking the mountains arose in her heart.
A mere Xiao Yan was like an inconspicuous pebble under the cliff. Being able to fight with her, the Young Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, was already his honor.
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Wu Tan City.
Xiao Yan packed his things and checked the items to carry one last time.
After staying at home for a few days, they decided to leave early.
Go to the Imperial Capital to have a look.
Once, the Xiao family also had a place there, but now it has been given to others.
"Yan'er, are you ready?"
Xiao Zhan shouted, standing outside the door.
"Ready, Father!"
Xiao Yan pushed the door open and walked out.
"Let's go."
The father and son walked towards the main gate together.
"Speaking of which, there is still a stele left by your grandfather in the Imperial Capital. He was once a great general of the empire and made countless contributions to the Jia Ma Empire."
Xiao Zhan recalled with emotion.
"I remember, when I was young, Father took me to pay respects in the Imperial Capital."
Xiao Yan said.
Xiao Zhan nodded and fell silent.
Things have changed. Once, the old master and that person from the Nalan family were friends with life-and-death friendship.
Now the relationship between the two sides has fallen to this point.
Although the Three-Year Agreement was a contest between two young people, since Nalan Yanran stood up and made a public statement, and the Nalan family had no explanation afterwards, this bit of fate was almost completely broken.
"Father, we're here."
The two came to an open space.
Han Feng and Yao Chen were already waiting here.
There was also a group of accompanying Xiao family personnel, including Xiao Yu.
"Cousin? Why are you here too?"
Xiao Yan was surprised.
"Going to see the duel between you and Nalan Yanran. I'm quite curious."
Xiao Yu said.
"What, don't want me to go?"
"No, no."
Xiao Yan laughed.
"It's just that you rarely come back, thought you would spend more time with family."
"It's fine with Xiao Ning accompanying them."
Xiao Yu said.
She and Xiao Ning were biological siblings and could substitute for each other.
"Everyone is here, then let's go."
Han Feng snapped his fingers, and everyone in the courtyard was instantly pulled into a different space.
A huge flying treasure ship stopped right in front of everyone.
The Xiao family disciples who had experienced Han Feng's spatial means were not too surprised.
But Xiao Zhan and others who had not experienced this kind of spatial teleportation were startled.
"What's going on?"
"Why suddenly came to this place?"
"Weren't we in the open space of the front yard before?"
Xiao Zhan stabilized his body and took a deep breath.
"Is this Mr. Han's means?"
In an instant, everyone was moved to another place.
"Everyone get on the ship quickly, find a place to sit."
"Father, this way."
Xiao Yan guided Xiao Zhan to the boarding ladder.
"Yan'er, Father is at least a nine-star Dou Grandmaster. This height is still reachable."
Xiao Zhan was previously given a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill by Han Feng, and with this, he broke through to the peak realm of Dou Grandmaster in two years.
However, due to his average talent, breaking through the barrier from Dou Grandmaster to Dou Spirit was difficult.
Unless there were corresponding pills, otherwise, dragging on for a few years was very normal.
Xiao Zhan took a step and leaped onto the deck of the ship.
Xiao Yan followed closely, his movements seeming even lighter than his father's.
This kid, his cultivation wouldn't be higher than mine, right?
Xiao Zhan thought secretly in his heart.
Because he didn't want to put too much pressure on Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan didn't ask about his cultivation progress.
But judging from Xiao Yan's jump just now, Xiao Zhan always felt that this kid was even more powerful than himself.
If that was really the case, then an eighteen-year-old Dou Spirit expert...
Xiao Zhan subconsciously sucked in a breath of cold air.
Terrifying.
"Father, what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Xiao Zhan smiled and found a seat in the cabin to sit down.
After everyone was seated firmly, Han Feng and Yao Chen flashed to the bow.
He manipulated the treasure ship, escaped into the void wormhole, and disappeared into Wu Tan City in the blink of an eye.
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The Imperial Capital was the center of power of the entire Jia Ma Empire.
Most high-class families and experts would choose to take root here.
As the center of the empire, it was usually very prosperous, but recently, it became even more lively.
The Alchemy Competition held by the Alchemist Guild was convened this month. Alchemists from the entire Jia Ma Empire, and even alchemists from several surrounding countries, would come to participate.
Just like the Black-Corner Region Alchemist Conference, the Alchemy Competition was the biggest event in the alchemy world of the Jia Ma Empire.
It gathered alchemists from all over, deepened the connection between alchemists, and improved the credibility of the Alchemist Guild.
The history of such a competition was much longer than the Alchemist Conference in the Black-Corner Region.
Of course, in terms of scale, the Alchemy Competition of the Jia Ma Empire still couldn't compare to the Alchemist Conference of the Black-Corner Region. At least people from top countries like the Heavenly Serpent Empire and Lion Nether Empire wouldn't come to the Jia Ma Empire to participate.
In their eyes, the Jia Ma Empire was just a small country, not worth their condescension.
In the forest outside the Imperial Capital, the flying treasure ship landed slowly.
Han Feng used the Sea Heart Flame to control water vapor, refracting light, hiding its appearance so no one noticed.
"Let's walk next. The Imperial Capital is just ahead."
The group came to the city gate of the Imperial Capital and queued to enter the city.
"Why are there so many people today?"
"Yeah, it's almost noon. Logically speaking, even if the flow of people is large, they should have entered in the morning."
The Xiao family disciples wondered.
Anyway, in their Wu Tan City, there had never been a scene of a large number of people crowding at the city gate.
"Brother, what's the situation?"
One person asked a man waiting in line.
"Alchemy Competition, normal to have many people. I came late too, just wait slowly."
"Alchemy Competition?"
Yao Chen heard their conversation.
"Why such a coincidence? Your Black-Corner Region Alchemist Conference probably just ended not long ago, and it started here again?"
"Not sure, but the distance between the Black-Corner Region and the Jia Ma Empire is too far. Participants from both sides cannot rush to two venues at the same time."
In other words, the participants and audiences on both sides were different.
The appearance of Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild, appeared in Han Feng's mind. He wondered if he was still the president after so many years.
"When will we get to the front?"
A Xiao family disciple sighed looking at the long queue.
"Hey, what's the situation over there?"
Suddenly, the Xiao family disciples found a carriage entering the city very smoothly.
"Don't they need to queue?"
"That's the special passage for big shots. Do you understand? From the countryside, right?"
Xiao Zhan looked at that special passage and sighed softly.
Most of the accompanying Xiao family disciples were young people who had never lived in the Imperial Capital, so they were unfamiliar with the rules here.
Wu Tan City was the childhood memory of this generation of the Xiao family.
They didn't know that the Xiao family was once a big shot who could freely enter and exit the special passage.
"Senior Brother, is there any way for us to enter the city directly?"
Xiao Yan approached Han Feng and asked in a low voice.
"It's inconvenient to use spatial abilities in public, but it's okay. I asked someone to come out and pick us up."
Han Feng sent a message, and the other party replied quickly.
About a quarter of an hour later, from the exclusive passage of the city gate, luxurious carriages drove out one after another, with great momentum, attracting many people's attention.
"That is... the Mittel family!"
"Really the Mittel! That family known to be richer than the imperial family!"
The carriages ran towards Han Feng and others, stopping slowly after approaching.
Ai Lin got off the carriage and walked quickly to Han Feng.
"Mr. Han!"