"Hall of Souls..."
"Is the Hun Clan truly this overbearing now..."
Seeing Protector Wu instantly annihilated, Xiao Xuan frowned, his voice heavy with anger.
After all, a thousand years ago, the Ancient Clans were extremely low-key, usually cultivating within the worlds they had created for their own Families.
They rarely participated in the open disputes of the Central Plains.
After all, in the eyes of the Ancient Eight Clans, those minor forces in the Central Plains were nothing more than Loose Cultivators, unworthy of notice.
Among the remaining Seven Ancient Clans, aside from the Hun Clan, the other Dou Emperor Families remain the same, hidden from the world.
Xiao Yi, however, slowly spoke:
"Ancestor, there is no need to be so angry..."
"After all, a thousand years ago, when the Xiao Clan declined, the balance among the Ancient Eight Clans was subtly broken..."
"Given the ambition of the Hun Clan, they naturally couldn't restrain themselves..."
"It is likely that their decision to establish the Hall of Souls was partly aimed at obtaining our Xiao Clan's Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan nodded, as Xiao Yi's analysis was indeed very reasonable.
However, at this moment, only Xiao Yan looked confused; Ancient Eight Clans, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade... why did he not understand any of it?
Xiao Yi also noticed Xiao Yan's confusion, and immediately looked at him, saying softly: "Little Yanzi, I will explain everything to you later..."
Xiao Xuan then spoke again in a deep voice:
"Little Fellow, since the ancient jade of my Xiao Clan is now in your hands, you must guard it carefully..."
Xiao Yi smiled and nodded: "That is natural..."
"Even if I can't manage it, don't we still have you, Ancestor..."
Hearing this, a smile reappeared on Xiao Xuan's face:
"You Little Fellow..."
"Ultimately, you must become powerful yourself to protect everything you cherish..."
After Xiao Xuan finished speaking, a hint of loneliness unintentionally flashed in his eyes.
A thousand years ago, Xiao Xuan was already strong enough, but unfortunately, he still failed to protect the Xiao Clan he cherished...
Xiao Yi nodded heavily: "Ancestor, don't worry..."
"This junior will definitely not disappoint your expectations. I will certainly reach the pinnacle of this continent!"
"And make the Xiao Clan great once more!"
Seeing this, Xiao Xuan smiled and nodded...
The next day, Xiao Yi found Xiao Zhan and suggested that the Xiao Family temporarily return to the Imperial Capital.
Although Xiao Yi had already reached the Dou Venerate level, the strength of a Dou Venerate was enough to establish himself in the Northern Region of the Central Plains.
However, since Xiao Yi himself had never been to the Central Plains, leading the Xiao Family there directly at this time seemed inappropriate.
Therefore, a temporary move to the Imperial Capital was the best choice, as the Imperial Capital was countless times stronger than Wutan City.
Moreover, with the destruction of the Cloud Mist Sect, the Jia Ma Empire would undoubtedly undergo a reshuffle, and this was a great opportunity for the Xiao Family.
Xiao Zhan readily accepted Xiao Yi's suggestion, considering that when the previous Clan Chief of the Xiao Family, Xiao Lin, was alive...
...the Xiao Family had held considerable weight in the Jiama Empire. Unfortunately, after Xiao Lin's accidental death, the Xiao Family's strength severely diminished, forcing them to retreat to a small place like Wutan City.
Therefore, leading the Xiao Family back to the Imperial Capital had always been Xiao Zhan's heartfelt wish.
Xiao Yi also instructed Xiao Yan to stay and move to the Imperial Capital with the Xiao Family.
As for Xiao Yi himself, he had a much more important matter to attend to!
That was to eradicate the Hall of Souls's branch located on the Northwest Continent!
According to Protector Wu, the Northwest Branch was situated in the Heavenly Burial Ravine within the Tianxin Empire!
It was only guarded by one Heavenly Rank Protector who was an Eight-star Dou Zong!
This clearly showed that the Hall of Souls did not value this branch highly at all.
Perhaps from the Hall of Souls's perspective, the original purpose of this branch was to monitor the Xiao Family and find the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade in their possession.
And since they were in the weak region of the Northwest Continent, a Dou Zong level expert was already sufficient.
However, the Hall of Souls chose to cooperate with the Cloud Mist Sect to prevent exposing the Hall of Souls's true goal and attracting interference from other powerful forces like the Ancient Clans.
It must be said that the Hall of Souls's scheme was quite clever.
Unfortunately, they could never have calculated that the Xiao Family would produce a young Dou Venerate like Xiao Yi, nor that Xiao Xuan's Soul would escape the Heavenly Tomb and awaken within the Xiao Family.
According to Xiao Yi's understanding, the Tianxin Empire was founded by Venerable Tianxin!
Rumor had it that Venerable Tianxin was extremely powerful, and after unifying that region, he established the Tianxin Empire.
And that branch was located in the Heavenly Burial Ravine within the Tianxin Empire!
"Ancestor, would you be willing to join me in clearing out that place and killing all those lackeys of the Hall of Souls..."
Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Xuan with a smile.
Xiao Xuan also smiled and nodded: "That is natural..."
"I cannot tolerate the people of the Hun Clan, let alone this group of lackeys who cling to them..."
Having received Xiao Xuan's agreement.
Xiao Yi did not hesitate for a moment and immediately set off!
Although the Tianxin Empire was not strictly a country of the Northwest Continent, it bordered the Northwest Continent.
The journey looked long, but for Xiao Yi, who had now reached the Dou Venerate level...
...it merely required expending some Dou Qi.
Cracks appeared in the Void Realm around Xiao Yi's body, and he slowly stepped into that Void Realm.
As the fractured Void Realm slowly recovered, Xiao Yi's figure immediately vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already in the sky not far from the so-called Tianxin Empire.
"Ahead is the border of the Tianxin Empire..."
"According to the map given by that Vulture Eagle, the Heavenly Burial Ravine should be located in the northern region of the Tianxin Empire..."
Xiao Yi looked at the map in his hand, which Protector Wu had formed using Soul Power earlier, and murmured softly.
Immediately, Xiao Yi's figure flashed and he rushed toward the direction indicated by the map.
In just a moment.
Xiao Yi had already arrived at the location indicated by the map.
Looking up, he indeed saw a massive cliff face appearing before his eyes.
Within the folds of the broken mountain, the greenish-black cliff walls constantly streamed with sticky black water, giving off an extremely foul odor.
The entire cliff was surrounded by mist, and even though it was daytime, the mist did not disperse.
Moreover, it was not ordinary white mist, but a pale purple miasma that flowed slowly along the ground, leaving a layer of fine black frost when it passed over the rocks.
"As expected of the Hall of Souls, truly disgusting things like rats. This environment makes me sick..."
Xiao Yi looked at the environment of the Heavenly Burial Ravine before him, frowning as he complained.
But since he had already arrived, Xiao Yi slowly stepped into the Heavenly Burial Ravine.
Xiao Yi wasted no time, immediately using his Soul Power to investigate the entire ravine.
He very easily locked onto the location of the Hall of Souls branch.
"One Eight-star Dou Zong, one Three-star Dou Zong, and a bunch of Dou Huang riffraff..."
"The Hall of Souls really is reluctant to invest much here..."
Sensing the personnel situation of the Hall of Souls within the ravine, Xiao Yi murmured with some regret.
However, in the next second, Xiao Yi's figure flashed.
He instantly arrived directly above the branch hall.
Faced with Xiao Yi's sudden appearance, the Dou Huang riffraff guarding the place were momentarily stunned, but quickly reacted.
"Who dares trespass upon this Forbidden Land..."