#703 - Sad Xiao Yan

Time flew by quickly, and all the races were preparing intensively for the final battle.

The entire Central Continent was affected, and the cloud of war loomed over everyone's head.

At Gu Yuan's direction, the Gu clan became active, either attacking the Hall of Souls or inviting reclusive individuals or forces who had grudges against the Hall of Souls.

As the strongest force in the Central Continent besides the Hall of Souls, the Danta had to take a stand and join the Three-Clan Alliance.

Their participation influenced many people's decisions, and many who had benefited from them gathered around them, becoming another important part of the anti-Soul Clan alliance.

After some consideration, Yao Chen also announced his participation in this grand alliance.

Gu Yuan did not show much enthusiasm for the participation of Xingyun Pavilion and the Yao clan, but instead sent people to monitor them, with a hint of precaution.

The news brought by the Lei and Yan clans made him suspect that those experts who did not seem to belong to the Soul Clan might be members of the Xiao clan.

Previously, Xiao Yu had a brief confrontation with Xiao Yan in the Gu Realm, displaying amazing strength. This was enough to show that the Xiao clan was hiding considerable power. Apart from this explanation, he could not think of any other possibility.

Yao Chen didn't think so much, assuming that Gu Yuan was worried about the Soul Clan's sudden attack on Xingyun Pavilion, and regarded the monitors as a warning.

He also did not expect that the Xiao clan would join forces with the Soul Clan.

In this atmosphere, Xiao Yan emerged from his closed-door cultivation.

After refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, his strength increased to the Six-Star Dou Sheng. Subsequently, he refined the energy core left by Xiao Xuan, raising his level to the late stage of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng. He was already one of the most powerful beings on the Dou Qi Continent, second only to Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi.

At the cliff behind Xingyun Pavilion, a spatial crack slowly opened. Xiao Yan walked out of it, his aura vast and profound, like a boundless ocean.

This pressure was fleeting. He had also practiced his control skills in the Heavenly Tomb, so apart from leaking his aura when opening the gate of the Heavenly Tomb, he could almost perfectly restrain it when not taking action.

The three dragon heads stared at him with curious eyes. Xiao Huo, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi did not feel that his aura was anything special.

They had felt the boundless pressure when Amon evolved and thought this was the normal power for an adult to have.

"Ah..." The three sisters opened their mouths at the same time, waiting to be fed.

"You guys play by yourselves. Daddy has things to do," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Okay, okay..." The three of them were not noisy. They were already used to it.

At least here is much better than the Heavenly Tomb, and there are magical beast friends in the forest. They are not just each other...

"By the way... Daddy," Xiao Huo hesitated.

"What's the matter? Tell me, as long as Daddy can do it," Xiao Yan said with a doting look on his face.

"Where did Big Sister go? Mother left like that, and then never came back," Xiao Yi interjected.

Xiao Yan felt a pain in his heart, as if he had been pricked by a needle. The smile on his face slightly faded, becoming somewhat bitter.

He softly replied, "I will find her, don't worry, Daddy promises."

After parting with his daughters, he came to the main hall of Xingyun Pavilion and found Yao Chen, who was dealing with affairs.

"Teacher, I've emerged from seclusion!" he said respectfully.

Yao Chen asked, "What is your current realm?"

"Eight-Star Dou Sheng." As he spoke, he slightly revealed a trace of his aura.

"Good, good, good..." Yao Chen's face was filled with satisfaction.

Then, his expression became serious, and he told him about the recent situation. When he came to the end, his expression became hesitant.

Xiao Yan listened quietly, noticing Yao Chen's hesitation, and couldn't help but say, "Teacher, you can say anything."

Yao Chen was still a little difficult to speak, giving him a warning in advance: "Alas... then I'll say it, you have to be mentally prepared..."

Xiao Yan frowned, a bad feeling rising in his heart. He took a deep breath and softly said, "Teacher, tell me, I'm ready."

Yao Chen was still hesitant. He looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Xun'er has passed away."

These five simple words were like a thunderclap in Xiao Yan's mind. He only felt a dizziness and almost couldn't stand still.

An indescribable sadness enveloped him, causing him to lose control of his aura. The terrifying pressure enveloped the entire Xingyun Pavilion. This naturally formed space almost collapsed under this pressure.

"What's going on?" Xiao Yan asked with red eyes.

Yao Chen organized his words and replied:

"It was the Soul Clan. When you were fighting for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, the Soul Clan sent people to attack the Gu clan. In the melee, Hun Feng and Hun Yu joined forces to ambush Xun'er, causing her to fall."

"The two were very ruthless. When the others of the Gu clan wanted to rescue her, it was already too late. Even her soul was not left behind."

Yao Chen only felt a blur before his eyes, and Xiao Yan had disappeared.

He looked outside, where a small spatial crack was slowly healing.

"Alas... I hope Xiao Yan can withstand such a blow," he shook his head, feeling that his closed-door disciple was truly destined for misfortune.

Xiao Yan hurriedly shuttled through the void, rushing towards the Gu Realm.

As he approached the Gu Realm, he ignored the sentries around the Gu Realm and rushed to the gate of the Gu Realm at the fastest speed.

"Stop." Hei Nie Wang slapped out a palm without saying a word.

At such a tense moment, coming over so recklessly, he naturally regarded him as an intruder.

Sensing the power contained in this palm, Xiao Yan couldn't help but pause and also slapped out a palm.

The two collided in the void. Xiao Yan's figure remained motionless, while Gu Lie staggered back several steps.

The latter's face sank, and he looked at the visitor with a serious gaze. He immediately noticed the mercury-like flowing hair on the other party's head.

After a moment of愣, he asked suspiciously, "Xiao Yan?"

He was shocked. Although Xiao Yan had been able to compete with him when they were fighting for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, Xiao Yan at that time relied on his Emperor Realm soul, and his Dou Qi cultivation was far inferior.

But how long has it been, and he is already an Eight-Star Dou Sheng. Isn't this cultivation speed too amazing?

"It's me, Senior Gu Lie, Xun'er she... I want to see Xun'er," Xiao Yan immediately replied.

Gu Lie was silent for a moment and reminded him, "It's not like the old days, don't do such a direct rush over again, you will be regarded as an enemy."

Then, he continued, "Come with me."

Xiao Yan nodded and followed Gu Lie silently.

They came to an unremarkable mountain in the Gu Realm. On an open space surrounded by trees, there was a farmhouse.

The two stopped at the gate of the courtyard. Gu Lie said, "Go in, the patriarch is waiting for you."

Xiao Yan pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard. He saw Gu Yuan, dressed in linen clothes and looking like an ordinary person.

At this moment, Gu Yuan's appearance was much older. From the appearance of a middle-aged man in the past, he looked like a little old man in his fifties, his hair already gray.

Beside Gu Yuan, there was a coffin surrounded by various flowers. The coffin was not covered, and Gu Yuan was staring at the figure in the coffin in a daze.

After Xiao Yan approached, he spoke in a hoarse voice, "You're here."

"Uncle, I'm here."

"I think Xun'er would definitely want to see you, so I haven't buried her," Gu Yuan's voice was filled with undisguised sorrow.

Xiao Yan quickly walked over, bent down, and tremblingly stretched out his right hand to stroke Xun'er's face.

The girl who used to smile at him was now a cold corpse, and she would never smile at him again.

Tears kept gushing from his eyes, and Xiao Yan whispered, "Xun'er, I'm sorry, I'm late."

He held her cold hand and said in a hoarse, low voice:

"I will avenge you, Hun Feng, Hun Yu, I will personally send those two bastards to hell... and the Soul Clan..."

Xiao Yan held Xun'er's hand and put it down after a long time. He looked at Gu Yuan and asked, "Uncle Gu Yuan, is there really not a trace of Xun'er's remnant soul left?"

Gu Yuan shook his head: "Hun Feng was very vicious, completely aiming at destroying Xun'er's soul... maybe he wanted to hit my mentality through this method. I have to say, he succeeded..."

At this time, Gu Yuan completely lacked the demeanor of a peak powerhouse of the Dou Qi Continent, but was just an ordinary father who had lost his daughter.

Xiao Yan had a flash of inspiration:

"Heavenly Tomb! Uncle Gu Yuan, can you put Xun'er in the Heavenly Tomb?

"Maybe it can let her live another life in another way... With Xun'er's Dou Sheng cultivation, she can also maintain a complete mind in the Heavenly Tomb."

Gu Yuan showed a look of interest, but still said with some worry:

"The Heavenly Tomb is so dead and desolate, and the flow of time is so much faster than the outside world. The time we can go in to accompany her is very limited... Is it really good to let her live in that way?"

Xiao Yan quickly said: "I now have a certain control over the Heavenly Tomb and can be considered half the owner of the Heavenly Tomb. I can accompany Xun'er in it for a long time...

"If I break through to Dou Di in the future and go to the Great Thousand World, I may be able to find a way to completely resurrect her."

A look of surprise flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes, and he no longer hesitated:

"Then what are you waiting for? Quickly open the Heavenly Tomb!"