Watching Jia Lie Ao lead the Jia Lie Family guards away in a sorry state, Xiao Yan turned his head slightly to look at Brother Yi.
"Brother Yi, how great would it be if I could be like you!"
Xiao Yan was clearly very envious of Brother Yi's incredibly dashing demeanor just now.
Brother Yi merely smiled: "You little fellow, are you impatient again!"
"The confidence you've finally regained, one day you will only become even stronger..."
Xiao Yan nodded upon hearing this.
Just like that, the three continued to stroll through the market.
Brother Yi didn't buy anything, but Xiao Yan acquired a black iron piece.
If Brother Yi remembered correctly, that iron piece seemed to conceal a Dou Technique scroll, Suction Palm!
...Back at the Xiao Family.
The three then parted ways.
And Xiao Yan, like a wisp of smoke, ran off to the back mountain again.
This time, however, he unexpectedly didn't ask Brother Yi to come along.
Brother Yi also roughly knew that Xiao Yan must be hiding in the back mountain, Cultivating with Yao Lao.
Brother Yi also had no intention of disturbing him, after all, he also had Xiao Xuan in his storage ring.
He naturally needed to Cultivate with Xiao Xuan as well.
In the back mountain outside Wutan City.
The bright moonlight filtered through the branches, scattering in specks and drops on the ground.
And Brother Yi was sitting alone in a certain cave.
Continuously absorbing Qi, his chest rose and fell with his breathing.
Feeling the Dou Qi flowing freely within his body.
The next second, a burst of Dou Qi suddenly erupted around him.
"Finally, I've had a Breakthrough... Two-Star Dou Zhe..."
Brother Yi slowly opened his eyes and whispered.
At this moment, Xiao Xuan, who was in the storage ring, also slowly appeared.
Looking at Brother Yi's extremely excited expression, a hint of disdain flashed in Xiao Xuan's eyes.
"You little fellow, can a Two-Star Dou Zhe make you this happy?"
But Brother Yi didn't care and smiled slightly: "Ancestor, you don't know, the current Xiao Family is not like the Xiao Clan!"
"In our small place, for someone my age to achieve the Realm of a Dou Practitioner can already be called a Genius!"
Xiao Xuan, upon hearing this, merely sighed helplessly:
"That Girl who went out with you guys today isn't a member of my Xiao Clan, is she..."
Brother Yi nodded upon hearing this: "Ancestor, how did you know?"
Xiao Xuan: "The aura emanating from that Girl is quite similar to that old fellow Gu Yuan. From what I see, this Girl is probably Gu Yuan's daughter..."
Xiao Xuan frowned slightly, voicing his guess.
Brother Yi remained silent, just nodding continuously.
"That old fellow Gu Yuan! Back then, I asked him to take care of my Xiao Clan, and he only took care of my Xiao Clan's current Clan Chief to the Great Dou Master Realm. Now he even sent his daughter to infiltrate the Xiao Family, coveting my Xiao Clan's Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade!"
"That old geezer, if I ever get a chance to see him again, I will definitely settle this score with him properly!"
Xiao Xuan said in a deep voice.
Brother Yi smiled awkwardly: "Ancestor, Xun'er's initial purpose in coming to my Xiao Family might indeed not have been pure, but now she is considered one of our family members..."
"Besides, we are currently in Wutan City. With my strength, I'm afraid I can't take you to the Ancient Eight Clans..."
Xiao Xuan, upon hearing this, merely gave Brother Yi a cold glance:
"You brat, why aren't you Cultivating harder!"
"Advance to Dou Sheng soon and take me to the Ancient Eight Clans to settle scores with that kid Gu Yuan!"
"Dou Sheng!?!?!"
"Ancestor, I'm not you! Dou Sheng is not a Realm I can reach just by thinking about it..."
Brother Yi showed a troubled expression.
He couldn't help but inwardly complain, after all, could Dou Sheng be achieved just by talking about it?
Let alone himself, even someone with a Divine Grade Dou Di Bloodline like Gu Xun'er would take a long time to reach Dou Sheng.
Xiao Xuan then lightly patted the back of Brother Yi's head:
"You silly boy, do you think I'm just a decoration?"
"With my one-on-one guidance, wouldn't that small Dou Sheng Realm be just around the corner?"
Brother Yi nodded with a smile upon hearing this.
Immediately, Xiao Xuan suddenly spoke again:
"You boy, these past two days I've seen you fight empty-handed. Does the current Xiao Family no longer have a suitable weapon to offer?"
As Xiao Xuan's voice fell, he then waved his hand casually.
A long spear immediately appeared out of thin air.
Floating above Brother Yi's head!
"This spear is called the dragon abyss formation breaking spear. I forged it when I was bored back then..."
Brother Yi's eyes lit up as he looked at the long spear floating above his head.
He immediately raised his hand to catch the dragon abyss formation breaking spear.
The spear body was forged from millennium meteor iron, with dark patterns flowing like surging undercurrents at the bottom of an abyss.
The middle of the spear shaft was wrapped with translucent Dragon-shaped gilt, its scales reflecting Shattered Gold Light under the moonlight, as if a slumbering giant Dragon was about to awaken.
The spear tassel was adorned with nine bronze Dragon heads, and as Brother Yi lightly wielded it, the sound of Dragon roars could faintly be heard.
The spear tip had a three-edged blade, its cold light sharp, with ancient Dragon patterns engraved on the blade. The sharp edges emitted a faint blue cold glow, as if Dragon's breath was condensed upon it.
The grip was wrapped in deep-sea jiaoxiao silk. The moment Brother Yi touched it, it felt warm and smooth like skin.
When he wielded it casually, it could firmly adhere to his palm.
Even as the spear body broke through the air and wind, it remained as stable as a mountain.
When the entire spear was unsheathed, it was like a flood Dragon emerging from the abyss; the spear hadn't moved, yet its momentum had already broken through a thousand armies.
"Thank you, Ancestor, for bestowing this spear!"
Brother Yi tightly gripped the dragon abyss formation breaking spear in his hand, looking as if he couldn't bear to part with it.
After all, such a weapon would probably not be found a second time in the entire Jia Ma Empire, or even in the Central Plains.
Seeing Brother Yi's extremely excited expression, Xiao Xuan couldn't help but sigh.
"Alas, this boy, why does he always look so inexperienced..."
Brother Yi didn't care at all: "Ancestor, since I was born, I have never set foot outside the Jia Ma Empire, so my knowledge is naturally a bit shallow..."
Upon hearing this, a strange look appeared in Xiao Xuan's eyes, and he muttered to himself:
"Alas, if I had succeeded back then, your Xiao Clan descendants would now enjoy supreme glory. What a pity..."
Xiao Xuan sighed repeatedly, the moonlight shining on his transparent body seemed to be recounting the events of yesteryear.
Brother Yi put the dragon abyss formation breaking spear back into his storage ring, slowly raised his head, and looked at Xiao Xuan, saying:
"Ancestor, what exactly happened to the Xiao Clan back then..."
Xiao Xuan looked at the crescent moon above his head, pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice:
"A thousand years ago, the Xiao Family was originally the Xiao Clan. Although it was one of the Ancient Eight Clans, my Xiao Clan was gradually declining, and the Dou Di Bloodline was close to depletion..."
"I was young and impetuous then, priding myself on my extraordinary talent. Unable to bear the decline of the Xiao Clan, I was solely focused on revitalizing it!"
"So I gathered the entire Clan's Dou Di Bloodline, hoping to impact Dou Di and bring a new Dou Di Bloodline to the Xiao Clan!"
"Unfortunately, I failed..."
Looking at Xiao Xuan's somewhat dejected expression at this moment, Brother Yi softly said:
"Then Ancestor, if it were you now, would you still do that?"
Xiao Xuan didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately saying in a deep voice:
"Naturally! To revitalize the Xiao Clan, a new Dou Di must emerge!"
Brother Yi: "Ancestor, back when you failed, did you ever regret it in your heart..."
Xiao Xuan shook his head, then laughed heartily:
"What is there to regret!"
"If I hadn't done that, given the Xiao Clan's nearly depleted Dou Di Bloodline at the time, the decline of the Xiao Clan would only have been a matter of time!"
"Rather than sitting idly and waiting for death, it's better to go all out!"
Listening to Xiao Xuan's extremely hearty laughter, Brother Yi couldn't help but admire this Ancestor even more.
Smilingly embracing the winds and clouds to form a strategy, with a burning loyal heart illuminating the eight directions!
He truly lived up to his reputation as the strongest person a thousand years ago!