Chapter 30

At the same time, in the Tianming Valley, there was also a flurry of excitement.

The numerous disciples of Tianming Valley were discussing the genius who had emerged from the Xiao family. Clearly, the news of Xiao Yan breaking the record and advancing to the middle stage of the One-Star Dou Di had already spread to Tianming Valley.

"Seems the genius from the Xiao clan is called Xiao Yan."

"Genius, to break such a record!"

"I heard not only did he break the record, but he also trained for forty-five days."

"He directly advanced to the middle stage of the One-Star Dou Di? Is he even human?"

"Not just the middle stage, I heard it was the middle-middle stage."

"The young man the old ancestor brought back a while ago, the one who sparred with Wu Yong and Mu Feng, seems to be called Xiao Yan."

"Seems to be him. I heard he is also a nominal disciple of our Tianming Valley."

"Really? A genius like him is just a nominal disciple? He should at least be a formal disciple."

"I think he could even be a core disciple."

"You're dreaming. A genius disciple like him, the Xiao clan would let us have him? Are you made of tofu?"

...

On the square, countless disciples of Tianming Valley were discussing. At this moment, Xiao Yan's name was quickly spreading throughout the Imperial State. Whenever his name was mentioned, it was always with respect and jealousy, admiration and envy. Such a genius meant a lot, and anyone who understood the situation would know that. It meant future strength and status. If a clan produced such a pillar, a third-rate clan might rise because of this genius. It was clear how important Xiao Yan's status was in others' eyes.

Wu Yong and Mu Feng were also among them. Hearing these discussions, their hearts sank.

"Swallow—"

Mu Feng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his face looking relatively calm, but Wu Yong was somewhat stunned. Thinking about how he had treated Xiao Yan earlier, he couldn't help but feel a fear of future retaliation.

At the same time, in the main hall of Tianming Valley, Mingdi could not hide his joy, looking at the Tianming Valley disciple in front of him with surprise and asking again, "Are you sure the genius who emerged from the Xiao clan is called Xiao Yan?"

"Yes, absolutely!"

Mingdi's body trembled heavily. Xiao Yan! I, the emperor, did not misjudge you! Back then, I was truly wise. Xiao Yan, you are still a nominal disciple of our Tianming Valley. Is this the favor of heaven, to send me such a great treasure? Mingdi was overjoyed.

"It seems I need to visit the Xiao clan immediately and try to win this young man over."

As the head of the family, Mingdi was very clear. To cultivate for a month and a half on the first try and to rapidly increase to the middle-middle stage of the One-Star Dou Di, such talent was terrifying. In Tianming Valley and even throughout the Imperial State, such a genius had not appeared in tens of thousands of years. Of course, he had to make every effort to win him over. Making a decision, Mingdi quickly called Xiong Yuan, who had a good relationship with Xiao Yan, to join him.

In a corner of the Xiao clan, an ancient stone door stood. Xiao Yan gently drove a pale yellow flame with his palm, trying to see if he could open the stone door. Xiao Yan found that the pale yellow flame swirling around the stone door, though just a thread, consumed Dou Qi at an incredible rate.

"Crackling—"

The stone door emitted a faint burning sound, but there was no sign of it opening. Xiao Yan felt somewhat helpless, and Xiao Li stood quietly watching beside him.

Just as Xiao Yan continued to try to open the stone door, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Kid, do you think you can open this stone door with that little flame? Don't waste your effort. To open this stone door, you probably need to successfully fuse the Chaotic Holy Flame."

This was clearly the voice of Elder Zhan. Xiao Yan's heart trembled. Indeed, Elder Zhan was right. With the current small flame, he truly couldn't open the stone door. Xiao Yan nodded. After burning for so long, although the flame had some connection with something inside the stone door, the power of this pale yellow flame was clearly not enough to open the stone door.

"Whoosh—"

The flame that was still dancing on the stone door was instantly retracted by Xiao Yan.

Seeing Xiao Yan retract the flame, Xiao Li immediately asked, "Can't open it?"

"Yes, the power of the Chaotic Holy Flame I accidentally fused is still too weak to break the seal on the stone door. It seems I can only open it after fully fusing the Chaotic Holy Flame in the future." Xiao Yan nodded. Clearly, the Chaotic Holy Flame he had fused was not enough to open the stone door, and the stone door seemed to be sealed by something. As Elder Zhan said, to open the stone door, he would need to successfully fuse the Chaotic Holy Flame.

Xiao Li did not show any disappointment. Although Xiao Yan couldn't open the stone door, the fact that he had fused a thread of the Chaotic Holy Flame during his breakthrough still brought him a pleasant surprise. Moreover, even he couldn't open the stone door, as the seal on it was too powerful. Even he, at the peak of the Three-Star Dou Di, couldn't break the seal, let alone Xiao Yan, who had just advanced to the middle stage of the One-Star Dou Di.

"Here, I'll teach you how to summon the stone door. When you think you have the strength to open it, come back here."

Xiao Li said, snapping his finger, and a beam of light shot into Xiao Yan's forehead. The method to summon the stone door immediately flooded Xiao Yan's mind.

What could be inside this stone door? Xiao Yan was also curious, but with only a thread of the Chaotic Holy Flame fused, his strength was far from enough. It seemed he would need to find more time to focus on fusing the Chaotic Holy Flame in the future.

"Alright, let's go. Someone is waiting for you."

Xiao Li waved his sleeve, his figure slowly flying forward. Xiao Yan quickly followed.

"Ancestor, who is it?"

"Haha, you'll know when you get there."

Xiao Li smiled broadly, not waiting for Xiao Yan to ask again, and instantly sped up. Xiao Yan sighed and shook his head, his figure suddenly accelerating to catch up with Xiao Li. The two figures darted through the Xiao clan.