114: The Eldar were destroyed

“And your Elder Gu Chen brazenly trespassed into the Hall of Souls, intending to seize its treasures, which led to his death. Your Gu Clan, instead, continued to send even stronger Elders to suppress us, and after being defeated, even brought in Gu Dao, a Seven-Star Dou Sheng, to forcefully oppress us!”

Regarding the matter of the Hall of Humans, Gu Chen and Grand Heavenly Lord are long dead, leaving no witnesses, so the Hun Clan could naturally fabricate the process as they wished. As for which imperial clan the others would believe, the Hun Clan didn't care… their goal was to make them wonder who to believe!

“How is your Gu Clan’s conduct any different from that of bandits?”

“If we follow your Gu Clan’s logic, I could also send a Half-Saint Elder from my clan to the Pill Tower, let him die there, and then directly destroy them with a massive army?”

“If that were truly the case, where would peace in the Central Plains be! Where would peace on the continent be?”

Soul Demon spoke with increasing passion, as if arguing for justice, as if fighting for the interests of the other imperial clans.

Lei Ying and Yao Dan both nodded, expressing deep agreement.

Gu Yuan was silent; he knew the Hun Clan had succeeded!

…Three days later, Gu Dao resolutely rejected the decision made at the Eight Clans Assembly. Gu Yuan, with no other choice, as the Clan Chief of the Gu Clan, issued a letter of apology to all forces across the Central Plains.

Even the Purple Thunder Pavilion received this letter of apology.

However, Venerable Skyfire merely shook his head and tossed it aside into a corner with a hint of disdain.

“When a clan member makes a mistake, they don't step forward themselves; instead, the Clan Chief comes out to apologize! Tsk tsk tsk!”

For a time, the Gu Clan's embarrassment became a widespread joke throughout the Central Plains… After this incident, the representatives of the six clans finally left the Ancient World and returned to their respective clans.

Ling Yi naturally did the same.

Traveling through the Void Realm, Ling Yi recalled the confrontation between the Gu Clan and the other clans at the assembly, as well as the final outcome, and couldn't help but sigh, “Alas, the Gu Clan is so incompetent and weak. Gu Yuan, as the current Clan Chief of the Gu Clan, a Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert standing at the very top of the continent, is actually so indecisive, while the Hun Clan is so strong! Alas! If the Hun Clan were to initiate another massacre, how could the six clans resist!”

Although Gu Dao's violation of the agreement and his intervention displeased Ling Yi, what worried Ling Yi even more was Gu Yuan's attitude.

As the Clan Chief, he couldn't command his clan members and ultimately had to personally apologize… Shaking his head, as if to cast away the myriad worries in his mind, Ling Yi finally arrived at his destination, the Spirit Clan's reception area.

This place was the node connecting the Spirit Realm and the Central Plains.

However, to Ling Yi's surprise, there wasn't a single soul at the reception area today!

Although the entire Spirit Clan had decided to seal off the entire clan and reduce contact with the outside world due to their Bloodline gradually weakening, they had still retained the reception area to ensure some necessary external movements.

“How can there be no one! Could it be…”

A terrifying thought emerged in his mind, and Ling Yi, this Six-Star Dou Sheng, suddenly felt his legs go weak. He staggered to the spatial node, activating spatial power to open the Spirit Realm.

After a moment, Ling Yi arrived in the Spirit Realm.

However, the Spirit Realm, which was once vibrant, was now nothing but a scene of desolation.

Millions of people had vanished without a trace, countless buildings within the clan had collapsed, mountains were shattered, and even the topography had been altered. Only scorched earth remained on the ground… The entire Spirit Realm was silent, utterly devoid of life!

Ling Yi's legs gave out, and he immediately knelt on the ground, his eyes vacant, his heart ashen… Several months later, news of the Spirit Clan's destruction reached the Central Plains, immediately causing an even greater shock.

An imperial clan!

For a thousand years, they had stood at the Peak of the continent, and all continental forces, including those in the Central Plains, lived under the shadow of the imperial clans.

Yet, such a force, which in the eyes of ordinary people was unchallengeable and un-defiable, was one day completely annihilated!

As for the culprit behind the Spirit Clan's catastrophe, to this day, only Xiao Lei knows.

Ling Yi, the sole remaining member of the Spirit Clan, was almost driven mad, vowing to find the culprit… Of course, Xiao Lei wasn't concerned with any of this for now; he was on his way to Dragon Island.

In the Void Realm, Xiao Lei and Hei Qing flew side by side.

“How is Zi Yan doing now? Is the dragon phoenix origin fruit being absorbed smoothly?”

Hearing this, Hei Qing thought Xiao Lei was worried that East Dragon Island wasn't taking good care of Zi Yan. He immediately patted his chest, righteously assuring him that Zi Yan would absolutely receive the highest treatment on East Dragon Island.

“Her Majesty's Bloodline Power is even stronger than that of the Three Great Dragon Kings remaining in the clan now. The Elders speculate that Zi Yan might be the Bloodline of the vanished Old Clan Chief!”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lei managed to feign a bit of shock.

However, thinking of the Little girl who used to pester him daily for pills, often slept on him, and ended up covering his sleeves in drool, now being established as the Dragon Phoenix by East Dragon Island, Xiao Lei still felt a bit strange.

“The dragon phoenix origin fruit has already been given to Her Majesty for absorption. However, the energy of the dragon phoenix origin fruit is quite violent, so the Elders, as you instructed, did not rush things. They are only assisting her absorption with various secret clan methods and medicinal baths.”

“However, news of Her Majesty seems to have stirred murderous intent in the other Three Great Dragon Kings!”

“Dragon Island is divided into four parts, and every so often, they will merge again. At that time, the Three Great Dragon Kings will attack…”

At this point, Hei Qing's mood also became a bit heavy. It wasn't easy to see the hope of unifying the Void Ancient Dragon Clan.

“It's fine! Didn't I come here to resolve these matters?”

Xiao Lei wasn't as worried as Hei Qing. In his memory, there were still many years before the great battle between the Three Great Dragon Kings and Zi Yan.

“How much longer until the next time the four islands merge?”

Hei Qing paused at the question, estimated in his mind, and then said, “Around five or six years, but we can't be sure if the Three Great Dragon Kings will directly attack East Dragon Island!”

With the four Dragon Islands separated, unifying them would naturally be best when they merge. However, if the Three Great Dragon Kings only wanted to kill Zi Yan, they might rush over at any time.

Xiao Lei was also a bit worried about this, but he already had some ideas. With his current Alchemy, perhaps he could make some moves… Following Hei Qing, the two successfully arrived at East Dragon Island.

When Xiao Lei walked into the enormous Dragon Palace specially built for Zi Yan, the Little girl immediately ran towards Xiao Lei barefoot.

“Xiao Lei! You're finally here!”

The Little girl cheered and jumped onto Xiao Lei, becoming a literal human-shaped ornament, while Zhu Li, who was chasing after her, almost wanted to shout for his ancestors.

She hadn't been away from Xiao Lei for too long, only about two years, and Zhu Li and the others hadn't yet managed to instill in her the demeanor of a Dragon Phoenix.

“Xiao Lei, quickly give me some pills! The food here is terribly bland! This bad old man makes me eat all sorts of weird stuff every day…”

As Zi Yan spoke, she didn't forget to stick out her tongue at Zhu Li, making him quite angry.

“My Little Ancestor, didn't I tell you not to be so casual on normal days? You are the future Dragon Phoenix of our Void Ancient Dragon Clan!”

“Also, those things I make you eat are special foods from our Void Ancient Dragon Clan, which can help you stabilize your Foundation and improve your Cultivation and Bloodline!”

Zi Yan didn't care about any of that. She might listen a little when Xiao Lei wasn't around, but with him here, she wouldn't listen at all.

Seeing this, Xiao Lei quickly signaled Zhu Li to calm down. Then, he grabbed Zi Yan from his body and placed one hand on her head, her struggles proving futile.

Although Zi Yan had Cultivated to the Nine-Revolving Dou Zun level in two years, she was still no match for him.

Zhu Li also quickly cooperated after sensing the powerful Cultivation from Xiao Lei.

“Elder Zhu Li, there's no need to worry about Zi Yan's growth. Now that I am here, all worries are gone!”

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