Chapter 129: Recovering Cultivation

"What, did that old scruffy Huang Yue provoke you?" After Huang Yue and his party left, Ye Jianxin appeared in the hall. Seeing Yi Huang's pouty expression, he naturally understood that some unpleasant things had occurred.

But this was normal; how could the atmosphere be good when Yi Huang and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan were brought together!

"It's nothing, I'm just lamenting that the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan is still as pedantic as ever," Yi Huang sighed.

Huang Yue thought his superfluous conditions would be very attractive to Yi Huang. His thinking was indeed sound; from the perspective of a Magic Beast, a mixed-blood descendant being able to enter the center of the true main family would indeed make the other party ecstatic.

This was just like the descendants of an Ancient Race having the opportunity to become official members.

But Huang Yue overlooked one point: Yi Huang had never considered herself a Magic Beast. Her father was merely an ordinary Dou Zong, and her Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan bloodline was not strong.

Yet Yi Huang herself was able to cultivate to her current level in a short time; it was clear her talent leaned more toward the Human race. Coupled with her life of displacement since childhood, she had absolutely no affection for the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.

And that so-called Clan Genealogy held no attraction for her whatsoever. What if she were entered into the genealogy? They were just a group of strangers.

On her path of growth, she had always been able to rely only on herself, and later she met Xiao Han and Ye Jianxin; the few of them supported each other to reach where they were now. How could that be summarized by mere bloodline?

"However, I didn't expect that you actually didn't keep that old scruffy one here," Ye Jianxin said in surprise, as if remembering something.

He was well aware that for the miserable life Yi Huang had lived back then, a small half of the responsibility lay with that Elder Huang Yue, and the vast majority was "credited" to a certain piece of scum whom Yi Huang had killed with her own hands.

This was a good opportunity for revenge! Once she made a move, he had full confidence in keeping that old fellow here.

"Forget it!" Yi Huang shook her head indifferently. "When will the cycle of retribution end? Although that old fellow is a bit stupid and a bit stubborn..."

Finally, after listing a whole heap of Huang Yue's shortcomings, Yi Huang said: "At the time, he was just acting according to the rules; at least he didn't make a move on the spot. Now, we don't need to settle scores after the fact."

"What's more, we are already in enough trouble opposing the Soul Hall; there is no need to create more enemies."

"That is, of course, up to you." Ye Jianxin had nothing to say; since the person involved didn't care, why should he stir up trouble?

However, immediately after, Ye Jianxin suddenly laughed and said to Yi Huang: "You should also be glad that guy isn't here, otherwise I reckon you wouldn't even be able to stop him."

"Pfft~"

Yi Huang also came back to her senses. With Xiao Han's temper, seeing his own wife's enemy right before his eyes, she truly did not believe that willful guy would be able to resist making a move.

But this was just idle chatter. Ye Jianxin then turned solemn and said in a grave tone: "That guy is coming back soon, right!"

Yi Huang's expression also became much more serious, and she nodded: "There is less than a year left."

"With that guy coming back, I can finally rest easy." Ye Jianxin stretched. Thinking about it carefully, the Langya Pavilion had passed the last ten years without any major incidents, occasionally setting off a firecracker or two in the Central Plains, quite lively.

But without a pillar like Xiao Han, he still felt a bit uneasy in his heart. The Langya Pavilion now had a few in the Saint Realm, but they were ultimately not as powerful as the Soul Hall.

And they found it inconvenient to use the Guest Elder brought by Xiao Han, always feeling a sense of being tied up. However, after Xiao Han returned, these concerns would disappear without a trace.

Time passed like a white horse galloping past a crack; another half a year slipped away quietly.

In the Xiao Clan of the Jia Ma Empire, within the space behind the Xiao Clan. Inside the space originally opened up by Xiao Han, what met the eye was a lush forest, verdant and green, with the roars of Magic Beasts occasionally echoing from within. And on the lake in the center, a white-clothed figure was sitting quietly; it was none other than Xiao Han.

"Hmph~" A muffled groan sounded. The energy in the space around the white-clothed figure suddenly rioted, and with him as the center, a massive energy vortex gradually formed.

Feeling that terrifying energy pressure, the many Magic Beasts living in the forest all fled in all directions. Their instincts told them that the lake in the forest was exceptionally dangerous at this moment, absolutely a dead zone.

The Xiao Clan experts who were originally in the space had already evacuated in advance and packed up everything of value. Xiao Han had given them a warning: when he recovered his cultivation, the energy fluctuations that would spread out would directly collapse the area for thousands of feet, and that was even with him actively suppressing it.

And the reason Xiao Han chose this space was precisely for this. If it were in the outside world, with the commotion he was making, it would definitely attract countless eyes, and by then, it would be inevitable that some trouble would arise.

Compared to Xiao Han inside, the Xiao Clan experts outside the space had looks of anticipation. They had also received notice that their Ancestor was about to recover his cultivation.

Feeling the faint tremors coming from the space, everyone's hearts tightened. As for the stability of that space, they, who had been cultivating in it for years, could be considered quite qualified to speak on it.

Even if some people had already reached Dou Zun, they could not cause the slightest ripple in the space even when exerting their full strength, let alone make others feel the tremors through a large array.

"No matter how many times I've seen it, Uncle's cultivation is still so astonishing!"

Xiao Zhan was filled with emotion. With such momentum, he admitted that even he, a Nine-Star Dou Zun, could not withstand a fraction of it with his full strength. Thus, his yearning for that realm grew even stronger.

"Indeed, I wonder if we old fellows can reach the Dou Saint realm?" The Great Elder behind Xiao Zhan also stroked his beard and said.

But then he smiled; how could that be possible? His talent was not very good, and he had only barely broken through to the Dou Zun realm with the help of massive resources; he reckoned this was as far as he would go in this life.

But the Great Elder did not have too many regrets; at least he still had two grandchildren with decent talent. Although they couldn't compare to the three boys of the Clan Leader's family, they were still good. Thinking of this, his somewhat depressed mood suddenly opened up quite a bit.

"This is something to congratulate the Clan Leader on; the Third Young Master's future is limitless! Haha~" the Great Elder said with a chuckle.

"Then many thanks for the Great Elder's praise." Xiao Zhan accepted it happily. His youngest son was his pride; as long as it was praise for Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan was very happy.

Thinking that it must be due to his late blooming, after Xiao Yan's talent recovered, in the past half year, his level had shot up like a rocket! He had already jumped from the third stage of Dou Zhi Qi to the seventh stage of Dou Zhi Li, and it would take less than two or three months to break through to Dou Zhe. And with his talent, Dou Saint was within reach!

"Clan Leader, do you think the Ancestor will continue to break through?" The Great Elder looked at the somewhat violent scene and suddenly asked.

"This..." Xiao Zhan paused. Xiao Han's level was too high for him to understand, so he only guessed: "Probably not... this is already the Dou Saint realm, how could it be so eas..."

Before he could finish speaking, he keenly sensed the suddenly rioting heaven and earth energy.

Xiao Zhan's expression changed drastically, and he shouted: "Quick, set up the array!"

Fortunately, the Xiao Clan had made a contingency plan in advance and prepared quite a few materials for setting up the Spirit Locking Array; after all, since their strength was not high, they could only spend money.

Everyone hurriedly poured in a large amount of resources, busily carving the Array Pattern... Under the guidance of Dou Qi, a blood-colored light barrier rose, concealing the fluctuations of the entrance.

And Xiao Zhan waved his large hand, covering up the strange phenomena of the Spirit Locking Array.

At this moment, Yao Lao, who was instructing Xiao Yan, paused. He looked up toward the back mountain of the Xiao Clan with a strange expression; for some reason, he seemed to feel a terrifying aura.

However, upon careful sensing, he found nothing. He just assumed it was his own illusion, so he shook his head and continued to temper Xiao Yan.