Chapter 172: Heading to Dragon Island

"Could it have been taken away by someone?" Suddenly, Yunlei Jingling thought of a very terrifying possibility.

"Probably not," Xiao Han denied.

"According to the Ling Clan Chief, those Evil Qi vanished in a very short time; even she didn't react in time."

"Hmm..." Yunlei Jingling fell into silence, tapping his cup with his finger, and finally could only say helplessly: "Are you still going to keep investigating?"

Based on the results of their joint investigation, continuing to pursue it would only be futile; it would be better to give up.

Sure enough, Xiao Han held the same thought: "I will have the Langya Pavilion's intelligence system closely monitor news related to the Soul Hall. Any anomaly will be detected."

"And you?" Yunlei Jingling raised an eyebrow and asked suspiciously: "You don't seem to have anything to do, right?"

Xiao Han was now basically a hands-off manager of the Langya Pavilion; apart from paying slight attention to some major events, he was in a state of complete delegation.

Now that even this sole errand was gone, Yunlei Jingling really didn't know what this guy in front of him was going to do. Retire with him?

"I am going to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan," Xiao Han said calmly.

"The Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan?" Yunlei Jingling's eyelids twitched. "What, you want to go to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan and tie up a few dragons for ransom?"

No exaggeration, based on his understanding of Xiao Han, this guy could absolutely do such a thing.

"I wish I could!" Xiao Han actually didn't deny it, but quickly changed his tone: "But I don't dare!"

The Taixu Ancient Dragon, with an extremely powerful physical body and expertise in the Dao of space—what a perfect choice for a physical body. If he wanted to refine a body for the Xiao Clan Ancestor in the Heavenly Tomb in the future, the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan would absolutely be the top choice.

But alas...

"Oh? There is actually something in this world that you, Xiao Han, don't dare to do?" Yunlei Jingling became interested. This kid even dared to provoke the Soul Clan, yet he was afraid of a declining Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.

"Hehe~" Xiao Han gave Yunlei Jingling a look of annoyance. "Do you know what the cultivation level of the strongest member of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan is?"

"What cultivation level?" Yunlei Jingling said indifferently. "Could it be an Eight-Star Fighting Saint?"

According to his understanding, the Magic Beast races nowadays were far inferior to the Human race; how could they have any top-tier experts worth mentioning?

"You should know about the Dragon Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, right?" Xiao Han said.

"Of course!" Yunlei Jingling nodded. "Back then, the Dragon Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan was one of the strongest existences on the Fighting Energy Continent."

"What, listening to your tone, is the current Dragon Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon not bad either?"

"The oldest late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng on the continent, an existence from the same era as the last Dou Di—what do you think?" Xiao Han said irritably.

"What do you mean?" Yunlei Jingling immediately sat up straight. A Nine-Star Fighting Saint? If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Han wouldn't lie to him, he would have thought the other party was spouting nonsense.

"If the Taixu Ancient Dragon Emperor is so powerful, why has their clan remained in seclusion?"

Shouldn't such an expert show off their presence? How come no one has ever heard of it? At least he had never heard of it in all these years.

"This is my special channel," Xiao Han said, but he did not explain clearly.

"I can only analyze from some clues in history that the Dragon Emperor should not be dead yet, but he must have gone missing."

"I reckon this is also the fundamental reason why the Taixu Ancient Dragons remain in seclusion."

Magic Beast races succeed because of their lifespan and fail because of their lifespan. Although their experts live for a very long time, the speed at which their strength increases is truly slow.

It is precisely for this reason that the gap in strength between the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan is quite severe.

Especially for the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan; the Old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun is a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, and his strength is estimated to be no less than that of the ancestor Xiao Xuan back then, and a notch stronger than both Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi.

But as for the Three Great Dragon Kings who are second only to him, Xiao Han couldn't even be bothered to talk about them. Can you believe that the strongest among them isn't even a Four-Star Dou Sheng?

It's no wonder that when Zhu Kun was still around, no one dared to cause trouble; they were all the type to be slapped to death.

The East Dragon Island, the direct line of the Dragon Emperor, is even worse; they don't even have a Three-Star Dou Sheng.

With internal strife and insufficient strength, if they didn't remain in seclusion, were they supposed to let the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan wipe them out?

"Is that so?" Yunlei Jingling didn't ask further. He always had a hunch that this guy seemed to have grasped something extraordinary, but getting to the bottom of it wasn't appropriate, so he gave up and didn't mention it again.

"When are you leaving?" Yunlei Jingling asked.

"I estimate I'll stay for a few more months to first increase my cultivation a bit."

Xiao Han didn't have the idea of leaving immediately. The Langya Pavilion's scale was large now; if he, the Pavilion Master, went on a trip on a whim, the consequences would be severe.

Dragon Island is hidden in the Xuwu Space and has no exact location. Even if he were an Eight-Star Dou Sheng, it would be hard to find without a month or two.

Plus, needing to ask the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan for a favor, Xiao Han estimated it would take about a year, so the affairs of the Langya Pavilion still needed to be arranged.

"Up to you," Yunlei Jingling said with some melancholy. "I'm almost reduced to a gatekeeper."

"Drop the 'almost', you are one!" Xiao Han never minded provoking the other party; he had been a professional troublemaker for a hundred years.

"You..." Lightning flickered on Yunlei Jingling's body.

"What, want to make a move?" Xiao Han stretched. "Want me to teach you who the little brother is?"

"Hmph!" Yunlei Jingling withdrew his Fighting Energy and said disdainfully: "I just don't want to destroy this place."

Half a year later.

"You actually want to run off again?" After hearing Xiao Han's request, Yi Huang's aura erupted, her three thousand strands of dark hair dancing in the air.

She had blackened!

"Huang'er, don't worry, there is no problem here. The Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan's strength is lacking now, your husband will be fine," Xiao Han hurriedly comforted her.

Seeing that her mood had calmed down a bit, Xiao Han wiped away a cold sweat. It was too terrifying!

"Am I afraid of the Taixu Ancient Dragons?" Yi Huang complained. "Don't you know the dangers of the Xuwu Space?"

Yi Huang knew very well that the Taixu Ancient Dragons' strength was lacking, but the Xuwu Space was never a kind place. Traveling in the Xuwu Space requires knowing the corresponding coordinates.

Otherwise, once lost in it, no matter how great your Supernatural Power, you can only be swallowed by the darkness; heaven knows where you'll end up.

This is true even for the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. The Taixu Ancient Dragons, who are skilled in the Dao of space, are all bold and reckless, but what happened?

Who knows how many Taixu Ancient Dragons are expelled from the dragon registry every year because they get lost in the spatial turbulence.

Just as Yi Huang was about to say something more, a golden light flashed in Xiao Han's hand, and a golden ribbon connected Yi Huang and Xiao Han.

"This is..." Looking at the faint, shimmering ribbon, Yi Huang cast a curious gaze toward Xiao Han.

"Just a little trinket," Xiao Han said with a smile. "This ribbon will connect us together; as long as it remains, I will always be able to find the way back."

"How about it? Do you agree?" Yi Huang was still immersed in the shyness of his words, and upon suddenly hearing Xiao Han's inquiry, she could only say weakly:

"Go quickly and return quickly!"

"Understood!"