Chapter 19: Jia Xingtian

"It is only necessary that news of the Xiao Clan in the Jia Ma Empire does not spread; at the very least, it must not for ten years. Delay it as much as possible."

According to Xiao Han's estimation, supplemented by that senior's Medicinal Pill, in about ten years, he would be able to enter the Six-Star peak or even step into the Seven-Star realm.

With such cultivation plus his own combat power, he could retreat unscathed even when facing an Eight-Star Dou Saint Early Stage.

And once he reached that level, even if his strength were exposed, the Soul Clan would not be willing to disrupt their own plans to send out higher-level people to deal with him.

After all, there are not many experts of that strength in the entire Soul Clan.

The so-called Four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan and the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan are merely Seven-Star Dou Saints.

As for the Eight-Star level, such cultivation is only possessed by the Clan Leaders of the Lei and Yan clans, and a very small number of existences within the Ancient Clan and Soul Clan.

They cannot be sent out.

Doing so would only arouse the wariness of other clans toward the Soul Clan, which is unfavorable for the development of the Soul Clan's plans.

Furthermore, to make him disappear without a sound, it would require a Nine-Star Dou Saint; currently, the Soul Clan only has Hun Tiandi, but why would such a figure bother to capture him?

Not to mention that he has also been watched by the Ancient Clan Clan Leader Gu Yuan, making it inconvenient for him to act.

Therefore, the principle Xiao Han followed for the next ten years was to lay low. After all, he was not Xiao Yan, the Son of Fortune, whose enemies were all experience-babies, and who had a crowd of friends and beauties to help him.

So he could not be too reckless. His main task was to develop the Langya Pavilion and the Xiao Clan. He would strive to possess his own powerful force by the time of the final decisive battle.

Especially the Xiao Clan; in the original story, when the allied forces fought the Soul Clan army, the only true Xiao Clan Member was the junior Xiao Yan, and the force behind him was only the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, not the Xiao Clan.

With the deep hatred between the Xiao Clan and the Soul Clan, were they unwilling to participate in the war?

It was that they lacked the strength to participate. At that time, the strongest people in the Xiao Clan were all Xiao Clan juniors, and only Xiao Yan alone could handle such a great war.

On the entire battlefield, even Dou Wangs and Dou Huangs became cannon fodder, Dou Zongs and Dou Zuns were everywhere, and only Dou Saints had the qualifications to become top-tier combat power.

The Xiao Clan could only watch from the sidelines.

At the thought that this scene would happen again, a sense of frustration welled up in Xiao Han's heart.

Although according to the plan, it was entirely possible to pull a few top experts of the Xiao Clan from the Heavenly Tomb, that would still only be the past glory of the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Han hoped more to see the Xiao Clan truly rise after experiencing its downfall. He even wanted to rebuild the Judgment Legion that could truly represent the glory of the Xiao Clan.

Even if the Flame Emperor was still needed to save the continent in the end, the Xiao Clan members could still proudly declare that they too had participated in this war.

Sensing the sudden grief and indignation coming from Xiao Han, Yun Shan was stunned. He had not expected that the guy who appeared lazy and casual on the surface would actually have such emotions.

However...

"Ten years, no problem, I promise you."

"The deal is struck." Then, Xiao Han tossed a jade bottle toward Yun Shan.

Yun Shan caught it subconsciously, opened it to look, and could not help but look at Xiao Han: "Aren't you afraid I won't be able to do it?"

"I can still believe in this; after all, you are the Yunlan Sect Sect Master Yun Shan!" Xiao Han said meaningfully.

Giving Xiao Han a deep look, not knowing who he was speaking to, his voice was sonorous and powerful,

"Right, I am Yun Shan." Yun Shan's pride would never allow him to fail.

"By the way, if a person completely shrouded in a black robe contacts you, I hope you can notify me."

Hmm? How could someone as upright and honorable as I, Yun Shan, ever associate with that kind of guy?

Although he was a bit confused, Yun Shan still agreed.

Leaving the Yunlan Sect.

Xiao Han said silently: "There is one last one."

At the thought of that stubborn, even somewhat adorable old geezer who had dedicated his life to the Imperial Family, Xiao Han could not help but grin.

Jia Ma Imperial Palace.

At this moment, Jia Xingtian, who had been toiling all day, rubbed his somewhat sore and swollen eyes. Recently, due to the incident with the Xiao Clan and the series of troubles that followed, he had been exhausted in body and mind.

As the guardian of the Imperial Family, Jia Xingtian had been constantly running about to maintain the Gama Imperial Family.

However, everything in the world always went against one's wishes; the current Imperial Family of the empire was in decline. The Miter Clan and the Yunlan Sect had always been the great enemies of the Imperial Family.

The former had already caused an extremely serious impact on the empire's economy. To put it bluntly, the Miter Clan could no longer be touched now.

Once moved lightly, the entire Jia Ma Empire would fall into turmoil. Moreover, the Miter Clan was not to be trifled with either.

Not to mention the connections accumulated over the years through the Mittal Auction House, their own strength was not bad either.

Clan Leader Hai Bodong had also returned to the clan yesterday, and with that Five-Star Dou Huang's formidable strength, no one in the entire Imperial Family could suppress him except for himself, an old immortal who would be in the grave in not many years.

And the Yunlan Sect went without saying, a behemoth that had always been transcendent in the Jia Ma Empire. Its disciples had also widely infiltrated the army and government systems of the Jia Ma Empire.

And the Yunlan Sect Sect Master had always been synonymous with the strongest person in the Jia Ma Empire, without exception.

And compared to those two guys, his own lifespan was running out; if he died, it would inevitably be a disaster for the Gama Imperial Family.

Actually, there had been a chance originally.

Thinking of this, Jia Xingtian could not help but sigh. That Xiao Clan youth from back then had left a very deep impression on him.

If he could have stayed, he would probably have become a Dou Zong expert by now, suppressing all the petty villains in every direction.

"I want to go see the wider world." That was the last sentence from that little guy.

"Yo? Old Man Jia, lamenting the passing of time again?"

"Sigh, I'm old, and I'm getting muddled. I'm actually having auditory hallucinations." Hearing this familiar form of address and voice, Jia Xingtian thought he had misheard.

"I see your body is doing just fine, able to eat and drink." At this moment, another sentence popped up from the side.

Finally, Jia Xingtian reacted. He looked to the side, nothing!

"Over here!"

At this moment, Jia Xingtian suddenly discovered that a man in white had suddenly appeared on the previously empty seat.

His first reaction was vigilance; to be able to sneak here without a sound, his strength was not simple.

But then he felt something was wrong; this face seemed somewhat familiar. Slowly, this face overlapped with a youth in his memory.

He immediately became excited, "You're not dead yet?"

Boom—

The aura on Xiao Han's body suddenly erupted, destroying all the objects inside the room. He then looked at Jia Xingtian with an expressionless face.

"Old man Jia, are you really that unwelcoming of me?"

At this moment, Jia Xingtian also realized the impropriety of his previous words.

"My apologies, I was a bit too excited just now, I couldn't help myself."

"However, we all thought something had happened to you, since you hadn't returned for such a long time."

"Who spread that rumor? Tell me, I'll pay them a visit and reason with them."

Xiao Han narrowed his eyes and smiled.

This was already the second time. Xiao Han swore that he must not let him know who that person was, otherwise he would definitely make them regret coming into this world.

"Let's just forget about that." Jia Xingtian wiped away some non-existent cold sweat from his forehead. Knowing Xiao Han's personality exceptionally well, Jia Xingtian was well aware that if he really let him find out, he might have to attend a funeral in a few days.

"Are you here to see me because of the Xiao Clan's affairs?" He then consciously changed the subject.

Xiao Han nodded.

"However, this matter is very difficult for me to handle as well; our Imperial family cannot interfere in the affairs between the empire's factions." Jia Xingtian still thought Xiao Han had come to hold him accountable because the Xiao Clan had left the Imperial Capital.

With his current strength, Jia Xingtian truly could not stop him.

"Hey, old man Jia, you are still as fond of making assumptions as ever!" Just as Jia Xingtian was thinking about how to smooth over today's matter, he suddenly heard Xiao Han's voice.

"Are you saying you didn't come for the matter of the Xiao Clan leaving the Imperial Capital?"

"I will handle that matter myself; I came this time because I have something to ask for your help with, old man!" At the end, Xiao Han even deliberately emphasized his tone.