Chapter 215: Tianman Sect

"Tianhuang Barbarian?" Xiao Han searched his memory; in his nearly two hundred years of life, he had never heard of such a race!

Was there such a branch among the Barbarian Tribe?

Even if he didn't know, it was impossible for Langya Pavilion not to have the slightest bit of information about this Tianhuang Barbarian over the years, even if it were just a name!

"Tianhuang Barbarian was just their name in the past; now they might be called the Tianman Sect!" Zhu Kun added.

"Tianman Sect!" Xiao Han understood now, but he soon frowned again.

"Doesn't that Tianman Sect only have one Half-Saint?"

The Tianman Sect did not belong to the powers of the Central Plains; rather, it was a titan of that vast expanse of land in the south of the continent, and their territory bordered the Yaori Region that Xiao Han had visited before.

In the land under the rule of the Tianman Sect, almost everyone was a body-refining Warrior. The cultivation laws popular on the Dou Qi Continent all involved condensing Dou Qi into a Qi Vortex, then into a Dou Crystal, and so on...

But it was different there; they poured their Dou Qi into every inch of their flesh and blood, and every one of them had high defense and thick health, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

But it would be a huge mistake to treat the opponent as a moving target; after the physical body becomes strong, there are other enhancements that come with it, and both speed and attack are greatly strengthened.

For ordinary people, the high speed that requires relying on Dou Techniques is just a normal speed for them.

Your ultimate move is nothing more than a basic attack in their hands.

When that group of body-refining Warriors reaches perfection, they are truly beings whose fists can collapse the sky and whose feet can split the earth.

At the same level, ordinary people are simply no match for them; for that group of body-refining Warriors, fighting seven at once is a daily routine.

Even for someone like Xiao Han, who can sweep through his peers and is almost invincible, facing that group of body-refining Warriors, he might not be able to achieve the feat of taking on two at once, and he might even risk failure in a one-on-one.

Fortunately, this method consumes an extremely terrifying amount of energy and progress is slow, otherwise, the Dou Qi Continent would probably be crawling with muscle monsters.

And the Tianman Sect is a prime representative of these body-refining Warriors; every one of them is truly tall and sturdy, at least two or three meters tall, and even the women are strong warriors whose arms are thick enough to run a horse!

However, as far as Xiao Han knows, the strongest person in the Tianman Sect is only a Half-Saint, and they are quite old, with their Qi and blood slightly decayed; it doesn't seem like a good choice!

"Half-Saint?" Zhu Kun sneered.

"Kid, you probably don't know the history of the Tianman Sect, do you?" Zhu Kun looked at Xiao Han and said.

"Please enlighten me, Senior Dragon Emperor!"

"The predecessor of the Tianman Sect was a special race—the Tianhuang Barbarian."

"If you still don't understand when I put it that way, then..." Zhu Kun felt it was necessary to provide some explosive news.

"That is a race that has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. Its history is much longer than those so-called Ancient Races you have now, and it is almost comparable to my Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan."

Hiss~

Xiao Han gasped. He hadn't expected that the Tianman Sect, which he and even outsiders considered to have almost no value, actually had such a background.

What does it mean for a race to be able to pass down for tens of thousands of years?

Even a pig, after tens of thousands of years, could become Marshal Tianpeng.

Although there are no absolutes, the longer a power has been passed down, the deeper its foundation becomes.

Take the Taixu Ancient Dragon, which seems not so impressive; if it weren't for Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun rushing into the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion without a word and messing up, causing the Taixu Ancient Dragon to fall into a ten-thousand-year period of infighting.

If they had developed properly, the current Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan would definitely be a powerful group no less than the Ancient Soul Tribe.

Even now, the Taixu Ancient Dragon is still a powerful group in the Central Plains.

Seeing that Xiao Han had digested the information, Zhu Kun continued: "The Tianhuang Barbarian is not an ordinary family in the eyes of you Humans, but another special race on the Dou Qi Continent, the Barbarian Tribe."

Xiao Han nodded; he was aware of the existence of the Barbarian Tribe, but he hadn't made the connection before.

"The Tianhuang Barbarian in the ancient era also possessed terrifying strength, with an Imperial-level powerhouse sitting in the clan."

Then Zhu Kun said with a touch of melancholy:

"Alas, for some unknown reason, the Imperial-level powerhouse in the clan mysteriously disappeared, and the Tianhuang Barbarian's power suffered a mysterious blow, rapidly declining, and they could only retreat into seclusion."

"Finally, it evolved into the Tianman Sect."

Xiao Han remained silent; for a once-powerful race to fall to this point, one can only say that fate plays tricks on people.

"However, this does not mean that the Tianman Sect is weak." Zhu Kun warned. Considering that Xiao Han helped him find his daughter, Zhu Kun was not happy to see Xiao Han just die like that.

Strength and weakness are relative; the current Tianman Sect is only weak compared to its past glory. You cannot compare it vertically, but horizontally, it is still very capable of fighting.

"Before I arrived at the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion, the strongest person in that Tianman Sect was a Five-Star Dou Sheng, and they were only four thousand years old. Added to the fact that the Barbarian Tribe's lifespan is only weaker than that of Magic Beasts..."

"Think about it carefully!"

Xiao Han fell into deep thought. He understood what Zhu Kun meant; if that powerhouse of the Tianman Sect were still alive, they would probably be no less than an Eight-Star Peak or even a Nine-Star Dou Sheng now.

If the Tianman Sect were really as powerful as the latter said, he would definitely be walking into a dead end if he rushed over without any precautions.

Although he didn't know why the Tianman Sect wanted to disguise itself as having only a Half-Saint, Xiao Han decided to play it safe.

"Many thanks for the reminder, Senior Dragon Emperor." Xiao Han thanked him.

If Xiao Han had been unwilling to go to the Tianman Sect at first, after hearing Zhu Kun's words, he became even more determined.

What's more, the Tianman Sect is quite special. If one wanted to target the corpses of their powerhouses elsewhere, it would be wishful thinking, but the Tianman Sect is different.

Xiao Han still had some confidence in dealing with them.

Just as Xiao Han was talking with Zhu Kun, Zhu Huo also came to Xiao Lin.

"May I ask what this senior needs?" Xiao Lin said, looking at Zhu Huo in front of him.

Xiao Lin still had some impression of Zhu Huo; he was the Taixu Ancient Dragon Elder who came with his second uncle, but Xiao Lin didn't think he had any connection with him and didn't know his purpose.

Zhu Huo said politely: "I heard that our clan's princess was brought back by the Great Elder of this academy, and I want to thank him specifically. I hope you can introduce me."

"Of course." Xiao Lin thought it was something else; after all, as the person who picked up Zi Yan, Su Qian was qualified to know her whereabouts.

"Please follow me."

At this moment, Su Qian felt completely bewildered; the events of today made his old and weak heart beat like a roller coaster.

If it weren't for his strong cultivation, Su Qian would have suspected he was going to die of a heart attack on the spot.

First, the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower suddenly had a problem; not only was there no more heart fire to temper the body, but it was also filled with a bone-chilling cold, almost sealing all the Elders and Disciples inside the tower.

This was simply bizarre; what was suppressed under the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower was the Fallen Heart Flame, a true Exotic Fire, and yet it actually emitted cold air—it was inconceivable!

If he had not personally investigated and verified this news, he would not have dared to believe it.

Just as they were speculating whether an ice-attribute exotic treasure not weaker, or perhaps even stronger, than the Fallen Heart Flame had emerged at the bottom of the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower and wanted to enter to investigate, the cold air suddenly vanished, and the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower returned to its original function.

"What kind of things are happening today!" Su Qian pulled at his already sparse scalp once more and said with a distressed face.

"Old Qian, I'm coming in!" Xiao Lin's serious voice rang out from outside the door.