Chapter 57: Xiao Zhan's Shock

"Don't get your hopes up too high," Xiao Han said, seeing Xiao Zhan's full-of-confidence appearance, unable to help but warn him.

"Regarding this, I won't say much more; you need to pay attention to that little fellow's temperament."

Regarding this aspect, Xiao Han could not say much; he did not wish to interfere too much in the growth of the younger generation.

All he could do was continuously strengthen the Xiao Clan's power and increase the Xiao Clan's bargaining chips at the negotiating table.

Thinking this, Xiao Han took out an Array Disk and handed it to Xiao Zhan.

"Grand-uncle, this is...?" Xiao Zhan asked with some hesitation, looking at the palm-sized disk in front of him.

"This is a Gathering Yuan Array disk," Xiao Han explained.

"Gathering Yuan Array? Array disk?" Xiao Zhan remained completely bewildered; how could he not know about any of these? Could it be that he was still so ignorant and ill-informed?

This was not Xiao Zhan's problem; in the fantasy world, the ancient times were generally far stronger than the present, and the Dou Qi Continent was the same—many legacies here had suffered very serious generational gaps.

This included the once-existent Alchemist legacy and the formation legacy.

Alchemists go without saying; the Alchemists of the ancient era were quite glorious. Not only did they master alchemy skills, but their cultivation and application of Soul Power were also far superior to today's.

Unlike today's Alchemists, who, with few exceptions, generally have low combat ability and use their Soul Power in relatively simple or even narrow ways.

Improving is also very difficult, and even if there are some techniques for training Soul Power, they are nothing more than what the ancient Alchemists played with and discarded.

Ancient Alchemists were not only proficient in alchemy, but their combat abilities were also maxed out; the development of Soul Techniques allowed the Alchemists' vast Soul Power to be transformed into powerful combat strength.

The loss of the formation legacy was even more thorough; even the profession of formation master has become hard to find traces of, and setting up arrays is basically a side job.

Although there is no shortage of formations today, the vast majority of them almost all originate from the ancient era.

And Xiao Han's Gathering Yuan Array was the harvest from one of his explorations of ruins; the array disk was also something he stumbled upon by chance. Although it was not perfect and the cost was quite high, it could still be used, right?

After hearing Xiao Han's explanation, Xiao Zhan looked at the array disk in his hands with eager eyes; although two times the cultivation speed was not much, and it could only be used within the Xiao Clan, it was completely sufficient for them.

Moreover, as long as there were enough materials, a large-scale array covering the entire city could be set up with something like a Gathering Yuan Array. Now, Xiao Zhan's mood regarding occupying Wutan City became increasingly urgent.

"Many thanks, Grand-uncle!" Xiao Zhan said excitedly.

"Let's leave it at that. By the way, I will stay here for a period of time to open up a space for the Xiao Clan; arrange a secluded place for me."

Xiao Han instructed.

Although a Seven-Star Dou Saint expert possesses the ability to open up space, this was the first time Xiao Han had used it, and the commotion might be relatively large.

However, relying on his powerful strength as a Seven-Star Dou Saint, it would not take long to open up a space the size of the current Xiao Clan residence.

It would be perfect to set up a small Gathering Yuan Array inside, allowing many Xiao Clan members who need to cultivate in seclusion to do so within.

"Yes."

My god!

Xiao Zhan was even more excited; the ability of a Dou Saint expert to open up an independent space? He finally had the chance to witness it.

"But, Grand-uncle, won't this be discovered by others?" Xiao Zhan still clearly remembered that the Ancient Clan Clan Leader had said he would send his daughter to the Xiao Clan.

It was absolutely impossible for there to be no Dou Zun experts in the team escorting the Ancient Clan princess.

If they perceived the spatial fluctuations emitted by the independent space, then the fact that the Xiao Clan possessed a Dou Saint expert would absolutely not be hidden.

By then, the Xiao Clan might truly have no peaceful days left.

"No need to worry, just set up a Spirit Locking Array in the surroundings." Xiao Han casually threw out a Scroll, which Xiao Zhan caught in a flurry.

Seeing the exquisite formation on the Scroll, Xiao Zhan was already stunned; although he knew that a Dou Saint expert like his Grand-uncle must have immense wealth.

But what was the situation with these various long-lost ancient formations being taken out so casually?

In fact, for Xiao Han, these ancient formations were merely a drop in the bucket of his vast collection.

In Xiao Han's past daily routine, cultivation, training, opening treasure chests... well, it should be that exploring ruins constituted his entire life.

The time spent exploring ruins even took up the majority; relying on his heaven-defying luck, he had exclusively occupied nearly ten ancient ruins.

Not to mention the ruins explored together with other forces; in those ruins, Xiao Han took the lion's share of all the benefits.

It was by relying on the output of the ruins that Xiao Han accumulated his massive wealth; all the resource consumption in the early stages of the Langya Pavilion's establishment was provided by Xiao Han alone.

He was a proper wealthy landlord!

Others only saw Xiao Han's astonishing speed of rise, but did not discover the power of money contained behind it.

Xiao Zhan left with a staggering gait; the shock caused by Xiao Han today left him unable to recover his senses even now.

"Sigh," Xiao Han sighed; the current Xiao Zhan still hadn't seen enough of the world!

If Yi Huang and Ye Jianxin heard this, they might complain endlessly, "Is that wealth something an ordinary person can have?"

Not to mention consumable resources like Medicinal Herbs, Medicinal Pills, and Magic Cores; as for reusable resources like Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques, half of what the Langya Pavilion has now was provided by Xiao Han.

It could be said that Xiao Han had completely turned the Langya Pavilion into his private property by his own strength.

Two months later, Xiao Clan back mountain.

Xiao Zhan looked at the huge space in front of him, dumbfounded.

"Is... is this the space opened up by a Dou Saint?"

Looking from the outside, ignoring the spatial fluctuations emitted by the portal to this space, there were absolutely no signs of it.

Although the space was currently empty as it had just been opened up.

However, this place could become the Xiao Clan's future place of rise, and the Xiao Clan's experts would also live in seclusion here.

Under the blessing of the Gathering Yuan Array, the speed at which heaven and earth energy accumulated in the space would greatly increase, and it would soon be ready for use.

"The Xiao Clan can plant some Medicinal Herbs in this space, and at the same time capture Magic Beasts to raise here, guarded by the Xiao Clan experts living in seclusion here, becoming a place for training."

Xiao Han instructed Xiao Zhan.

He was a bit worried; for a period in the early stages, many people in the Xiao Clan could not return to the Xiao Clan at all, and this space could only be known and occupied by a few experts.

And when he opened up the space, he had deliberately expanded it a bit. If Xiao Zhan did not know how to utilize it, most of the space would be wasted.

"Yes, Grand-uncle, Xiao Zhan understands," Xiao Zhan said solemnly.

"How is Wutan City doing now?" Xiao Han suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Grand-uncle, the Jialie Clan and the Aoba Clan have been destroyed, and our Xiao Clan now truly controls Wutan City. We are currently initiating the second phase of the plan."

Xiao Zhan replied respectfully.

"Very good, continue on. You must not be too hasty."

Xiao Han said.

"Yes."

Immediately after, Xiao Zhan seemed to recall something, "Then... how should we handle the cooperation with the Jia Ma?"

The second phase is crucial and requires the help of the Gama Imperial Family, but this process will inevitably expose a portion of the Xiao Clan's strength.

It might arouse the wariness of the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Zhan felt this point was somewhat difficult to handle.

Regarding this, Xiao Han did not mind at all, "When the gap in strength is too great, nothing is a problem."