Chapter 1691: Dragon Domain

The upheaval caused by the Xi family spread to virtually every corner of the East Sea World over the following half month.

Even the Beast Taming Alliance sent congratulatory gifts, which thoroughly cemented Xi Chan's identity as the new clan leader; all dissent and protest vanished completely beneath those gifts.

The various powers of the East Sea World were even more shaken, because they understood perfectly well that those gifts represented the Beast Taming Alliance's recognition of Xi Chan—of course, everyone knew that this recognition was entirely because of the man standing behind Xi Chan.

The Ten-Phase King, Li Luo!

As for the turmoil outside, Li Luo paid it no heed. He had stayed at the Xi family for the past half month without leaving, after all, Xi Chan had only just taken power; even with his backing, the branch family was weak, and the weak controlling the strong would inevitably face tremendous resistance.

However, Xi Chan did not let him worry over these trivial matters. She displayed a fierce side she had never shown at the academy, crushing some of the opposing forces within the main family with thunderous momentum—especially those factions close to Xi Li—she even directly used sealing arts to force Xi Li himself to deal with them.

When a main family steward who had once been loyal to Xi Li was slain by a single palm strike from Xi Li before everyone, the hearts Xi Li had painstakingly cultivated over the years completely collapsed.

In the few days that followed, Xi Chan split the main family's power, installing branch family members into positions, gradually bringing both sides toward a balance.

Although friction was bound to occur in the future, as time passed, the situation of the branch family being squeezed would surely be completely changed.

After Xi Chan had initially stabilized the hearts and the situation, she began to receive the inheritance from the old clan leader, Xi Wenwu. This inherited technique would allow her strength to rise another level, and might even let her step into the King realm.

This inherited technique was quite extraordinary—even the current Li Luo couldn't help but sigh in admiration. For the Xi family to remain firmly established in the East Sea World for so many years, this inherited technique was the top priority.

Under Li Luo's personal protection, the inheritance ceremony proceeded extremely smoothly.

As the vitality around Xi Wenwu began rapidly dissipating, the phase force fluctuations emanating from within Xi Chan's body were climbing at a startling pace.

Li Luo guarded her for ten days.

Ten days later, Xi Chan concluded the inheritance ceremony. Her strength surged greatly, but she did not directly advance into the King realm, because she still needed time to absorb it before she could smoothly break through.

As for Xi Wenwu, he had made his final contribution.

Xi Chan gave him a grand funeral.

At the northern city wall of Xi City, Li Luo and Xi Chan stood side by side; the afterglow of the setting sun draped over them both, like robes of dark crimson clouds.

"Instructor Xi Chan, no need to see me off," Li Luo said with a laugh, smiling at the woman before him, who had already begun to possess a certain aura of authority.

"Li Luo, thank you." Xi Chan gazed at the young man before her with complicated eyes. In just a single month, the dramatic changes that had befallen her were entirely set in motion by Li Luo alone.

She no longer knew how she could ever repay Li Luo's kindness.

Xi Chan had never imagined that her choice to target Shen Shen Jinxiao during the mentor selection tournament back then would lead to such karmic consequences.

"Pretty cool, right?" Li Luo's playful, grinning look was completely devoid of the terrifying majesty he displayed before the public eye.

Xi Chan smiled radiantly and nodded, saying: "Very cool."

Li Luo's smile gradually warmed. He said softly: "No matter how cool, it's not as cool as back then when you resigned your instructor position and stood alone, blocking the gates of the Lanling Prefecture."

When Li Luo first heard this news, the gratitude and shock within him were beyond compare. He had never expected that this ordinarily poised and calm instructor would go this far to protect him.

It was precisely because of this gratitude that Li Luo did not hesitate to set aside the long-standing feud between the Li Li Tianwang lineage and the Beast Taming Spirit Palace, choosing to befriend Lin Miao. Everything he did was solely for Xi Chan's future to go smoothly.

Xi Chan's pretty face flushed slightly as she said: "In this whole life of mine, this is the only slightly brilliant moment I have."

Then she was silent for a moment, and said: "Honestly, compared to being the clan leader of this Xi family, I still prefer being an instructor at the Holy Mystic Star Academy."

If not for her parents, Xi Chan would not have been willing to come back.

"When the day comes that you don't want to be clan leader anymore, come back to the Holy Mystic Star Academy anytime. If you like, I'll recommend you to be the academy's headmaster!" Li Luo said with a laugh.

Xi Chan smiled faintly, then nodded seriously.

In the end, Li Luo sensed Lin Miao's aura. He knew it was time to leave, so he waved at Xi Chan and said: "Instructor Xi Chan, take care."

Then, without lingering, his figure moved and transformed into a streak of light that swept across the horizon, vanishing at the edge of the sky like a star.

Xi Chan stood upon the city wall, her gaze fixed upon the direction he had vanished. In her clear, bright, water-like eyes, the setting sun sliding down the horizon was reflected, gradually dimming. Finally, she stood like a statue, motionless for a long time.

When Li Luo's figure left the East Sea World, the void shattered, and Lin Miao's figure stepped out from within.

The two exchanged no superfluous words, directly pushing their speed to the limit, crossing mountains and seas, and finally entering the territory of the Spirit Beast World.

The heaven and earth energy of the Spirit Beast World seemed even more rugged and violent, the air filled with a primordial atmosphere; between mountains and seas, one could occasionally see giant beasts moving mountains and driving seas.

Li Luo and his companion did not stop, heading straight toward the territory where the Dragon race resided.

After roughly two days like this, they finally arrived at the Dragon Domain.

The Dragon Domain was immensely grand and vast. Ancient mountain ranges rose and fell like towering giants connecting heaven and earth; between heaven and earth, countless dragon shadows soared, and giant dragons coiled upon mountain peaks, inhaling and exhaling heaven and earth energy, emitting earth-shaking dragon roars.

Within it were also continuous seas, with no end in sight; giant shadows swam in the depths.

Among the mountains, numerous grand Judian of ancient, rugged grandeur stood tall, radiating boundless light. Led by Lin Miao, Li Luo descended directly toward one Judian—this was the Dragon race's place for receiving guests.

But just as Li Luo appeared here, a clear dragon roar suddenly rang out from the distant mountains, and then Li Luo saw a dragon shadow break through the sky and arrive.

That dragon shadow had a slender form, exuding an elegant air utterly different from the ruggedness of the other Dragon race members. Its dragon scales were like green jade, appearing crystal clear under the sunlight, and as it appeared, the scent of medicinal herbs immediately permeated the mountains.

At this moment, the bright dragon pupils of this dragon shadow were gazing at Li Luo's figure with a radiant gleam.

"The Medicinal Jade Dragon?" Lin Miao was somewhat surprised. The Medicinal Jade Dragon held an extremely high status among the Dragon race, second only to the Celestial Dragon; she hadn't expected it to come welcome them now.

Li Luo gazed at that emerald-green dragon, feeling the energy fluctuations emanating from it—it was already at the One-Crown King level, and moreover, he sensed a familiar aura upon it.

So the next moment, a broad smile surfaced upon his face.

"Senior Hong You?"