Chapter 71: Humble as a lackey!

"Almost there……"

Xiao Yan raised his head, gazing toward the distance, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

The outline of Sheng Gu Cheng gradually appeared before him.

Not long after, Xiao Yan and Venerable Feng arrived outside Sheng Gu Cheng.

However, the scene before him was not as imposing as Xiao Yan had imagined.

The city was built from pale blue giant rocks, and perhaps due to the erosion of time, the city seemed to bear traces of decay.

An unusually ancient aura slowly seeped out from within the city, allowing all who approached to faintly grasp the flavor of antiquity.

After all, a trace of the power of a Dou Di remained here.

It was a power that surpassed all things in the world; though ages had passed, one could still feel its former shock.

The Ancient Clan had a decree: no one could fly when approaching Sheng Gu Cheng.

Moreover, the closer one got to the city, the stronger an invisible pressure in the sky became.

Forcibly pressing everyone to the ground.

Xiao Yan and Venerable Feng had no choice but to walk toward the city gate on foot.

When they arrived before the city gate and wanted to enter, they unexpectedly saw an acquaintance.

It was a clansman of the Ancient Clan dressed in splendid attire, with an arrogant expression.

He stood with his arms crossed, glancing sideways at Xiao Yan and Venerable Feng, his eyes full of disdain.

Xiao Yan knew this was Ling Quan.

"Who are you? What is your purpose for coming to my Ancient Clan's holy city?"

Ling Quan deliberately raised his volume, and the look in his eyes toward Xiao Yan was full of hatred.

Obviously, he was doing it on purpose.

Xiao Yan frowned slightly, feeling somewhat displeased in his heart, but still said politely, "We received an invitation from the Ancient Clan and have come to participate in Xun'er's Adult Ceremony."

"Invitation? Take it out and let me see."

Ling Quan reached out and shook it in front of Xiao Yan, looking overbearing.

Xiao Yan had no choice but to take out the Invitation Letter.

Ling Quan took it, glanced at it casually, then sneered, "People like you, do you deserve to participate in Xun'er's Adult Ceremony?"

Saying this, he actually threw the Invitation Letter onto the ground.

Xiao Yan's heart burned with anger, and just as he was about to flare up, Venerable Feng hurriedly pulled him, saying in a low voice, "Don't be impulsive; this is Ancient Clan territory."

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, endured his anger, bent down, and picked up the Invitation Letter.

Seeing Xiao Yan submit, a hint of smugness flashed in Ling Quan's eyes.

Of course, he could not really not let Xiao Yan enter.

After all, he was invited.

"Go in."

Ling Quan said with a contemptuous smile, "You don't even have this bit of backbone; how could Xun'er care so much about you……"

Xiao Yan clenched his fist, endured the flames in his heart, and lowered his head as he entered.

He thought only Ling Quan was like this, but unexpectedly, after Xiao Yan and Venerable Feng entered the city, the situation did not improve.

Some Ancient Clan people seemed to have agreed on it, deliberately making things difficult for them from time to time.

Either they deliberately bumped into them as they passed, or they mocked them with sarcastic words.

"How did the Miss invite such a weak person?"

"Sigh, surely it is to show the Miss's kindness."

"Haha, indeed."

Xiao Yan was furious in his heart, his fist clenched tightly; if not for Venerable Feng constantly dissuading him, he probably would have already struck out.

However, at this moment, the people in the city became increasingly excessive.

Even someone deliberately wanted to challenge Xiao Yan.

This kind of challenge was said to stop at the point of contact, but after Xiao Yan defeated one person, another came; clearly, they were wearing him down in a war of attrition to toy with him.

Even every few steps, someone would come out to challenge Xiao Yan.

They were thus harassed by the Ancient Clan youths all the way, fighting round after round.

They finally endured until the opening of Gu Jie.

At this moment, in the center of Gu Sheng Cheng, there was an extremely huge lake.

The lake water was exceptionally clear, like a huge mirror, but looking with one glance, one could not see the end.

That depth seemed to lead to an endless abyss, making one feel a bit creepy.

At this moment, many people had gathered here, strongmen from various forces assembled here, all waiting for the moment Gu Jie opened.

"I am Gu Xun!"

An elder of the Ancient Clan with the strength of a Half-Saint, dressed in ancient robes and spirited, appeared.

His voice was very loud, like a great bell ringing among the crowd.

Next, he began to explain the rules for entering Gu Jie to everyone.

Everyone quieted down and listened carefully.

After he finished speaking, an anomaly suddenly appeared above the lake.

The originally calm lake surface began to ripple layer by layer, and a black spatial gate slowly emerged.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan hurriedly walked toward the spatial gate.

However, before he had taken a few steps, someone tripped him up again.

Several Ancient Clan youths deliberately blocked Xiao Yan, not wanting to let him enter at all.

Even when Xiao Yan sidestepped, trying to rush past quickly, someone directly grabbed his clothes.

Those several Ancient Clan youths squeezed Xiao Yan while sneering, "Where did this poor country bumpkin come from? Didn't you see this young master wants to pass here?"

"You should go crawl into a dog hole instead."

"You!!! Are bullying too much!!!"

Just as Xiao Yan could no longer endure and was about to get angry, Elder Gu Xun spoke up.

"Back down!!!"

Hearing the rebuke, those Ancient Clan youths reluctantly retreated to the side.

If Elder Gu Xun had not intervened, Xiao Yan might not have been able to pass smoothly.

Next, above the sky, Yun Yi appeared.

He wore a black long robe, stepping through the void like a deity descending to the mortal world.

That flying posture disregarding the Ancient Clan's prohibition made everyone around gasp in shock.

But when Yun Yi passed by, Elder Gu Xun of the Ancient Clan involuntarily bowed his head and lowered his body, a reverence from the bottom of his heart.

It was the instinctive courtesy of the weak toward the strong.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan felt a mixture of emotions.

He looked at Yun Yi's carefree figure, then at the difficulties he had suffered all along, and a feeling of humility like a beggar welled up within him.

He clenched his fists, his heart already feeling aggrieved to the extreme.

On Yun Yi's side, his expression was natural.

Obviously, after that Ancient Clan emissary returned last time, he had described Yun Yi's strength in detail.

Besides the reverence shown by Elder Gu Xun before him, Yun Yi's soul power also detected several auras paying attention to him in the dark; they were hidden Saints of the Ancient Clan.

The corner of his mouth curled slightly; he did not care about these gazes.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a sound of tearing through the air came from behind.

Four or five youths flew over with an imposing manner.

The leading youth had a burly figure, like a small mountain, extremely domineering.

Lightning flickered in his eyes, and his entire body emitted an extremely powerful pressure, as if a thunder god had descended.

The people around felt this pressure and retreated one after another; even some elders of the Ancient Clan were extremely courteous.

Although Xiao Yan did not lower his head, he clearly felt he was under tremendous pressure.

That pressure was like Mount Tai pressing down on the top, making it somewhat difficult for him to breathe.

When this person flew to Yun Yi's side, his gaze suddenly focused on Yun Yi, and his eyes revealed a hint of surprise.

"Are you Yun Yi?"

The youth asked with a faint laugh.

"Not bad, you should be Lei Dong of the Thunder Clan, right!"

Yun Yi looked directly into Lei Dong's eyes and said calmly.

In an instant, as the two faced each other, it was as if sparks were scattering in the air.

The space where the two were located seemed as if it would explode.

Immediately after, an invisible aura collided between the two and rippled outward.

The entire ancient city seemed to have a ripple stirring.

"Both of you, guests are welcome; whatever words there are, let's talk later—first enter the Gu Jie."

At this moment, another Three-Star Dou Sheng appeared from the Ancient Clan.

He had a kind smile on his face and personally accompanied Lei Dong and Yun Yi.

(Chapter End)