101: Divine blood, refining the body

In the Ancient World, on top of a tall mountain.

Xiao Xun'er gazed into the distance, as if trying to see through this Ancient World and into the Central Plains.

Suddenly, a black mist appeared; it was Ling Ying.

However, because he had performed meritorious service protecting Xiao Xun'er in the Northwest Continent, he had received a reward and had now Broken Through to Dou Zong.

"Young Miss, the Hall of Souls seems to be making some big moves! Many Heavenly Venerates have left their respective sub-temples!"

As members of ancient imperial clans, how could the Hun Clan's subordinate forces not have spies from the Ancient Clan?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xun'er's brows furrowed slightly, clearly worried that their target might be Xiao Yan.

Seeing this, Ling Ying quickly replied, "Their current large-scale operation might be for Xiao Lei and Yao Chen. If my guess is correct, they should be preparing to resurrect Yao Chen."

"Furthermore, Xiao Lei's Cultivation growth is indeed too fast. Although Xiao Lei claims to have withdrawn from the Xiao Family, the Hall of Souls won't see it that way. As long as he possesses the Bloodline of the Xiao Clan and such talent, the Hun Clan naturally won't stand idly by."

"There's also news about Young Master Xiao Yan; he seems to have obtained another type of Heavenly Flame. However, his Cultivation is still not strong enough for a major confrontation, so Young Master Xiao Yan should not be their primary target this time."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xun'er was happy for Xiao Yan, yet also somewhat worried, as he would have to Face the impact of the Hall of Souls.

Xiao Xun'er's first thought was to personally go to the Central Plains to stop everything.

Ling Ying seemed to have seen through her thoughts and immediately advised against it, "Young Miss, this matter is not that simple; you absolutely must not go!"

"How could the clan not know about Xiao Lei? For such a talented person to emerge from the fallen Xiao Clan, the Elders are actually unwilling to see it. However, the Elders care about Face and are unwilling to personally kill him. Now, the Hall of Souls' actions happen to suit their wishes."

"For Xiao Lei to die at the hands of the Hall of Souls is a pre-arranged outcome for all Imperial Clans."

"The clan is like this, and so are all other Imperial Clans. If you go, Young Miss, you will not only be opposing the clan but also all other Imperial Clans!"

"Currently, Young Miss, you haven't fully established yourself in the clan..."

Xiao Xun'er sighed slightly, seemingly a little tired, and then casually asked, "How long has that little girl Qing Lin been in the clan?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Ying immediately understood and quickly said, "It's been almost three years!"

After Qing Lin Broke Through to Dou Zun, she had actually suffered some suppression within the Ancient Clan, as she was never truly an Ancient Clan member, but rather Xiao Lei's person.

However, even so, Qing Lin had now Cultivated to Six-Star Dou Zun, far surpassing many Ancient Clan Prodigies.

"Go, give her everything I previously told you to prepare. Also, tell her about Xiao Lei's current situation!"

However, Ling Ying hesitated, "Young Miss, it's fine that we found the eighth-tier Demonic Beast ourselves; at most, it will only cause some displeasure among the Elders because you are funding her. But those secret techniques and pupil techniques belong to the clan!"

However, Xiao Xun'er appeared indifferent, "Do as I say!"

...A few days later.

A powerful aura descended upon Xiao Xun'er's residence, and a dignified voice questioned, "Young Miss, you have violated clan rules this time; do you know your mistake!"

Gu Dao's Dou Qi pressure was completely unleashed, without any concealment.

However, Xiao Xun'er remained unfazed, coldly stating, "Xun'er does not know!"

"You let Qing Lin go, and that's not even counting. You secretly took secret techniques and pupil techniques from the clan's Dou Technique Pavilion and gave them to an outsider, and you still say you haven't violated clan rules!"

"If you admit your mistake now, I can represent the other Elders and only punish you with three months of confinement!"

Xiao Xun'er still held her head high, calmly looking at Gu Dao.

"Young Miss!"

Gu Dao's voice already carried some dissatisfaction, and the aura of a Seven-Star Dou Sheng pressed down on Xiao Xun'er.

However, Xiao Xun'er still did not back down. Her entire body's Dou Qi erupted, a golden flame shot into the sky, her Bloodline Power surged, and her Dou Zun Cultivation was revealed.

"According to clan rules, all those with Divine Grade Bloodline automatically possess the authority and status of a Dou Sheng Elder. Dou Sheng Elders all have an quota for taking Dou Techniques. I believe I have not exceeded that quota!"

Feeling Xiao Xun'er's Bloodline Power, even Gu Dao was greatly shocked. Such a powerful Bloodline, even surpassing his own, was undoubtedly Divine Grade.

"Young Miss, why didn't you say your Bloodline had improved sooner! This time..."

Gu Dao quickly retracted his Dou Qi, speaking with a hint of excitement.

"Please address Xun'er as Elder Gu Dao!"

Xiao Xun'er said coldly. The status of Young Miss could not give her the power she wanted, but Elder could!

...Starfall Pavilion, within the Star Domain.

At this time, the Star Domain was slightly bustling, with countless Disciples running back and forth below. Even the Elders were not idle, organizing the many Disciples to leave the Star Domain.

Xiao Lei stood above the Starfall Tower, calmly observing everything before him.

The strength of these Disciples was too low. If the Hall of Souls attacked, they would not only be unable to provide any assistance but would instead be massacred, affecting the future potential of Starfall Pavilion.

Therefore, Elder Yao decided to temporarily relocate them before his resurrection.

By this time, several months had passed since Xiao Lei and the others left the Beast Region. After returning to Starfall Pavilion, Elder Yao immediately chose to go into seclusion to restore his Origin Soul Qi, while Xiao Lei took this Opportunity to refine a seven-colored, eighth-tier Medicinal Pill, the Break-Sect Pill, to help Xiao Yi Xian Break Through to Nine-Star Dou Zun.

Just as Xiao Lei was still pondering how long Elder Yao would need to remain in seclusion, a powerful Soul Strength emanated from the ancient stone tower.

Within the space, a wisp of profound Spiritual Qi drifted, and Elder Yao's Soul Strength once again recovered to its Peak Spirit Realm state.

The next moment, an extremely solid Soul body appeared before Xiao Lei.

Without needing any further words, Xiao Lei knew it was time to refine the Physical Body.

With a Soul transmission, Xiao Yi Xian withdrew from her seclusion, where she had been receiving a Legacy.

And Xiao Lei summoning her was naturally related to helping Elder Yao refine his body.

Xiao Lei had already informed Xiao Yi Xian about this matter, so as soon as she arrived at the Starfall Tower, she immediately sat down, ready to work with Xiao Lei.

Then, Xiao Lei took out a corpse, which was none other than Huang Yu, the Eight-Star Dou Zun expert of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, whom he had killed that day.

"A Heavenly Demon Phoenix's corpse, and its Cultivation is still so strong!"

Elder Yao was shocked and then greatly satisfied. As a Demonic Beast with powerful Bloodline, the strength of this corpse was already not inferior to his own at his Peak state.

Then Xiao Lei took out a pile of bones, nodded to Xiao Yi Xian, and said, "Let's begin!"

Then, under the gaze of Elder Yao and Xiao Lei, Xiao Yi Xian's fingertips were enveloped in Heavenly Flames. She dissected the corpse, removed all the bones, and then, with extremely meticulous methods, refined and integrated the Dou Sheng bones into the corpse.

"Such methods!"

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's actions, even Elder Yao, as an eighth-tier Alchemist Grandmaster, was greatly astonished. He thought that replacing bones was not difficult; the challenge lay in perfectly replacing the bones without damaging the original corpse.

The Saint of Creation spent his days researching Puppets and had considerable attainments in Physical Body. Xiao Yi Xian had been repeatedly studying these things during this time.

This operation took half a day.

However, both Elder Yao and Xiao Lei, seeing the results, felt that this amount of time was well worth it.

The final corpse glowed with golden light, and a faint Saint's aura circulated, causing the surrounding space to slightly distort.

Xiao Lei quickly took the corpse. All the Heavenly Flames within his body surged out, landing on the corpse, and began the most crucial refining stage.

It is worth mentioning that Xiao Yan had already returned for the first time and obtained the eighteenth-ranked Wind Fury Dragon Flame. However, compared to the Heavenly Flame, his greater gain might have been the other Opportunities left by Xiao Xuan, which caused his Cultivation to soar to Six-Star Dou Huang.

And Xiao Lei naturally successfully obtained another type of Heavenly Flame. Including the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, Xiao Lei already possessed nine Heavenly Flames plus one sub-flame.

After devouring them, Xiao Lei could feel the Burning Technique growing stronger, but it still had not reached the Intermediate Heaven Rank level.

Elder Yao did not procrastinate and directly chose the same method as Venerable Skyfire, entering the corpse directly with his Soul, aiming to minimize Xiao Lei's refining time.

A drop of essence Blood fell, which was exactly what Xiao Lei had asked Hei Qing for back then.

A powerful aura brewed within the corpse.

The gray-purple Heavenly Flame burned calmly. The corpse, which originally had a slight Death Qi, quickly began to exude Life Qi, and its Physical Body became increasingly condensed and powerful under the refining of the Heavenly Flame.

It was at this critical moment that the Star Realm vibrated, and countless Hall of Souls figures appeared outside the Star Realm...