196: Chapter 196 The Four Ancient Clans

"Of course I do!"

Seeing his solemn expression, Lin Xueying also put away her smile, her tone turning solemn and distant.

She extended her jade hand and gently tapped the light screen. The map of the Dongxuan Domain rapidly shrank, replaced by a much vaster and more brilliant giant region.

"Zhongzhou Sacred Domain is the very center of the Ancient Desolate Continent, and also the birthplace of the entire continent's Immortal Dao civilization."

"If the Dongxuan Domain is a large lake, then Zhongzhou Sacred Domain is a boundless ocean. The density of Spiritual Qi there is more than ten times that of the Dongxuan Domain."

"In the sky, multicolored radiance can often be seen, which is formed by high-level Cultivators absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. Beneath the earth, countless ancient ruins and Immortal Caves are buried."

Lin Xueying's tone grew increasingly solemn, and her beautiful eyes flashed with a look of awe.

"In Zhongzhou Sacred Domain, Void Refining Cultivators walk everywhere, Body Integration Cultivators are as common as dogs, and Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators don't even have the qualifications to be the lord of a city."

"There, even Mahayana Cultivators are no good!"

The Mahayana Stage—that was an existence whose Primordial Spirit was completely integrated with heaven and earth, capable of reshaping mountains and rivers with a single thought, and possessing a Lifespan of up to ten thousand years.

Yet in Zhongzhou, although Mahayana Stage Cultivators were rare, they were by no means exceptionally rare.

Within some top ancient forces, there were even hidden Undergoing Tribulation Stage old monsters.

They had already touched the threshold of Immortal Dao, and only needed to survive the Nine Heavens Heavenly Tribulation to undergo feathering and Ascension, becoming True Immortals!"

Hearing this, Baili Yunche's breathing grew rapid, and his heart pounded wildly.

Void Refining Cultivators walk everywhere, Body Integration Cultivators are as common as dogs, and Mahayana Cultivators are no good... What kind of terrifying world was this?

"Like the Five Great Sects of the Dongxuan Domain, they can't even rank in Zhongzhou."

Lin Xueying continued, a hint of self-mockery in her tone:

"Zhongzhou is the top stage of the entire Ancient Desolate Continent. Sects are countless, Prodigies run rampant, ancient noble families stand in great numbers, and ancient Legacies never end."

"Among them, there is no lack of forces overseen by Mahayana and Undergoing Tribulation Stage Cultivators. Any of those forces could easily annihilate the entire Cangxuan Empire by casually dispatching an Elder."

"Super forces spanning the entire Ancient Desolate Continent like Wanbao Pavilion, Alchemist Guild, Artifact Refiner Guild, and Yama Hall—their headquarters are all in Zhongzhou Sacred Domain!"

"That is where their true Foundation lies. The branches in the Dongxuan Domain are merely a drop in the ocean."

Baili Yunche's heart was shaken beyond measure, and he suddenly asked, "Then what is the most powerful force in Zhongzhou?"

"The most powerful forces are none other than the Four Ancient Clans!"

Lin Xueying's tone became incomparably reverent, even carrying a trace of trembling.

She lowered her voice, as if recounting an ancient and sacred legend.

"These Four Ancient Clans are respectively the Su Clan, Xiao Clan, Yan Clan, and Feng Clan. They inherit from ancient times, with the blood of ancient Immortals and gods flowing in their veins, possessing terrifying talents innate to them."

"Forces in Zhongzhou were destroyed crop after crop, dynasties alternated, and Sects rose and fell. Only these Four Ancient Clans stood unshaken, always standing at the absolute Peak of the Ancient Desolate Continent."

"They represent the most powerful forces of the Human Race. It is said that within every clan, there is a True Immortal level existence overseeing them. Those are True Immortals, transcending life and death, sharing longevity with heaven and earth!"

"True Immortal..."

Baili Yunche muttered to himself, monstrous waves churning in his heart.

He suddenly thought of Su Bingqing, and thought of that Purple-robed Woman.

Su Bingqing had the surname Su, and the strength displayed by that Purple-robed Woman far exceeded Soul Transformation, being at least at the Body Integration Stage or even the Mahayana Stage.

Her lofty posture at that time made everything in the Cangxuan Empire seem like dust in her eyes.

"Could it be... that the Su family where Bingqing belongs is the Su Clan, one of these Four Ancient Clans?"

Baili Yunche's heart stirred, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.

He hurriedly asked, "Xueying, what do you know about the Su Clan among the Four Ancient Clans? Do their clansmen have any special marks?"

Lin Xueying tilted her head to think for a moment and said,

"I have only heard some rumors from my grandfather. People of the Su Clan are said to naturally possess the 'Mysterious Ice Holy Body', which has extreme affinity with the ice attribute Dao."

"Between their eyebrows, when stimulating their Bloodline Power, an ice lotus mark will emerge. Moreover, the women of the Su Clan all possess peerless appearances and a cold, Immortal-like temperament..."

"Ice lotus mark..."

Baili Yunche's pupils shrank abruptly.

He suddenly remembered that when Su Bingqing was taken away, a flash of ice-blue light had indeed appeared between her eyebrows, and within that light, the outline of a lotus flower was faintly visible!

"Why are you asking this?"

Lin Xueying looked at him suspiciously and asked in surprise,

"Zhongzhou Sacred Domain is still too far away from you. With your current cultivation, even if you want to go, you cannot cross that endless territory."

"Between the Dongxuan Domain and Zhongzhou lies hundreds of millions of miles of wilderness, containing countless dangerous Forbidden Grounds and nests of ancient Yao Beasts. Even Body Integration Stage Cultivators crossing it rashly would face the danger of perishing."

"It's nothing, just asking."

Baili Yunche suppressed the excitement in his heart and smiled reluctantly. But in his heart, stormy seas had already churned.

If Su Bingqing was truly a person of the Su Clan, then wanting to marry her would be even harder than ascending to the heavens.

The Four Ancient Clans, overseen by True Immortals—what kind of colossal behemoths were they?

"You should prepare for tomorrow's finals first!"

Lin Xueying extended her jade finger and tapped his forehead, her tone carrying a trace of coquettishness and expectation:

"I certainly don't want you to lose tomorrow's match. Lin Xueying's man must be number one!"

"If you lose in the finals, see how I deal with you."

"I definitely won't let you down!"

Baili Yunche's eyes flashed with a sharp light, revealing a trace of intense confidence.

He reached out and grasped the hands of the three women, Lin Xueying, Xu Yuehuan, and Liu Ruyan, simultaneously, saying in a deep voice, "In tomorrow's finals, I will definitely take first place!"

After hearing Lin Xueying's explanation of the power distribution pattern across the entire Ancient Desolate Continent, an unprecedented belief in growing stronger surged in Baili Yunche's heart.

He looked out the window, his gaze seeming to pierce through the dome of Wanbao Pavilion and the sky of the Cangxuan Empire, looking towards that vaster and more magnificent world.

Whether heading to the Dongxuan Domain later or heading to Zhongzhou Sacred Domain to gloriously marry Su Bingqing, it made him realize that his current strength was still too weak!

Too weak!

In front of these colossal behemoths, his meager cultivation was simply inferior even to an ant.

Someone could crush him countless times with just a single finger.

In this life, since he had been allowed to undergo Transmigration, and since he had been given the Pure Yang Holy Body and the creation divine cauldron, how could he be willing to be a frog at the bottom of a well?

"I want to grow stronger!" he roared frantically in his heart.

"I want to become strong enough, strong enough to make the Nangong Family bow their heads, strong enough to gain the recognition of Wanbao Pavilion, and strong enough to make that lofty woman of the Su Clan willingly hand her daughter over to me!"

"Bingqing, wait for me!"

He closed his eyes and swore silently in his heart.

"I will definitely go find you! I want to stand at the highest Peak of Zhongzhou Sacred Domain and let everyone know that I, Baili Yunche, am worthy of you!"

"And make your mother never dare oppose us again!"

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