Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

Under Xiao Yan's protection, the Black Annihilation Army that was expelled from the Ancient Clan successfully arrived at the Xingyun Pavilion. Xiao Yan also called on Xiao Yixian and Han Feng to heal everyone's injuries. Gu Qinghan, who was overloaded with energy, was also getting better rapidly.

And here, Gu Zhen and others saw a person who surprised them greatly, it was their clan leader Gu Yuan!

Later, under Gu Yuan's questioning, Gu Yao explained to him what had happened before, and Gu Yuelan also presented to Gu Yuan the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade that Gu Qinghan had previously given her.

Gu Yuan looked at the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade in his hand, and his face instantly turned cold.

Except for Gu Qinghan, no one else knew much about what the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade was, and naturally couldn't guess the full picture of the Soul Clan's plan. Gu Yuan, as the head of the clan, understood what was going on instantly after listening to Gu Yao's story and seeing the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade.

There is a traitor in the ancient clan.

I guess he saw that I hadn't returned to the family for a month and thought that there was an opportunity. Either Gu Nanhai, who ordered Gu Qinghan to be beheaded on a chosen day, was a traitor, or another unidentified traitor took advantage of Gu Nanhai's order to carry out his plan.

But come to think of it, the latter is more likely.

If Gu Nanhai was really a traitor, he would not have come up with a plan that would raise his suspicion to the highest level right away. After all, this plan was not 100% feasible. If it failed, not only would he not be able to obtain the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade, but Gu Nanhai, as a traitor, would also lose everything.

Gu Yuan immediately guessed the reason why Gu Nanhai gave this order. It was to prevent the other eight groups from seeing that the Gu Clan and the Tianhe Alliance had a good relationship and thus having the idea of ​​uniting. In this regard, Gu Nanhai was right. It was just a small matter for Gu Qinghan and others to be labeled as traitors. They could find a chance to make it clear later. However, he did not expect that the Soul Clan would also interfere.

If it weren't for the news that Zijing brought to Xiao Yan, if Xiao Yan hadn't gone to investigate, the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade would probably have been successfully taken away by the Soul Clan as planned, and even Gu Qinghan and others would have certainly died.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Gu Yuan looked at the ancient monster and said in a deep voice, then turned to look at Xiao Yan.

"Thank you. Thanks to you for rushing over, their lives were saved."

Gu Yuan sincerely thanked Xiao Yan for saving Gu Qinghan and others, but he did not even mention the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade.

Although this thing seems to be very important, it has been gathering dust in the ancestral hall for a thousand years. In Gu Yuan's eyes, this thing is not that important, mainly because he really doesn't know what it is used for.

It is said to be related to Tushe Ancient Emperor, but no one knows its specific usage. The other fragments are also held by the eight clans, so it is very difficult to collect them all.

When Xiao Yan saw the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade in Gu Yuan's hand, he was slightly stunned.

This piece of jade was almost exactly the same as the ancient jade that Xiao Wei had given him before.

"Chief Gu Yuan, may I ask what this jade is?"

Xiao Yan asked, and before Gu Yuan could answer, a hearty voice came over.

"This is Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade. I heard that it is related to the last Dou Emperor Tuoshe Ancient Emperor. Each of the eight clans holds a piece, but no one knows what it is used for."

This voice attracted everyone's attention, and then they saw a heroic woman coming to Xiao Yan's side, casually putting one arm on Xiao Yan's shoulder, and spreading the other hand helplessly.

"I don't know where my piece has gone after all these years. Forget it, just let it go. I don't know what use it has anyway."

Who is this woman?

Looking at the woman who was arm in arm with Xiao Yan, Gu Zhen and the others showed confusion on their faces. They had known Xiao Yan for quite some time and had basically met everyone around Xiao Yan, even Ya Fei and Yao Ye. But they had never seen this woman before.

But one thing is certain, this woman is very strong, without a doubt.

She didn't need to do anything, just standing there made everyone feel extremely powerless.

Gu Yuan saw the confusion in their eyes, but did not explain. He whispered to the ancient demons.

"Since things have developed to this point, you should just follow Xiao Yan from now on. You don't need to worry about the Ancient Clan for now. Go and have a good rest first."

"Yes."

Although Gu Yao and others had doubts about the identity of this strange woman, since Gu Yuan had spoken, they could not pretend not to hear him. So they responded and Qingluan took them away and arranged a room for everyone to rest.

After everyone left, Gu Yuan looked at the woman with some helplessness.

"Big sister, didn't I tell you not to show up for the time being?"

Gu Yuan's words implicitly revealed the identity of this woman, who was Xiao Xuan, who had successfully used Xiao Yan's strange fire to condense her body.

Hearing Gu Yuan's complaint, Xiao Xuan waved his hand casually.

"Hey~ It doesn't matter. Do you think any of these kids know me?"

"Although a thousand years have passed, there are still many people from the same period as us who are alive. If someone recognizes you, you will be in trouble. You should try to stay out of public view in the future."

Gu Yuan reminded him again with a serious face, which made Xiao Xuan show a little impatience on his face.

"I know, I know. You are really annoying."

Xiao Yan looked at this ancestor with a speechless look in his eyes.

Late eight-star Douluo, this is Xiao Xuan’s current strength.

But unfortunately, this strength was only temporary. In fact, with the cooperation of Xiao Yan, Yao Tianhuo and Gu Yuan, Xiao Xuan successfully condensed his body in just half a month. Xiao Yan spent the remaining half a month restoring the soul power of this ancestor and replenishing her with strange fire. Xiao Xuan's current strength was only achieved after Xiao Yan took pills day and night for half a month and continuously inputted strange fire into Xiao Xuan.

After all, all the fire seeds are on Xiao Yan. The strange fire that Xiao Xuan uses to condense his body is just borrowed from Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan's current powerful strength is at least half dependent on the Burning Technique upgraded with the strange fire. The fire seeds definitely cannot be handed over. Besides, with Xiao Xuan's temperament, he would not do such a thing as sacrificing the talents of the younger generation for his own profit. He can only use this alternative method.

This also means that Xiao Xuan's strength level depends entirely on the amount of strange fire she has at the moment. As the amount of strange fire decreases, her strength will also decrease.

But no matter what, at least Xiao Xuan can move around freely, which is enough to make Xiao Xuan happy. She was suffocated after staying in the Heavenly Tomb for a thousand years. "By the way, I heard what your kid said just now." Xiao Xuan's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked at Gu Yuan and said in a deep voice: "If there is no traitor in this matter, no one will believe it."

"Yes." Gu Yuan nodded solemnly, raised his hand and gently pinched his chin, "What I am more worried about now is that even the Ancient Clan has a traitor, and I am afraid there are also traitors in the other eight clans. From their plan this time, it can be seen that their goal is the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade."

Speaking of this, Gu Yuan suddenly had a guess.

"Could it be that Emperor Hun Tian knows how to use the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade?"

"It's certainly possible."

Xiao Xuan raised her eyebrows slightly, and at this moment Xiao Yan looked at her and spoke.

"Ancestor, please take a look at this."

A white light flashed in Xiao Yan's hand, and Xiao Xuan looked over, both of them were stunned.

Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade!

"Huh?" Xiao Xuan reached out his hand, picked up the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade and examined it carefully, his eyes somewhat surprised, "Isn't this the piece from my family? I didn't expect it was still there?"

After all, a thousand years have passed, and even the family that Xiao Yan is in now is only the descendant of a branch family. Xiao Xuan really didn't expect that this thing could still be preserved intact.

When Gu Yuan saw this Tushe ancient emperor jade, his expression became a little gloomy.

When he sent Xun'er to the Xiao family, he explained to the family elders that it was to find out the location of the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade and bring it back.

Of course, this is pure excuse.

Even Gu Yuan himself doesn't care much about the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade, so how could he send his daughter to be a spy for this piece of jade?

Moreover, if Gu Yuan really wanted this jade, why would he send his daughter over? With the power of the Xiao family at that time, if they were given a volume of earth-level skills or fighting skills, Xiao Zhan would definitely take out the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade in exchange without hesitation.

Although it was something passed down from generation to generation by clan leaders, they really didn't know what it was used for. And for the Xiao family at that time, the value of a volume of earth-level martial arts or fighting skills was definitely far higher than this piece of jade, so there was no reason not to exchange it.

Therefore, Gu Yuan’s real purpose at that time was to hope that Xun’er could spend a less harsh childhood in the Xiao family, nothing more.

As the daughter of the clan leader, Xun'er is bound to be the focus of everyone in the ancient clan. In this case, staying in the ancient clan will put pressure on Xun'er overtly and covertly. As a father, Gu Yuan really can't bear it, and part of the reason is also due to his late wife's last wish.

As his daughter, Xun'er will definitely have to take on his responsibilities in the future, this is inevitable, but at least it will make her life a little easier during her childhood.

The other elders were naturally aware of this, but they still acquiesced.

You know, Gu Yuan is the most talkative one among the eight clan leaders. If it were any other clan leader, wouldn't they be able to do whatever they want? Would they need to discuss this with the elders?
Gu Yuandu had clearly used the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade as an excuse, which had already given them a reason. If they raised any objections, it would be considered as being tactless at best and ungrateful at worst.

However, Xun'er herself did not know about this, so she always thought that Gu Yuan sent her to the Xiao family just for the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, and she always felt guilty about it. Perhaps it was because of this that she had a hurdle in her heart and dared not express her feelings to Xiao Yan.

She was really afraid. She was afraid that Xiao Yan would feel disgusted with her after she told him that she had a purpose for going to the Xiao family. Even though Xun'er knew in her heart that Xiao Yan would never think so, she was still afraid.

Before, Gu Yuan had complained in his heart about why Xun'er and Xiao Yan had not made any progress in their relationship over the years, but he had no idea that the superficial reason he gave for sending Xun'er to the Xiao family was a big part of the reason.

Coming back to the topic, Gu Yuan looked at the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade in Xiao Xuan's hand, then looked at the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade in his own hand, and then stretched out his hand and handed it to Xiao Xuan.

"Big sister, you can take this jade too."

"Hmm?" Xiao Xuan raised his eyebrows, "You don't want it anymore?"

"Since there is already a traitor in the Ancient Clan, it's only a matter of time before this thing is stolen again if it's kept in the Ancient Clan. It's better to hand it over to a trustworthy outsider."

Gu Yuan spoke so calmly that Xiao Xuan shrugged lightly and didn't say much. He reached out and took the jade.

At this moment, something amazing happened. When Xiao Xuan approached with one jade in each hand, the two pieces of jade seemed to be attracted to each other, emitting a faint glow. Xiao Xuan was slightly stunned, and then released his hands. The two pieces of jade flew towards each other, and finally merged into one in the eyes of the three people, emitting an even more dazzling glow.

Then, as the light faded away, the merged Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade slowly fell and was steadily caught in Xiao Xuan's hand. Seeing that there was not a single crack left on the merged Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade, Xiao Xuan and Gu Yuan were both stunned.

This thing can be combined???

It really can't be blamed on them for not knowing. For so many years, the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade has been scattered among the eight clans and there has been no chance to put it together for testing. Although no one knows what this thing is, it is something passed down by the ancestors of each clan after all, and it must be well protected. Even if Xiao Xuan and Gu Yuan had a good relationship at the beginning, it cannot be taken out casually.

But at the same time, Xiao Xuan and Gu Yuan immediately had some guesses in their minds.

They seemed to know how to use this thing.

"That is to say, as long as we put the eight pieces of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade together, we can know what this thing is used for, right?" Xiao Xuan tossed the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade in his hand lightly, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "It seems that we have found something interesting again. Maybe the clue to becoming an emperor lies in it."

Now that the Xiao clan has been destroyed, and having stayed in the Heavenly Tomb for a thousand years, Xiao Xuan's obsession with becoming an emperor has almost disappeared. But even without the obsession, the word "Emperor" is very attractive to everyone in this world, including Xiao Yan.

“Here~ Take it.” Xiao Xuan threw the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade to Xiao Yan, and smiled at the latter’s stunned look: “Just think of this thing as a treasure that is unlikely to be collected. Don’t be too nervous. It’s okay if you lose it.”

Hearing Xiao Xuan's words, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

It doesn't matter if the clues to Emperor Cheng are lost. Only our ancestor can say this.

Then Xiao Yan looked at Gu Yuan, and only spoke after the latter nodded.

"Then I will accept this piece of jade first." (End of this chapter)