Eternal madness

Chapter 156 Mid-stage Five-Star Dou Sheng
A loud shout rang out, and a powerful aura swept everyone present away.

Elder Tianyin quickly came to Xiao Li and Yun Yun's side to protect them.

The aura came and went quickly. Xiao Li and Yun Yun, who had just been swept away, were enveloped by a gentle aura and then gently placed on the ground.

"I apologize, I lost my composure."

An aged voice rang out again, and an old man dressed in a gray hemp robe appeared before the crowd.

"Ancestor?" Xiao Li looked Xiao Kong up and down. At this moment, Xiao Kong's aura had been restrained, just like an ordinary old man, except that he was still energetic. Although his face was old, it was exceptionally kind. His deep eyes exuded endless vicissitudes, but could not hide his wisdom.

"Yes, thank you, good child, for giving me a second life." Xiao Kong bowed to Xiao Li.

"Oh, oh, oh, what's wrong, Ancestor? I can't accept this." Xiao Li quickly helped Xiao Kong up.

Xiao Kong grabbed Xiao Li's arm and patted the back of his hand: "Good boy, you don't need to hide anymore. With me here, ordinary Dou Sheng can't hurt you."

"Oh? What is your cultivation level now, Ancestor?" Xiao Li asked excitedly.

"I am currently at the mid-stage of a five-star Dou Sheng. I have just been resurrected and am not yet familiar with this body. Once I have fully mastered this body, I should be able to reach the peak of a five-star Dou Sheng. After a few years of cultivation, I should be able to recover to the level of a six-star Dou Sheng."

Xiao Kong chuckled and said that although his strength had not recovered to its peak, a five-star Dou Sheng was enough. He understood the situation of the major imperial clans. Apart from the Soul Clan, which was hiding its strength too deeply, the other imperial clans did not have many Dou Sheng above the five-star level.

Aside from the Ancient Clan, Xiao Kong might be wary of them, but he has no fear of the other imperial clans. A thousand years ago, the Xiao Clan fought a bloody battle with the Soul Clan, resulting in the Xiao Clan's direct decline and the Soul Clan's severe damage. Only the Ancient Clan remained intact, and it is now presumably the number one clan.

Back then, he saw how arrogant even the descendants of a mere ancient clan were at the Xiao family's residence!

"Okay. I finally have a Dou Sheng backer." Xiao Li was almost moved to tears. He had been cultivating hard for almost thirty years, and finally he had a backer.

Xiao Kong patted Xiao Li's head. He knew what Xiao Li was afraid of. He was cautious in everything he did, afraid of offending something that would lead to the destruction of the Xiao family.

Xiao Kong then looked at the sky and said to the Heavenly Sound Elder, "Young Su, there is a big problem in your Sound Realm right now."

The old man Tianyin asked in confusion, "What's the problem?"

Before Xiao Kong could reply, powerful figures from the distant Yin Valley arrived one after another, as they all sensed an extremely strong aura emanating from this area.

Tianyinzi, Wang Ming, Su Wanyin, and all the elders have arrived.

Xiao Kong looked up at the sky: "Has your Yin Valley not produced a Dou Sheng for many years?"

The old man Tianyin pondered, "It must have been over a hundred years."

Xiao Kong nodded: "No wonder. For over a hundred years, no Dou Sheng level expert has been able to stabilize the space. No wonder your Sound Realm is on the verge of collapse."

"What! The Sound Realm is about to collapse?" Elder Tianyin exclaimed in surprise, his voice practically booming. The Sound Realm was his home; how could it collapse? If it collapsed, the Sound Realm would cease to exist.

"Yes, do you think that the spatial world created by a Dou Sheng doesn't need someone to maintain it? In fact, the one who maintains the spatial world must be a Dou Sheng. But it doesn't matter. I owe your Yin Valley a favor, so I will personally maintain the Yin Realm for you."

After Xiao Kong finished speaking, he clenched his fists, and endless spatial power was at his command. Then, his entire body trembled violently, as if an earthquake had occurred.

However, the earthquake did not last long. Soon the tremors in the sound world stopped, and the desolate sky had disappeared.

About ten minutes later, Xiao Kong reappeared.

"It has been completely resolved. This Sound Realm can maintain its stability for another hundred years. As long as you break through to the Dou Sheng realm within a hundred years, you can maintain the stability of the Sound Realm yourself."

However, with your current strength, you should be able to break through to the Dou Sheng realm in less than twenty years.

Xiao Kong clapped his hands. The Heavenly Sound Elder bowed to Xiao Kong and said, "Thank you, Senior."

Xiao Kong waved his hand and said, "Don't call me senior anymore. I am much older than you, so just call me Old Xiao."

"Yes, thank you very much, Elder Xiao," Elder Tianyin said gratefully.

"In that case, Ancestor, we learned about a place called the Ruins of the Thousand Demon Saint at the Space Trade Fair. Can you enter that ruin now?"

Xiao Li briefly told Xiao Kong about the Thousand Demon Saint's Ruins and the limitations of the ruins.

"Oh? A five-star Dou Sheng? The name Thousand Demon Saint sounds like someone from the Soul Clan, but I doubt it. It's hard to say since I've never been there, so I can't judge the ruins."

Since you learned at the Space Trade Fair that only those below the Half-Saint level can enter, it means that a Battle Saint has already tried, and that Battle Saint failed, thus learning the rules of the ruins.

I need to go and see for myself to be sure, but it's not a big problem. Even if I can't go in, I'm confident I can get you the treasures in the ruins among all the Dou Zun powerhouses.

"You will stay with me in seclusion for a while. I will pass on the Xiao clan's heritage to you and teach you the method of condensing clan runes. You two girls over there, you are also descendants of the Xiao clan, come along, I will also teach you the method of condensing clan runes."

Xiao Kong stroked his beard and laughed.

Xiao Li nodded, while the Pei sisters looked puzzled.

Pei Yuru: "Ancestor, what is a clan crest?"

"Clan markings are a unique secret technique of Dou Di families. They are a secret technique that amplifies one's combat power by activating the Dou Di bloodline within the body. It is similar to the Three Transformations of Heavenly Fire, except that clan markings are gentler. It is the most perfect amplification technique," Xiao Kong explained.

Pei Yuhan frowned and suddenly said, "Ancestor, since you said that the clan mark needs to activate the Dou Di bloodline in the body, but although we are descendants of the Xiao clan, we do not have the Dou Di bloodline. You also said before that the Dou Di bloodline in our bodies is very thin."

Xiao Kong nodded in satisfaction: "The girl's name is Yuhan, right? You are very smart and you understood the key to the clan mark right away. Indeed, the clan mark is based on bloodline, but our Xiao clan is different."

Other imperial clans' clan markings are bestowed upon them, while our Xiao clan's clan markings must be cultivated through our own efforts. Although the Dou Di bloodline within you is extremely thin, you can still cultivate your clan markings; it's just that these markings cannot be fully utilized.

However, it's enough for your current use. Our Xiao clan's clan emblem is all-encompassing. Xiao Li, do you still remember the Three Transformations of Heavenly Fire? That was created by Clan Chief Xiao Xuan. It's not just a secret method for cultivating clan emblems.

Furthermore, it allows you to continue using the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations for amplification while activating the clan mark amplification. Two amplifications are enough to allow you to overcome the strong with the weak. We, the Xiao clan, have never been afraid of strong opponents.

Even if their cultivation is stronger than ours, we can still defeat them through these enhancements. Back then, Clan Chief Xiao Xuan relied on the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations, possessing three different flames within his body, making him the strongest among the five powerful figures of his time.

After hearing Xiao Kong's words, Xiao Li, Pei Yuhan, and Pei Yurou gained a deeper understanding of the clan emblem.

"Clan mark? Could it be that what Yun'er saw when my brow itched that day was the clan mark? Let's try it. Heavenly Fire Three Transformations: First Transformation, Yang Fire Transformation; Second Transformation, Yin Fire Transformation; Third Transformation, Demonic Flame Transformation!"

Xiao Li decisively activated the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations. After using the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations this time, a strange rune appeared again between Xiao Li's eyebrows.

No one knew why Xiao Li was activating the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations. They noticed a peculiar rune appearing between Xiao Li's eyebrows, which puzzled them.

Xiao Kong's eyes lit up with joy as he pointed to Xiao Li's brow: "Look, this is the clan mark."

　Regarding Xiao Kong's cultivation level after his resurrection, I think he's about at the mid-stage of a five-star Dou Sheng. Yin Sheng is indeed a seven-star Dou Sheng, but the Yin Yang Reversal Pill of grade eight and eight colors and his essence blood at the initial stage of the ninth rank are holding him back.

Moreover, the differences between each level of Dou Sheng are huge. It is unrealistic to reach the Seven-Star Dou Sheng level with just a physical body. Once you reach the high-level Dou Sheng, it is very difficult to improve unless you have a treasure of the level of a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill.

Therefore, I think the mid-stage of the Five-Star Dou Sheng realm is most suitable. Anyway, there's still room for improvement, so there's nothing to worry about. Once Xiao Li reaches the Ninth-Rank Alchemist level, he can refine targeted pills to help Xiao Kong recover.

　
(End of this chapter)