Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

As the elders said, at present, the Xiao family only has two paths to take.

One option is to move to the Western Regions. This would indeed temporarily protect the entire Xiao family, since no matter how strong the Xu family is, they wouldn't dare to invade the territory of the Buddhist sect in the Western Regions and commit evil deeds.

The problem with doing this is that the Western Regions are the territory of the Three Temples, Four Mountains, and the Seven Buddhist Hegemons. If a hegemon like the Xiao family goes there, they will either refuse outright or stay and gradually erode the Xiao family's power.

Secondly, they could move directly to another continent, which would split the entire Xiao family in two.

Those above the Dharma Aspect Realm can leave Cangzhou, while those below the Dharma Aspect Realm can only stay.

As for saying they would do nothing and remain inactive, they dare not.

Because they put themselves in the Xu family's shoes, they realized that if they were in the Xu family's situation, having absorbed so many powerful forces, they would definitely eliminate dissidents and eventually take down the Xiao family as well.

Although the Xiao family and the Xu family had no personal grudges, they dared not gamble that the Xu family would be kind.

So they had to leave, even if it meant splitting up and abandoning their families.

The elders and ancestors of the Xiao family discussed the matter all night and finally decided that the Xiao family would move to another continent.

Those above the Dharma Realm, carrying the inherited resources of their families, seek a more suitable place to develop.

Those clansmen below the Dharma Aspect Realm who remain in Cangzhou are left to fend for themselves.

But there's no other way; this is the best solution they can think of right now, as they can't think of any better alternatives.

Although this decision was made, the Xiao family's higher-ups naturally wouldn't tell the truth to the clansmen who were about to be abandoned. Instead, they fabricated a suitable reason and made it sound more respectable.

This both comforted the remaining members of the Xiao family and preserved some face for them.

Anyone with a modicum of intelligence could figure out that something must have happened to the Xiao family, otherwise they wouldn't have left no one behind and all of them would have run away.

After that, the Xiao family's higher-ups began packing their things and hurriedly left Cangzhou.

They breathed a sigh of relief as they left Cangzhou, after all, they had been worried that the Xu family would receive the news and ambush them on the way.

This can be described as taking the concept of judging others by one's own standards to the extreme.

In fact, the Xu family did know about this immediately, but they had no interest in the Xiao family at all.

When the Xu family discovered a piece of sacred gold, it was auctioned in Duanshan City and eventually bought by the Xiao family. Many powerful figures from various forces ambushed the Xiao family.

Although they weren't sure who they were, they could guess and get a general idea.

In order to distance themselves from them, the Xiao family did not participate in those forces' plans to suppress the Xu family.

The Xu family has always been one to settle scores and seek revenge. The Xiao family and the Xu family have no conflict whatsoever. Xu Qingzhou is neither a bloodthirsty tyrant nor a demonic cultivator who needs blood sacrifices. Why would he bother going after the Xiao family?

The Xiao family is completely judging others by their own petty standards, scaring themselves unnecessarily.

When Xu Qingzhou learned of this, he was amused by their behavior.

Yin Xianhong, who was standing nearby, asked, "What's wrong? You seem so happy."

Xu Qingzhou gave a brief explanation, leaving Yin Xianhong both amused and exasperated.

"Look how scared you've made them."

Xu Qingzhou spread his hands and said, "This is the Xiao family judging others by their own standards; it has nothing to do with me."

Yin Xianhong nodded.

However, the Xiao family did not do anything wrong. In this world, if a powerful force wants to exist for a long time, it must always assume the worst about others and never gamble on their kindness.

Gambling always involves losses. If you gamble on someone else's kindness and lose, you're doomed.

Xu Qingzhou casually asked, "Are you interested in the True Dragon Ranking?"

Although Yin Xianhong is already a Saint King Realm expert, she is not yet five hundred years old.

Previously, the Divine Palace opened once every hundred years, and those who entered the Divine Palace were the strongest geniuses of the Cangzhou era.

The fact that Elder Wang was able to select Yin Xianhong from among so many talented individuals and train her to become the head of the manor shows just how high her talent is.

If Yin Xianhong were to be included in the list, she would almost certainly be number one.

After all, there are very few Saint Kings under the age of five hundred, and even fewer who can defeat Yin Xianhong.

Yin Xianhong gently stroked her hair.

"We'll see how things go then. If a Holy King appears, then I'll make my move."

The rewards for being number one on the True Dragon Ranking are very generous; if you can keep it for your own family, you naturally wouldn't want to give it to someone else.

"That works too," Xu Qingzhou said, getting up and pulling Yin Xianhong toward the backyard.

"We were just talking about this topic, what does this mean?" Yin Xianhong wondered.

"what?"

Xu Qingzhou remained silent, only nodding.

.....

In the tenth year since the establishment of the True Dragon Ranking, the cultivation levels of the top experts on the list have changed slightly compared to the first few years.

Initially, True Saints occupied the majority, while Great Saints occupied a smaller portion.

In recent years, as the True Dragon Ranking has become more and more famous, more and more Saint Realm experts have come to be listed on the ranking.

There are even many other powerful figures from other continents. After all, the Xu family's Wanbao Pavilion has already expanded to dozens of surrounding continents, and the True Dragon Ranking has no other restrictions on Saint Realm experts except that they cannot be over five hundred years old.

Knowing that the top ten would receive such generous rewards, how could the Saint Realm experts from other continents not be tempted?

With more Saint Realm experts participating, those in the Great Saint Realm easily squeezed out those in the True Saint Realm and made it onto the list.

Now, there are no more True Saints on the True Dragon Ranking; they are all Great Saints.

However, the Saint King realm cultivator had yet to appear, prompting many onlookers to ask questions.

"The True Dragon Ranking has been established for ten years, so why hasn't a single Saint King Realm expert appeared yet?"

“Saint King level experts are rare to begin with, and those under five hundred years old are even rarer. They are not so easy to find.”

“That makes sense. For example, in Cangzhou, although there aren’t many Saint King level experts, there are definitely quite a few, but 99% or even all of them are over 500 years old.”

"Definitely. Before reaching the Saint Realm, one can rely on accumulating resources to break through. After reaching the Saint Realm, it depends more on comprehension and opportunity. Each breakthrough takes anywhere from several decades to several hundred years. Very few people can break through to the Saint King level before the age of five hundred."

"I wonder what realm Chief Xu is at now, and whether he will be on the list?"

"Clan Chief Xu is indeed extremely talented and will definitely be able to break through to the Saint King Realm before he turns five hundred, but his cultivation time is still too short."

"Yes, in about a hundred years, Chief Xu will definitely be able to hold the top spot on the True Dragon Ranking for a long time."

The last time Xu Qingzhou made a public move was in the Starry Sea, where he killed the Peach Blossom Island Master, who was at the fourth level of the Great Saint Realm, with his cultivation at the second level of the Great Saint Realm.

Therefore, people believed that with Xu Qingzhou's extraordinary talent, he would definitely be able to break through to the Saint King realm in about a hundred years.

That's how it should be under normal circumstances, but Xu Qingzhou is abnormal, after all.

He just lay there and before he knew it, he had reached the Emperor Realm. If you told anyone, probably no one would believe it.