Fighting: Practice makes it real, start with a poisonous body.

Chapter 223 What about that child, Ji Bai? He can go to the Ancient Realm, but only if he is willing!

"Are you Xiao Yan?"

Gu Yuan's gaze fell on Xiao Yan, a faint, gentle smile playing on his lips.

But Xiao Yan could clearly sense that there was no warmth in those deep eyes, only a calmness like a thousand-year-old icy pool.

"I'm."

Xiao Yan spoke in a deep voice, and he straightened his back slightly.

Amidst the crowd, Xiao Xun'er quietly clenched her sleeve with her jade-like fingers, a trace of undisguised sorrow flashing across her beautiful face.

"Elder Gu Yang actually alarmed Father... No, with Elder Gu Yang's authority, he could at most invite a high-level Dou Sheng from the family, and there was absolutely no way he could invite Father directly."

"It was Father who voluntarily descended to the mortal realm and came to the Ancient Holy City!"

The fact that my father would condescend to visit the ancient holy city shows how much he values ​​this event.

However, Xiao Xun'er understood very well that her father had always valued Xiao Jibai, the prodigy of the Xiao clan from a thousand years ago, not the current Xiao Yan...

"fair enough……"

Xiao Xun'er sighed softly in her heart and prayed silently, "At least Father won't make things too difficult for Brother Xiao Yan."

Her gaze was fixed on the two people in the room, worry like a fine spider web coiling around her heart, but in this level of confrontation, she couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Xiao Yan met Gu Yuan's cold eyes, took a deep breath, and asked, "May I ask, Clan Chief Gu Yuan, where are my father, my teacher, and my Xiao family members now?"

Gu Yuan did not answer. His lips were pressed into a cold, hard arc, and a wisp of soul power, seemingly so light that it could be blown away by the wind, quietly overflowed from between his brows.

The moment this wisp of soul power left his sea of ​​consciousness, it suddenly erupted with a mighty force that shook the heavens and the earth, and there was also a terrifying will that surpassed all living beings, which instantly swept across the entire ancient holy city!

"Om-!"

In an instant, all the powerful figures present froze on the spot as if struck by a heavy hammer.

Gu Yuan's soul power swept across the entire area. This was by no means a sneaky spying, but a bright and irresistible investigation, like the blazing sun hanging in the sky!
Faced with this spiritual power, they seemed to have all their disguises stripped away, as if all their secrets were about to be completely exposed to Gu Yuan's perception!
What's even more chilling is that the oppressive force of this power instilled fear in them from the very marrow of their bones, making them not even dare to have the slightest thought of resistance!

"Emperor Realm Soul!"

The old ancestor of the Pill Tower looked solemn; this soul force already contained a trace of imperial might!
He sighed inwardly. The ancient clan leader was indeed powerful. Regardless of his cultivation level, his soul power alone was enough to suppress him.

Gu Yuan's sudden action left everyone present baffled, but no one dared to ask him anything.

The vast soul power swept over them quickly, but strangely, it didn't linger at all, as if they were just pebbles on the roadside, not even worthy of a second glance from the owner of the soul power.

This feeling of being completely ignored brings a strange sense of frustration and discomfort.

The soul force, like an invisible network, swept through every corner of the ancient holy city three times before slowly receding and returning to Gu Yuan's body.

Gu Yuan frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing across his usually calm eyes, before his gaze finally returned to Xiao Yan.

"You're the only one who came. Where is the child, Ji Bai?"

Sure enough, what he was really looking for was the ancestor!

Xiao Yan's heart tightened suddenly, but he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't notified the patriarch to come, otherwise today's events would probably have been even more difficult to resolve.

Xiao Yan met Gu Yuan's cold gaze, his voice showing no sign of timidity: "The Ancestor has not come."

"That's such a pity..."

Gu Yuan sighed softly, a hint of melancholy creeping into his brows, as if he were truly sincere: "I have been looking forward to seeing him for a long time."

Xiao Yan did not relax in the slightest. His illusions about the ancient clan had long been shattered, and even if the person in front of him was Xun'er's father, it was not enough for him to trust him.

Gu Yuan asked calmly, "You just asked about your father and clansmen?"

"where are they!"

These words struck Xiao Yan like a thunderbolt, shattering his barely maintained composure. He took a half step forward, his eyes revealing his urgency that he could no longer conceal.
“They are all among the ancient clans.” Gu Yuan spoke slowly, and before he finished speaking, he slightly raised his right hand.

The moment his fingertips touched the air, ripples suddenly appeared in the sky, and the originally stable space began to fluctuate violently like the surface of a lake where stones had been thrown in!
"Boom--!"

Golden spatial patterns intertwined and spread in the void. In the blink of an eye, a spatial passage tens of feet wide and exuding a vast and ancient aura was formed!
The entrance to the passage was suspended beside Gu Yuan, and the outline of the ancient clan's holy land could be vaguely seen inside. A vast spatial power surged out from it like a tide.

"This is the strength of a nine-star Dou Sheng, easily mobilizing such a scale of spatial power!"

Xiao Yan's pupils contracted slightly, and his heart was filled with turmoil.

Along the way, he had faced quite a few Battle Saints, but none of them, despite their various supernatural abilities, possessed the effortless power of Gu Yuan, as if the rules of the entire world were under his control!

"come in."

Gu Yuan's voice rang out again, carrying a subtle allure, like a soft feather brushing against Xiao Yan's ear.

"Once you step through this gate, you will immediately see your father, your teacher, and the members of the Xiao family."

"Father...teacher...the Xiao family..."

These names echoed repeatedly in Xiao Yan's heart, burning his reason like scalding flames.

A strong desire surged from the bottom of his heart, driving him to subconsciously lift his foot and step towards that spatial passage.

But just as his foot was about to touch the edge of the passage, he suddenly stopped!
Reason returned swiftly like icy stream water, chilling Xiao Yan to the bone.

If Gu Yuan truly wanted him to see his clansmen, why wait until now? Behind this seemingly unobstructed passage might lie a carefully laid trap...

The inner struggle was like two forces tearing at him, leaving Xiao Yan frozen in place, his face flickering between light and shadow.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan's eyes slowly narrowed.

"Xiao Yan!"

The coldness in Gu Yang's eyes was almost tangible. He roared, "The clan leader personally opened a spatial passage for you. This is already an immense honor! Don't be ungrateful!"

Before he finished speaking, Gu Yang suddenly took a step forward, and the bluestone bricks under his feet instantly cracked, revealing spiderweb-like patterns.

Then he stretched out his arm, and his large, fan-like hand, accompanied by a whistling wind, rushed straight at Xiao Yan's face, intending to forcibly drag Xiao Yan into the spatial passage!

"Come in!"

No! We can't go in!

Xiao Yan's hair stood on end, and he almost instinctively tried to circulate his fighting spirit to resist.

But the moment the thought crossed his mind, an overwhelming and suffocating holy might crashed down like a mountain, instantly locking down his battle aura!

Fear and resentment flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. Once forcibly dragged into the Ancient Realm, he would probably face an abyss of no return!
But at this moment, he was like prey trapped by invisible shackles, only able to watch helplessly as the terrifying hand that covered most of his vision pressed down on him little by little!

"The ancient realm is a place we can go to, but only if the child is willing to go."

Just at this critical moment, a clear and innocent child's voice suddenly rang out.

The old ancestor of the Pill Tower was surrounded by a faint glow of pill fire, and a gentle yet incredibly powerful force shot out, striking the ancient sheep's wrist precisely.

With a muffled thud, Gu Yang's large hand, imbued with holy might, was instantly shaken away, and the holy might surrounding Xiao Yan dissipated as well.

Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief. His back was already soaked with cold sweat, and his clothes clung tightly to his skin, bringing a chill.

The oppressive feeling he experienced in that brief moment made him feel as if he had fallen into an abyss!

"Ok?"

Gu Yuan slowly raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the old ancestor of the Pill Tower. A faint displeasure flashed in his originally calm eyes.

(End of this chapter)