Battle Through the Heavens: Bind Xun'er, reward Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame

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Chapter 37

As soon as Jia Xingtian returned to the palace and entered the main hall, Yaoyue came to greet him.

"Grandpa, you're finally back."

Jia Xingtian looked at her.

"What's wrong?"

"That Xiao Xuan is too arrogant. When my sister and I went to visit him, he ignored us and wouldn't say a word." Yao Yue pouted.

Jia Xingtian remained silent.

Yaoyue continued.

"When my sister spoke to him, he just replied with an 'uh-huh.' What's the point of befriending someone like that?"

Jia Xingtian walked to the main seat and sat down, looking at Yaoyue.

"Are you done talking?"

Yao Yue was stunned for a moment.

"Grandpa, don't you think he went too far?"

"He's a seventh-grade alchemist and an eight-star Dou Huang. What's wrong with someone like that ignoring you?" Jia Xingtian said.

Yao Yue opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.

"You think you're a princess and everyone has to treat you politely? In the face of a true powerhouse, a princess's status means nothing."

Yaoyue bit her lip and lowered her head.

Yao Ye, standing to the side, quickly spoke up.

"Grandpa, Yaoyue is still young and doesn't understand."

Jia Xingtian glanced at Yaoyue.

"Be more respectful when you see Xiao Xuan in the future, and don't be rude."

Yao Yue nodded vigorously.

"Okay, Grandpa."

Jia Xingtian withdrew his gaze.

"The royal family must make good use of this Douhuang Pill. In addition, we need to find a way to improve our relationship with Xiao Xuan. Such a person can only be a friend, not an enemy."

Yao Ye nodded.

"clear."

Jia Xingtian stood up and walked deeper into the main hall.

Yao Yue watched his retreating figure, her lips still slightly pursed.

Yao Ye turned to look at her.

"Still angry?"

"No," Yaoyue said.

"Your expression doesn't say that," Yao Ye said.

Yaoyue remained silent for a moment.

"Sister, is that Xiao Xuan really that amazing? How can he be so highly regarded by Grandpa?"

"A seventh-grade alchemist and an eight-star Dou Huang—either one of these identities would be enough to shake the entire Jia Ma Empire. It's only right that Grandpa values ​​him highly, given that he possesses both." Yao Ye said.

Yao Yue nodded and didn't say anything more, but Xiao Xuan's expressionless face still appeared in her mind.

That person is really annoying.

Yao Yue murmured to herself.

……

Yunyun brought Nalan Yanran back to the Nalan family.

Nalan Jie and Nalan Su were drinking tea in the hall when they saw Yun Yun enter and they quickly stood up.

"Sect Master Yun," Nalan Jie bowed respectfully.

Yun Yun nodded and sat down in the main seat.

Nalan Yanran stood behind her, her expression somewhat unpleasant.

Looking at her expression, Nalan Jie had some guesses in his mind.

"Sect Master Yun, that Douhuang Pill..."

"It was bought by Jia Xingtian for 14 million gold coins," Yun Yun said.

Nalan Jie frowned.

"Xingtian himself took action?"

"Well, there's no need to raise the price any further. It's not worth falling out with the royal family over a mere pill," Yun Yun said.

Nalan Jie nodded.

"Sect Master Yun is right."

Yunyun picked up her teacup and took a sip.

"Xiao Xuan is far more important than that pill. A seventh-grade alchemist and an eight-star Dou Huang, if we can get along well with someone like him, it would be better than ten Dou Huang pills."

Nalan Jie looked at her.

"What does Sect Master Yun plan to do?"

"Let's get along well with him first, no rush, take it slow," Yunyun said.

Nalan Jie nodded.

"The Nalan family will also fully cooperate with Sect Leader Yun. Yanran's annulment of the engagement has already caused the Xiao family to have a prejudice against the Nalan family. It is still not too late to find a way to make amends."

Nalan Yanran stood aside listening to her grandfather and Yunyun's conversation, her heart filled with emotion.

When I went to the Xiao family to break off the engagement, I never expected that the Xiao family would produce a Xiao Xuan. If I had known this, I shouldn't have broken off the engagement in the first place.

Nalan Yanran sighed inwardly.

Yunyun put down her teacup.

"Clan Chief Nalan, what are your plans regarding the Xiao family?"

"Send someone to the Xiao family with some gifts and martial arts techniques to express our sincerity. Regardless of whether the Xiao family accepts them or not, at least let them know that the Nalan family intends to repair relations," Nalan Jie said.

Yun Yun nodded.

"This is a good idea. Although the Xiao family has produced Xiao Xuan, their family foundation is too weak. Sending them some fighting techniques and cultivation methods is exactly what they need."

Nalan Jie looked at her.

"Sect Master Yun, should the Yunlan Sect also...?"

"No rush. I'll get on good terms with Xiao Xuan first, and we'll talk about the Xiao family later," Yun Yun interrupted him.

Nalan Jie nodded and said nothing more.

……

Several days later.

Outside the gate of the Xiao family in Wutan City, several disciples of the Nalan family stood at the entrance, holding several exquisite wooden boxes that were clearly valuable items.

Xiao Zhan came out of the hall after receiving the news and frowned slightly when he saw the Nalan family members.

"Gentlemen, what can I do for you?"

The leading disciple bowed slightly.

"Clan Chief Xiao, we are from the Nalan family, and we are here on your orders to deliver some gifts to the Xiao family."

Xiao Zhan was stunned for a moment.

"Gift?"

The disciple in charge handed over the wooden box.

"This is a mid-level Xuan-rank cultivation technique, along with three low-level Xuan-rank combat skills, totaling five books. There are also two fourth-grade pills and five third-grade pills. Please accept them, Clan Chief Xiao."

Xiao Zhan stared blankly at the wooden box in his hand.

The Xuan-level cultivation techniques and Xuan-level combat skills, along with fourth-grade and third-grade pills, were a godsend for the Xiao family.

Although the Xiao family is one of the three major families in Wutan City, their foundation is too weak. The strongest cultivation technique in the family is only at the high level of the Yellow Rank, and pills are even more scarce. It is usually difficult to even see a second-grade pill.

Xiao Zhan could hardly believe that the Nalan family had sent so much at once.

"Are these... all for the Xiao family?"

"Yes, the clan leader said this is a small token of the Nalan family's goodwill, and he requests that Clan Leader Xiao accept it," the disciple said.

Xiao Zhan remained silent for a moment.

"Why? Why would the Nalan family send these things to the Xiao family?"

Xiao Zhan understood.

Because of Xiao Xuan, because Xiao Xuan is a seventh-grade alchemist and an eight-star Dou Huang, the Nalan family is trying to curry favor with the Xiao family.

He took a deep breath and accepted the wooden box.

"Please thank Chief Nalan for me."

The disciple in charge cupped his hands in greeting.

"I will definitely bring it."

After saying that, he turned and left with a few disciples.

Xiao Zhan stood at the gate, looking at the wooden box in his hand, and remained silent for a long time.

The news quickly spread throughout the entire Xiao family.

The disciples were discussing it amongst themselves.

"The Nalan family sent something to our Xiao family? Is it true?"

"Of course it's true, I saw it with my own eyes. It's a Xuan-level cultivation technique, a Xuan-level combat skill, and a fourth-grade pill."

"Why is the Nalan family suddenly being so nice to us?"

"It's all because of Xiao Xuan."

"Xiao Xuan? Fourth Young Master?"

"Think about it, the Fourth Young Master is a seventh-grade alchemist and an eight-star Dou Huang. Of course, the Nalan family will try to curry favor with our Xiao family."

The disciples' voices echoed throughout every corner of the Xiao family compound.

The Grand Elder sat in his room listening to the discussions outside, his expression complex.

Xiao Xuan, the one he called a piece of trash, is now a seventh-grade alchemist and an eight-star Dou Huang. Even the Nalan family has to curry favor with him.

Closing her eyes, she felt a deep bitterness in her heart. If she had known Xiao Xuan would end up like this, she shouldn't have treated him that way in the first place.

The Grand Elder sighed inwardly.

The same applies to the Second Elder and the Third Elder.

Back then, in the family hall, they forced Xiao Zhan to expel Xiao Xuan from the Xiao family. Thinking about it now, it's really laughable. The Xiao family's emergence of Xiao Xuan was a blessing for the entire family, yet they almost drove away this blessing.

The second elder was filled with regret, but it was too late for remorse.

……

The capital of the Gama Empire.

Xiao Xuan sat on a stone bench in the courtyard, while Xiao Xun'er cultivated in her room; he was the only one in the courtyard.

With his eyes closed, the battle qi within his body flowed slowly through his meridians. His eight-star Dou Huang realm was now completely stable, and he was only one step away from becoming a nine-star Dou Huang.

The system's voice echoed in my mind.

[System update in progress... Update complete.]

[New Target Binding Feature: Hosts can bind multiple targets. There is no limit to the number of targets that can be bound. The more targets bound, the more rewards the host will receive.]

Xiao Xuan opened his eyes and looked at the system panel.

He knew all too well what it meant to bind to multiple targets without any limit.

Previously, binding only Xiao Xun'er was enough to propel one's strength from the third stage of Dou Qi to the eighth-star Dou Huang. If one were to bind more people, the speed of strength improvement would be even faster.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes.

The system's voice sounded again.

[A suitable target for binding has been detected: Queen Medusa, located at the Serpent Clan Temple in the Tagor Desert. The host is requested to proceed to the Tagor Desert to complete the new target binding. Upon successful binding, the host will receive a random reward.]

Xiao Xuan looked at the system panel.

Queen Medusa, the queen of the snake people, is a powerful warrior at the Douhuang level, possessing immense strength.