Hearing this, Xiao Ling nodded to Jia Xingtian, said goodbye to Hai Bodong, then rode on the Rayquaza and flew towards the Xiao family's mansion.
After Xiao Ling left, Fa Ma looked at Jia Xingtian with some curiosity, "Old Jia, what kind of pill did you ask Master Xiao Ling to refine?"
Jia Xingtian just smiled mysteriously and did not answer Fa Ma's question. He flapped his Dou Qi Wings and returned to the imperial city.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Breaking Sect Pill." Hai Bodong said lightly, stroking his beard.
When he heard the words "Breaking Sect Pill", Mu Zhan's face showed no emotion at all. Mu Tie had already mentioned this matter to him.
Nalan Jie and Fama's pupils shrank. The Breaking Sect Pill is a sixth-grade top-level pill that can increase the chances of a Dou Huang breaking through to a Dou Zong. They didn't expect that Xiao Ling's alchemy skills were so strong.
"He is able to subdue the Heavenly Flame at such a young age. He is indeed an extraordinary person. If he can join the Alchemist Guild, I will not hesitate to resign from the position of president." Fama said with emotion, stroking his beard.
Nalan Jie, who was standing by, had expectations when he heard the word "Heavenly Flame". "Since Xiao Ling has subdued the Heavenly Flame, he should be able to cure the poison in my body. Considering the marriage contract between the Nalan family and the Xiao family, Master Xiao Ling should not refuse my request. However, I still need to prepare a reward and come to ask in a few days."
After a few old men chatted for a while, they returned to their own forces. The news of Xiao Ling's arrival in the Imperial City also spread quickly in the imperial capital.
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Not long after, Xiao Ling returned to the Xiao family. When the elders in the family heard the news, they were ecstatic.
After several days of flying, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin both felt a little tired. Xiao Ling first arranged accommodation for them in his own yard, and then took Zi Yan to the Xiao family's meeting hall.
The meeting hall was filled with elders from the Xiao family who had broken through to the level of Da Dou Shi.
Xiao Zhan sat on the seat of the clan leader, while Xiao Ling sat opposite him. Zi Yan didn't want to sit next to the old men, so she sat on Xiao Ling's lap.
"Haha, Xiao Ling, you finally come back to the family. We have been looking forward to seeing you so much, and finally you come back." Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Ling with a smile on his face.
"After I have dealt with things outside, I naturally have to go back to the Xiao family first. I am also very happy to see that the Xiao family is getting better and better." Xiao Ling nodded and smiled faintly.
The great elder who was sitting at the side said at this time: "The Xiao family can be what it is today, thanks to your help, otherwise we would still be in Wutan City, how could we return to the imperial capital."
Shaking his head, Xiao Ling waved his hands, "I am also a member of the Xiao family. These are what I should do. The clan leader and the elders have also put in a lot of effort to manage the Xiao family well."
Xiao Ling took out a storage ring and placed it on the table. He looked around at the elders and said to Xiao Zhan, "There are some martial arts and fighting skills I got in here. You can use them to fill the Dou Qi Pavilion."
He then took out a few porcelain bottles from the storage ring and placed them in front of him. "These are five fifth-grade soul-breaking pills that I refined. They can increase the chances of a Da Dou Shi peak breaking through to Dou Ling by 50%. Although the family has returned to the imperial capital, its own strength is still too weak. This won't last long."
After hearing what Xiao Ling said, the elders felt a little ashamed. They had always been the recipients of Xiao Ling's gifts, including martial arts techniques, fighting skills, and cultivation resources. These were all sent back to the Xiao family by Xiao Ling from Canaan Academy for them to use.
Apart from having a blood relationship with Xiao Ling and having taken care of Xiao Ling when he was a child, they have not done anything to help Xiao Ling.
At this time, Xiao Zhan stood up and bowed to Xiao Ling. "Xiao Ling, you have made such a great contribution to the Xiao family, but unfortunately the Xiao family cannot repay you. If you want to become the head of the Xiao family, I, Xiao Zhan, have no complaints and will immediately hand over the position of Patriarch to you."
Seeing this, Xiao Ling quickly waved his hands, waved a Dou Qi, and helped Xiao Zhan up. "Patriarch, I am still young and cannot stay in the Xiao family all the time. I am not the kind of person who likes to take charge of things. You should continue to be the patriarch."
Hearing Xiao Ling's refusal, Xiao Zhan thought for a moment, then reached out to his neck, took off a jade pendant, and walked in front of Xiao Ling. "Xiao Ling, since you don't want to be the patriarch of the Xiao family, I won't force you. This is a jade pendant passed down from the ancestors of the Xiao family. Although I don't know where it came from, it has been passed down for so long, and its origin must be extraordinary. You are gifted, and your future is limitless. Maybe you can unlock the secret on it."
Looking at the jade pendant that Xiao Zhan handed to him, Xiao Ling hesitated for a moment, but still held it in his hand. "Since it is the good intention of the clan leader, I will accept it."
Seeing Xiao Ling accept the jade pendant, Xiao Zhan also smiled. If this jade pendant could help Xiao Ling in the future, it would be a kind of reward from the Xiao family to Xiao Ling.
Xiao Ling chatted with these elders for a while, then took Zi Yan back to the courtyard that the Xiao family had built for him.
The area of this courtyard is quite large, with all kinds of facilities. The house he lives in is even bigger than the four-person dormitory in Canaan Academy. Xiao Ling walked all the way and found that in the Xiao family, only the courtyard was as luxurious as his.
"Xiao Ling, is there anything wrong with that jade pendant?" Zi Yan looked at Xiao Ling, her eyes full of confusion.
Others might not have noticed it, but Zi Yan, who had been with Xiao Ling for five years, noticed a change in Xiao Ling's expression when Xiao Ling saw the jade pendant.
Touching Zi Yan's smooth purple hair, Xiao Ling smiled softly and said, "Sure enough, I can't hide it from you, a clever little ghost."
Spreading out his palm, the Tuo She Ancient Emperor Jade lay quietly on it. Xiao Ling stared at the ancient jade with a serious look and said in a deep voice: "This is not only the most precious treasure on the Dou Qi Continent, but also the most dangerous thing."
If you collect eight pieces of Tou She Ancient Emperor Jade, you can open Tou She Ancient Emperor Cave and achieve the position of Dou Emperor.
In the original novel, because of its existence, the Xiao family was brutally slaughtered, and the Stone Clan, Medicine Clan, and Spirit Clan were all refined by the Void Devouring Flame because they possessed the Tou She Ancient Emperor Jade.
Even Zi Yan's father, Zhu Kun, the old dragon emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, was trapped in the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion for thousands of years because he coveted the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion. If it weren't for the Soul Clan's thousand-year plan to collect eight pieces of the Ancient Emperor Tou She jade, it would be difficult to escape. Otherwise, he would have to be trapped in front of the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion for the rest of his life, guarding the cave for the Ancient Emperor Tuo She.