Early next morning.
Xiao Ming got up early in the morning and left the Xiao Family with Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin on the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
Xiao Ming did not inform anyone of his departure.
But there was someone who found out the first moment he left.
In the backyard of the Xiao family, in a small, elegant, and unique courtyard.
The figure of a black shadow was half-kneeling on the ground, his old face was tilted down, and his hoarse voice reached the ears of the young woman in front of him.
"Miss, that Xiao Ming is already gone."
"Oh? He's leaving again." Gu Xun'er's face was unperturbed as if the matter was indifferent to her.
Only after a while, Ling Ying heard Gu Xun'er's clear voice again.
"Old Ling, Xiao Ming has already broken through Dou Emperor and was previously a sixth-tier Alchemist, do you think he found you?".
"This..." Ling Ying, although he was confident in his concealment technique, he hesitated for a moment after thinking about Xiao Ming's monstrous ability, "I don't know. However, if he had found me, he would have attacked me long ago."
Gu Xun'er nodded slightly at his words, that was true in theory, in the Dou Qi Continent, no one would let a powerful person of unknown origin lurk inside their own home.
However, this did not apply to Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming ignored Ling Ying simply because he knew who he was.
"It's good that Xiao Ming has left the Xiao Clan, then my hands won't be tied when I search for the Tou She Ancient God's Jade." If Xiao Ming stayed in the Xiao Clan for a long time, with the soul power of a sixth-tier Alchemist, he would be able to observe the entire Xiao Clan with a casual probe.
In recent days, even Ling Ying, who was good at hiding, had left for a few days to avoid Xiao Ming's sharp eyes.
In such a situation, how could she find the Tou She Ancient God's Jade?
Therefore, Xiao Ming's departure was beneficial to Gu Xun'er.
Hearing Gu Xun'er's words, Ling Ying seemed to have thought of something and spoke.
"Miss, news came from the clan a few days ago."
Gu Xun'er's eyebrows furrowed slightly at his words, then relaxed.
"What kind of news?"
"The clan said that you have been searching for the Tou She Ancient God's Jade for so long without finding it, and now that you are almost an adult, they asked you to stop searching for it and return to the clan for the coming-of-age ceremony first and that they would arrange for others to search for the Xiao Family's Tou She Ancient God's Jade."
Gu Xun'er listened to his words and her pretty face frowned again.
It was not that Gu Xun'er was reluctant to leave the Xiao Clan, Gu Xun'er did not like anyone within the Xiao Clan, so naturally, she did not have those emotions.
She was only displeased that her Clan was rushing to get her back before she had even found the Ancient Jade.
Another aspect was that she knew that the people in her own family had always looked down on the Xiao family.
Anyone else would not have been as soft on the Xiao family as she was.
Most likely they would take a harsh approach against the Xiao family.
In any case, it could be said that she had been in the Xiao family for more than ten years.
She did not approve of her family's way of doing things.
However, no matter how much she thought about it, Gu Xun'er had no reason to refuse.
After all, she had been away from the clan for too long and it was time for her to return.
"Let's wait until we find the Ancient Jade before returning."
Looking at the face of his young miss, Ling Ying, who had watched Gu Xun'er grow up, could easily guess what she was thinking.
So he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Miss, do you think the Ancient Jade might be in Xiao Ming's hands?".
Ling Ying's words made her remember.
"It's possible." Gu Xun'er said.
The reason why she didn't think that the Ancient Jade was in Xiao Ming before was that Xiao Ming had left the Clan when he was six years old.
At that time, the other party was too young, so naturally, there was no need for suspicion.
But now that Xiao Ming was the Supreme Elder of the Xiao Family, it was very likely that he had taken that precious treasure with him.
Thinking that the Tou She Ancient God's Jade might be in Xiao Ming's hands, even with Gu Xun'er's calm personality, she had a bit of a headache.
Xiao Ming was now a Dou Emperor and a sixth-tier Alchemist, so if she wanted to get the Ancient Jade from him, the manpower she had around her would definitely not be enough.
Gu Xun'er let out a light sigh and stopped thinking about it.
"Let's stay for another three months, if we still don't find Tou She Ancient God's Jade, we will return to the Gu Realm".
"As you order, Miss".
"You can leave".
...
Ten days later.
Above the endless Great Plain of the Black-Corner Region, a huge purple shadow flashed rapidly from the distance.
At the back of the shadow, Xiao Ming sat cross-legged.
A moment later, Qing Lin approached Xiao Ming and shook his arm.
"Young Master, we have arrived at Black Seal City."
Xiao Ming slowly opened his eyes and nodded to Qing Lin, who stood beside him, before standing up and walking in front of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
A huge mountain ridge appeared before his eyes. At the foot of that mountain range, a huge city made of coal-black rocks appeared in a vague outline, and at the four gates on the sides of the city could faintly be seen small black dots, like ants, converging and pouring into the huge city.
Looking at Black Seal City in the distance, a small smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Ming's mouth.
"Shi Zi, stop at Black Seal City."
"Understood." The Amethyst Winged Lion's thunderous voice rang out, and after uttering the words, its wings vibrated fiercely and its speed increased a notch towards Black Seal City.
Overhead, the sudden appearance of the huge magical beast was quickly detected by the guards of Black Seal City.
Gazing into the sky at the purple glow of the majestic Amethyst Winged Lion King, the soldiers on the city walls were horrified.
"A magical beast is attacking the city!"
"Quickly hide, it's a sixth-rank magical beast!"
"..."
The appearance of the Amethyst Winged Lion King caused some agitation in Black Seal City.
In a matter of moments, the Amethyst Winged Lion King arrived over Black Seal City.
To the surprise of the inhabitants of Black Seal City, the Amethyst Winged Lion King did not attack them but landed directly in the city.
This act of the Amethyst Winged Lion King got people talking.
"What is going on here?"
"Could it be that this lion belongs to Black-Corner Region and just came to buy something?".
"No way, there are all kinds of races in the Black-Corner Region, magical beasts that haven't transformed are rare!".
"We have to hurry and sneak out, Black Seal City is the residence of the Eight Gates, this lion came strutting in, the thing might get big later."
"..."
The Eight Gates barracks.
In the middle of the spacious hall, several elders were sitting with somewhat anxious expressions.
"A sixth-rank magical beast has just arrived in the city, what shall we do about it!?".
"We don't know what its purpose is this time, in case it attacks our Eight Gates, the Sect Master just left two hours ago, and there is no existence within the Sect that can resist it."
As these men spoke anxiously, a voice was heard from outside the nearby gate and a figure rushed in and knelt down on one knee.
"Reporting to the elders, a young man has descended from the magical beast's back, and looking at his appearance, he appears to be Xiao Ming, an Elder from the Alchemy Department of the Jia Nan Academy!".
Xiao Ming's appearance had circulated among the great forces of Black-Corner Region when he had ascended as a sixth-tier Alchemist and it was no wonder he was recognized.
"What!"
"Is it really him?!"
"Isn't he a Dou King, how did he get a sixth-tier magical beast?"
The elders were a bit shocked when they heard the report of the person who had come.
When they came to their senses, they felt relieved.
This was because they had not offended anyone from the Jia Nan Academy.
So they believed that Xiao Ming would not attack them.
"Alright, you guys retreat, don't bother with that Xiao Ming, those snooping officers also retreat so as not to cause displeasure to the other side."
...
In front of the Cartography Pavilion, Xiao Ming sighed.
He had just scanned Black Seal City with his soul power, and there was no presence of Yuan Yi, the Eight Gates Sect Leader, in the city.
Yuan Yi was only a two-star Dou Emperor, if Yuan Yi was here, he could have liquidated Yuan Yi today.
He clearly remembered that the Eight Gates were among the sects he had destroyed in the simulation.
Obviously, this Yuan Yi must have joined Han Feng's plan to attack the Jia Nan Academy.
Early next morning.
Xiao Ming got up early in the morning and left the Xiao Family with Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin on the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
Xiao Ming did not inform anyone of his departure.
But there was someone who found out the first moment he left.
In the backyard of the Xiao family, in a small, elegant, and unique courtyard.
The figure of a black shadow was half-kneeling on the ground, his old face was tilted down, and his hoarse voice reached the ears of the young woman in front of him.
"Miss, that Xiao Ming is already gone."
"Oh? He's leaving again." Gu Xun'er's face was unperturbed as if the matter was indifferent to her.
Only after a while, Ling Ying heard Gu Xun'er's clear voice again.
"Old Ling, Xiao Ming has already broken through Dou Emperor and was previously a sixth-tier Alchemist, do you think he found you?".
"This..." Ling Ying, although he was confident in his concealment technique, he hesitated for a moment after thinking about Xiao Ming's monstrous ability, "I don't know. However, if he had found me, he would have attacked me long ago."
Gu Xun'er nodded slightly at his words, that was true in theory, in the Dou Qi Continent, no one would let a powerful person of unknown origin lurk inside their own home.
However, this did not apply to Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming ignored Ling Ying simply because he knew who he was.
"It's good that Xiao Ming has left the Xiao Clan, then my hands won't be tied when I search for the Tou She Ancient God's Jade." If Xiao Ming stayed in the Xiao Clan for a long time, with the soul power of a sixth-tier Alchemist, he would be able to observe the entire Xiao Clan with a casual probe.
In recent days, even Ling Ying, who was good at hiding, had left for a few days to avoid Xiao Ming's sharp eyes.
In such a situation, how could she find the Tou She Ancient God's Jade?
Therefore, Xiao Ming's departure was beneficial to Gu Xun'er.
Hearing Gu Xun'er's words, Ling Ying seemed to have thought of something and spoke.
"Miss, news came from the clan a few days ago."
Gu Xun'er's eyebrows furrowed slightly at his words, then relaxed.
"What kind of news?"
"The clan said that you have been searching for the Tou She Ancient God's Jade for so long without finding it, and now that you are almost an adult, they asked you to stop searching for it and return to the clan for the coming-of-age ceremony first and that they would arrange for others to search for the Xiao Family's Tou She Ancient God's Jade."
Gu Xun'er listened to his words and her pretty face frowned again.
It was not that Gu Xun'er was reluctant to leave the Xiao Clan, Gu Xun'er did not like anyone within the Xiao Clan, so naturally, she did not have those emotions.
She was only displeased that her Clan was rushing to get her back before she had even found the Ancient Jade.
Another aspect was that she knew that the people in her own family had always looked down on the Xiao family.
Anyone else would not have been as soft on the Xiao family as she was.
Most likely they would take a harsh approach against the Xiao family.
In any case, it could be said that she had been in the Xiao family for more than ten years.
She did not approve of her family's way of doing things.
However, no matter how much she thought about it, Gu Xun'er had no reason to refuse.
After all, she had been away from the clan for too long and it was time for her to return.
"Let's wait until we find the Ancient Jade before returning."
Looking at the face of his young miss, Ling Ying, who had watched Gu Xun'er grow up, could easily guess what she was thinking.
So he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Miss, do you think the Ancient Jade might be in Xiao Ming's hands?".
Ling Ying's words made her remember.
"It's possible." Gu Xun'er said.
The reason why she didn't think that the Ancient Jade was in Xiao Ming before was that Xiao Ming had left the Clan when he was six years old.
At that time, the other party was too young, so naturally, there was no need for suspicion.
But now that Xiao Ming was the Supreme Elder of the Xiao Family, it was very likely that he had taken that precious treasure with him.
Thinking that the Tou She Ancient God's Jade might be in Xiao Ming's hands, even with Gu Xun'er's calm personality, she had a bit of a headache.
Xiao Ming was now a Dou Emperor and a sixth-tier Alchemist, so if she wanted to get the Ancient Jade from him, the manpower she had around her would definitely not be enough.
Gu Xun'er let out a light sigh and stopped thinking about it.
"Let's stay for another three months, if we still don't find Tou She Ancient God's Jade, we will return to the Gu Realm".
"As you order, Miss".
"You can leave".
...
Ten days later.
Above the endless Great Plain of the Black-Corner Region, a huge purple shadow flashed rapidly from the distance.
At the back of the shadow, Xiao Ming sat cross-legged.
A moment later, Qing Lin approached Xiao Ming and shook his arm.
"Young Master, we have arrived at Black Seal City."
Xiao Ming slowly opened his eyes and nodded to Qing Lin, who stood beside him, before standing up and walking in front of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
A huge mountain ridge appeared before his eyes. At the foot of that mountain range, a huge city made of coal-black rocks appeared in a vague outline, and at the four gates on the sides of the city could faintly be seen small black dots, like ants, converging and pouring into the huge city.
Looking at Black Seal City in the distance, a small smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Ming's mouth.
"Shi Zi, stop at Black Seal City."
"Understood." The Amethyst Winged Lion's thunderous voice rang out, and after uttering the words, its wings vibrated fiercely and its speed increased a notch towards Black Seal City.
Overhead, the sudden appearance of the huge magical beast was quickly detected by the guards of Black Seal City.
Gazing into the sky at the purple glow of the majestic Amethyst Winged Lion King, the soldiers on the city walls were horrified.
"A magical beast is attacking the city!"
"Quickly hide, it's a sixth-rank magical beast!"
"..."
The appearance of the Amethyst Winged Lion King caused some agitation in Black Seal City.
In a matter of moments, the Amethyst Winged Lion King arrived over Black Seal City.
To the surprise of the inhabitants of Black Seal City, the Amethyst Winged Lion King did not attack them but landed directly in the city.
This act of the Amethyst Winged Lion King got people talking.
"What is going on here?"
"Could it be that this lion belongs to Black-Corner Region and just came to buy something?".
"No way, there are all kinds of races in the Black-Corner Region, magical beasts that haven't transformed are rare!".
"We have to hurry and sneak out, Black Seal City is the residence of the Eight Gates, this lion came strutting in, the thing might get big later."
"..."
The Eight Gates barracks.
In the middle of the spacious hall, several elders were sitting with somewhat anxious expressions.
"A sixth-rank magical beast has just arrived in the city, what shall we do about it!?".
"We don't know what its purpose is this time, in case it attacks our Eight Gates, the Sect Master just left two hours ago, and there is no existence within the Sect that can resist it."
As these men spoke anxiously, a voice was heard from outside the nearby gate and a figure rushed in and knelt down on one knee.
"Reporting to the elders, a young man has descended from the magical beast's back, and looking at his appearance, he appears to be Xiao Ming, an Elder from the Alchemy Department of the Jia Nan Academy!".
Xiao Ming's appearance had circulated among the great forces of Black-Corner Region when he had ascended as a sixth-tier Alchemist and it was no wonder he was recognized.
"What!"
"Is it really him?!"
"Isn't he a Dou King, how did he get a sixth-tier magical beast?"
The elders were a bit shocked when they heard the report of the person who had come.
When they came to their senses, they felt relieved.
This was because they had not offended anyone from the Jia Nan Academy.
So they believed that Xiao Ming would not attack them.
"Alright, you guys retreat, don't bother with that Xiao Ming, those snooping officers also retreat so as not to cause displeasure to the other side."
...
In front of the Cartography Pavilion, Xiao Ming sighed.
He had just scanned Black Seal City with his soul power, and there was no presence of Yuan Yi, the Eight Gates Sect Leader, in the city.
Yuan Yi was only a two-star Dou Emperor, if Yuan Yi was here, he could have liquidated Yuan Yi today.
He clearly remembered that the Eight Gates were among the sects he had destroyed in the simulation.
Obviously, this Yuan Yi must have joined Han Feng's plan to attack the Jia Nan Academy.
