Chapter Fourteen: A Glimpse of the True Nature of the Xiao Family

  Xiao Fan ate in the kitchen for three whole hours, and the amount of meat he consumed reached a frightening hundreds of kilograms before he finally stopped.

  "Now that Second Young Master's cultivation has reached the peak of Tempering Body, some things that Master entrusted to me should also be handed over to Second Young Master. Please follow me, Second Young Master." Just as Xiao Fan walked out of the kitchen, he was stopped by Fu Bo.

  "What is it?" Xiao Fan asked curiously, his heart full of curiosity about what his father, Xiao Zhan, had left him.

  "Wait a while and Second Master will know, it can't be said clearly now." Old Man Fu smiled without speaking.

  "Alright." Seeing Fu Bo unwilling to speak, Xiao Fan could only suppress his curiosity and follow Fu Bo.

  Xiao Fan followed Fu Bo to a secret room, Xiao Fan asked curiously: "Fu Bo, isn't my father in closed-door training in this secret room? Has he already come out?"

  Xiao Fan's father, Xiao Zhan, was the lord of Xuan Shan City. However, he was rarely seen on a daily basis. All major and minor matters in Xuan Shan City were handled by Fu Bo. In Xiao Fan's impression, even as Xiao Zhan's son, the number of times he had seen his father from childhood to adulthood could be counted on one hand. He only knew that Xiao Zhan had always been in seclusion.

  "This secret room has an array personally arranged by the old master, and without the opening hand technique, even a strong practitioner in the Nascent Soul stage cannot enter." Fu Bo said to Xiao Fan while simultaneously pinching complex hand seals with both hands in front of his chest. A burst of cyan light flashed and transformed into mysterious symbols that floated forward, merging into the void.

  Xiao Fan was shocked, according to the memories he had obtained, the cultivation realm of this world was divided into: Tempering Body Realm, Departing Mortality Realm, Condensing Spirit Realm, Transforming Spirit Realm, and Severing Spirit Realm.

  What he knew about the Divine Transformation Realm had already reached an extremely high level, and probably not even one person in the entire Xuan Mountain City could match it. However, the formation set up by Xiao Zhan was actually able to withstand a strong Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, which was truly unimaginable.

  Fu Bo pinched countless hand seals, and saw countless cyan symbols surrounding the void in front of him, then merged into it and disappeared. With Xiao Fan's naked eye, nothing unusual could be seen.

  After a while, Xiao Fan only felt a void, as if a golden sword had cut through, and a road paved with golden light appeared in front of him.

  "This road can only last for ten breaths," Fu Bo said as he pulled Xiao Fan quickly over.

  As the two entered the inner chamber, the golden road of light vanished into thin air.

  Fu Bo led Xiao Fan into the secret room, and saw that except for a futon and a painting on the wall, there was nothing else.

  Xiao Fan walked forward, carefully looking at the painting hanging on the wall, directly opposite the couch. The painting depicted a woman wearing white clothes, with three thousand strands of black hair scattered randomly, like a valley orchid, untouched by dust, with icy skin and jade bones, her hands condensed with frost, holy and elegant, like a fairy from the ninth heaven.

  Xiao Fan stared blankly at the woman in the painting, feeling an inseparable connection with her.

  "She is your mother!"

  Fu Bo walked up to Xiao Fan's side and said in a low voice.

  Xiao Fan was shocked, and he only felt a tremor in his soul, which was the residual consciousness of the 'Xiao Fan' from his previous life playing tricks on him.

  "My mother, where is she now?" Xiao Fan spoke up, feeling a suffocating pain in his heart.

  Lao Niu also didn't know, the whereabouts of his wife were only known to Lao Ye, Lao Ye had said before, you two brothers being punished as lowly people, even if you knew it was useless. Fu Bo said.

  Xiao Fan nodded silently, from Uncle Fu's words, he had already guessed some of it, but felt extremely uncomfortable and had an urge to go find his mother immediately.

  "What about my father?" Xiao Fan asked again.

  Logically speaking, Xiao Zhan should be in this secret room for closed-door cultivation, but at this moment, there is no one in sight, which is really strange.

  "The outside world has always thought that the old master is closed in the mansion, but in fact, the old master is not in the city lord's mansion. To be precise, the old master is not even in Xuan Mountain City, let alone within the Tian Du Imperial Court. As for where the old master really went, no one can know. However, if this humble servant's guess is correct, the old master should have gone to find his wife." Fu Bo said with a faint hint of sadness on his face.

  Xiao Fan let out a soft sigh, and at this moment, he suddenly discovered that his current situation seemed somewhat unoptimistic.

  Originally thought that having a father who was the lord of the castle could be relied on, but now he is nowhere to be seen and has gone to some dangerous place to look for his mother, don't know what kind of danger it is.

  Xuanshan City has three major families that are eager to move, repeatedly eyeing the position of the city master. Fortunately, Xiao Zhan had left an indelible impression on the three major families; therefore, although Xiao Zhan was rumored to be in seclusion all along, they still did not dare to make a move on the City Master's Mansion.

  If one day, the news that Xiao Zhan is not in the City Master's Mansion leaks out, I'm afraid the three major families will take action immediately. At that time, relying on Fu Bo's strength, it really won't be a match for the three major families.

  "The old master had previously instructed that the two young masters would come to this place to receive the Xiao family's inheritance once their cultivation reached the peak of Tempering Body Realm. Then, they would leave Xuan Mountain City to temper themselves in the outside world. Although Second Young Master achieved the peak of Tempering Body Realm by taking the Tempering Body Pill, he still met the old master's requirements. Therefore, I brought Second Young Master here to receive the Xiao family's inheritance." Fu Bo's tone was heavier than ever before.

  "The legacy of the Xiao family, unfortunately, is useless to me." Xiao Fan sighed softly. In his memory, Xiao Zhan had earth-shattering power and was the number one strongman in Xuanshan City, like a god who could not be reached. This showed how brilliant the legacy he left behind was. Unfortunately, as the "Pre-Heavenly Chaos Sacred Body", Xiao Fan was unable to cultivate it, and it went to waste.

  "Second Master only needs to sit on the futon, drip a drop of essence blood onto the futon, and he can accept the inheritance of the Xiao family. Time is pressing, please hurry up, Second Master," said Fu Bo.

  Xiao Fan nodded, no longer speaking nonsense, and directly sat cross-legged on the mat. Then, a drop of essence blood fell onto it. When that drop of essence blood landed on the mat, a thick red light burst out from within, merging with Xiao Fan's dripping fresh blood, as if verifying his identity.

  After a moment, the two blood-colored glows merged together and withdrew into the meditation mat. Following that, golden light surged forth, accompanied by a powerful golden glow spreading outwards.

  Xiao Fan was enveloped in a golden light, and in that instant, he only felt a blackness before his eyes, as if he had traversed space and time, appearing in a place filled with golden radiance.

  "Where is this?" Xiao Fan muttered to himself, looking at the space in front of him that was filled with a warm golden light, somewhat perplexed.

  "This is the land of inheritance of my Xiao family." At this moment, a low and dull voice sounded in the golden space, and then, a majestic figure suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Fan.

  That figure was a majestic middle-aged man, who stood with his hands behind his back, exuding an aura that was unmatched, seemingly overbearing, yet regal, and also seemingly invincible. Xiao Fan felt somewhat bewildered, he only felt that this middle-aged man seemed like a celestial being, unapproachable.

  "Junior Xiao Fan, I don't know who the senior is?" Xiao Fan was shocked by the middle-aged man's aura, and his entire speech slowed down.

  "Heh heh, little guy, this is a place where the Xiao family's legacy continues. What kind of person do you think I am?" said the middle-aged man with a smile.

  "Junior Xiao Fan has seen the ancestors." Xiao Fan wasn't a fool, and immediately reflected on it. The middle-aged man in front of him, who was like a god, should be the ancestor of the Xiao family.

  "Hehe, no need to be polite, I'm just a wisp of divine consciousness, responsible for awakening the inheritance of the younger generation of the Xiao family." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

  "Our Xiao family has the ancient Sword God bloodline, but it's been passed down for too many generations, so the power of the bloodline has become diluted and can't be inherited from the bloodline itself. That's why we can only pass on the Xiao family legacy to you in this way."

  The middle-aged man said: "Alright, no more nonsense. Now I will pass on the legacy of Xiao's family to you. You'd better accept it."

  His voice fell, and he saw his right hand lift up in the air. Suddenly, this golden space seemed to have stopped for half a moment. Then, mysterious symbols began to appear from thin air, flying into Xiao Fan's body one after another.

  In this golden space, Xiao Fan's entire body shook, and he felt countless pieces of information pouring into his mind. At the same time, he had an intuition that a door in his body was slowly opening.

  After an unknown period of time, a sword aura suddenly appeared in the void, emitting golden light, and flew into Xiao Fang's dantian.

  The middle-aged man's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and he muttered to himself in a low voice: "It seems that the little guy's talent is quite good, and even this sword energy has been attracted by him."

  Although he was majestic like a heavenly god, after all, he was only a wisp of divine consciousness and not omnipotent. He couldn't discern Xiao Fan's true innate talent. If he knew that Xiao Fan possessed the 'Primordial Chaos Sacred Body', who knows what he would think.

  That golden sword aura appeared out of thin air, even the majestic middle-aged man who looked like a god was surprised, so what's its origin?