Chapter 558: Chapter 558: The Fire Dragon Ball Contest

Old man?

Upon hearing this voice, Chen Xiao immediately turned his head and indeed saw an elder standing behind him. However, Xuan Daozi had changed his appearance, even his aura was different.

Yet, Chen Xiao could recognize him from his glance at a single look.

"Follow me."

Xuan Daozi grabbed Chen Xiao and walked away, swift as the wind, arriving at a desolate place in the blink of an eye.

"Old man, didn’t you say you wanted to enter the Dragon Vein early to find the Fire Dragon Ball? Why are you still wandering around here?" Chen Xiao asked.

"What do you know?" Xuan Daozi gave him a glance, "Do you think it’s that simple?"

"I did enter the Dragon Vein early, and I even found the location of the Fire Dragon Ball, but this place is the most core area of the Divine Continent’s Dragon Vein and also the Land of Dragon Clan’s Relics."

"The pressure here is too strong, forming a natural prohibition. With my cultivation, I can’t break through this layer of defense, so I had to give up finally."

"So you haven’t gotten the Fire Dragon Ball yet?"

"No." Xuan Daozi briefly explained the situation.

More than twenty years ago, he and Chen Xiao’s father forcibly broke into this Dragon Vein.

But back then, the Fire Dragon Ball was still absorbing the surrounding dragon energy and the essence of blood from the fallen True Dragon, so they couldn’t take it away, and they had to give up eventually.

However, now with the Fire Dragon Ball matured, the prohibition at the Land of Relics has become even stronger, so Xuan Daozi alone can’t enter to retrieve the Fire Dragon Ball.

"I felt your aura just now, were you fighting those Heavenly Realm experts?" Chen Xiao asked.

"Fight?" Xuan Daozi smirked, "Are they worthy? I merely deliberately lured them here because I need to borrow their strength to open this prohibition."

"But... I do have some grudges with the Three Ancient Royal Families."

Chen Xiao asked again, "What’s the deal with the Eight Hidden Sects following the Three Ancient Royal Families?"

"The Eight Hidden Sects and the Three Ancient Royal Families are forces from the Outer Domain of Kunlun Realm. The Eight Hidden Sects barely count as sect forces that have made some name in the Outer Domain, but they are still lacking compared to the Three Ancient Royal Families!"

"Combined, the Eight Hidden Sects control only thirty percent of the Outer Domain of Kunlun Realm, while the Three Ancient Royal Families take a side, controlling seventy percent of the Outer Domain."

"Moreover, it’s the seventy percent of the land with richer spiritual power and better geographical location."

"So, the Ancient Royal Families don’t show themselves in the mundane world."

"Because they simply look down upon the mundane’s barren land."

"But this time, the opening of the Divine Continent Dragon Vein is an exceptional accident."

"Not to mention the Three Ancient Royal Families, given the rarity of the Fire Dragon Ball, even those guys from the Inner Domain would scramble for it!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao pondered a bit and roughly understood what Xuan Daozi meant.

Turns out, the Eight Hidden Sects sound impressive, but in reality, they are just relatively weak forces in the Kunlun Realm. Although they have some size, they aren’t particularly formidable.

And the Three Ancient Royal Families are relatively more distinguished within the Kunlun Realm.

But that’s only compared to the Outer Domain.

As for the legendary Inner Domain, Chen Xiao couldn’t imagine it now, considering the Three Ancient Royal Families have Heavenly Realm experts, not to mention those in the Inner Domain!

No way!

Chen Xiao suddenly thought, now that he is a strong figure comparable to a Late Grandmaster, how could he belittle himself so?

Even Zi Yuan, born and raised with the resources accumulated by the Xuantian Sect, only reached Late Grandmaster cultivation, yet he has achieved this much, which is quite remarkable.

Xuan Daozi said, "These guys can only stare at this place now, waiting for stronger ones to arrive, or using some powerful weapon to break the prohibition."

"Let’s quietly wait by their side. Once the prohibition is broken, we’ll sneak in."

Chen Xiao asked, "Old man, you’re this strong? You can retreat unscathed before several Heavenly Realm experts?"

Previously, he didn’t know the true cultivation of Xuan Daozi.

He thought Xuan Daozi was merely in the Grandmaster Realm but slightly stronger than an ordinary Grandmaster.

He didn’t expect it to be an entirely different level.

"Strong?" Xuan Daozi sighed, "Your vision is too narrow. You haven’t seen the true strength I had in those days! That was real power!"

"My current strength isn’t even ten percent of my peak period!"

Chen Xiao pursed his lips. This old man had always been boastful, so he just took Xuan Daozi’s words as bragging.

However, Xuan Daozi sighed secretly, "Little one, remember, many have made sacrifices for you, including your parents... So you were born bearing a significant responsibility."

"Many things, you’ll understand in time."

"The struggle for the Fire Dragon Ball will be extremely tough, perhaps I’ll die here, but it’s okay, this is my responsibility."

"But no matter what, I’ll ensure you leave here safely with the Fire Dragon Ball!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao’s expression became serious, finally nodding!

"Old man, why are you so pessimistic? Besides, you might not meet any trouble."

Xuan Daozi rarely showed a serious expression, "I need to prepare for the worst. After all, this matter is critical, and I can’t afford any mistake, I need to tell you the worst scenario."

"If you get the Fire Dragon Ball, leave this troublesome place at once."

"I’ll handle the following matters."

Chen Xiao remained silent for a while and nodded quietly.

"Let’s wait."

Xuan Daozi plopped down on the ground, "These guys will soon find a way to break the prohibition."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao nodded too.

Time flew by, and two days passed.

More and more experts gathered around.

Moreover, they were divided into different camps, clearly standing in different directions.

Soon, he saw another group of people rushing over aggressively.

Leading them was a middle-aged man in mysterious clothes, with extremely powerful aura, while Zi Yuan stood obediently behind the middle-aged man, docile and no longer the proud girl she was before.

"People from Xuantian Sect?"

"Could that middle-aged man be my cheap father-in-law, the Xuantian Sect Leader?"

Recalling what he had done earlier, Chen Xiao shrunk his head. If the man knew he had turned his beloved daughter, Chen Xiao feared he would draw his sword to kill him on the spot.

Xuantian Sect was at least the head of the Hidden Eight Sects, not to be underestimated, being the Sect Leader, his strength is unimaginable. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Xuan Daozi muttered, "Why are you staring at that girl from Xuantian Sect?"

"Nothing... nothing at all."

"To tell you the truth, those twins from Xuantian Sect are naturally extraordinary, born with remarkable talent. Back then, your father and I wanted to secretly snatch them as your child brides... But after thinking about it, we didn’t do it."

Xuan Daozi boldly said, "If you think she’s suitable, we can still act now; after all, given the Xuantian Sect Leader’s daughter isn’t quite high in status, she barely matches you."