Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Imperial Dragon Mountain.

Xiaoshanhe Institute.

Ever since Xiao Yi returned, the entire Xiaoshanhe Institute had entered a complete lockdown state, forbidding both entry and exit. From the foot of the mountain to the summit, there were sentries at every three steps and guards at every five, further fortified by hundreds of Defensive Arrays personally laid out by Xiao Yi. Not even a fly could sneak into the area undetected.

At this very moment...

Inside a towering structure at the very heart of Xiaoshanhe Institute.

This was the Blood Qi Tower that Xiao Yi had crafted in days past, using the corpses of the Longevity Secret Realm fighters as its foundation.

A single Longevity Secret Realm powerhouse was comparable to a high-grade Spirit Vein, their overwhelming pressure and Qi-Blood enough to improve the cultivation efficiency of the ordinary disciples of Xiaoshanhe Institute by several folds.

The Blood Qi Tower was one of the most favored training grounds by the disciples of the institute.

However, for nearly two months,

The Blood Qi Tower had been closed off and no longer open to the public.

Two massive demon beasts sat guarding the entrance to the Blood Qi Tower, to the left and right. These were the Beast Kings of old, but now they had ascended to the rank of Beast Emperors, their combat strength comparable to a Human Venerate, ensuring that ordinary strong beings would not dare to challenge their authority.

Many disciples passed by the surroundings of the Blood Qi Tower, each pausing briefly, their eyes filled with a mix of envy and fervor.

As far as they knew...

The closure of the Blood Qi Tower was because Xiao Yi, the legendary figure of the Great Qian Dynasty, had gathered the strongest batch of individuals from the entire dynasty within the Blood Qi Tower to focus on enhancing their cultivation.

Within the Great Qian Dynasty, the name Xiao Yi was akin to a deity!

Everyone knew it, everyone spoke of it, and everyone believed in it!

"I really envy those who were chosen..."

"Instead of envying them, you'd be better off cultivating diligently. I've heard that our director doesn't just value talent but also values whether one's heart in cultivation is steadfast. Take Fang Yiming, for example. His talent is average, but he's extremely hardworking in his cultivation. That caught Director Xiao's attention, and now he's also in the Blood Qi Tower!"

"Director Xiao had said, talent is destined by the heavens, but what truly governs one's fate is oneself!"

The eyes of the group of disciples gradually became resolute.

Meanwhile,

Inside the Blood Qi Tower.

With Xiao Yi at the center, Yang Zun, Yang Hualong, Yang Ling, Shadow Demon, Bai Fa Sword Emperor, Xue Bufan, Yu Huaxian, and other powerhouses were seated in circles around him. Xiao Yi was like the moon surrounded by the stars, basking in the orbit of luminaries.

Above his head, a Storage Ring was suspended in mid-air.

From within that Storage Ring, crystal-clear greenish-blue waters cascaded, flooding the entire cultivation space.

As soon as this greenish-blue water touched their skin, it seeped into their bodies silently and smoothly like an imperceptible moisturizing mist.

Each trickle of water carried a terrifying energy within it.

This was the purest form of energy!

It was enough to consistently enhance their cultivation levels, and if they encountered any substantial barriers between major realms, Xiao Yi was there to offer guidance. With his mastery over Martial God Zhao Wuji's legacy, at least on the martial path prior to the Longevity Secret Realm, there were no troubles that could perplex him.

Like a lighthouse in the dark night, his simple guidance could bring profound benefits to another, even enabling them to break through on the spot!

Among the crowd,

Ye Heng closed his eyes and mediated, with a glow revolving around him, as he delved into a mystical and marvelous state.

Battle War Holy Body.

Through battle, you cultivate; only with incessant fighting can you truly unlock the full potential of the Battle War Holy Body.

For this reason, Xiao Yi had set up a tremendously powerful Illusion Array around Ye Heng. Within this Array, Ye Heng would repeatedly experience battles at the brink of death, for it is only through battles near death that one could fully tap into their latent potential.

Coupled with the nurturing energy from the mysterious lake waters, this was enough to boost the efficiency of Ye Heng's cultivation by several times.

Yang Ling, too, had advanced into the Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm.

Xiao Yi gifted him with a spirit of longevity, and now Yang Ling was seizing every moment to refine it.

Shadow Demon.

Yu Huaxian.

Xue Bufan, and others...

All of the powerhouses' cultivation made leaps and bounds, especially that of Bai Fa Sword Emperor. Previously, he had only received a fourth-rank spirit of longevity. But now, Xiao Yi had given him another one, this time a seventh-rank spirit of longevity, and Bai Fa Sword Emperor's cultivation level was now on the verge of approaching the Earth Venerate Realm.

This was indeed astonishing to everyone.

Even everyone believed that the Bai Fa Sword Emperor was already the foremost person in the Daqian Dynasty,

But...

The Bai Fa Sword Emperor himself was very clear that the only person who could be the first in the Daqian Dynasty was the youth sitting in the central position.

Even though Xiao Yi's cultivation seemed to have just entered the Human Venerate Realm.

But the Bai Fa Sword Emperor instinctively felt that he was no match for Xiao Yi.

And indeed, that was the case.

The path that Xiao Yi walked differed entirely from everyone else's.

Heaven Suppressing God General!

To suppress everything in the world!

In the usual Longevity Secret Realm, there were five levels: Human Venerate, Earth Venerate, Heaven Venerate, Supreme Venerable, and Saintly Venerable, but in Xiao Yi's case, his strength depended solely on the number of Sealing God Leaves he possessed. And now, the Sealing God Tree within him bore precisely eight hundred and thirty thousand leaves.

Comparable to the Eightfold Earth Venerate Realm!

With his current combat power, even if faced with a Tenthfold Earth Venerate Realm powerhouse, he had the strength to fight.

Heaven Venerate does not emerge.

No one could be the enemy!

This was the current combat power of Xiao Yi!

It could only be described with the words "terrifying in the extreme"!

Huff!

Xiao Yi took a long breath out, then opened his eyes, and his icy gaze swept over everyone, taking in their conditions one by one. Among them, individuals like Shadow Demon and Yang Ling had all reached the Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm, currently refining the Essence of Longevity.

Just one more Longevity Heavenly Tribulation, and they could step into the Longevity Secret Realm!

"In total, five hundred and thirty-one people. After nearly two months, one hundred and eight have reached the Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm, and one has reached the peak of the Human Venerate Realm..."

Xiao Yi's lips curved up slightly, extremely satisfied with the extent of everyone's cultivation improvement.

One hundred and eight Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realms who had all received the Essence of Longevity were only a Heavenly Tribulation away from the Longevity Secret Realm.

There was also the Bai Fa Sword Emperor, who had broken through to the peak of the Human Venerate Realm.

Just one step away from the Earth Venerate Realm!

Such an assembly.

Although not as deep-rooted as the Nantian Dynasty, the Nantian Sacred Ground, the Changsheng Sect, and other forces, it was enough to make them deeply apprehensive.

Especially if Xiao Yi's own combat power were to be exposed, comparable to the first person under the Heaven Venerate.

It would be a huge deterrent!

It's no exaggeration to say...

Even forces like the Nantian Dynasty would have to weigh their options carefully before taking action against the Daqian Dynasty with such an assembly!

Everyone inside the Blood Qi Tower understood this, each feeling incredibly exhilarated, but at the same time, they were very clear that the Daqian Dynasty owed its present status to the youth before them.

This was what the ancients often said, "When one man attains the Tao, his chicken and dogs ascend to heaven."

It was under Xiao Yi's leadership that the Daqian Dynasty had grown so much in just a few short years.

Yang Ling spoke up, "Lord of the Nation, when will we break through our realms?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi had been suppressing their realms, not allowing them to pass the tribulation and break through, even after they had fully refined the Essence of Longevity.

This puzzled everyone.

"Not in a hurry! In seven more days, Xiaoshanhe Institute will be recruiting disciples from Southern State. Not only will there be geniuses from every corner of Southern State, but there will also be experts from the Nantian Sacred Ground, the Nantian Dynasty, and the Changsheng Sect. They come with ill intentions, so let's wait a bit longer! When they arrive, we'll give them a spectacle of a hundred people breaking through to Longevity..."

A crazy idea suddenly struck Xiao Yi's mind, the strong coming from those three big forces were menacing, but what would happen if they witnessed the spectacular scene of a hundred people from the Daqian Dynasty passing the tribulation for Longevity? Surely that would completely extinguish their momentum!

Everyone's faces were filled with anticipation and excitement.

Xiao Yi's lips slightly lifted, murmuring to himself, "Now, I'm really looking forward to seeing the expressions on those people from the three big forces when they see this scene!"

PS: The outbreak begins tomorrow!