Tinglan City.
Compared to six months ago, this ordinary city had undergone earth-shattering changes.
Its city walls facing the stone tablet space had been torn down and expanded dozens of times in that direction, making the scale of Tinglan City even far surpass the Holy City.
Of course, in such a short period, it was impossible to build anything luxurious or grand. It was more fitting to describe it as the creation of a massive refugee camp rather than a city expansion.
The reason for such a large-scale undertaking in Tinglan City could be traced back to the council meeting at the Holy City that day.
Upon returning from the Holy City, the city lords, following the High Priest's orders, initiated an unprecedented and massive migration. They moved millions of people from the Dream Realm to the vicinity of Tinglan City, all waiting for the day the barrier would break.
When millions of people gather together, it is usually a spectacular sight. Looking down from high above at this moment, one could truly appreciate what it meant to be a sea of people, stretching as far as the eye could see. The cacophony of various sounds intertwined, their waves rushing straight into the sky.
However, at this very moment, the ground suddenly began to shake violently, silencing the roaring crowd. Countless people stumbled and fell simultaneously, cries of pain echoing everywhere.
"What's happening? What's going on?"
The sudden tremor immediately caused a commotion. Numerous people, unaware of the cause, looked around in panic. Whispers of unrest spread continuously.
Without giving the situation time to worsen, hundreds of figures simultaneously soared into the sky from the crowd.
The person leading them was none other than the High Priest.
"Silence!"
"This is caused by a senior's breakthrough. Do not panic!"
"Inform those who went out to return quickly. A great migration is about to begin!"
Resounding voices echoed through the sky, calming the agitated crowd.
With their strength, they couldn't possibly know Chen Xiao's condition. This clearly indicated that the High Priest had been informed.
Hearing the explanations from the 'important figures,' the panicked crowd gradually calmed down.
Following that, a deep sense of curiosity arose.
"With such a massive commotion, that senior must be breaking through to Dou Huang at the very least, right?"
"Too small-minded, too small-minded. It must be Dou Zong!"
Whispers echoed in every corner. The High Priest heard them and felt a wave of sorrow.
As an imperial clan, they had fallen to such a state over the long years.
What would it be like in another thousand or ten thousand years?
Emergence was necessary!
It was urgent!
Looking at the current state of the White Tribe, the High Priest's resolve only strengthened.
Fortunately, not everyone was kept in the dark. A very small portion of people's guesses were infinitely close to the truth.
For instance, those two young Saintesses.
"Qing Huan, do you think the person breaking through is that big brother or Little Fairy Doctor?" Xing Yao nudged the arm of the girl next to her and asked in a low voice.
"I don't know."
"Let's guess."
"..."
As the two girls were whispering, an invisible pressure suddenly emanated from the stone tablet space, causing countless people to fall silent involuntarily, their faces turning pale.
Vaguely, they had a feeling that an extremely terrifying aura was slowly awakening, like a slumbering giant dragon.
Boom!
Suddenly, an extremely brilliant cold white pillar of light shot up from the top of the stone tablet, piercing the sky. The dazzling white light dyed the earth a pure white, turning heaven and earth into a single color. Under the blinding light, everyone instinctively closed their eyes.
Immediately after, the terrifying pressure quietly receded, leaving behind only an indescribably vast aura that spread out like a tide.
A moment later, as they gradually adjusted to the intense light, the crowd opened their eyes.
Then, they saw a tall figure slowly appearing in the high sky. That vast aura was emanating from this person.
"Dou Zun?!"
Some experts at the Dou Wang and Dou Huang levels murmured uncertainly, their eyes filled with inexpressible shock as they looked at each other.
High in the distant sky, the remnant soul of Saintess Qiwu arrived.
Looking at the young man with closed eyes, who was comprehending his rapidly increasing strength, her expression was quite complex.
"It's unexpected, yet within reason. The temptation of rapidly increasing strength is truly hard to resist."
"For now, advancing to Dou Zun is definitely more beneficial, but in the long run, it's not worth it. After this improvement, his future breakthrough to Dou Sheng will be several levels more difficult, even if he comes from an imperial clan. After all, Dou Di bloodline can basically only be effective up to the peak of a ninth-turn Dou Zun, which is the limit."
The High Priest soared into the sky and came to Saintess Qiwu's side, sighing with a slight shake of his head, his eyes showing a hint of regret.
In contrast, Saintess Qiwu beside him accepted it faster. Her complex expression faded, and a smile appeared.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. The reason we feel it's not appropriate is simply that our expectations are too high. But the Dou Sheng realm is inherently elusive. Even without this experience, if he continues to cultivate normally, whether he can reach Dou Sheng is still unknown. Half of the Dou Sheng powerhouses also broke through with opportunities, and if they truly encounter such enviable opportunities, this experience is insignificant."
Listening to Saintess Qiwu's words, the High Priest was stunned for a moment, then he smiled with relief.
"You're right."
In the sky, after meditating with his eyes closed for a long time, Chen Xiao finally opened them under the gaze of everyone.
He gently moved his limbs, massaged his fingers, and his bones instantly produced crisp sounds of friction and collision, like a complex mechanism with its gears engaged.
"The power of a Dou Zun expert is truly intoxicating. This time's gains have exceeded all expectations!"
Feeling the vast, ocean-like Dou Qi within him, Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel a sense of fascination.
This power possessed a maddening allure; countless people dedicated their entire lives, struggling to achieve even a fraction of it.
Extending his palm, Chen Xiao simply clenched it slightly, and the space before him immediately distorted into a strange, concave shape. If this grip were applied to a person, even a Dou Zong expert would likely have their body explode into a pool of flesh and blood on the spot.
Looking back now, less than a year had passed since he left Central State, yet he had leaped from a one-star Dou Zong to a completely different major realm!
Such a terrifying improvement was something he had never imagined before entering the Extreme Northern Land!
And it wasn't just his realm.
Chen Xiao's other aspects had also been comprehensively enhanced.
His soul had advanced from Mortal Realm Peak to Spirit Realm!
His soul cultivation method had also been updated. The Heavenly Wind Soul Scripture was something that could be passed down as a clan's heritage, its value immeasurable.
Coupled with a revised Spirit Array Master inheritance, the benefits this could bring were simply beyond words.
Then there were the six wisps of Purple Spirit Cold Qi, which greatly increased the power of his Dou Qi, imbuing it with its own domain when used.
Finally, there was the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, which he had longed for.
Arriving on the Dou Qi Continent, it felt incomplete without playing with some fire. Now, his wish had been granted.
With the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Chen Xiao had gained another method for dealing with enemies.
Furthermore, back when he was studying at Jia Nan Academy, Chen Xiao had conceived a nascent form of a self-created Dou Skill. Later, through a sudden enlightenment, he had perfected it, evolving it countless times in his mind.
The reason he could only evolve it in his mind was the lack of a sufficiently powerful flame.
Now, he finally had the energy to put it into practice!
Chen Xiao had a premonition that this Dou Skill would become his unique killing move!
To put it bluntly, the current Chen Xiao, in terms of both his configuration and realm, was no longer inferior to the geniuses of ancient races. He truly possessed the confidence to contend with them and emerge victorious.
Chii!
Just as Chen Xiao was rejoicing in his transformation, the sound of breaking wind quickly approached, and the High Priest and Saintess Qiwu arrived before him.
"Congratulations, you've stepped into Dou Zun in one go. From now on, even on the Dou Qi Continent, you'll absolutely be a top-tier expert. You could be called… hmm, you're Ice Attribute, Ice Honored One?" Saintess Qiwu joked.
Chen Xiao was taken aback.
The title "Ice Honored One" was not to be taken lightly.
"Let's forget it. There's already an Ice Honored One out there; we can't steal someone else's fame."
So-called honored titles were merely empty fame.
Whether they existed or not was irrelevant.
The High Priest nodded slightly, also indifferent to titles. The title "White Dragon Honored One" made that clear.
"Your improvement this time is immense. You'll need to temper yourself more in the future, otherwise, improving your strength will become increasingly difficult."
Out of kindness, and not wanting to see Chen Xiao waste his talent, the High Priest offered a reminder.
Chen Xiao nodded, indicating he understood.
In fact, Chen Xiao was fully aware of the issues the High Priest and Saintess Qiwu had been discussing. Therefore, while the Bone Spirit Cold Flame was infusing energy, he had been doing his best to compress it.
However, the energy infused by the Bone Spirit Cold Flame was too immense. Even after compressing it to his limit, Chen Xiao could only reach one-star Dou Zun and could not fall back to the Dou Zong realm.
With things as they were, he could do nothing but accept the outcome with a smile.
As for the concerns of the High Priest and Saintess Qiwu, they didn't really exist for Chen Xiao.
He knew the difficulty of breaking through to Dou Saint, but he also had his own countermeasures.
In terms of opportunities to break through to Dou Saint, nothing was better than the Bodhi Heart.
Chen Xiao just needed to rapidly increase his strength. When the pre-pay limit in his mind was raised next time, he would definitely be able to pre-pay for the Bodhi Heart.
At that time, all problems would be solved!
Even if completing this follow-up required waiting for the Bodhi Ancient Tree to appear, Chen Xiao was completely willing to accept being stuck with one pre-pay opportunity for the sake of the Bodhi Heart.
"Alright, enough said. Since your side is finished, prepare yourself. Ten days from now will be the day my White Tribe emerges!"
"So soon?"
"It's not soon. Look below. I've arranged everything over the past six months; we can act at any time. These final ten days, let them have one last look at this False Heaven. Perhaps, this is also the final time for many people," the High Priest sighed.
Following the High Priest's gaze, Chen Xiao finally noticed that Tinglan City had changed drastically.
The dense crowds were like newly hatched tadpoles, a vast, dark mass.
"After breaking through the realm, what do I need to do?"
After a moment of silence, Chen Xiao asked.
This time, he had gained too much from this False Heaven, and the Little Fairy Doctor, who had left earlier, also had immense gains.
Whether out of humanity or gratitude, as long as it was within his capabilities, he didn't mind helping the White Tribe a little.
"There are a few small matters that require your assistance."
"Firstly, according to ancient records, the False Heaven is located in the ice sea beyond the Extreme Northern Land of the Dou Qi Continent, not connected to the mainland. Moreover, over ninety percent of the White Tribe cannot fly, making it impossible for them to cross the ice sea. Therefore, I must trouble you to open a path for them. Otherwise, relying on the few who can fly to transport them would take over a month."
Chen Xiao nodded slightly.
This was not difficult.
There were many ways to ensure these people landed safely.
For instance, he could open a spatial wormhole using the spatial nodes the Little Fairy Doctor had left outside.
After all, it was only a short distance, and with Chen Xiao, the Little Fairy Doctor, and Qing Lin—three Dou Zuns—it would be easily accomplished.
Another option would be to go to the Fallen God Ice Plain and subdue a group of flying magical beasts to use for transportation.
With Chen Xiao's current strength, and his knowledge of the Beast Taming Sect's Beast Taming Art, accomplishing this would also be a piece of cake.
"Secondly, after leaving the False Heaven, I would like to ask you to take Qing Huan and Xing Yao and settle them properly. You could even allow them to integrate into your tribe. The White Tribe's Emperor bloodline can practically be considered gone. In each generation, there are at most two or three lucky individuals, or even none at all."
"However, the Emperor bloodline within these two is the strongest I've ever seen. A few days ago, I had them begin their cultivation. With their talent, even if they can't compare to the elites of the external Emperor clans, they won't be too far behind, and it won't be difficult for you."
Chen Xiao continued to nod.
This matter was also simple.
Places like Jia Nan Academy and Purple Firmament Pavilion could accommodate the two girls.
Furthermore, once they condensed their Dou Qi cyclones and discovered their attributes, and whether they possessed alchemist talent, Chen Xiao could help them find even better places.
"One last thing. Once the White Tribe reaches the mainland, regardless of how many casualties there are, or which direction they decide to go, please do not interfere, young friend. Even if they all perish, as long as Qing Huan and Xing Yao are present, it won't be a complete extinction of the tribe."
"To truly integrate into the Dou Qi Continent, this kind of harshness is necessary! The more people die now, the fewer will die in the future!"
The High Priest's voice was calm, devoid of any emotion, a stark contrast to his kind demeanor.
The Saintess Qiwu had not reacted when he spoke of the first two matters.
However, upon hearing the last point, the Saintess Qiwu couldn't help but frown.
But she did not speak out in objection.
Although the High Priest's words were cruel, they were correct.
This was the reality.
Chen Xiao still nodded in agreement.
Everyone could foresee that for these millions of people from the White Tribe to leave the Extreme Northern Land, or to integrate into it, there would inevitably be significant losses.
However, it was unlikely that all of them would perish.
After all, the population base was there.
"Thank you. Also, please keep the matters concerning the White Tribe confidential."
"A small matter." Chen Xiao nodded with a smile.
There was no need to do something that harmed others without benefiting oneself.
Having gained so much, it would be too much of a betrayal to sell them out. Although Chen Xiao didn't consider himself a good person, he couldn't do such a thing.
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