The grand hall of the別苑 was silent.
"Cough cough... Little friend is joking."
Dugu Qingcang gave an awkward smile. "I didn't expect, little friend, that your strength would be so formidable. It's no wonder Xiao Yi is willing to become your disciple."
"In the future, I hope you will take good care of Xiao Yi, little friend."
Naturally, at this moment, Ye Xuan easily dispelled Dugu Qingcang's concerns.
After all, let alone his own daughter, such a powerful individual would be a welcomed guest in the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom.
"Hee hee~~"
Seeing her father embarrassed, the filial daughter Dugu Xiao Yi laughed heartily. Then, she added fuel to the fire, "Oh, Father, Grandfather, you don't know yet."
"Actually, my master has another identity. He is also the leader of the Xuan Alliance."
"Oh~"
"Leader of the Xuan Alliance... What did you say!!"
Clearly, Dugu Qingcang and Lin Cangqiong, who had just reacted, were both shaken. Then, their gazes simultaneously shot towards Ye Xuan. At this moment, their eyes could no longer move away.
"Leader of the Xuan Alliance."
"Little friend, you are... Ye Xuan, the leader of the Xuan Alliance??"
Lin Cangqiong, the Nine Nether Saint Lord, asked in astonishment. He had certainly heard of the Xuan Alliance, a force that had risen like a comet recently. It first annihilated the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom, then annexed the fourteen Immortal Kingdoms including the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom, followed by subduing the Xuan Ji Immortal Kingdom, and then engaging in a war with the five factions and six grades of the Taotie Holy Land. In the end, it annihilated both the Taotie Holy Land and the Shen Xuan Immortal Kingdom.
Such achievements were not something even their Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom could have accomplished so flawlessly.
It was just... they hadn't expected the leader of the Xuan Alliance to be so young!
"No wonder!"
Dugu Qingcang, the Emperor of Southern Yue, understood Ye Xuan's strength. At that time, he had single-handedly annihilated the Taotie Holy Land, and seeing his strength now, everything made sense.
"The annihilation of the Taotie Holy Land was not in vain~"
Lin Cangqiong looked at Ye Xuan before him, filled with emotion.
Inside the grand hall of the 別苑, Dugu Qingcang and Lin Cangqiong were sighing in amazement. Ye Xuan smiled slightly, clearly not surprised by this.
"Aren't you two curious why I took Xiao Yi as a disciple?"
Ye Xuan looked at them meaningfully. Dugu Qingcang and the other exchanged glances. Clearly, they did not know the reason, and from the conversation just now, Ye Xuan had saved Dugu Xiao Yi without knowing beforehand that she was the Palace Mistress of the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom and the Saintess of the Nine Nether Holy Land.
"This... Alliance Leader Ye, may I know why?"
After a moment of thought, Lin Cangqiong, who couldn't figure it out, looked at Ye Xuan suspiciously. Dugu Qingcang also did the same. Clearly, this question was very important.
"Don't you two realize by now that Xiao Yi's realm has reached the Dao Ancestor level?"
"What!!"
As soon as these words were spoken, both of them immediately focused their gaze on Dugu Xiao Yi, their pupils constricting.
"This is... Dao Ancestor realm!"
"No, it's Second-tier Dao Ancestor!!"
The two were utterly astonished at this moment, their minds going blank. What a joke!
If they remembered correctly, Dugu Xiao Yi should be around Third-tier Void Ancestor now. How could she have suddenly advanced to the Second-tier Dao Ancestor realm?
Being stared at by her father and grandfather, Dugu Xiao Yi's face flushed slightly. She glanced at her master, whom she increasingly relied on, "Father, Grandfather, Master said I have that... Nine Nether bloodline."
"Pfft!!!"
Dugu Qingcang was fine, but Lin Cangqiong almost choked on his own spit and passed out. His eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at his granddaughter, "Nine Nether bloodline, is this... real or fake!"
Dugu Xiao Yi, "Uh..."
"I don't know either. I only know that Master spent over a hundred million top-grade immortal crystals to activate that bloodline, and there was also a very powerful formation. Hmm... oh, and a few drops of mysterious essence blood."
Lin Cangqiong, "!!!"
"In that case... Xiao Yi, it seems you truly possess the Nine Nether bloodline. It's unimaginable that there are actually people with the Nine Nether bloodline."
"How many years has it been? A bloodline like that of our ancestors truly exists!!"
Lin Cangqiong pursed his lips, his face filled with shock, which even made Dugu Qingcang bewildered.
"Cough cough, Father-in-law, what is this Nine Nether bloodline?"
Clearly, Dugu Qingcang, as an outsider, naturally knew nothing about the so-called Nine Nether bloodline. However, this was also normal, as even Lin Cangqiong was unsure if their family's Nine Nether bloodline truly existed.
"The Nine Nether bloodline!"
Mentioning this, Lin Cangqiong was filled with emotion. He pursed his lips and looked towards the distant sky. "Honestly, I myself didn't believe that our Lin family line would have someone with a bloodline like that of our ancestors in legends."
"Qingcang, perhaps you don't even know, but the Nine Nether Holy Land has existed for much longer than the Ziwei Immortal Kingdom. Moreover..."
"Back when our ancestors were contending for dominance, the Ziwei Immortal Kingdom was merely an ant that could be crushed with a flip of the hand. Of course, all of this is recorded in ancient texts as legends. Whether it is true or not, there is no way to verify."
"And the Nine Nether bloodline is associated with these legends. Our ancestor possessed the Nine Nether bloodline, and this is also the origin of the name Nine Nether Holy Land."
As Lin Cangqiong spoke of the secrets of the Nine Nether Holy Land, Dugu Qingcang was stunned. After a long while, his gaze finally fell on his daughter. "Father-in-law, if this is the case, then Xiao Yi's future achievements might... far surpass the Ziwei Immortal Kingdom!?"
At this moment, it was clear that Dugu Qingcang could no longer remain calm.
The Ziwei Immortal Kingdom was the ruler of this vast territory, a ninth-grade Immortal Kingdom. Even their Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom was nothing compared to it.
It could be said that their Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree in front of it. They were simply not on the same level.
"Theoretically speaking, yes."
Lin Cangqiong said solemnly. That was the Nine Nether bloodline. Although he didn't know how strong their ancestor was, it was definitely far beyond his imagination. At least... it was definitely far beyond the Immortal Lord realm.
Upon hearing this, Feng Chen and the others were all shaken. Their gazes all fell upon their junior sister, filled with shock.
What on earth?
My goodness, far surpassing the Ziwei Immortal Kingdom? Then in the near future, their junior sister... Oh my heavens, they couldn't even dare to imagine such world-shattering scenes.
"Alliance Leader Ye, thank you for activating Xiao Yi's Nine Nether bloodline!"
"Here, accept this bow from your emperor!"
Dugu Qingcang did not hesitate and bowed respectfully at a ninety-degree angle. At this moment, he was truly convinced.
What a joke?
Even his father-in-law and the various ancestors of the Nine Nether Holy Land hadn't discovered his daughter's bloodline, yet her master could find it. What did this mean? At least it indicated one thing: that his daughter's master's vision and knowledge far surpassed his own understanding.
Seeing her father bowing respectfully to her master, Dugu Xiao Yi's beautiful lips curved slightly, as if the one being treated with such respect was not her master but herself.