Chapter : 37 : The First Elder's Departure :
Location : Xiao Clan Estate : Main Entrance Door :
At this moment two groups of people were standing in front of the Main gate of the clan compound .
The group standing in front of a line of carages containing gifts and other material were clearly preparing to leave the clan for a journey .
This was the group led by the first elder Xiao Lin who were about to depart and to the Zhau clan .
In front of them there were the other members of the clan who came to see them off .
This included the clan head Xiao Fang , the second elder Xiao Peng and other senior members of the clan .
The fourth elder Xiao Fu however did not came saying that he had some important training lessons to give to his grandson and he couldn't waste bothering his time to come for something like this .
Well to be honest no one expected him to come anyway so it didn't matter .
" First elder please be careful on your journey , especially considering the recent activities of the dark cultivators . " - at this moment Xiao Fang came forward and said .
Recently the spike in activities of the dark cultivators near the glory city had caught the attention of the Xiao clan .
At first many of them were surprised by the fact that these cowards who follow the dark path would dare to show their faces near the glory city where the Xiao clan is established .
But after investigating the situation they understood that these dark cultivators where actually survivors of a bigger group who had been previously defeated by the disciples of the Mythical Dragon sect .
And after getting defeated they became this dissorganised and started running in any direction they can find .
In this way they started coming towards the areas near the glory city as it was the only remaining path .
Seeing the situation Xiao clan decided to send out a cleanup force under the leadership of the tenth elder Xiao Lingyin to deal with this matter .
After all how can they allow the dark cultivators to move around actively in their area of control .
Soon after that the activities of the dark cultivators have been suppressed by a lot .
Yet due to the sneaky nature of the dark cultivators it will take a little more time to completely root them out .
" Hahaha ! You worry too much Clan head . "
" I may have gone old but I can certainly take down a few of those little rats by myself . "
Hearing the concern from Xiao Fang the first elder Xiao Lin gave a small laugh and confidently made it clear that she had no reasons to fear the dark cultivators .
Well if the dark cultivators managed to defeat the first elder who was a 4 star Dou King then the situation would be far more serious than ever imagined .
" Huh ! Well aside from that have you totally prepared for everything for your visit . " - the second elder Xiao Peng asked changing the topic .
" Don't worry for about that , I have not gone so old that I can't take care of this little task . " - Xiao Lin replied back .
" All the gifts are prepared including high level cultivation techniques and a third tier alchemist pill . "
" Moreover I have also taken a lot of other resources and gold coins for the Zhau clan . "
The resources given by the Xiao clan for this meeting was not that much if put by Xiao clan's standards .
But for a small clan like the Zhau clan this sources given were already comparable to at least 10 years of their total annual income .
And this was without the addition of the third tier alchemist pill - the Air Walking Pill .
They were giving more than they were required to .
In fact considering that the Zhau clan was the one who had broken the terms of the engagement promise , it can be set that the Xiao clan were not obliged to give anything to them at all .
And the only reason the Xiao clan was given going through search trouble was to keep a good face and not to give there rivals like the Gu clan any chance of dragging them in trouble .
" Well then I will be going now so take care of the clan while I am gone . "
With that the first elder and the Caravan departed from the clan .
Seeing the caravan moving far away the clan head Xiao Fang finally spoke to the second elder .
" Do you think everything will be alright in this journey . " - he asked .
He was really worried about this journey and wanted it to be successful .
After all it was a matter related to his own daughter and her future .
And he had already decided if the Zhau clan didn't accept their proposal for the engagement promise cancellation even after all this .
Then he will use other methods to make them agree .
There is no way he will allow the future of his daughter to be in any kind of unnecessary bind .
" Don't worry clan head and just believe in the first elder . " - seeing Xiao Fang's expression the second elder understood what he was thinking and reassured him .
" No matter what the engagement promise will not continue any further . "
" And it doesn't matter if the other side accepts this fact or not . "
" So you don't need to worry so much . "
" And remember Xiao Yun is also like our granddaughter and a precious member of our clan we will not allow anything to play with her future . " - the second elder said with much determination in his eyes .
If the Zhau clan even things that they can ask for too much they will come to regret it .
After all in this cultivation world the power of the fist was still the supreme .
And if required the Xiao clan is more than willing to demonstrate why they are considered the strongest clan in the kingdom .
" Alright ! everyone let's get back to our own work and just hope for the first elder's visit to be successful . "
With that everyone left the area one after another all going to their own work preparing for the upcoming tasks including the visit of the imperial princess Long Yanran .
Location Change : Xiao Clan Library : Third Floor :
At this moment far away from the main gate where the group of elders under the first elder had departed , Xiao Ming was currently sitting at a study table in the clan library .
He knew that today will be the day when the first elder will depart from the clan and go to the Zhau clan for the visit related to the cancel of the engagement promise .
But it had nothing to do with him for now , so there was no reason for him to go look at the event .
Moreover right now he was in a deeply focused mode as he was studying about the light affinity and it's purification affects .
He actually went to the second elder a few days ago to ask for his permission to enter the third floor to study about this kind of knowledge which were generally not allowed for a normal clan member like him to read .
And it was during that visit the second elder gave him a special token of permission with his name signed in it that would allow him to access many areas of the clan where he previously couldn't go .
This was truly a great gift .
So after expressing his gratitude to the second elder once again he decided to continue his study .
In this journey he found a lot of new information that he didn't know previously especially related to the light affinity and Chaotic Dou Qi .
And right now he was reading a book related to that .
" Chaotic Dou Qi is a Dark and unstable version of Dou Qi energy . "
" No one knows when exactly this chaotic Dou Qi appeared in this world . "
" Some believe that it was a part of the cultivation world from the beginning , where at first both the Dou Qi and the Chaotic Dou Qi were in balance . "
" But as the time progressed and humans started to learn cultivation techniques the things started to change . "
" As humans were not able to naturally use the chaotic Dou Qi like the normal Dou Qi the knowledge related to the chaotic Dou Qi was eventually lost . "
" It was until the dark cultivators with the help of blood affinity managed to use this chaotic Dou Qi as their power source for their need that once again this counterpart of Dou Qi emerged in the world . "
" But .... It was just one theory . "
" Another prominent theory suggested that the chaotic Dou Qi was never a part of this world . "
" And instead it originated from the demonic world . "
Reading this part Xiao Ming felt a sudden chill go down his spine .
And for some reason reading the demonic part brought a sudden memory to his mind .
It was the same memory of him facing that unknown voice in his mental space that day while he was trying to find his Alchemist flame .
Even now he didn't know what that was or find any clues about it .
Infact didn't see any trace of it even in his life simulations as well .
This was a big mystery that he needed to solve in the future .
Then he once again concentrated his mind on the book reading the next part .
" According to this theory when the demons attacked the cultivation continent during the great cultivation era they opened multiple portals and doors to the demonic world . "
" It was from this doors that the chaotic Dou Qi entered the cultivation world and brought with it the power of corrupting . "
" The people who believe in this theory give a prove that before the collapse of the great cultivation era and the theoretical demonic invasion of the cultivation world their had been no proof of anyone with the blood affinity . "
" As such they believe that perhaps the blood affinity was never a part of the cultivation world naturally . "
" And it was the result of the mixture with the chaotic Dou Qi that eventually the blood affinity emerged within the inhabitants of the cultivation world . "
After reading the theories Xiao Ming felt that he had underestimated the complexity of this cultivation world .
When he first arrived in this world his focus was so much on learning and increasing his cultivation strength that he had not given much thought about the histories and various topics of this cultivation world .
And when he finally started to going to the library to learn his focus was mostly on Alchemy related knowledge and cultivation techniques that would help him to become stronger .
While he did known some historical records of the world he had not done some research on the matter .
And it was now that he understood that he should have focused more on the world he was in and understand it better then to chase power.
" It's surprising to know this about the blood affinity , no wonder this corrupted power feel so different from every other affinities . " - Xiao Ming said with disdain .
While neither of the theories are proven with definite facts one thing was clear that this chaotic Dou Qi was related to the blood affinity and it's corruption abilities .
And here comes the relevance of the light affinity .
" The light affinity is among the two natural abilities that can resist and remove the power of corruption used by the blood affinity users . "
" The purification ability of the light affinity is considered a natural counter to the corruption .
" And once mastered it can be used for healing and breaking various kinds of curse techniques used with the help of the chaotic Dou Qi . "
" However one must understand that the light affinity itself has various kinds of powers including healing , offensive techniques , and defensive techniques and purification . "
" And it is only the purification techniques and purification effect of the light affinity that can work against the chaotic Dou Qi . "
" So it is very important for the light affinity users to master the purification abilities of the light affinity to be able to counter the blood affinity . "
" Because if not mastered properly even the one with the light affinity can be corrupted by the chaotic Dou Qi . "
Reading the last part of the sentence Xiao Ming felt beads of cold sweat forming on his back as he quietly looked at his hand .
" Guess I need to start training even more seriously now . "
To Be Continued .