The next morning.
Xiao Yan found Xiao Yi early, his face full of anticipation as he said:
"Brother Yi..."
"The Opportunity you spoke of..."
Xiao Yi smiled slightly upon hearing this:
"You brat, you're really impatient..."
"So eager when it comes to Opportunity..."
Xiao Yan scratched his head and gave an embarrassed smile:
"Of course..."
"Now that Brother Yi has reached the Dou Zun Realm, I am only a Great Dou Master..."
"Although I know I can no longer keep up with your pace, I still need to work hard..."
Xiao Yi nodded upon hearing this.
After all, it seemed that Xiao Yan's initial desire to become stronger remained unchanged. Cloud Mist Sect.
The Cloud Mist Sect was still in ruins, with survivors scattered throughout the Sect, and Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun were nowhere to be seen.
Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan once again stepped onto Yun Lan Mountain.
Only this time, the two of them set foot on Yun Lan Mountain as victors.
Looking at the ruins before him, Xiao Yan couldn't help but frown slightly and asked softly:
"Brother Yi, does the current Cloud Mist Sect truly still hold any Opportunity?"
In Xiao Yan's view, the Cloud Mist Sect was now a desolate Sect, with no talk of Opportunity.
But Xiao Yi just smiled slightly: "Of course there is..."
"The Cloud Mist Sect is, after all, a century-old Sect. To have stood in the Jiama Empire for a hundred years, it naturally has its unique aspects..."
After Xiao Yi finished speaking, Xiao Yan was even more confused.
Because in Xiao Yan's opinion, the Cloud Mist Sect, as a century-old Sect, was able to endure precisely because of the Dou Techniques and Cultivation Techniques within the Sect that were considered high-tier in the Jia Ma Empire!
It's just that most of those Dou Techniques and Cultivation Techniques were wind-attributed, useless to him... Xiao Yi said nothing, just smiled slightly.
Then, Xiao Yi slowly raised his hand, lightly tapping his forehead, and an immensely powerful Soul Power instantly swept across the entire Yun Lan Mountain.
A moment later.
"Follow me..."
Xiao Yi said softly.
Xiao Yan didn't understand why, but he still followed Xiao Yi to a hidden cave in the Cloud Mist Sect's back mountain.
"Little Yanzi, do you know why every Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect has been at least a Dou Huang?"
"They relied on the Legacy Grounds before us..."
"The Gate of Life and Death!"
Xiao Yi said softly, a smile on his face.
"Gate of Life and Death?"
Xiao Yan murmured softly, quite shocked upon hearing this.
After all, this was the first time Xiao Yan had heard of something called the Gate of Life and Death.
The Gate of Life and Death, Xiao Yi vaguely remembered, was a Trial Grounds that every Cloud Mist Sect Master had to undergo before their inauguration, ever since the Cloud Mist Sect's founder, Yun Potian.
It was also where successive Cloud Mist Sect Masters normally met their final demise.
Currently, apart from the eighth generation Sect Master Yun Shan, who died an unnatural death, and the ninth generation Sect Master Yun Yun, who was still alive.
The previous seven Sect Masters had all passed away within this Gate of Life and Death.
The Gate of Life and Death could help those who entered to quickly increase their strength in a short period.
In the original work, Nalan Yanran, after being defeated by Xiao Yan in the Three-Year Agreement, resolutely chose to enter the Gate of Life and Death.
In just three short years, she went from a Great Dou Master to the Dou Wang Realm!
And this kind of improvement had no side effects like the Life-Devouring Pill.
The only side effect was the extreme danger within this Gate of Life and Death.
Xiao Yi remembered that the Cloud Mist Sect once required those entering the Gate of Life and Death to have reached at least the Dou Ling Realm.
Nalan Yanran being able to enter the Gate of Life and Death at the Great Dou Master Realm was merely an exception.
It's just that in this life, Nalan Yanran no longer had the Opportunity to step into this Gate of Life and Death.
Xiao Yi looked up slightly, only to see a giant bronze door blocking their way inside the cave.
Ancient runes flickered on the giant bronze door, like a Seal on the Gate of Life and Death.
Such a Seal was practically nonexistent for Xiao Yi, who was now a Dou Zun.
Xiao Yi slowly raised his hand, and a powerful Dou Qi flowed from his fingertips.
It then surged towards the runes on the giant bronze door.
With a "click," the giant bronze door immediately opened, and a pillar of light shot straight into the sky!
It even caused the entire Yun Lan Mountain to shake.
Yun Yun, hidden in a dilapidated building on Yun Lan Mountain, saw the pillar of light soaring into the sky and understood that the Gate of Life and Death had opened.
Now a cripple, Yun Yun was helpless and could only sigh with profound resignation.
Xiao Yan looked at the slowly opening bronze door, his eyes filled with shock:
"I never thought the Cloud Mist Sect would have such a wondrous place!"
Xiao Yi nodded slightly: "Let's go..."
Xiao Yi then led Xiao Yan into the Gate of Life and Death.
As soon as they entered the Gate of Life and Death, Xiao Yi noticed that the flow of time within was much slower than outside.
It felt similar to the Heavenly Tomb, and the world energy here was also much denser than outside.
Compared to the Heavenly Tomb, perhaps it only lacked some energy bodies.
Looking at it this way, this Small World of the Gate of Life and Death could also be called a Small Heavenly Tomb.
As soon as Xiao Yan stepped into the Gate of Life and Death, he felt the surrounding pressure instantly increase manifold.
The Great Dou Master Xiao Yan unconsciously activated his Dou Qi armor and the protection of his Heavenly Flame.
"Brother Yi, this place is so strange!"
"Although the pressure is doubled, the energy is incredibly abundant!"
Xiao Yan couldn't help but say softly.
However, before Xiao Yi could answer, Yao Lao, who was in Xiao Yan's storage ring, reappeared.
He couldn't help but exclaim: "I never thought that the small Cloud Mist Sect would have such a blessed land!"
"Xiao Yan, don't panic. Cultivate here! It can rapidly increase your Dou Qi!"
Seeing Yao Lao appear to personally guide Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi also nodded reassuringly: "Yao Lao, I'll leave Xiao Yan to you..."
"I can sense that this Gate of Life and Death has a total of nine layers, and there seems to be a trace of Soul Power in the ninth layer. I want to investigate it thoroughly..."
Yao Lao nodded: "Go..."
"With me, Xiao Yan will surely make good use of this blessed land..."
Xiao Yi responded and then quickly rushed deeper into the Gate of Life and Death.
Although the pressure in the space within the Gate of Life and Death was doubled, it made no significant difference to a powerhouse of Xiao Yi's level.
So, in the blink of an eye, Xiao Yi arrived at the deepest part of the Gate of Life and Death!
This was the ninth layer that Xiao Yi had detected with his Soul Power!
The ninth layer was different from the previous ones; it was just a relatively spacious secret chamber, with seven stone coffins neatly arranged inside.
At the very end, there were also seven plaques, which were the plaques of the seven generations of Cloud Mist Sect Masters.
"It seems that the successive Cloud Mist Sect Masters who fell and passed away are buried here..."
Xiao Yi murmured softly upon seeing this.
However, as Xiao Yi finished speaking, the plaque in the very center, inscribed with the three characters [Yun Potian], immediately lit up with a faint light, responding to the central stone coffin.
"Has the Cloud Mist Sect fallen so quickly that a tenth generation Sect Master needs to be inaugurated in just a few years...?"
The next second, accompanied by the light from the plaque, a hoarse voice slowly sounded.
Then, an extremely ancient, hunched Soul body slowly emerged from the stone coffin.
From its appearance, it was likely the remnant Soul consciousness of Yun Potian, the founding Ancestral Master of the Cloud Mist Sect.
Seeing Yun Potian's Soul consciousness, Xiao Yi remained completely unafraid, even a little excited.
Xiao Yi's lips curved slightly upwards as he looked at Yun Potian and said in a deep voice:
"No..."
"The Cloud Mist Sect has been annihilated..."