Chapter 79 Cultivation Techniques and Combat Skills
It is precisely for this reason that the Xiao family, whose strongest members are only Great Dou Masters, has been forced to live in the remote Wutan City and has been fighting with the other two families in Wutan City for decades without a clear winner.
Decades have passed in the blink of an eye. Because the Xiao family was an outsider family that moved to Wutan City under the leadership of Xiao Zhan, it is likely that almost no one in Wutan City except the members of the Xiao family knows who the previous patriarch of the Xiao family was. Among the Xiao family members, only a few remaining elders know this.
Hearing Xiao Lin's name from Xiao Feng's mouth, Xiao Zhan's doubts immediately dissipated somewhat. In his opinion, the person in front of him might be the heir of one of the major families in the capital. After all, there were many powerful people in the capital who were on good terms with Xiao Lin.
Of course, this is just speculation. Before Xiao Feng's identity is confirmed, he will not completely believe the Xiao Feng in front of him.
Xiao Zhan's behavior naturally did not escape Xiao Feng's notice. He had anticipated all of this, and in order to dispel Xiao Zhan's doubts, he mentioned Xiao Lin's name. In fact, even if he hadn't learned this name from the members of "Hell," he would have known of this person's existence as someone who had read the original novel thoroughly.
As he expected, after he said those words, Xiao Zhan's doubts did indeed lessen considerably.
"My father has passed away, so I'm troubling Young Master Mo Feng to make this trip." Speaking of his father, Xiao Zhan couldn't help but show some sadness on his face.
"What! Clan Chief Xiao Lin! What a pity! Clan Chief Xiao Zhan, please accept my condolences!" Xiao Feng exclaimed in utter shock, as if he truly knew nothing of the situation. His performance was perfectly believable; his demeanor and expression were so convincing that it would be a shame not to award him an Oscar!
"It's alright, it's all in the past." Seeing Xiao Feng's performance, Xiao Zhan's score in his heart increased a few points. Just as he said, it's all in the past, and he is not as grief-stricken as he was in previous years.
The most ruthless thing in the world is time. It won't delay you by a second because of your wealth or power, nor will it speed up your progress because of the importance of what you're doing. Yet, time is also a great healer. No matter what the pain, it will gradually fade under the baptism of time, losing its original heart-wrenching feeling, and eventually even being forgotten.
"Young Master Mo Feng has come from afar, and you must be exhausted from your journey. There are many houses in the clan. If you don't mind, please stay here first, so that our Xiao family can do our best to be hospitable and welcome you back!"
Since Xiao Feng is here to visit the Xiao family and is a friend of the Xiao family, the Xiao family naturally cannot neglect him to avoid being impolite. Moreover, he has come from afar, so they cannot very well let him stay at an inn in the city.
"Clan Chief Xiao, you are too kind. In that case, I will accept your offer without being too polite."
"Here are a few cultivation techniques and combat skills, not of high grade, only upper-grade Xuan level. I hope Clan Chief Xiao will not find them too humble or refuse them." As he spoke, Xiao Feng gently brushed his hand over the storage ring, and with a flash of light, several cultivation techniques and combat skills appeared in his hand. He then placed them on the table in front of him.
Hearing Xiao Feng's words and looking at the several cultivation techniques and fighting skills on the table in front of him, Xiao Zhan was filled with shock. These were cultivation techniques and fighting skills, and of high quality—all of them were high-grade Xuan-rank! The Xiao family's most powerful cultivation techniques and fighting skills were only low-grade Xuan-rank, yet these were the family's most prized possessions, demonstrating the rarity and value of high-grade Xuan-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills!
Of course, this doesn't mean that the Xiao family has always been like this. When the Xiao family still had Dou Huang, they did have Earth-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills. However, as the Xiao family's experts were attacked and killed time and time again, the fighting skills in the clan were frequently stolen. Among the Xiao family members who managed to escape, the highest cultivation technique was only a low-level Xuan-rank technique.
These cultivation techniques and fighting skills may be incredibly precious to Xiao Zhan and the Xiao family, but they are nothing to Xiao Feng. In the Xiao family's library, there are tens of thousands of Xuan-level cultivation techniques and fighting skills. He wouldn't even pick them up if they fell on the ground.
Of course, the reason he gave the Xiao family high-grade Xuan-level cultivation techniques and combat skills instead of higher-level ones was partly to protect them, since "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."
The next level above the upper-grade Xuan rank is the Earth rank cultivation technique. The rarity of an Earth rank cultivation technique and combat skill is priceless. Even in the current Jia Ma Empire, there are probably only one or two. Even in the Black Corner Region, which is known as the Chaotic Land, the appearance of an Earth rank cultivation technique will cause countless powerful people to fight for it.
If the Xiao family were to obtain Earth-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills, there would be no guarantee that this information would not be leaked. Once it is leaked, they would not only be hunted down by all the powerful figures in the Jia Ma Empire, but also by powerful figures from several neighboring empires. The weak Xiao family would be no match for these powerful figures!
On the other hand, Xiao Feng didn't want to change the current trajectory. He wanted the Xiao family's development to continue as it was, to avoid affecting others and causing unforeseen changes. He still wanted to use his foresight to gain some benefits and find treasures. If major changes occurred, it would be difficult to guarantee that the location and owners of these treasures wouldn't change.
Looking at the cultivation techniques and fighting skills within reach, after a long while, Xiao Zhan's rationality prevailed. With his face flushed from excitement, he said to Xiao Feng, "Young Master Mo Feng, why is this? This is absolutely unacceptable! How can my Xiao clan accept such a grand gesture? You are a distinguished guest of the Xiao clan, and it is only right that we entertain you. Please, Young Master Mo Feng, take it back immediately!"
After saying that, he quickly turned his gaze elsewhere, avoiding looking at the martial arts techniques and combat skills displayed on the table, because he was afraid that if he continued like this, he would succumb to temptation and impulsively take them away.
Even so, he still looked reluctant as he shifted his gaze, his eyes moving little by little as if he were looking at some rare treasure, unwilling to give it up.
Seeing Xiao Zhan's behavior, Xiao Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Xiao Zhan's behavior was too obvious, and it was both funny and exasperating. However, when he thought that they were also members of the Xiao clan, and that the Xuan-level cultivation techniques and fighting skills that were readily available in the Xiao clan were like rare treasures in their eyes, this feeling was truly unbearable.
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