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After seeing off all the guests, Xiao Lin immediately rushed back to the courtyard where he lived.
The remaining matters could naturally be handled temporarily by the Clan Leader, Xiao Dongcheng—oh, wait, he should be called the former Clan Leader now.
Upon returning to his small courtyard, the first thing Xiao Lin saw was Yun Shan, Yun Yun, and Xiao Zhan seemingly discussing something.
As Xiao Lin arrived, they all turned their gazes toward him.
"Sect Master Yun Shan, Miss Yun Yun, my apologies for keeping you waiting," Xiao Lin expressed his regret as soon as he arrived.
To this, Yun Shan merely shook his head and did not say much.
"Father!"
"Zhan'er, go help the old Clan Leader handle the remaining matters outside. I have something I want to discuss with Sect Master Yun Shan and the others," Xiao Lin said, looking at Xiao Zhan, who seemed a bit uneasy staying there.
Hearing Xiao Lin say this, Xiao Zhan immediately nodded and left at once.
Indeed, given Yun Shan's status, it was only natural for Xiao Zhan to feel uncomfortable interacting with him. After Xiao Zhan departed, Xiao Lin dismissed all the Xiao Clan members near the courtyard.
Now, only three people remained in the small yard: Xiao Lin, Yun Shan, and little Yun Yun.
"From now on, it seems I should call you Clan Leader Xiao? Hahaha!"
Not long after the others left, Yun Shan spoke up with a laugh to tease him. Before he had become obsessed and fallen into madness, Yun Shan was indeed an elegant and very talkative person.
This was something Xiao Lin had already experienced deeply.
"Teacher, then should I call Uncle Xiao 'Clan Leader Xiao' now?"
Following Yun Shan's words, little Yun Yun also asked while blinking her eyes.
"Sect Master Yun Shan, Miss Yun Yun, please stop teasing me. I was just forced into this position like a duck driven onto a perch. You can call me whatever you like." A title was just a title; Xiao Lin was quite casual about it.
After all, whether it was Clan Leader Xiao or Xiao Lin, weren't they both him?
"Fine, then I will continue to call you by your name; it feels a bit more familiar. Yun'er, you should also continue to call him Uncle Xiao as before."
"Yes, Teacher."
Yun Shan likewise had no intention of putting on airs.
This could be seen from the fact that he let Yun Yun continue calling Xiao Lin "Uncle Xiao."
Subsequently, Xiao Lin and Yun Shan began to chat with each other. During the conversation, Xiao Lin also consulted Yun Shan on how to properly manage a sect.
After all, Xiao Lin was now the Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, and Yun Shan had managed the Yun Lan Sect for many years; his experience in managing a force was clearly more abundant than Xiao Lin's.
Moreover, having now reached the Dou Zun realm, Xiao Lin had thoughts of establishing a power for himself after going to the Central Plains in the future.
Don't forget, Xiao Lin had promised Old Man Zhen back then that he would rebuild the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace in the future!
Taking some lessons from Yun Shan now was quite necessary. Regarding this, Yun Shan had no intention of hiding anything and told him everything truthfully. However, Yun Shan thought Xiao Lin was only asking because he had just become the Xiao Clan Leader.
He had no idea that Xiao Lin already had the ambition to establish a faction!
As the two talked, the topic soon shifted to Xiao Lin's recent journey out for tempering. However, when speaking of his experiences, Xiao Lin suddenly changed the tone of the conversation!
"Sect Master Yun Shan, I have a question here. I wonder if you could enlighten me?" Seeing that the small talk was sufficient, Xiao Lin finally brought up what he considered the "real business."
"Oh? Xiao Lin, if you have something to say, feel free to speak directly. If it is something I can say, I definitely won't hide it!" Having been a Sect Master for so many years, Yun Shan naturally wouldn't give a definitive "yes" on sensitive topics.
He was no greenhorn just starting out.
Xiao Lin was not surprised by Yun Shan's answer. If he were in Yun Shan's position, he wouldn't have agreed brainlessly either.
"What I want to ask is... has the Yun Lan Sect ever experienced some kind of major upheaval in the past?" After weighing his words, Xiao Lin spoke slowly.
However, as Xiao Lin's words fell, Yun Shan's expression suddenly froze.
Even his hand, which was originally about to take a sip of tea, couldn't help but stop mid-air. Hearing Xiao Lin mention the Yun Lan Sect, even little Yun Yun on the side couldn't help but lift her small head.
Anything regarding the Yun Lan Sect would naturally interest her!
After asking the question, Xiao Lin waited quietly.
As for Yun Shan, his frozen expression quickly recovered. However, Xiao Lin could see that at the mention of the Yun Lan Sect's past, the sorrow he had seen earlier crept back into Yun Shan's brow.
Clearly, the matters weighing on Yun Shan's heart were absolutely related to the Yun Lan Sect!
"Xiao Lin ah, why would you suddenly ask such a question?"
After a moment of thought, Yun Shan did not choose to answer immediately but chose to ask a question in return. After all, in Yun Shan's view, Xiao Lin had just inherited the position of Xiao Clan Leader; why would he suddenly care about the past history of the Yun Lan Sect?
It wasn't that he suspected Xiao Lin had ill intentions toward the sect, but it truly felt a bit inexplicable, or rather, curious. It was like if he were to suddenly ask about the Xiao Clan's past right now; Xiao Lin would likely find it just as strange.
This was only human nature.
"How should I put this...? Sect Master Yun Shan, actually, while I was out tempering this time, I met some people."
"The Dou Techniques they used were extremely similar to those of the Yun Lan Sect! I wonder, Sect Master Yun Shan, have you ever heard of a Dou Technique called Wind's Peak: Annihilation?"
Regarding Yun Shan's counter-question, Xiao Lin had no intention of hiding the truth and chose to tell him honestly.
After all, if you want to know about the past of the Yun Lan Sect, there are some things you have to say. Sure enough, the instant Xiao Lin's words fell, Yun Shan, who was originally sitting, suddenly stood up with a thud!
"You... what did you say? Wait, Xiao Lin, did I hear correctly just now? You mentioned the name of a Dou Technique... was it called Wind's Peak: Annihilation?"
Because he was overly excited, even Yun Shan, the Sect Master of a whole sect, became somewhat incoherent.
"Sect Master Yun Shan, please calm down first. You didn't hear wrong. What I said just now was indeed the name of that Dou Technique."
Compared to Yun Shan, Xiao Lin was much calmer.
However, judging from Yun Shan's current reaction, he estimated his guess was likely ninety percent correct. The Sky Serpent Empire's Imperial Family must have obtained those Earth Grade Cultivation and Dou Techniques from the Yun Lan Sect through some means in the past.
The Yun Lan Sect had rapidly declined after losing these Earth Grade techniques.
He had always thought it was strange.
The founding ancestor of the Yun Lan Sect, Yun Potian, had once carved out a massive reputation even in the Central Plains. Although the original story didn't mention Yun Potian's specific cultivation level.
It wasn't hard to see from various descriptions that he had most likely broken through to the Dou Zun realm back then. After all, if he were merely a Dou Zong, how could he still be remembered after several hundred years?
But if Yun Potian was at least at the Dou Zun realm back then, it made no sense for the highest-level Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques currently possessed by the Yun Lan Sect to be only High-Level Xuan Grade.
In that case, the best explanation was that an upheaval had occurred in the Yun Lan Sect's history, leading to the loss of all Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques at the Earth Grade and above.
This was the only explanation Xiao Lin could think of now!
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