Xuan Xiao circled the tribe, watching the joyous laughter of his people, and a sense of relief welled up within him.
After a short while, Yu Tian walked to the center of the tribe. There, amidst the sounds of laughter, he saw a little girl playing playfully.
The little girl's youthful face was filled with smiles, but her crystal-clear skin, perfect features, and the tender dragon horns on her forehead were signs of her future beauty.
The little girl was Long Cai'er. After waking up, she had first sobbed with grievance. But the nature of a child made her quickly forget her sorrow, and she played and frolicked within the tribe.
After years of play, she had become much more cheerful, her injuries had completely healed, and she had returned to her human form, becoming a little girl with dragon horns.
Seeing Xuan Xiao approaching, Long Cai'er excitedly rushed towards him: "Xuan Xiao, Xuan Xiao....."
"I've told you so many times, call me brother!" Xuan Xiao held Long Cai'er's small body, embraced her in his arms, patted her gently, and sighed helplessly.
He didn't know what was wrong with this little girl. Ever since she woke up, she had been incredibly close to Xuan Xiao. She loved to throw herself into his arms and act spoiled whenever she had the chance.
But this little girl was also mischievous, and she didn't like calling Xuan Xiao "brother," she insisted on calling him by his real name.
Long Cai'er's silver bell-like laughter was joyous, and she climbed onto Xuan Xiao's body, leaning close to his ear: "Xuan Xiao, I have some unfortunate news for you. I found out that Cloud Sky sister's cultivation has surpassed yours. Just now, I saw Cloud Sky sister's cultivation suddenly increase a lot. But it's strange, her cultivation quickly declined afterward. Even though I don't understand why Cloud Sky sister's cultivation is fluctuating so much, there's no doubt she's surpassed you."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Xiao furrowed his brow and fell into deep thought. He naturally believed what Long Cai'er said. As a member of the Dragon Clan, Long Cai'er possessed extraordinary cultivation. Although her current cultivation was gone, her insights remained, so she could clearly see Cloud Sky's cultivation changes.
Xuan Xiao wasn't surprised by Cloud Sky's fluctuating cultivation. In fact, he had already noticed it.
As Cloud Sky's husband, they spent every day together. He had seen much more than Long Cai'er.
Actually, Xuan Xiao knew the reason for Cloud Sky's changes. But knowing it didn't mean he could talk about it.
"Sigh....," Xuan Xiao sighed softly, gently stroking Long Cai'er in his arms, and whispered: "Cai'er, you know about your Cloud Sky sister's changes, but you mustn't spread it around."
"Hmm hmm, I know." Whether it was because Long Cai'er saw Xuan Xiao as her benefactor, she listened to him.
After teasing Long Cai'er for a bit, Xuan Xiao let her go and play, while he went to find Cloud Sky.
When he found her, he saw that she was just as gentle as before, her eyes filled with affection when she looked at him. Xuan Xiao felt reassured and spent a long time accompanying her.
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Several hundred years passed like this, and the development of the Tianxing Tribe gradually slowed down.
Xuan Xiao was pretty much the same as before, his cultivation seemed to have reached a bottleneck. After inquiring with Hou Yi, he learned that to break through the bottleneck, he needed to comprehend the Dao.
Drawing from the Xian Dao system, cultivation below the Golden Immortal Realm didn't involve the Dao. All that was needed was to enhance one's essence, energy, and spirit, merging the three treasures into one, and refining one's source. But to break through the Golden Immortal Realm, one had to comprehend the Dao, choosing one to cultivate and integrate into their being.
The Witch Clan had a Dao that naturally arose within them, so they didn't need to comprehend the Dao. They only needed to diligently cultivate their physical bodies. But Xuan Xiao, as a Primordial Human, had a Primordial Dao Body, but he still needed to comprehend the Dao on his own.
And in the journey of cultivation, enlightenment and cultivation were the most difficult aspects. Although Xuan Xiao had the Qiyun Pearl, a treasure that aided him in quickly comprehending the Dao, he still didn't know which of the Three Thousand Daos to choose.
As a result, Xuan Xiao was caught in a predicament, trapped in a bottleneck. However, he didn't rush it, instead, he cultivated with a calm mind and slowly chose the Dao he would cultivate. After all, once a Dao was chosen, it was difficult to change, and it needed to be carefully chosen.
Xuan Xiao cultivated steadily for many years, sometimes accompanying Cloud Sky in peaceful harmony, sometimes playing with Long Cai'er, and sometimes guiding his people and managing the tribe.
Until one day, the arrival of someone shattered this tranquility.
On that day, a Human riding a cloud of auspiciousness flew to the edge of the Tianxing Tribe.
"It's been a long time since I've seen such a prosperous Human tribe," the person said calmly as he landed, his expression indifferent. He stroked his beard, gazing thoughtfully and sighing, "Hopefully, I'll find what I'm looking for here. Sigh...."
With a sigh, the person arrived at the gate of the Tianxing Tribe. The Tianxing Tribe members guarding the entrance immediately raised their hands in a gesture of welcome: "Elder, are you here to join our Tianxing Tribe?"
"No, no..... I'm here to find your leader. Could you please inform your tribal leader that 'You Feng Shi' has come to pay his respects!" The elder called 'You Feng Shi' was a pure Human, his words sincere and polite.
The members guarding the gate of the Tianxing Tribe were stunned. They looked at each other, swallowed nervously, and muttered: "'You Feng Shi'! Those who dare name themselves like this among us Humans are all ancestors. Hiss....."
"Quickly, quickly inform the leader. Tell him that a Human ancestor has come to our Tianxing Tribe!" One of the guards exclaimed, trembling with excitement.
It couldn't be helped. Since the Human Calamity, many Human ancestors had fought against the Yao Clan, sacrificing themselves to protect the Humans. Their stories had spread throughout the Human race. Even though countless Humans had perished and their lineages had been severed, the deeds of these ancestors were something the Humans dared not forget.
Because these were the last vestiges of their ancestors left in the Great Wilderness. They were ancestors the Humans couldn't forget, and a responsibility for them to strive for greatness.
Xuan Xiao quickly received the news. He was stunned at first, then shocked, his eyes wide with disbelief: "The Human ancestor 'You Feng Shi'! This, this......"
Xuan Xiao never imagined that an ancestor of the current Human race would still be alive. His heart surged with excitement and he felt a flood of emotions. He couldn't help but think of the deeds of those ancestors, and he immediately shouted: "Pass the order, receive ancestor 'You Feng Shi' with the highest honor."
After giving the order, the entire Tianxing Tribe sprang into action. Countless Tianxing Tribe members followed Xuan Xiao towards the gate of the tribe.
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