Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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As this silvery-white energy surged forth, several elderly men with gray hair on the high platform of the various races stood up uncontrollably, their eyes fixed on the arc on the arena, their faces showing expressions of utter astonishment.

They also sensed each other's intense emotional fluctuations. The elders exchanged glances, all seeing the confusion in each other's eyes. They then took a deep breath, looked at the inexplicable expressions on each other's faces, glanced at Yueyao on the competition stage again, and sat down again with grim expressions.

Within the various clans, everyone looked at the actions of these elders with puzzled expressions, wondering what had happened to cause so many Dou Zun powerhouses to lose their composure.

"This...this is impossible..."

"Uncle Yan, what's wrong?" Huo Zhi, who was standing to the side, had already seen Uncle Yan's agitated state earlier. In addition, the silver-white energy that erupted from Yue Yao's body had actually shattered her older brother's Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame. This made Huo Zhi extremely interested in the other party.

Uncle Yan looked at Huo Zhi's persistent questioning, a look of indescribable expression on his face, then shook his head without saying a word.

The same scene was repeatedly questioned by people from all the clans, and many of the older generation of powerful figures remained tight-lipped about it, avoiding any discussion.

"Grandpa Su, what's going on?"

Inside the ancient clan, Xun'er, seeing the strange atmosphere that had descended upon the scene, sensed a hint of gossip in her eyes. She tilted her head slightly, looked at Gu Su beside her, and asked him with a curious tone.

After all, even Grandpa Gu Su, who was usually calm and collected, stood up excitedly just now, and even the energy in his body surged.

However, Gu Su, who always doted on Xun'er, did not speak at this moment. He still looked at Yue Yao on the competition stage with a complicated expression, his eyes empty, as if he was lost in some kind of memory.

Seeing this, Gu Zhe shook his head slightly, sighed, glanced at Gu Su who hadn't come out yet, and said to Xun'er, "Miss, let me do it."

Upon hearing this, Xun'er's eyes showed a hint of surprise as she looked at Gu Zhe beside her.

Gu Zhe paused for a moment, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes, before smiling at Xun'er and saying, "Before we get to that, I must introduce someone to you, Miss."

"Alone?" Xun'er's eyes widened slightly, revealing a hint of doubt.

"Yes."

Gu Zhe nodded, then asked, "Does Miss know which generation of Holy Maiden Yue Yao is in the Spirit Clan?"

Upon hearing this, Xun'er recalled for a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly, "It seems to be... the seventy-fifth generation?"

When this matter was brought up, Xun'er realized that the Spirit Clan was a race that had survived from ancient times, so why had there only been seventy-odd generations of Holy Maidens in all these years?

Gu Zhe nodded upon hearing Xun'er's words, and then said, "The move that Yueyao used to defeat the Eight Desolate Annihilation Flames just now came from one person, someone who surprised the ancient races."

"People of the Spirit Race?"

Xun'er was very smart. Upon hearing Gu Zhe's words, a look of understanding immediately appeared on her face.

"Ah."

Gu Zhe nodded slightly, a hint of reminiscence on his face, and then continued, "The seventy-third Holy Maiden of the Spirit Clan, Shangguan."

A rare look of admiration appeared on Gu Zhe's face. His gaze swept over Xun'er, and seeing her expectant expression, he chuckled and said, "This is not exactly a secret among the various races."

"The 73rd generation Holy Maiden of the Spirit Clan was a stunning figure among all the races back then. Her talent even surpassed that of the leaders of the Ancient Clan and the Soul Clan in that generation."

"So strong?"

Xun'er's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing Gu Zhe's description of Shangguan. Gu Zhe was a member of the Gu clan; he wouldn't lie to her. The Shangguan he described was probably even more stunning than he had described...

"Of course!"

Seemingly upon hearing Shangguan's name, Gu Su, who had been lost in thought, suddenly spoke up, interrupting Xun'er and Gu Zhe's conversation. He said from the side with a sigh, "Back then, Shangguan alone defeated all the prodigies of the other six clans, except for the already fallen Xiao clan."

Gu Su slowly spoke, saying to Xun'er, "Back then, I was just a commander in the Ancient Holy City. I witnessed her defeat the younger generation of the Ancient Clan and then leave gracefully."

"At that time, she was only twenty-nine years old and defeated all the geniuses of her age with the strength of a five-star Dou Zun."

"Hiss!" Xun'er's eyes showed a hint of surprise upon hearing this. She covered her lips with her fair fingers, her eyes filled with astonishment.

"Twenty-nine years old?"

"A Five-Star Dou Zun?"

Hearing Xun'er's tone, Gu Su nodded and said with a serious expression, "That's right, twenty-nine years old, five-star Dou Zun..."

Having said this, Gu Su, his expression complex and his mind elsewhere, turned to Xun'er and said, "Twenty-nine years old, a Five Elements Dou Zun. Back then, I couldn't even withstand a single move from her. If she hadn't been so ungrateful, I'm afraid..."

P.S. I know some people speculate about possession, but let me clarify beforehand, it's not possession!

Chapter 77 Sharing Alchemy Insights

Xun'er listened to Gu Zhe's words and a look of astonishment appeared on her face.

At the age of twenty-nine, he reached the level of a fifth-rank Dou Zun. Such talent is indeed extremely terrifying.

Beside him, Gu Zhe continued slowly, "Back then, Shangguan single-handedly challenged the so-called number one geniuses of the Stone Clan, Thunder Clan, and Flame Clan one after another, and achieved a perfect record. It was only after that that he turned his attention to the Ancient Clan and the Soul Clan."

Gu Zhe's face still showed a hint of undisguised surprise, and his tone was wistful.

"After that, she even appeared in the Ancient Holy City. It was in that brief encounter that I witnessed her power. She came under the guise of challenging the prodigies, and the clan leader didn't ask us to make things difficult for her. As for the geniuses in the clan at that time... sigh..."

Gu Zhe shook his head and did not publicize the shameful things about the ancient clan.

As Xun'er listened to Gu Zhe's introduction, she couldn't help but picture a genius girl who single-handedly challenged geniuses from various races and then left in triumph. She felt a surge of admiration for this so-called Shangguan.

"To reach the fifth level of Dou Zun at the age of twenty-nine, and to single-handedly challenge the prodigies of various races—such a remarkable woman is truly admirable..."

"hehe."

Gu Zhe listened to Xun'er's words and a smile appeared on his face. It was a very rare smile. He said with a smile, "Back then, within the seven clans, countless people had very complicated feelings for Shangguan."

Upon hearing this, Xun'er looked at Gu Zhe with a knowing expression and asked, "And then what happened?"

Upon hearing Xun'er's words, Gu Zhe's smile froze, and he remained silent. After a long while, Gu Su finally spoke, "Later, Shangguan defeated the Soul Clan at the Spirit Clan's investiture ceremony, and after that... there was no further news of her."

"No more news?"

Xun'er's eyes widened slightly, a hint of surprise on her face: "Such a genius would be under the protection of any clan, right? Could it be that something unexpected has happened?"

Gu Zhe didn't answer, but simply shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. I only know that later, there was another genius in the Thunder Clan who was extremely famous at the time, who inquired about Shangguan's whereabouts, but in the end, the Spirit Clan's answer was..."

"Shangguan failed in his attempt to become a Dou Sheng, and was annihilated, body and soul..."

Xun'er frowned slightly as she listened to Gu Zhe's words, recalling the surprised looks on everyone's faces. A hint of worry appeared on her expression. She suddenly realized that since the ceremony began, Yue Yao's behavior seemed to have completely changed...

"Grandpa Zhe, could it be that they...?"

With a worried look on her face, Xun'er glanced at Yueyao, who was fighting Huoxuan on the competition stage, and asked Gu Zhe.

"will not!"

Hearing Xun'er's question, Gu Zhe's face showed determination. Looking at Yue Yao on the stage, he slowly said, "Although the move Yue Yao just used was a fighting technique created by Shangguan, Shangguan is an extremely proud woman and would never do such a thing. We were just a little surprised because we saw Shangguan's move again after hundreds of years."

After answering Xun'er, as if to reassure himself, Gu Zhe stared intently at the battle on the arena.

Looking at Yueyao's figure and the aura emanating from her, Gu Zhe realized that it seemed to gradually overlap with the figure of that white-clad figure who had smashed the seven clans hundreds of years ago.

On the dueling platform, although the suppression of the spiritual spring was gone, when Yue Yao's silver-white energy erupted, Huo Xuan's Eight Desolate Annihilation Flames were still greatly suppressed. Faced with Yue Yao's attack, coupled with the inherent difference in strength between the two sides, Huo Xuan gradually showed signs of defeat.

.............

While the grand ceremony was taking place in the Central Continent's Spirit Realm, in the distant Black Corner Region...

Inside the Canaan Academy, within the Pan Gate.

Xiao Fan lay leisurely in a courtyard prepared for him by Panmen, took out the rocking chair he had brought all the way from the Jia Ma Empire, placed it in the courtyard, and leisurely basked in the sun, feeling the injuries in his body gradually recovering.

With the recovery over the past few days, although Xiao Fan still cannot use his full strength, his injuries are much better than they were in the magma world.

He was able to barely mobilize his own soul power. Although he couldn't use it for combat, he could still retrieve items from his storage ring.

"crunch~"

Just as Xiao Fan was lying in the rocking chair sunbathing, the tightly closed courtyard gate suddenly made a piercing sound and was then pushed open. Hu Jia stormed in aggressively, and seeing Xiao Fan lying in the rocking chair, she was immediately furious. She said to Xiao Fan, "Fine!"

"You two are so carefree, but now that Xiao Yan is in seclusion, you have to come and help me."

Hu Jia stood in front of Xiao Fan with her hands on her hips, blocking his view, casting a huge shadow directly on him.

"Forehead........"

Seeing Hu Jia's aggressive demeanor and hearing her words, Xiao Fan's eyes twitched slightly. He immediately realized something was wrong and blurted out, "This won't do, it really won't do, absolutely not! I'm injured right now, you know that. I need to rest!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Jia's face flushed with anger, and she said, "I don't care. After the establishment of Panmen, none of you took over. Even if you are injured and cannot help me with other matters, you should at least provide some training for the alchemists in Panmen, right?"

Hearing Hu Jia's words and seeing her aggressive demeanor, Xiao Fan remained silent for a moment before saying, "Alright! I'll go check out the alchemy room when I have some free time."

When Hu Jia heard Xiao Fan agree, her expression changed instantly, and a smug smile appeared on her face. She said, "Okay, then you can spend two hours every afternoon going to the alchemy room to take a look."

As soon as she finished speaking, as if afraid that Xiao Fan would refuse, Hu Jia turned around and left.

After Hu Jia left, Xiao Fan realized that Panmen had long since gotten on the right track and become the leading force in the inner academy. There were no messy affairs to deal with anymore. Hu Jia probably said that she wanted Xiao Fan to give guidance to Panmen's alchemists.

"Never mind, I don't have anything to do right now anyway, so I might as well take this opportunity to go and take a look."

After making his decision, Xiao Fan stood up from the rocking chair and solemnly put the chair, whose armrests were already worn smooth by his own handling, into his storage ring. He then stepped out of the courtyard, where a tall figure gleaming with a silvery-white metallic luster followed silently behind him.

As Xiao Fan emerged from the courtyard, he encountered numerous members of the Panmen sect. Upon seeing him, many Panmen students displayed excited expressions, and some bold female students even rushed up to him and begged him to sign their clothes. After succeeding, they left with satisfied smiles.

After a while, Xiao Fan finally arrived at the alchemy room of Panmen. A rich aroma of medicine permeated the air. Few people could be seen walking around. Only in the closed alchemy rooms could one hear the sound of the cauldrons after the pills were made, and the relieved and satisfied smiles of the alchemists; or the regret of the alchemists after failing to make pills and summarizing their shortcomings.

As Xiao Fan walked among the various alchemy rooms, although he couldn't use his soul power to investigate, with his current alchemy level, he could judge the approximate alchemy level of these students from the aroma of herbs wafting in the air.

After walking around the alchemy room, Xiao Fan got a general idea of ​​the composition of the alchemists in the Panmen.

Leaving aside the first and second-grade alchemists, Xiao Fan sensed about ten third-grade alchemists alone. As for fourth-grade alchemists, apart from Xin Lan, Xiao Fan also discovered two more, presumably attracted by the current strength of the Panmen Sect.

Inside the alchemy room, many alchemists spotted Xiao Fan wandering outside, and their faces showed excitement.

After all, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan's alchemy skills, both at the fifth rank, were legendary among the students during that alchemy competition in the inner courtyard.

Most low-level alchemists are not good at combat, so they only know that Xiao Fan is very strong. However, they can clearly sense Xiao Fan's talent in alchemy. Within the inner courtyard, the alchemists have long admired Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan.