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Hearing his father and Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng discussing the succession of the clan leadership, Xiao Zhan immediately bolted upright.
"Huh? Dad, you're becoming the Clan Leader? And Grandpa Clan Leader is stepping down?"
Xiao Zhan asked in astonishment.
At this moment, his heart was a mixture of joy and sorrow. He was joyful that his father was about to become the new Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, but naturally, he felt a sense of loss that Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng was retiring.
Because Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng had always treated Xiao Lin as his own biological son, in his heart, Xiao Zhan was naturally his biological grandson. Over the years, Xiao Zhan had likewise regarded Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng as his real grandfather.
Now that his father was ascending and his grandfather was stepping down, how could Xiao Zhan not feel conflicted?
"Yes, your Grandpa Clan Leader's health has been declining. It wouldn't be right to let him keep toiling for the Xiao Clan. Some responsibilities that your father should shoulder must naturally be picked up now," Xiao Lin explained calmly.
Hearing his father put it this way, Xiao Zhan thought about it and realized it was true! However, because he had been staying within the Xiao Clan, he hadn't noticed that the Clan Leader's back had already begun to stoop.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhan suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
It seemed he had shown too little concern for his Grandpa Clan Leader.
"Zhan'er, don't overthink it. Once the Clan Leader lays down the heavy burden on his shoulders, just spend more time with him," Xiao Lin comforted him, seeing Xiao Zhan fall into silence.
Actually, one could see from the original story that Xiao Zhan was a very responsible person. You could say his strength was weak or his cultivation talent was mediocre, but when it came to the Xiao Clan and his family, he truly gave his heart and soul!
"I know, I'll spend more time with Grandpa Clan Leader in the future! By the way, Dad, have you decided which day to hold the succession ceremony for the new Clan Leader?" Xiao Zhan nodded first, then asked another question.
"The time? It will be on the day of your Coming-of-Age Ceremony!" Xiao Lin replied with a smile.
Hearing the specific date, Xiao Zhan's pupils shrank slightly.
Only then did he realize how significant the day of his Coming-of-Age Ceremony would be!
At the same time, Xiao Zhan secretly made a resolution: on that day, he absolutely would not lose face for his father!
While the father and son were talking, the Xiao Clan servants brought them dinner.
The two of them finished their meal right there in the courtyard. Once they had eaten and drunk their fill, the topic of conversation naturally shifted toward cultivation.
"Zhan'er, six years have passed. You should have already cultivated to the Dou Zhe realm, right?"
With just a glance, Xiao Lin saw through Xiao Zhan's Dou Qi cultivation.
A sixteen-year-old Dou Zhe might not be much in places like the Central Plains, but in the Jia Ma Empire, it could indeed be described as "not bad." Xiao Zhan's cultivation talent, in Xiao Lin's eyes, was indeed nothing special.
But that depended on who you compared him to. At the very least, among his peers in the current Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan's cultivation was the highest.
The Xiao Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony was held once a year.
Clan rules dictated that if one reached sixteen and failed to reach the Seventh Stage Dou Zhi Qi, they would be ineligible for the clan's resource support and would be sent to various locations to serve as a manager.
To put it bluntly, your path of cultivation would basically end there.
Xiao Zhan was currently at the One-Star Dou Zhe level, clearly having met the standard long ago. Therefore, there was no need to worry about being sent away to some remote location as a manager.
Generally speaking, the more outstanding the cultivation talent you displayed during the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, the more abundant the family resources you would be allocated in the future.
The Xiao Clan was also a place where strength did the talking. It wasn't as if Xiao Zhan would automatically gain the status of Young Clan Leader just because Xiao Lin became the Clan Leader.
Only the strongest person was qualified to become the Young Clan Leader of the clan.
Back then, Xiao Lin had directly suppressed all his peers to become the Young Clan Leader. Whether Xiao Zhan had the qualifications to become the Young Clan Leader would depend on his future performance.
Of course, looking at the original story, Xiao Zhan did eventually become the Young Clan Leader. One could only say that there truly weren't many talents in the next generation of the Xiao Clan.
At this moment, as Xiao Lin asked, Xiao Zhan excitedly demonstrated his Dou Qi cultivation.
Weng—
In Xiao Lin's eyes, an incredibly weak Dou Qi surfaced on Xiao Zhan's fist.
"Dad, half a year ago, I already promoted to One-Star Dou Zhe!"
Because Xiao Lin had specifically purchased Foundation Elixir for him several times during his childhood in this life, his Dou Qi cultivation was higher than it was during the same period in the original story.
"Not bad."
Xiao Lin gave him some encouragement.
Based on the current situation, if Xiao Zhan worked hard enough and had Xiao Lin's help, by the time the original plot began, his Dou Qi cultivation might even reach the Dou Wang realm!
For Xiao Zhan's talent, that was actually quite good.
"If I hadn't been waiting for you to come back, Dad, I would have already chosen the Dou Technique Grandpa Clan Leader prepared for me. I might be more than a One-Star Dou Zhe today..." Xiao Zhan suddenly grumbled in a low voice.
There was some logic to that.
"Hahaha, what? Are you blaming your Dad for coming back late?" Seeing this, Xiao Lin couldn't help but tease his son.
"No." Although he said that, Xiao Zhan's expression didn't look like his answer.
"Alright, stop complaining. Since I'm back, it's time I fulfill the promise I made to you back then."
As he spoke, Xiao Lin took out two manuals from his storage ring.
Before leaving the Xiao Clan to travel and gain experience, Xiao Lin had promised his son, Xiao Zhan, that if he could break through to the Dou Zhe realm by the time he returned, he would personally prepare a Dou Technique for him!
This was precisely why Xiao Zhan, despite breaking through to the One-Star Dou Zhe realm half a year ago, had refused the manuals prepared by Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng.
He wanted the manual his father had prepared for him!
"Hey, I've been waiting for you to say that, Dad!"
Seeing his father pull out two manuals from the storage ring, Xiao Zhan's eyes immediately lit up with stars as he snatched them away.
At this moment, his youthful nature was fully on display. To put it another way, besides truly missing his father, the Dou Technique in his father's hands was also his goal for waiting in the courtyard all day!
"You brat, always so impatient." Xiao Lin shook his head and smiled helplessly.
But he was his son, so he could only spoil him.
After Xiao Zhan snatched the two manuals from Xiao Lin, he immediately spread them out to look. One of them was named the Gale Wind Technique. This was clearly a cultivation method that matched his Dou Qi attribute.
As for the other one, when Xiao Zhan saw the name on the manual, he couldn't help but blink. What on earth was the Misty Cloud Sword Technique?
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