Chapter 5774: Only Half a Year

"Retrieve something?!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan's brow furrowed as he asked in a low voice, "Retrieve what?!"

"This…" Patriarch Ouyang hesitated, his expression flickering with uncertainty.

"Speak!" Xiao Fan shouted in anger, his eyes fixed on Patriarch Ouyang.

Ye Miaoyin and Xiao Li also realized that there was something fishy about this matter.

With Ye Miaoyin having fallen into the hands of the Patriarch of the Yu Family, Xiao Xuan and the Fire Lizard must have been frantic with worry.

They had come to the Ouyang Family for help, but the lack of news for so long proved that something had happened—something very serious.

"To… to retrieve primordial immortal qi…" Patriarch Ouyang said in a low voice, his expression grim.

"primordial immortal qi? How much?!" Xiao Fan was shocked.

He had once inadvertently obtained a wisp of primordial immortal qi.

It was that very wisp of primordial immortal qi that had allowed Xiao Fan to undergo a complete transformation.

The Fire Lizard had said that a treasure like primordial immortal qi would drive people mad, even in the Wuliang Immortal Realm.

Patriarch Ouyang sending Xiao Xuan to retrieve primordial immortal qi was undoubtedly fraught with danger.

Otherwise, why wouldn't the Ouyang Family go themselves instead of forcing an outsider to do it?!

"This… I don't know the exact amount either…" Patriarch Ouyang shook his head.

"Then why did you make Xiao Xuan go?!" Ye Miaoyin demanded angrily, glaring at Patriarch Ouyang.

"Because we cannot enter that place…"

"Cannot enter? Why?!" Xiao Fan asked coldly.

"It's not that we can't enter, but our Realms are too high. We would be suppressed if we went, so…" Patriarch Ouyang trailed off.

Hearing this, Xiao Fan and Ye Miaoyin had already roughly guessed what had happened.

Among those of the same rank, Xiao Xuan's talent was beyond doubt.

This place containing primordial immortal qi must be extremely dangerous and would suppress one's Realm.

That was why the Ouyang Family had sent Xiao Xuan to obtain the primordial immortal qi.

"Speak! Tell me everything that happened, down to the last detail!" Xiao Fan said coldly. "If you hide anything, the Ouyang Family will be destroyed!"

Hearing this, Patriarch Ouyang's heart skipped a beat. He wanted to lash out, but remembering that the other party was with Immortal King Chiling, he forced down his anger.

"This matter… it happened like this…" Patriarch Ouyang began, revealing the truth.

Xiao Xuan and the Fire Lizard had come to the Ouyang Family, hoping they would help rescue someone from the Yu Family.

Within the territory of the Tianfu Clan, the discord between the Ouyang Family and the Yu Family was common knowledge.

The Ouyang Family found their request unsurprising.

The Ouyang Family naturally had no interest in Xiao Xuan and the Fire Lizard's request. The Yu Family's power was not weak; if they could have, the Ouyang Family would have destroyed them long ago rather than waiting until now.

Consequently, Patriarch Ouyang sent men to drive Xiao Xuan and the Fire Lizard away.

The Fire Lizard was fine and could remain calm.

But Xiao Xuan was enraged. His mother had been taken, and he was powerless; now, only the Ouyang Family might offer a chance.

Thus, Xiao Xuan fought with the Ouyang Family's people, displaying astonishing strength.

Because of this, the Ouyang Family changed their view and decided that Xiao Xuan could be of use.

A hundred years ago, the Ouyang Family discovered a relic space, though they didn't know how long it had existed.

However, within this relic space, there was an unimaginable suppression from a Barrier. Only experts above the Immortal King Realm could ignore the power of the Barrier.

Otherwise, after entering the Barrier, one's Realm would be suppressed to the Linxian Realm.

The Ouyang Family had sent people in, but they were wiped out every time.

The Ouyang Family was helpless, so the matter was shelved. They had racked their brains but still couldn't successfully enter.

The only thing they were certain of was that a large amount of primordial immortal qi was hidden there, though they didn't know the exact quantity.

Seeing the frantic Xiao Xuan, who was also asking for their help, the Ouyang Family devised a plan to use him to retrieve the primordial immortal qi.

If Xiao Xuan left afterward, they would search him and take the primordial immortal qi.

As for whether they would actually help him, that was another matter entirely.

"That… is how it happened…" Patriarch Ouyang's face looked grim.

They had hidden such a significant matter from the Tianfu Imperial Clan; if the Tianfu Imperial Clan found out, there would definitely be big trouble.

"How long has it been since they went?!" Ye Miaoyin asked in a low voice, her heart burning with anxiety.

"Not long… only half a year…"