Han Family Council Hall.
At this moment, the many elders and deacons of the Han family had gathered together. Gone were the looks of confusion and despair they had faced when up against the Hong Family; instead, each person was brimming with excitement, their faces filled with smiles. Especially those elders of the Han family had a near-mad excitement in their eyes. It was the joy of having escaped from the clutches of death, as well as the anticipation of the future.
They had thought that the family was doomed this time, but unexpectedly, they had annihilated the Hong Family in such a surprising manner. With the help of Xu Ran, they had almost no losses in combat strength while wiping out the Hong Family. They never even dreamed that they would be able to dispose of the Hong Family so easily and become the sole overlord of Tianbei City.
From now on, with the elimination of the Hong Family's suppression, they would monopolize all the resources near Tianbei City. With this foundation, the Han Family could directly become a second-tier family in Zhongzhou. With such a foundation, they would only need to wait for the younger generation of the Han family to grow up, and the status of the Han family in the entire Northern Domain would rise with the tide. At that time, they could even take a shot at the first-rate forces of the Continent, and during their travels through the entire Zhongzhou, other experts would have to give them some respect.
"Who would have thought the Hong Family would be so fragile? Now, the entire Tianbei City is ours to dominate," said Han Chi, swirling the wine in his glass and downing it in one gulp, his heart surging with pride. When he had become the head of the Han family, he had wanted to make the Han family the most powerful clan in Tianbei City, and it had taken so many years to finally achieve it. No, if it weren't for Xu Ran's help, the Han family would have been nothing but a stepping stone for the Hong Family, and at that time, he might not even have had the power to protect his own daughter.
"Big brother, we owe a lot to Young Master Xu Ran this time; otherwise, we wouldn't stand a chance against the Hong Family. Just the few Douzongs of the Hong Family were enough trouble for us, not to mention that elder from the Feng Lei Pavilion," said Han Tian, smiling as he stood beside Han Chi. Although the battle was easily won, he still felt somewhat frightened by it.
If it weren't for Han Yue bringing Xu Ran to the Han Family, who knows what would have happened to them.
"Certainly, and not just any Hong Family, but even if..." Han Chi said with a slight smile. In the Han Family, only he knew the true identity of Xu Ran. As long as Xu Ran did not leave the Han family, the Han family could be said to be the safest place in the world. He wasn't afraid at all of the Feng Lei Pavilion seeking revenge with that level of expert here.
Might Xu Ran even take over the Feng Lei Pavilion's assets after destroying them? What he now had to consider was whether the Han family alone could swallow a Zhongzhou top power like the Feng Lei Pavilion in one go, especially since the Han family didn't even have a Dou Zun, and there was only one Douzong.
"If only I could get an elixir from Young Master Xu Ran," Han Chi muttered to himself longingly. He knew Xu Ran could definitely concoct an elixir capable of advancing someone to Dou Zun.
"Hehe, daddy, what are you muttering to yourself?" Han Yue tiptoed over to Han Chi's side. Hearing her father's murmur, she couldn't help but smile sweetly. She happened to have an elixir that could directly advance a Douzong to Dou Zun, and it was only after she had pleaded with Xu Ran for a long time and satisfied many of his demands that he had given it to her.
If destroying the Hong Family had completely made the Han family the overlord of one side, it was this kind of elixir that was truly the foundation for the Han family to stand on equal footing with the first-rate forces in Zhongzhou. In Zhongzhou, only those forces with a Dou Zun expert at the helm could command true respect.
"Ahem, Yue'er, you're here?" Han Chi coughed awkwardly. His daughter had certainly heard him coveting Xu Ran's elixir, making him a bit embarrassed. An elixir that could advance a person to Dou Zun was enough to cause many forces on the Continent to fight tooth and nail for it. If they didn't have some relationship with Xu Ran, not even selling the entire Han family would afford them such an elixir.
"Would daddy like to become a Dou Zun?" asked Han Yue with a beaming smile.
Han Chi's heart suddenly began to pound. Which cultivator wouldn't want to become stronger? If he were a Dou Zun, would the Hong Family dare disrespect him? Would Feng Lei Pavilion dare to be so presumptuous?
"Yue'er, do you have a way?" Han Chi's eyes lit up.
"Hehe, this is from Xu Ran for you." Han Yue extended her hand in front of Han Chi, opened her palm, and a smooth elixir lay in her hand. The elixir was covered with exquisite pill patterns. It seemed to vibrate as if it had a will of its own, and with a swoosh, it escaped Han Yue's palm, darting about in the air.
Wafts of intense medicinal fragrance astonished everyone present. In just a moment, the heaven earth origin energy in the grand hall became dense like fog, and the Dou Qi within their bodies started circulating involuntarily, rapidly growing. Could it be that just the slight release of power from this elixir had such an immense effect?
The people of the Han Family had never seen such a miraculous elixir. Even for a Seventh-Grade Elixir, the Han Family had only heard of them through rumors.
The legendary Life-Devouring Pill that was said to allow a cultivator to break through to Douwang directly only consumed the life of the user as payment, and it was clear that even the Life-Devouring Pill could not hold a candle to the elixir before them.
"Yue'er, what kind of elixir is this?"
"This must be the legendary Seventh-Grade Elixir. It's said that elixirs beyond the seventh grade have developed sentience, and it seems to be true."
"Could it be that Lord Xu Ran can refine Seventh-Grade Elixirs? If that's the case, no wonder Lord Xu Ran is not afraid of Feng Lei Pavilion."
The Elders' eyes widened in awe as they watched the elixir, afraid that it might escape. However, the speed of the elixir was only that of a high-ranking Douwang, which meant it couldn't slip away under the watch of so many experts.
"This is a Seventh-Grade Elixir refined by Xu Ran for father; it can help father break through to Dou Zun," Han Yue said, tilting her head back like a proud little Phoenix. Sweeping a glance over the crowd, Han Yue felt extremely pleased with herself.
"Break through to Dou Zun? Big Brother only recently made a breakthrough to Douzong, can he really use this elixir to break through to Dou Zun? Yue'er, you're not teasing us, are you? We've never heard of an elixir with such absurd effects in this world?"
Not to mention the Elders of the Han Family with only Douhuang "Cultivation Levels," even Han Chi himself couldn't help but swallow hard. After all, he had only heard of the reputation of Xu Ran's elixirs, and seeing one in person was still a tremendous shock, let alone the fact that he was about to ingest it. For an ordinary person like himself to be able to consume such a divine pill was indeed a fortune of three lifetimes.
"Second Uncle, just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The Seventh-Grade Elixirs refined by Xu Ran are a hundred times more potent than those external Seventh-Grade Elixirs. You'll understand once father has refined it," Han Yue explained.