Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Where are these words?"

The elder of the direct lineage was a little overwhelmed and said quickly, "If a branch lineage cultivator has outstanding talent and outstanding achievements, he can also be promoted into the direct lineage. Yu Ze, you are extremely talented and can be considered a golden elixir seed. If you form a golden elixir one day, the clan will naturally carry you into the direct lineage's ancestral temple!"

"It's really shameless."

Song Yu laughed out of anger: "If I can form a golden elixir, it is due to my own efforts. Besides, if I can form a golden elixir, I can enjoy a lifespan of 800 years. I am a dignified real person and can go anywhere in the world. Why would I care about the identity of a direct descendant that you can give me?"

"In terms of diligence, understanding, and knowledge, how am I, Song Yu, inferior to Song Qingya? And how biased are the distribution of cultivation resources within the clan? Don't you have any idea of ​​this?"

The elder of the direct lineage said angrily: "Qingya's talent and foundation are beyond your reach!"

"That's because he was born a cultivator of the orthodox lineage!"

Song Yu's eyes were bloodshot, his hair was disheveled, and he looked like he might go crazy at any moment.

"Song Qingya's father grew up soaking in precious medicinal baths and consuming countless rare and precious spiritual herbs and medicines to nourish his body. He also married a noblewoman from another aristocratic family, and was born with extraordinary blood. This is how he gave birth to a man with such excellent aptitude as Song Qingya. To put it bluntly, Song Qingya is inherently more than one step ahead of Yu Ze, right?"

"Song Qingya has consumed countless natural resources and treasures since he was young. Every step of his cultivation has been personally guided and supervised by Song Jianxu. If I, Song Yu, had this treatment, my foundation in the immortal path would be even stronger and more solid than that lazy fellow who wanders around the family with a firewood stick all day long!"

The elder of the direct line of the clan had a pale face and was speechless after being forced into silence by Song Yuze's words. He couldn't even stand still for a moment and fell to the ground.

Jing Yu glanced at Sun Baiyuan, who still had an expressionless face, and was unsure of his thoughts.

But to be honest, no matter what Sun Baiyuan was thinking, Tian Qi and Song Yuze's words really convinced Jing Yu.

In his opinion, Song Jianxu is a decent person, and his moral standards are definitely among the best in the world. He also takes great care of Jing Yu. He is truly a rare and reliable elder.

But in terms of the design of the Song family's entire underlying system, Song Jianxu failed.

Even Jing Yu, who had been here for more than 20 years, had long noticed the various chronic diseases and irrationalities of the Song family's system. The cultivators of various sects who had lived here all their lives naturally knew it all too well.

In the past, it was simply because of the pressure from Song Jianxu, a great immortal in the late Jindan stage, that all the dissatisfaction was suppressed in the deepest part. Now that Song Jianxu is dead, all the dissatisfaction that has been suppressed for hundreds of years finally burst out all at once.

It's not to say that the family system is completely useless. After all, even a sect like the Guiyi Sect was divided into three factions due to ideological disputes, and they fought each other endlessly, and even caused a big joke like a True Lord killing each other among the same sect. But in a world like the world of immortal cultivation where great power belongs to oneself, no matter what the organizational structure is, a core figure with undisputed strength is necessary.

Otherwise, if the core figures leave or die, the entire organization will immediately fall apart.

The reason why the sect system is superior to the family system is essentially because the sect can recruit talents regardless of bloodline differences, and the probability of producing talents is much greater than that of the family. Unless it reaches the level of Yuanying Immortal Clan, the Yuanying True Lord in the clan has enough time to wait and trial and error, and then it can slightly resolve the various drawbacks of the family system.

Seeing that Sun Baiyuan was silent, Song Yu felt panic in his heart. He had already gambled everything on this moment. If Sun Baiyuan did not rebel, his end would be extremely miserable. He could not help but say in a serious tone:

"Master White Ape, do you still have any concerns?"

"Although it's not a good reputation for someone with a different surname to take over as the head of the family, the world of immortal cultivation still depends on one's realm of cultivation. You are the only Jindan Zhenren in the Song family, so it is legitimate for you to take over the position of head of the family."

"As for this action being against the right path... we can just tell the outside world that Song Jinghong died after failing to form a core. Although most cases of core failure are not fatal, there are always a few unlucky cases every year..."

"This matter has been guaranteed and endorsed by a cultivator from my Song family branch. Who wouldn't believe it?"

"If all else fails, we can use the Zhang and Wang families to eliminate the Song family's direct lineage. I'm sure they would be happy to see White Ape Master take over the family."

"What the elder just said about 'a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest'... Hehe, even if it's a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest, so what? The more this happens, the happier Zhang Qingmang and Wang Fujia will be! The easier it will be for our Xingluo Island to escape disaster!"

Sun Baiyuan put his hands behind his back and sighed softly, "Yu Ze, do you know why I became connected with the Song family?"

Song Yu lowered his head slightly: "I heard a little bit. It is said that it was the demon cultivators who attacked the market town. Song Jianxu fought off the demon cultivators and rescued the real people who were trapped in the market town."

"Since you know this, you still dare to encourage me to repay kindness with enmity?"

Song Yu said earnestly, "If the ruler treats his subjects as his own hands and feet, then he will treat the ruler as his own heart and soul. If the ruler treats his subjects as dirt, then he will treat the ruler as his enemy."

"I have repaid you for saving my life and all the hard work you've done for me over the past hundred years. However, Song Jianxu has been deliberately wary of me and targeting me at every turn. Can I really just deceive myself and turn a blind eye?"

“If Song Wangshan hadn’t come out of retreat and taken over the token of the Dinggu Secret Realm, it would have been the real person who died in the secret realm!”

Song Yuze frowned and said, "Yuze might as well tell you another secret. The reason why Song Jianxu has been wary of you all these years is actually because when you were forced to marry that ugly woman Song Wangchuan, Song Jianxu cast a fortune for you two..."

"The hexagram shows that you have no feelings for Song Wangchuan at all!"

"That's why Song Jianxu has always felt resentful."

Jing Yu, who was listening to this, also found it difficult to hold back. He thought of the lifelike portrait of Song Wangshan in the Song family ancestral hall and thought to himself, "Master White Ape has no feelings for Song Wangchuan. Why would he need divination for this matter? The old master is good at everything except doting on his own direct descendants..."

Sun Baiyuan was silent for a long time before he said quietly, "I really don't have much affection for Wangchuan. I was actually quite resistant to marrying him back then."

"After Wang Chuan died, I also took in many beautiful concubines, perhaps to make up for what happened back then. When it comes to love between men and women, I am indeed a completely heartless person."

Song Yu felt relieved, and Tian Qi and other non-Buddhist monks were also overjoyed and came to greet him in a noisy manner.

But then, Sun Baiyuan suddenly changed the subject and said, "But why do you think I could endure the disgust and marry Wangchuan? Is it really for the sake of the Golden Core Path?"

"I, Sun Baiyuan, have been heartless all my life, but I believe in the single word 'righteousness'. The grace of saving my life is greater than heaven, so marrying a mere ugly woman is no big deal!"