All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"Bei'er, don't ask anymore!"

"The ancestor can see that you have a bright future and will surely reach the pinnacle, shining brightly for an era!"

"Since we can't kill you, and you're not a member of the Chen family, our Chen family will sever ties with you and will no longer try to take action against you!"

"But since you are a member of the Chen family, you deserve to live even more!"

"The future of the Chen family rests on your shoulders!"

Ancestor Chenxu patted Chenbei on the shoulder. At first, Chenbei didn't notice, but gradually, he felt a wave of soreness and numbness throughout his body, and he collapsed weakly to the ground.

He struggled desperately, only to find that Ancestor Chenxu's Purple Mansion Daoist aura had sealed off his entire cultivation, even rendering him unable to move.

"Ancestor, what are you doing?"

Chen Bei's expression changed drastically, and he looked at Ancestor Chen Xu with a blank expression.

Ancestor Chenxu did not answer, but slowly stood up and scanned everyone present.

"Hahaha... For the past few hundred years, your various holy lands have gone too far in bullying my Chen family!"

"Even the Jixia Academy, known for its benevolence and righteousness, is both supporting its influence in my Great Qian Dynasty and extorting money from my Chen family!"

"I know that the Chen family has been making concessions at every step, and has long since become a laughing stock among the major holy lands. Some people even think that my Chen family is finished!"

“That’s right, as everyone has seen today. Almost all of the peak Purple Mansion Realm experts in my Chen family are dead, leaving only me and two other brothers!”

"The rest of the younger generation are powerless to compete with the major holy lands. Anyone who dares to try to destroy my Great Qian Dynasty and seize the fortune of my Chen family can make their move now!"

"But I warn you, believe it or not, the underworld is really coming!"

"Once my Chen family is wiped out, you all will be next!"

"Those who don't want to die, I'll be waiting for you at the Chen family home in six months!"

The old ancestor Chenxu spoke in an icy tone, each sentence filled with sorrow and yet carrying a threat!

Everyone instinctively felt a tightness in their chest.

They may not believe in the existence of the underworld, but the power to destroy the Chen family is enough to threaten the major holy lands.

This is a huge crisis. It seems we all need to prepare ourselves when we get back.

"Senior, I'm entrusting this child to you!"

"I only learned today that he is a descendant of my Chen family. I feel guilty, but also very gratified!"

"As long as he is alive, the Chen family line will not end. We will make amends for the ways we wronged him in the past, even if it costs the lives of the entire clan!"

"They said his death could save my entire clan, but no one knows if it's true. I was selfish before, using his life to gamble on this sliver of hope!"

"It won't happen again in the future!"

Turning his head, Ancestor Chenxu looked at Zhou Hai with a hopeful expression, as if entrusting his orphan to someone.

"Ahem, you take people's money and do their bidding!"

"Besides, this is my disciple, it's only right, it's all only right!"

Zhou Hai awkwardly rubbed his nose. The blackmail that Ancestor Chenxu mentioned shouldn't be referring to the incident at the Great Zhou Academy a while ago!

No matter how you calculate it, just consider it paying someone to avoid trouble.

The descendants of the Chen family have been apprenticed to a master, but they haven't received any formal apprenticeship gifts yet.

He can afford that sum of spirit stones!

"Your righteousness is truly admirable, I understand!"

"May I ask what your honorific title is, senior?"

Ancestor Chenxu was taken aback, and immediately understood Zhou Hai's meaning.

This is a reminder that he shouldn't just entrust his orphanage to someone else; he should leave something for the orphan.

Of course, that's no problem!

The Chen family's hopes are all pinned on Chen Bei, so what's wrong with handing everything over to them?

With this person guarding the place, surely no one would dare to touch the things the Chen family left for the children?

"Ancestor, my master..."

Chen Bei opened his mouth to introduce Zhou Hai, but Zhou Hai raised his hand and covered his mouth!

"Ahem, old man, rest assured. I, Murong Xiao, will definitely protect the descendants of your Chen family!"

Zhou Hai coughed twice, which immediately caused Chen Bei to stare blankly.

What's going on? Why is Master giving out random names? Isn't that my senior uncle's name?

By the way... Master has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, preferring only peace and quiet. He doesn't want people to remember his good deeds or spread his name!

Chen Bei thought to himself.

At this point, he was still unaware of Zhou Hai's extortion of the Great Qian Dynasty!

"Senior Murong, thank you very much!"

"Let's go!"

Ancestor Chenxu bowed to Zhou Hai, then waved his hand and led the remaining members of the Chen clan away from there.

"Senior Murong, remember this: never let this child go to the capital of Qianwang again!"

"They've flown far away," Ancestor Chenxu said loudly, as if remembering something.

"Ancestor, are we really going to sacrifice the lives of the entire clan just to protect Chen Bei?"

Then, after flying tens of thousands of miles away, a young man beside Ancestor Chenxu said.

This is Chen Lei, Chen Bei's sixth elder brother. Among Chen Bei's generation, apart from Chen Bei himself, he has the highest talent in cultivation.

After Chen Bei left, the eldest prince inherited the throne, and he became a key figure in the clan's cultivation program. This trip was also for training.

Faced with Chen Lei's question, Ancestor Chenxu remained silent with a gloomy face.

After flying for a while longer, and using the spirit boat to accelerate, they finally arrived at a place 100,000 miles away.

According to Ancestor Chenxu, the range of a sage's divine sense is 100,000 li.

He had already gone beyond the bounds of propriety, and then he said, "Foolish! How can the hopes of an entire clan be placed on one person!"

"When you return, you and your descendants should be anonymously dismissed!"

"If he succeeds in rising to power, then you should all go and serve him. If he fails, then when one of your descendants becomes exceptionally talented, you should assist him together!"

"If we truly cannot turn things around, then let my Chen clan perish in insignificance and return to a life of quiet obscurity!"

These words brought a wave of sorrow to everyone present.

Has the Chen clan truly reached its end?

“Ancestor, since you have already made your decision, why not let Chen Bei give it a try? Perhaps he can save our Chen clan?”

Another middle-aged man couldn't help but say.

"presumptuous!"

But then they heard the old ancestor Chenxu shout and raise his hand to slap him!

The middle-aged man quickly covered his face and lowered his head without saying a word.

"Sigh, everyone has selfish desires!"

"I know very well that trying to survive by yielding is not a sustainable strategy!"

"They say they can exchange Bei'er's life for the future of the Chen clan, but who can be sure it's not a lie?"

"For the future of the Chen clan, I was indeed willing to sacrifice Bei'er before. Keeping him from knowing the truth is the greatest care I can give him!"

"Later on, I even gave up on this little bit of care. What does it matter if I have to sacrifice an outsider as long as there's a glimmer of hope?"

"At worst, we'll just give him our ancestor's life!"

"But...but he is of my bloodline!"

"They are also the greatest hope of our clan, and with the backing of a sage of our time, they have the best chance to rise!"

"Looking back, I was the most selfish person in the entire Chen clan. I've already wronged him too much. This time, please don't make things difficult for that child anymore!"

"If I could, I truly wish I hadn't revealed the truth today. Even if they are angry, given Bei'er's feelings, she wouldn't actually allow the Chen family bloodline to be severed!"

"I regret it!"

At this point, Ancestor Chenxu looked up at the sky and sighed deeply, his eyes filled with the vicissitudes of life!

"Ancestor, why don't we migrate as a whole clan and flee to another place?"

Chen Lei frowned.

"Heh heh heh, the whole clan migrated?"

"You are all too ignorant. Heaven and earth have cause and effect. My Chen clan is the oldest holy family in the Northern Wilderness. Its history is so long that it cannot be described in detail. It is far older than all other holy families combined!"

"In the long river of history, how many holy lands have disappeared and how many have risen? Only my Chen clan has stood firm. Do you know why?"

"Not for any other reason than that others only know how to take, while our Chen Clan gives back to the world!"

"This is a blessing bestowed upon my Chen clan by the Heavenly Dao for all eternity!"

"What does it matter if my Chen clan sacrifices a few generations for the sake of future generations? As long as all cultivators of my Chen clan above the Enlightenment Realm are wiped out, we will never allow calamity to disrupt our Great Qian Dynasty!"

"Upon returning, any member of the Chen clan who has committed atrocities shall be sacrificed in blood!"

Ancestor Chenxu let out a bitter laugh, but as he finished speaking, his eyes turned fiercer than ever before, sending chills down the spines of everyone present!