68: The ancestor emerges from seclusion, a new chapter begins for the family.

Inside the secret chamber, the Spiritual Qi vortex suddenly collapsed inward. After a dull explosion, all the energy was completely swallowed by Shen Zongdao, sinking into his Dantian Dao platform.

Shen Zongdao opened his eyes.

In an instant, two concentrated beams of light shot out, leaving two deep, smoking holes in the stone wall opposite.

He stood up from the medicinal tub, water gurgling.

His previously hunched back straightened inch by inch with a series of crackling bone explosions.

His loose skin tightened again, regaining a healthy color, and his head of white hair even began to turn black from the roots, becoming half black and half white in the blink of an eye.

He moved his limbs, feeling the surging and roaring abundant magic power within his body, which was several times stronger than before.

A long-lost feeling of heroism surged in his heart.

"Hahahaha...hahahahaha!"

Shen Zongdao laughed heartily, his laughter echoing powerfully, causing the entire secret chamber to hum and dust to fall from the ceiling.

"Old Ancestor!"

Shen Qiming rushed forward in a single stride, supporting Shen Zongdao's arm, trembling with excitement, tears glistening in his tiger-like eyes.

"Your... your body..."

"Good! Unprecedentedly good!"

Shen Zongdao clapped Shen Qiming's shoulder heavily with his backhand, the immense force causing Shen Qiming, a ninth-level Qi Refining Cultivator, to groan and sink slightly.

"Qiming, not only has my Dao foundation fully recovered, but I have also... broken through to the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment in one fell swoop!"

He spread his hands, then clenched his fists tightly, feeling the power that controlled everything, filled with a myriad of emotions.

He had thought his path to immortality was cut off, and all that remained in this life was to await death.

He never expected that there would be a day when withered trees would bloom again.

All of this was brought about by this grandson before him.

Shen Zongdao turned his head to look at Shen Yuanmo, speaking solemnly.

"Yuan Mo, good grandson! You are truly the greatest lucky star of our Shen Family! This life of mine was given by you! This foundation of the Shen Family was also preserved by you!"

With that, he actually intended to bow deeply to Shen Yuanmo.

"Old Ancestor, you mustn't!"

Shen Yuanmo's figure flickered, and he immediately stepped forward to support him, a gentle magic power steadily holding him up.

"You are an elder, the pillar of the Family. Everything this grandson has done is merely his duty."

"Good! What a 'mere duty'!"

Shen Zongdao nodded with satisfaction. He held Shen Yuanmo's hand, looking more pleased the more he saw him.

"However, Yuan Mo..."

Shen Qiming had also calmed down by now. He looked at his son, who seemed like a completely different person, and countless questions flooded his mind.

"Where exactly did you go these past two months? Your cultivation... why did it surge to such a degree? And that Golden Core True Person Wei Changfeng of the Wei Family, how did you..."

This was also the question Shen Zongdao most wanted to ask.

A Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator being able to directly kill a Middle Golden Core Stage Cultivator completely exceeded their understanding.

Shen Yuanmo looked at his father and Old Ancestor's concerned expressions, having already prepared himself.

The matter of the Golden Finger must never be exposed.

He needed a reasonable explanation to reassure his Family and pave the way for his future.

"Father, Old Ancestor, this is a long story."

Shen Yuanmo pondered for a moment, then slowly recounted the story he had already concocted.

"Two months ago, I left Baiyue Prefecture City, originally intending to go to the Baiduan Mountain Range to search for nine-aperture stone milk. Deep within the mountain range, I inadvertently stumbled into a hidden Immortal Cave left by an ancient Cultivator."

"Ancient Cultivator's Immortal Cave?"

Shen Qiming and Shen Zongdao exchanged glances, both seeing shock in the other's eyes.

"Yes."

Shen Yuanmo nodded.

"That Senior seemed to be a mighty expert of the Nascent Soul Stage. The Immortal Cave was filled with Restrictions, and I barely survived, miraculously making it to the core Legacy ground."

"There, I obtained some Medicinal Pills and treasures that Senior had left over from his time."

"As for Wei Changfeng..."

Shen Yuanmo's tone grew cold.

"I didn't kill him entirely with my own strength. I used a powerful offensive jade talisman left by that Senior. The jade talisman could only be used once, and it turned to dust after use."

This explanation was logical and reasonable.

The Breakthrough in cultivation and the trump card for killing a Golden Core Cultivator all had a source.

The Legacy of a Nascent Soul mighty expert was enough to explain everything that had happened to him.

After listening, the confusion on Shen Qiming and Shen Zongdao's faces immediately turned into understanding and lingering fear.

"So that's how it is! So that's how it is!"

Shen Qiming nodded repeatedly, a wave of lingering fear in his heart.

His son had actually experienced such a perilous encounter.

"Nascent Soul Cave Mansion... no wonder! No wonder!"

Shen Zongdao was filled with emotion. He patted Shen Yuanmo's shoulder.

"Good child, you've really suffered! Such Opportunities often come with immense danger. For you to return alive is the greatest blessing for our Shen Family!"

"This grandson was just lucky."

Shen Yuanmo smiled faintly.

The explanation of the ancient Cultivator's Immortal Cave was now fully accepted by his Family.

"Alright, let's not dwell on the past."

Shen Zongdao waved his hand. His Aura was now profound, and his words carried an inherent authority.

"Now, we should discuss what comes next."

His expression turned sharp.

"The Wei Family has gone too far! Now that my Dao foundation is fully restored and my cultivation has advanced further, how should we settle this score with them?!"

At the mention of the Wei Family, Shen Qiming's heart, which had just settled, rose again.

"Old Ancestor, Yuan Mo, the Wei Family is, after all, a Seventh-Rank Aristocratic Family, and there's still a Golden Core Old Ancestor presiding over their clan. Now that Wei Changfeng and a dozen elites have fallen in our Linjiang City, they will absolutely not let this go. I'm afraid an even greater retaliation is on its way."

"What's there to fear!"

Shen Zongdao snorted coldly, his powerful Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Aura released and then retracted instantly.

"Before, we lacked strength and could only be manipulated! Now, my Shen Family has Yuan Mo, has me, and has you, the Family Head who is about to break through to Foundation Establishment! If the Wei Family wants to fight, then let's fight!"

"This old bone of Shen Zongdao can still fight for another hundred years!"

The newfound power made the Old Ancestor sweep away his previous dejection, filling him with heroic spirit.

Shen Yuanmo looked at Shen Zongdao, who was brimming with Battle Intent, and his heart also warmed.

"Old Ancestor is right, we cannot be afraid."

Shen Yuanmo spoke, his voice steady, causing the excited Shen Zongdao and the worried Shen Qiming to quiet down.

"But fighting alone isn't enough. Killing one Wei Changfeng might hurt the Wei Family, but it won't kill them. What we need to do is make them completely disappear from Baiyue Prefecture!"

At these words, Shen Qiming and Shen Zongdao both gasped.

Disappear from Baiyue Prefecture?

What boldness was this?

"Yuan Mo, do you... have a plan?" Shen Qiming asked, his voice dry.

"We need to take the initiative to attack," Shen Yuanmo smiled.

"Take the initiative to attack?"

Shen Qiming and Shen Zongdao were both stunned simultaneously.

These four words left them speechless for a long time.

In their minds, even if the Shen Family's strength had increased, facing an opponent like the Wei Family, they should defend Linjiang City and rely on the Family Protecting Array to launch defensive counterattacks.

But Shen Yuanmo's idea was too crazy.