70: Jiang family patriarch

The Jiang Family Ancestor furrowed his brows, thinking for a moment before saying with a sudden realization, "I remember now, it was Jiang Liu's grandchild, right?"

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "Exactly. Big Brother Jiang Liu is his grandfather, and Young master Tianlong is the only son of Big Brother Jiang Liu's youngest son, Jiang Sheng."

The Jiang Family Ancestor seemed pleased that his memory was correct, then continued, "You are an elder of his grandfather's generation; there is no need to call him young master. How did he die? What exactly happened?"

Jiang Chen said somewhat hesitantly, "Ancestor, do you really not remember?"

"It was you who told Tianlong and me to go to Beishan City to bring back the Diamond-rank Demonic Beast that appeared..."

The Jiang Family Ancestor's expression changed upon hearing this; it seemed he had absolutely no memory of the matter.

It was only after Jiang Chen recounted everything that he gradually began to recall it.

"Hmm... you did quite well in this matter. It was Tianlong who was too impulsive. Furthermore, I didn't expect that the branch family we carefully cultivated would actually be members of the Fusang Dark Guards..."

"It seems we must thoroughly investigate the backgrounds of these adopted orphans in the future to prevent such a thing from happening again."

Jiang Chen nodded in agreement, then asked, "By the way, Ancestor, now that the Golden Feather Phoenix Bird is dead, do we no longer need to pay attention to that kid?"

The Jiang Family Ancestor shook his head and laughed, "Xiao Chen, I just praised you for being smart, so why have you suddenly become foolish?"

"Although the Golden Feather Phoenix Bird is not a true Phoenix, it still possesses the Phoenix bloodline. It won't die that easily."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen said, "Ancestor, you mean... she has undergone Nirvana?"

"Correct, that is the most likely scenario."

"Then, Ancestor, do we need to organize a new team to continue targeting him?"

The Jiang Family Ancestor shook his head and said, "No need. Based on the situation you just described, it's clear that kid, like Dragon Tamer Xiao Sheng, has been scouted by that old fellow Nightmare."

"Back then, Fusang used almost the entire nation's power to stop Xiao Sheng's growth and failed. Although our Jiang Family is at its peak now, we cannot compare to the scale of an entire country."

"Sending you to deal with Nightmare would just be seeking death."

"It's better to wait and see, looking for an opportunity to see if we can pick up any scraps from the Fusang Dark Guards."

"They plotted against our Jiang Family this time; we must find a chance to plot back."

Jiang Chen nodded repeatedly, then said with a grim expression, "Ancestor, Tianlong was the most outstanding genius of Big Brother Jiang Liu's lineage. He definitely won't be willing to let his own grandson die so mysteriously. Should we stop him?"

The Jiang Family Ancestor thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Jiang Liu... aside from Tianlong, their lineage really has no other outstanding talents. It's a pity about Tianlong..."

"I originally thought that once the Diamond-rank Demonic Beast was in hand, I would help Tianlong form a contract and try to cultivate a Level 100 War God that truly belonged to our Jiang Family. Now it seems that was just a pipe dream."

As he spoke, he trimmed a lush shrub and said, "If he wants revenge, let him go. It's a good chance for us to see how much combat power that old Nightmare has left after all these years."

The Ancestor spoke nonchalantly, but Jiang Chen couldn't help but shudder beside him.

To the Ancestor, although the Jiang Family was powerful now, it was like that shrub—too many branches had become a burden and needed pruning.

This time it was Jiang Liu; would it be his turn next... While Jiang Chen was lost in thought, the Ancestor had finished his work and walked over to a woven rattan lounge chair to rest.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen quietly withdrew.

The rattan used to weave the chair was actually still alive; they grew out from the ground to support the Jiang Family Ancestor. Wisps of blood-colored aura, invisible to the naked eye, were drawn from the ground by the rattan and sent upward to be absorbed by the Ancestor.

His appearance seemed to have become slightly younger, which, combined with his withered white hair, looked extremely eerie... Su Ze had stayed in the underground space for a full three days. Just as he was beginning to doubt whether that tiny flame could really help Feng Qingyi succeed in her Nirvana...

A weak soul communication was transmitted through the contract: "master... are you there?"

Su Ze hurried to the furnace, looking at the small bird egg floating in the flames, and said, "I'm here!"

Fine cracks had already appeared on the eggshell, looking as if it could hatch at any moment.

Su Ze thought some accident had occurred, causing her to fail the hatching.

However, Feng Qingyi's voice came through with a sense of comfort, "master, where did you find this flame?! It's so comfortable!"

Su Ze's forehead was covered in black lines upon hearing this. "Comfortable? Fine, as long as you're happy... when will the Nirvana be successful?"

Feng Qingyi's voice said lightheartedly, "As for the Nirvana, I can finish it anytime now."

"But this opportunity is too rare! The power in this flame is extremely abundant. Not only can I absorb it to level up, but I can also use the Nirvana as a chance to use its power to purify my bloodline!"

"When we demonic beasts are in the egg, nothing is fixed yet, and our plasticity is at its highest. If I were to end the Nirvana now, the effect of absorbing it later wouldn't be as good."

"So I've decided to extend my Nirvana time to absorb this flame as much as possible. If I succeed, I can enter the Mature Stage as soon as I hatch!" she said excitedly.

The Mature Stage of a Diamond-rank Demonic Beast was a level above seventy-five!

Compared to before her Nirvana, it was a leap of over ten levels!

One must know that the higher the level, the harder it was to improve.

Breaking through ten levels at once was simply impossible for high-level demonic beasts!

In this way, Feng Qingyi would save several years or even decades of growth time!

Thus, Su Ze no longer rushed her.

He only asked, "Then roughly how much longer do you need?"

Feng Qingyi thought for a while and said, "At least a month, and at most it might take half a year!"

"Half a year..." Su Ze frowned.

The enemies he was encountering now were no longer things the Void Spirit Turtle could handle.

Although Su Ze had publicly claimed his Diamond-rank Demonic Beast was dead, which deflected much attention, there would always be people who wouldn't give up and would come to test him.

So for safety's sake, he needed a stronger demonic beast!

Su Ze took out that platinum egg that needed to be hatched under heavy gravity; this was his trump card.

After the increase in his Spiritual Power level these past few days, he had gained another contract slot.

He just didn't know where to find a high-gravity location.

Before that, Su Ze first entered the system space.

He had accumulated three gacha chances recently and planned to use them to try his luck.

What if another diamond egg came out?

After all, he only had one extra contract slot now; he had to use the best steel for the blade's edge!

As the gacha machine spun, the first two were, as expected, Bronze and Silver grade demon beast eggs.

But the third time, a familiar, dazzling white light burst forth again.

"Is it platinum-level again?"

"Although it's not the ideal diamond rank, it's not bad."

If an ordinary person heard his words, they would surely cough up blood in anger—to be dissatisfied with a platinum-level beast!

Su Ze looked at the new platinum egg and had other ideas for the one in his hand.