133: Shen Nian, I'm sorry...

Bang! Above the entire Witch Clan, blood clouds churned, the terrifying aura reaching its peak.

Even many Loose Cultivators who came to the Southern Desert for experience witnessed this shocking scene. The aura emitted by those blood clouds made countless people's scalps tingle, their entire bodies trembling.

Especially the heart-wrenching howl that followed, which made one's hair stand on end; it was also extremely unpleasant to hear.

"Ahhh!" "Who is it!!" "ants of the Lower Realm!!" "How dare you have the audacity to kill the destined Young Lord of my Witch Clan!!!" "Even if I, Wu Mingxiu, have to mobilize the entire clan's power, I will strip your bones and pull your tendons. If I do not exterminate your entire clan, I will not be able to quell the hatred in my heart!!"

Above the Holy Land of the Witch Clan, the Witch Clan's High Priest, Wu Mingxiu, who had heard the news, roared towards the sky. Countless amounts of rage materialized into red Spiritual Qi, spreading crazily in all directions!!

The resentment and killing intent in his eyes were undisguised, and his tone was as cold as the Yellow Springs from the Nine Netherworlds.

His destined one; for this period of time, he had been dragging his friends around, boasting about how talented his Witch Clan's destined Young Lord was, how strong he would be in the future, and that the rise of the Witch Clan was only a matter of time.

But who would have thought! This was his first time going out, and he was already killed! And it was in the Lower Realm!! It was simply both humiliating and infuriating!

"Go, have everyone below the Void Return Third Layer assemble. I want to wash the Lower Realm in blood!" Wu Mingxiu said, gritting his teeth.

The burly man also nodded with a face full of killing intent: "Yes!" After his words fell, his figure disappeared from where he stood.

Immediately after. "Gr... Great Priest!" "That, looking at the images remaining in the jade tablet, it seems Young Lord Witch God Lord died at the hands of the Shen Family members..." The person reporting the information about the death of Witch God Lord added with a pale face.

As soon as these words were spoken. Shen Family members? How could there be Shen Family members in the Lower Realm? Wu Mingxiu's expression was clearly stunned for a moment, then it became uncertain. Finally, a trace of fear flashed in his pupils, and he shuddered.

At this moment, Wu Mingxiu associated many things. The sudden appearance of the Shen Family's Young Clan Leader who had disappeared for six years on the profound dragon ranking, Shen Min rebuilding the ancient teleportation space array back then, and then Witch God Lord dying at the hands of Shen Family members in the Lower Realm... Connecting all of this, it all pointed to one possibility. Was Witch God Lord killed by the Young Master of the Shen Family?

Thinking of this, even the Witch Clan's High Priest, who had lived for ten thousand years, felt his scalp tingle, and the hand gripping his Dragon-headed cane tightened involuntarily.

The next second. Slap! A palm struck out, and the person reporting the information was instantly knocked unconscious, his body falling off the altar like a kite with a broken string.

"Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier!" Wu Mingxiu couldn't help but curse, then hurriedly transmitted a message to the burly man: "Don't go, come back immediately!!!"

If the Shen Family found out that his Witch Clan dared to ambush their Young Clan Leader, then his time as High Priest would be over! Even if he wanted revenge, he would have to plan it carefully! Attacking the Young Master of the Shen Family openly—was there any difference between that and declaring war on the Shen Family?

On this day, the leaders of the twelve strongest tribes of the Witch Clan gathered and held a secret meeting... The meeting topic: A person in the Lower Realm suspected of being the Young Master of the Shen Family killed their destined Young Lord, Witch God Lord. Should they take revenge?

The result of the meeting: Eleven votes against revenge. Some even believed that going to the Shen Family to apologize was the safer option. Since he was already dead, it shouldn't affect the overall situation. Stop shouting slogans like "revenge is a dish best served cold"; the Shen Family's Ninth Ancestor almost wiped out the Witch Clan alone, so what are we even fighting for?

Of course, the tribe Witch God Lord came from held a dissenting opinion. They believed that if it was only a suspicion, there was still a possibility that it was not the Young Master of the Shen Family, and they should continue to investigate. If the other party was merely an ordinary member of the Shen Family, then there would be no need to apologize, right?

After the meeting ended, High Priest Wu Mingxiu looked at the empty hall, speechless for a long time, useless tears streaming down his aged cheeks. He knew that the spine of the Witch Clan had been completely crushed by the Shen Family. Not a single person dared to be tough enough to challenge the Shen Family! The most hateful thing was that even he thought everyone was right!

"Ancestors of the Witch Clan, it's not that I didn't try, it's just that there's no way to fight..."

At the same time. The hegemonic force of the Central Divine Continent. The Ji Family.

As an Ancient Desolate Families, the Ji Family was naturally incomparably magnificent. The vastness of their territory was already comparable to a Small World. Several ancient, grand cities stood tall, with countless Cultivators coming and going. In addition to the Ji Family Disciple, there were also people from the Ji Family's vassal forces who had received rewards living here.

And in the sky, there were palaces and buildings, stacked one upon another, connected into a single piece. Spiritual Qi and divine light surrounded them, with spiritual mountains and immortal pools dotting the area, just like a fairyland. The scenery was as beautiful as a painting, formed by great power to create the vision of palaces hanging in the sky.

Today was also an extremely important day for the Ji Family. It was the coming-of-age ceremony for the Ji Family Divine Maiden, Ji Chenyu, who was the strongest Prodigy of their clan in endless years, whose birth phenomenon shocked the Five Domains, caused Shen Min to personally come to propose marriage, and who had dominated the top of the profound dragon ranking for three years!

In the Ji Family's main hall, figures with terrifying auras and emitting divine light stood tall. They were all existences at the level of Ji Family Old Ancestor. They were merely Incarnation, as their true bodies were closed off in life-and-death seclusion just to consume less Lifespan. Discussions rose and fell.

"I heard that the Young Clan Leader of the Shen Family, who has a marriage engagement with Chenyu, has climbed to the fifth place on the profound dragon ranking?"

"This is indeed true. Someone has already verified it with Old Man Tianji, and it is undoubtedly Shen Nian..."

"Interesting. In the past, rumors said that the Young Master of the Shen Family would not live past twenty, and this matter caused a lot of unhappiness. Now it seems that rumors are indeed rumors..."

"Fifth on the profound dragon ranking... Although his talent is far inferior to Chenyu's, his status is there, so he is worthy of Chenyu. Why don't we go to the Shen Family after the coming-of-age ceremony to advance the engagement matters? By the way, let the two newcomers meet. The last time they met was indeed a long time ago..."

"Alright, Third Brother, stop talking. It's exhausting to listen to you speak. But the engagement should indeed be advanced. When they were young, Chenyu and Shen Nian studied together at Lushan Academy, so there is a foundation of affection. Look, Chenyu is so happy she can't speak. How about we go to the Shen Family tomorrow?"

"Agreed." "Agreed!"

"Very good, very good. If we marry into the Shen Family, Chenyu can learn another Emperor Scripture, and in the future, she will be invincible in the Dao Integration. Plus, we have an Azure Heaven Hegemon Body. Hahaha, I, this Old Ancestor, can almost see the grand occasion of my Ji Family standing at the pinnacle!"

The cold woman who had been standing in the center of the hall remained silent, expressionless, as if this engagement had nothing to do with her at all.

After the Old Ancestors finished discussing, Ji Chenyu walked into the Ji Family's ancestral land to begin the baptism. Throughout the whole process, she didn't say a word. Only after everyone disappeared did she mutter to herself.

"Shen Nian, I'm sorry..." "The Dao Integration is just a landscape on the road of my cultivation, not the end point. My life is only defined by the two words 'cultivating the Dao'. We are not people on the same path..." "I will use my own way to make you retreat in the face of difficulties..."