146: Shen Wuwei, the Gun Immortal, has taken a single step into the Dao Integration Realm!

"And one more thing!"

"Don't let him see how much we value him. He's too young, his bone age is barely twenty, exactly the age to forge his character. Being strict is best. Stop acting like a sycophant just because he has a Chaos Body; that's not good for a Junior!"

"Understand?"

Listening to the bearded old man's telepathic transmission, Ninth Ancestor nodded, finding it very reasonable. It was necessary to establish the dignity of an elder.

After all, he was the pillar of the previous generation of the Shen Family; what kind of great storms and waves had he not seen?

Although this storm was indeed too great, he still had to suppress the shock in his heart.

He couldn't lose Face in front of a Junior, could he!

"May I ask who you are..." Shen Nian looked at the two old men, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

Ninth Ancestor revealed a look of seriousness, stood with his hands behind his back, and said proudly, "I am your Ninth Ancestor, Shen Qing."

As he spoke, his demeanor was perfectly measured, displaying the dignity of an elder to the fullest.

"This is..." Ninth Ancestor was just about to introduce the bearded old man beside him,

but the next second, Ninth Ancestor froze in place. Looking at the scene in front of him, he began to doubt life.

He saw the bearded old man holding Shen Nian's right hand, examining it while praising him.

"Oh my, what an immortal-like young man! Not bad, not bad at all. This appearance is on par with your Eighth Ancestor when I was young!"

Shen Nian was immediately uncomfortable and used all his strength to pull his hand back, feeling surprised inwardly at the same time.

This is the Eighth Ancestor? The pillar of the eighth generation of the Shen Family from 120,000 years ago, the Thousand-Faced Divine Lord, Shen Qianji!

It was rumored that his individual combat power was not the absolute peak of the Human Race, but he had cultivated one hundred Clones. Who could withstand one hundred of them gathered together?

According to the Shen Family records, the Heavenly Demon Realm once stated that he was the hardest generation of supreme experts for the Shen Family to eradicate. He hid everywhere on the Eastern Profound Star, switching between his main body and Clones at any time; it was impossible to find his true form!

When fighting, you would discover that the entire army was him!

It was also in that generation that the number of Human Race Dao Integration experts surpassed the Heavenly Demon Realm—mainly because one of him was worth one hundred!

Rumor had it he had been dead for many years? What was going on?

"It's good that you're confused."

"By all logic, the Eighth Ancestor should have died long ago."

"Come, follow the Eighth Ancestor, and I will tell you slowly."

However, Eighth Ancestor took Shen Nian's right hand again without haste. Although unwilling, Shen Nian followed him until the other party sat down on a rattan chair.

"Little Nian, come sit on Eighth Ancestor's lap!"

Eighth Ancestor patted his own lean thigh with a loving expression.

Shen Nian's mouth twitched, and he refused, "That won't be necessary!"

"Eighth Grandfather, what is this situation? Didn't we agree to be strict?" Ninth Ancestor couldn't help but transmit his voice after getting up.

"Exactly!"

"You just need to be strict. But our precious great-great-great-grandson needs someone to dote on him, right? Don't you understand the good cop, bad cop routine?"

"Only then can there be a comparison, you know? That way, Shen Nian will know how good the Eighth Ancestor is!"

"Besides, if everyone were strict, wouldn't it just become a Sect? We are a family!"

Upon hearing Eighth Ancestor's reply, Ninth Ancestor's expression was uncertain, and his eyelid kept twitching.

Good grief! That makes perfect sense! So I'm the one who has to play the bad guy? Why?

I want to be the good Old Ancestor too! He forged an immortal palace; what will he be like in the future? After Dao Integration, who will be his opponent?

Wouldn't he punch a hole through the Heavenly Demon Realm? Even... he might achieve things that the Second Ancestor of the Shen Family couldn't!

He also has a Chaos Body! I feel the Artifact Spirit was still being conservative. If I fought him at the same realm, it wouldn't be a narrow victory; I'd probably lose my life even if I won. If his Chaos Body awakens further...

Wouldn't he just smack me down with one palm?

"Just because I am your grandfather, hurry up!" Eighth Ancestor scolded via telepathic transmission.

Ninth Ancestor took a deep breath, his eyes revealing a hint of helplessness, and he said in a cold tone, "Shen Nian, do not be rude to the Eighth Ancestor!"

Shen Nian turned to look.

"Hey, you blockhead!"

"How was Little Nian rude?"

"Is not sitting on my lap being rude?"

"Get over there and stand! Don't be an eyesore here!" Eighth Ancestor turned his head and glared at Ninth Ancestor, then immediately turned back with a gentle, loving smile.

"Come Little Nian, sit next to Eighth Ancestor. Eighth Ancestor will tell you about..."

Ninth Ancestor, having been scolded, sank his Face, but he didn't dare say anything and stood to the side.

Hearing this, Ninth Ancestor looked into the distance, feeling a bit melancholy.

We are both grandsons, so why is the gap so big? I'm not bad either! Of course, compared to him, I am indeed a bit lacking, but we are flesh and blood, er... it seems Shen Nian is too.

Forget it, I won't think about it!

Shen Nian smiled. He didn't say no or yes, but instead asked, "Eighth Ancestor, why are you..."

He was more concerned about why the Eighth Ancestor hadn't died! And was living well in Cangtian Palace! 120,000 years—this had far exceeded the Lifespan of a Dao Integration expert!

Not everyone was as Heaven-Defying as the Second Ancestor of the Shen Family, who lived nine lives and held on from the First Ancestor until the great war 50,000 years ago!

At the same time, he was thinking that if the Eighth Ancestor wasn't dead, then were the other Old Ancestors also...

This thought popped up, and Shen Nian couldn't help but be stunned.

This... if this were really the case, wouldn't the Shen Family have nine schemers? If they appeared that day, they would scare everyone else to death!

"This question, Eighth Ancestor must tell you slowly. Come with Eighth Ancestor." Eighth Ancestor stood up, thought for a moment, and said.

"Eighth Grandfather, tell him everything now? Isn't it a bit too early?" Ninth Ancestor frowned. Although Shen Nian had indeed given them a big surprise.

He had forged an immortal palace in the mortal world! This had set a precedent for the Human Race! There was no one before him, and it was estimated that there would hardly be anyone after him.

But he hadn't thought about revealing everything directly. After all, this involved too much! It even concerned the victory or defeat of the entire Human Race!

His initial goal was very simple: he just wanted the Artifact Spirit to bring Shen Nian over. Besides wanting to confirm the authenticity of the Chaos Body with his own eyes, he had prepared a dao palace diagram for Shen Nian—a remnant method for forging a heavenly palace, which was stronger than the Shen Family's diagram, but now it was clearly a bit redundant...

"What's wrong with Little Nian meeting the Old Ancestors?"

"With Little Nian's talent, isn't that just a matter of time?" Eighth Ancestor looked determined, his gaze full of approval as he looked at Shen Nian.

After hearing these words, Shen Nian further confirmed the conjecture in his heart, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The nine ancestors are all still alive?? Is the legendary First Ancestor also here? A million years have passed, right? Has he attained Immortal Ascension?

Soon, Shen Nian followed Eighth Ancestor and Ninth Ancestor to a pavilion planted with various exotic flowers and saw a busy figure wiping a flower pot.

He was wearing coarse linen clothes and looked very ordinary—the kind of person you wouldn't notice at a glance even if thrown into a crowd.

"This is your Seventh Ancestor, and also the only one who didn't come from our direct lineage, but entered Cangtian Palace from a branch line."

"One step into Dao Integration, Spear Immortal, Shen Wuwei!"