147: With the combined strength of eight generations of the Shen family, we are dedicated to protecting one person's path to enlightenment.

"There's not much information about your Seventh Ancestor in the Shen Family, so you might not know him well. His spear is famously fast..." Eighth Ancestor showed a hint of respect, then continued, "He once independently created a Divine Ability, divided into nine thrusts. Each thrust is faster than the last. If given enough time to gather momentum, with the nine thrusts stacked, no Demon Ancestor in the Heavenly Demon Realm could withstand it!"

"He was once hailed as 'Invincible below Immortals, one-for-one above Immortals!'" Eighth Ancestor declared loudly, a look of pride on his face.

Every generation's pillar of the Shen Family was unrivaled in the Five Regions of the Human Race!

How domineering!

Ninth Ancestor, standing beside him, also looked at the plain-clothed man with some admiration, thinking to himself, he wondered if his Star Body, which had merged with the stars, could withstand it... Shen Nian also looked at the plain-clothed man who was meticulously wiping a flowerpot.

His temples were streaked with white, yet he appeared to be a middle-aged man, which surprised Shen Nian. Was it an art of retaining youth?

Shen Wuwei seemed completely oblivious to them, without even a hint of reaction. He silently put down the beloved flowerpot in his hand, then turned to another one, bending down to fertilize it.

"However, the backlash from accumulating nine thrusts is not something the human body can bear. After unleashing all nine thrusts, the Seventh Ancestor would most likely also be gone..." Eighth Ancestor added finally. The conflicts that erupted with the Heavenly Demon Realm in the Seventh Ancestor's era weren't too many, likely due to a few Demon Ancestors fearing Shen Wuwei.

No one wanted to be the first to die under that divine spear.

Shen Nian nodded slightly, then stepped forward and cupped his hands, preparing to call out, but was interrupted by Eighth Ancestor.

"No need. There's a problem with your Seventh Ancestor now. Besides these flowers and plants, there's nothing else in his eyes."

At these words, Shen Nian was stunned.

What does that mean?

What does it mean that there are only flowers and plants in his eyes?

"Go, demonstrate for Shen Nian." Eighth Ancestor glanced at Ninth Ancestor beside him and commanded.

Ninth Ancestor sighed softly in his heart and silently stepped forward.

What could he do?

Who made him his grandfather?

Two generations' difference was enough to crush a man!

The next second.

"Ninth Ancestor greets Seventh Ancestor!" Ninth Ancestor stood beside Shen Wuwei, his voice exceptionally loud.

But the other party remained unmoved. After applying the fertilizer, he revealed a satisfied expression, silently stood up, turned to meet Ninth Ancestor's eyes, but his eyes were hollow, passing right over Ninth Ancestor.

A few meters away.

"This is..." Shen Nian frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

What was going on?

Could it be that he lived too long?

Eighth Ancestor sighed with a helpless expression, "Alas, your Seventh Ancestor, that old man, came from a branch family. He was introverted and didn't speak to people when he was young, but he conversed happily with flowers and trees. It wasn't until he reached the end of his Dao integration that his state of mind suffered a major problem, and his Lifespan was also nearing its limit. Fortunately, I appeared and took on the heavy burden. Under the guidance of Nether Moon, your Seventh Ancestor came to Cangtian Palace. When I arrived here, he was already like this..."

He was a junior of the Seventh Ancestor, so he knew more, but the true situation was only clear to the person involved.

These years in Cangtian Palace, he had often come here to talk with Shen Wuwei, but the other party had never responded to him.

"Autism plus mental delusion?" This thought immediately flashed through Shen Nian's mind. He then thought of something and asked, "Eighth Ancestor, what did you mean by Nether Moon's guidance?"

Isn't that the tool spirit of the cangtian token?

How could it guide the Seventh Ancestor here?

"This cangtian token was refined by our Shen Family Ancestor. Nether Moon is its tool spirit; you should know that."

"However, there's one thing that no one else in the entire Shen Family knows except us: the Ancestor once used Heaven-Defying means to snatch a piece of heaven and earth from a certain place and placed it within the cangtian token. This place is not constrained by the Demon Dao of Eastern Profound Star, and the passage of time is incredibly slow. Moreover, it can disperse our cultivation and obscure heavenly secrets, granting us unimaginable Lifespan..."

"This is also why we are able to live until now."

Shen Nian suddenly understood upon hearing this.

No wonder... otherwise, it wouldn't make sense at all.

So it was the special nature of this place.

Immediately, Shen Nian wondered what kind of place the Ancestor had snatched that wasn't constrained by Eastern Profound... Wait!

Demon Dao?

Ninth Ancestor also walked over at this moment and added, "After we enter here, if we go out again, our cultivation will instantly recover, but we will immediately suffer a backlash, leaving us with only the power for one battle, and then we will be swallowed and dissipated by the power of time..."

When he first arrived here, he was also shocked by the Ancestor's Heaven-Defying methods!

At the same time, he began to ponder deeply: what was the Ancestor's purpose in doing this?

To leave the strongest of each generation here just to linger on?

Or was it to make them the Shen Family's final trump card in future great wars?

But even so, even if they severely damaged the Heavenly Demon Realm and annihilated the Four Great Royal Clans, it would be difficult to change the outcome...

He thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out.

Until Shen Nian appeared... Ninth Ancestor cast a sideways glance at the white-clothed youth beside him, thinking, "Perhaps the Ancestor was laying out a plan? Perhaps he had long calculated that a Heaven-Defying figure would rise in our Shen Family? And we are his Dao protectors?"

"Exerting the Shen Family's power for eight generations, just to protect one person's path to Dao?"

"If that's truly the case, then the Ancestor's scheme is truly grand..."

Forging an Immortal Palace, a Chaos Body—this already surpassed the potential of everyone except the Ancestor. If Shen Nian could reach the Ancestor's height, then the Human Race could truly turn the tide!

Shen Nian pondered, finding it quite reasonable. Otherwise, wouldn't this place be able to exploit a Lifespan bug?

Immediately, Shen Nian asked, "Eighth Ancestor, what was the Demon Dao you just mentioned?"

"You'll know in a moment. Come, let's go see your Fourth Ancestor and Sixth Ancestor first." Eighth Ancestor finished speaking and walked outside.

Shen Nian thought about it. Since there was plenty of time here, he didn't dwell on it and silently followed.

After the three disappeared, the middle-aged man in coarse linen clothes walked out again, holding a cactus, his hollow eyes still indifferent.

Not long after.

Shen Nian saw an ancient pavilion.

Two figures sat opposite each other, with a chessboard between them, hundreds of pieces already laid down.

A green-robed figure with long black hair reaching his waist had his eyes closed, making a gesture of raising his hand, his slender index finger holding a black piece, motionless.

He appeared refined and elegant, with a handsome face, the kind of man who instantly leaves a good impression.

Opposite him was a bald old man, biting his right index finger, deep in thought, his left hand tightly gripping the white chess piece box, looking as if he was about to pick it up and smash someone with it.

After seeing the two, Shen Nian began to guess their identities, and Eighth Ancestor's voice echoed in his ears.

"The one in green robes is your Sixth Ancestor. I don't know much about his deeds either. The Shen Family only has a simple sentence: 'Attaining Dao through slaughter, Major Achievement Asura Divine Body, King Yama Shen Mie!'"