228: I heard that the little bastard has hooked up with the young master of the Shen family!

At this moment, within the Ancient Realm of the Jiang Family.

A grand and ancient palace stood among the clouds. An ancient golden cauldron stood before this palace, as if it had existed since time immemorial. Rich Immortal Qi circulated around it, constantly manifesting scenes of ancient worlds. This golden cauldron was even larger than the palace itself!

Standing before it, people were like ants...

On the crimson-gold main hall, cold and arrogant figures stood, wearing blue robes with the pattern of the golden cauldron carved on the back.

"The youngest Human Emperor..."

"Heh, is the Human Race truly out of options, to actually pick a Junior to be the Human Emperor!"

"It doesn't matter. Whoever becomes this Human Emperor has nothing to do with our Jiang Family. Since when could the Human Emperor Hall command our Jiang Family?"

"However, this Young Master of the Shen Family does have decent physical strength. Instant killing a Void Return Fifth Layer at the Third Layer—this is at least the Major Achievement stage of a Body Refining technique..."

"So what? Our Jiang Family's God Child could easily do the same. Does he dare to compete in physical strength with our clan's God Child?" one Jiang Family elder said with disdain.

In this generation, the Jiang Family had no sequence, only one God Child, recognized as the number one Body Cultivator of the Five Domains. His Physical Body was so strong that it was said no Void Return Cultivator could break his defense. He had once engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the eldest prince of the Azure Black Dragon Clan and only lost by a narrow margin, shocking the Five Domains.

On the Heaven Ranking, he was ranked just below Shen Wudao, and that was only because he was too young. If they were the same age, everyone in the Jiang Family believed that Shen Wudao would absolutely not be their God Child's opponent.

This was also the source of the Jiang Family's growing confidence. With Old Ancestors above and a God Child below, no matter how they compared, they would not lose to anyone!

At the very top of the main hall, on the primary seat, the Jiang Family Clan Chief listened to the voices without a word. Within his black eyes, endless stars seemed to dance. Hearing this news, there was not the slightest emotional fluctuation.

He wore an ancient blue-gold robe, and his whole being exuded an ethereal aura. He looked extremely young, a handsome youth of about twenty, but his temples were blue-gold.

Especially around his body, Dao Rule divine patterns transformed from the power of Qi and blood circulated ceaselessly. This was the Body Cultivator reaching an extreme state, where his blood triggered visions of the world's Dao Rules.

Jiang Feng!

The Clan Chief of the Ancient Desolate Jiang Family, in the realm of Peerless Dao Integration, only one step away from entering the Peak. But even so, those at Peak Hedao were unwilling to fight him, mainly because his Physical Body was too strong—he could withstand your attacks and wear you down until you died.

In a sense, the difficulty of Body Cultivator Dao Integration was even higher than that of a Sword Cultivator. One had the strongest attack, while the other specialized in the Physical Body; both were extremes, hence the difficulty.

The reason Body Cultivation was difficult was simple: the Human Race's Physical Body was not inherently strong, and coupled with the lack of powerful Body Refining Cultivation Techniques, even if there were some, ordinary people could not afford the massive Body Tempering resources required.

However, the Jiang Family possessed innate Divine Power, having a better Foundation than ordinary people from birth. Coupled with the resources of an Ancient Desolate Families, and the Body Refining Cultivation Techniques left by their ancestors, they were the number one Body Refining force of the Human Race!

Even the Golden Body Arhat of the Western Heaven Buddhism once said that if one did not become a Buddha, their Physical Body could not compare to the Jiang Family's...

Even all of this was not the Jiang Family's true Foundation. The real strength lay in the three Peak Old Ancestors of the Jiang Family sitting in command above, and the semi-Immortal Artifact, the Divine Universe Cauldron. This was the capital that allowed the Jiang Family to look down upon the Five Domains and gave them the confidence to compete with the Shen Family.

"Clan Chief, news has just arrived. It is said that the direct daughter of the lineage of Lord G Ming has appeared in the Upper Realm, and she has a close relationship with the Young Master of the Shen Family. She is currently a guest at the Shen Family..." an elder reported this important news immediately.

"Investigate this matter. If it is true, bring her back to the clan. How can a daughter of our clan be seen in public like this..."

"Yes, Clan Chief!" the elder replied respectfully.

"Clan Chief, tomorrow is the coming-of-age ceremony for the Young Master of the Shen Family. Shall we go?"

"Just take something to send over. After all, the Shen Family and our Jiang Family are both Ancient Desolate Families; we must give them this little bit of Face..." Jiang Feng said nonchalantly, his Divine Soul constantly observing the changes in the Qi and blood within his body.

"Yes, Clan Chief!"

Soon, after everyone dispersed, a beautiful woman appeared behind Jiang Feng, wearing a golden phoenix robe, a phoenix crown on her head, and long golden earrings hanging from her earlobes.

Her soft body sat directly on Jiang Feng's lap, and her slender jade hands kept stroking his knife-sharp Face.

"Brother Feng, that little brat must be brought back so I can kill her..." The beautiful woman narrowed her eyes, a look of resentment in them. At this moment, she was like a venomous snake.

This beautiful woman was named Violet Orchid, the only daughter of an Old Ancestor of a powerful Holy Land, with an extremely high status.

Years ago, she married the most popular sequence of the Jiang Family, G Ming, as his primary wife!

However, G Ming did not like her at all, but because of Family rules—G Ming was an extremely rule-abiding person—he agreed. After the wedding, G Ming did not even touch her, instead showing concern for a concubine of humble origin.

This caused Violet Orchid to harbor deep resentment for a long time, wishing to kill that concubine. No one knew that she had already been hooking up with Jiang Feng before she even met G Ming...

After G Ming's sequence battle defeat, his Dao Heart shattered, and he followed the rules, sealing himself in the ancestral land and ignoring worldly affairs. This gave Violet Orchid an opportunity. How could that concubine be her match? She was killed by her within a short year, but she had still given birth to a daughter for him...

"Rest assured, I will naturally do what I promised you. You helped me during the sequence battle years ago; how could I let you down?" Jiang Feng revealed a faint smile. His voice was wrapped in Dao Rules, and outsiders could not hear it at all.

"But I heard that little brat has attached herself to the Young Master of the Shen Family. Will there be any trouble with that?"

Jiang Feng raised an eyebrow and said, "What trouble could there be?"

"Even if he were the Clan Chief of the Shen Family, he would have to give me some Face, let alone this Junior?"

"Even if he saw me, he would have to be respectful. If he wants to be on equal footing with me, let him wait until he reaches Dao Integration and sits in the position of the Shen Family Clan Chief. As for that so-called position of Human Emperor, the other Peak Hedao experts want to fight for it because they want the Human Emperor Sword. Do they really think I care about the position of Human Emperor?"

"But our Jiang Family possesses the most complete Immortal Artifact preserved by the Human Race, the Divine Universe Cauldron. Our Old Ancestors don't care about that Human Emperor Sword at all..."

"Brother Feng, you are truly amazing, much stronger than that trash G Ming. Let me properly reward you..." The beautiful woman licked her red lips and pushed her body up.

...

Lingwu City.

It had vast territory, located in the south of the Eastern Profound Domain, connecting to the Southern Desert land. It ranked at the bottom among the five cities of the Eastern Profound, but it possessed prosperous scenery that the other four cities did not have. Because it was connected to the Southern Desert, it had the most frequent dealings with Wu Clan Cultivators. Under the influence of time, it also had different customs and traditions from the other four cities.

For example, stone gambling was one of them.

At this moment, the largest stone gambling plaza in Lingwu City was surrounded by figures.

Crack!

Xiao Qinger made a cut, and divine light filled the sky. An ancient aura emanated from it; this was actually a movement Divine Ability, named Three Thousand Divine Movements.

"Senior Brother, there actually is one again!" Xiao Qinger looked back at the figure standing with his hands behind his back, her eyes full of admiration.

This was already the third piece!

[Ding, with the Host's help, the Daughter of Destiny easily obtained Three Thousand Divine Movements — Soul Transformation, reward: 100 preaching value]

[Current remaining preaching value: 800 points]