634: Li family patriarch

In the entire sacrificial room, the Qi of incense filled the air, and everyone had a pious expression.

To outsiders, this kind of sacrifice was purely psychological comfort, but for the people of the Li Family, they already regarded it as a very important matter.

This was a habit formed over a long period.

About half an hour later, the sacrifice ended, and the entire Li Family returned to its usual state once again.

Su Chen was debating whether or not to directly reveal his true identity; mainly, he didn't know if the current Li Family still had the ambition to control the Profound Yellow World.

If they wanted to, Su Chen was naturally willing to help them restore it to its former Peak.

But if these people no longer had such thoughts, all Su Chen could do was protect this lineage, ensuring it would not be completely annihilated in the long river of history.

“Who are you?”

A voice came from the doorway. The speaker was a timid little girl who looked to be in her early teens, her bright eyes filled with curiosity.

Su Chen looked toward the little girl and then said with a smile, “I am here to find the head of your Li Family.”

Seeing Su Chen's extraordinary bearing, the little girl did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly ran back to find her Clan Chief grandfather.

Before long, the elderly man who presided over the sacrifice walked out, looking at Su Chen with eyes full of doubt.

“I wonder why this Young Master is looking for this old man?”

The current Li Clan Chief looked thin and frail, having already entered his twilight years; however, a sharp light flickered in his eyes, adding a sense of vitality.

Li Shishan saw that Su Chen had a significant background, so his tone was very polite.

Su Chen simply said with a smile, “Old man, won't you invite me in to sit for a while?”

A kind smile immediately appeared on Li Shishan's face. “Look at my memory; how can a guest be left standing at the door? Young Master, please follow me inside.”

Although he didn't know Su Chen's background, Li Shishan's intuition told him that Su Chen bore no ill will; he could even feel a faint sense of closeness from Su Chen.

Many in the Li Family learned of Su Chen's arrival and looked at him curiously one after another.

The current Li Family was very small and didn't have many rules; many were curious about who the visiting guest was.

The Li Family's living room was small and even felt somewhat crude; one of the chair legs was even broken, with traces of repairs on it.

Li Shishan said apologetically, “Young Master, our Li Family is humble; I'm afraid it's a bit of a joke to you.”

Su Chen did not sit down but instead walked around the living room, his gaze sweeping over everything. Li Shishan's brow furrowed slightly; for a guest like Su Chen, such behavior was undoubtedly very offensive, yet he still didn't say a word.

He was somewhat unclear about what Su Chen's purpose actually was.

Finally.

Su Chen sat down randomly and said calmly, “Your Li Family is indeed living quite a hard life.”

Li Shishan didn't feel it was hard; after all, he was used to it. As long as nothing happened to the Li Family and they had food to eat, they were satisfied.

Although the current Li Family was certainly not wealthy, they could at least live in a secluded corner, and he was satisfied with that.

Li Shishan shouted to a nearby spot, “Hurry and pour some tea for this Young Master.”

A woman with a fair and clean face immediately walked over, carrying a very ordinary teapot in her hand.

The woman stepped forward, filled Su Chen's cup with tea, nodded with a smile, and then turned to leave.

Li Shishan added, “Our Li Family doesn't have any good tea, only some ordinary leaves. I must ask for the Young Master's indulgence.”

“It's no matter.”

Su Chen responded in a calm tone.

Silence fell over the hall. Li Shishan didn't look for a topic of conversation either, just quietly waiting for Su Chen to speak; he knew Su Chen must have come to the Li Family today for a reason.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he didn't know what the Li Family had that was worth someone's attention, and Li Shishan felt a slight sense of unease in his heart.

The atmosphere became increasingly heavy, and other members of the Li Family sensed something unusual.

Just then, Su Chen suddenly spoke slowly.

“Do you know who the ancestors of the Li Family were?”

Ancestors of the Li Family?

Li Shiming fell into deep thought. The Li Family's records of their ancestors had a gap; the currently recorded ones only went back about thirty generations, and they were all extremely ordinary, with nothing unusual.

However, the Li Family did have a legend, though whether it was true or false was unknown.

In any case, the members of the Li Family all talked about it.

That was, countless years ago, the Li Family seemed to be a powerful Cultivation Force, but unfortunately, it eventually met its end.

“I ask for the Young Master's guidance.”

Su Chen didn't speak, just smiled and shook his head. The Great Qian Empire had already vanished into the long river of history; even if he were to speak the name 'Great Qian Empire' now, the people of the Li Family likely wouldn't have heard of it.

Su Chen looked through the air toward the Li Family Ancestral Hall and then said in a calm tone:

“That Token you are worshiping... is mine.”

He had no intention of hiding his identity, so he was very direct.

However, after Su Chen said this, the entire hall fell into a dead silence. Li Shishan's face showed expressions of shock, anger, doubt, and more.

His eyes stared fixedly at Su Chen.

That Token was left by the Li Family Old Ancestor, and countless years had passed since then. If it really was left by Su Chen, wouldn't that mean Su Chen had lived for countless years?

How could that be possible!

Li Shishan didn't believe it at all. He took a deep breath and forced a smile onto his face:

“Young Master... you must be joking.”

The Li Family was just an ordinary Family, as ordinary as could be. If Su Chen had an extraordinary background, offending him would only be detrimental to the Li Family.

So even though Su Chen's actions were an offense to their Li Family Old Ancestor, Li Shishan could only swallow his anger.

Su Chen did not speak; he raised his hand with a beckoning motion.

The Jade Pendant sealed in amber appeared in his hand out of thin air.

What!

Li Shishan suddenly stood up.

This was actually a Cultivator!

Su Chen's methods had already somewhat exceeded common sense.

Su Chen looked at the Jade Pendant in the amber, a look of reminiscence flashing in his eyes. This Jade Pendant was what he had left in the Great Qian Empire to contact him; perhaps after he returned to the upper reaches of time, various changes occurred, such that the Token on his side didn't receive any messages.

He could still sense residual fluctuations within the Token, likely the words used by the Great Qian Empire to contact him back then.

What a pity.

Su Chen looked up and took out a Token that was almost identical to the one in the amber, being exactly the other half.

“Your Li Family is indeed considered my descendants. Countless years ago, the Li Family was the Imperial Clan of the Great Qian Empire, the most powerful force in the Profound Yellow World.”

“But now, with the passage of time, who would have thought that the former Imperial Clan would now be just a small Li Family.”

Su Chen's tone was full of the vicissitudes of time, but Li Shishan was no longer calm. His eyes were full of horror as he stared fixedly at the other Jade Pendant in Su Chen's hand.

The Li Family's Legacy treasures were two in total.

One was this Jade Pendant, and the other was a Jade Slip.

The matters recorded on the Jade Slip were very simple; many of the characters were already blurred and unrecognizable, but some parts could still be seen clearly. Li Shiming remembered vividly that among the legible characters, it said...

If in the future one encounters the person with the other half of the Jade Pendant, that person is the Li Family Old Ancestor...