14: Chapter 14 How come you've all reached the Primordial Chaos Realm?

Chapter 14: How Did You Guys Reach the Primal Chaos Realm Too?

The Five Families Grand Competition ended abruptly due to the incident with the Wang Family.

The various families had different thoughts; some were gloating, some were deeply worried, and others watched with cold indifference.

Patriarch Shen Tianze maintained a calm expression as he led the members of the Shen Family back to the Shen Mansion.

Along the way, Shen Quan was still immersed in the shock from earlier, occasionally turning his head to look at Luo Qingyue, who stood beside Shen Qingyuan.

If he remembered correctly, the reason Wang Teng's body had problems was because of the poison Luo Qingyue had administered yesterday!

Shen Qingyuan, however, looked as normal as ever, maintaining his lazy demeanor, hands tucked into his sleeves as he walked at a leisurely pace.

Luo Qingyue followed half a step behind him, her white clothes fluttering, looking cold and ethereal.

Upon returning to the Shen Mansion, Shen Qingyuan yawned: "I'm sleepy. I'm going back for a nap."

Without waiting for a reaction, he led Luo Qingyue toward the Wutong Garden.

Patriarch Shen Tianze watched his back but said nothing, only shooting a look toward Third Elder Shen Yuanshan and Sixth Elder Shen Yuanhe: "Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle, come with me to the main hall."

Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe exchanged looks and nodded slightly.

The three turned and walked toward the main hall.

...

Inside the main hall.

Patriarch Shen Tianze sat in the primary seat, his expression gradually darkening.

Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe sat on either side, their brows also tightly furrowed.

“Wang Tiangang has broken through to the Void Piercing Realm,” Patriarch Shen Tianze said in a heavy voice. “Revealing his strength before everyone today was his way of showing off to us.”

Shen Yuanshan snorted coldly: “That old thing, I thought he would hide it for a bit longer. Does he really think adding one Void Piercing Realm expert to the Wang Family is enough to contend with my Shen Family?”

Shen Yuanhe frowned, “Wang Tiangang has been in seclusion for years with no movement. I thought his Lifespan was nearly at its end; I didn't expect him to actually Breakthrough.”

“The Void Piercing Realm...” Patriarch Shen Tianze narrowed his eyes, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest. “How many years has it been since a Void Piercing Realm expert appeared in Guangnan City? We cannot let him disrupt the current balance!”

Shen Yuanshan looked at him: “Tianze, what do you mean?”

A cold glint flashed in Patriarch Shen Tianze's eyes: “The Wang Family has become increasingly restless in recent months, even colluding with the people of Blood Crow Mountain. Now that they have a Void Piercing Realm expert, they want to challenge the order of Guangnan City! Our Shen Family cannot let them have their way.”

Shen Yuanhe's eyebrows shot up as anger appeared on his face. “To dare collude with Blood Crow Mountain—they deserve to be killed!”

Blood Crow Mountain was located within the Tiannan Mountains, a place where many wicked individuals gathered.

Unlike ordinary bandit forces, the people of Blood Crow Mountain were led by the Blood Crow Old Ancestor and all practiced the Blood Crow Technique.

The Blood Crow Technique was an evil technique. After practicing it, a person would become extremely bloodthirsty. Furthermore, when reaching the Dharma Image Realm, one needed a massive amount of blood to condense a Blood Crow Faxiang.

Because the people of Blood Crow Mountain committed excessive slaughter, Blood Crow Mountain was despised by the world.

“Tianze, what do you plan to do?” Shen Yuanhe asked.

Patriarch Shen Tianze stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the sky outside, slowly uttering four words: “Eliminate Wang Tiangang.”

As soon as these words were spoken, both Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe were slightly taken aback.

“Not destroying the Wang Family?”

Patriarch Shen Tianze suddenly turned to look at the two, his eyes wide. “Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle, you both think that way?”

“Otherwise? If we strike, we should naturally cut the grass and pull up the roots!” Shen Yuanhe said as if it were a matter of course.

Patriarch Shen Tianze felt somewhat helpless; no wonder the Old Ancestor wanted him to be the Clan Chief.

These uncles of his handled matters far too crudely.

“Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle,” Patriarch Shen Tianze had no choice but to explain patiently. “The five families have maintained a rare balance. If we destroy the Wang Family now, it will inevitably cause panic. At that time, who knows what extreme actions the other three families might take. We can't eliminate all of them, can we?”

“If we really eliminated all of them, our Shen Family would become famous throughout the Southern Region!”

Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe nodded slightly. That was true; their Shen Family had always been low-key and couldn't afford to appear too prominent.

Though they didn't hold the several families of Guangnan City in high regard, there were still many powers in the Southern Region stronger than the Shen Family.

Patriarch Shen Tianze continued: “The one disrupting the balance now is Wang Tiangang. As long as we eliminate Wang Tiangang, the Wang Family will immediately become obedient, and our five families can continue to live peacefully.”

At this, he paused, “Oh, and that Wang Teng. He has the Crimson Sun Precious Body and great potential; this child absolutely cannot be left alive!”

Shen Yuanshan pondered for a moment before slowly saying: “This matter... should we inform Second Grand-Uncle?”

Second Grand-Uncle was one of the Shen Family's Old Ancestors, with unfathomable cultivation.

Of course, Second Grand-Uncle's current cultivation couldn't compare to theirs, but he was an Elder after all!

Several Old Ancestors of the Shen Family practiced in seclusion in the ancestral lands year-round; they usually contacted Second Grand-Uncle for matters.

Patriarch Shen Tianze waved his hand and turned around, a hint of pride on his face: “No need. Why disturb Second Grand-Uncle over such a small matter?”

A small matter?

Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe looked at each other, both seeing the confusion in the other's eyes.

Where did Tianze get this confidence?

Wang Tiangang was in the Void Piercing Realm!

Even if he was only at the first layer of the Void Piercing Realm, it was still the Void Piercing Realm!

Seeing their expressions, the corners of Patriarch Shen Tianze's mouth curled up slightly: “Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle, you might not know yet...”

He paused, and the spiritual energy within his body began to flow slowly as a deep, abyss-like aura quietly spread out.

That aura was vast and majestic, far exceeding the Dharma Image Realm!

Shen Yuanshan's pupils suddenly constricted: “This is... the Primal Chaos Realm?!”

Shen Yuanhe even stood up directly, his face full of disbelief: “Tianze, when did you Breakthrough to the Primal Chaos Realm?!”

Patriarch Shen Tianze retracted his aura and smiled without saying a word.

Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

This kid Tianze was busy day and night handling Family affairs; how much time could he have for cultivation? How did he suddenly Breakthrough to the Primal Chaos Realm?

And this aura... the fourth layer of the Primal Chaos Realm?!

It was even higher than their own cultivation!

Looking at their shocked expressions, Patriarch Shen Tianze felt a secret surge of satisfaction.

“Tianze, you...” Shen Yuanshan took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart. “How did you do it?”

Patriarch Shen Tianze chuckled. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly noticed something, and his gaze fell on Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe.

He narrowed his eyes and sensed carefully.

The next moment—

He was stunned.

“Third Uncle, you... the aura on you...”

The spiritual energy within Shen Yuanshan's body flowed, and he no longer hid his cultivation.

An aura only slightly weaker than Patriarch Shen Tianze's burst forth!

The Primal Chaos Realm!

Patriarch Shen Tianze's eyes widened, and he turned to look at Shen Yuanhe.

Shen Yuanhe also stopped hiding and released his own aura.

The Primal Chaos Realm!

Also the Primal Chaos Realm!

Within the main hall, three Primal Chaos Realm auras complemented each other, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.

Patriarch Shen Tianze: “...”

Shen Yuanshan: “...”

Shen Yuanhe: “...”

The three looked at each other, and for a moment, they didn't know what to say.

After a moment of silence, Patriarch Shen Tianze was the first to speak, his voice somewhat airy: “Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle, you... when did you Breakthrough?”

Shen Yuanshan gave a dry laugh: “Just... about three months ago.”

Shen Yuanhe also nodded: “I was about the same time.”

Patriarch Shen Tianze: “...How did you Breakthrough?”

Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe looked at each other and fell silent simultaneously.

A moment later, Shen Yuanshan muttered softly: “It was just... scrounging a few meals at Xiao Jiu's place...”

Shen Yuanhe nodded repeatedly: “Right, right, right. The food at Xiao Jiu's place is truly fragrant!”

Patriarch Shen Tianze: “...”

So you guys also went to Xiao Jiu's place to scrounge for food and drink!

No wonder Xiao Jiu had been closing his doors to guests recently; it turned out they were going there too frequently.

Patriarch Shen Tianze took a deep breath, looked at Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe, and said slowly: “Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle, do you think... Xiao Jiu...”

He paused, choosing his words carefully: “Just what is his cultivation?”

Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

“Can't see through it.”

“Completely unable to see through it.”

Patriarch Shen Tianze fell silent.

He thought back to Shen Qingyuan's various performances over the years—

Spending all day in the Yicui Pavilion, acting like a playboy;

His cultivation only showing the Meridian Opening Realm, yet he could casually bring out Nine-Pattern Precious Pills;

A peerless Prodigy like Fairy Qingyue being respectful to him and willingly serving as his maid;

And that wutong treasure tree in the Wutong Garden, that thirty-fold Spiritual Qi concentration...

“This child, Xiao Jiu...” Patriarch Shen Tianze murmured, “He's hidden deeper than any of us.”

Shen Yuanshan nodded and said with emotion: “That boy Nan Tian fathered a good son.”

Shen Yuanhe also felt emotional: “When Nan Tian brought Xiao Jiu back all those years ago, I still felt the child's life was bitter—no mother since childhood, and his father away all year. Thinking about it now...”

He paused and gave a bitter smile: “Where did he ever need us to worry?”

The three looked at each other, all seeing complex emotions in each other's eyes.

Shock, emotion, relief... and a tiny bit of guilt.

As Elders, they had scrounged for food and drink at Xiao Jiu's place quite a lot over the years.

“Enough.” Patriarch Shen Tianze waved his hand, regaining some of his stature as Clan Chief. “No matter what Xiao Jiu's cultivation is, he is a member of our Shen Family, and that is enough.”

Shen Yuanshan and Shen Yuanhe nodded.

“Then about Wang Tiangang...” Shen Yuanshan looked at Patriarch Shen Tianze.

The corners of Patriarch Shen Tianze's mouth curled up slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes: “Since Third Uncle and Sixth Uncle have also broken through, this matter will be even easier to handle.”

He stood with his hands behind his back and said indifferently: “Tonight, the three of us will take a trip to the Wang Family.”

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