180: Chapter 180 Worshipped a Fake Ancestor?

Outside the valley, Sect Master Li Tianxiao led a group of Elders from the Tiangang Sect and knelt on the ground. Behind him, hundreds of Core Disciples of the Tiangang Sect knelt in a dense, dark mass.

The mountain wind blew, and the banners fluttered.

Everyone wore an expression of devout piety, with undisguised fanaticism in their eyes.

"Respectfully welcoming the Old Ancestor to emerge from seclusion as a Saint!"

Sect Master Li Tianxiao shouted loudly, his resonant voice echoing through the valley.

Hundreds of people behind him shouted in unison, their voices shaking the surroundings.

"Respectfully welcoming the Old Ancestor to emerge from seclusion as a Saint!"

"Long live the Tiangang Sect!"

"May the Saint live forever!"

The shouts rose and fell, one wave higher than the last.

Sect Master Li Tianxiao knelt at the very front, his forehead touching the ground, his heart surging with irrepressible emotion.

The Tiangang Sect, with its ten-thousand-year Legacy, had finally given birth to its first Saint!

From this day forward, their Tiangang Sect would be the fourth Holy Land in the Southern Region!

The so-called Seven Great Sects would all have to make way for their Tiangang Sect!

"The Old Ancestor has successfully completed the Undergoing Tribulation; from now on, the Tiangang Sect is a Holy Land!" Beside Sect Master Li Tianxiao, a white-haired Elder trembled with excitement, his voice quivering, "Sect Leader, this is a momentous occasion!"

Sect Master Li Tianxiao nodded, a smug curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"From today on, our Tiangang Sect is the fourth Holy Land of the Southern Region!"

"Sect Leader is wise!"

The Elders behind him echoed in unison.

Just then—in the valley, clouds and mist surged.

A figure slowly walked out from the spiritual mist.

With white hair and a thin, refined face, he wore an ancient, simple cyan Daoist robe. A faint light lingered around his body, and his Aura was as deep as an abyss.

Sect Master Li Tianxiao's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly kowtowed: "Congratulations to the Old Ancestor for becoming a Saint! Congratulations to the Old Ancestor for be—"

Halfway through, his voice cut off abruptly. He froze in place, as if someone had grabbed him by the throat.

That face... No! That is not the Old Ancestor!

"Great Elder Yun Zhongzi?!"

Sect Master Li Tianxiao snapped his head up, eyes wide, staring intensely at the white-haired old man before him, his face full of disbelief.

The Tiangang Sect Elders behind him were also stunned. Each one widened their eyes, mouths agape, their expressions shifting from extreme joy to astonishment.

The Grand Elder of Yinxian Village, Great Elder Yun Zhongzi!

How could it be him?!

"Great Elder Yun Zhongzi, why are you in the Old Ancestor's place of seclusion?!"

Sect Master Li Tianxiao's voice was trembling, and a strong sense of unease welled up from the bottom of his heart.

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the Tiangang Sect members kneeling on the ground, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Your Old Ancestor?" He chuckled, his tone nonchalant. "He is dead."

Two words, spoken nonchalantly. Yet, they exploded in Sect Master Li Tianxiao's mind like a thunderclap, leaving him completely stunned.

"Impossible!" Sect Master Li Tianxiao stood up abruptly, his face livid, staring intensely at Great Elder Yun Zhongzi, his eyes full of rage.

"The Old Ancestor has already completed the Undergoing Tribulation, how could he be dead?! Great Elder Yun Zhongzi, do not think that just because you are an Elder of a Holy Land, you can speak nonsense here! Our Tiangang Sect is now also a Holy Land!"

"A Holy Land?" Great Elder Yun Zhongzi sneered, his eyes full of contempt. "Without even a Saint, you dare to falsely claim to be a Holy Land?!"

Sect Master Li Tianxiao's face was livid; he stared intensely at Great Elder Yun Zhongzi, the rage in his eyes almost erupting.

"Great Elder Yun Zhongzi, I respect that you are the Grand Elder of Yinxian Village, but if you dare to insult the Tiangang Sect again, do not blame me for being impolite!"

Behind him, the Tiangang Sect Elders also stood up one after another. Spiritual power surged within them, and the Auras of the Asking Dao Realm and Primal Chaos Realm intertwined like an invisible net, enveloping Great Elder Yun Zhongzi.

"Great Elder Yun Zhongzi, although you are at the Peak of the Asking Dao Realm, our Tiangang Sect is not to be bullied!"

"That's right! Our Tiangang Sect has a ten-thousand-year Legacy and deep foundations; how could this be a place for an outsider like you to act wildly?"

"If you do not give us an explanation today, do not even think about leaving alive!"

Angry shouts rose and fell; the Tiangang Sect members were filled with Killing Intent.

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi stood with his hands behind his back, watching the aggressive Tiangang Sect Cultivators, a mocking curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"An explanation?" He chuckled, his tone nonchalant. "Your Tiangang Sect's Old Ancestor is dead, what kind of explanation should I give you?"

"Bullshit!" Sect Master Li Tianxiao roared, unable to endure any longer. He took a step forward, his Third-tier Asking Dao Realm Aura exploding forth, and struck a palm toward Great Elder Yun Zhongzi!

"Since you are looking for death, I will grant it to you!"

The palm wind howled, and the spiritual power transformed into a pitch-black ribbon, carrying his full rage, heading straight for Great Elder Yun Zhongzi's face!

This palm strike concentrated his lifelong cultivation; launched in anger, its power was astounding!

The few Tiangang Sect Elders behind him also attacked, their Asking Dao Realm and Primal Chaos Realm powers gathering together to form a terrifying torrent, crushing toward Great Elder Yun Zhongzi!

"Kill!"

"The Tiangang Sect cannot be insulted!"

A dozen attacks struck simultaneously. Wherever they passed, the Void Realm slightly distorted, the ground cracked, and debris flew!

However—Great Elder Yun Zhongzi did not move his feet.

He merely raised his hand and gently pressed his withered palm into the Void Realm. The movement was casual and nonchalant.

Yet, with just this press—an Aura of extreme terror erupted from his body!

Saint Realm!

That Aura was like the sky collapsing and the earth sinking, crushing toward all directions!

Sect Master Li Tianxiao's palm wind, the moment it touched that Aura, burst like a bubble and dissipated without a trace.

The Elders' attacks could not even get close; they were directly shattered by that Aura!

"Pfft—pfft—pfft—pfft—"

A dozen figures flew backward simultaneously, spewing mouthfuls of blood in the air, crashing heavily onto the ground and sliding several yards away.

Sect Master Li Tianxiao lay sprawled in the rubble, his chest caved in, countless ribs broken, his face pale as paper, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Saint... Saint?!"

His voice was trembling, and he was frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

The Elders behind him were also stunned, their faces deathly pale, their bodies trembling.

A Saint! Great Elder Yun Zhongzi was actually a Saint!

"Impossible... This is impossible..." Sect Master Li Tianxiao muttered to himself, his eyes full of astonishment. "How could you be a Saint? When did you become a Saint?"

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi looked down at him, a mocking curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"I have been stuck at the Peak of the Asking Dao Realm for three hundred years. Today, I met a noble person and became a Saint overnight; why is that impossible?"

Sect Master Li Tianxiao's pupils constricted.

"You... Was it you who just underwent the Saint Tribulation?!?"

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi had become a Saint. The one who underwent the Saint Tribulation was not the Old Ancestor, but Great Elder Yun Zhongzi!

Then what about the Old Ancestor? Is the Old Ancestor really dead?

"No... Impossible..." Sect Master Li Tianxiao muttered to himself, his voice hoarse, his eyes full of despair.

He snapped his head around, looking toward the area deep in the valley shrouded in spiritual mist, and roared hoarsely: "Old Ancestor! Old Ancestor! Where are you?! Please, say something!"

The valley was silent; no one answered. Only the whimpering sound of the mountain wind blowing past the cliffs echoed in the empty valley, like a mournful cry.

Sect Master Li Tianxiao's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

Behind him, those Tiangang Sect Elders also panicked.

"Old Ancestor... Is the Old Ancestor really dead?"

"Impossible! The Old Ancestor is at the Ninth-tier Peak of the Asking Dao Realm, only one step away from being a Saint; who could kill him?"

"Then where is the Old Ancestor? Where did the Old Ancestor go?!"

A sense of panic spread through the crowd; everyone's face was written with terror.

Sect Master Li Tianxiao climbed up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and stared intensely at Great Elder Yun Zhongzi.

"Great Elder Yun Zhongzi, you broke into our Tiangang Sect today, killed our Elders, and insulted our Tiangang Sect's Old Ancestor. The Tiangang Sect will remember this debt!"

He took a deep breath, a look of determination flashing in his eyes. "Activate the Mountain Protection Array! Bring out the Ancestral Master's relic!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone behind him changed in unison.