212: Why are ancestors ashamed to see their children and grandchildren? (2 in 1)

Shen Li’s voice was like eternal cold ice, and the words he spoke were as intense as the ceaseless wind from a ten-thousand-year-old snow mountain!

This wind brought waves of chill, making Yuan Lei Zhen Ren’s body tremble uncontrollably, and his heart continuously wailed.

“Does this kid really want to kill me? Why? How dare he?”

“Does he really dare to defy Qingchi Mountain’s orders?”

“No… I cannot die… I cannot die!”

Then, Ting Yu’s Face turned grim, and he said in a deep voice.

“Fellow Daoist… everything was just a misunderstanding. Fellow Daoist Yuan Lei was merely a bit too impetuous and lost Face.”

“After all, from the current perspective… the Shen Family hasn’t suffered any losses, have they?”

“Losses?”

Shen Li’s gaze remained calm… but the killing intent in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

What kind of place was Wangyue Lake? Ever since the Shen Family Great Ancestor, Shen Qianqiu, established the Shen Family, the first generation of Immortal Seedlings of the Shen Family who were chosen all cultivated here.

Through generations, it had already become the most crucial ancestral land of the Shen Family!

The most important Immortal Seedling selection ceremony, as well as the transmission and imparting of Dao, all took place here.

Yuan Lei’s actions, without a doubt, were like dancing on the ancestral grave of his Shen Family.

And this was called no loss?

Before his death, Yuan Lei had called out to this person, which meant he had secretly colluded with this person long ago… Since that was the case, saying anything more would be futile.

His stance was already biased!

Besides, this Ting Yu was merely an Early Stage Foundation Establishment True Person, nothing to be afraid of. At worst, it would just be another fight!

As for whether Qingchi Mountain would blame him, that could be dealt with later!

First, kill this by!

Thinking of this, Shen Li no longer hesitated… Then, Ting Yu’s voice became urgent, and he quickly spoke to Shen Bo Shu.

“Fellow Daoist Shu Xiang… Look, our Qingyang has always been harmonious. Your Dao Brother, I, will be leaving my post in a few years. Before I leave, it’s impossible for a Immortal Master to die under my hands, isn’t it?”

“Then my Dao Brother’s life would be ruined!”

“And these past few years… Fellow Daoist Qing Xuan’s thoughts are quite enlightened, but I won’t be enlightened… My Cultivator guarding this place… still has some weight.”

“The Shen Family’s ancestral land is here…”

Ting Yu did not finish his sentence, but the threat in his words was palpable.

Seeing Shen Bo Shu hesitate, he continued to speak.

“If Fellow Daoist Qing Xuan can let Fellow Daoist Yuan Lei go, Fellow Daoist Yuan Lei will naturally apologize and offer compensation….”

Shen Bo Shu, however, sighed.

His attitude softened… but not because of his own weakness.

If he were truly so weak, he would not have eradicated his Heart Demon and entered the Immortal Master Realm.

It was simply because… the Shen Family truly could not withstand any more turmoil… Qingyang was the core territory of Qingchi Mountain… Qingchi Mountain was too overbearing. The Cultivator guarding this place might not have a high Realm, but his power was terrifying.

Killing Yuan Lei would bring temporary satisfaction… but what about the Shen Family’s future… how would they live in Qingyang, at the foot of Qingchi Mountain?

If he stopped this, he would undoubtedly be labeled as weak and cowardly, but his reputation would be acceptable, and the Shen Family would be able to live more freely in Qingyang… The Ancestor’s prestige would also have a fig leaf… Shen Li would also not make too many enemies.

All blame would fall upon him.

All setbacks would dissipate.

It could also be considered a foolproof plan…

Seeing this… he slowly began to speak.

“Shen Li….”

Before he finished speaking… Shen Li brutally crushed Yuan Lei Zhen Ren’s throat.

“Please address me as Immortal Master Qing Xuan, Family Head.”

In an instant, the world changed color.

Rolling thunderclouds flashed, this was a Heaven and Earth Anomaly caused by the demise of a Foundation Establishment True Person.

Foundation Establishment True Persons seek to integrate Divine Abilities into their bodies, nourish their own Dao Foundation with heaven and earth treasures, and consume Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to cultivate affinity with the Five Elements. After death, their souls return to Heaven and Earth, and even all their Opportunities converge back into Heaven and Earth!

The pervasive thunderclouds majestically obscured Wangyue Lake!

Ting Yu was even more horrified, then shrieked in a sharp voice.

“Qing Xuan! What have you done!”

“Audacious and rebellious! A traitor and villain! You cannot be allowed to live!”

Shen Bo Shu’s numb eyes, however, showed a hint of shock.

Many Shen Family Cultivators and Disciples all fell into a state of intense indignation!

The Immortal Seedlings of the Shen Family who had previously met Shen Li looked at this scene in horror!

Shen Yan’s Face was even filled with a bitter smile.

“Rolling in Qi Refining, I once saw an Immortal Master who did not reveal himself.”

“Meeting in the wind and sand, only then did I see a true Prodigy.”

“Cultivating in seclusion after returning home, my Heart-Nature was mediocre, and my cultivation was slow.”

“Meeting an old acquaintance again, I am like an ant looking up at the sky.”

“You can suppress Yellow Sand Plains, and kill Loose Cultivators of Fang Ye… Now I am still in the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, but you can already fight and kill an Immortal Master?”

“A high and mighty… Immortal Master.”

At this moment, his eyes were filled with shock.

And the rest of the Immortal Seedlings of the Shen Family… were filled with reverence.

“My Family… has three Dao Foundations, and produced a fighting Immortal Master who can fight with thunder techniques?”

“My Family! Shall prosper!”

A torrential downpour immediately poured down… The rolling raindrops fell on the hearts of the Shen Family members, but they could not extinguish the raging flames within their hearts.

The three feet of ground around the figure standing in the air were clear, and countless raindrops flowed down smoothly, not staining him in the slightest.

His voice was very ethereal in the rain.

“What did I do?”

“Entering my Shen Family’s Wangyue Lake as if it were nothing, this is the first cause of his death!”

“In my Shen Family, speaking presumptuously to my Shen Family Family Head, this is the second cause of his death!”

“Inciting internal strife in my Shen Family, attempting to split the Shen Family, this is the third cause of his death.”

“With three crimes above, each one is too numerous to recount, and not killing him would not resolve the hatred in my heart!”

“Ting Yu… I’ve heard of you. At seventy years old, you are merely a useless Early Stage Foundation Establishment True Person, who, by relying on your elder sister lying on a Great True Person’s bed when she was young, obtained this lucrative position.”

“Your elder sister’s ashes have long been completely worn away, and she has Reincarnated three or four times, yet I didn’t expect that the Great True Person is truly devoted and still uses you.”

“Do not use Qingchi Mountain to pressure me. If you are unconvinced, then fight me!”

Ting Yu, being so humiliated, laughed in anger, but did not dare to make a move.

The path of cultivation requires rapid progress, but he had long been lost in worldly affairs, clinging to authority, and unable to seek Divine Abilities.

What’s more, the person in front of him, having just entered the Dao Foundation Realm, had forcefully killed Yuan Lei!

That was a fighting Immortal Master of thunder techniques! Extremely powerful!

He couldn't even defeat Yuan Lei, let alone… this Qing Xuan.

Ting Yu, however, refused to lose Face, and sneered.

“Qing Xuan! Don’t think that just because you’ve caught the eye of the Grand Master Shenqian, no one can touch you!”

“You were just lucky! There are so many Geniuses in the world!”

“My Qingchi Mountain, we are never short of people like you!”

Before he finished speaking, a chill suddenly arose.

“Scram!”

Seeing this, Ting Yu, seeing that the Taiyin Sword Pill’s killing intent had arrived, did not dare to stay for a moment, but just looked at the head separated from the body on the ground… gritted his teeth and left!

The rolling tribulation clouds in the sky still raged, but Shen Li said coldly.

“You scram too!”

A soaring frosty Qi suddenly shattered the clouds… The lament of Heaven and Earth still remained, but its manifestation disappeared.

At this time, as the sun set in the west, a ray of light enveloped Shen Li’s Physical Body, giving him a layer of divine luster.

Then, Shen Li glanced down… looking at the people of the seven branches who were kneeling on the ground, unwilling to get up for a long time.

He looked at the branch master, but bypassed Family Head Shen Bo Shu’s authority, and asked.

“Do you know your crime?”

“We do not know, we merely want our rights! We, the people of the seven branches, also want to cultivate! Ten years is too long… to take it away with a single word… we are not convinced.”

The middle-aged figure who had previously stood behind Yuan Lei stiffened his neck, but stubbornly refused to admit it!

Crack!

In an instant, this person’s Physical Body suddenly crumbled.

Blood splattered… staining this elegant and solemn place with countless amounts of gore.

The dignity of an Immortal Master lies in this!

The might of an Immortal Master lies in this!

Shen Li continued to ask.

“Do you know your crime?”

Many people from the seven branches prostrated themselves… but responded sparsely.

“We know our crime.”

And then… Shen Li looked at the hundreds of Disciples from the seven branches who were trembling and dared not lift their heads, and said calmly.

“People of the seven branches, within three years, all of you shall relocate to Yellow Sand Plains, to obey my command under my banner.”

Shen Bo Shu leaned back in his chair, not saying a word.

He closed his eyes, as if he had accepted Shen Li’s order.

Shen Li continued to speak.

“Inviting wolves into the house, the crime is unforgivable. Within a hundred years, every person of the seven branches shall have their Face covered with tattoos, serving as slaves, as maids, until their merits are sufficient, or a hundred years have passed, only then can they return home.”

Then Shen Li looked at Yuan Lei Body, at this Shen Family Immortal Seed who originally possessed extremely high Aptitude and a very promising future, and asked indifferently.

“What is your name?”

“Shen Jinglei.”

“Were you involved in this matter?”

“I heard about it, but did not participate.”

“Then you acquiesced?” Shen Li’s voice was cold… but Shen Jinglei remained silent.

He… just wanted to cultivate… What was his fault?

The next second, a searing brand was etched onto his Face.

The intense burning pain made him involuntarily roll on the ground… Shen Li’s voice rustled in the air.

“To die like this, I’m afraid it would be a waste of your innate Aptitude.”

“Don’t say that this Master doesn’t show mercy to your seven branches. If I leave you alive, your seven branches still have some hope.”

“The death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot… From now on, you will obey my orders and serve as a servant.”

Shen Jinglei covered his Face, enduring the severe pain, and knelt on the ground, his voice hoarse, not daring to be angry, not daring to hate, not daring to speak.

Just like Shen Li yesterday.

“I obey the Immortal Master’s decree. Shen Jinglei will naturally comply.”

“Shen Jinglei?” Shen Li was actually quite optimistic about this kid, and chuckled.

“From now on, you don’t need to be surnamed Shen anymore… nor do you need to be called Jinglei.”

“Spring light warms, spring thunder moves, awakening all hibernating things… bringing forth vitality.”

“Use this name as a warning.”

“From now on, you shall be called Jing Ni.”

“Later on… we shall see if you can reclaim your name, and your seven branches.”

Shen Jinglei prostrated himself on the ground, but remained silent.

His heart was filled with humiliation.

Shen Li was too lazy to look, just like those Foundation Establishment True Persons had looked at him back then.

No matter how much of a Genius one was, if one did not cross the threshold of the Dao Foundation, if one did not realize one’s Aptitude… one would always remain an ant.

Nothing more to say.

If this Shen Jinglei grew up… and proved useful, the matter of the seven branches would be over.

If he died, then he was a waste, no need to say more.

As for betrayal… with the Moonlight Talisman Seed in place, no matter how much of a Prodigy you are, you cannot betray!

Looking around, Shen Li saw many Shen Family Disciples who were vomiting and had pale Faces. Shen Li said faintly.

“Begging others for a day, begging others every day, begging others every year, when will it end?”

“This humiliation today, you all must remember it in your hearts and take it as a warning.”

“Although the Great Ancestor is weak in combat, he is skilled in scheming.”

“The Family Head is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see the younger generation in turmoil.”

“But I am different from the two of them… I like to use people, the more ruthless and intelligent a person is, the more I like them…”

“And I am not afraid to kill.”

“I do not like humble gentlemen, and even less do I like Cultivators in the Family who are frequently powerless.”

“Everyone!”

Many Shen Family Cultivators looked up, gazing at the immortal-like figure bathed in the glow.

Then, the figure’s voice was cold, yet his chest swelled with emotion.

“Ancient Grandmist snow melts into frost, the vast wilderness is silent, the moon swallows light.”

“Generations of virtuous ones emerge, to write chapters of eternal glory.”

“You all strive on….”

“I will never tolerate cowardly acts!”

His words dissipated, and his figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

Then, many Shen Family Cultivators covered their chests… as if a raging fire was burning within them!

This was our Immortal Master?

This was our Immortal Master!

Our Family’s first such ferocious, intimidating, and battle-hardened Immortal Master who could retreat with just a few words after a single kill!

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There is no banquet that does not end, and today, Wangyue Lake, which had experienced several twists and turns, returned to silence.

Shen Nian was worried, descended the mountain, and returned home through the formation.

Through the familiar bluestone alley, she turned several corners until she reached a rather spacious mansion.

Pushing open the door… she let go of her worries and called out.

“Mom… I’m hungry!”

In the courtyard, under the tree on a stone chair, two people with similar brows were brewing and tasting tea.

Hearing the boisterous voice, they both looked over.

One pair of eyes was filled with doting helplessness, while the other pair was full of smiles.

The figure in white, whiter than snow, slowly stood up and opened her arms.

Shen Nian was stunned for a moment… Recalling the figure on Wangyue Lake, she hesitated and dared not step forward.

Then, Shen Fu laughed and scolded.

“Your brother has been away for a while, but there’s no reason not to recognize him, right?”

Then, Shen Li, who usually had a frosty demeanor, curved his eyebrows and clapped his hands.

Long-sealed memories surged forth like a flood opening its gates, instantly overwhelming her.

Shen Nian seemed to return to her childhood, her mouth pouting, tears welling up in her eyes.

She threw herself into that person’s embrace.

“Brother…..”

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The moon was high in the sky, over Wangyue Lake.

Shen Li’s figure slowly appeared, looking at the shimmering lake surface, falling into silence.

Vague fish occasionally jumped out of the water.

The Moonflower Qi continuously flowed down, being swallowed into his belly.

In an instant, hundreds of fish continuously leaped on the water surface, a truly mystical sight.

Shen Li looked at the bottom of the lake, and in his mind, he saw streaks of Immortal Opportunity information.

His Face was as calm as water.

“Under Wangyue Lake, one can obtain the eighth-grade heaven and earth treasure, Wood Aperture Spiritual Heart, the eighth-grade heaven and earth treasure, Spiritual Light Azalea, and the seventh-grade heaven and earth treasure, Eternal Cypress Wood.”

He then murmured to himself.

“The Family is thinking of change… the change starts with me… there are battles in Yellow Sand Plains, so I will take a group of people there.”

“For the matter of the seven branches, I executed the ringleaders, but I left that Jing Lei, which counts as leaving a branch of Foundation.”

“Regarding Yuan Lei’s matter, I will go to Qingchi Mountain to explain it clearly. Death is not necessary… but there will certainly be punishment.”

“I will split the two Families… the Family will be unharmed, and may even receive some assistance due to this relationship.”

“With all matters clear, I will be unable to return home for a long time this time.”

The water was calm, and the figure in white in the courtyard murmured to himself.

“But no matter what I say… you know my purpose for this trip best.”

“The Grand Master Shenqian has already returned to Qingchi Mountain, the matter of the Yang Domain is settled, and the Heavenly Innocence Perfected Person has also returned long ago.”

“Why… are you hiding and not showing yourself?”

“Or are you afraid that Shen Li will see the Old Ancestor’s ugly state, aged and on the verge of death?”

“Great Ancestor… why don’t you speak? Just watching like this? Just waiting to die like this?”

For the last sentence, Shen Li circulated his Spiritual Qi and shouted loudly, his voice reverberating for a hundred li.

“How can a Family Ancestor be ashamed to meet his descendants? What a huge joke!”

Countless birds were startled, and the Shen Family Disciples were all awakened from their dreams, their hearts pounding!

After a long time, a long sigh came from the serene Wangyue Lake.

“Alas.”