164: The emperor's son is an old relic who has no right to interfere.

"BOOM!!!"

The Void Realm was torn open, emitting a terrifying roar.

Deep within the Imperial Palace of the Imperial Capital.

Chu Yuehua, dressed in a simple moon-white long dress, suddenly opened her eyes. A look of suspicion and shock erupted in her cold phoenix eyes as she looked in the direction of the fluctuation.

"The aura of an Imperial Weapon?"

She whispered, her voice carrying rare agitation.

"So ancient and violent... To think an Imperial Weapon has awakened within the Cang Realm and forcibly broken through the boundary?"

"What happened inside?"

Meanwhile, the powerful figures lurking throughout the Imperial Capital were alarmed.

"What sacred entity is this? It actually pierced through the barrier of the Cang Realm!"

"What terrifying fluctuations! Even from this far away, it makes my Divine Soul tremble... Is this Imperial-level power?"

"Look! What is that? A tower?"

"Heavens! A tower capable of shattering the Void Realm and crossing domains, where did this come from?"

"It rushed out! The direction... it left the Imperial Capital! Where is it going?"

"A tower-shaped Imperial Weapon... Could it be... the one recorded in ancient books, the one long lost?"

"The Desolate Tower of the Qin Clan? Has the Qin Clan's ancestral weapon returned?"

Shocked discussions spread rapidly within the hidden Immortal Caves of the major Noble Families.

Countless powerful Divine Senses probed cautiously toward the stream of light cutting across the sky, only to recoil as if struck by lightning upon touching the residual Imperial Might, their hearts churning with turbulent waves.

...

Yunmeng City, the ancestral land of the Qin Clan.

This ancient city, once prominent and now showing signs of decay, still had Qin Zhantian guarding the South Gate today.

He stood on the city gate tower in worn armor, his expression gloomy; the prestige of his former Saint King Realm had long since been worn away.

Suddenly, he looked up abruptly. A terrifying energy that made his Soul tremble locked onto the entire city.

"Who? Come out!"

He shouted sharply. His Saint King Realm power erupted instinctively, attempting to disperse the invisible pressure.

"Rumble!"

The Void Realm in front of him shattered completely without warning, like a mirror!

A grey-black, ancient, and dilapidated tower flew out.

The terrifying aura of the nine-story ancient tower was incomparably domineering, causing the entire world to shake violently!

The Desolate Tower had descended in its true form!

"BOOM!"

An indescribable, vast Imperial Might, like a sleeping ancient Great Emperor suddenly descending, swept across the entire Yunmeng City with the Desolate Tower as the center!

"Hum!"

The city shook violently, and countless living beings collapsed to the ground instantly, trembling as if facing the might of heaven.

"Dong...!"

The bell of the Qin Clan tolled. Deep within the Ancestral Shrine, the golden coffin and five ancient bronze coffins being worshipped simultaneously began to vibrate violently.

The coffin lids collided with the bodies, emitting dull, thunderous roars, and ancient voices were transmitted.

"Bloodline... is boiling!"

"It is a summoning... a summoning from the depths of the Bloodline!"

"This aura... it cannot be wrong! It is the ancestral weapon! Our clan's ancestral weapon, lost for endless years!"

"It has returned! It has actually returned! Heaven has not forsaken our Qin Clan!!"

"The ancestral weapon returns, the Emperor Star shines again! Our clan shall rise!!!"

"Rumble!"

The next moment, the six coffin lids shot into the sky simultaneously!

Six thin, withered figures exuding a decaying aura suddenly sat up from their coffins, terrifying light erupting from their eyes!

"All disciples of the Qin Clan, follow this seat to welcome the return of the ancestral weapon!!!"

In an instant, dense figures rose into the sky from all parts of the Qin Clan's ancestral land—there were nearly ten thousand of them!

These were all the powerful figures of the Qin Clan!

Their faces were filled with excitement, fanaticism, and pilgrimage-like piety!

Qin Zhantian and Qin Lie also hurriedly flew into the high sky, kneeling in the air toward the direction of the Desolate Tower without hesitation.

They shouted with trembling voices:

"Unfilial descendants Qin Zhantian (Qin Lie) respectfully welcome the return of the ancestral weapon!!"

However, what greeted them was not the auspiciousness and blessings of the ancestral weapon's return they had imagined, but...

"Hum—!!!"

The body of the Desolate Tower shook violently, and an Imperial Might even heavier than before pressed down fiercely on every kneeling member of the Qin Clan!

"Thump! Thump!"

Nearly ten thousand powerful Qin Clan members knelt down, unable to move.

Qin Lie's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted.

"The ancestral weapon has returned. Does it wish to choose a new master, or... return to the Ancestral Shrine to sleep? Please, ancestral weapon, give us your instructions!"

Just then, the six newly awakened Old Ancestor figures also flew over at the fastest speed.

They knelt at the very front without hesitation, even more humble than the two.

The leader, a man so thin he looked like skin and bones, as if a gust of wind could blow him over, asked with a trembling voice: "Unfilial descendant Qin Chuan leads the crowd to respectfully welcome the ancestral weapon!"

"We do not know... we do not know what we have done wrong to cause the ancestral weapon such anger?"

"Please, ancestral weapon, enlighten us. We will not hesitate to die!"

Qin Chuan, the highest-ranking powerful figure still alive in the Qin Clan!

The Desolate Tower remained silent for a moment; the dead silence made everyone's hearts stop beating.

Finally, an ancient roar erupted from within the tower, resounding through the sky.

"You do not know your sin?"

The sound wave, carrying Imperial Might, shook the mountains outside Yunmeng City until they trembled.

Everyone trembled all over, as if falling into an ice cave.

The ancestral weapon returned, and it was truly to hold them accountable?

Old Ancestor Qin Chuan buried his head even lower: "The descendants are dull... please, ancestral weapon, enlighten us..."

"Enlighten you?"

"You conspired to harm the peerless Prodigy of the clan! You dug out his Supreme Bone! You discarded him like worn-out shoes!"

"Everything you have done, every single act, is a capital crime that severs the Foundation of our Qin Clan and destroys the future of our Qin Clan!"

"BOOM!"

These words were like thunder from the Nine Heavens, striking the hearts of every Qin Clan member.

Qin Wushang!

They subconsciously thought of this name!

Qin Zhantian's face turned as pale as paper, cold sweat instantly soaking through his heavy armor, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

"Ancestral weapon, calm your anger! Ancestral weapon, calm your anger! This matter... this matter is a misunderstanding!"

"A huge misunderstanding! You cannot just listen to the one-sided words of that rebellious son!!!"

He guessed that the Imperial Weapon must be related to that rebellious son!

Otherwise, it wouldn't have returned for him!

"Misunderstanding?"

Qin Yun's voice suddenly became incomparably cold, and the pressure of the Desolate Tower concentrated suddenly, as if the entire world were pressing down on Qin Zhantian alone, shattering the space around him.

"I want to hear what kind of misunderstanding you bunch of cowards can concoct to wash away this monstrous crime!"

"Speak!"

Qin Zhantian was pressed so hard his spine was about to snap, and his seven orifices began to bleed. He roared: "Yes! We were wrong to dig out the bone!"

"But... but is that rebellious son not wrong?"

"Why... why did he clearly possess such Heaven-Defying potential but hide it all along? Pretending to be mediocre?"

"If he had shown his talent earlier, would the Family not have cultivated him with all our might? How could we have misjudged him as inferior to Wuchen?"

"Forcing us to make a painful choice for the future of the Family?"

"Is he not at fault as well?"

He seemed to have found a reason, his speaking speed getting faster and faster, his voice carrying grievance and accusation.

"We dug out the Supreme Bone for Wuchen, it was also for the Family!"

"It was to create the strongest Prodigy, to restore the glory of our Qin Clan, to lead the clansmen out of this Desolate Heaven Domain, and to recreate the brilliance of our ancestors!"

"Our painstaking efforts were all for the greater good of the clan! If that rebellious son could understand, if he could consider the big picture, how could it have come to this today?"

"He... he is selfish! He is unfilial!!"

"Cut the crap! Absurd! Utterly ridiculous!! All of it is bullshit! Is your head full of shit?"

Qin Yun's roar interrupted him instantly!

The entire world was shaking, as if it were the end of the world, and the next moment the world would overturn.

"For the greater good of the clan?"

"What a high-sounding excuse!"

"When I was roaming the world, I saw many dirty things, but I have never seen anyone talk about 'a tiger not eating its cubs' so fresh and refined!"

"Regardless of what bullshit reason you have, even if the sky falls, harming a clansman with the Supreme Bone, especially a direct descendant, is an unforgivable capital crime!"

"This is self-destruction! It is stupid beyond saving!"

"BOOM!"

The aura of the Desolate Tower shook again. Qin Zhantian was blasted hundreds of feet away as if hit by a hammer, collapsing half of the city gate tower, filling the air with dust.

Qin Yun's voice carried endless disappointment and coldness!

He scanned the trembling crowd through the Desolate Tower.

"What about you all? Do you think the same?"

"Do you think that sacrificing one potentially mediocre descendant to fulfill another more promising person is only right and proper?"

"Do you even think this is your contribution?"

"The descendants are guilty!"

The six Old Ancestors led by Qin Chuan did not make any excuses, kowtowing deeply, tears streaming down their old faces.

"We failed to discipline, condoned evil, and caused a great mistake. It is too late for regrets! Please, ancestral weapon, punish us severely!"

Qin Lie also kowtowed heavily, his voice hoarse: "The mistake has been made, and it is hard to recover."

"It is our incompetence that has shamed the Family and disheartened the Prodigy. Now... we only ask the Old Ancestor to issue a decree, instructing us on how to make amends. Even if it is a mountain of blades or a sea of fire, we will have no complaints!"

"Make amends? What will you use to make amends?"

Qin Yun sneered and continued to shout: "A bunch of trash!"

"You did something wrong, you can't clean up the mess, and you still expect others to teach you how to wipe your own ass?"

He changed the subject, and his murderous intent locked onto Qin Zhantian, who had just struggled to crawl up from the ruins.

"Even a tiger does not eat its cubs! As a father, and as elders, you were cruel enough to dig out the bone twice!"

"Such Heart-Nature is worse than pigs and dogs! The crime is unforgivable!"

"Today, in the name of the Old Ancestor, I will abolish your cultivation, expel you from the Family genealogy, and make an example of you!"

"Are you convinced?"

"I am not convinced!!!"

Qin Zhantian raised his head abruptly, his face covered in blood, but his eyes burned with resentment and unwillingness.

He shouted hoarsely, his voice grating: "He is my son! He was born to me and my wife!"

"We gave him his life!"

"How we treat him is our own Family business!"

"It is not for you, a weapon, to point fingers at our Qin Family's domestic affairs!"

"Presumptuous!!!"

Qin Lie was both shocked and angry, shouting sternly.

"RUMBLE!!!"

The Desolate Tower's light erupted violently, and an Imperial Might ten times more terrifying than before, like the entire sky collapsing, pressed precisely onto Qin Zhantian!

"Crack!"

A clear sound of bone breaking echoed.

Qin Zhantian was pressed deep into the ground, leaving only a human-shaped pit.

He was covered in blood, his bones broken, but he still relied on a stubborn ruthlessness to not fall down.

"You... you are just a weapon! A dead object! What right do you have to judge my crimes?"

"If you had been willing to return earlier! If my Qin Clan had an Imperial Weapon guarding it earlier! How could we have fallen to this point?"

"Why would we need to rack our brains, even at all costs, to cultivate a so-called Prodigy!"

"Everything is because you were not here! It is because the Family was not strong enough! We were forced!"

"And that rebellious son! He has already severed ties with me! Let him do whatever he wants! I, Qin Zhantian, do not need him!"

A look of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he continued to roar.

"My second son, Wuchen, possesses the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, and now he has the Supreme Bone!"

"His talent and potential are not necessarily worse than his! If you really care about the Qin Clan, you can recognize Wuchen as your master!"

"Why make such a big scene here for an ungrateful wolf who has long since turned his heart away, making our whole clan lose face?"

"Rebellious son! Shut your mouth!"

Qin Lie was trembling with anger, wishing he could slap this stubborn son to death.

Inside the tower, Qin Yun's anger seemed to reach a certain peak, and then it became eerily calm for a moment.

But beneath that calm was a deeper coldness and indifference.

"Qin Lie."

He suddenly called out.

Qin Lie hurriedly replied: "This descendant is here, please, Old Ancestor, instruct me!"

"Looking at the whole scene, apart from those six old guys who have one foot in the grave and still know a little shame, only you have some discernment and know right from wrong."

"Saint Venerable Realm... barely acceptable."

"This descendant is ashamed, it was... it was also thanks to the blessing of that child Wushang, by chance, that I luckily broke through."

Qin Lie said in a low voice, his heart aching.

"In the Saint Venerable Realm, there is no such thing as luck, but..."

Qin Yun's voice carried a trace of insight.

"Your Foundation has old injuries that are too severe. You forced a Breakthrough, which has already exhausted your potential and Lifespan."

"You don't have much time left."

Qin Lie's body trembled, then he said calmly: "It is enough."

"A remnant body, if I can see the rotten flesh removed and new shoots sprout with my own eyes, it is enough."

"...Good."

Qin Yun sighed.

"My time is not much either."

"Since the Desolate Tower has appeared today, it will not return to this place to sleep. It will recognize Qin Wushang as its master."

"Qin Lie, listen."

A scroll condensed from pure Soul Power and ancient Dao patterns floated out from the Desolate Tower and fell into Qin Lie's hands.

"According to this map, go to the deepest part of the Nine Nether Burial Abyss, open that Seal, and let the person inside out!"

Qin Lie and the six Old Ancestors were all shaken to their cores upon hearing this. They looked up abruptly, a look of unbelievable horror erupting in their eyes!

A map!

And they have to open a Seal. What is under the Seal?

"The one sleeping inside is my own son, your true... Emperor's Son ancestor!"

"Bring him out."

"Tell him that the times have changed, his father tells him not to sleep anymore, and to follow that kid Qin Wushang... and together, stab this damned world through!"

"Fight on the Emperors Path!"

Emperor's Son!

The own son of the Qin Clan's founder, Emperor Qin Yun!

He was actually sealed until now!

Everyone was shocked and incredulous!

The Imperial Weapon before them was indeed, as they said, awakened by the will of the Great Emperor.

Qin Yun's gaze finally swept coldly over Qin Zhantian, who was struggling in the pit. There was no more anger in that gaze, only complete indifference and disdain.

"As for you, Qin Zhantian..."

"You are right. You are the one who gave birth to your son. We dead objects, we old fossils, indeed have no right to interfere."

"I wanted to abolish your cultivation, but now it seems that taking action against a self-righteous coward like you is simply a waste of the little Soul Power I have left."

"Suit yourself."

"I hope your perfect second son can truly live up to your expectations and rebuild the glory of the Qin Clan."

"But I will say this—no one can block Qin Wushang's path..."

Finally, he looked at the six Old Ancestors who were excited and ashamed, his tone solemn.

"The Emperor's Son is born, the Imperial Weapon recognizes a master, the Great Era is about to begin, and turmoil will surely arise."

"That branch of traitorous blood lurking in the Taihuang Heaven will never sit idly by. At that time, I will need you old bones to provide your final light and heat."

"Do you have any complaints?"

The six Old Ancestors looked at each other, tears of turbidity flowing from their eyes, and they kowtowed in unison.

"If he has any needs, we will not hesitate to die! Even if our Souls fly away and spirits scatter, we will have no complaints!"

The Desolate Tower was silent, flashing slightly. The next moment, it tore through the Void Realm and disappeared without a trace.

Soon, a figure landed in Yunmeng City.

Qin Yun had returned!

He had walked for a day, roaming this ancient city, looking at the last scenery of the world.