86: Jun Lingxiao, the golden pureblood of the Chu family

“If that trinket exploded, then it exploded. Why report it to me? Do you really consider that thing a treasure?”

The Elder looked at the hurried steward who came to report, sneered, and then wanted to wave him away.

“No, Elder, it wasn’t a low-Rank Blood Lantern, nor an Intermediate Blood Lantern, it was an Advanced Blood Lantern that exploded!”

The steward reported anxiously, pausing, afraid the Elder wouldn’t understand the seriousness of the matter, and rephrased it:

“Not only that, more than one exploded. Whether it was a low-Rank, Intermediate, or Advanced Blood Lantern, they all exploded!”

“And according to the report from the Lower Realm, the person who made the Blood Lanterns explode was none other than Jun Lingxiao of the Jun Family!”

As his voice fell, the Foreign Affairs Elder’s expression changed drastically, his eyes widened, he nervously swallowed, and stood up in a panic, accidentally bumping the table, causing the items on it to fall with crisp sounds.

His heart pounded like a drum, and he suppressed his excitement, repeating in disbelief, “An Advanced Blood Lantern exploded??”

It should be known that in the past, the Chu Family’s Blood Lanterns had no Rank distinction. It was only after a few high-Bloodline seedlings appeared in the Lower Realm that Blood Lanterns were distributed, and even then, they were castrated versions. Therefore, strictly speaking, only Advanced Blood Lanterns were the true Blood Lanterns.

But now that even an Advanced Blood Lantern exploded, the Bloodline purity must not be low, and might even far exceed the Four Heavens.

However, when he heard the latter half of the sentence, he was stunned again.

Jun Lingxiao of the Jun Family, that name was very famous, but how could this be??

“Hiss... like this, you go get a Blood Lantern from the ancestral hall and try again... No, no, I’ll go with you in a moment, wait for me, I’ll go report first!”

Just like that, the Elder hurriedly pushed open the door and walked towards the main hall.

At this time, the main hall was also in chaos.

The Chu Family’s upper echelons had already rushed over after hearing the rumors.

A Head of the Chu Family and several Elders, all of Great Emperor Cultivation, although not as numerous as the Jun Family, there were still thirteen Great Emperors, a number almost catching up to the other Three Heavens Families excluding the Jun Family.

Ten of the thirteen Great Emperors were present, including the Head of the Chu Family, all gathered here.

“The Blood Lantern exploded... and it was Jun Lingxiao...”

“Hiss~ Is this matter confirmed?”

“Absolutely true. Just now, the Foreign Affairs Elder received intelligence from below. In the Lower Realm, Qing Tian Realm, the Advanced Blood Lantern exploded as soon as it approached Jun Lingxiao, and according to the report from below, the color was... crimson gold.”

“Impossible, right? What crimson gold represents, I don’t need to say more, do I? Tell them to take another Blood Lantern and try.”

“They’ve already been told to go. Not that imitation, but the ancient Blood Lantern passed down from the ancestral hall has been taken down, accompanied by a Foreign Affairs Elder.”

The Elders discussed non-stop, their tones all expressing disbelief.

It wasn’t that they didn’t believe it, but that it was simply too shocking.

Crimson gold represented a Bloodline purity in the 85-90 range, already far exceeding the Four Heavens Nine Manifestations, and even far exceeding Divine Sons and Divine Daughters, directly approaching the legendary pure blood.

A Bloodline purity of 100, that was pure blood, the person the Chu Family had waited for countless years.

During the anxious wait, the Elders in their discussions occasionally looked at the high and mighty, silent Head of the Chu Family.

The Head of the Chu Family was an old man, slightly younger than Jun Lingxiao’s grandfather, but due to a different Dao of Cultivation, he was also a monster of ten thousand years. He could be said to have acted for the Chu Family his entire life, his only blemish being... calculating his own daughter, Chu Yi, marrying her into the Jun Family as a transaction.

“That child Chu Yi, no wonder she didn’t want to bring him back to the Family, it was probably because of this.”

“But it shouldn’t have been hidden, right? That’s someone with at least 85 Bloodline purity!”

“If we had known his Bloodline purity was so high earlier, we wouldn’t have waited until now, we would have snatched him already! A crimson gold Bloodline! If the partner selection is strict, the next generation might even give birth to pure blood!”

“Snatching wouldn’t be necessary, and if we were to force it, we couldn’t snatch him. But Jun Lingxiao is half a Chu Family Person!”

“That’s right, when the time comes, we’ll bring him over...”

Several Elders spoke one after another, their eyes filled only with yearning for Bloodline. In their eyes, a person’s will was secondary; only Bloodline was paramount.

In the countless years of searching for pure blood, all the Chu Family People had become obsessed.

The more they couldn’t get something, the more they wanted it, already trapped in an endless cycle, unable to extricate themselves, as if they were mad.

‘It’s time for a change.’

The Head of the Chu Family, Chu Yi’s father Chu Yuanbai, sighed inwardly, then looked at the crowd and sternly said:

“Enough!”

“Do you want to see the tragedy of my daughter from that time again?!”

“All of us owe Chu Yi. Jun Lingxiao is her son, and my grandson. His life should be his own to decide!”

“No one remembered him before, but now that you know about his crimson gold Bloodline, what’s wrong with all of you, one by one? Are you all jumping up in excitement?”

“We definitely have to bring him back, but you also know that he is the Divine Son of the Jun Family and will not stay in the Chu Family.”

“Moreover, the crimson gold Bloodline matter has not yet been confirmed. First, think about how to compensate their mother and son.”

When Chu Yuanbai’s words fell, the Chu Family People also fell silent.

Chu Yi, the Chu Family’s purest and most Prodigy in a thousand years, and once the symbol of the Chu Family.

At that time, she trampled Nine Manifestations, crushed the Four Heavens, and single-handedly ascended to the position of Divine Daughter. How dazzling, how glorious, even vowing to make the Chu Family one of the Three Heavens, becoming the Fourth Heaven.

At that time, she was valiant and proud, full of vigor. To outsiders, the rise of Chu Yi seemed to have no surprises.

But the surprise came just like that.

Because of a secret, a huge secret, the two Families needed a closer relationship, so the Chu Family’s peerless Prodigy and the Jun Family’s peerless Prodigy had an unprecedented marriage alliance.

Thus, without any feelings between them or consultation with the individuals themselves, their marriage was announced.

Moreover, at that time, they got married even though Jun Lingxiao’s father, Jun Chengtian, had publicly stated that he already had a beloved.

Both were sacrifices of their Families, but Chu Yi’s resistance was more intense, to the point that the Family resorted to some underhanded tactics.

This marriage alliance was undoubtedly successful, and also a failure.

One ran away from home, whereabouts unknown.

One lived in the Jun Family, depressed and unable to rise.

The Chu Family People indeed owed her, so much so that they dared not look for her, nor dared to look for Jun Lingxiao.

But now... “We indeed owe Chu Yi, but one thing is one thing.”

“Forget it, choose a time to invite Jun Lingxiao over for a thorough test. Although losing a crimson gold Bloodline is painful, we still have to consider the child’s wishes.”

“Send someone to sound out Chu Yi and ask her what she thinks.”

“You go, I’m not going.”

As they spoke, everyone fell silent again. Chu Yi and Jun Lingxiao were two names they had always wanted to forget, feeling too guilty, so much so that they didn’t even want to face them.

At worst, in the future, they would select a few juniors to interact with Jun Lingxiao. If there were results, that would be good; if not... it could only be considered fate.

And just as everyone was thinking, from a distance, they saw the Foreign Affairs Elder from the beginning, running over anxiously, holding... a box in his hand.

“Greetings to all Elders, greetings to the Head of the Chu Family!”

“I was ordered to take the Blood Lantern to the Lower Realm, and the result was...”

As he spoke, the Foreign Affairs Elder opened the box, and everyone looked up.

It was fragments of a Blood Lantern.

“The ancient Blood Lantern from the ancestral hall also exploded!”

“Although I did not witness it personally, according to the message from my subordinate, the final color of the Blood Lantern before it exploded was...”

“It was...”

The Foreign Affairs Elder’s Cultivation was not low, so he naturally couldn’t go to the Lower Realm. He stammered for a long time without making sense, making everyone present anxious.

“Stop dawdling, what was it? Speak quickly!”

Looking at the numerous big shots, the Foreign Affairs Elder first swallowed, then said word by word:

“It was... pure gold!”

“Not crimson gold with a hint of red, but pure gold! Incredibly dazzling pure gold!”

At this, everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

“Gold, doesn’t that mean... pure blood?”

An Elder came back to his senses and asked a Soul-searching question.

After cautioning secrecy, Chu Yuanbai waved the Foreign Affairs Elder away, then touched his face, looking utterly exhausted.

Crimson gold could still be let go, but if it was golden pure blood... He looked up and indeed, the Elders’ eyes, which had initially been dazed, gradually turned to joy, excitement, and... fanaticism.

“Go invite the Old Ancestor to discuss.”

After saying this, Chu Yuanbai slumped into his chair, tired and somewhat helpless.

Golden pure blood... and it just had to be... his grandson, Jun Lingxiao.

It was all karma, the karma he created back then.