"Indeed, Ancestor Tianyuan was at the Peak Ninth Layer one hundred and seventy years ago, and it is indeed unlikely to break through in another twenty years, so it can only be you, Zhixing…"

"The Ancestor still has hope."

Chen Zhixing interrupted Chen Daoshan and then said, "Even if the Ancestor doesn't find the miracle to break through, at most in a hundred years, I can also enter the realm of Great Longevity. Please rest assured, Great Clan Elder."

"Good, good, Zhixing, as long as you're aware. The elders are all old and can't really help you, but rest assured, Zhixing, if there's anything you need, just give the order. Right now, the Chen Family, your cultivation is the most important, and everything else has to give way for you."

"Thank you, Elder."

"It's only what we should do, it's only right…"

Looking at Chen Zhixing bowing before him, Chen Daoshan murmured softly.

He knew that Chen Zhixing's trip to the Celestial Saint Palace was not intended. After all, Chen Zhixing had once refused the invitation from the Celestial Saint Palace. However, to give the family peace of mind and due to the responsibility bestowed upon him as the Patriarch, Chen Zhixing was willing to endure this great humiliation and show some weakness to the Celestial Saint Palace.

"It's us old folks who are useless, it's us who have dragged down our Chen Family's Qilin'er…"

On the way back from the Celestial Saint Palace, Great Clan Elder Chen Daoshan kept lamenting how the Chen Family had burdened Chen Zhixing, saying things like it's the Chen Family dragging down Chen Zhixing, regardless of Chen Zhixing's attempts to comfort him.

Upon returning home, the Great Clan Elder immediately convened a family meeting in the Chen Family, with the content being to spare no expense to ensure Chen Zhixing's cultivation is not delayed, and to let the 'Chen Family Qilin'er' prove the Great Longevity soon!

After the clan meeting, the elderly elders looked at Chen Zhixing with tears in their eyes, yet beneath those tears was an unwavering determination.

Immediately.

In the following half month, the atmosphere of the Chen Family on Purple Gold Mountain became clear. The arrogance that had emerged after Chen Zhixing became the world's first prodigy began to diminish, leading to a reduction in the bullying and tyrannical acts committed by the Chen Family members in Linjiang City.

The family became more united, more cohesive, and reduced the risk of inviting trouble.

And the cost of obtaining these benefits was merely that Chen Zhixing went to the Purple Gold Mountain and lost some face.

Was it worth it?

For a Patriarch of a noble family like the Chen Family, this was undoubtedly a worthwhile transaction.

Behind Ziwei Mountain.

Chen Zhixing sat opposite Ancestor Chen Tianxing, playing moves on the chessboard with his ancestor.

Piece by piece, black and white stones fell, and Chen Tianyuan taunted him:

"To be able to calculate gains and losses so clearly at such a young age may not necessarily be a good thing."

Picking up a black stone after placing a white one, Chen Zhixing said with a smile, "What does Ancestor mean by that? Is there something I'm not doing well?"

Seeing another six of his black stones captured on the board, Chen Tianyuan's face darkened:

"Not well? Ha! No one could do it better than you! If your grandfather, Chen Daoyan, had your cunning back then, how could the Ziwei Chen Family have declined in the past century? Wasn't it because your grandfather didn't understand, and despite creating such a grand reputation, he stubbornly held onto it, causing the Three Great Sacred Lands to be wary of him and the other noble families nearby to avoid us, resulting in such a miserable situation!"

"Uh…"

"What, upset that I'm badmouthing your grandfather? Ha! Shouldn't he be scolded? Undefeated below the Peak, another at least equal at the Peak, and yet all these years, has he ever managed to break through to the Peak? Not only is he stuck below the Peak with no advancement, but now even his cultivation is about to be surpassed by his grandson!

You want me to bring him back; why not ask Chen Daoyan yourself, if he doesn't break through to the Peak Realm, does he still have the face to return to our home?"

"Cough, cough, Ancestor, we're just playing chess, no need to be angry."

"Playing chess? Ha! Don't think I don't know your plan! You want those Longevity Scripture cultivation techniques I've collected over the years, right? Aren't you Chen Zhixing the greatest prodigy ever, pointing out cultivation flaws to your Ancestor at ten years old! With such talent, why ask the Ancestor for techniques? Comprehend them yourself from the beginning!"

"Ancestor, I just took a few of your chess pieces, no need to…"

"Huh? You're saying your Ancestor here can't afford to lose, and is petty, now retaliating against you???"

"Zhixing doesn't dare." Chen Zhixing smiled wryly, does it even need to be said, it's clearly the truth!

"Dare not, then that's what you're thinking deep down, isn't it?"

Ancestor Tianyuan, at one thousand six hundred ninety-eight years old, the Peak Ninth Layer, one of the world's top mighty figures... started finding fault for losing at chess and scolded his descendants as unfilial!

Can you believe it?!

Gazing at him with eyes that seemed to see through the heart, Chen Zhixing had no choice but to pick up a handful of black stones from the basket, placing them back on the board one by one.

Then…

"Nine turns into thirteen!"

Chen Zhixing: "???"

Isn't this a bit much!

Chen Tianyuan squinted at him:

"What, you have a problem?"

"No, no, how dare the grandson."

All this talk about seniority, just call yourself grandson and be done with it!

"Hmph, knew you wouldn't dare! Come on, let's continue playing, watch how Ancestor beats you until you lose entirely this round!"

"..."

"Chen Daoyan! Put down your Ancestor's black stone! Did I, the Ancestor, let you move my pieces!!!"

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