Chen Zhaosheng was probably sent away by Chen Tianyuan!

He was someone ruthless enough to devour the soul of anyone who tried to take his body!

Even back then, when Chen Zhixing and Chen Tianjiao were fighting to the death in the Southern Wilderness, this Chen Family Ancestor just stood by and watched, he watched with his own eyes!!!

"Whether it's you who wins, or Zhaosheng, the one returning home will ultimately be 'Chen Zhixing.'"

"And what about Fourth Uncle? If I hadn't stepped in then, would you have saved him, Elder?"

"Tianchen was a good child."

"So?"

"He was too pure, not fit for this world; the sooner he died, the sooner he'd reincarnate."

"..."

"Do you feel that I'm too cold-blooded towards you descendants? After all, we're all of the Chen Family bloodline. As the Ancestor, clearly capable of saving lives, yet I stood by idly."

"..."

"Hahaha, the mortal world is like a prison, ghosts roam in broad daylight. How do you know if your old ancestor isn't just a fierce ghost waiting to watch this chaotic world stage its grand 'slaughter play' of all beings!"

"Ancestor... achieve Longevity soon. When you attain Longevity, my Chen Family can be freed from this slaughter hell."

...

"Your grandfather is still alive. I've arranged for him to stay with an old friend on a Floating Island. He attained Longevity five hundred and twelve years ago and took his family overseas, never setting foot in Cangxuan again for the past five hundred years."

"How is Grandpa now?"

"He's still in seclusion, striving for the Peak."

"Alright."

"Young one, just speak your mind."

"Then... even achieving Longevity doesn't mean freedom?"

"The Longevity Realm is just a realm. Perhaps you can escape the chessboard yourself, but if you wish to become a player... why do you think that after we junior cultivators reach the Longevity Realm, those seniors who started their cultivation journey before us, who are more talented, who achieved Longevity before us, and have taken positions and formed alliances, would bow down to us?"

"..."

...

"Zhixing, be obedient and go to the Frozen Plateau. There's a coffin there, no Longevity Realm being would dare approach, and anyone below Longevity won't leave the Snow Demon King's domain."

"If I go, what happens to the family?"

"You stay, the Chen Family stays. As I said before, the current Chen Family is rotten beyond recognition. Once you attain the Longevity Realm, you can rebuild a new Chen Family."

"..."

"Why are you silent?"

"Ancestor, you previously mentioned that overseas Longevity Realm friend. Does he sometimes wake up at night, dreaming of his birthplace turning into a slaughter hell?"

"..."

"..."

"He hasn't slept in a long time."

...

"Ancestor, what are the chances with that Dragon Turtle this time?"

"In the worst-case scenario, there's a fifty percent chance."

"And at best?"

"Life-and-death battles are always do-or-die."

"So, thirty percent?"

"..."

"You don't even have a thirty percent chance and still dare provoke that Dragon Turtle?"

"The path is there, no choice. Even with a ten percent chance, it must be fought!"

"It won't be less than ten percent, right...."

"Get lost!!!"

...

"Ancestor, since you have a Longevity friend in the East Sea, why not ask him for help? With a Longevity plus you Peaks working together, wouldn't there be more confidence?"

"He struggled greatly to escape this game, why would he want to return?"

"Ancestor, nothing in this world is absolute, only whether the price paid is enough."

"Heh. Zhixing, what kind of price do you think it takes to invite a Longevity Realm to gamble life for life? Even if he were willing, how would the spoils be divided afterward? It's Immortal Golden Nature; do you think my friend would gladly share, or turn around and eliminate someone like me who hasn't broken past Peak in eighteen hundred years?"

"..."

"Let me teach you one last thing, look, if you're ever unfortunate enough to face the same plight as your ancestor, remember, no matter how well you and your friends get along, ultimately, you should trust your family."

"Ancestor...."

"Not that family won't betray you, but if it's your family who stabs you, it might be easier to accept, and you might have more peace of mind, with fewer regrets before you die."

".... Duly noted."

...

"Zhixing, let's part ways here. If I survive, I'll bring back something to the Chen Family. By then, you and I, grandfather and grandson, may hope for Longevity."

"And if you don't return?"

"Someone else will bring it to you."

"And if no one comes back?"

"..."

"Then when I attain Longevity, I'll go to the North Sea to reclaim your bodies."

"Alright."

"..."

"What's wrong, Zhixing."

"Ancestor, you must return to the Chen Family alive. If you die in the mouth of a turtle, I fear I'll lose respect for you."

"Hahahaha, with descendants like you, what more could I ask for! Hahahaha...."

...

On the shores of the North Sea, watching Chen Tianyuan's laughing figure walk away, Chen Zhixing felt he might not return.

"So be it, clearly having the heart of a hero, yet forced by some wretched matters to guard the home like an old dog, living like this for you might be more unbearable than death."

Buzz!

"Let's go, Cyan Pheasant, first meet that willow tree, then we'll go to the Frozen Soil Icefield, and then we'll go home."

A sword light shot up to the sky.

On the road.

"Master, Cyan Pheasant feels... you're not very sad."

"He's not dead yet."

"..."

"Huh? Now that you mention it, I really do feel a void in my heart. With Ancestor gone, there's no Peak pillar at home; my Chen Family is bound to collapse eventually."

"Then, Master, are you going to reach the Peak Realm?"

"Peak? Ha! Your master doesn't have that ability!"

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