As Moluo was sighing, suddenly, at the center surrounded by nine Dragon Veins, the void abruptly changed, rapidly becoming twisted and then condensed into a door as tall as a person.

A middle-aged man in white, with a white ribbon on his head, slowly emerged, his eyes somewhat vacant, his whole demeanor tinged with an inescapable sense of sorrow.

It was none other than Lu Guangsheng, the former second Village Chief of Liangshan.

He looked at Chen Yuan, and Chen Yuan and Moluo were also looking at him, not at all surprised by his appearance, after all, this was where the Xiang Family hid.

Lu Guangsheng's appearance was not unexpected.

"Xiang Guangsheng pays respects to the Clan Leader!"

'Lu' Guangsheng faced Chen Yuan, bowed, and paid his respects.

"Clan Leader?"

Chen Yuan slightly furrowed his brow, calmly observing this old acquaintance.

Returning to the Xiang Family, now reverting to his original name, Xiang Guangsheng, bowed and said:

"Before the Clan Leader left, he left word. It was a dispute between you and him, a chaos within the Xiang Family. If he returned alive, everything would remain the same. But if he did not return and you came back first, then you are to take over the Xiang Family, and from then on, the nearly ten thousand people in the secret realm of the Xiang Family would all obey the Clan Leader's commands!"

"Really?"

Chen Yuan was a little skeptical because Xiang Qianqiu hadn't said such words before his death. He didn't care for the Xiang Family anymore; its destruction or survival was entirely up to his mood.

"Absolutely true!"

Xiang Guangsheng responded firmly.

Moluo said nothing, merely stood quietly beside Chen Yuan, observing the decision he would make, without the slightest intention of interference.

Chen Yuan was silent for a moment, then said:

"Take me into the Secret Realm to see."

"As the Clan Leader commands!"

Xiang Guangsheng nodded and promptly reopened the door with the Token, gesturing for Chen Yuan to enter first, while he respectfully stood aside.

Chen Yuan glanced at Moluo, nodded, and then directly stepped into the door.

Upon entering the Secret Realm, Chen Yuan immediately sensed an incredibly dense Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy surging toward him, several times that of the outside world, even surpassing the Biyou Palace Secret Realm in this regard.

It was obvious that a large Primordial Crystal Mine had been artificially embedded here, because an ordinary Secret Realm is merely a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, not a real world.

It couldn't naturally nurture something like Primordial Crystals.

The Secret Realm was vast, with no end in sight; many places had curling smoke, forming a small town, yet at present, it was not bustling, but rather quite solemn.

Seeing Chen Yuan's slight regret, Xiang Guangsheng softly said:

"When the former Clan Leader fell, the soul lamp in the Xiang Family's ancestral hall extinguished, the bell tolled nine times, and the news spread throughout the Secret Realm. The Clan Leader's arrival fully confirmed the soul lamp's reality."

"Hmm."

As Chen Yuan walked and observed, Xiang Guangsheng did his best to introduce the strength within the Xiang Family Secret Realm, except for the women dedicated to bearing offspring. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Currently, the Xiang Family has three Yang Transformation True Masters in the Secret Realm, with several more hiding in the outside world, controlling some of the Xiang Family's secret forces.

As for the Dan Realm Masters, their numbers reach hundreds, but over half were forcibly elevated using Secret Techniques, with no hope of further advancement in this life.

They are more suited to be guards or Death Soldiers.

At the same time, Xiang Guangsheng introduced the current resource situation of the Xiang Family to Chen Yuan. Overall, even after supporting Liangshan and various consumptions, the resources left within the Secret Realm remain a huge number, the most precious being the Primordial Crystal Mine buried by an Immortal.

What Lu Guangsheng thought in his heart, no one knew, but his attitude changed quickly, daring not to hide anything from Chen Yuan, treating him entirely as if he were Xiang Qianqiu.

And this was the Xiang Family's only chance for survival.

Chen Yuan's arrival imposed a great pressure within the Xiang Family Secret Realm; many people, upon seeing Lu Guangsheng standing by Chen Yuan, quickly understood everything.

Some knelt, some saluted, and some perfunctorily cupped their hands, but they all had one commonality, which was addressing Chen Yuan as the Clan Leader.

As they walked, Lu Guangsheng led Chen Yuan to the core area of the Xiang Family, near the ancestral hall, introducing the situation inside, and neither Moluo nor Chen Yuan were surprised and wanted to see it for themselves.

Faced with such a situation, Lu Guangsheng naturally dared not refuse, guiding the way ahead, contemplating how to introduce the ancestors of the Xiang Family to Chen Yuan.

In this way, he could unite Chen Yuan's heart with the Xiang Family.

The bonds of blood always surpass others.

The ancestral hall was large, filled with portraits of the Xiang Family's ancestors, most of whom wore dragon robes, only a few wearing other attire.

However, Xiang Qianqiu's portrait seemed not ready yet, as there was no portrait hung up, but an obvious empty spot was left for him.

"This is Emperor Taizhong…"

Just as Xiang Guangsheng was about to introduce them one by one to Chen Yuan, his words were ignored, as Chen Yuan directly bypassed him, heading straight for the largest portrait in the center.

This left Lu Guangsheng somewhat embarrassed, but he dared not say anything, merely followed closely.

Concerning Chu Taizu's appearance, even though Chen Yuan had seen his multiple shadows and imprints, he never saw clearly, as if his entire being was shrouded in a layer of light.

Only now did he truly see it.

The appearance was ordinary, yet it contained an invisible majesty, as though scrutinizing his bloodline descendant from across the millennia.