Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 263 - 222 Setting Off

Chapter 263: Chapter 222 Setting Off

After Zhao Sheng had retreated, Ancestor Ming Wu also abruptly disappeared as if he had appeared just to see the new junior.

At that moment, Lingxu Ancestor turned his head and nodded slightly to the Great Elder Ling Yuan beside him, then his body suddenly became blurry, vanished in a flash, leaving behind only an empty Jade Chair.

Seeing this, Ling Yuan Ancestor couldn’t help but smile slightly, knowing that the two had tacitly agreed on the matter.

However, many of the Spirit Clan’s upper echelons did not understand the Ancestors’ actions.

At this time, the atmosphere in the Spirit Palace’s grand hall was tense and oppressive.

After a moment of silence, someone finally couldn’t restrain themselves.

Star Cloud King slapped the back of his chair forcefully, and suddenly a burst of starlight appeared behind him.

He complained, “Ancestor, why do you favor such a bastard? Don’t you see that this person has a rebellious streak, and will surely become a scourge in the future?”

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Hmph!

Sitting opposite, Ice King coldly retorted, “Scourge? I see you as the scourge, specifically to the promising young ones of our clan.”

“Ice King, don’t spew nonsense! When have I ever harmed any clan member?” Star Cloud King roared furiously.

At this moment, Ling Yuan Ancestor raised his hand, and a powerful, abyss-like aura suddenly spread out, subduing the two Perfect Golden Cores.

“Star Cloud, I ask you, how old are you this year?”

Hearing the Ancestor’s question, Star Cloud King hastened to answer respectfully, “Ancestor, Star Cloud has been through five hundred thirty-seven springs and autumns till now.”

Ling Yuan Ancestor nodded thoughtfully after hearing this and asked, “Hmm, already over five hundred years. How many children do you have now?”

Star Cloud King felt a chill in his heart and braced himself to answer, “Forgive me, Ancestor, Star Cloud was buried in bitter cultivation in the early years and has no offspring to this day!”

“Well, I’ll ask you again, how many in our clan are of the direct line, how many are of mixed lineage, and how many outsiders are there?”

“Reporting to Ancestor, our clan… our clan’s direct line numbers one hundred eighty-two, mixed lineage over ten thousand, and outsiders three hundred forty thousand,” Star Cloud King said, his forehead sweating coldly, yet he dared not wipe it.

By now, the grand hall was covered with Ling Yuan Ancestor’s powerful aura, and apart from Ming Wu and Lingxu Ancestor, everyone else looked solemn.

After Star Cloud King had answered the Ancestor, he then awaited the Ancestor’s reprimand.

However, Ling Yuan Ancestor fell silent and did not speak for a long time.

This made the atmosphere in the hall even heavier.

At that moment, Star Cloud King privately sensed gazes from both sides, filled with emotions such as sympathy, derision, schadenfreude, and sighs.

After a moment of silence, Ling Yuan Ancestor slowly withdrew his aura and suddenly sighed, “The difficulty of having descendants! After ten thousand years of propagation, adding up all our people, we are still less than two hundred thousand. How unjust the heavens are to our Spirit Clan!”

With these words, an immediate empathy resonated among the crowd, revealing expressions of grief, anger, and resentment.

Then, with his gaze sharp, Ling Yuan Ancestor looked down at the juniors below and said solemnly, “When have I ever been unaware that the young one is reluctant to join our clan? You always feel indignant about this, thinking he does not appreciate the opportunity. But I see it differently. His attachment to his Human Clan identity is indeed a most excellent quality!

If it were someone else, what choice do you think they would make?”

Heavenly River King suddenly realized and rushed to say, “What else to say! They would be eager to join our clan. Even a fool knows that after returning to the Spirit Clan, one’s prospects would be unlimited. With his status as a Second Generation Spirit Clan, not to mention achieving a Golden Core, even advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm is very likely.”

“Exactly as the Ancestor said. That young one is extraordinary! Rarely does one find someone who can resist this kind of meteoric rise. Such a resolute will implies that the firmness of his Taoist heart is not inferior. Very good, indeed!”

“But… what if the young one still does not wish to return to our clan? What then?”

“Are you foolish! What does it matter if he is reluctant now? Just wait till we send him back to the Spiritual Abyss, give it a few hundred years, and see what he chooses then.”

Below Ice King sat a tall, majestic middle-aged man with silver hair and a jade face whose eyes lit up, exclaiming with surprise, “Right! It would be best if he fathered a group of children. With the young one’s bloodline purity, the offspring would undoubtedly be exceptionally talented. I have a daughter, Wang Zhenyin, whose bloodline purity has reached the Fourth Generation Spirit Clan standard, perfect to match with him.

Ancestor, I have an audacious request. Why not let you decide this marriage? After all, Wang Zhenyin is your great-great-granddaughter!”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man immediately turned over and prostrated himself, pleading for Ling Yuan Ancestor to decide.

Before the Ancestor could speak, someone next to him became anxious, “You wish! Our clan has at least a dozen eligible women who meet the Fourth Generation Spirit Clan standard. If you want to marry, it must be done according to the Ancestor’s rules. Blind dates!”

“I have a suggestion. The young one presumably isn’t under any bloodline curse! Then… marrying just one would be too wasteful! Better to marry several. In addition, arrangements for at least several dozen concubines should be made.”

“Right, didn’t the Ancestor back in the day—uh!”

Ling Yuan Ancestor glared fiercely at the thoughtless one and sealed his mouth with a thought.

…

Zhao Sheng was unaware that he had become a highly sought-after prize, and his future might very well involve a life of splendor with three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines.

After leaving the grand hall, he immediately returned to his residence and secluded himself, not venturing out.

Meanwhile, as Zhao Sheng was secluded and refining the newly acquired Chongtao Sword and talisman treasure, outstanding members of the new generation of the Spirit Clan were arriving at the Spirit Palace in batches, heavily guarded from behind.