A hint of surprise flashed across everyone's faces when they saw the young man who suddenly walked out of the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
It was true that cultivators could retain their youth forever and even regain their youthful vigor, but this was based on a strong foundation of cultivation.
The person in front of them looked so young, which meant …
He was either a young man who was still wet behind the ears or an old man who had been through a lot.
The former was almost impossible, so only the latter was left.
"Is this the Mr. Chen who injured Zhengqing?"
"I think so. I was a little late that day. When I got there, the Elder Ancestor had already asked him to move to Heron Island, so I only saw his back …"
"But looking at this figure, this should be Mr. Chen without a doubt."
"I heard that Zhengqing couldn't even take one hit from this person … Is this true?"
"Yes, Zhengqing probably underestimated his opponent. After all, he just broke through to the Above Divinity Stage, so it's inevitable that he's a little impetuous …"
"Based on Mr. Chen's previous battle record, this person should have already stepped into the Above Divinity Stage. It makes sense that he could easily defeat Zhengqing."
"I see."
Everyone whispered to each other.
At the same time, they had their own thoughts, but no one expressed them.
Everyone heard the Elder Ancestor's words, but whether they agreed or not was another matter.
Forming an alliance with Mr. Chen to fight against Heaven Capital?
Putting aside the fact that Mr. Chen dared to make an enemy out of Heaven Capital, just the Jiang Clan alone …
Could it really be that they could wrestle with the ancient cultivators in the great world?
Any random Divine General who came out of the Divine Gate could probably clean up Dai Yu Island from top to bottom.
In fact, even Chen Xi felt that this was a little unbelievable.
He had only come to ask the Elder Ancestor for the 500-year-old ginseng flower, hoping to use it to heal the internal injuries on his body.
But he did not expect …
When the Elder Ancestor confirmed that he was the one who defeated this rare Spirit Tide, he immediately expressed that he wanted to form an alliance with him to stop the Divine Gate from opening.
Hmm?
What was going on?
After thinking about it seriously, Chen Xi finally understood the Elder Ancestor's intentions.
On Earth, the Jiang Clan was one of the Five Great Lands of Heritage respected by everyone.
But in the great world, the Jiang Clan was the descendant of a sinner who didn't even have the qualifications to enter the sect.
It was a very simple multiple choice question …
Wasn't it?
However, due to the slave nature of his subconscious mind, even Chen Xi felt that going against the great world was simply courting death.
Instead, it was this old man who had lived for over a thousand years who saw through the essence of it at a glance and made the most correct choice.
Blocking the Heavenly Gate and separating the two realms.
Only in this way would the Jiang Clan truly welcome its own glory.
But unfortunately …
The truth is always in the hands of the minority.
Chen Xi stood at the head of the bridge and silently sized up the people in front of him. However, these people were looking at him with hostile gazes.
Chen Xi didn't have any reaction to this.
Because he knew …
Someone would stand up for him.
As expected.
Just as the crowd was discussing animatedly, a stern shout exploded in everyone's ears like a sudden clap of thunder.
"Lonesome! A bunch of short-sighted people! "
"If it weren't for the fact that I already have half a foot in the Yellow Spring, why would I place such high hopes on you people?"
"This old man has lived for over a thousand years and has long seen the change of dynasties and the change of masters of mountains and rivers …"
"You people count on the Heavenly Gate to ascend, but the Heavenly Gate hasn't opened for a long time …"
"Now that it opens again and again, you people don't reflect on the deeper meaning behind it. Instead, you are like hungry dogs begging for food, wishing that you could ascend immediately!"
"Those who have such thoughts are truly ignorant, short-sighted, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and causing harm in the evening!"
"This old man stands here today to tell you all —"
"Misfortune is a blessing in disguise, and a blessing in disguise!"
"Thousands of years have passed, and circumstances have changed with the passage of time!"
"China has been restored, and the spiritual energy is torrential!"
"You people count on ascending to the upper realm, but you don't know that the people of the upper realm …"
"I also want to return to the Divine Great Land and fight against you all!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!
The ancient cultivators were coming back?
Why?
…
Why?
Wasn't it because the great world was just a crack in the depths of the universe?
Therefore, there was actually a fundamental difference between it and Earth.
Earth was a planet with life, a holy land for cultivation.
Even if there was a period of time when the Spirit Qi was weak, this situation was only temporary.
However …
This short period of time might be very long for humans.
It could be thousands of years, or tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of thousands of years, or even millions of years.
But for a planet with a lifespan of ten billion years …
One million years was too short, and ten million years was too short.
Even a hundred million years only occupied one percent of its lifespan.
And the great world?
It was just a crack in the void, and it might suddenly close one day.
Without the constant support of a planet with life, no matter how rich the spiritual energy in the great world was, there would be a day when it would be exhausted.
They were both spiritual energy, but one was a renewable resource, and the other was a non-renewable resource.
The difference between the two was like heaven and earth.
Humans had to learn to be vigilant in times of peace.
Therefore, the main point was not whether the spiritual energy in the great world was exhausted, but —
The spiritual energy on Earth had begun to recover.
Since that was the case, why not return to Earth in advance to preserve the resources of the great world and deal with the next Age of Chaos?
Therefore …
Just as the person behind the Heavenly Gate said, the return of Tiandu …
It had to be done!
The reason why the old man was able to see through this before Chen Xi was because his thoughts were different from hers.
Chen Xi only wanted a family of three to live a peaceful life, while the old man wanted to take advantage of the situation and rise up in response to the heavens, thereby changing the fate of the Jiang family in one fell swoop.
If they could really cut off the connection between the two worlds, then from now on, the Jiang family would be the most powerful legacy force in the world.
Tens of thousands of years of accumulation, it was time to welcome the day when it would explode …
Perhaps because there was an outsider like Chen Xi present, the old man's lecture did not last for too long, and many of his words were not that straightforward.
However, since he had already flipped out, naturally, no one dared to jump out and question him.
The scene quickly quieted down, and everyone lowered their heads, pretending to be docile.
A gentle breeze blew, ruffling the calm surface of the lake.
After a long while, the old man's voice sounded again.
"Yuan Kui, pass on my command …
"Open the seal, pluck the Udumbara Flower, and give it to —
"Mr. Chen."
"Ah?"
Jiang Yuankui was stunned for a moment, somewhat doubting whether he had heard wrongly.
The Udumbara Flower?!
As long as one was a member of the Jiang family, there was not a single person who had not imagined that they would be the fated person for this flower.
Jiang Zhengqing had dared to force Jiang Yuankui to hand over the Udumbara Flower during the clan sacrifice ceremony because he had relied on his cultivation above the Heavenly Man level and was certain that the Elder Ancestor would not do anything to him.
After all, one should not let one's own fertile water flow into one's own fields.
But now, the Elder Ancestor wanted to give this rare flower to an outsider …
Could it be that he had heard wrongly?
Jiang Yuankui was completely dumbfounded, so after hearing the old man's words, he still stood in the same spot, unmoving.
However …
Before the Jiang family members present could voice their doubts, the old man's voice rang out again.
"Ancestor Yushan left behind this Udumbara Flower before he ascended, and left a prophecy: This flower belongs to the fated person …
"Since the fated person has already been found, then it's time to pluck this flower …
"Go, pass on my command, give the Udumbara Flower to Mr. Chen!"
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