Time flew by like a white steed flitting by a crack.
In the blink of an eye, another few months had passed.
Linghu family.
Duan Lingtian's residence.
"Young Master, Elder Heng and Elder Huan are waiting for you outside. They said it's time to depart."
Housekeeper Wang Fu's voice came from outside the room, waking Duan Lingtian who was still condensing his avatar. "Time passed so quickly?"
"Fortunately, it's almost done."
"I'll complete the remaining steps on the flying ship."
With a thought, Duan Lingtian stopped condensing his avatar, jumped off the bed, and walked out of the room. Then, followed by Wang Fu, he came to the front yard of the residence and saw the two elders of the Linghu family, the two brothers Linghu Heng and Linghu Huan.
"Elder Huan, Elder Heng."
Duan Lingtian greeted the two with a smile. "I'll have to trouble you for the rest of the journey."
Linghu Heng was still half as silent as before. He only responded with a faint 'En.' As for Linghu Huan, his fat face was full of smiles as he walked over. "Ling Tian boy, I heard from the Patriarch that you've already broken through and become a Medium Divine King? It seems that you can fight for the top three positions in the Tianlong Clan's Hidden Dragon Competition this time. "
"Elder Cheng Huan's words are auspicious."
Duan Lingtian nodded.
However, when they were about to depart, Duan Lingtian saw that there was only himself, Linghu Huan, and Linghu Heng. He couldn't help but be startled. "The Patriarch and the others aren't going with us?"
"The Patriarch has already left with the others."
Linghu Huan said.
However, a strange light flashed in the depths of his eyes. Because Duan Lingtian didn't pay attention to the change in his eyes, he didn't notice it.
Hearing Linghu Huan's words, Duan Lingtian suddenly understood and didn't suspect anything.
This time, he wasn't the only one preparing to participate in the Tianlong Clan's entrance examination and the Hidden Dragon Competition. Even within the Linghu family, there were quite a few outstanding family members who also planned to participate. Some of them wanted to become outer sect disciples of the Tianlong Clan, while others wanted to become inner sect disciples of the Tianlong Clan.
"Let's go."
When Duan Lingtian boarded the God-Emperor ship with the two elders, Duan Lingtian said goodbye to Duan Lingtian. Then, he took control of the ship and left the Linghu family mansion at an extremely fast speed. He left Linghu City and headed towards the Tianlong Clan.
Because they weren't in a hurry, the godly emperor level ship traveled at the speed of a low-level Godly Emperor.
At this speed, it would still take some time to reach the Tianlong Clan.
After saying goodbye to the two elders, Duan Lingtian continued to condense his avatar of the Law of Space inside the ship. Because all of this was happening inside his body, there was only the Law of Space and divine power moving around his body. Nothing could be seen, so Duan Lingtian wasn't afraid of condensing his avatar of the Law of Space in front of the two elders.
"This little guy is condensing his avatar of the Law of Space."
Linghu Huan looked at Linghu Heng and said, "Big Brother, do you think he has a chance to win first place in the Hidden Dragon Competition this time? In the history of our Linghu family, no one has ever won first place in the Tianlong Clan's Hidden Dragon Competition. The best results were only in the top three. "
The Tianlong Clan's Hidden Dragon Competition was held once every hundred years.
However, in the history of the Linghu family, no one had ever won first place in the Hidden Dragon Competition. One could imagine the difficulty of the Hidden Dragon Competition.
"Difficult."
Linghu Heng shook his head. It was obvious that he didn't think highly of Duan Lingtian. "If he was a High Level Divine King, I believe that with his methods, there would be no suspense in winning first place … but he is only a Middle Level Divine King."
"Don't forget, in the Hidden Dragon Competition, those who participate are all young people under ten thousand years old. Among them, there is no lack of outstanding High Level Divine Kings, and there are even existences whose strength is comparable to Low Level Divine Emperors."
When Linghu Heng transmitted his voice to his younger brother, Linghu Huan, he was obviously more talkative.
"That's true …"
Linghu Huan nodded in agreement. Then, he looked at the purple figure sitting cross-legged in the corner of the ship's cabin with a complicated gaze. "This little guy is not even three thousand years old … Participating in the Hidden Dragon Competition, his age is too disadvantageous."
"Even in our Linghu family, among the young people under ten thousand years old, there are three people who are not weaker than the strength he showed when he killed Shangguan Xiongfeng and Long Xiao … but, after twenty years, his strength is definitely stronger. He should be stronger than those three brats."
Linghu Huan muttered.
Of course, even if Linghu Huan's words were said in a low voice, Duan Lingtian, who was wholeheartedly immersed in condensing the spatial law doppelganger, did not hear it at all.
The current Duan Lingtian was wholeheartedly thinking of condensing the spatial law doppelganger before the Tianlong Clan's Hidden Dragon Competition began.
… …
Duan Lingtian did not know that the Linghu family's outstanding disciples participating in the Tianlong Clan's entrance examination and the Hidden Dragon Competition had indeed left a while ago. However, the person leading the team was not the Linghu family's Patriarch, but another Linghu family elder, Linghu Zhengxing.
Linghu Zhengxing personally led the team.
This was also what Linghu Renjie had requested.
Several days after Duan Lingtian left the Linghu family with the Heng and Huan Elders, Linghu Renjie called a group of elders from the Linghu family together. This included Duan Lingtian, who had protected Duan Lingtian from the Hidden Fog Sect's Elder Feng, as well as another Linghu family's God Emperor powerhouse.
In the Linghu family, the inner elders were equivalent to the inner elders of the Hidden Fog Sect and the Ten Thousand Demon Sect.
The Hidden Fog Sect and the Ten Thousand Demon Sect had core elders. The Linghu family also had core elders. They were all outstanding upper level God Kings.
The Linghu family also had Grand Elders. Without exception, all of them were God King powerhouses.
And now, the Linghu family's elders, from the core elders to the Grand Elders, were all gathered by Linghu Renjie in the Linghu family's ancestral hall … that's right, the ancestral hall.
Under normal circumstances, family meetings were usually held in a special meeting hall.
But today, Linghu Renjie had called everyone to the ancestral hall.
For a time, the Linghu family's ancestral hall was no longer as cold and cheerless as before. Instead, it became lively.
"Why did the Patriarch call us here? Did something happen? "
A core elder asked, somewhat puzzled.
"I don't know … even if there is something, it shouldn't be discussed here. It should be discussed in the meeting hall."
Another core elder frowned.
"Elder Qing Ze is here!"
As an aged figure walked into the ancestral shrine, the several core elders that had arrived first immediately greeted the old woman respectfully. The old woman was none other than the Linghu Family's Supreme Elder, Linghu Qingze.
He was also the person who had protected Linghu Chuyin when Duan Lingtian had met her in Monarch Descent City.
"Elder Tang Ping is here too!"
Soon, another elderly figure stepped into the ancestral hall. This time, it was an old man with white hair and a ruddy complexion.
This old man was called Linghu Tang Ping. He was another Grand Elder of the Linghu family. He was also a God Emperor powerhouse. If Duan Lingtian were here, he would definitely recognize this old man at a glance. He was the other God Emperor powerhouse of the Linghu family who had protected Linghu Qingze, Linghu Zhengxing, and Elder Heng Huan from the Hidden Fog Sect's Elder Feng.
Of course, they weren't the only God Emperor powerhouses of the Linghu family.
Soon, another dozen or so people arrived. They were all Grand Elders of the Linghu family. Every one of them was a God Emperor powerhouse. However, their strength was inferior to the Linghu family's Grand Elders, Linghu Zhengxing and Elder Heng Huan. The three of them represented the strongest force of the Linghu family. Their status in the Linghu family was equal to the Hidden Fog Sect's Grand Elders, Yun, Wu, and Lei.
Ever since the Hidden Fog Sect's Elder Feng died, when the Hidden Fog Sect's strongest force was mentioned, they no longer called it Yun Wu or Yun Wu. Instead, they called it Yun Wu and Lei.
About an hour later, all the core elders and Grand Elders of the Linghu family near Linghu City had arrived at the Linghu family's ancestral hall. However, apart from a few people, most people didn't know why the Linghu family's Patriarch, Linghu Renjie, had summoned them here.
"Why isn't the Patriarch here yet?"
Just as some people were frowning and impatiently waiting, a figure walked in from outside the ancestral hall.
"Patriarch."
"Patriarch."
…
This person was Linghu Renjie. As soon as he arrived, all the Elders in the ancestral hall bowed and greeted him. However, as the people in the ancestral hall looked at Linghu Renjie, their eyes were filled with confusion. They didn't know why Linghu Renjie had called them here.
Just as many people were about to open their mouths to ask, they saw Linghu Renjie walking into the ancestral hall with a solemn expression. Then, under the gazes of a group of people, he walked to the rows of memorial tablets in the ancestral hall.
These spirit tablets were the spirit tablets of the ancestors of the Linghu family who hadn't crossed heavenly tribulation.
Putong!
…
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Linghu Renjie knelt in front of the spirit tablets. Under everyone's stunned gazes, he kowtowed three times.
When the crowd came back to their senses, even those who didn't know what had happened couldn't help but feel their scalps go numb.
Although they still didn't know what had happened, the scene before their eyes was enough to make their imaginations roam.
"With the ancestors present, this unfilial descendant Linghu Renjie will resign from the position of the Linghu family's Patriarch today. The new Patriarch will be chosen by the Elders."
When Linghu Renjie's sonorous words echoed in the ancestral hall, the expressions of the Elders present changed.
Their Linghu family's Patriarch actually took the initiative to resign from the position of the Linghu family's Patriarch?
"Patriarch, what's happened?"
Linghu Qingze asked with a frown.
He wasn't the only one. Over ninety percent of the Elders present also didn't know what had happened. All of them looked at Linghu Renjie in astonishment.
At that moment, Linghu Renjie said in a clear voice, "Linghu Renjie, as the Patriarch of the Linghu family, abused his power for personal gain. He made Consecrated Duan Lingtian stay in the Law Chamber for three consecutive years, consuming nearly a third of the Divine Stones in the family's Divine Stone mine …"
"After that, he intentionally concealed this matter that harmed the interests of the family. Now, in front of the ancestors, I hereby resign from the position of Patriarch. As for the other punishments, no matter what the Elders decide, Linghu Renjie is willing to bear them alone!"
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