"Jianchen greets senior!" Jianchen bowed respectfully. After all, this was a hermit Saint Ruler.
The Huang family's ancestor's eyes were bright like the moon, as if he could see through a person's heart. He carefully studied Jianchen, smiled, and nodded.
Facing the Huang family's ancestor's gaze, Jianchen suddenly felt as if he had been completely seen through by the Huang family's ancestor. In front of the Huang family's ancestor, Jianchen felt as if he had taken off all his clothes and was completely naked in front of the Huang family's ancestor. He had no secrets at all.
The Huang family's ancestor's gaze quickly became indifferent, no longer possessing the sharpness from before. He praised, "As expected of a genius. Not only have you reached the realm of Heaven Saint Master at such a young age, you're neither arrogant nor rash. You're as steady as a mountain. To be able to do this at such a young age is truly rare. No wonder the Qin Empire was so confident in letting such a young person take up the position of Imperial Protector. Not only have they seen through your talent, they've also seen through your character and character."
Jianchen was shocked by the Huang family's ancestor's words. His opinion of Saint Rulers increased once again. He never thought that they would be able to see through him with just their eyes. This was just too terrifying. However, Jianchen also felt a little worried. He didn't know if these Saint Rulers could see through his secret of not having a Saint Weapon or the Azulet Sword Spirits.
However, Jianchen immediately relaxed when he saw the Huang family's ancestor's expression. This was because from the Huang family's ancestor's expression, it was clear that they didn't know all of his secrets. Otherwise, if they knew that someone without a Saint Weapon was still so powerful, even with their mental fortitude as Saint Rulers, they would probably be extremely shocked. They wouldn't be so calm.
This was because the outcome of having a Saint Weapon destroyed was either death or becoming a cripple. This was an indisputable fact on the Tian Yuan Continent. Jianchen was just an exception.
"Senior praises me too much. Although I've made some small achievements, I'm not as outstanding as senior says. Compared to senior, my mere strength is not worth mentioning." Jianchen clasped his hands and smiled indifferently. He was neither servile nor overbearing.
Hearing this, the Huang family's ancestor chuckled. He stroked his long beard and said, "The Old Man has spent over one thousand three hundred years to reach his current accomplishments. Thinking back, when the Old Man was your age, he had yet to break through to Earth Saint Master. He was still a Great Saint Master. Compared to your current accomplishments, the Old Man should be the one not worth mentioning. If you could cultivate for as long as the Old Man, then your accomplishments would definitely surpass the Old Man's. You might even have broken through to Saint Ruler and reached an even higher realm."
There was not a single trace of arrogance on Jian Chen's face. With the memories of two lives, he had experienced many trials and tribulations. He had encountered many storms and waves as well. He had wandered between the worlds of the living and the dead countless times. He was completely different from those rich kids who grew up in a sheltered environment. This was because his state of mind had already been tempered thousands of times.
"Senior must be joking. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? Although I've made some achievements now, the path ahead is still long. Who knows, I might die before I can reach senior's level," Jianchen said very indifferently.
Hearing this, the Huang family's ancestor nodded in agreement. He said, "That makes sense. There are many people on the Tian Yuan Continent, and there are plenty of talented people. There are even quite a few geniuses with unparalleled talent. However, there aren't many of them who can truly walk down this path. Many of them either die halfway or die in the cradle of their growth."
The Huang family's ancestor paused. He stared at Jianchen indifferently and said with a smile, "Alright, let's not talk about this nonsense. Jianchen, do you know why the Old Man called you here?"
"Please forgive my ignorance. Senior, please explain!" Jianchen said.
The Huang family's ancestor stood up and said, "The room is a little too small. Let's talk outside." With that, the Huang family's ancestor walked into the wooden hut.
When Jian Chen emerged from the wooden hut, he discovered that a transparent barrier had appeared around the mountain peak at some point in time. It completely enveloped the entire mountain peak. Within the barrier, he could not feel the whistling winds in the air at all.
Not far away, a stone table that was completely condensed from the Earth Elemental Energy slowly rose from the ground. The Huang family's old ancestor was already sitting in front of the stone table.
"Have a seat!" The Huang family's ancestor said to Jianchen.
Jianchen did not hesitate and sat down before the stone table.
The Huang family's ancestor took out a jade bottle and two wine cups from his Space Ring. He personally poured a cup for Jianchen and said, "This place has been isolated by the Old Man's barrier. Not only can our conversation not be heard outside, the outside can't see what's going on inside."
Jianchen knew that the Huang family's ancestor's next words were important. His expression immediately became solemn, but he did not speak. He quietly waited for the Huang family's ancestor to continue.
"Jianchen, the Old Man invited you here today mainly because he wants to discuss something with the Qin Empire. Since you are the Imperial Protector of the Qin Empire, your status is comparable to the king of the Qin Empire. You can completely represent the Qin Empire." The Huang family's ancestor said.
Jianchen pondered for a moment and said, "May I know what senior wants to discuss with junior?"
The Huang family's ancestor was not in a hurry to answer. He gently took a sip of the wine in his cup and pondered for a moment before beginning, "Jianchen, the Old Man does not like to beat around the bush. Let's get straight to the point. Our Huang family hopes to be allies with the Qin Empire. If the Qin Empire can help our Huang family overcome our current difficulties, our Huang family will be eternally grateful."
"Senior, can you tell me what difficulties the Huang family is facing? Is it because of the Shi family?" Jianchen asked.
The Huang family's ancestor shook his head and said, "If it's only the Shi family, it wouldn't be enough to force our Huang family to such a state. The main reason for all of this is the Hongfu family."
"The Hongfu family? Senior, is the Hongfu family even more powerful than the Shi family? "Jianchen's interest was piqued.
The Huang family's ancestor nodded and said, "Correct. The Hongfu family is indeed more powerful than the Shi family because they have two Saint Rulers and two Ruler Weapons!"
"What! Two Saint Rulers!? " Jian Chen's face was filled with shock. On the Tian Yuan Continent, a clan with a single Saint Ruler was already a peak clan, yet the Hongfu clan actually had two Saint Rulers. They were so powerful that even the Sect of Dragon and Tiger paled in comparison.
Seeing Jianchen's shocked expression, the Huang family's ancestor smiled faintly and said, "Jianchen, you don't need to be so worried. Although the Hongfu family has two Saint Rulers, their strength is only at the Second Heavenly Layer and the Third Heavenly Layer. Even if the two of them have Ruler Weapons, Old Man alone can deal with the two of them."
Hearing that, Jianchen was shocked again. His gaze toward the Huang family's ancestor immediately changed. He could actually fight two Saint Rulers with Ruler Weapons by himself. Then what Heavenly Layer was the Huang family's ancestor at? The Fourth Heavenly Layer? Or above the Fourth Heavenly Layer?
The Huang family's ancestor continued, "The enmity between our Huang family and the Hongfu family has reached an irreconcilable level a long time ago. It was caused by our ancestors several thousand years ago, but we've always been on par with the Hongfu family in terms of strength. Even if we fight, we'll end up with both sides suffering heavy injuries at most, which is why our two families haven't engaged in any large-scale conflicts. However, private conflicts constantly occur, and they happen frequently. Old Man has even clashed with the two Saint Rulers of the Hongfu family a few times, but he hasn't gone all out."
"But in the past few years, the Hongfu family has become very close with the other large clans, and they've even pulled the Yan family to their side through marriage. At the same time, they've become very aggressive towards our Huang family, vaguely showing signs of wanting to fight us to the death, which has greatly increased the pressure on our Huang family. It's exactly because of this that Old Man did not leave behind any barrier energy in our descendants when they entered the training space of Mercenary City. He wanted to preserve his strength so that he could deal with the sudden attacks from the Hongfu family and the Yan family at any time.
"However, what this old man didn't expect was that the Shi family, who had always minded their own business with our Huang family, would suddenly make a move against our Huang family at this time, attempting to seize our Huang family's King Armament. Although this old man has a method to forcibly recall the King Armament, this old man will also be injured. Without the King Armament, if the Hongfu family and the Yan family suddenly make a move at this time, then even if this old man's strength is stronger than theirs, it would still be very difficult to stop them from joining hands. From this, it can be seen that the Shi family has either been roped in by the Hongfu family, or has secretly reached some sort of agreement."
The ancestor of the Huang family was helpless. He let out a long sigh, "Just the Hongfu family and the Yan family alone are enough to make our Huang family face a lot of pressure, but now there's the Shi family as well. If the three of them work together, it'll be far beyond what our Huang family can fend off. As a result, our Huang family is in urgent need of external help."
Jianchen felt a headache when he heard that. The current situation of the Huang family was not optimistic at all. The Hongfu family had two Saint Rulers, so the ancestor of the Huang family could barely deal with them, but with the Yan family and the Shi family joining in, the Huang family had basically established two more Saint Rulers as enemies. The ancestor of the Huang family was clearly unable to fend off four Saint Rulers by himself.
Jianchen knew extremely well why the ancestor of the Huang family wanted to form an alliance with the Qin Empire. He just wanted to borrow the power of the Qin Empire to stabilize the Huang family.
Jianchen hesitated for a while.
He said, "Senior, this matter is extremely important. Please forgive me for not being able to make the decision." Jianchen was indeed not bold enough to make the decision. If he agreed, it was extremely likely that he would make two powerful enemies for the Qin Empire. Although the Qin Empire had four Saint Rulers, two Saint Rulers were still enough to attract the attention of the Qin Empire.
At the same time, Jianchen sensed that something was off when he saw what had happened at the Sect of Dragon and Tiger. In his opinion, even if the two Saint Rulers of the Qin Empire did not fight with the old sect master of the Sect of Dragon and Tiger, the Sect of Dragon and Tiger would have had to pay a price to settle the matter. However, the outcome in the end exceeded Jianchen's expectations. Nothing happened to the Sect of Dragon and Tiger, while the two Saint Rulers of the Qin Empire left with stern faces. This made Jianchen feel extremely uneasy. He began to worry. Although he did not know what the two Saint Rulers of the Qin Empire had said to the old sect master, it definitely had something to do with the Qin Empire since the two Saint Rulers of the Qin Empire had acted like that.
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