In order to give Gu Cangbei a 'surprise' on Gu Qingchen's coming-of-age ceremony, Ye Xing sealed Gu Qingchen's cultivation so that he still looked like a Level 9 Star Tempering Realm martial artist.
After breaking through to the Star Vortex Realm, the inner Qi in his body had been strengthened to Star Origin, and he could cultivate Spiritual Martial Arts.
Gu Qingchen had awakened the Upper Class Metal Element Astrology. Ye Xing had inherited the Lower Class Spiritual Martial Art "Metal Elemental Slash". As for the martial arts inheritance, the Gu family had their own martial arts.
With Ye Xing's guidance, Gu Qingchen's Inferior Spiritual Martial Art improved by leaps and bounds.
After a month, Gu Qingchen's Metal Origin Slash had reached the Perfection Stage.
Although Ye Xing's guidance had contributed greatly to Gu Qingchen's speed, it was also largely due to Gu Qingchen's talent in martial arts and his diligence.
The Starry Crescent Land's calendar was the same as the Star Continent's calendar. After teaching Gu Qingchen how to cultivate the Inferior Spiritual Martial Art, another year had passed. Ye Xing was already 23 years old.
Half a month after the end of the year, Gu Qingchen's birthday was on the 15th of January. On this day, Gu Qingchen would reach adulthood at the age of 16.
This day was a big event for the Gu Clan.
When the Young Master reached adulthood, he would inherit the position of Clan Leader. However, everyone in the Gu Clan knew that it was impossible for Gu Qingchen to succeed.
In the morning, the elders of the Gu Clan walked out of their mansions and came to the Gu Clan's Ancestral Hall.
The Ancestral Hall was a place to worship the ancestors. Regardless of whether the position of Clan Leader was inherited or taken away, it had to be carried out in the Ancestral Hall.
The Acting Clan Leader, Gu Cangbei, was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He smiled and greeted the elders in the clan. He was in a very good mood.
In the entire Gu Clan, other than the Great Elder, Gu Jinyuan, who was not on good terms with him, the rest of the elders were on good terms with him.
Although the Great Elder, Gu Jinyuan, was the leader of the Gu Family, as long as Gu Qingchen could not even step into the Star Vortex Realm, he did not have the qualifications to inherit the position of Patriarch. Gu Jinyuan could not stop Gu Cangbei from taking away Gu Qingchen's right to inherit the position of Patriarch, nor could he stop Gu Cangbei from ascending to the position of Patriarch.
Today's matter was divided into two stages.
The first stage was to strip Gu Qing Chen of his right to inherit the Patriarch position. The second stage was for Gu Cang Bei to officially become the Patriarch. Both of them had to testify in front of the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall.
Beside Gu Cang Bei stood a beautiful middle-aged woman. All the elders respected her, even more than Gu Cang Nan. She was naturally Gu Cang Bei's wife — — Tang Yu.
The Tang Family was powerful. Furthermore, Lord Tang Bin was Tang Yu's biological uncle. This caused Tang Yu's position in the Gu Family to be rather high. In name, the Gu Family's matters were managed by Gu Cangbei, the acting Family Head. In reality, the person who truly made the decisions was Tang Yu.
"Young Lord Qing Chen is here!" A guard shouted from outside the ancestral hall.
Immediately after, someone ran in and reported to Gu Cangbei, "Family Head, among the people that Gu Qingchen brought, other than Gu Jinyang, there's also an unfamiliar young man."
Gu Cang Bei's eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "An unfamiliar young man? What's his cultivation? "
The person who was reporting said, "This person has concealed his cultivation, and his aura is completely hidden. I can't tell …!"
Gu Cang Bei asked again, "Where's Qingchen?"
The person who was reporting said, "He's still at the ninth level of the Star Tempering Realm."
As long as there were no accidents with Gu Qingchen's cultivation, no one could stop him, Gu Cang Bei, from becoming the Gu Family's Family Head.
Gu Cang Bei waved his hand, and the person who was reporting retreated. Soon, Gu Qingchen walked in.
As for Ye Xing and Gu Jinyang, they were stopped outside the ancestral hall. Today was a major event for the Gu Family. Even in the Gu Family, only the elders could enter. The others had to wait outside. Of course, it was the same for outsiders.
The moment Gu Qingchen entered the ancestral hall, everyone's gazes landed on him as they inspected his cultivation.
Most of these elders were One-star Venerables, and very few were Two-star Venerables. Of course, they could not see Ye Xing's seal and thought that Gu Qingchen had yet to break through to the Star Vortex Realm.
"Greetings, Uncle and Elders." Gu Qingchen's expression did not change as he bowed to everyone.
After breaking through to the Star Vortex Realm, Gu Qingchen's mental state had improved tremendously. In addition to Ye Xing's intentional training, Gu Qingchen could be said to have undergone a complete transformation.
In the past, if Gu Qingchen faced Gu Cang Bei and the other elders, he would definitely be very timid and would not be able to raise his head. Now, however, he could face them with a normal expression.
Of course, Gu Qingchen's heart was not as calm as he looked. His heart was still beating faster.
The elders were surprised by Gu Qingchen's performance. However, seeing that Gu Qingchen's cultivation had yet to break through to the Star Vortex Realm, they did not look at him anymore.
Without breaking through to the Star Vortex Realm, there was no change. From today onwards, Gu Qingchen's right to inherit the Family Head position would be taken away, and he would become an ordinary family member.
The Great Elder, Gu Jinyuan, did not support Gu Cang Bei to become the Family Head. However, seeing that Gu Qingchen's cultivation was still at the ninth level of the Star Tempering Realm, he closed his eyes and entered a meditative state. He could not stop today's matter, nor was he interested in stopping it.
"Haha …! Since Qingchen is here, then today's ancestral worship will begin …! "
Gu Cang Bei walked to the center of the ancestral hall and faced the ancestral tablet. He bowed deeply and said, "Ancestors above …!"
First, Gu Cang Bei recited a long memorial speech. It was nothing more than praising the merits of the ancestors and the contributions that each generation of the Family Head had made to the family.
"Looking at the history of the Family Heads, they were all heroes with unparalleled martial arts and were the best in the family. Those who took over the Family Head position at a young age were also geniuses of the younger generation. When they reached adulthood, they were all Star Marquis. There has never been a precedent of someone who did not become a Star Marquis when they reached adulthood …!"
As Gu Cang Bei spoke, he changed the topic and turned it to Gu Qingchen.
"Today, there is a disdainful descendant, Gu Qingchen. As the successor of the Family Head, his aptitude is extremely poor. After cultivating for a few years, he has yet to step into the Star Vortex Realm when he reached adulthood. He has wasted the family's nurturing …!"
"With such behavior, if he were to inherit the Family Head position, wouldn't it bring shame to the Gu Family? It would make our ancestors blush with shame. The current Family Head, Gu Cang Bei, requests instructions from the ancestors to strip Gu Qingchen of his right to inherit the Family Head position. Elders, please make a decision …! "
As soon as Gu Cang Bei finished speaking, some elders wanted to speak up in support. However, Gu Qingchen spoke before anyone else.
Gu Qingchen said, "Uncle, this is the Family Ancestral Hall. How can you slander me in front of the ancestors?"
The elders' words immediately stopped in their mouths. Gu Cang Bei looked at Gu Qingchen in surprise and shouted, "What did you say? When did I slander you? "
Gu Qingchen revealed a trace of a smile and said, "I have clearly broken through to the Star Vortex Realm. Why did uncle say that I have yet to become a Star Marquis and bring shame to the Gu Family and our ancestors? If this is not slander … what is it?"
As he spoke, Gu Qingchen used the method that Ye Xing had taught him to unseal the cultivation in his body.
Hu —
The aura of a second-level Star Vortex Realm instantly leaked out from Gu Qingchen's body.
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