"Otherwise." Chen Zhaosheng chuckled, "If you ask me, you should follow the arrangement of the ancestor and find a Holy Land to apprentice at. If Celestial Saint Palace doesn't work, then go to the Immortal Ascension Sect, and if that doesn't work, then Daluo Taoist Lands as a backup. At that time, you can take the strong ones of the clan and leave together, and I'll handle the remaining mess."

"..."

"This is the best choice. Without you, the Chen Family is just an ordinary Noble Family and won't be as noticed as it is now. If you wish, you can always return after proving your Longevity, and the Chen Family can once again shine."

"Don't you wish!"

Chen Zhixing snorted coldly, turned around, and walked into the house.

Chen Zhaosheng was taken aback at the sight.

"Hey? Where are you going? Really not going to consider it?"

"I'm going to break through to the Peak!"

Chen Zhaosheng: "??? "

"Didn't you just break through the Ninth Layer? So soon to the Peak???"

"What, do you have any opinions?"

Chen Zhaosheng: "..."

...

Chen Zhaosheng had no objections.

Not a bit.

Knowing that Chen Zhixing wasn't acting on a whim, but really could break through to the Peak at any moment without an unstable foundation, this eldest of the Chen Family cheerfully walked down the Third Peak.

Main Peak, Longevity Hall.

Chen Zhaosheng pushed the hall door open and walked in: "Fourth Uncle, recently suppress the gossips in the clan. Zhixing is preparing to close up and break through during this time, so don't let any idle words reach his ears."

"..."

"Fourth Uncle?"

Chen Zhaosheng was quite happy. After all, the sooner Chen Zhixing breaks through, the sooner the Chen Family can quiet down. By then, having someone at the Peak to hold the fort, the family won't be in such chaos like now.

When Chen Tianchen spoke, the smile on Chen Zhaosheng's face froze.

"Zhaosheng, you've come." Chen Tianchen's voice carried three parts hoarseness and aged weariness, making him look twenty years older.

"What's the matter?" Chen Zhaosheng frowned.

"There's news from Celestial Saint Palace saying that Ancestor Tiansheng's side.... is gone."

"Gone?" At these words, Chen Zhaosheng's body stiffened, instantly appearing beside Chen Tianchen, swiftly scanning the letters on the table: "How can they be gone? You know Ancestor Tianyuan's hunt for the Dragon Turtle this time involved Taoist Buzhi and Venerable Tianxin, among six Peak Realm elites! They even prepared the Six Yang Demon Refining Array! And brought along a full three pieces of Longevity Soldiers! Such strength! How could they!! !"

Regarding Ancestor Tianyuan's action this time, Chen Zhaosheng knew more than Chen Zhixing! Not only about the Longevity Soldiers in the hands of the three, but also that the Six Yang Demon Refining Array set by six Peak Realm experts was enough to refine a Taoist Monarch of Longevity without relying on Longevity Soldiers! This lineup, even confronting a Longevity True Monarch head-on, might not lose! Let alone an injured and sealed Dragon Turtle?

"I don't know either. Just when I came back, news arrived from Celestial Saint Palace saying a Void Rift appeared at the North Sea Pole, right at the location where the ancestor and the Dragon Turtle battled. When the Void Rift disappeared, the seven Peak Realm, including the ancestor, and the Dragon Turtle all disappeared together...."

Saying this seemed to have drained all of Chen Tianchen's energy, nearly causing this already average-talented Patriarch of the Chen Family to fall off his chair.

Chen Zhaosheng was silent.

Quickly scanning every word on the letter from Celestial Saint Palace, focusing on words like 'Void Rift', 'Arctic Ocean', 'disappearance', the light in this Dragon of the Chen Family's eyes gradually faded.

Throughout the ages, instances of Peak Realm experts being engulfed by Void Rifts aren't unheard of, even quite common during the Immortal Imperial Court era. But that's mainly because once engulfed, there's a chance to be directly transported to other small realms adjacent to the Celestial Profound Realm, actions taken when one's prospects for Longevity seemed bleak, facing life and death leaps!

These desperate attempts were for the chance of becoming a Supreme Emperor in those minor worlds neighboring the Celestial Profound Realm once inside.

Yet, such ventures, even during the Immortal Imperial Court period, weren't something many would attempt, as the chances of entering those small worlds through a Void Rift were one in ten or two, with eight or nine out of ten being dead ends!!!

As for returning after entering another realm?

Throughout history, out of the hundreds of recorded Peak Realm, only three to five have come back.

Entering other worlds via Void Rifts is an endeavor only a Longevity Master could attempt!

"Ancestor Tianyuan, he..."

"Don't say dispiriting things. Who's to say the ancestor isn't still alive? Didn't the letter mention that when the Void Rift appeared, the ancestor and the other Peak elders had already trapped that Dragon Turtle in the Six Yang Demon Refining Array? Perhaps after some time, the ancestor will break through to Longevity and return hungry?" Chen Tianchen, whose spirits had sunken to a low, forced a smile to comfort Chen Zhaosheng.

He is a senior after all.

With Ancestor Tianyuan gone, his father Chen Daoyan long absent, fate unknown, and the family elders recently cleared out by that kid Zhixing, Chen Tianchen was already the eldest of the current Chen Family generation.

Since that's the case, Chen Tianchen mustn't fall, at least not until Zhixing and Zhaosheng have truly matured!

"Ancestor Tianyuan is favored by fate; he's lived over a thousand years and seen every storm. Even if swallowed by a Void Rift, his chances of returning are great."

Chen Zhaosheng answered softly.

"Uh-huh, by the way, you just said that kid Zhixing is preparing to break through to the Peak Realm?"

"Yes, the foundation is already solid. The Great Tao has merged into one furnace; now is the time to break through!" Chen Zhaosheng's eyes gleamed.

"Good, very good." Chen Tianchen murmured, "In the end, my Chen Family isn't abandoned by the Heavens. Even if the ancestor is gone, my Chen Family still has someone able to take his place....."

After a long silence, Chen Zhaosheng suddenly spoke again:

"Fourth Uncle, I'm planning to go into seclusion as well."

"You...."

"I can't let Zhixing get too far ahead. Now with the aid of pills, I'll... strive to reach the Peak in ten years."

"You kid...."

...

"Taoist Buzhi, Venerable Tianxin, the Chen Family's Chen Tianyuan, Taoist Yuanmu, Celestial Blade....."

Celestial Saint Palace.

Inside the Dust Avoidance Hall, Taoist Tihu looked towards two fellow masters beside him with solemn expressions and said in a deep tone: "They shouldn't have been sent. That Profound Turtle has many tricks."

"They brought this upon themselves." In the center position of the three, the older Taoist slightly opened one eye: "Taoist Buzhi dared to oppose us Longevity with his Six Yang Demon Refining Array. This isn't the first time. It's just that this time luck was not on their side, angering that Profound Turtle. If they're gone, they're gone. It's no concern of our Celestial Saint Palace!"

"Senior Brother, don't speak out of spite." Taoist Tihu said with a bitter smile, "Right now, we still need them as pioneers to explore other realms in twelve years when the Descent opens. If we could rely on them, it would be good to have them back at this critical time."

"I won't go if you want to go!"

The old Taoist in the middle, with one eye open, said with a cold snort.

Tihu continued to persuade: "Even if the people are gone, Taoist Yuanmu's Cyan Wood Golden Nature is still needed by Ascension Hall, arranged two hundred years ago, not to be left and disappeared. It's still crucial to get it back."

"It should be recovered."

With an aloof tone, the Taoist on the far left spoke: "The Cyan Wood Golden Nature on Taoist Yuanmu's body was booked by the Ascension Hall two hundred years ago; we can't just let it disappear without a trace."

"Not to mention that the Ziwei Emperor Lamp needs to be recovered as well, as we will need it to illuminate our descent into other realms in the future."

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