"Didn't you say that the Forbidden Artifact Fragment of your Wang Family is in the hands of the genius from the Luohua Chen Family, Chen Lingxiang?"

Elder Yinmang shook his head and said, "With your current strength, you're no match for Chen Lingxiang."

Wang Youcai said with a sinister expression, "Before I secluded myself, I specifically went down the mountain. An elder of my Wang Family has already escaped."

"When our Wang Family Ancestor was lured out, Chen Lingxiang was actually still in the inn! This means that that bitch has accomplices!"

"A few months ago, during the robbery, a man in black appeared and scared away an Innate Fourth Layer, saving her. At that time, our ancestor was already at the Innate Third Layer, and Chen Lingxiang couldn't possibly have the ability to kill our ancestor!"

"So I suspect that the ancestor's downfall is inseparably linked to that man in black from back then!"

Wang Youcai was filled with rage: "That filthy bitch Chen Lingxiang had the man in black appear twice beside her, which means she definitely knows who he is and maybe that bitch's lover."

At this point, Wang Youcai suddenly knelt before Elder Yinmang, pleading, "Master, I beg you to make the Chen Family hand over this person and have him executed!"

Wang Youcai thought it through clearly; as long as Elder Yinmang stepped in to pressure the Chen Family...

Even if the Chen Family had an Ancestor at the Innate Eighth Layer, they would still be deterred by Elder Yinmang's might!

After all, Elder Yinmang had long been renowned in the Northern Territory as a true pinnacle of the Innate Realm!

Once he learns the name of the mysterious person who killed the ancestor, Wang Youcai wished he could grind him down to dust!

Wang Youcai kept kowtowing on the ground.

Elder Yinmang, watching this scene, couldn't help but sigh, "Fine, fine, but after this matter, you must follow me in seclusion to cultivate and no longer concern yourself with worldly affairs."

Upon hearing this, Wang Youcai was overjoyed.

"Thank you, Master!"

...

A piece of news suddenly spread from the Northern Territory, shocking countless people as all eyes turned towards a city.

Luohua City...

This city, within thousands of miles around, once had the title of the first city of Innate clans.

Eight years ago, after the Chen Family Ancestor advanced to the Innate Eighth Layer, he stood proudly above other Innate clan ancestors, basking in glory.

For these eight years, the Chen Family Ancestor's renown was deeply etched in the hearts of numerous martial arts cultivators in the Northern Territory, and no one dared to provoke him lightly.

Unexpectedly, today, Yinmang Mountain asked the Celestial Maiden of the Chen Family to surrender the killer of the Wang Family Ancestor!

"This time, my coming forth is not for the evil cultivator, but to disregard that identity, seeing him purely as someone dear to my disciple."

This was Elder Yinmang's original words. He also knew that the Wang Family Ancestor's former identity as an evil cultivator had already been exposed, staining his name.

Thus, Elder Yinmang spoke as such, disregarding the evil cultivator identity, only talking about a close kinship, seemingly reasonable for seeking vengeance for a loved one.

Originally, Elder Yinmang thought that saying this would allow him to occupy the moral high ground.

Unexpectedly, when the news spread, people still hurled insults.

"Bah! I thought this Elder Yinmang was a person of character. Seeing today, he's just an unashamed, shameless old bastard."

"Indeed, when the Wang Family Ancestor was wantonly killing others, extracting blood and refining souls, he didn't come forward to rid evil for the people. Now someone high has done this good deed and avoided more people from falling victim, this shameless old bastard jumps out to cause trouble; truly the joke of the century."

"Does Old Deng think his blinding talk tricks us into losing our discernment?"

"However, the Chen Family is really in trouble this time. Though Old Deng is shameless, his strength is undoubtedly real; the Chen Family Ancestor… probably far from a match."

With Elder Yinmang pressuring the Chen Family, the Chen Family seemed unable to bear it no matter how you looked at it.

The Chen Family had a large business and many considerations, much more than Elder Yinmang, who seemed like a lone wolf.

"I just realized that the destruction of Chaotic Wind Mountain and the fall of the Wang Family Ancestor back then were all done by the same mysterious person?"

"Heard that the person is acquainted with the Chen Family's eldest daughter; truly, being an Innate Realm genius, even their acquaintances are of the Innate Realm. Unlike me, knowing only you guys..."

Inside the Chen Family hall.

The Patriarch of the Chen Family sat on a chair, looking at everyone, a bit worried, "How do you see this matter?"

A Chen Family Elder angrily slammed the table, "That Elder Yinmang goes too far! With his peak Innate Ninth Layer strength, he dares speak of avenging an evil cultivator and doesn't even seem ashamed."

Evil cultivators have always been despised by the people.

Moreover, after returning from destroying Chaotic Wind Mountain, Chen Lingxiang mentioned this matter to the family.

The Chen Family unanimously had no objections; since the Chaotic Wind Mountain bandits dared to rob, they must be prepared for backlash. How can they expect to attack and then retreat safely into the mountain and remain unscathed?

As for later dragging in the Wang Family, the evil of the evil cultivator was self-evident, not meant to exist in the world.

Lingxiang's friend acted and killed him, which was considered a good deed.

Furthermore, according to what Lingxiang said when he returned, the Forbidden Artifact on him likely had the Wang Family Ancestor's mark, so it was triggered that night.

This means that had Chen Lingxiang's friend not acted to dispose of the Wang Family Ancestor, it would have been Chen Lingxiang being targeted.

And even when the Wang Family Ancestor's evil technique achieved great success, the one likely to suffer would be... the Chen Family!

The other Chen Family Elders were also filled with rage but sighed a bit.

The name of Elder Yinmang, in the Northern Territory, represented the peak of the Innate Realm!

At this time, an old figure slowly walked in from outside, not hiding his footsteps.

The people of the Chen Family turned to look, their faces immediately displaying excitement.

"Ancestor!"

It was the Chen Family Ancestor, Chen Tianmo.

"Ancestor, it's our incompetence that we've disturbed you from seclusion." The Patriarch of the Chen Family said with some self-blame.

For the Chen Family Ancestor, there was not much time left. If he could not continue to advance and achieve the Martial Arts Grandmaster within the limited time left, he would face the crisis of passing away.

"No matter, it's good to take a walk." The Chen Family Ancestor smiled slightly, showing no sign of worry.

"Ancestor, how should we handle Elder Yinmang's overbearingness?" The Patriarch of the Chen Family asked.

Chen Lingxiang had mentioned during a few returns about the robbery and the killing of the Wang Family Ancestor, mentioning the mysterious person, saying that he was strong, at least with the strength of the Innate Seventh Layer.

But now, against Elder Yinmang, the Innate Seventh Layer was far from enough.

The Chen Family Ancestor still calmly smiled and said, "If he, Yinmang, demands our Chen Family to hand someone over, must we comply? If later another Innate Ninth Layer demands our Chen Family hand something else, do we have to obey too?"

Saying this, the Chen Family Ancestor looked towards the sky, his eyes bearing a trace of nostalgia.

"Our Chen Family can stand while perishing, but surviving on our knees is too dull..."

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