12dz Chapter 411 Kneeling Before the Spirit Tablet
Chapter 411 Kneeling Before the Spirit Tablet
"Clan Chief Hua Tian, please speak frankly."
Li Lan spoke calmly.
Hua Tianchi put down his wine cup, sighed, and said:
"To be honest, young friend, ten years ago, our ancestor attempted to refine primordial matter, but unfortunately, he made a mistake and was afflicted with a strange curse, remaining in seclusion ever since..."
Upon hearing this, Li Lan was quite surprised.
Melting primordial matter?
"This seems to be a taboo matter even among the Eternal Royal Family, right?"
He asked the question calmly.
"That's right. The nine eternal royal families have an agreement that anyone who dares to use the power of faith and incense to suppress themselves and melt the primordial will become an enemy of the world. Therefore, our clan's ancestor directly used his own power of the Great Dao to forcibly absorb it."
Hua Tianchi said, "Unfortunately, the Primordial Chaos was truly too terrifying; no one could withstand it..."
"Our ancestor is the pillar of our clan. If something happens to him, our clan will decline. Young Master Xingluoyuan is the third son of the Holy Son. I wonder if he has any secret methods that could help our ancestor emerge from seclusion?"
His question prompted the other elders to turn their attention to Li Lan.
Primordial matter is indeed best understood by only the primordial races.
Even Hua Tianqingyi looked at Li Lan with some hope.
She was very close to that ancestor and naturally hoped that he could survive.
Li Lan pondered for a moment and said, "It's worth a try."
"it is good!"
Hua Tianchi Yue picked up his wine cup and said, "In that case, Hua Tianchi Yue thanks you very much, young friend—"
He bowed directly and then downed the wine in his glass in one gulp.
"Our clan is deeply grateful to Young Master Xingluo Yuan for his kindness!"
"Thanks to the Holy Maiden, such an opportunity has been brought to our clan! It's wonderful!"
"The clan leader has a broad mind and is truly selfless. He is worthy of being the leader of our clan!"
Others chimed in, and the room filled with the sounds of clinking glasses and lively conversation.
……
Soon after.
The banquet ended.
"Father, am I just supposed to accept my fate?"
In a secret hall, Hua Tianqingxue glared angrily at Hua Tianchiyue, her originally beautiful face contorted with jealousy and resentment.
"Why?"
She asked resentfully, "I was clearly superior to her in both aptitude and cultivation, so why did the ancestor choose her back then?"
"The position of Saintess should have belonged to me in the first place. She was already dead, so why should the family's decisions be affected by an outsider?"
"Father, I refuse to accept this!"
For so many years, she had been enduring and waiting, but now that the plan had failed, she was truly on the verge of collapse.
"So what if you're not convinced?"
However, Hua Tianchiyue's face was gloomy as he said, "Hua Tianqingyi was personally chosen by the Ancestor of Seeking the Dao. As long as he is alive, he is still the ruler of the Hua Tian clan!"
Hua Tianqingxue gritted her teeth: "Our lineage also has supreme beings, why should we listen to him?"
The Huatian Clan is a prestigious eternal royal family, so it's impossible for the clan to have only one supreme being.
It's four!
However, Hua Tianqiu's identity is the most special, as he is the younger brother of the Eternal King "Hua Tianji".
Therefore, he held an extremely high position within the clan, serving as the de facto leader. Other immortal kings had to bow and pay homage to him, not to mention second-generation rulers like Hua Tian Chi Yue.
"presumptuous!"
However, Hua Tianchiyue's expression changed, and he immediately reprimanded Hua Tianqingxue. Seeing her father's anger, she dared not say anything more.
"I will make you a saint."
After a long, long time, Hua Tianchi Yue slowly spoke, saying, "However, you have to do one thing."
Hua Tianqingxue immediately asked excitedly, "What is it?"
"To win the favor of Wu Heng or Xing Luoyuan."
Hua Tianchi looked at her and said, "Before this, our clan had never contacted or cooperated with any of the original races. Now that Xingluoyuan has arrived, and his aptitude is exceptional, he is the best partner for our clan..."
However, Hua Tianqingxue hesitated and said, "But he seems more interested in Qingyi..."
Who doesn't know the Hua Tian clan these days? When Hua Tian Qingyi and Hua Tian Songming were about to be killed by the Dongya royal family, it was Wu Heng and Xing Luoyuan who came to their rescue. After falling into the Demon Abyss, he personally escorted Qingyi to her.
There are even rumors within the family that Hua Tianqingyi and Wu Heng are a perfect match and may become Daoist partners.
If she makes a move now, is there still a chance?
"No, Hua Tianqingxue has no chance."
However, Hua Tianchiyue's expression was extremely firm, and he said in a deep voice, "The Ancestor will not let her marry Wu Heng or Xingluoyuan."
Hua Tianqingxue asked in confusion, "Why?"
Whether it's Wu Heng or Xing Luoyuan, they now represent the Third Clan. Being able to be on good terms with the Third Clan, and with Xing Luoyuan being so powerful, is in the best interests of the entire clan.
The Hua Tian clan was happy to see this happen, so many clan members now even regard Wu Heng as their future son-in-law.
How could our ancestor object?
Upon hearing this, a cold sneer flashed across Hua Tianchi's face, it was unclear whether he was mocking himself or someone else, and he said:
Do you know why I've always wanted you to be a saint?
Hua Tianqingxue was taken aback. What kind of question was this?
She is his daughter; if he won't let her be the daughter, then who will?
"Is a mere position as a saintess worth all this effort?"
Hua Tianchi's face was icy cold as he continued to ask:
"Do you know that when our clan's cultivation techniques are practiced to a high level, the Holy Maiden can inherit the entire clan's fortune!"
"Once blessed by fortune, the Holy Maiden's cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds, soaring to the heavens in a single day. However, there is also a drawback..."
"If the Holy Maiden goes astray or becomes tainted by karma, her entire clan will be implicated!"
Hua Tianqingxue was unaware of this before, and was somewhat surprised at the moment, but was still puzzled. So what?
"The reason why the Dao-seeking Ancestor chose Hua Tianqingyi is because of her fate and karma."
Hua Tianchi revealed a secret that no one else knew: "Hua Tianqingyi's fate is somewhat intertwined with the Void Heaven Realm..."
"The reason why the Ancestor of Seeking the Dao forcibly fused the Primordial Chaos was that he wanted to find a path from the Primordial Chaos in an attempt to resurrect the Heavenly Emperor!"
Upon hearing this, Hua Tianqingxue's expression changed drastically, fear flashed in her eyes, and her pupils shrank!
"what?!"
She simply couldn't believe it.
If this gets out, the entire Eternal True Realm will probably go crazy. All the royal families and noble clans in the world will be in an uproar, and a great war will break out between the Eternal Royal Families. The Hua Tian Clan will become the common enemy of the entire Eternal True Realm!
Who is the Heavenly Emperor?
He once led all living beings to create the Eternal Realm, slaying all the demons in the world and becoming extremely powerful. However, in his later years, he wanted to make the world devoid of eternity and immortality, and became an enemy of all living beings.
It can be said that all immortal families and royal families are irreconcilably at odds with the Heavenly Emperor.
With great difficulty, Cang Shengyi defeated the Heavenly Emperor. Over the years, the name of the Heavenly Emperor has been gradually erased from the world thanks to the joint efforts of various royal families.
During the great war between the two realms, Li Lan, the successor of the Heavenly Emperor, appeared in the world, shaking the entire world. In the end, he even attracted the Eternal King of the Eastern Cliff Royal Family, who personally took action and, at the cost of his own strange appearance, used a divinely ordained strike to kill him.
This clearly demonstrates just how much the Eternal True Realm fears the Heavenly Emperor.
But now, the Huatian clan actually dares to defy the world and attempt to resurrect the Heavenly Emperor?
Her mind went blank, her body trembled slightly, and she felt ice-cold all over!
This is... tantamount to the sky falling down.
Has the Hua Tian Clan gone completely mad? The entire Hua Tian Clan is doomed!
"The reason why the Ancestor of Seeking the Dao chose Qingyi was that he wanted to use Qingyi to carry the fortune of the entire Huatian clan as a stake to complete the ritual of resurrecting the Heavenly Emperor..."
Hua Tianchi sneered, "He thinks he's done everything perfectly, but he never imagined that many of the resources he used to do this had passed through my hands. How could I not see that?!"
"This matter is probably known only to me in the entire family."
Hua Tianqingxue finally understood why her father said that she could not marry Wu Heng or Xing Luoyuan.
She was chosen by Hua Tianqiu Dao, and her mission was to resurrect the Heavenly Emperor. So how could Hua Tianqiu Dao possibly let her marry the Primordial Race?
She even understood why, over the years, all the major Eternal Royal Clans had been making contact with the Primordial Races. For example, the Dongya Royal Clans had already reached a cooperation agreement with the First Race, but the Huatian Royal Clans had remained silent.
Even though the entire Hua Tian royal family was starting to get anxious and wanted to contact the original race, the higher-ups remained inactive...
So that's where the root of the problem lies!
Hua Tian, seeking the Dao, had no intention of cooperating with the primordial races. The future he envisioned was the Heavenly Emperor, something long gone...
The path Hua Tian seeks to take runs counter to the goals of the Hua Tian clan and even the interests of all the Eternal Royal Clans!
"No... Father, we must stop the Ancestor! He will drag us all into the abyss!"
She spoke in a trembling voice.
Even though she was not good at political maneuvering, she could still understand the enormous danger involved!
What Hua Tianqiu is doing will put the entire Hua Tian clan at risk!
Once it happens, no one can escape it.
He is destroying the entire Huatian Clan!
“I am from a collateral branch. I was able to become the clan leader back then because I gained the favor of the Seeking the Dao Ancestor. Originally, I could ignore him as he closed himself off to reminisce about the Heavenly Emperor and wanted to do these absurd things... But he took what rightfully belonged to me!”
His expression was extremely gloomy as he said, "That essence blood left behind by the Heavenly Emperor in the past should have been the sustenance for my advancement to the Immortal King, but he wants to use it to resurrect the Heavenly Emperor..."
"Don't blame me for that!"
A deep resentment appeared on Hua Tianchi's face:
“Originally, out of consideration for his past kindness, I didn’t want to really kill him. That’s why I found a way to send Hua Tiansongming and Hua Tianqingyi to the Star Burial Mountains, and made preparations to ensure they couldn’t return…”
"Once Hua Tianqingyi is dead, the demonic thoughts of the Dao-Seeking Ancestor should also be extinguished. There is no hope of resurrecting the Heavenly Emperor, and that essence blood should still be returned to me..."
"I just never expected that Hua Tianqingyi would be so fortunate as to return alive and bring Xingluoyuan back with her..."
"If anyone's to blame, it's her for refusing to die!!"
"So, I had no choice but to take a risky gamble..."
He slowly said, "The Ancestor Seeking the Dao is currently refining primordial matter. He is on the verge of life and death. I have sent Xingluoyuan to sabotage this. If the primordial matter cannot be refined, his path will ultimately be blocked!"
Hua Tianqingxue's expression was complicated. Only now did she realize that there were so many considerations behind the seemingly small competition for the Holy Maiden... Her father had really put a lot of thought into it.
"But the Ancestor Seeking the Dao might go mad at that time, it will be very dangerous..."
She murmured.
How dangerous is primordial matter? Mere touch could turn a person into something ominous.
Hua Tian's pursuit of the Dao and the refinement of the Primordial Chaos have been destroyed, and he will most likely succumb to demonic possession...