Fantasy: The ancestor is too steady, Luo Hou blesses at the beginning
Chapter 23 - You're No Ordinary Kid!! My Father Is Chu Yuan!

Chapter 23  You’re No Ordinary Kid!! My Father Is Chu Yuan!

Xuan Youzi wept bitterly and cried out, “Master!”

In that instant, he caught the attention of Elder Chen Gang, who casually swung his sword. In the blink of an eye, Xuan Youzi died a miserable death, his body turning to ashes.

“Great-grandmaster is amazing!”

“He’s so powerful—utterly invincible!”

“So this is the pinnacle of our sect’s power? I feel incredibly proud to be part of Sacred Demon Mountain!”

The disciples of Sacred Demon Mountain were shouting excitedly, thrilled beyond measure. Elder Chen Gang’s overwhelming strength left a deep impression on them—it was utterly shocking!

Even a Dao-Seeking Realm expert was no match, taken down with just one sword strike!

Suddenly, a disciple shouted, “That old man is trying to escape!”

Li Chunxiao shot into the sky, taking his sons Li Qingchang and Li Qingchang’s brother with him, tearing through space and vanishing into the void!

“Great-grandmaster, hurry and chase them!”

A disciple widened his eyes and shouted anxiously.

“They’re elders of the Ancient Star Sect. Li Chunxiao is even a Grand Elder with an esteemed position. We cannot act rashly,” Elder Chen Gang said, shaking his head, making no move to pursue.

As a senior figure in the sect, he needed to stay composed and think things through. Li Chunxiao and his sons could not be killed!

If they were, it would mean declaring open war on the Ancient Star Sect, leading to an inevitable bloodbath. It might even drag in the entire Great Ruins!

Sacred Demon Mountain didn’t possess any ancient divine artifacts. Against the Ancient Star Sect, they would be at a disadvantage. So, even if the opposition allied with Xuan You Sect and aimed to destroy Sacred Demon Mountain, he had to endure it—for now.

Such is the rule of the cultivation world.

You can strike first—but you must be prepared to face the consequences!

Elder Chen Gang would never gamble the fate of Sacred Demon Mountain. Now was not the time to clash head-on with an Ultimate Holy Land. Besides, to openly make enemies with one would go against the sect’s core principles.

“Damn it!”

“That cursed Ancient Star Sect! I remember thirty years ago when a major sect was destroyed—wasn’t there a trace of them behind it?”

“That’s right! And now they dare reach their hands towards Sacred Demon Mountain!”

“Thank goodness Great-grandmaster arrived in time. If the True Spirit Grandmaster hadn’t been here, the sect would’ve been in grave danger!”

The disciples stamped their feet in anger.

But there was nothing they could do. The Ancient Star Sect was too powerful, with ancient divine artifacts in their possession. In a direct confrontation, Sacred Demon Mountain would be at a disadvantage.

Palace Master Wangyue asked, “Great-grandmaster, how should we deal with these Xuan You Sect elders?”

Before the words had even finished, all the elders of the Xuan You Sect—including several Dao-Heaven Realm Grand Elders—were trembling, terrified. They stared at Elder Chen Gang, fearing he might strike them down at any moment.

Even the Blood Corpse Demons had lost their arrogance, now looking like wilted eggplants struck by frost.

“Please… senior…”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

With a single sword cry, everyone was slain!

Daoist Chen Gang did not hesitate in the slightest. He struck decisively, annihilating all the elders of the Xuanyou Sect. Thus, the invading members of the Xuanyou Sect were completely wiped out!

Only a few dozen Blood Corpse Demons remained on the battlefield, frozen in place, trembling in fear. At the head of them stood a Blood Corpse Demon at the Fourth Level of the Celestial Evolution Realm. He gritted his teeth and said, “Our Blood Corpse Demon Clan has an ancestor at the Ninth Level of the Dao Seeking Realm. If you kill us… he will definitely—”

“Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Before he could finish, his head flew high into the air. His soul was destroyed, and he died a miserable death on the spot.

“The Ancient Star Sect is still someone worth talking to. But your Blood Corpse Demon Clan? What are you even?”

“A mere Ninth-Level Dao Seeking cultivator, and you dare boast about that?”

Daoist Chen Gang sneered coldly, clearly showing no regard for the so-called Blood Corpse Demon ancestor. The remaining Blood Corpse Demons were terrified, their teeth chattering. They didn’t dare to respond. This old man—when he gets ruthless, it was beyond terrifying!

“Granduncle Master.”

Chu Tian floated to Daoist Chen Gang’s side and cupped his fists.

“These Blood Corpse Demons may still be useful. I ask that you show them mercy.”

“Oh?”

Daoist Chen Gang looked at Chu Tian, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

“You brat… you’re not simple!”

He couldn’t see through the young man standing in front of him at all!

He chuckled softly…

Looks like our Saint Devil Mountain’s tradition of surviving through cunning has a worthy successor!

Daoist Chen Gang had “entered seclusion” three hundred years ago and wasn’t familiar with Chu Tian, who was barely a hundred years old.

“Granduncle Master, I’m Chu Tian, the 82nd Palace Lord of the Palace of Freedom.”

Chu Tian introduced himself.

“Chu Yuan’s boy?”

Daoist Chen Gang laughed and clapped Chu Tian on the shoulder, then asked in surprise, “Like father, like son. Back when I entered seclusion, that brat vowed never to live in hiding like this. So how is he now?”

Thinking of his carefree father, Chu Tian smiled awkwardly.

“My father went out seeking vengeance and opportunities to break through.”

“Hahaha, good lad! He really did it, huh?”

Daoist Chen Gang didn’t mind at all. Instead, he highly praised Chu Yuan’s actions. He himself had once considered doing the same, but after getting a beating from his old man, he obediently chose to “enter seclusion.” He truly envied that brat Chu Yuan.

Daoist Chen Gang asked, “Chu Tian, you said these Blood Corpse Demons are still useful. How so?”

Chu Tian replied, “Our sect pursues longevity through the art of ‘enduring’.”

“If word spreads that Saint Devil Mountain managed to wipe out a sect like Xuanyou while also fending off Blood Corpse Demons…”

“Wouldn’t that instantly put Saint Devil Mountain in the spotlight?”

“In no time, all of the Great Void will know that we hide real strength—several Dao Seeking Ancestors sitting in secret.”

“And the truly clever ones might even suspect… what we’ve shown isn’t even our full power…”