Chapter 617: The Hao Family Hits a Wall

"Lingyun, has the matter been resolved?" Chen Jing leaned toward Lingyun and asked softly.

"It has been resolved. Without the shackles of the World-Extinguishing Blood Curse, his future is immeasurable," Lingyun nodded and said.

"I also dispelled the curse inside Ling Shuang. I never imagined the curse arts of those Ninjas would be so powerful. If I hadn't used your Source Power, relying solely on my Star Power, I truly wouldn't have been able to purge it completely," Chen Jing said.

"After all, it is something passed down for over a thousand years; how could it not have a few trump cards?" Lingyun said indifferently.

"Lingyun, I'm back!"

Just at this moment, a voice came from the entrance.

Lingyun looked up and saw that it was Luo Yexi and Su Wanyue who had returned.

"Wanyue, why are you back so late today?" Chen Jing walked up and asked with some curiosity.

"I made a trip to the Dragon Group and obtained some quite interesting information from there," Su Wanyue said.

"Did something happen again?" Chen Jing frowned slightly.

"Something did indeed happen, but it doesn't have much to do with us," Su Wanyue said. "Do you still remember the matter of the Hao Family dispatching three Half-step Nascent Soul experts to the Holy See to demand an explanation for Hao Xuan's death?"

"I remember. Has the result of that matter come out?" Chen Jing asked with interest.

"That's right, this time the Hao Family has run into a hard nail. It seems that because some people from the Hao Family spoke rudely on the Holy See's territory, they took action directly, almost overturning the Saint Domain again," Su Wanyue said.

"What was the final result?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"The final result was naturally that the Hao Family had bad luck. That Chief Judge of the Holy See took strong action, holding off the three Half-step Nascent Soul experts of the Hao Family single-handedly. In the end, they even activated an Array hidden within the Saint Domain, directly blasting one of the Half-step Nascent Soul experts to death. If it weren't for one of the Hao Family's ancestors, who has already become a Nascent Soul powerhouse, intervening from afar, not one of those three Half-step Nascent Soul experts would have survived," Su Wanyue said.

"But the Holy See should be a bit panicked now, right? After all, this is the first Nascent Soul powerhouse to truly appear in the world!" Chen Jing asked.

"That's hard to say. After all, the person who attacked the Holy See's Saint Domain before was already a Nascent Soul powerhouse," Luo Yexi said. "From the information we have gathered, perhaps the Holy See will instead heave a sigh of relief; this guy is not even as strong as the person who personally attacked the Holy See's Saint Domain before!"

"Moreover, in the coming period, the number of Nascent Soul powerhouses will see a significant increase!" Lingyun said.

"Why?" There was a hint of doubt in Chen Jing's tone.

"The reason those Half-step Nascent Soul individuals couldn't break through to become Nascent Soul powerhouses before was not because they lacked talent, but because there were massive shackles between this heaven and earth that blocked their path forward. Being able to step into the Half-step Nascent Soul realm during the Age of Dharma Decline, every one of them must be a heaven-gifted talent with immense potential. Now that the shackles of heaven and earth have begun to shatter, relying on their talent and their own foundations, taking that step is not a very difficult thing," Lingyun said.

"Then the Hao Family must be heartbroken; losing a Half-step Nascent Soul expert is losing a future Nascent Soul powerhouse!" Chen Jing said.

"I don't know if they are heartbroken, but their Thunderous rage is certain," Lingyun said.

"Then will they go and look for trouble with the Holy See again?" Chen Jing asked.

"Without sufficient strength, they certainly won't do that," Lingyun said. "But once they possess sufficient strength, I cannot be certain what they might do."

"Trash, truly a bunch of trash!"

Within the ancestral grounds of the Hao Family, a white-bearded old man was flying into a rage.

"Not only did you gain nothing on this trip, but you also lost one of our Hao Family's future Nascent Soul powerhouses. You are truly a bunch of trash!"

"Ancestor, the fault for this operation lies entirely with me. I am willing to take responsibility for the death of the Fifth Brother," a middle-aged man stood before the old man, his face looking extremely unsightly as he spoke.

"Forget it, punishing you now is of no use. The most important thing now is to find that last person from back then. As long as he is found, my Tian Kui Da Zhen can immediately take shape. When that time comes, I will lead the Tian Kui Da Zhen directly to the Holy See to avenge Little Five!" Hao Yun swept a cold glance at the man before him and said.

"Ancestor, that matter happened nearly twenty years ago. When the Hao Family was in chaos back then, I don't know how many people lost their tracks. Trying to trace them is truly difficult," Hao Feng said with a look of difficulty.

"Could it be that even those in the family who are skilled in divination could not calculate his whereabouts?" Hao Yun asked coldly.

"I don't know what means that person used back then, but he actually shielded the heavenly secrets, making it impossible for those who divine to find him at all," Hao Feng said.

"Then what about now?" Hao Yun frowned, and Evil Energy could be faintly seen condensing around him.

"The heavenly secrets have become even more unfathomable now. Several divination experts in the clan joined forces to calculate where that person is now, but they were all severely injured simultaneously, and several of them even died on the spot," a bitter smile appeared on Hao Feng's face.

"There is such a thing?" Hearing Hao Feng say this, Hao Yun's brow also furrowed. "Forget it, if divination means cannot find him, then use worldly means to find him out. Can you do it?"

"Worldly means? I understand. Now the branches of the Hao Family already have considerable influence in the secular world. If we let them investigate, perhaps there will be some unexpected gains." Hearing Hao Yun's words, Hao Feng's eyes also lit up.

All along, that missing person had been his greatest hidden danger. He knew full well how powerful that person's talent was. He had always worried that one day that person would return to the family, turn the entire family upside down, or even directly cause his death.

Now that the ancestor had personally said he wanted to find that person, he could mobilize the power of the entire clan in the secular world to find him. Afterward, with the help of the ancestor's power, he could completely eliminate this hidden danger.

Thinking of this, Hao Feng could not help but become excited. He bowed to Hao Yun and then hurried away from here.

Watching Hao Feng's departing back, Hao Yun could not help but sigh softly. He naturally could not be unaware of what Hao Feng was thinking. However, that person, being from a side branch, relied on his own decent talent to try and subvert the traditions the Hao Family had held for thousands of years; it was truly overestimating his own capabilities. For the sake of the Hao Family's direct line, he could only strike ruthlessly.

After pondering for a long time, Hao Yun cast all the distracting thoughts in his mind away. The most important thing now was to improve his strength; only with sufficient strength could the Hao Family have enough say in the future world.