Chapter 67: No Love, No Wife, No Children, Only the Great Dao to Prove

"I do not agree!"

Ji Cunxi's teeth were chattering as he repeated the words he had just spoken.

But just a second later, he was immediately pulled behind Qingchengzi.

Qingchengzi shielded Ji Cunxi's figure, his face plastered with a smile, attempting to cover up the minor unpleasantness that had just occurred.

"Ancestor, please do not take it to heart. The Young Sect Master is young and impetuous; he was merely being too blunt."

"However... why does the Ancestor suddenly wish to leave the Qingyun Sect? Has our Qingyun Sect done something wrong?"

Although he said this, Qingchengzi began to feel vexed inside.

They had only just come out for a trip, and such a major event had already occurred.

Could it be that he was at odds with Wanren City and Lu Ren, or what?

Qingyizi... no, it should be said Ji Shisi, looked at Qingchengzi and the Ji Cunxi behind him very calmly, as if he understood everything.

"The decision I have made—do you wish to obstruct it as well?"

As the light, airy words fell, Qingchengzi's scalp went numb instantly.

Even though Ji Shisi did not even exert his aura, he knew that if he said one wrong word next, he would likely suffer for it.

A decision made by such a powerhouse was not something just anyone could refute.

Lu Ren watched with composed interest.

That Ji Shisi wanted to leave the Qingyun Sect was truly somewhat beyond his expectations.

However...

Even if he were an Emperor Realm powerhouse, so what?

If he could not pass the threshold of the Lu Family, he would still be blocked out.

As soon as Qingchengzi saw the look on Lu Ren's face—as if he were watching a show—he felt his teeth itch with hatred, yet he was completely helpless.

Just as he was thinking about how to successfully stop the Ancestor from defecting to the Lu Family without angering him, Ji Cunxi stubbornly pushed him away, his eyes red and looking at Ji Shisi in utter heartbreak.

He asked obstinately: "Are... are you really sure? Must you leave the Qingyun Sect?"

If Ji Shisi were not already an old man, looking at this scene, others might have thought he was some heartless lover.

Ji Cunxi did not want this either.

But ever since he learned that Qingyizi was his own grandfather, he had worshipped Qingyizi immensely; now that he suddenly heard his biological grandfather was going to leave the sect, how could he sit still? Ji Shisi looked at Ji Cunxi calmly, his eyes without a ripple, and he said slowly: "Before this, I once promised Ji Han three conditions."

"Now that the three conditions have been met, I must naturally leave the Qingyun Sect."

"If there are any objections..."

A cold, icy light flashed through his eyes and vanished, and the surging pressure released from his aura caused everyone present to feel a moment of heart palpitations.

An Emperor Realm powerhouse was absolutely not someone they, these Saint Realm or Supreme Saint beings, could rival.

Furthermore, Ji Shisi was a veteran Emperor Realm expert.

Many people revealed expressions of shock.

One reason was the sheer strength of Ji Shisi, and the other was...

Since this person was already this strong, why was it only now that they heard the Qingyun Sect had such a figure? Ji Shisi, however, could not be bothered to speak with them, let alone offer an explanation.

He knew clearly that Lu Ren was definitely not someone who would be respectful just because the other party was powerful.

Therefore, Ji Shisi stated his conditions directly.

He sent a voice transmission to Lu Ren: "You give me the Pill Formula, I will stay in the Lu Family, and at the same time, I can grant you three conditions."

"In this life, I have no love, no wife, no children; only attaining the Great Dao is my sole wish. I can swear upon the Great Dao that I will never move against your Lu Family in the slightest."

"When we parted that day, I told you that if you agreed, I would tell you everything about the mysteries beyond the Emperor Realm."

Ji Shisi spoke in detail, and seeing that Lu Ren seemed to be listening and considering his words, he paused and added one more sentence.

"As for why I chose you, you need not overthink it; it is merely because I wish to comprehend the Time Law. All of this is simply a transaction."

Lu Ren was indeed listening. The system was good, but it was mainly targeted at the Child of Luck.

Beyond the Emperor Realm...

If he could trade a mere Pill Formula for the information he wanted to know, it was certainly not a loss.

Besides...

Glancing at Qingchengzi's livid complexion, Lu Ren suddenly smiled.

He no longer hesitated and took the initiative to invite him: "What the senior says is true; if I were to decline further, I would be ungrateful. In the name of the Lu Family Head, I invite you, Senior, to enter the manor as a guest elder."

"Good." Ji Shisi's expression relaxed, and he nodded slowly.

He did not even look at Qingchengzi or Ji Cunxi, staring quietly at Lu Ren.

Lu Ren curled his lips; without dragging things out, he flipped his hand to take the Pill Formula from his Storage Bag, held it between two fingers with a slight force, and tossed it into the arms of Qingchengzi nearby.

He chuckled lightly: "Since this Pill Formula is what the Qingyun Sect wanted, then I will trouble Elder Qingchengzi to take it back to report."

Qingchengzi's body trembled; he was both furious and fearful. He gritted his teeth and snorted coldly: "I need no Lu Family Head to worry! I will certainly deliver it!"

As he spoke, he was truly gnashing his teeth.

Ji Cunxi looked at Ji Shisi in a daze, but his words carried no weight, and his personality was naive and innocent; Ji Shisi had no feelings whatsoever for this grandson who was not like him at all.

Cultivators on the Tianxuan Continent indeed had sparse offspring.

But not everyone cared whether their bloodline continued.

Ji Shisi was one of them.

Now that the matter was almost over, some among the onlookers were still terrified, lingering on the moment the demonic clouds had towered, but others had eyes darting around and suddenly asked a question.

"Lu Family Head, now that the auction has been destroyed, will the final Mermaid Egg and Ghost Illusion Glass just be considered failed lots?"

Or rather... were they taken away and destroyed by the Demon Race during the chaos?

Lu Ren glanced at the female cultivator in the crowd.

She was the one presiding over the auction; hearing someone mention the Mermaid Egg, she smoothed her skirt and stepped forward without a hint of disarray to reply, "Greetings, fellow Daoist. The Mermaid Egg and the Phantom Glazed Glass are naturally still here."

"If you are interested, you might as well come to participate in another auction held by my Lu Family in half a year's time. Currently, our Wanren City needs to recuperate and recover from the scars left by the Demon War, so please forgive us for being unable to continue the auction."

In reality.

That Mermaid Egg was originally just something Lu Ren used as bait.

When it came down to it, Lu Ren had never intended to sell the Mermaid Egg at all.

Such a fine item certainly had to be kept in the Lu Family and have a suitable person contract with it.

As for Lu Ren himself? That would not be very suitable.

The racial bloodline of the mermaid was still a bit too lowly for him.

Hearing what the Lu Family female cultivator said, the crowd understood the logic, and even though they felt regret, they all nodded and spoke up one after another to express their understanding of the greater good.

In a corner, someone also clenched their fists.

This person was not very old, dressed in a pale yellow female cultivator's dharma robe, with her hair in two delicate and charming buns; while not a peerless beauty, she was sweet and pleasant, and she was biting her lip slightly, her large eyes staring fixedly at the Storage Bag of the Lu Family's female auctioneer.

For some reason, Yu Chunlan always felt that the Mermaid Egg ought to be hers...

She had an extremely intense sense of loss in her heart that she was completely unable to ignore.

This feeling made her involuntarily take a step forward and boldly say, "Lu Family Head, although I feel I shouldn't speak at this time, those two Twin Eggs have weak water vapor; if there is no suitable Spirit Treasure to nourish them, I fear the foundation of the mermaids within the eggs will be damaged."

"Not to mention half a year, even if they wait for another period of time, I fear they will find it hard to endure. Lu Family Head, why not name a price? Whatever I can give, I will certainly offer with both hands."

She gazed at Lu Ren sincerely, her eyes full of determination.

"I am truly heartbroken for those two eggs; if I can contract with them, I will certainly treat them well."

(End of chapter)