Chapter 294

Hearing Ji Tianchao's angry scolding, the many people watching were all ashamed.

Indeed, that young man sent Ji Yunge back to the Ji Clan. That is the War God who protects their Ji Clan. The return of the heroic soul is a great merit for the Ji Clan.

Not to mention that the young man is a mixed-blood outsider, even if he were a criminal, he could be pardoned.

In this silence, Ji Tianchao looked at Ji Qingfeng, disappointment appearing in the bottom of his eyes, but he didn't say anything.

He had long known that the grievances of the older generation extended to the descendants, but he never liked to explain, only hoping to kill more enemies and cut more demons to let other brothers and sisters see clearly that he could not refuse his father's partiality, but he could return this love to the clan!

In the crowd, someone rushed out, saw Ji Yufen fainting in the guest hall, and said in shock and anger: "Yufen!"

The mother's call made the young man at Li Hao's feet gradually wake up.

"Where did this mongrel come from, actually daring to hurt my son!"

The woman in luxurious dark green clothes looked at Li Hao in shock and anger, and blurted out a curse.

Ji Tianchao and others' expressions changed suddenly. Although Ji Qingqing made a mistake and married an outsider, Li Hao could also be considered their grandson, flowing with the same blood as their lineage.

"Shut up!"

Ji Tianchao shouted.

Hearing this majestic voice, the luxurious woman's expression changed slightly, and she realized she had spoken out of turn, but she was indignant in her heart and said: "War God Tianchao, my son is a prodigy; you cannot favor outsiders..."

"Is your son worthy of being called a prodigy?"

Ji Tianchao said angrily: "Being defeated by others and still having the face to insult—when did our Ji Clan's prodigies become like this!"

The luxurious woman said hurriedly: "But my son stepped into the Three Imperishable Realms at fifteen, with world-shaking talent. Give my son another twenty years, and he has hope for the Dao Realm. How can he not be considered a prodigy?"

"If your son is a prodigy, how could he be defeated?"

Ji Tianchao said coldly.

Stepping into the Three Imperishable Realms at fifteen—with such aptitude, only he can say he is not worthy of being called a prodigy, because he was even more amazing when he was young.

"Who knows what means that outsider used? My son's name as a prodigy was fought for in real battles." The luxurious woman gritted her teeth and looked at Li Hao with hatred.

Ji Tianchao's eyes were cold, and he said: "If you are not convinced, let the two of them compete again in public. If your son loses, he will lose his name as a prodigy from now on. What do you think?"

As soon as these words came out, the luxurious woman's expression was ugly, wanting to speak but stopping, and finally endured it.

Seeing that the other party didn't dare to speak, Ji Tianchao snorted coldly and said: "Your son's aptitude is still okay, but encountering a mother like you who dotes on him, I fear he will also be ruined. His character is arrogant and rude; where is the appearance of a prodigy? For the next ten years, let him go to Kua Ya Mountain to practice. If he doesn't cultivate to the point of defying fate, you mother and son are not allowed to meet!"

"War God Tianchao!"

The luxurious woman called out urgently, but seeing the cold gaze shot by Ji Tianchao, her heart was cold, and she didn't dare to say more.

"Ninth Brother, do you want to favor this young man?"

In the crowd, a figure stepped out, wearing a dark-dyed long shirt, revealing a bit of nobility.

Seeing this person, Ji Tianchao and Ji Yunqing and others beside him had their expressions change slightly.

"Big Brother!"

A flash of complexity and some anger flashed in the depths of Ji Tianchao's eyes.

"I dare not accept."

The old man in the dark-dyed long shirt said indifferently: "Only by observing family laws and clan rules can our clan survive for a long time. You have already broken the rules. Could it be that you want to continue breaking the rules?"

Ji Tianchao could hear what he was referring to. His eyes became gloomy, faintly revealing a trace of deep pain, and said: "Big Brother, Third Brother just left."

Hearing this, the old man in the dark-dyed long shirt's indifferent expression changed slightly.

There was a trace of astonishment in his eyes. Seeing the deep pain in Ji Tianchao's eyes, the fingers in his sleeves clenched slightly unconsciously.

But soon, his expression returned to indifference, colder than before, and said: "Before he left, he didn't come to see me, this Big Brother, even once?"

Ji Tianchao smiled miserably and said: "Big Brother, Third Brother was just a heroic soul covered in scars. Shouldn't it be you who went to visit him?"

The old man in the dark-dyed long shirt was silent.

Ji Tianchao looked at him deeply, the disappointment in his eyes hard to hide, but soon, he put away his emotions, his eyes became cold, and he looked around the audience.

Waiting to see countless faces, he said coldly, word by word: "Our clan's family laws and clan rules should naturally be observed, but our clan respects the strong, and those with ability occupy the top. Everyone can get the opportunity to be promoted and move upward. As long as you are outstanding enough, as long as you are a prodigy, regardless of your background, whether you are a direct descendant or born of a concubine, even if you are a servant, you can become a prodigy and enjoy the clan's highest cultivation resources!"

"Does anyone object to this?"

The whole audience was silent. This is the long-standing rule of the Ji Clan, and no one objects.

Those with ability occupy the top, and the strong are respected—this is the general rule and cognition of the Great Desolate Heaven.

Ji Tianchao's gaze was cold, and he said: "Since everyone recognizes it, then he can defeat Ji Yufen, so he is also a prodigy of our clan, and should enjoy the treatment of a prodigy of our clan!"

Ji Qingfeng's expression changed slightly, looking at his father, but saw his father, the old man in the dark-dyed long shirt, raise his gaze slightly, looking at the summit of the Sacred Mountain, as if lost in thought.

"I, I haven't lost yet!"

In this silence, a voice sounded, but it was Ji Yufen crawling up at Li Hao's feet.

His face was red, and he was ashamed and angry. Being watched by so many people, he actually lost to a mixed-blood outsider—simply unbearable! "Go to sleep."

Li Hao raised his hand and slapped the back of his head, slapping Ji Yufen, who had just climbed up, into the deep pit beside his feet again.

The young man who had just woken up was now asleep in a second.

Everyone's eyelids jumped. This outsider young man didn't seem to be like they imagined, coming to curry favor with them to squeeze into the Ji Clan, but was fierce and barbaric!

"Yufen!"

Seeing this scene, the luxurious woman almost fainted from anger.

Ji Tianchao and Ji Yue and others were all stunned, looked at the young man, and seeing that the other party had a calm expression, as if nothing had happened, couldn't help but feel a trace of amusement.

This young man didn't seem as timid as they imagined.

Ji Qingyuan and others' expressions changed slightly, all seeing that the young man's move was extraordinary, and being able to suppress Ji Yufen so easily showed that his strength was completely not on the same level.

Now that things have reached this point, arguing about this again has no meaning.

In this silence, Ji Daoxin's figure appeared between the two War Gods, looked around the audience, and said: "This child has our Ji Clan's bloodline. Considering his merit in escorting the War God back to his hometown, he can be entered into our Ji Clan's genealogy. He can defeat Yufen and has the bearing of a prodigy. From now on, you should treat him equally and treat him as a prodigy of our Ji Clan!"

Seeing the Clan Head appear, everyone's expressions changed slightly, and they hurriedly bowed to salute.

After Ji Daoxin finished speaking, he looked at the young man in the guest hall, then turned to Ji Tianchao and said: "Let this child test his Sacred Bones first. If he has Sacred Bones, there will be no controversy in the future."

Ji Tianchao nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Ancient Sacred Clans all respect Sacred Bones extremely. If that child has Sacred Bones on him, even if they want to expel him, they would likely be met with countless voices of opposition.

Sacred Bones mean the bearing of asking the Sage, and can lead a clan to rise in the future! Seeing that the matter was settled, Ji Yue felt relieved in her heart, turned and flew into the guest hall, landing, and carefully looked at Li Hao, seeing his brows and eyes, indeed having a bit of Qingqing's shadow. "You are Qingqing's child, right? What is your name?"

"Li Le Ping."

Ji Yue silently recited this name and said: "Did your mother give it to you?"

"How did you know?" Li Hao was a little surprised.

"That child Qingqing never liked fighting since she was a child. Most likely, she also hoped that her child could stay away from these things and be happy and safe." Ji Yue said.

Li Hao was silent for a moment.

That woman didn't like fighting, but in the end, she married a general who fought all his life.

"Let's go, I'll take you to test your Sacred Bones. Your aptitude is so outstanding, perhaps you are born with Sacred Bones and have the bearing of asking the Sage!" Ji Yue said softly, with kindness on her old face.

On the way to send Ji Yunge, Li Hao learned some things about the Ji Clan from Ji Yunge, and didn't object to this.

Immediately, under Ji Yue's care and company, Li Hao came to the side of Ji Tianchao and others.

Ji Yue didn't rush to introduce Ji Tianchao and others to Li Hao, planning to wait until everything settled down before letting him call these great-uncles.

Ji Daoxin smiled slightly at Li Hao, then turned to lead the way and flew away.

Ji Qingyuan and others saw this, knowing that the matter was settled and it was useless to say more, so they followed. They wanted to see if this young man, whose aptitude was higher than Ji Yufen's, really had Sacred Bones.

If he had Sacred Bones, their Ji Clan might rise to another War God, which would be a great joy!

Although they fought within the clan, the Ji people respected War Gods extremely.

Of course, there were a few exceptions. After all, with so many people, there would always be some individual cases.

"That young man is going to test his Sacred Bones. I wonder if he has them?"

"It's very likely. Otherwise, as an outsider, how could he be so strong, easily suppressing Ji Yufen who is a bit older than him!"

"Not just Ji Yufen, didn't you see earlier that Ji Minque couldn't get any benefit either? If he didn't have Sacred Bones, how could he be so strong?"

"Could it be that our Ji Clan is going to rise to another War God?"

"Haha, if that's the case, that would be great. War God Yunge returned and brought back a young War God. This is heaven blessing our Ji Clan!"

On the street square, everyone was discussing it heatedly, rushing in groups to the Sacred Altar on the hillside, wanting to see if that young man really had Sacred Bones.

In front of the Sacred Altar.

The four sides were open, like a dojo, with a high altar built.

Hearing that someone was going to test Sacred Bones, many Ji people rushed over. Those who could come to this Sacred Altar were all prominent figures of the Ji Clan, and their own realms were not low.

Ji Daoxin ordered the elders to invite the incense of the Sage.

While testing the Sacred Bones, they also had to worship the First Ancestor, with many procedures and etiquette.

In this process, more and more people rushed over.

Li Hao stood beside Ji Yue, and Ji Tianchao and Ji Yunqing and others surrounded Li Hao in the middle, as if to avoid being hurt by others.

Not far from them, Ji Qingfeng and others were also there. Besides them, several other people of the 'Yun' generation came over. Seeing Ji Tianchao and others, their expressions were cold, and they pretended not to see them.

Although the brothers and sisters had fallen apart and were divided into two factions, in front of this Sacred Altar, they were counted according to their father's lineage, and their positions were relatively close.

Li Hao saw more and more people coming, and couldn't help but look at the summit of the Sacred Mountain, asking Ji Yue beside him:

"Senior, is Senior Yunge still here?"

Hearing the young man's question, Ji Yue was slightly startled, but Ji Tianchao and others beside her trembled slightly and didn't speak.

The old man in the dark-dyed long shirt and others standing not far away, hearing the young man's concerned voice, couldn't help but look at Li Hao.

Although they had conflicts with brothers like Ji Tianchao, Ji Yunge was free and easy, and his relationship with them couldn't be said to be good or bad. Moreover, Ji Yunge didn't have Sacred Bones, but relied on his own cultivation to become a War God of the Ji Clan. Now that he could return his soul to his homeland, they also remembered this young man.

"Silence."

Ji Qingfeng said unhappily.

"Qingfeng."

The old man in the dark-dyed long shirt said in a low voice.

Ji Qingfeng was slightly startled, looked up at his father, but saw his father's indifferent gaze, and couldn't help but be slightly startled.

"Third Brother has left."

Ji Yue endured the sadness in her heart and said softly to Li Hao.

Her voice was not loud, but it fell into the ears of several others, making their bodies shake. That Third Brother... left? Their expressions became ugly. Back then, Ji Yunge died in battle and didn't have time to say goodbye. Now that he had clearly returned, he had just left like this.

Li Hao was slightly startled. Has he already... dissipated? He was silent for a moment, sighing in his heart.

At this time, the many ceremonies in front had ended. Ji Daoxin turned around and called Li Hao to come forward.

Ji Yue restrained her emotions and immediately cared for Li Hao a few words.

Li Hao nodded, then flew forward and came to Ji Daoxin.

In an instant, the many gazes of the audience all gathered on Li Hao.

Many Ji people who arrived later had also heard about Li Hao defeating Ji Yufen, and all knew that it was this young man who sent War God Ji Yunge back to the Ji Clan.

"Is it him?"

"He doesn't look old, yet he can defeat Ji Yufen."

"Although Ji Yufen is not considered powerful among the prodigies, in this age group, he is still the strongest one today."

"He seems even younger than Ji Yufen?"

The crowd discussed it in low voices.

Ji Daoxin said to Li Hao: "Just go up and drip blood on the Sacred Pillar."

On the altar, there was a huge silver-white Sacred Pillar, coiled with ancient Dao patterns, containing mysterious ultimate principles.

Li Hao nodded, bit his finger hard. Fortunately, his teeth were tougher than his fingers, otherwise, with his Nine-Casting physique, even divine weapons would be difficult to cut.

Controlling his aura to tear the wound, squeezing out fresh blood, Li Hao smeared it on this Sacred Pillar.

When his aura converged, the wound healed in the blink of an eye.

(End of chapter)