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Chapter 856 Qingxu's Death

When Lin Zhao and Qu Shu emerged from their memories, even Qu Shu was surprised that his clan had let him off so easily. He had been prepared to have at least half of his cultivation destroyed.

Because whether it's Tianfeng plotting against Tianhuang or a son killing his mother, both violate human ethics and the rules of the Tianhuang clan.

His gaze unconsciously fell on Lin Zhao.

Is Lin Zhao really that capable of getting the clan to make such concessions?
A current young master and a former young master—even if Lin Zhao has the hope of leading the Tianhuang Clan to rise again, he shouldn't be treated with such courtesy by the Tianhuang Clan.

This is no longer a courtesy; it's more like turning the Heavenly Phoenix Clan into a place where Lin Zhao has absolute power, which is impossible.

Qu Shu's eyes flickered as she thought of this, and she asked Lin Zhao, "What are your plans?"

Lin Zhao said, "I feel that my cultivation is hitting a bottleneck recently, and I'm probably heading towards the Four Yang Immortal King level. So I plan to go to the Blue Duck Secret Realm for a period of seclusion after the team competition."

Qu Shu said, "If you went to the Blue Duck Secret Realm to gain that time difference, there is a secret realm in the Northern Region that is more suitable for your seclusion than the Blue Duck Secret Realm. The immortal spiritual energy there is also more abundant than that in the Blue Duck Secret Realm."

Lin Zhao's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Really? Where is it? When will it open? How do I get in?"

Qu Shu found her string of words amusing.

Lin Zhao experienced such a significant emotional fluctuation when it came to cultivation.

"Don't worry, you will definitely get in. This secret realm was prepared by the Northern Region to improve the talents who go to the Central Region to participate in the competition. The top ten people in the Northern Region Grand Competition can participate. However, you may encounter some dangerous things after entering this secret realm, but it should not be a problem for you."

Lin Zhao asked, "You said that the flow of time in this secret realm is even better than that of the Blue Duck Secret Realm. So, how does it compare to the flow of time in the outside world?"

Qu Shu pondered for a moment: "About one to one hundred."

Lin Zhao took a deep breath.

This is ten times larger than the Blue Duck Secret Realm!
"No wonder there are so many powerful figures in the Upper Realm." Lin Zhao smiled wryly.

If a Blue Duck Secret Realm were placed in the lower realm, the flow of time would be enough to help Lin Zhao surpass many people. However, if placed in the upper realm, the Northern Region alone could create such a secret realm to help the younger generation grow. One can imagine the resources available in other parts of the upper realm.

Given such a vast disparity in resources, the gap between the upper and lower realms naturally widens.

Moreover, children born in the upper realm are generally more gifted than those born in the lower realm, thanks to the nourishment of the celestial energy of the upper realm.

With all these factors combined, Lin Zhao increasingly understood why people from the upper realm looked down on cultivators from the lower realm.

Qu Shu did not refute.

Although the lower realm is weak, there are ways to survive even in weakness; it all depends on how you choose to do so.

Moreover, it's not like the lower realms have never lacked powerful figures. Lin Zhao isn't the first person to ascend from the lower realm and crush these chosen ones of heaven in the upper realm.

Once upon a time, a woman ascended from the Heavenly Phoenix Plane, crushing all the chosen ones of the Upper Realm. In the end, she waved her sleeve, shattered the void, and disappeared.

"Then you go and prepare for tomorrow's competition. I'll make arrangements for our trip to the secret realm afterwards."

Lin Zhao nodded and left in a few steps.

Qu Shu watched her leave, then turned around and found the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief and the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Elders.

"Please, elders and clan leader, tell Qu Shu the truth." The clan leader and elders were discussing matters with furrowed brows when Qu Shu suddenly broke through their barrier and entered. For a moment, everyone was half surprised and half angry.

"How rude! Do you think the clan spared you this time because they're afraid of a mere peak Immortal King with unstable cultivation?" The Fourth Elder, who usually loathed Tian Feng and had long tolerated Qu Shu, slammed his fist on the table in anger at Qu Shu's question.

Qu Shu looked at the clan leader.

He knew that asking the elders, whom Tianfeng now loathed to the extreme, would likely yield no answers.

Or even if an elder wanted to give him an answer, it would depend on whether the clan leader was willing.

The clan leader, feeling Qu Shu's gaze, slowly tightened her grip on the table. She looked at Qu Shu with a complicated expression: "You've accepted the inheritance of the Ancestral Phoenix, yet you still don't understand why I've been so lenient with you?"

Everyone in the Heavenly Phoenix Clan knows how Zu Feng died.

Accepting Zufeng's legacy is tantamount to taking over Zufeng's responsibilities.

With such a responsibility, how long can he survive given the current situation in the cultivation world?
What do they have to worry about with children like these?
The elders hadn't considered this issue before, but after the clan leader brought it up, they couldn't bring themselves to feel sorry for Qu Shu, the junior they had just hated so much. They could only ask with some doubt, "Clan leader, isn't the Heavenly God still sealed? How did things get so bad that the Ancestral Phoenix's successor is bound to die?"

The clan chief said, "You said it yourself, the Heavenly God was only sealed. The deity who sealed him back then passed on his sealed state to their descendants. Now the Heavenly Phoenix Clan's inheritance is on me. I sense that the seal will be broken in three years. What do you think we should do then?"

The other elders were speechless with astonishment.

Qu Shu was the most composed of the group, as he had expected this.

Youli's betrayal hastened the time for the gods' revival.

"Qu Shu understands. In these three years, Qu Shu will do his best and will certainly live up to the power of the Ancestral Phoenix within him."

The other elders, upon hearing this, wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a single word.

Just then, Lin Zhao's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Qu Shu, Uncle Qingxu has passed away."

The elders instinctively looked at Qu Shu's face.

The man's expression remained calm, no different from when he reported that he had killed his own mother, as if he had known this would happen all along.

That makes it seem like they overreacted.

The clan chief felt dizzy upon hearing the news.

"Foolish, foolish." She shook her head.

When Qingxu was imprisoned, it was supposedly for punishment, but wasn't it also for protection? And while protecting him, wasn't it also a way of hoping that he could take care of Qushu in the future?
But what is this called?
Qu Shu brought him back. When he heard the news of Huang Zhao's death, he followed Huang Zhao and left. What about Qu Shu?
Did Qu Shu owe this couple something in her past life?

Born without a mother, raised without a father, and ultimately destined to die young due to the legacy of Zu Feng.

Ignoring the pitying or complicated gazes around her, Qu Shu bowed to them and said, "Qu Shu has to attend to family matters. Please forgive me."

The clan chief waved his hand: "Go on, but don't push yourself too hard."

Qu Shu smiled and said, "Thank you, clan leader."