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"You can leave the monk but not the temple. Now that I'm here, the Celestial Race has no reason to continue existing..."

Zhu Chen snorted coldly, and without further hesitation, a burst of divine light enveloped him, directly carrying Yun Xi and her daughter into the city.

The scene inside the Celestial City at this time was completely different from before.

The wide streets were deserted at the moment, with hardly any cultivators in sight.

Only a few ordinary Celestial civilians dressed in plain clothes hid behind doors and windows, secretly watching him with fearful eyes.

Most of these people had no cultivation or only a low level of cultivation, posing no threat to Zhu Chen.

Zhu Chen's gaze swept over the trembling civilians, and the murderous intent in his eyes subsided slightly.

It is true that he has a grudge against the Celestial Race.

But his enemies were those high-ranking officials and accomplices who had once hunted down and surrounded them, not these ordinary people who were powerless to even kill a chicken.

Ignoring the terrified looks, Zhu Chen, with Yun Xi in his arms, flew straight towards the magnificent palace complex in the center of the city.

The closer you get to the center, the quieter the surroundings become.

In the end, the streets and alleys were completely deserted.

When Zhu Chen arrived in the city center, he was surprised to find that the palace gates were still open.

"Is it really deserted? Or is it a trap?"

Zhu Chen frowned and immediately led Yun Xi into the palace.

Now that things have come to this, even if this place is a trap, he's determined to break through it!
However, when he led Yunxi into the palace, the scene before him made his eyes widen instantly.

There was no ambush inside the hall; only three figures stood there quietly, seemingly waiting for them.

The man in the middle was dressed in the robes of a Celestial Clan elder, with a refined yet weathered face. He was none other than Yun Xi's grandfather, Yun Canghai!

The two people beside Yun Canghai were Kong Qiuji and Yun Menglan.

"grandfather!"

When Yunxi saw Yun Canghai, her eyes reddened, and she immediately ran over to him.

"Xi'er!"

When Yun Canghai saw that Yun Xi was safe and sound, a look of surprise and joy appeared in his eyes.

Especially when he saw the baby in Yunxi's arms, his old eyes immediately welled up with tears.

He strode forward, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Yun Xi and Zhu Chen, finally settling on Zhu Chen. His expression was incredibly complex as he said, "Young friend Zhu Chen... thank you for taking care of Yun Xi for me in the Upper Realm..."

"Grandpa Yun, there's no need to be so polite. Yun Xi is my woman now, and it's only right that I take care of her."

Zhu Chen smiled faintly at Yun Canghai, then his gaze fell on Kong Qiuji and Yun Menglan beside him.

Upon seeing this, Yun Canghai quickly stepped aside and introduced them: "Fellow Daoist Zhu Chen, these two... This is Kong Qiuji, the very person you are looking for, and this is my younger sister, Yun Menglan."

Kong Qiuji was also sizing up Zhu Chen at this moment, his heart already churning with turmoil.

He never expected that the other party was the mysterious "big brother" that Shi Hao had mentioned.
Although this person looks young, his aura is unfathomable.

Even through the city's protective array, he could feel the earth-shattering power of that sword strike outside the city!

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Zhu Chen."

Kong Qiuji quickly clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, adopting a very humble posture.

Yun Menglan also bowed slightly in acknowledgment.

Zhu Chen returned the greeting, then his gaze fell on Yun Canghai again: "Old Master Yun, how did you end up here, and... where is the protector of the Heavenly Human Race?" Upon hearing this, the joy on Yun Canghai's face faded, replaced by a complex and indescribable expression.

He sighed deeply and said, "It's a long story... The three of us came up through the ancient teleportation array of the Heavenly God Mountain in the lower realm. As soon as we appeared, we were surrounded by Heavenly God Qixia and Heavenly God Qituo with a large number of guards..."

Yun Canghai paused, a hint of lingering fear and confusion flashing in his eyes: "Fortunately, at that time, the Celestial Race's guardian ancestor suddenly appeared, dismissed Qixia and Qituo, and brought the three of us to this main hall."

"What did you say? That guardian ancestor saved you?"

Zhu Chen's eyes narrowed.

This situation was completely unexpected.

That guardian ancestor once surrounded and killed him and Yun Xi, so why would he now step in to save Yun Xi's grandfather, Yun Canghai?

This is too strange.

"Yes, he saved us."

Yun Canghai nodded and continued, "After the ancestor who protected us brought us here, he seemed to have used up his last bit of strength. He used the restrictions of this main hall to isolate the inside from the outside and then said something to us..."

Zhu Chen frowned: "What did he say to you?"

Yun Canghai said thoughtfully, "He said that he had previously deduced your past and seemed to have touched upon some kind of terrifying taboo existence. Although he had glimpsed a corner of it, he still could not bear the heavy cause and effect. He knows that you are no ordinary person and will surely soar to great heights in the future. Qixia, Qituo and others caused great trouble for the Celestial Race for their own selfish reasons, and they deserve this calamity."

"He asked me to tell you that if you return in anger, as long as you don't kill them all, you can deal with those who participated in the siege, including Qi Tuo and Qi Xia. The other members of my clan will not stop us and will have no complaints. We only ask that you be lenient and spare the ordinary clansmen in the city. They are innocent."

Yun Canghai's words made Zhu Chen start to speculate.

The reaction of the human race's guardian ancestor on this day was completely illogical.

Sacrifice the core leadership to save the ordinary clansmen.

This is more like... entrusting an orphan to someone?

Or perhaps he was arranging the most helpless, yet possibly wisest, way out for the Celestial Race?
"Where is he now?"

Zhu Chen looked at Yun Canghai and asked.

"He has already fallen."

A look of pity appeared on Yun Canghai's face, and he couldn't help but sigh, "After the Celestial Ancestor finished saying those words, he passed away in front of us. Moreover, it was not an ordinary passing away, but a Dao liberation. His body and soul, along with his last source, turned into the purest rain of light, leaving no trace."

After Yun Canghai finished speaking, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence.

Yunxi covered her mouth, her eyes filled with shock.

She never expected that a once powerful and influential patriarch who had protected his clan for countless years would choose to leave in such a cruel way!

Zhu Chen also fell silent.

He stood still, but his gaze was fixed on the empty space deep inside the main hall.

This guardian ancestor was a clever man; knowing he would eventually come to settle accounts, he chose to end his own life in this way.

Zhu Chen already had some guesses about the death of this guardian ancestor.

Yun Canghai just said that the guardian ancestor once deduced his past, but later suffered a severe backlash because he glimpsed some terrifying forbidden existences and causal relationships.

In the original story, this old man died because he was trying to predict Shi Hao's future.

Unexpectedly, in this life, the other party would die because of speculating about his past.

This is really funny.

...(End of chapter)