What? You opened a resort on the battlefield of all races?

Following everyone's gaze, Xu Tianlin also looked at Lixin Rock again.

Inside the Heart-Refining Rock, the Spirit Moon Butterfly, which had been quietly dormant within the laws, opened its eyes once more.

It was similar to when we dealt with Qin Lang earlier.

With a blink and a flap of its wings, it transported Feng Qian into an illusion.

However, unlike Qin Lang, who was immediately faced with the life-or-death crisis of the battlefield of the heavens upon entering.

Feng Qian's illusion began not only without any danger, but was even a little too good.

Because—he passed.

Chu family's three trials have all been passed!

The memories within the illusion naturally filled in the gaps in the process, and by the time Feng Qian truly realized what was happening, he had already become the final winner of this marriage contest.

Then, he married Chu Qian.

At first, Feng Qian was even somewhat dazed.

He stood in the Chu family compound, watching the Chu family warriors who had lived in almost two different worlds from him in the past stop and offer him polite compliments upon seeing him. The feeling in his heart was hard to describe for a moment.

"I, Feng Qian, have finally reached this point!"

In an instant, tears welled up in my eyes!

He became the son-in-law of the Chu family, the son-in-law of the number one family in Xiling!

In the past, he could recognize those martial artists of noble status from dozens of meters away and then quickly go over to talk to them. Now, however, people are starting to see him from dozens of meters away and take the initiative to come up to him.

For the first time in my life, the roles of offense and defense have reversed.

Feng Qian clearly enjoyed this feeling.

More importantly, he is indeed capable.

Those skills honed from childhood to adulthood for survival did not disappear after entering the Chu family; on the contrary, they found a real purpose.

Gradually, he managed the Chu family's external relationships more and more smoothly, and the resources he could mobilize also increased.

When everyone discovered that this son-in-law of the Chu family, who had climbed up from the bottom and used to be somewhat snobbish, could actually make the entire Chu family stronger and stronger, those who originally looked down on him gradually shut their mouths.

Feng Qian's status in the Chu family is rising higher and higher.

From initially being just Chu Qian's husband, to later becoming involved in major events in the Chu family, and eventually being able to handle many things perfectly on his own without needing anyone else to speak up.

Ultimately, he truly took control of the Chu family.

The Chu family's wealth, status, and connections are all in his hands.

Feng Qian suddenly laughed.

He no longer has to chase after others, because now he is the one others want to catch up with.

Life goes on.

He and Chu Qian also have their own son.

With the support of the Chu family's vast resources, and because Feng Qian never relaxed his cultivation despite his changed status, his cultivation level continued to advance, and he eventually successfully entered the Qiankun Realm.

wealth.

status.

strength.

family.

The child who was abandoned by his family and could only save up for his future by collecting bottles and doing odd jobs, if he could see himself now, he probably wouldn't even dare to dream of doing something so extravagant.

Until one day, war broke out.

The abyss has invaded! Alien races are rampaging!

At first, Feng Qian remained as calm as he had been in handling any crisis the Chu family had ever faced. He mobilized all available resources and arranged everything in an orderly manner.

Available soon.

He realized this time was different.

Almost all the warriors from the twelve prefectures who were capable of going to the battlefield went.

And then—defeat.

Another battle, another defeat.

Large areas fell one after another, and more and more warriors died on the battlefield. The human force, which was already enormous in his eyes, was like a dam being repeatedly shattered by giant waves in the face of the ever-pressing power from the abyss.

Feng Qian grew increasingly silent.

Finally, he made a decision.

Seek refuge in the abyss.

When the news spread within the Chu family, everyone thought they had misheard.

Chu Qian immediately sought out Feng Qian.

"What did you just say?"

She stood in front of Feng Qian, her face showing no anger, but rather a frightening calmness.

Feng Qian looked at his wife, with whom he had been together for many years, and did not shy away from the question.

"I said, let us seek refuge in the abyss."

"Humans cannot hold out."

"You should know better than I how badly the twelve prefectures have been fought. Continuing this will only mean the difference between dying sooner or later."

Chu Qian stared at him.

"So you're going to surrender with the Chu family?"

"No."

Feng Qian frowned and corrected him, "It's a choice."

Chu Qian suddenly smiled.

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course!"

Feng Qian's voice became a few decibels louder, and he pointed outside, his emotions becoming noticeably agitated for the first time.

"I knew when I was eight years old that you can't fight against reality!"

"If I have no money, I'll work for someone with money; if I have no skills, I'll find a way to get to know someone with skills; if I have no connections, I'll associate with someone with connections!"

"Some people say I'm shameless, that I'm a sycophant. But did those self-righteous people ever give me a single elixir? Did they heal my Qi Sea?"

"No!"

Feng Qian spoke faster and faster, and all the things that had been weighing on his heart for who knows how many years finally erupted at this moment.

"I survived on my own!"

"I've made it this far from the orphanage by repeatedly seeing who's stronger and who can keep me alive!"

"What's shameful about attaching yourself to the strong?"

"When a weak person knows they can't win but still insists on killing themselves, that's not called backbone, that's called stupidity!"

Chu Qian listened quietly.

Feng Qian took a deep breath and continued, "Besides, what is our Chu family? An ancient bloodline family!"

"The Snow Shadow Wolf bloodline is inherently a bloodline of a different race!"

"We've cultivated for so many years using the bloodline of a different race, what good will it do us to pledge allegiance to them now?"

"They might actually be more easily accepted than other human races!"

"As long as the Chu family exists, as long as we are alive, we can take back everything we've lost today!"

"When a person dies, they have nothing left!"

The room remained quiet for a long time.

Finally, Chu Qian asked softly:

"What do you think the Chu family is?"

Feng Qian was taken aback.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm asking you," Chu Qian looked at him, "Do you think that as long as you protect yourself, protect me, protect our son, protect the Chu family bloodline and our current assets, you've protected the Chu family?"

"Isn't that right?"

The last trace of hesitation in Chu Qian's eyes vanished at that moment.

"no."

Feng Qian's face gradually darkened.

"Feng Qian, you've always thought you understood the Chu family very well."

"Over the years, you have indeed managed the Chu family very well, better than many members of the Chu family on their own, and no one can deny that."

"But I only realized it today."

Chu Qian slowly shook her head.

"You have never truly understood why the Chu family has been able to survive for so many years to this day."

"It's not because the Chu family's things are well preserved."

"It's because every time someone needs to step forward, someone does."

Feng Qian abruptly interrupted her.

"Step forward to die?!"

"and then?"

"Does the Chu family gain backbone only if everyone dies?"

"I won't stop you from prioritizing righteousness, but I am the head of the family, and I must consider how the Chu family will survive!"

"Every choice I've made has been for this family!"

"It's for you!"

The last sentence fell.

A voice came from the side.

"no."

Feng Qian's body stiffened slightly.

He turned his head.

Her own son had somehow ended up standing among the Chu family members.

Feng Qian stared at that incredibly familiar face, momentarily lost in thought.

"What did you say?"

The son looked at him, his eyes a little red, but he did not avoid his father's gaze.

"father."

"You're not doing this for us."

"You just think that being alive is more important than anything else."

Feng Qian's face suddenly turned ugly.

"What do you know!"

"Of course I don't know as much as you do."

The son said in a low voice, "I didn't grow up like you, having nothing, and I didn't have to beg so many people to survive."

"Because I was born with a home."

This sentence suddenly silenced Feng Qian.

His son looked at him.

"I had someone protect me when I was a child."

"When I grew up, I realized that a family doesn't always have to find a stronger person to protect it."

"One day, it will be my turn to protect others."

Feng Qian's lips moved slightly.

"you……"

His gaze slowly swept over his surroundings.

Not a single member of the Chu family stood by his side.

Those who had followed him all these years, making the Chu family stronger step by step, were now all standing against him.

Feng Qian suddenly felt that it was utterly absurd.

"That's insane."

"You're all insane!"

"Humanity is about to be wiped out!"

"The Abyss is destined to win!"

"I'm saving you!"

No one answered.

Chu Qian simply took a step forward.

Feng Qian looked at her and finally realized something.

"You're going to kill me?"

Chu Qian's eyes trembled slightly.

But in the end, she nodded.

"You are the head of the Chu family."

"So you can live with the Chu family, or you can die with the Chu family."

"But you can't live on your knees with the Chu family."

Feng Qian's facial muscles twitched violently.

"For the sake of some so-called righteous cause, you even killed your own husband?"

Chu Qian remained silent for a moment.

"For the sake of what you call 'survival'."

"Aren't you also planning to sell out everyone still fighting desperately on the battlefield?"

Feng Qian was completely speechless.

next moment.

Chu Qian's internal energy suddenly erupted.

The Chu family members around him also stepped forward. Even his own son was among them.

Feng Qian instinctively raised his hand, and the powerful Yuan energy belonging to the Qiankun Realm surged instantly. However, when his gaze fell on Chu Qian and his son's faces, his raised hand inexplicably paused for a moment.

That is, in this very instant.

boom--!!!

Forces from all directions simultaneously engulfed his body.

Feng Qian's eyes widened.

Finally, what came into view was Chu Qian's red, unblinking eyes, and her son standing beside her, clenching his teeth tightly.

He suddenly remembered many years ago.

The seven or eight-year-old version of himself stood in the supply depot of the battlefield of ten thousand races, looking up at one warrior after another who was much stronger than himself.

He has always lived this way all these years.

I haven't missed a single one.

until today.

boom!!!

The raging Yuan energy completely engulfed Feng Qian's figure.