My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

That concludes the story.

Jun Mukong and Jun Anshi sat there, their gazes calm, their faces expressionless.

But deep within those eyes, there was something indescribable.

Gu Changyuan had stopped eating melons at some point and was now listening quietly to the two siblings' story, his expression gentler than usual.

The other disciples listened quietly, without interrupting or saying a word.

After they finished speaking, the hall fell into a brief silence.

A sense of sympathy arose in the hearts of everyone present.

But to be honest, there aren't many.

The fourteen demon ancestors' gazes were now fixed on the two newly arrived junior brothers and sisters, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

Which of their backgrounds is truly positive?

Racial discrimination, massacre of the entire family...

When the system was selecting disciples for Gu Changyuan, "unfortunate background" seemed to be the most basic logic.

The other underlying logic is "the grace of saving a life".

Each disciple's encounter occurs at the moment when they face life and death.

Gu Changyuan appeared and rescued them from their desperate situation, giving them new life and new hope.

In the system's view, only disciples like this will truly be loyal to their master and the sect.

And indeed, the system predicted it.

All thirty disciples were utterly loyal to their master.

They grew stronger step by step, eventually expanding the sect to its current size.

This is the new life that Master gave them.

It is also a debt of gratitude that they repay with their entire lives.

Gu Changyuan looked at his two newly accepted disciples and spoke slowly, his tone still casual, yet carrying a rare hint of seriousness:

"At least from now on, this will be your home. With me here, no one will be able to bully you anymore."

Hearing their master's words, Jun Mukong and Jun Anshi slowly recovered from the somber mood they had just experienced while recounting their past lives.

The two were slightly taken aback, and the sourness in their eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by warmth and gratitude.

"Um."

That "hmm" was very soft, yet it carried a certain weight that was hard to describe.

Gu Changyuan clapped his hands, dispelling the somewhat oppressive atmosphere in the hall.

"By the way, Xiao Kong, could I see your identity jade tokens?"

He changed the subject, his gaze falling on the two of them.

Upon hearing their master's request, Jun Mukong and Jun Anshi did not hesitate at all. They each took out a jade token from their storage bags, held it with both hands, and respectfully handed it to Gu Changyuan.

Back when Kong Chen was still alive, he repeatedly warned them not to show the jade pendant to strangers, lest it bring about their own demise.

Although Kong Chen couldn't discern the exact origin of the jade plaque, he could sense its extraordinary material.

Even just the jade plaque itself is a rare and precious material, and it's no wonder that it's coveted by others.

However, the two siblings were completely unprepared when facing Gu Changyuan.

They firmly believed that their master was not the kind of person who coveted treasures, and would never take away the only thing they had left that was related to their origins.

Gu Changyuan took the two jade tablets and examined them carefully.

The two jade plaques are similar in size, about the length of a palm and the width of two fingers.

Their shapes are also very similar—both are wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, with exquisite patterns engraved on the edges, like some kind of ancient totem.

But the colors are completely different.

Jun Mukong's piece has a deep, dark blue color; Jun Anshi's piece has a warm, moon-white color.

At first glance, it's clear they're a match made in heaven, complementing each other perfectly.

The moment Gu Changyuan touched the jade tablet, he sensed its extraordinary nature—this was no ordinary treasure from the Nine Heavens Realm.

He was very familiar with most of the rare and precious materials in the Nine Heavens Realm, and he was certain that the materials used to make this jade pendant did not originate from the Nine Heavens Realm.

Gu Changyuan gently flipped the jade tablet, carefully sensing the aura contained within it. A faint spiritual power swirled around his fingertips as he explored the secrets of the jade tablet.

After a moment, he slowly spoke:

"The material of this jade pendant should not originate from the Nine Heavens Realm; it is most likely from the Upper Realm."

Jun Mukong and Jun Anshi were both stunned upon hearing this.

"The Upper Realm?"

Doesn't that mean...?

Are they actually from a family from the upper realm?

The other disciples' eyes also fell on the two jade tablets.

Although they were some distance apart, with their cultivation levels, they could sense the extraordinary nature of the jade tablet simply by using their divine sense.

The aura and materials they contained certainly didn't seem to belong to the Nine Heavens Realm.

Gu Changyuan nodded gently, placed the jade pendant in his palm, and looked at the two siblings with tender eyes:

"Judging from this, your parents are most likely from the upper realm."

Perhaps it was due to some unavoidable reason that you were sent to the lower realm.

After all, the limitations of this world can protect you from being discovered by even more powerful beings.

It wasn't that I was abandoned.

Rather, it was out of necessity.

Upon hearing these words, Jun Mukong and Jun Anshi felt a strange emotion welling up inside them.

From a young age, they believed they were abandoned orphans, children no one wanted.

Although Kong Chen treated them very well and gave them a home, the feeling of being "abandoned" remained buried deep in their hearts.

Now, their master told them—

Perhaps they weren't really abandoned.

Looking at the slight changes in their expressions, Gu Changyuan couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

It has to be said that if having both parents is truly a "buff," these two children have already surpassed 100% of his disciples.

It seems that none of his thirty disciples could find a pair of parents who were both alive and well.

Even the sisters Mo Yingluo and Mo Yingyue were no exception.

When he returned to the Heavenly Demon Sect before, he heard the news of their mother's death.

As for their father, he later had a child with another succubus.

The child was exceptionally talented, possessing a high affinity with the demon and a holy demon seed. Later, she made outstanding contributions in a battle, which greatly enhanced her father's status within the clan.

Even so, Mo Yingluo and Mo Yingyue remain an indelible pain in his heart, as well as a pain for the entire vampire and succubus race.

Later, their father brought the elders of the vampire clan to the Heavenly Demon Sect once.

According to the two women, they brought extremely generous terms that time, wanting to "recall" them and bring them back to their family.

The results of it?

Before he could even finish speaking, the two women attacked and beat him mercilessly.

If the other party hadn't run away quickly, their father would have been beaten to death on the spot.