Coronation Ceremony, Entering the Ancestral Land Again

"What did you say?"

Gu Qianying, who had always remained composed, completely lost her cool and sprang to her feet.

Her reaction was no less intense than Long Qingtian's or Xuanyuan Dihuang's.

"He achieved the Dao Proving Realm at seventeen," Chen Du said, drawing in a deep breath.

Gu Qianying's expression completely shattered, her eyes filled with disbelief.

In the end, she even slumped stiffly back into her seat as though she had been struck by lightning.

Yes, this blow was far, far too great for her.

Likewise, she knew what a seventeen-year-old in the Dao Proving Realm represented.

This was not merely unprecedented—it was an existence that would likely never be surpassed.

And the reason she had always favored Gu Lingyuan, aside from Gu Lingyuan being from her branch, was Gu Lingyuan's top-tier Cultivation Level.

But now? Chen Wen had reached the Dao Proving Realm at the age of seventeen.

In other words, it was set in stone that Chen Wen would surpass Gu Lingyuan.

Perhaps three years. Perhaps one year. Perhaps even less.

At this moment, she finally regretted it.

At the same time, she finally understood what it felt like to throw away a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.

If she could do it over, she would definitely stand on Chen Wen's side without the slightest hesitation.

But it was all far, far too late.

Thinking of this, Gu Qianying felt worse than if she had eaten shit.

Chen Du secretly glanced at Gu Qianying and took in every change in her expression.

But all he could say was, if she had known this would happen, why had she acted that way in the first place?

Now that he thought about it, he realized it only in hindsight.

It had not been the Chen Clan