Visitors from the Heavenly Ruins, Chen Wen Is in Trouble

Chen Xinghe's gaze shifted before settling on Gu Qianying. "Gu Qianying, kneel."

At his words, Gu Qianying's entire body trembled instinctively.

Yet beneath the pressure of Chen Xinghe's aura, she still knelt before the eyes of the world.

"Following deliberation by the Lineage, there are three punishments for you."

"First, you will be stripped of your status as Ancestor, and every right you hold within the Lineage will be revoked."

"Second, you will go to the Cave of Rebirth and face the wall in penitence for ten years. During that time, you may not participate in Lineage affairs in any form."

"If you defy this, you will be executed immediately. There is no room for negotiation."

As soon as those words fell, Gu Qianying's body began trembling uncontrollably.

No one understood what sort of place the Cave of Rebirth was better than she did.

It never saw the light of day. Chilling winds gnawed at one's flesh, and not a shred of spiritual energy could seep inside.

Never mind cultivation—even merely enduring the drain of those chilling winds could torment someone until death seemed preferable to life.

Most importantly, she had to remain there for ten whole years.

She might already be in the Great Emperor Realm, but she did not have many decades to waste.

And these were her golden years.

Even she could not imagine what would happen next.

But she knew one thing: if her luck was poor, her life would end here.

At that thought, Gu Qianying felt dizzy and nearly collapsed onto the ground.

Seeing the changes in Gu Qianying's expression and the fate she had met, the Chen Clan members could not help sighing in lament.

Before this, Gu Qianying had been so high-spirited, so arrogantly above all else.

But now? Her end was