"The last member of Shang Yuan's branch with decent bloodline talent was Shang Yannian's grandfather. He had also managed the secret medicine shop run by his household quite well.
According to the Zhen Ancestor's ghastly soul's memories, the Shang Clan had brought Shang Yannian's grandfather back to worship at the ancestral temple. After he lit that tampered evil incense, some old injury supposedly flared up less than two days later, and he suddenly died in the Great Shang Domain. In truth, it was because the Zhen Ancestor had failed to possess him.
Now, Shang Yannian acted so wild and unrestrained, even seemingly heartless. He showed no concern whatsoever for the Spirit Awakening of his two children's bloodlines. Perhaps none of this was as simple as it appeared.
Perhaps that wastrel had guessed something.
To preserve the continuation of his branch's bloodline, he had to cripple himself and his descendants... That was the only possibility..."
After dealing with the Zhen Ancestor's ghastly soul in one stroke, Li Qingyun obtained a great deal of information about dark events from its memories and carefully sorted through it all.
From now on, he would use the identity of the "Zhen Ancestor" to squeeze into the highest ranks of the Shang Clan's direct line, measure all that the Shang Clan possessed, and forge it into the pinnacle of this poor Daoist.
Naturally, he had to thoroughly understand and deeply embody the persona of the Zhen Ancestor.
The Zhen Ancestor—Shang Zhenyuan—had fallen ages ago. At his death, he had been a Hundred Heng Level being with over Nine Hundred Heng Quantity, his cultivation immensely powerful. By sheer luck, he had left behind a wisp of Remnant Soul through preparations made in advance, and had since been plotting his resurrection.
Yet for an Eternal Supreme Being, the