Trample the Qing Ming Chu Family

"Sheng... Sheng..."

The moment Chu Yunqi spoke, she realized she had misspoken and hurriedly changed her words.

"No, the Old Ancestor..."

"The Old Ancestor was captured by the Great Yan Divine Dynasty. Could he truly be in danger?"

The Great Elder's expression darkened, and heavy worry instantly flooded his brow.

"It is hard to say. I already went to ask the Seal-holding Immortal Venerable. He said that even by using secret arts to deduce it, he could not calculate whether the Old Ancestor was fortunate or doomed."

Chu Yunqi froze, her face full of shock.

"You asked the Seal-holding Immortal Venerable?

"Could it be... you were not afraid he would infer from this that Old Ancestor Ling Xi had already fallen?"

The Great Elder gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

"What sort of person is the Seal-holding Immortal Venerable?"

"Forget Old Ancestor Ling Xi's fall—even the matter of Chu Sheng Old Ancestor's reincarnation, he likely knew of it long ago."

Something stirred in Chu Yunqi's heart. She instantly recalled what had happened at the Star Sea Martial Arts Tournament, as well as how the Seal-holding Immortal Venerable had repeatedly supported Chu Sheng afterward.

She nodded in sudden understanding and said softly.

"So that was it... Then the Seal-holding Immortal Venerable and Chu Sheng Old Ancestor should have been old acquaintances?"

The Great Elder slowly shook his head, his tone growing heavier.

"Though he and the Old Ancestor were not mortal enemies, they absolutely could not be called old friends."

"The reason he had remained still all this time, and had even been willing to help conceal a thing or two for our ancestor, was likely because the Old Ancestor had left behind some backup plan that made him wary."

Chu Yunqi hurriedly pressed on.

"So... what exactly happened