Alive for Ten Thousand Years?

A few hundred years still felt like something Liu Mengyan could barely handle.

But ten thousand years—what kind of concept was that?

The Great Zhou Kingdom itself did not have such a long history. It had only been founded nearly a thousand years ago.

Ten thousand years... wouldn't that make him an undying Old Monster?

Was that something the Liu Family could stand against? Even the Great Zhou Imperial Family probably would not dare act rashly.

Liu Mengyan and the other man did not dare think about it, nor could they imagine just what level Chen Changan's strength had reached.

After all, this was a realm they had never touched, one they had never even heard of.

"Get up."

"I never expected the Chen Family to have fallen to such a state."

Hearing Chen Changan's words, everyone in the Chen Family felt somewhat ashamed.

Chen Changan looked toward Liu Mengyan and her companion. Seeing how nervous they were before him, he could not help but smile faintly.

"Don't worry. I won't kill you."

"As for this Contract... you won't be taking it away today."

"Just wait. Before long, members of our Chen Family will personally pay you a visit and deliver it to you ourselves!"

"Get lost!"

Chen Changan had no cultivation whatsoever, yet he put on quite the imposing front, leaving Liu Mengyan and her companion trembling in fear.

They did not dare hesitate for even a moment. After bowing to Chen Changan, they hurriedly left the Chen Family.

"You did well just now, kid."

"Your courage is commendable, but weren't you afraid that acting tough without strength would cost you your life?"

Chen Changan said this to Chen Yunxuan.

Chen Yunxuan had not expected the ancestor to praise him. His heart filled with excitement.

"Reporting to Ancestor, I gambled that the Liu Family would not destroy the Chen Family."

"Oh? Why?"

"The Liu Family is now one of the Three Great Families of the Great Zhou Kingdom. Naturally, they care greatly about their reputation."

"Quite a few people still know about the relationship between the Chen Family and the Liu Family."

"The Liu Family can pretend they never knew the Chen Family, but they would not make a move against us."

"Otherwise, the Liu Family would bear the disgrace of kicking someone when they were down and betraying their word."

"Destroying the Chen Family would bring them no benefit. At most... they would only kill me." Chen Yunxuan smiled.

Seeing that Chen Yunxuan had not merely been showing off with empty words, Chen Changan nodded in satisfaction.

"You're not afraid of death?"

"I am!"

"But I can die. The Chen Family cannot be humiliated!" Chen Yunxuan declared resolutely.

Chen Yunxuan's words filled the Chen Family members with gratification, and they were even more satisfied with their Young Master.

"Hahahaha!"

"Well said."

"Rest assured, with me here, no one will dare humiliate the Chen Family, and you won't die either!" Chen Changan's domineering declaration earned him a look of utter disdain from Da Huang beside him.

With you here? What the hell use are you?

You put on a convincing act, but if anything really happens, won't you still have to rely on me?

"Yes, with Ancestor here, our Chen Family... will surely reclaim what we once lost." Chen Zhengyuan said excitedly.

"Not me. You'll have to rely on yourselves."

"Given my status, it would be inconvenient for me to act, lest people accuse me of bullying the young with age."

Chen Changan laid the groundwork in advance. With his meager abilities, what could he even do outside? He knew nothing—he was just damn hard to kill. No one could beat him to death!

"This... Ancestor, the Chen Family now..."

"Don't worry. With me here, it is only a matter of time before your strength improves."

"Thank you, Ancestor!"

Chen Changan's words filled everyone with excitement.

"The rest of you may leave. You two stay behind. I have something to discuss with you."

"Yes, Ancestor."

After the other Chen Family members left, Chen Changan kept only Chen Zhengyuan and his son behind.

"Ancestor, what is it?" Chen Zhengyuan asked curiously.

"If I remember correctly, the Chen Family was not in the Great Zhou Kingdom back then. This place was at least a million kilometers from where we were. How did you end up here?" Chen Changan asked in puzzlement.

"Alas, after Ancestor left, the Chen Family experienced a period of glory as well, but gradually began to decline."

"In the end, we had no choice but to migrate to the Great Zhou Kingdom. We originally planned to rest and recuperate, but who would have thought..."

Chen Zhengyuan was also somewhat helpless. Watching the Chen Family grow more and more impoverished was something no member of the Chen Family wished to see.

"Ah, forget it. Let's not bring up the past."

"There are some things here. How to arrange them is up to you."

Chen Changan had prepared some things beforehand. With a casual toss, he threw a Storage Ring to Chen Zhengyuan.

When Chen Zhengyuan saw what was inside the Storage Ring, he was completely dumbfounded!

"Th-this... what grade of Spirit Stones are these?"

"High-grade, and some are top-grade."

"What?"

"They're all High-grade Spirit Stones in here, and there are even Top-grade Spirit Stones?"

"There are too many!" Chen Zhengyuan's voice trembled with excitement.

"Dad, is it a lot?"

"A lot? There are at least a hundred thousand High-grade Spirit Stones in there. Do you think that's a lot?"

"What? A hundred thousand High-grade Spirit Stones? And that's only the minimum?"

This time, Chen Yunxuan was dumbfounded as well!

One had to know that in the Great Zhou Kingdom, most cultivators used Low-grade Spirit Stones. Even Mid-grade Spirit Stone were extremely precious.

One hundred thousand High-grade Spirit Stones was simply unimaginable, not to mention the Top-grade Spirit Stone!

Yet the Storage Ring contained far more than Spirit Stones. There were also quite a few high-level Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, as well as some Rare Treasures that even Chen Zhengyuan did not recognize!

With these things, the Chen Family members' strength would improve by leaps and bounds in a short time!

"Yun Xuan, among the younger generation of the Chen Family, you have good talent. Are you interested in cultivating with me from now on?"

Hm?

Cultivating with the ancestor?

"Ancestor, I'm willing! I'm willing!"

Chen Yunxuan was no fool. Cultivating alongside the ancestor was something countless people dreamed of. Who would refuse?

"Good. Go back for now. Come find me tomorrow."

"Yes, Ancestor."

Chen Changan's return filled the Chen Family with vitality, and Chen Zhengyuan hurriedly had the best residence prepared for him.

"Ancestor, given the Chen Family's current circumstances, please make do with this for now."

"We have wronged Ancestor."

Though the small courtyard Chen Zhengyuan arranged was not large, the scenery was quite pleasant. If he had to compare them, Chen Changan felt it was much better than the place where he had lived with his master.

After all, Mu Yunyao had only arranged a simple wooden hut for Chen Changan, and he had lived there for a full ten thousand years!

It was not that Mu Yunyao was stingy. She herself lived very simply and did not think there was anything wrong with it.

"It's fine. This place is very nice." Chen Changan said with a faint smile.

"As long as Ancestor is satisfied."

"Oh, right, Ancestor. I have another item here, something left behind by the Chen Family ancestors."

"The ancestors once left behind an ancestral instruction: if Ancestor returned, this item must be delivered into your hands."

Hm?

Left behind by the ancestors?

And specifically for him?

"What is it?" Chen Changan was somewhat curious as well.

Chen Zhengyuan took out a Jade Box from the Storage Ring—the one they had retrieved from the Chen Family Secret Vault—and handed it to Chen Changan.

After Chen Changan accepted it and opened it, he discovered that inside lay a Crystal Clear Pearl.

As for what material it was made of, Chen Changan could not quite tell.

"Hm? This is?"

Suddenly, Chen Changan discovered that his body seemed to resonate intensely with the pearl.

He had never felt anything like this in all his ten thousand years!

"What exactly is this?" Chen Changan asked with a frown.