The Old Ancestor Summons Him (Second Update! Please Subscribe!)

The old servant said, "According to the sect's rules, when Pei Ling takes his rightful place at the Holy Son Ceremony, Young Master must remain behind to protect him."

"But the Li Clan seems to have made other arrangements for the ceremony, so Young Master can leave now."

Su Zhenhe looked puzzled. "I don't need to stay and protect him?"

The old servant nodded, his words full of meaning. "Pei Ling no longer needs a protector!"

Su Zhenhe froze, then quickly understood. Pei Ling's strength now surpassed even Li Lieyue's back then.

The Li Clan wouldn't pass up such an opportunity to make a name for itself throughout the world.

Jealousy surged through him. If he had won just now, all this glory would be his!

But now, his background, his arduous cultivation, all his achievements had become stepping stones for Pei Ling, who had trampled on him to rise to the top.

Why?

Why hadn't he killed Pei Ling when he had first joined the sect?

It had come to this. No matter how much resentment and fury filled Su Zhenhe's heart, he could only accept reality.

He would leave the sect and his family, abandon all the honors and authority that came with being a Sacred Sect true disciple, and go to the Ten Thousand Viper Sea to avoid Pei Ling...

Su Zhenhe's expression darkened at once. In a heavy voice, he said, "I understand. I'll pack up and leave immediately."

The old servant nodded, then vanished without a sound, just as he had when he arrived.

Su Zhenhe stood dazed for a moment. Then he began forming hand seals, summoning every Corpse Puppet he had been keeping in the blood pool. After that, he took the Corpse Artifacts he had been nurturing there from the surrounding human-skin