"What, Venerable Sir Chen Yan..."
In Qin Prefecture, inside an office installed in the Sky-Piercing Mecha.
Chen Youqing was shocked by the news she had just heard.
Lord Chen hadn't explained everything clearly, but he had told Chen Youqing two earth-shattering things.
The first was that she had never been able to cultivate the True Martial path from the very beginning. More precisely, no one in the Human World except Chen Yan could cultivate it.
The second was that, by some means, Chen Yan had embarked on a path that led to certain death.
"You don't need to come back." Lord Chen's calm voice sounded through the Communication Array Disk.
Chen Youqing's red lips parted as if she wanted to say something, but she hung up anyway.
Nearby, Chen Qi had quietly listened to the entire conversation between Lord Chen and Chen Youqing.
"Chen Yan..."
Chen Qi murmured the name, his expression complicated. He found it hard to come to terms with as well.
But soon, Chen Qi composed himself. He could guess what kind of fatal path Lord Chen meant when he said Chen Yan had embarked on one.
After all, even if no one else knew, Chen Qi was the First Elder of Chen Prefecture, the second most powerful figure there.
It was just that Lord Chen couldn't force Chen Yan onto this path. Chen Yan had to choose it of his own accord.
Lord Chen had plenty of ways to kill Chen Yan. Why would he waste a sliver of his realm's truth?
It had to be because Chen Yan was obstinate.
"Lord, it's complicated," Chen Qi sighed. "On one hand, he wants to see whether Chen Yan can endure it. On the other, it's an open scheme—he's making Chen Yan seek his own death, getting rid