He knew it was impossible, but Cai Jun said it anyway. There was nothing to lose. If he really happened upon the one-in-a-hundred-million chance that Senior Lao Tao was willing to step in, then he might have a chance to get what he deserved.
With that thought, Cai Jun told them what had happened to him.
It was a simple story. The Cai Family of Beyond Heaven was a Great Family. Though it was nowhere near the likes of Mount Yu Shen, Ten Thousand Beast Territory, or Gate of All Laws, it was still close in standing to Azure Water Heavenly Palace. After all, the Cai Family had a man named Cai Sandao, who ranked ninth on the Spiritualized Universe's White Spirit Ranking.
The White Spirit Ranking recorded some of the rising stars below the Origin Realm. Though it did not cover the entire Spiritualized Universe, it was still a fairly reliable measure of strength at that level.
Palace Mistress Yao, for instance, had once ranked in the top three on the White Spirit Ranking. She left the list after breaking through to the Origin Realm. As for Cai Sandao, simply making the ranking—even at the very bottom—was already an impressive feat. With such talent, he had a seventy-percent chance of reaching the Origin Realm.
With an ancestor like him, the Cai Family's fortunes naturally rose. Once Cai Sandao broke through to the Origin Realm, the family's standing would rival Azure Water Heavenly Palace's, making it one of the foremost powers in Beyond Heaven.
Cai Jun's parents belonged to a collateral branch of the Cai Family. They had exceptional talent and raised their branch to the point where even the main branch couldn't afford to look down on them. They had also built up a substantial estate.
But during the