"Third Uncle, this matter must never be told to my father. We must seal the news tightly, especially making sure the Ye Family doesn't learn the truth, or they'll surely seize the opportunity to attack our lineage and even threaten his position as vice sect master."
Cold light flickered in Chu Tian's eyes. He originally couldn't be bothered to care about Liu Yun—she was just a little girl—but the Liu Family's existence was already threatening the Chu Family's standing, so he could no longer stand by and watch.
"Are the law enforcement disciples you brought with you, Third Uncle, completely trustworthy?"
"Our family has controlled the Sect Law Enforcement Hall for nearly a million years and our roots run deep. These law enforcement disciples are absolute insiders; Third Uncle still has that much confidence." Chu Tianyun spoke immediately.
He also agreed with Chu Tianyun's assessment.
If this matter reached Chu Tianwang's ears, it would essentially be the same as reaching the ears of his sworn brother, Ye Tianxiong.
In fact, under Chu Tianwang's rage, he might do something entirely irrational.
"Within the sect, isn't it the default assumption of many that the Liu Family's actions are directed by our Chu Family, and that the Liu Family belongs to us?"
Chu Tian said coldly, "Since that's the case, then at this point, let's put on a grand performance for the sect of showing iron-fisted impartiality, sacrificing family for righteousness, and carrying out a massive anti-corruption campaign."
"Third Uncle, immediately blockade all movements of the Liu Family, place Liu Zheng under strict control, and interrogate him thoroughly. He must never be allowed any contact with the outside world again, and all the resources, wealth, and treasures the Liu Family has plundered over the years must be rooted out and handed over to the sect."
"Furthermore, secretly dispatch law enforcement disciples right now to secretly arrest everyone from the Liu Family who holds an important position outside or within various departments of the sect. Destroy all evidence they've collected implicating our lineage, and execute anyone deeply implicated on the spot."
Chu Tianyun frowned slightly, hesitating. "Little Tian, isn't the commotion a bit too large if we do this? The Liu Family is also a second-tier family, and over the years, they've accumulated no small amount of influence. If we suddenly make a move, the Ye Family and the other three top families—who have already harbored some resentment toward us over the years—well, Third Uncle is afraid it won't end well.
Especially your father's side; he is the head of the family after all. Isn't it perhaps unwise to keep him in the dark like this?"
"Precisely because of this, it is all the more necessary for us to be impartial and sacrifice family for righteousness," Chu Tian said coldly. "We won't take a single coin of all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, wealth, and resources obtained through the Liu Family's corruption. We'll hand them all over to the sect treasury.
Every single person involved from the Liu Family will face a public trial before the sect disciples, with zero favoritism.
That way, the Ye Family and the other three top families will have nothing to say."
"As for the resentment of the three families, including the Duanmu Family, toward our lineage..." The corners of Chu Tian's mouth hooked up slightly. "Don't worry, Third Uncle. This situation will reverse itself very soon."
His confidence naturally stemmed from Saint Ancestor Duanmu within the Sacred Heaven Pool.
It was hard to say about the other families for now, but at least the Duanmu Family would willingly lean toward the Chu Family in the future.
"As for my father's side..." Chu Tian paused to ponder. That old man was indeed truly a headache.
After all, according to Chu Tianwang's mindset, he basically favored stopping at the appropriate point and prioritizing sect unity above all else.
Aside from being rather forceful regarding his marriage to Jian Kongzhu, up until now he had hardly ever shown any backbone.
"How about this? I'll find an opportunity to have a word with my mother. Mother will definitely agree."
"Hahahaha..." Hearing this, Chu Tianyun laughed out loud, patting Chu Tian's shoulder. "Third Uncle has been waiting for those exact words from you. With you, Little Tian, and your mother—which is to say, my sister-in-law—supporting me, Third Uncle has nothing to fear."
"We'll do exactly as you say, Little Tian."
Chu Tian also smiled faintly. After all, looking at it now, the only one capable of keeping Chu Tianwang utterly and completely in line was Jian Kongzhu.
"What should we do with this imperial corpse of the Destiny Dao Venerable, though?" Chu Tianyun frowned slightly, looking somewhat hesitant.
The Cihang Sacred Sect was the oldest sacred land on the Hengtian Continent, long holding the title of the continent's number one sect.
It was only in recent years, when the two brothers Chu Tianwang and Ye Tianxiong fought their way into the Heaven Ranking side by side, coupled with Jian Kongzhu marrying into the family, that they had managed to barely suppress this ancient sacred land.
According to reason, the Destiny Dao Venerable's imperial corpse ought to be returned to the Cihang Sacred Sect for burial.
Yet an imperial corpse was an unfathomably massive fortuitous encounter, to say nothing of the fact that it was also a Great Accomplishment Innate Dao Body. Approaching it closely allowed one to comprehend the Dao, offering immense benefits to Heavenly God Realm cultivators; otherwise, the Liu Family wouldn't have fought tooth and nail to protect it.
The hair, blood, and other components on the imperial corpse were unimaginably precious rare materials. If an artifact refiner were to directly smelt the corpse, it would immediately forge an invincible killing weapon.
He had no idea what kind of monstrous luck the Liu Family had stumbled upon to actually get their hands on an imperial corpse.
To just return it like that to the Cihang Sacred Sect left Chu Tianyun deeply unwilling.
Congratulations to the host for plundering a major fortuitous encounter from the Daughter of Fortune Liu Yun: the imperial corpse of the Destiny Dao Venerable. Rewarded with ten thousand Destiny Points.
System prompt: The host may spend five thousand Destiny Points to plunder the imperial corpse's fortuitous encounter. The gentle and pleasant system prompt rang out.
Chu Tian was delighted. There was even such a good thing? Not only did he receive a massive reward of Destiny Points, but by spending half of that reward, he could directly plunder the fortuitous encounter.
It seemed this imperial corpse of the Destiny Dao Venerable truly belonged to a great fated encounter in Liu Yun's destiny, though she probably had no idea yet.
Plunder, Chu Tian said in his mind.
Hum!
Suddenly, boundless Dao essence erupted explosively from the imperial corpse. Divine light permeated the air as the imperial corpse of the Destiny Dao Venerable flew up horizontally, its eyes snapping open as though it had come back to life, and pointed a finger directly at the center of Chu Tian's brow.
"This is... an imperial generational inheritance?" Chu Tianyun was dumbstruck.
He had still been hesitating over whether or not to return the imperial corpse to the Cihang Sacred Sect, never imagining that Chu Tian had directly won the imperial corpse's recognition, and that it was going to bestow its inheritance upon Chu Tian.
"That's not right. Little Tian isn't an Innate Dao Body, nor is he even an Innate Physique, and he has never practiced the scriptures of the Cihang Sacred Sect. How did he suddenly obtain the inheritance?" Chu Tianyun was profoundly shocked, while also deeply puzzled.
"Could this be what they mean by a Son of Destiny who can run into a Creation Divine Pill just by walking down the street?"
Originally, Chu Tianyun hadn't really believed that Chu Tian could pick up a Creation Divine Pill while walking outside—after all, this was an elixir capable of driving even Emperor Venerables to bash each other's heads in.
Yet right now, he half-believed it.
After all, an even greater impossibility had just been laid out right in front of him.
Dao Principles transformed into divine chains, covering every corner of the vast subterranean cavern. Divine light surged mightily, and Dao essence rushed violently into the space between Chu Tian's brows.
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