Resolving Karmic Ties

"I lost."

Ancestor Mo retreated, muttering to himself with a ashen face.

This battle was not due to his lack of strength, but because his pair of Life-Bound Immortal Sword were countered by the Yuan Magnetic Magic Law Treasure.

Although he still has a trump card, once it really comes down to a life-or-death struggle, it will be difficult to stop, and one of the two will inevitably fall.

Moreover, although he was confident in himself, he probably also understood that in this life-or-death struggle, he would most likely be the one to fall.

Chen Nianzhi did not make another move, and calmly looked at Ancestor Mo: "I have investigated the Karmic Retribution of the past."

"The decline of the Qi Chen Clan to this point is also related to your disciple. Now that you have been defeated, you should give an explanation."

The expressions of everyone present changed drastically, and Ancestor Mo's face turned somewhat bitter.

He shook his head and said calmly, "Over the years, my disciples have indeed engaged in some extreme behaviors."

"But I feel indignant on behalf of my master; this is the way of filial piety, and I cannot entrust him to you."

"Master..."

Qian Kongye helped Ancestor Mo up, his eyes slightly red.

He shook his head, bit his tongue, and said, "This matter is the Karmic Retribution I created. If I were to make my master bear it, wouldn't that make me appear unfilial?"

"I will take responsibility for this matter; I hope True Person will not make things difficult for my master."

"Go back."

Ancestor Mo's expression turned cold, and he swept Qian Kongye back to Spirit Mountain.

He looked at Chen Nianzhi, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and said, "Your Excellency, since I have lost today, I naturally admit defeat."

"It is the responsibility of a teacher to fail to properly discipline his students. I am willing to atone for the mistakes my students have made over the years and compensate the Chen Clan in the hopes that this matter will be put behind us."

"If you still wish to pursue the matter against my disciple, then come directly to me."

Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and she couldn't help but think more highly of this person.

Just then, the patriarch of the Lin clan of the Qi Kingdom's Golden Core Immortal Clan stepped forward.

The Lin clan leader's name is Lin Tianhe, and his cultivation level is as high as the late Golden Core stage. When they attacked Earth Lion Ridge, he helped them restrain the Azure Sparrow Demon King. Later, he also attended the Chen family's Golden Core banquet, so the two sides can be considered acquaintances.

The Lin clan chief glanced at Chen Nianzhi, then smiled and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, saying, "Fellow Daoist Chen, Fellow Daoist Mo has not attacked the Chen Clan in recent years, and Qian Kongye's actions have nothing to do with Fellow Daoist Mo. The two of you have no enmity whatsoever."

"Since Fellow Daoist Mo is willing to compensate the Chen Clan, then in my opinion, it would be better to resolve this grievance."

Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly as she glanced at Ancestor Mo: ' Ancestor Mo is fiercely protective of his own. If we force him to hand over Qian Kongye, even if he can't defeat me today, we'll still have a grudge against him.'

'Moreover, this person is of pure character. If he were to be killed, it would not only be a great regret for the Ji Continent Human Race, but the Qi Kingdom's Golden Core realm present would also not stand idly by.'

Thinking of this, Chen Nianzhi decided to take the opportunity to back down. He calmly said, "The feud between the Chen Clan and Qian Kongye was not something I started."

"If you want to settle this Karmic Retribution, besides making compensation, you also need Qian Kongye to obtain the forgiveness of the Qi Chen Clan."

Hearing him say that, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

Ancestor Mo nodded, indicating that it wouldn't be difficult for Qian Kongye to obtain the forgiveness of the Qi Chen Clan.

Qian Kongye's lifespan is running out. He has lived for over 470 years and has taken three Longevity Pill. Now he only has 20 years left to live. It would not be wise for him to break ties with a Golden Core realm cultivator in order to kill this person.

Although the Qi Chen Clan has shown weakness in recent years, it was ultimately not Qian Kongye who personally took action. Moreover, since Chen Nianzhi did not intend to kill Qian Kongye, the Qi Chen Clan would naturally not refuse to give Chen Nianzhi face.

Thinking of this, the Ancestor Mo said, "After this matter is settled, I will have Kong Ye pay a visit to Dark Ink Mountain to apologize."

"In that case, let's leave it at that."

As Chen Nianzhi spoke, he summoned the Yin-Yang Void Mirror and released the Mo Xue Twin Swords.

Seeing that Ancestor Mo had absorbed the two swords into his sleeve, Chen Nianzhi did not want to linger. Although she admired the man's character, from the perspective of the Chen Clan, she knew that it would be difficult to develop a deep friendship with him in the future.

"..."

Chen Nianzhi flew back to Dark Ink Mountain on her sword. Just three days later, Qian Kongye arrived at Dark Ink Mountain with a large number of precious gifts.

Although the members of the Qi Chen Clan harbored resentment towards Patriarch Qian, they were also aware of the situation. If they did not forgive Patriarch Qian and instead killed him, they would be blindly making an enemy of their ancestor.

Once such a foolish thing is done, even if Chen Nianzhi takes the Karmic Retribution this time, the bond between the two sides will be completely destroyed, and the Chu Chen Clan will most likely sever ties with the Qi Chen Clan in the future.

Furthermore, given Patriarch Qian's sincere attitude, the Chen Clan family members, after receiving generous gifts, chose to Karmic Retribution their Patriarch Qian with him.

After receiving the gifts, Old Ancestor Chen led more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Chen Clan to find Chen Nianzhi. Upon meeting, everyone knelt down.

"Thank you, True Person, for upholding justice for us."

Get up.

Chen Nianzhi flicked her long sleeves and helped everyone up.

With tears streaming down his face, Old Ancestor Chen choked out, "It has taken eight hundred years for my Chen Clan to reach this point. If it weren't for the True Person's salvation, the Qi Chen Clan would probably no longer exist today."

"Qi Chen and Chu Chen are originally one family, this is what I should do."

As Chen Nianzhi spoke, he glanced at Old Ancestor Chen and asked, "How is it? Is the compensation from Qian Kongye sufficient?"

Upon hearing about the compensation, everyone's faces lit up with joy.

Patriarch Qian was somewhat excited. He said happily, "Among the gifts he sent were two third-tier Earth Vein and two Third-Order Spirit Vein."

"In addition, there are six Five-Elements Treasure Crystal, fifty Foundation-Building Pill, and several other treasures."

Chen Nianzhi nodded after listening. The value of just six Five-Elements Treasure Crystal and fifty Foundation-Building Pill already exceeded one million Spirit Stone.

In addition to two third-tier Earth Vein and Spirit Vein, as well as a large amount of other resources, this amount of resources is enough to supply a powerful Purple Mansion Immortal Clan.

The Qi Chen Clan has only been promoted to the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan for a little over two hundred years. Normally, it would be impossible for them to accumulate so many resources. It can be said that this time, Ancestor Mo has gone to great lengths, giving up a considerable amount of profit to help his disciple resolve the Karmic Retribution.

Old Ancestor Chen knew very well that the reason Ancestor Mo was willing to offer so much compensation was because of Chen Nianzhi's strength.

So he handed over a storage box to Chen Nianzhi, saying, "The reason we were able to obtain these treasures this time is entirely due to the help of the True Person."

"We dare not take more than we should; please leave these ill-gotten gains to you, True Person."

Chen Nianzhi opened the treasure box and took a look inside, finding six Five-Elements Treasure Crystal and dozens of Foundation-Building Pill.

He pushed the treasure box back and shook his head. "This is what you deserve. Keep it to train your people."

Seeing that Chen Nianzhi wouldn't accept it, Old Ancestor Chen took out another treasure box and said with a somewhat solemn expression, "I know that ordinary spiritual items are of no use to True Person."

"However, this Rejuvenation Fruit is Tier 4 precious herb that has been cultivated by Dark Ink Mountain for eight hundred years. True Person accept it as a token of our goodwill."

Hearing this, Chen Nianzhi hesitated for a moment, then put the Rejuvenation Fruit away.

The ' Rejuvenation Calamity-Dispelling Pill ', made from the Rejuvenation Fruit, is a healing pill for those in the Golden Core realm realm. It can not only restore the injuries of Golden Core realm cultivators, but also treat the aftereffects of breaking through to the Golden Core realm realm without external aids.

After a cultivator fails to break through to the Golden Core realm stage, they need thirty years to rebuild their magical Law Power. If they do not use the Golden-Core Formation Pill method, they will suffer severe injuries upon failure and need to spend an additional thirty years healing.

This is also why cultivators who break through without using the Golden-Core Formation Pill need to recuperate for sixty years before they can break through again.

The wonder of the Rejuvenation Calamity-Dispelling Pill lies in its ability to heal injuries sustained during the breakthrough to the Golden Core realm stage, allowing cultivators who do not use the Golden-Core Formation Pill to continue their breakthrough to the Golden Core realm after thirty years.

This pill is quite precious. For cultivators like Ya Ya, Xian Yan, and Xian Ye who are determined to High-grade Golden Core, it may play a crucial supporting role. In some cases, its value may not be inferior to that of Golden-Core Formation Pill.

After accepting the Rejuvenation Calamity-Dispelling Pill, Chen Nianzhi smiled and said, "This item is indeed somewhat useful to me. Now that I've accepted it, if you have any requests, you can bring them up."

"True Person, to be honest, the Dark Ink Mountain Chen Clan wishes to reunite our family genealogy."

Upon hearing this, Old Master Chen's face lit up with joy, and he suppressed his excitement as he spoke.

Upon hearing that he wanted to reconstruct the family genealogy, Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly; this was no small matter.

If the family genealogies overlap, then who is the main branch and who is the secondary branch?

Logically speaking, Dark Ink Mountain is the ancestral land and the true main branch. However, Qingyuan Mountain has reached its current state step by step and its strength far surpasses that of Dark Ink Mountain, so it is impossible for it to become a mere branch.

Since the two families have already separated, there is naturally no need to consider this issue. However, if their family genealogies overlap, then this problem becomes very serious.

Seemingly understanding his thoughts, the old ancestor Chen had already made up his mind and said directly, "True Person, there is no need to worry. If the Qi -Chen Immortal Clan merges into one, then the distinction between the primary and secondary lineages will no longer be important."

"The Immortal Clan Master composed of humans, not just the Spirit Mountain. Both Qi and Chu belong to the Chen Clan, so naturally we should integrate into the Golden Core realm Chen Clan."

Hearing this, Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and she roughly understood the thoughts of the Qi Chen Clan.

Compared to the Qi Chen Clan, the Chu Chen Clan is at its zenith and may very well become Nascent Soul Immortal in the future.

The Chu Chen Clan at that time may become the Ji Chen Clan, and naturally become a powerful immortal clan that spans many countries.

In comparison, the Chen Clan of the Qi Kingdom could at most be called the Bright Province Chen Clan. Rather than clinging to the name of the Bright Province Chen Clan, it would be better to integrate into the stronger Chu Chen Clan, since the resources of Qingyuan Mountain are crucial to the Dao Path.

Once merged, Qingyuan Mountain's strength would far surpass that of Qi Chen, and they would have no right to occupy the main branch's position. Instead, they would be better off abandoning the distinction between primary and secondary branches and directly integrating into the Chen Clan.

Once the two sides intermarry for several generations, the cultivators will naturally merge. After the two families merge, the newly born cultivators among the mortals will naturally not be divided into Qi and Chu.

Thinking of this, Chen Nianzhi nodded and said with a smile, "Currently, there is a shortage of cultivators in the main lineage, so this matter is beneficial to both sides."

"I can agree."