"Breaking off an engagement makes enemies for generations. How could you do something so muddle-headed, child?!"
Immortal Venerable Haoyin rebuked Chen Xun through divine sense, her voice filled with disappointment. "Do you know that your innate fortune hangs precariously above you? Living to the age of twenty was already no easy feat. The Gu Family is willing to suppress your fortune for you, yet how could you speak with such utter lack of gratitude?"
Her expression was stern. She had heard every word Chen Xun had said to that girl. Gu Qingyan was the Gu Family's direct-line daughter; whether in talent, beauty, or bearing, she was inferior to no one.
At those words, Chen Xun lightly clenched his fist, looking as though he wanted to get angry but did not quite dare.
He took a soft breath. "Master... Master Ancestor, I know I have received immense grace from the sect, but this matter concerns not only me, but also that Miss Gu. There are no feelings between us."
A trace of gloom appeared in Chen Xun's expression. He had already lived through such long years and had long passed the age of falling in love at first sight. Besides... the era of the Supreme Unity Ancient Immortal Court had been a world-shaking tragedy.
He did not wish to leave behind any bonds or lingering attachments.
Immortal Venerable Haoyin sternly said, "If you are a disciple of our sect, take back what you just said. Do you know something has gone wrong with your body? The heaven and earth of the Three Thousand Great Worlds cannot bear your talent in the Immortal Dao!"
"Hm?" Chen Xun froze. "Where did that come from? What sort of absurd tale is this?"
Even in the Later Immortal Dao Era, he had never heard such