Before he could finish speaking, tears had already spilled from Fu Qingyun's eyes.
At the Out of Body stage, there was still quite a gap between him and a Spirit Severing stage cultivator.
But he had lived for several centuries, after all.
In his younger years, he had personally witnessed the splendor of Ancestor Fu Caiwei.
Facing Fu Qingyun's question, the old woman let out a silent sigh. She opened her mouth, yet offered no explanation.
Her gaze turned sharp as she immediately asked sternly, "What exactly happened? How did you, of all people, provoke a senior at the Body Integration Realm?"
She knew her own condition better than anyone. Explaining it would serve no purpose.
"This matter..."
Fu Qingyun lowered his head, but could not bring himself to speak.
He knew perfectly well what it meant to steal another person's spirit root.
He had indeed never participated personally, but he had turned a blind eye to the others for the Lineage's development.
Yet before his ancestor, he did not know how to begin.
"What? Is there something so difficult that you cannot say it?
This Old Woman does not have much time left. If you do not wish to speak, I cannot force you.
But think carefully. If this matter is not made clear and resolved, that senior will not spare the Fu Family."
The old woman furrowed her brows deeply and continued speaking.
In those few sentences, the originally formidable aura around her had already begun to plummet, while the aura of decay about her grew ever thicker.
"No... no, Qingyun has nothing difficult to say. The course of events was..."
Fu Qingyun hurriedly shook his head and quickly recounted everything to the ancestor before him.
Before his ancestor, he did not dare conceal the slightest thing.
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