The Chu Family.
After Zhang Yuan entered seclusion, Chu Qingyuan left the Mid-Mountain Guest Courtyard and hurried to tell her father, Chu Dalong, her elder brother, Chu Zhankuo, and the others that Zhang Yuan had returned.
Chu Dalong, Chu Siniu, and the others were overjoyed.
"Since the esteemed cultivator is in seclusion, Qingyuan, don't go there again over the next few days. We mustn't disturb him and incur his displeasure, making him think our Chu Family has no sense of propriety," Chu Dalong cautioned.
Chu Qingyuan nodded.
Chu Zhankuo remained silent, his brows knitted, but he nevertheless breathed a sigh of relief.
If Zhang Yuan was in seclusion, that was a good thing. He happened to have a new lead and might be able to uncover Zhang Yuan's identity.
"By the way, Father, Third Uncle led our people to destroy the Fu Family. But as far as I know, the Fu Family was on good terms with a cultivator from the High Sect. Will their destruction provoke that cultivator's wrath?" Chu Zhankuo suddenly asked.
The Fu Family was gone, and the Chu Family had pocketed all its territory. Yet while wiping out the Fu Family, they had learned something alarming.
The Fu Family had ties to a High Sect cultivator. Supposedly, Fu Lingkun had managed to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm before his lifespan ran out because this cultivator had bestowed a Realm-Breaking Pill and the corresponding cultivation method upon him.
Chu Dalong also frowned. After a moment's thought, he said, "It won't be a problem. Even if the Fu Family was on good terms with a High Sect cultivator, they're already destroyed. I refuse to believe that cultivator would personally act on their behalf."
The Fu Family had connections with a High Sect cultivator, but the Chu