After returning to Azure Cloud Mountain, Liu Changxu gathered his wives and children and held a family meeting of great importance in the Council Hall of the Ruyi Lotus Palace.
In the resplendent Council Hall, Liu Changxu sat in the seat of honor. His wives and children were all present: Wu Xuege, Zhao Qi'er, Xiao Zier, Murong Yuyao, Dongxue, Chen Yufei, Jiang Xuefeng, Yang Qingxue, Liu Qingying, Su Jinxiu, Li Zhenxin, Lian'er, his third son Liu Fuyue, fourth son Liu Fufeng, sixth son Liu Fuchao, seventh son Liu Fuyang, eleventh son Liu Fuba, sixteenth son Liu Fuhe, seventeenth son Liu Fucheng, nineteenth son Liu Fuxiong, twentieth son Liu Fusheng, twenty-first son Liu Fuhai, twenty-second son Liu Fuyu, twenty-third son Liu Fule, twenty-fourth son Liu Fukkun, eldest daughter Liu Fujiao, fifth daughter Liu Futing, fifteenth daughter Liu Fuyin, and sixteenth daughter Liu Fuhui.
Once everyone had arrived, Liu Changxu cleared his throat softly and began:
"I've gathered you all here today because I have something extremely important to tell you."
Hearing their father's solemn tone, Liu Fuyue and the other children felt their hearts tighten. All manner of crises that might have befallen the Lineage flashed through their minds, and their expressions grew tense.
Seeing their expressions, Liu Changxu knew their imaginations had run away with them, so he hurried to explain:
"I intend to leave Hundred Spirits Star when the time is right and travel to other Cultivation Stars in search of an opportunity to break through to tribulation transcendence."
No sooner had he finished speaking than his children's expressions grew even grimmer.
Although they had long known their father had such plans, when the day truly arrived and he said it himself, it felt as though the sky had come crashing down.
They had long since grown accustomed to