Chen Yu waved a hand and continued enthusiastically, "Besides these families, there's the Golden-Winged Roc Zhou Family. Their martial souls are like great rocs soaring through the heavens, majestic and imposing; the Three-Color Peacock Ling Family, whose martial souls are dazzlingly colorful and breathtakingly beautiful; and the Beichen Ling Family..."
At this, Chen Xiaojun suddenly interrupted, "Two Ling families?"
Chen Yu nodded in confirmation. "That's right. The Beichen Ling Family and the Three-Color Peacock Ling Family actually shared the same ancestral lineage in ancient times, but later split apart."
"The woman who controlled the ice element whom you met at Chang'an Academy belongs to the Beichen Ling Family. And your great-uncle Yunxiao came from that family too."
Chen Xiaojun looked surprised. "Ah, I really didn't expect that."
Chen Yu explained further, "The ice element and Fengyun Fan martial souls passed down in the Beichen Ling Family can unleash an astonishingly powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill. That's also why their family is so strong and ranks among the illustrious houses."
He paused briefly, then added, "It's just that there are some disagreements within the family. Otherwise, your great-uncle Yunxiao wouldn't have chosen to come to our Chen Clan back then. It's somewhat similar to the Clear Sky Hammer and Mountain-Breaking Giant Hammer lineages we mentioned earlier-both have their own internal complications."
Chen Yu changed the subject. "Oh, right. There's also your maternal grandfather's family, the Begonia Ye Family."
Somewhat startled, Chen Xiaojun asked, "The Begonia Ye Family? Grandpa, didn't you say earlier that a family needed an unbroken succession of Titled Douluos for three generations to prosper? Has my maternal grandfather's family reached that standard too?"
Chen Yu shook his head. "Not quite. Families with support-type martial souls, such as the Ye Family and the Ning family, don't need to meet