And Young Master Shangguan held the ice-cracked white jade wine glass between his fingertips, not caring that there was a trace of wine stain on the rim of the glass.
Hearing Ancestor Situ say "Ethereal Immortal Body must be intact" in a loud voice, a faint sneer escaped his throat.
Then he tilted his wrist slightly, and the amber ambrosia slid down the rim of the cup and into his throat.
The sweet aroma of wine spread on the tip of his tongue, but it couldn't suppress the almost arrogant determination in his eyes.
His fingertips unconsciously rubbed the lines on the cup wall, feeling like he was in a mirror.
Ancestor Situ Even if you take the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage, you will never dare to play tricks on this matter.
The power of Shangguan Household is not something that Central Continent and Situ Household can defeat.
As long as he Young Master Shangguan frowns and sends a message back to his family, the entire Situ Household Lineage will be completely destroyed without even a chance to survive!
Thinking of "Ethereal Immortal Body", he lowered his eyes and stared at the shadow of wine swaying in the glass, his eyes darkening.
That would be an opportunity for him to reach the sky in one step!
As long as you get Immortal Body, the Immortal Power that has accumulated in the body for many years will definitely surge like a dam that has been poked open, breaking through the bottleneck!
It won't be long before God Emperor Realm Stage's threshold is kicked open by him!
What's more important is that the nourishment of Ethereal Immortal Body can enhance his basic qualifications. When the time comes, the elders of the family will only be even more amazed when they look at him!
Not to mention being entrusted with important tasks, the token of the family heir might be thrust into his hand on the spot!
He slammed the bottom of the cup with his knuckles, and the porcelain cup collided with the table with a soft sound.
There must be no room for error in this matter.
Ethereal Immortal Body is in his pocket. No one can stop him. Even a slight accident can completely break the path he has been planning for many years!
The flying warship broke through the clouds, and when the hull passed by the Central Continent's continuous mountains, Ancestor Situ was hunched over, holding the gold-painted wine pot in both hands, with the spout hanging above the mouth of the cup, carefully controlling the flow rate of the wine, for fear of spilling half a drop.
The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were squeezed together, and he smiled flatteringly, but his eyes drifted out of the window from time to time, and his mind was filled with the scene of dedicating Ethereal Immortal Body to Young Master Shangguan after returning to his family.
When the time comes, Young Master Shangguan Longyan Dayue may even use the power of Shangguan Household to raise the name of Situ Household.
When the time comes, he will be in the Central Continent, and he will truly be the one and only one!
Just thinking about this scene in his mind, Ancestor Situ couldn't help but feel hot in his heart. The hand that poured the wine trembled slightly, and the wine almost spilled out of the cup. He was so frightened that he quickly stabilized his wrist and moved towards Young Master Shangguan with a smile.
But as the warship got closer and closer to Situ Household, the smile on Ancestor Situ's face suddenly seemed to be frozen, and it froze little by little.
A chill slowly crawled up from the soles of his feet and ran down his spine to the back of his neck, making him shiver.
Immediately afterwards, his heart seemed to be clenched by an invisible hand, and started beating wildly, making his chest feel tight, his breathing became rapid, and a thin layer of cold sweat even broke out on the tip of his nose.
"Something's wrong... something's so wrong..."
He subconsciously raised his hand and pressed it on his chest. His fingertips could clearly feel the arc of his heart beating wildly. His brows were knitted into a tight knot, and the joy in his eyes was swallowed up by the uneasiness that was so thick that he couldn't get rid of it.
"Why are you so flustered? It's like there's a knife on your neck and it's about to be cut off in the next second... What's wrong?"
He swallowed hard, trying to suppress the ominous premonition, but the more he suppressed it, the stronger the palpitations became.
He has lived for so many years and has cultivated to the current level. His intuition for danger has long been engraved in his bones!
This kind of uneasiness that penetrates deep into the soul will never lie to him. Something big must be happening, and it is coming for Situ Household!
"Why are you so stunned?"
Young Master Shangguan's voice suddenly sounded, with a bit of impatience. He raised his eyes and glanced at Ancestor Situ, his brows furrowed, and the disgust in his eyes was undisguised, "Your face is as white as paper, and your soul is gone?"
Ancestor Situ was so startled by this question that he almost dropped the jug.
He quickly calmed down and was about to smile. He was just about to explain that he might be a little tired from the long journey.
But when the words came to my mouth, my heart suddenly "thumped", as if I was struck by a thunder, and all the uneasiness suddenly found its source -
"Oops! It's the family! My Situ Household... was destroyed!"
He screamed uncontrollably, the tone of his voice changed, and he grabbed the edge of the table with both hands, his knuckles turning blue and white from the exertion. His usual calm aura was gone, leaving only extreme panic!
"The family must be in chaos now! At least 70% to 80% of the elites and elders in the clan are dead! The rest... the rest are old people, women and children with low cultivation levels!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he shook his head violently, his eyes full of disbelief.
Situ Household is the number one force of the Central Continent, who doesn't know?
Those other forces would usually bow their heads when they saw him. Even if they had a hundred courages, they would not dare to go against Situ Household!
So what if they join forces?
He is the number one master of the Central Continent!
If a fight really breaks out, Situ Household will try to lose half of his manpower, but it will also frustrate those forces. No one will do this kind of loss-making business!
But the palpitations became clearer and clearer, as if telling him: The family is gone, really gone!
Upon hearing this, Young Master Shangguan's hand holding the wine glass suddenly stopped, and the wine sloshed out of the rim of the glass, dripping onto his moon-white robe, leaving a dark trace.
But he didn't care, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and a biting coldness appeared in his narrow eyes, like two poisonous sharp blades, directed towards Ancestor Situ.
Whether Situ Household is destroyed or not has nothing to do with him. Even if the entire clan dies, he will not frown.
But Ethereal Immortal Body is in Situ Household, which is the key to his breakthrough and the right to inherit the family, and it is his life!
There must be no mistakes!
"Where is Ethereal Immortal Body?"
He slammed the wine glass on the table, his voice was as cold as taking it out of the ice cellar, and he carried an unquestionable order, "Take me to her now, immediately, immediately!"
Ancestor Situ's face suddenly turned pale, his lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
His granddaughter has Ethereal Immortal Body, but her cultivation level of Hunyuan Divine King is the mainstay of the family!
If an enemy really comes in, she will definitely be the first to rush forward...
Now that the family has become like this, she is probably... long gone!
Seeing that Ancestor Situ remained silent for a long time, Young Master Shangguan's face completely darkened. The air pressure around him was so low that even the air in the cabin seemed to be frozen.
He came all the way here just for Ethereal Immortal Body, but in the end something like this happened?
"Hmph!"
He snorted heavily, and the violence in his tone almost overflowed. "I want to see who dares to touch the thing that I Young Master Shangguan likes!"
His fingers were clenched tightly into fists, his knuckles turned white, and his eyes were filled with overwhelming murderous intent!
Ethereal Immortal Body is more important to him. No one knows better than him. Not to mention being ruined by others, even if one hair is missing, he will let the whole family of the other party be buried with him!
"Old slave... I don't know who did it!"
Ancestor Situ raised his head suddenly, his eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse as if it had been sandpapered.
"If he dares to kill me Situ Clan, I will definitely peel off his skin and beat his tendons so that he will never be reincarnated!"
Whether it is to pay for Young Master Shangguan, or for the people who were exterminated, he must avenge this!
The two of them, each filled with murderous intent and anxiety, drove the flying warship, turned into a stream of light, and headed straight for Situ Household Lineage's territory.
At this moment, the Situ Household territory is eerily quiet on the surface.
Those forces that usually lingered at the border were just watching from a distance and did not dare to step forward rashly.
But within the family, it had already become a mess.
The tribesmen huddled in their courtyards. Some were holding their children and shivering, some were squatting in the corner and crying silently, and some were staring at the cracks in the courtyard wall in a daze.
Everyone's face was full of fear, and it seemed like they didn't even dare to breathe too hard.
The patriarch is dead, the elders are dead, and all the elders who can take care of things are gone. The whole family is like a tree without roots, swaying when the wind blows.
Among the remaining people, the one with the highest strength is just a kid who just broke through Early God King Stage!
With this little strength, let alone fighting against foreign enemies, it is difficult to even defend the family's gate!
"Where is the ancestor? Where has the ancestor gone?"
A boy of seventeen or eighteen years old squatted on the ground holding his knees, his voice choked with sobs, and tears fell to the ground, "Without Ancestor, what will we do if those people come in..."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Next to him, an old man with white hair and beard was leaning on a cane and knocked on the ground hard, but his voice couldn't stop trembling. He tried hard to straighten his rickety back, as if he wanted to give the tribe some confidence.
"The ancestor will not leave us alone! He must be in seclusion to break through. When he comes out, those enemies who killed our people will be cut into pieces by him!"
Even so, the ancestor has not shown up yet, and the uneasiness in the hearts of the people is still getting stronger and stronger like the tide.
Some people forced themselves to cheer themselves up, some secretly wiped away tears, and some looked up from time to time at the defense formation above the family, fearing that the enemy would break in the next second.
The entire Situ Household is shrouded in a shadow of despair, and everyone lives in the fear of destruction at any time.
"Yes! Our ancestor is the number one master of the Central Continent. As long as he is here, no one dares to touch us!"
"He must be in seclusion. When he comes out, he will be stronger and all enemies will be dead by then!"
"Wait a moment, our ancestor will be back soon, and he will definitely save us..."
The tribesmen comforted each other, but the confidence in their voices became weaker and weaker.
Just when they were about to be overwhelmed by fear and couldn't even stand still, a dull buzzing suddenly resounded through the world--
"Buzz!!!"
A jet-black flying warship appeared above the family territory without any warning, as if it had emerged from the void!
The powerful aura emanating from the warship was like a thick dark cloud, instantly covering the entire Situ Household.
The clan members were so suppressed by this pressure that their knees became weak and they almost knelt down. Even breathing became difficult.
You know, Situ Household's territory is covered with a defensive formation passed down from ancient times. Even a strong Peak God Emperor Realm would have to work hard to break through the formation.
But this warship appeared directly inside the territory as if it had not encountered any obstacles, without even triggering the formation's alarm!
Countless tribesmen suddenly raised their heads and looked at the strange warship that exuded terrifying pressure. Their pupils shrank suddenly, and the fear on their faces deepened!
Whose warship is this?
Are you here to help them, or are you here to add insult to injury?
Are they friends or foes?
Everyone was startled by the sudden buzzing sound and their scalps were numb.
The originally neat courtyard suddenly exploded!
Some people hold the hem of their clothes and pull back, their fingertips turning white from the exertion!
Someone picked up the sword at hand, but it was shaking so badly that he couldn't even hold the scabbard!
There were also some pampered female relatives who simply slumped to the ground, their faces as pale as paper, and the "gurgling" sounds of their chattering teeth mixed in with their exclamations, which was particularly harsh.
"Enemy attack!!!"
A middle-aged man in a brocade robe roared at the top of his lungs, but his voice was wavy. After shouting, he took two steps back and hid behind the rockery with panicked eyes.
"Everyone, be careful!!!"
An old-looking man from another clan was waving a cane, but his steps moved involuntarily toward the back of the crowd, not even daring to look in the direction of the sound.
"Protect the family to the death!!!"
A few young men shouted the loudest, but their bodies shrank inward with the flow of people. After shouting, they did not forget to pull their companions around them to hide behind them.
The arrogance that was usually built up by the resources of the clan was now crushed to pieces by fear, leaving only the instinct to flee.
The whole Situ Household Lineage was in chaos like a hornet's nest that had been poked.
When even the patrolling guards were only scurrying away with their heads in their hands, an old but calm aura suddenly suppressed all the noise! The hatch of the flying warship slowly opened, and a gray-robed figure stepped out of the air, with long silver hair and no wind.
The mysterious pattern embroidered on his sleeves glowed coldly under the light, it was Ancestor Situ that had disappeared for a long time.
He hung in mid-air, his eyes scanning below.
The jade railings usually used to show one's status were knocked crooked, and valuable porcelain fragments were scattered on the floor. The tribesmen were either pushing each other or squatting on the ground crying, not even the slightest bit of dignity of the Central Continent first family could be found.
Ancestor Situ's brows were furrowed, and his eyes under his silver eyebrows were as heavy as cold pools!
How could this be the top family that he single-handedly protected?
They are clearly a group of frightened birds without a backbone!
As soon as the emotions of embarrassment, disappointment, and hatred emerged, they were suppressed by an even stronger anger.
If it hadn't been for that sudden disaster, how could his family have fallen into this situation?
"That's... the ancestor's robe?"
In the crowd, a young man squatting in the corner rubbed his eyes that were red from crying, his voice trembling.
"Isn't it possible? Didn't the ancestor go into seclusion?"
The woman next to her raised her hand to wipe away her tears, her eyes fixed on the figure in mid-air, and her fingertips couldn't help but tremble.
The next second, someone saw the wrinkled but still majestic face clearly, and the exclamation suddenly broke out. "It's the ancestor! It's really the ancestor!!!"
"The ancestor is back! We are saved!!!"
The originally panicked crowd was silent for half a second, and then erupted into louder noises.