Su Lin remained silent for a long time before turning and leaving.
"Seeing him like that, I feel a strange sense of satisfaction." Su Jianxi watched his retreating figure, and the resentment she had been holding in for years dissipated somewhat, a smile appearing on her lips.
"As expected, in this world, the strong still reign supreme," Su Yanche said.
The group understood that Su Lin's reaction was entirely due to Su Chen. Su Chen's displayed strength instilled fear and regret in them.
But if Su Chen were weak, Su Lin would never react this way; she would still look down on them. So, the strong are respected wherever they go, while the weak are only oppressed and bullied.
"What did you find out?" Su Qingyan asked, frowning as she looked at the silent Su Lin.
"Sigh~" Su Lin shook his head and told Su Qingyan the news he had received.
"What did you say? That senior is from my Su Household?" Su Qingyan frowned upon hearing this, his expression turning slightly gloomy.
"Hmm." Su Lin nodded, his tone heavy, "This matter has made me realize that the Su Household has indeed begun its decline. If things don't change, it will eventually be forced to withdraw from this grand stage."
"It seems necessary to replace the Su Lineage patriarch," Su Qingyan said coldly, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"That might not be easy, after all. The clan leader is a True God, and it would be very difficult to get him to step down," Su Lin said solemnly.
"Heh." Su Qingyan scoffed, "As long as the Ancestor agrees, he has no choice but to step down!"
Su Lin hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Elder, was the Ancestor very strong?"
Su Qingyan said seriously, "The Ancestor's strength is second only to the Divine Lord. Would you say he's strong?"
"What!" Su Lin was shocked upon hearing this, and his expression changed instantly. "Only this one Divine Lord? Doesn't that mean that the Ancestor has already stepped one foot into the Divine Lord?"
"Hmm." Su Qingyan nodded, a hint of admiration appearing on his face. "Actually, with my cultivation talent, I wasn't qualified to break through to True God. The reason I was able to break through was entirely due to the Ancestor. I can tell you clearly that the Ancestor was far more complex than you think."
At this point, he seemed to remember something and couldn't help but sigh, "It's just a pity that the Ancestor still hasn't broken through to that realm. Breaking through to the Divine Lord realm is extremely difficult. Even though the Ancestor has one foot in the Divine Lord Realm, the hope of taking the other foot in is still slim. I feel sorry and anxious for him."
Su Qingyan suddenly laughed, "But the Ancestor doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all. I once asked him about it, and he said that breaking through to the Divine Lord level is not something that can be achieved through one's own efforts or by going into seclusion. It depends on an opportunity. When the opportunity comes, one can naturally break through. Therefore, one cannot be impatient. If one is impatient, one's mind will be in chaos, and if one's mind is in chaos, one will Qi Deviation and the opportunity will drift further and further away from oneself."
"What you said makes perfect sense. As expected of the progenitor, his thoughts and understanding are beyond our reach." Su Lin nodded, feeling even more admiration and curiosity for his progenitor.
"That senior seems to be going to find the Ancestor. I hope the Ancestor will be alright," Su Qingyan said, her expression filled with worry.
"I feel that senior wouldn't do anything to the ancestor. After all, he also has the blood of the Su Household. Secondly, he didn't have any intention to kill us, which shows that our Su Household still holds a certain position in his heart," Su Lin said.
"I hope so." Su Qingyan nodded and said nothing more.
In fact, Su Lin was overthinking things. The only reason Su Chen didn't kill them was out of respect for Su Yanche and his grandfather Su Wangchuan; otherwise, he would have killed them long ago. In Su Chen's heart, he only cared about his own lineage, and he had no affection for the Su Household in their ancestral homeland.
The Su Household's forbidden land, the Indestructible Valley, is a place of beautiful mountains and clear waters, where birds sing and flowers bloom, shrouded in celestial mist, and brimming with spiritual energy—an ideal place for secluded cultivation. At this moment, a young man is digging the ground with a hoe, his entire being emanating no aura, just like an ordinary mortal. But how could an ordinary mortal be here?
Suddenly, the young man stopped hoeing the ground, frowned slightly, straightened up, and looked up. There he saw a young man calmly watching him.
The young man, dressed in white, was handsome and looked as if he had stepped out of a painting; it was none other than Su Chen!
The young man was slightly surprised by Su Chen's arrival, but he quickly recovered. He put down his hoe, dusted himself off, and then bowed to Su Chen with clasped hands, saying, " Su Ping'an, the ancestor of the Su Household, pays his respects to senior."
"You know me?" Su Chen became interested, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"I don't know you." Su Ping'an shook his head, then continued, "But I know that besides the Divine Lord, probably no one else could appear here so silently that I wouldn't notice. Therefore, it's reasonable for me to call you senior."
"But what if I said I'm from the Su Household?" Su Chen said with a smile.
"This..." Su Ping'an was taken aback by these words, somewhat bewildered. Was this person in front of him his junior? Were all his juniors this powerful these days? He hesitated for a moment, then said uncertainly, "Senior, are you joking with me?"
Su Chen didn't speak. With a thought, a drop of blood flew out from between his brows. The moment the drop of blood appeared, Su Ping'an immediately realized that his bloodline and that drop of blood were actually connected and had a sense of closeness.
Holy crap, is this guy really his junior?
Su Ping'an was dumbfounded, his heart unable to calm down for a long time, his expression complicated. He had just called Su Senior Chen," but Su Chen told him that he was his junior. This left him speechless for a moment, and he could only remain silent, trying to digest this shocking information.
"I've long heard my father say that my Su Household's ancestor was no ordinary person. Now that I see him, he's at the Half-Step Divine Lord Realm. He's indeed extraordinary," Su Chen said calmly.
Suppressing his doubts, Su Ping'an smiled wryly and said, "Senior is joking. I've only achieved this much through good luck. If we're talking about who's truly remarkable, it has to be you, Senior. You actually stepped into the Divine Lord before me. It's truly astonishing and unbelievable."
He didn't change his form of address just because Su Chen was his junior. Although they were related by blood, they didn't know each other at all and were no different from strangers. Most importantly, Su Chen was stronger than him. He couldn't possibly call a Divine Lord a junior, could he? Unless he was crazy.
"Alright, I only have one thing to say to you: come with me to rescue my grandfather," Su Chen said.
"Huh?" Su Ping'an was stunned, then asked in confusion, "Senior, do you need my help to save people?"
"The one who arrested my grandfather is the current head of the Su Lineage. I'm afraid I won't be able to resist killing him," Su Chen said calmly.
"What!"