"No... that is, that is..."
Su Ditian's eyes were bloodshot, but the Su Clan Ancestor didn't give him a chance to speak. He waved his hand, and the drop of blood flew towards Su Lianxin.
He looked at Su Lianxin, whose expression was indifferent and who showed no joy at regaining the Emperor Blood, and a hint of guilt appeared in his eyes. He sighed softly.
"This matter... is indeed the fault of the Su Clan, and you have been wronged."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan was somewhat surprised.
This patriarch of the Su Clan was not only stronger than he had expected, but his personality and temperament were also completely different from what he had imagined.
Lin Xuan had originally thought that once this Su Clan patriarch appeared, he would shout something like, "Dare to run wild in my Su Clan's territory? Die!" forcing him to use the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array. He never expected him to do this.
It should be noted that Lin Xuan's current strength, while impressive, is only roughly equivalent to the Mid-stage Earth Venerable, or at most the late stage, compared to the Su Clan Ancestor, who is Heavenly Venerable!
Once you reach the Venerable, even a difference of just one realm is like heaven and earth.
The Heavenly Venerable realm is far stronger than the Mid-stage Earth Venerable realm, or even the Earth Venerable Perfection realm.
However, under these circumstances, the Su Clan patriarch not only did not attack him, but instead directly crippled the genius of his own clan, extracted the Emperor Blood from Su Ditian's body, and returned it to its rightful owner.
Not only was Lin Xuan somewhat surprised, but Su Lianxin was also quite astonished, her beautiful eyes staring blankly at the Su Clan Ancestor.
But soon, she gently shook her head without saying a word.
Although the actions of the Su Clan Patriarch made her realize that not everyone in the vast Su Clan was as evil as Su Ditian or the Su Clan Chief, it did not mean that she would forgive the Su Clan.
What was bound to happen has already happened.
Everything we're doing now is just a case of locking the barn door after the horse has bolted.
If it weren't for her master leading her to fight against the Su Clan, the injustice she suffered would probably have been buried in a dark abyss for the rest of her life. No one would have cleared her name, and no one would have stood up for her.
Su Lianxin knew that the person she truly needed to thank was not the Su Clan Ancestor who returned the Emperor Blood to her, but her master—the master who had never given up on her, even in her humblest times, and who had nurtured her so much...
Thinking this, Su Lianxin slowly exhaled, looking at Su Ditian who was as disheveled as a stray dog, and the last trace of resentment in her eyes turned into calm.
From now on, the Su Household and Su Ditian will no longer be her inner demons, nor will they become obstacles on her path to breakthrough.
"You... are you called Lianxin?"
It was at this moment that the Su Clan patriarch spoke, making a solemn promise.
"From now on, you will be the Holy Maiden of the Su Clan, and the Su Clan will only have you as its Holy Maiden. All that the Su Household has owed you over the years, and everything that should have belonged to you, will be repaid to you double. Are you willing?"
Su Lianxin gently shook her head without the slightest hesitation.
"Thank you for your kindness, Ancestor... However, since the Clan Chief did this, my connection with the Su Clan has come to an end."
Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed across the eyes of the Su Clan patriarch, and he sighed.
"Oh well! So be it!"
It was within his expectations that things couldn't be salvaged, but it wasn't what he hoped for.
But that's normal.
Such a horrific tragedy is unacceptable to anyone, let alone forgivable.
This matter is settled.
Lin Xuan sheathed his sword and spoke calmly.
" Xin'er, let's go."
Having obtained the Emperor Blood, he had no reason to continue entangled with them here.
Moreover, this patriarch of the Su Clan was a reasonable person, which somewhat restored Lin Xuan's impression of the Su Clan's precarious situation.
Since it hadn't come to the point of armed conflict, he had no intention of annihilating a Lineage.
After all... there are external enemies at hand.
"Um!"
Su Lianxin responded firmly, followed Lin Xuan for two steps, then suddenly stopped, turned her head to look at the Su Clan Ancestor behind her, paused, bowed slightly to him, then stood up and left without looking back, following Lin Xuan away.
As she said.
From then on, her connection with the Su Household was over.
From then on, she was only Su Lianxin of the Sword Pavilion, no longer a member of the Su Household.
But seeing their retreating figures, the Su Clan chief grew anxious.
"Ancestor, we can't let them leave!"
He anxiously watched the direction Su Lianxin had left in, opened his mouth as if to say something, but suddenly met the gaze of the Su Clan patriarch.
With just a glance, the Su Clan patriarch instantly shut his mouth, too frightened to utter a single word.
The Su Clan Patriarch remained silent, only staring at the Su Clan Chief with a gloomy gaze. Only after he could no longer sense Lin Xuan and Su Lianxin in his Divine Sense did he speak slowly and calmly.
" Su Qiji! If the Su Clan didn't lack a second Earth Venerable, I would have stripped you of your position as clan leader today! Do you know what your actions have cost the Su Clan?!"
His tone, unusually, revealed a fluctuation of emotion, filled with hatred.
"You have caused the Su Clan to lose a promising... no, a promising talent with a very high chance of reaching the Thearch Realm and becoming the second Ancestor Su! And you, what you have done! Tell me, what is your crime!"
The more he spoke, the deeper the hatred in the eyes of the Su Clan patriarch grew.
In his eyes, the biggest problem with the Su Clan chief was not that he was bad, but that he was stupid!
Being stupid is beyond redemption!
They were extremely selfish!
However, under the cold and hateful gaze of the Su Clan Ancestor, the Su Clan Chief became increasingly agitated.
"Ancestor! You are the ancestor of my Su Household! Even if I have made a thousand mistakes, the one thing you shouldn't have done was extract the Su Ancestor's Thearch Blood from Di Tian's body and return it to her!"
"That's the hope for the rise of the Su Clan!"
The Su Clan and Su Lianxin are now enemies, and it is impossible for them to mend their relationship. Returning the Su Ancestor's Thearch Blood to her would be tantamount to severing one of the Su Household's main branches!
This is like cutting off one's own arm!
What do you know!
Amidst the stubborn and incessant nagging of the Su Clan patriarch, the Su Clan elder finally lost his temper.
He couldn't contain his anger. If it weren't for the fact that the Su Clan would need a clan leader to manage things in the future, he would have slapped the Su Clan leader to death right now!
"You won't pay? Do you want the entire Su Clan clan to be wiped out?"
Wh... what...?
The Su Clan chief was stunned.
"Overthrow, annihilation? Why would the Ancestor say that..."
Could it be that a Earth Venerable youth, with the strength of an Ancestor Heavenly Venerable, couldn't defeat him?
How is that possible!?
But when the Su Clan patriarch recalled it, his eyes were filled with endless dread.
"With your cultivation level, you naturally cannot perceive it, but I can sense that in the void, there is an... supreme being, concealing their presence, constantly watching this place."
"He is at least at the Heavenly Venerable Perfection! Perhaps even higher! And I am certain that he is with those two!"
"If a fight really breaks out, I might be able to save my own life and escape, but my Su Clan will likely be wiped out of the Profound Domain today!"
After hearing this, the Su Clan chief was completely dumbfounded.
Heavenly Venerable Perfection?
Even higher?
There are actually such beings in the Profound Domain!
He... he doesn't know...
Glancing at Su Ditian, who lay at his feet, barely alive and utterly drained of his energy, the Su Clan patriarch felt a pang of heartache.
Regardless of anything else, he genuinely loved this son, but now, the boy had become like this, his pride broken, lying on the ground as if waiting to die...
My son!
Tears welled up in the eyes of the Su Clan patriarch.
The Su Clan patriarch glanced at Su Ditian, a thoughtful look flashing across his eyes.
Su Ditian... is he really finished?
Not necessarily...