Yu Ning.
Ever since the Earth’s demonic beasts had run rampant, Yu Ning had developed more and more rapidly, and was now one of the top ten cities on Earth.
Many powerful families were in Yu Ning, and the Shan Family was naturally here as well.
At this moment, there were twenty to thirty people sitting in the Shan family’s council lobby. Not only were there more than ten people sitting in the main seats, there were also more than ten people sitting in the guest seats.
Those who could sit here had a minimum cultivation level of above Earth level.
Sitting at the top of the main table was a slightly obese middle-aged man called Shan Dong He, the head of the Shan family.
According to reason, Shan Dong He was the host and should be accompanying the guests to talk and drink tea at this moment. But at the moment, his face was a little anxious, and from time to time he looked towards the door, as if he was waiting for someone.
The rest of the people in the council hall also kept quiet, and no one spoke at this time. There was a depressing silence in the empty council hall.
After a good half hour, footsteps came from the door.
Shan Dong and immediately stood up, his gaze eagerly looking at the door.
A lean old man with dark hair walked in at the doorway, and looking at him it seemed as if he simply took a step out and crossed directly from the doorway to the middle of the spacious lobby.
At this moment, everyone in the lobby stood up, each and every one of them bowing and saluting.
“Greetings, Ancestor Heart!”
“Senior Mu Xin ……”
All the people in the lobby were greeting each other carefully and respectfully, as everyone was clear who the person who had entered was.
“Heart Ancestor ……” Shan Dong and excitedly stepped out of his seat, his voice trembling a little. Although his cultivation level was forcibly piled up to the Heavenly level, his vision was still there.
He could clearly feel the power of the Heart Ancestor, that powerful aura was even deeper than before the retreat, it was very likely that the Heart Ancestor had crossed into which step. After years of seclusion, the result was finally there, and it was the best possible result.
“You’ve done a good job, sit down.” The lean man nodded to Shan Donghe.
Shan Donghe hurriedly said, “I can just sit next to you.”
The lean man waved his hand, “No rules make a circle, my Shan family has come this far also because my Shan family acts with rules and never acts in a reckless manner. You are the head of the family, you are the one to preside over this time.”
“Yes.” Shan Dong and hurriedly bowed.
This lean man finished speaking and came to the first seat on the side, gave a fist to the crowd and said, “Shan Muxin thanks all of you friends for coming all the way here today and contributing to the affairs of my Shan family, in the future my Shan family will repay you.”
The crowd hurriedly said, “This is as it should be, the Shan family has made a great contribution to exorcise the evil beasts over the years.”
Shan Muxin clasped his fist once again, “Please sit down, everyone.”
When everyone sat down, Shan Muxin also sat down and said slowly, “My Shan family has always been kind to others and never bullied them. Twenty-seven of my Shan family’s sons were killed in Dai Cheng City. Among them were Shan Qianren, who is a Heaven-level cultivator, and seven Earth-level cultivators. It is evident that this person should have relied on the fact that he had crossed into the Ascendant, and this is why he has no one in sight.
I, Shan Muxin, have been in seclusion for several years and have finally crossed into the Half-Dan realm ……”
Hearing that Shan Muxin had crossed into the Half-Dan realm, all of the Shan family’s children stood up in excitement. I heard that when one cultivated the martial dao, the difference between Immortal and Mortal was at the Innate and Half-Dan realms.
Once they crossed into the Half-Dan realm, then they could almost be said to have become half immortal.
“Congratulations to Senior Mu Xin ……,” every one of the guests who came here stood up to congratulate Shan Mu Xin.
The biggest part of the reason they had come here to help the Shan family was Shan Muxin. Before Shan Muxin had closed his door, he was an Innate Perfection, or even beyond it. Now that they had heard for themselves that Shan Muxin had crossed into the Half-Dan realm, the crowd was naturally respectful.
Shan Muxin nodded, ”After hearing about my Shan family’s matter, this time Daoist Friend Shen Ziyou will come specially to lend a hand. Apart from Daoist Friend Shen, Qi Siyue of the Ninth Group will also be here ……”
Hearing Shan Muxin’s words, everyone in the hall gasped out in awe. Shen Ziyue was the nominal number one powerhouse in China, and almost when a top level demonic beast appeared in China, it was senior Shen Ziyue who took the lead.
Senior Shen Ziyu had crossed into the Half-Dan realm many years ago, and at this moment, his cultivation was even more unfathomable.
No matter who the person who had attacked the Shan family was, when Senior Shen Ziyue came, the other party could only wash their necks clean.
As for Qi Siyue, that was even more of a mysterious master. The world’s top conglomerate, the Ninth Group, was now the Qi family’s property.
The Ninth Group was established by Qi Rang, and from being an adventurous squad at the beginning, it had now become the first-cla*s group in the world. It was just that the Qi family were all very mysterious, what they practised did not seem to be ancient martial arts, some people rumoured that it was true immortal cultivation.
Whether it was immortal cultivation or not no one knew, but anyone who hit on the Qi family’s ninth group would basically disappear.
“Brother Shan, I hope I’m not too late.” A crisp voice came out, followed by a woman dressed in sackcloth appearing in the council lobby.
The woman seemed to have entered middle age, yet her stance was still more upright than those of the young attendants standing to the side.
“Haha, Friend Shen is not too late.” Shan Muxin laughed, taking the initiative to stand up and greet her.
“It looks like I’m not too late either.” A young voice came out and in walked a slightly thin looking youth.
“Thank you, Mr Qi, for coming all the way here, Shan Muxin is grateful.” Shan Muxin hurriedly clasped his fist in greeting.
The skinny youth’s gaze swept past Shan Muxin and immediately clasped his fist as well, “Congratulations Senior Shan for crossing over to the Half-Dan realm and moving up to the next level.”
“Brother Shan, you’ve crossed into the Half-Dan realm? Congratulations, congratulations.” The linen-clothed woman exclaimed in surprise, and then she glanced at the youth with even more surprise. Her cultivation level was already at the Half-Dan realm, and she did not see at first glance that Shan Muxin had advanced to the Half-Dan realm, but it was this youth who saw at first glance that Shan Muxin had advanced to the Half-Dan realm.
The Qi family’s ninth group was indeed very mysterious.
Shan Muxin greeted the two men and invited them to their seats before he clasped his fist and introduced them to the crowd, “I’m sure you all know these two, one is the pride of my China, Daoist friend Shen Ziyu. The other is the leading global group, friend Qi Siyue, Chairman of the Ninth Group. On behalf of my Shan family, Shan Mu Xin would like to thank you both for coming. With Daoist Friend Shen Ziyue and Daoist Friend Qi Siyue, I think we can go to that Forgotten River Temple in the Forgotten River Mountain Range.”
“Forgotten River Temple?” Shen Ziyue repeated out in surprise.
Shan Muxin nodded, “I think that person should be relying on his amazing strength, which is why he wants to wipe out my Shan family at the Forgotten River Temple. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have reported that he was at the Forgotten River Temple.”
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In the small, solitary courtyard of the Forgotten River Temple, Di Jiu had already listened to Shan Xiuqi finish all the things about her and the Shan family.
Her mother’s name was Nong Ruo Yun and her father’s name was Shan Hou Yi. When his father had brought her mother back to the Shan family, he was already seriously injured. It was only three months or so before her father died.
After her father’s death, her mother’s life was very difficult in the Shan family with her in her arms. There were many times when her mother wanted to take her away, only to think that the ferocious beasts on Earth were becoming more and more numerous, and that if she stayed in the Shan family there was a chance of becoming a martial artist, but if she left the Shan family, it would be even harder for them, mother and daughter.
When she was fourteen years old, her mother suddenly died in the Shan family, the doctor said that her body was too weak and her longing was too much.
After her mother’s death, word suddenly spread in the Shan family that she was a wild child. But she listened to her mother and remained in the Shan family to train hard in ancient martial arts, and at the age of sixteen, without any help, she crossed into the early Yellow rank. At seventeen, she crossed into the middle Yellow rank, and at eighteen into the late Yellow rank.
Then she occasionally heard someone say that the Bow Family, Bow Yangbiao, had taken a fancy to her and had sent someone to the Shan Family to ask for her hand in marriage.
She was so scared that she immediately fled the Shan family and spent two years in hiding outside until she met Di Jiu in Dai Cheng City.
Di Jiu was silent for a long time when he heard Shan Xiuki’s words, before he suddenly asked, “How many months after your father’s death did your mother raise you?”
“I think it was more than six months later ……,” Shan Xiuqi replied after a little thought.
Di Jiu asked again, “Then do you know how your father was injured?”
Shan Xiuqi nodded, “I know, it’s just that my mother told me not to tell anyone, that’s why I haven’t said anything. My father was injured when a vicious beast hit his dantian, he met my mother after he was injured, and that’s why he returned to the Shan family under my mother’s escort.”
Di Jiu said to Shan Xiuqi, “You shouldn’t be a member of the Shan family, you should still be surnamed Nong from now on, the Shan family has nothing to do with you.”
“Ah ……” Shan Xiuqi gave a startled ah, looking at Di Jiu in amazement.
Di Jiu explained, “Just think about it, your father’s dantian was injured and he met your mother only after he was injured. At that time, your father should have been healing with all his might ……”
If it was before, Shan Xiuqi was still a bit confused, but now Shan Xiuqi instantly understood that she had lived a married life with Di Jiu not long ago. If Di Jiu’s dantian was damaged, would he have lived a conjugal life with her?
Obviously, her mother had been pregnant with her before her father met her mother.
Shan Xiuki wiped her eyes as she thought of her bitter mother and became even more upset with her biological father.
Di Jiu did not say anything, he was sure that Shan Xiuki’s mother had had a very hard time in the Shan family. It was Shan Xiuqi’s mother who had been able to survive in exchange for her life.
If Shan Xiuki was so beautiful, Shan Xiuki’s mother was certainly not ugly. Such a beautiful woman, single with a daughter living in the Shan family, it would be strange if she was not missed. The hardships that Shan Xiuki’s mother had to endure to raise Shan Xiuki must have been unimaginable.
Sighing, Di Jiu said, “When I’m done here, we’ll go see your mother.”
“Mm.” Shan Xiuqi also thought of her mother.
Instead, Di Jiu’s gaze looked outside the small courtyard, more than ten people came outside, the weakest one in cultivation level was also at the late stage of the earth level, and he even saw a cultivator.