No one could understand Xia Zhen's pain. Her pain was no less than Xia Shang's.
She was also from a side branch of the Xia Clan. Since she was young, she was gifted and quickly attracted the attention of the Shenwu Clan. However, because of the incident with Progenitor Chen, the Xia Clan was very cautious of the side branch geniuses. She was suppressed until one day, Progenitor Chen appeared and personally unearthed her potential. He took her to cultivate, and her talent was noticed by everyone.
It was also at that time that the direct descendants could no longer suppress her, unless they killed her decisively. This was the problem that Ancestor Chen had left for the Xia family. They could either kill her or allow her to grow and become the next Ancestor Chen.
The Xia Clan did not dare to kill her because she was Progenitor Chen's disciple. If they killed her, they were afraid that Progenitor Chen would take revenge on them. However, if they did not kill her, the branch family would rise up again.
In the end, the Shenwu Sky used all their resources to nurture her. They gave her a choice between the Shenwu Sky and Ancestor Chen. She chose the Shenwu Sky because she had parents and loved ones. On the other hand, Ancestor Chen was able to betray the Shenwu Sky because his parents and loved ones had died in the hands of the direct descendants. These were two completely different situations.
It seemed like a simple choice, but it was a cruel one for the little girl back then. She had shouldered the lives of her parents and loved ones, and had given up on the people she respected the most. At the same time, she had had to endure the teachings of the direct descendants day after day, year after year. She had been threatened by the direct descendants, and had even been forced to marry a direct descendant. All of this had been her pain.
Ancestor Chen had experienced the pain of losing a family member, but he could take revenge without fear. With the support of the Lu family, he grew step by step and became an invincible powerhouse in the starry sky.
She, on the other hand, had been suppressed by the Divine Martial Sky from beginning to end. Her pain was unforgettable.
She had wished countless times that Ancestor Chen didn't value her. That was the source of all her sorrow. Ancestor Chen had groomed her to make a choice for the Divine Martial Heaven, but what he had sacrificed was her life.
She hated the Divine Martial Sky, hated Ancestor Chen, but at the same time, she owed the Divine Martial Sky because of the resources. She also owed Ancestor Chen because her talent had been unearthed.
She wanted to take revenge on the Shenwu Sky and Ancestor Chen.
The choice that Lu Yin had given was exactly the same as the one that Progenitor Chen had given the Xia family. No, it was not a choice, but a decision.
Back then, the Xia Clan could choose to kill her or not. Now, Shenwu Sky had to accept the joint leadership of the Direct Line and the Collateral Line. What made her feel better was that she was the only one who could make the decision. She could decide whether she wanted to or not. The Direct Line had no choice.
Looking at Xia Shenfei, Xia Shenfei's face was pale. His usual confidence was gone.
The more it was like this, the more Xia Zhen wanted to do it.
"Alright, that's it," Xia Qin said.
Xia Shenfei raised his head and looked at Xia Zhen. He wanted to say something, but Xia Zhen didn't give him a chance. A mere descendant of the direct line of descent had no right to speak to her.
"Actually, if Xia Shenji is gone, he can just disappear as a direct descendant," Lu Yin said.
Xia Shenfei swallowed the words he wanted to say.
Right now, the Divine Martial Heaven only had one old ancestor, and that was Xia Zhen. Her words were the heavens. If she really wanted to remove the direct line of descent, no one could do anything about it.
"Let Xia Shang's people take charge of the Divine Martial Sky. I've repaid his kindness," said Xia Qin.
Lu Yin replied, "You've already repaid your kindness. What's next is hatred." He paused for a moment before continuing, "The Shenwu Plane hopes that you can save Xia Shenji. You can choose not to save him as revenge for what the Shenwu Plane has done to you over the years."
Xia Zhen was calm.
"As for Progenitor Chen," Elder Chan, Xia Shenfei, Xia Luo, and Xia Zhen all looked at Lu Yin. He had received the greatest favor from Progenitor Chen, so how could he help Xia Zhen take revenge on Progenitor Chen?
Lu Yin brought out another person from Mount Supreme — Xia Ji.
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Xia Ji's hair was disheveled as he crashed to the ground, his face covered in dust.
Everyone looked at him.
"Xia Ji?"
Elder Chan was shocked.
When Xia Ji heard Elder Chan's voice, he raised his head with difficulty and looked over. When he saw the old man, his expression changed. "You … you've changed?"
"Elder Chan, you've already broken through to Progenitor Realm. You're the first person in the Fifth Mainland to do so," Lu Yin said.
Xia Ji's eyes flickered with unwillingness, regret, and anger. Countless emotions tangled together, causing him to grit his teeth.
He should have been the first to break through. If his plan had succeeded, he would have obtained the Sirius Art and obtained Progenitor Chen's power. He would have been able to break through to Progenitor Realm. Lu Yin, it's all because of that little bastard.
Xia Ji hid his venomous gaze and lowered his head, not daring to let Lu Yin see him.
Elder Chan sighed. He hadn't expected that a half-ancestor would end up like this. Who could he blame?
As a half-ancestor, Xia Ji had schemed against the Sirius Sect, Leon's Armada, and Eternal Sky Island, causing countless deaths. He had even attacked Lu Yin and then betrayed the Fifth Mainland to join the Shenwu Plane. Everything had led to his current situation.
Elder Chan sighed. "You should have known better."
Xia Ji clenched his right fist and said in a hoarse voice, "Lu Yin, I'll teach you the Nine Clones Technique and the Xia family's secret technique, Blade Intent. I only ask that you let me go."
He wanted to live. As long as he lived, he would have a chance to break through to Progenitor Realm.
Elder Chan, an old rival, was actually looking down on him and saying such words. This was worse than killing him. He couldn't accept this outcome.
His words caused Xia Shenfei to explode. "Xia Ji, how dare you teach an outsider the Nine Clones Technique? You're courting death in front of the Patriarch."
Xia Ji was shocked. Patriarch?
"Patriarch Shenji?"
Xia Ji said hoarsely as he struggled to turn his neck to look behind him.
Lu Yin clasped his hands behind his back and smiled. "Don't worry, I'm not interested in the Nine Clones Technique." He then looked at Xia Zhen. "This person's name is Xia Ji, and he's the descendant of Progenitor Chen, Xia Shang. I'll leave him to you."
Xia Zhen looked at Xia Ji. "Xia Shang's descendant?"
Xia Ji turned his head with difficulty and saw Xia Shenfei glaring at him, Xia Luo with a faint smile, and Xia Zhen.
The moment he saw Xia Zhen, he was certain that this person was also a Progenitor. Xia Shenji hadn't appeared, but another Progenitor from the Shenwu Plane had arrived.
He looked at Xia Zhen and pleaded, "Ancestor, please save this junior, Ancestor."
Xia Zhen looked at Xia Ji. "You're Xia Shang's descendant?"
"Yes, this junior is Progenitor Chen's descendant," Xia Ji replied.
Xia Zhen frowned. "Xia Shang wasn't with Wang Xiaoyu. Where did his descendant come from?"
Lu Yin's eyes twitched. That's right, he had forgotten that Progenitor Chen had been betrayed by Wang Xiaoyu. Where had his descendant come from?
Had he just randomly found a girl?
Xia Ji replied, "Everyone in the Fifth Mainland's Xia family is Progenitor Chen's descendant, and we can be connected by blood to him. This is proof, but there are no records of our bloodline appearing in the records, so this junior isn't sure."
Xia Zhen retracted his gaze and fell into deep thought.
Xia Ji begged, "Ancestor, I'm a descendant of Ancestor Chen, and I've also joined the Divine Martial Plane. I'm part of the Divine Martial Plane, so please save me. I'm from the Xia Family, so please save me."
Xia Zhen calmly replied, "You're handing him over to me for me to deal with?"
Lu Yin asked.
"Yes, he's Progenitor Chen's descendant. Senior, you can deal with him as you wish."
"You obtained Xia Shang's power, but you harmed his descendant?"
Xia Zhen asked with his back to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin replied, "This person ambushed me as a Half-Ancestor when I was still in the beginning stages of my cultivation. If I hadn't had some tricks up my sleeve, I would already be dead. He schemed against my family and friends, causing seventy-two deaths. When the Fifth Mainland was in trouble, he sought refuge with others and betrayed us. He even knew about Progenitor Chen's past, but he still wanted to seek refuge with the Shenwu Plane. This person is not worthy of the surname Xia, nor is he worthy of being Progenitor Chen's descendant."
I schemed against the Sirius Sect to obtain the Sirius Technique! That's Progenitor Chen's technique, and it should belong to me. Those seventy-two lives of yours were an accident. The reason I targeted you was because you schemed against the Seven Courts. You obtained power that shouldn't belong to you. Progenitor Chen's power should belong to me and the Xia family's descendants. Why should it belong to you? "
"Why did you join the Shenwu Plane?"
Xia Zhen asked Xia Ji.
Xia Ji lowered his head. "We're both surnamed Xia. Even if Progenitor Chen was still alive, he would have thought it through and be willing to return to the Shenwu Plane."
Xia Luo shook his head. This old man was dead meat. The grudge between Progenitor Chen and the Shenwu Plane was too deep, and Xia Zhen was also a victim of that grudge. Saying that Progenitor Chen should return to the Shenwu Plane in front of the victim was the same as erasing everything that had happened because of that grudge. It was the same as denying Xia Zhen's past.
Goodbye, old man. Thank you for agreeing to let me replace Xia Jiuyou.
"I'll deal with Xia Shang myself. There's no need to vent my anger on his descendant," Xia Zhen said indifferently.
Lu Yin raised a brow. "Alright."
Xia Ji could tell that this Xia family ancestor had a grudge with Progenitor Chen, but his words also seemed to be dissatisfied with the Shenwu Plane. What was going on with this person?
He subconsciously looked at Xia Luo, as this Xia family descendant whom he had tacitly agreed to replace Xia Jiuyou should know something.
Xia Ji had just raised his head when a foot stomped down. There was a rumble as his body was stomped into the ground, causing the earth to crack as a huge force pierced through the entire Shenwu Continent.
Lu Yin looked down from above as he stomped Xia Ji to death, just like how he had stomped Nightking Zhenwu to death. This was the end of a grudge.
Xia Ji did not know why Xia Zhen had not saved him and had instead allowed him to be stomped to death. He felt that he had not done anything wrong, as they were both surnamed Xia. So many years had passed, and Progenitor Chen should have returned to the Shenwu Plane. Everything he had done had been for the sake of regaining his own strength. What had he done wrong?
And why had Lu Yin killed him so decisively?
Did he not want to obtain the Nine Clones Technique?
That was the supreme battle technique of the Shenwu Plane. Why had he given it up without any hesitation?
Xia Ji could not figure it out.
Lu Yin sighed. Xia Ji had died in the end, and the grudge of seventy-two lives had been avenged. Did it feel good?
It did not. People had died, and the grudge had been avenged. However, the dead could not be revived.
Lu Yin immediately chose Xia Ji as his general since he was a Half-Ancestor.
This could be considered the first Half-Ancestor that Lu Yin had truly chosen. Previously, he had chosen Tian Dou, who was only a peak Emissary.
With Lu Yin's current strength, he would have no problem choosing a Half-Ancestor.
Xia Shenfei watched as Xia Ji was chosen, and then he looked at Lu Yin with a trace of fear in his eyes. This was an emotion that should not have appeared in his eyes, but it had appeared at this moment.
There was nothing crueler than dying and being chosen as a general.
Perhaps this was the reason why the Lu family had been exiled. The Lu family's innate gift was too terrifying.