"More than ten thousand years ago, the emperor and his wife passed by the Silver Flaming Sea and had a conflict with Emperor Yang.
The emperor was powerful and he defeated Emperor Yang. However, Emperor Yang and another emperor plotted and killed him.
The emperor's wife gave birth prematurely. The emperor had to seal his wife in ice at the Cliff of Heavenly Sin while he and his wife's bodies broke through the spatial barrier and flew away.
"At first, we didn't know about his wife. We thought she had passed away.
We were just looking for the emperor and his wife's bodies and we had been looking for them for ten thousand years.
Later on, we didn't find the emperor's body but we did find his wife's body. From her body, we learned something. Then, we went to the Cliff of Heavenly Sin to rescue our wife. "
"She had been sealed in ice for ten thousand years. She was nourished by top-level elixirs but there were still some problems. She was blind and she hasn't been cured yet …"
"I was afraid that if she grew up in the Yin Family, she would be unhappy when she learned about her parents. Also, I went to the nine universes to look for the emperor's body.
So, I took her to the nine universes. For one thing, she could take care of herself and for another, I wanted her to grow up in a comfortable environment. Then, something happened to the family and I had to bring her back. "
"Also …"
The Crippled Zen Master told Lu Li many things, including Yin Qingsi's background.
Lu Li was filled with mixed feelings. He never expected that Yin Qingsi had such a complicated background.
"No!"
Lu Li remembered that Yin Ruolan said Yin Qingsi was her cousin.
Yin Ruolan was not old. Though Yin Qingsi was young as well, that was because she had been sealed in ice for ten thousand years.
"Little Lan is just fooling around!"
The Crippled Zen Master said with a smile, "When my wife came back, she got along well with Ruolan. She talked about you all the time. Later, my wife went to cultivate. Little Lan wanted to go to the Second Layer to see you. So, she went to the lower world.
I told her not to reveal that my wife is the emperor's daughter. I think she just said that she was her cousin.
Technically speaking, she should be Little Lan's ancestor. But she has been sealed in ice for ten thousand years. Her real age is about the same as Little Lan's. "
Lu Li understood. He asked, "You are hiding Lady Qingsi's identity because you don't want her to be disturbed?
You want her to grow up in comfort? "
"That's one thing!"
The Crippled Zen Master said, "On the other hand, the Emperor has a descendant, a direct descendant. I am afraid that Sunlight Emperor will come here and kill him when he hears the news. So, I hope you can keep this a secret."
"Yes!"
Lu Li nodded and asked curiously, "What realm is Lady Qingsi at now?"
"Middle-stage Fourth Tribulation!"
The Crippled Zen Master sighed and said, "My daughter is of the Emperor's Bloodline and my mother is of a special race with Emperor's Bloodline.
It's a pity that after being sealed in ice for so many years, her body's Essence Qi has been affected. Otherwise, with her aptitude, she would have broken through to the Fifth Tribulation long ago. "
"Yeah, yeah!"
Lu Li nodded. He chatted with the Crippled Zen Master for a while before he left.
Lu Li's mind was in a mess after he had received so much information. He needed time to sort it out.
After they were teleported out, Yin Chengrui was waiting outside. He took Lu Li, Qin Zhan, Gan Lin and the others to a mountain and settled them in a luxurious manor.
There were more than 100 maids in the manor. It was a luxurious place for the Yin Family to receive the most distinguished guests.
Yin Chengrui asked Lu Li and the others to take a rest. In the evening, the Yin Family would host a welcome banquet. Many patriarchs, young masters and young ladies would be present to welcome Lu Li, Gan Lin and Gan Lin.
Lu Li sat in his room for half a day to sort out his thoughts. He decided to stay at the Yin Family for a year.
First, he would study the Dragon Creation Skill and second, the second part of the Void Crossing. What was more, he would study the Fundamental Principle of Shen Yin.
When he mastered the three skills and the Fundamental Principle, Lu Li's fighting capacity and ability to protect himself would be greatly improved. By then, he could go to the Divine Wind Continent by himself and then cross the Silver Flame Sea.
That was right!
Lu Li planned to leave Qin Zhan and Gan Lin at the Yin Family. For one thing, they would be safe at the Yin Family. For another, they would have plenty of resources.
For another, the Yin Family was at war. It seemed that the situation would not stop for a moment. Qin Zhan and Gan Lin could go and gain more experience.
Qin Zhan and Gan Lin would not be of much help. For one thing, they would not be of much help. For another, this trip would be very difficult and full of dangers. They would rather stay at the Yin Family than cultivate in the Separation Bead.
At night, as expected, the Yin Family hosted a banquet for Lu Li. More than 100 patriarchs of the family came. The Chief Patriarch in charge of family affairs was present in person. More than 100 young masters and young ladies came as well.
Young Master Fan and Yin Ruolan were not here, which made the banquet less glamorous. However, the presence of the Chief Patriarch meant that the Yin Family valued Lu Li.
The Yin Family valued Lu Li since the Crippled Zen Master summoned him in person and sent a message telling the family to take good care of him. Even the Family Patriarch was involved.
That being said, Lu Li was only at the peak of the Second Tribulation. His realm was not high enough. If he were at the Fourth Tribulation, the Family Patriarch of the Yin Family would come in person.
The banquet lasted until midnight. Lu Li, Gan Lin and Gan Lin were all drunk by the enthusiastic young masters and young ladies of the Yin Family.
With so many people around, Lu Li could not force them to drink. Luckily, Qin Zhan and Gan Lin were good at drinking. They helped Lu Li drink a lot.
The young masters and young ladies of the Yin Family were curious about Lu Li. After all, Lu Li could become friends with Yin Ruolan and be summoned by the Crippled Zen Master at once.
Many young masters and young ladies were not qualified to meet the Crippled Zen Master. The Sixth Patriarch was mysterious. He was the most senior in the family and it was said that he was even more powerful than the Family Patriarch.
The Patriarch of the Hall of Internal Affairs of the Yin Family told Lu Li in person that if Lu Li needed anything, he could send someone to the Hall of Internal Affairs. The family even gave Lu Li, Gan Lin and Gan Lin the status of disciples of the immediate family.
Every month, they would be given some top-level resources. They could go to the treasured lands of the family to study at will.
In other words, the treatment Lu Li and Gan Lin received was similar to that of Yin Chengrui. Their status was not as high but the treatment was good enough.
All this was because of the Crippled Zen Master. It was not hard to imagine how high the status of the Sixth Patriarch was in the family.
The banquet lasted for five days. In the later days, the patriarchs of the family did not show up. It was Yin Chengrui who gathered young masters and young ladies.
Some were from the immediate family, some were from the collateral family, some were affiliated with the Yin Family and some were from the younger generation.
Lu Li, Gan Lin and Gan Lin had seen more than five or six hundred young masters and young ladies. They were dazzled.
The Yin Family deserved to be a super family. The number of young warriors at the Fourth Tribulation Realm was too many to count. Over the past couple of days, they had seen at least more than two hundred young warriors at the Fourth Tribulation Realm.
Some major forces would only have more than a hundred Fourth Tribulation Realm warriors in total.
Five days later, Lu Li told Yin Chengrui that he needed to cultivate and would come out when Yin Ruolan came back.
He had an agreement with the Crippled Zen Master that Lu Li would only have one year to study Emperor Zi's body. Therefore, Lu Li must make good use of the time.