The Incompetent Ancestor

"Who are you?"

Hearing this voice, Ye Chuan paused his movements.

This voice should belong to the Ancestor of the Tai Chu Holy Land, right?

Looking toward where the voice came from, there was a stone coffin. It seemed to be a secluded retreat for a Holy Land cultivator whose lifespan was nearing its end.

Understanding this, Ye Chuan maintained Ji Lingxuan's cold and aloof expression. Speaking in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, he said,

"Ancestor, I am the Holy Son of the Tai Chu Holy Land, Ji Lingxuan. Having successfully mastered the Tai Chu Heavenly Evolution Art today, I have come specifically to the forbidden grounds to retrieve the Tai Chu token."

He deliberately emphasized the words Tai Chu Heavenly Evolution Art, and the Tai Chu spiritual energy around him surged once more as he tried to dispel the Ancestor's doubts using the aura of his cultivation technique.

However, Ye Chuan did not expect that the moment his voice faded, the meteoric iron coffin would violently tremble. The chains emitted loud clanking sounds, as if they were about to be broken.

Immediately after, a blinding red beam of light shot out from the cracks of the stone coffin. The beam carried an apocalyptic pressure that was terrifying to the extreme!

The Ancestor inside the stone coffin clearly had murderous intent. He had no intention of wasting words with him and directly attacked to kill.

"He actually attacked directly? What is wrong with my disguise?" Ye Chuan did not understand. Right now, he should be even more of a Holy Son than the real Holy Son, right?

Although he did not mimic her large snow-white assets, Ji Lingxuan had always hidden them well anyway, so that should not be the reason.

Facing the incoming deadly red beam, Ye Chuan simply blocked it with a casual wave of his hand. He did not execute any complex spells, nor did he use the spiritual energy of the Tai Chu Heavenly Evolution Art.

In the next second, the Power of Chaos violently collided with the red beam.

That apocalyptic red beam, the moment it touched the Qi of Chaos, was rapidly swallowed up like snow melting in the sun, not even stirring up the slightest ripple.

The originally berserk pressure also vanished without a trace in an instant, as if it had never existed.

Ye Chuan's palm remained steadily raised, his expression calm. Not even his fingertips trembled, as if what he had just blocked was not a fatal attack, but a gentle breeze.

The stone coffin instantly fell into a dead silence. Following that, a hoarse voice filled with disbelief and astonishment rang out, carrying a subtle tremor:

"You... you actually blocked this strike so casually?! What kind of power is this?!"

The Ancestor was clearly stunned by the sight before him.

He was one of the forefathers of the Tai Chu Holy Land. His cultivation had long reached the early stage of the Ascension Realm, and he was only slumbering in the stone coffin due to his waning lifespan.

That beam of light just now, although not his full-powered strike, still utilized thirty percent of his strength. It was enough to obliterate a cultivator at the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Realm!

Yet, it was easily neutralized by this imposter with a casual block, using a bizarre power he had never seen before.

Ye Chuan remained unfazed.

He continued to imitate Ji Lingxuan's voice, his tone cold:

"Ancestor, I merely know a few self-preservation methods."

"May I ask why Ancestor is trying to kill this Holy Son? I believe I have committed no wrong; I merely came to retrieve the token that belongs to the Holy Son."

"Wrong?" The voice inside the stone coffin sounded again, filled with anger and disdain.

"You are not Ji Lingxuan at all, so what is there to talk about right or wrong? This Venerable will say it one more time: hand over the Tai Chu token immediately and surrender, and this Venerable might just leave you with an intact corpse!"

"Ancestor must be joking," Ye Chuan's tone remained unchanged, still refusing to admit it. "I am indeed Ji Lingxuan. I wonder why Ancestor refuses to believe me?"

How did this guy find out?

Ye Chuan did not understand.

"Believe you?" A cold snort came from the stone coffin. The tone was firm, carrying an unquestionable majesty.

"Ji Lingxuan is a descendant of this Venerable. My bloodline flows within him. This Venerable would never mistake the aura of my own bloodline!"

"But you do not have the slightest trace of my bloodline aura on you. Instead, you harbor a bizarre energy. You are absolutely not a descendant of this Venerable, much less Ji Lingxuan!"

So that is how it is.

Bloodline?

Hearing this, Ye Chuan fell silent for a moment. The cold expression on his face gradually faded.

He forgot that he was still disguised as Ji Lingxuan and subconsciously spoke, his tone carrying a hint of teasing:

"Oh, Ancestor, you should not speak in such absolutes. What if one of the grandparents accidentally had an affair, and the bloodline got cut off?"

"After all, life is unpredictable, and shit happens. Nobody can say for sure about these kinds of things."

"Bullshit!" A furious roar instantly erupted from the stone coffin. The coffin shook even more violently, and a few minor cracks even appeared on some of the chains.

"Every single one of my descendants is fiercely loyal and strictly abides by the clan rules. How could they do such a shameful thing? Ji Lingxuan is my direct descendant with a pure bloodline, there is absolutely no mistake! How dare you blaspheme my descendants like this! You are courting death!"

It seemed that the Ancestor in this stone coffin had a very deep connection with Ji Lingxuan and was her direct forefather. No wonder he could see through his disguise at a glance and was so familiar with Ji Lingxuan's bloodline aura.

He knew that if he continued to entangle himself here, it would only add to his troubles. Perhaps this Ancestor would really go all out to break free from his seal. At that time, even with his Indestructible Chaos Body, he would inevitably fall into a bitter struggle.

It seemed like he really would not be able to win.

Ye Chuan could only guarantee that he would not get hurt.

Since he had already obtained the Tai Chu Seal, his goal was achieved. There was no need to waste time with an Ancestor trapped in a stone coffin.

"Actually, I am just helping the Holy Son come over to get the seal. Ancestor, please do not make things difficult for me. We can be considered family."

Ye Chuan stopped pretending and stopped wasting words with the Ancestor in the coffin. He turned into a streak of light and flew away, clean and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

"Halt! You dare to leave?!" Seeing this, the Ancestor in the stone coffin roared. "You arrogant fool, stealing the token and impersonating my descendant! Today, you must give me an explanation!"

Before his voice even faded, a majestic and vast divine sense shot out from the stone coffin, instantly permeating the entire forbidden area.

That divine sense blotted out the sky and the sun, like black storm clouds, enveloping the entire forbidden ground. The divine sense carried a heart-palpitating pressure, several times more terrifying than the red beam from before.

This divine sense was the Ancestor's intrinsic divine sense. Its power was boundless, enough to crush any Mahayana Realm cultivator. Even a Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivator locked onto by this divine sense would suffer soul damage and be unable to move.

The Ancestor tried to use this divine sense to trap Ye Chuan, or even directly tear his soul apart and snatch back the Tai Chu Seal.

However, Ye Chuan remained completely unfazed by this.

The Indestructible Chaos Body within him operated at full speed. An invisible Chaos barrier automatically materialized around him, firmly isolating that sky-blotting divine sense on the outside.

No matter how that divine sense crushed or eroded, it could not break through the defense of the Chaos barrier, unable to even touch a corner of his clothes.

Ye Chuan turned into a streak of light, still flying unhurriedly towards the entrance of the forbidden ground. The divine sense behind him continuously surged over like a tide, yet it consistently failed to cause him the slightest harm.

He even glanced back at the meteoric iron coffin, his tone carrying a hint of teasing:

"Ancestor, don't waste your energy. You cannot trap me. I will be taking this Absolute Beginning Seal for now. When I have some free time, I'll come back and play cards with you, old man..."

"You... you are infuriating This Venerable One to death!"

The exasperated voice of the Ancestor echoed from within the stone coffin. The power of his divine sense surged once more, but it still could not break through Ye Chuan's chaos barrier.

With his lifespan nearing its end, the Ancestor would never break out of his stone coffin unless the Holy Land faced the threat of utter annihilation. Thus, he could only watch helplessly as Ye Chuan's figure disappeared at the entrance, letting out a frustrated groan.

What an impotent Ancestor.

Before long, Ye Chuan appeared at the entrance of the forbidden ground.

The elder guarding the entrance was initially taken aback when he saw Ye Chuan walk out safe and sound with the Absolute Beginning Seal in his hand. A moment later, his face lit up with joy:

"Congratulations, Your Highness the Holy Son, on successfully retrieving the Absolute Beginning token!"