The Ji Family's Pride

Chapter 249: Ji's Dilemma
That indifferent voice echoed very clearly throughout the entire sect hall until it reached the ears of every figure.

"Huh?" Ji Liuzhen and other senior executives of Ji family were all stunned.

"This is……"

In the entire hall, Kong Qingshe and Bai Shuize, who had the highest cultivation levels, suddenly stood up, their faces filled with shock.

Only they knew what kind of strength was needed to quietly pass through the numerous formations covering the entire Yanshan land and then quietly come to the main hall of the sect.

"It's Master Xiaoshan!"

"He's the master's cousin!"

Kong Qingshe and Bai Shuize looked at each other, only then did they realize the remaining surprise in each other's eyes.

"It's Xiaoshan! Xiaoshan... is back!" Ji Liuzhen and Su Wanjun's faces were full of joy.

Wow~~~

Suddenly, a ripple appeared in the entire hall, and the figure of a young man in black armor quietly appeared in the air.

"Well, it's really lively today. The clan leader, Granny Ying, father, mother... everyone is here." Ji Xiaoshan swept his gaze across the Ji clan members in the hall with a smile in his eyes.

"Xiaoshan, you finally came back after fifty years of absence." Ji Jiuhuo's old face was also full of smiles.

"Clan leader." Ji Xiaoshan nodded slightly.

"I'm old! I'm not the clan leader anymore. The current clan leader of my Ji family is your father. And he is also one of the clan members with the highest cultivation level in my Ji family." Ji Jiuhuo teased.

"Father. Mother." Ji Xiaoshan turned to look at his father Ji Liuzhen and Su Wanjun behind Ji Liuzhen and said with a smile, "Now you have all cultivated to the realm of Yuanshen Daoren."

Ji Xiaoshan's realm was so high that he knew the strength of all the Ji clan members in the hall with just a glance.

The ones with the highest cultivation level were naturally Ji Ning's two spirit beasts, the Sky Green Snake and the White Water Ze, both of whom were at the late stage of Return to Void. Following closely behind were Ji Liuzhen and Su Wanjun, both of whom were at the level of Yuanshen Taoists.

As for the rest, such as Ji Jiuhuo and Ying Granny, thanks to the large number of magic skills that Ji Xiaoshan and Ji Ning had brought back for the tribe several times, all the tribesmen who could now stand in the main hall of the clan mansion were at the level of Wanxiang Zhenren.

"This time when I came back, I saw the foundation of my Ji family's prosperity." Ji Xiaoshan said with emotion.

"Master Xiaoshan... have you survived the catastrophe?"

The Sky Green Snake Ji Qingqing was the first to lose her patience. She looked at Ji Xiaoshan and said, "You must have survived the heavenly tribulation and become a celestial immortal."

"Oh? As far as I know, your master Ji Ning has not yet passed the heavenly tribulation, so you can directly conclude that I have successfully passed the tribulation?" Ji Xiaoshan said with a smile.

"Of course!" Ji Qingqing said proudly, "You should know that this formation that covers Yanshan Mountain was set up by the master and Uncle Bai with endless efforts and precious materials. Even the celestial immortals can't break in, and even if you are a disciple of the Three Pure Ones... you shouldn't appear in this sect hall so easily, and Uncle Bai and I didn't even sense the slightest fluctuation."

Kong Qingshe and Bai Shuize followed Ji Ning to Fangcun Mountain to study Taoism. Their vision, knowledge, and even strength are far beyond the reach of ordinary Return to Earth Immortals. Naturally, they have a certain vision here.

"Yes. I have indeed survived the heavenly tribulation." Ji Xiaoshan nodded and smiled, "And the heavy formations set up by Ji Ning and Bai Shuize can indeed make it difficult for those celestial beings to come in. But as you said, I am a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, and I am different from ordinary celestial beings."

Bai Shuize silently watched the inconspicuous black-armored figure in the hall who looked like an ordinary creature, with a hint of contemplation in his eyes.

Bai Shuize was born good at thinking, and his comprehension was stronger than that of ordinary divine beasts. And the formation covering the entire Yanshan Mountain was set up by him personally, so he naturally knew that the truth was not as easy as Ji Xiaoshan said.

"What? A fairy?"

All the Ji clan members in the hall were stunned for a moment.

Everyone was so excited that they were speechless.

Immediately afterwards, the entire sect hall was in an uproar.

Previously, they were still worried about the Blood God Cult's targeting of the Ji family, but now they learned directly that Ji Xiaoshan, who had been worshipped as a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, had successfully transcended the tribulation. How could they not be ecstatic?

"What! Xiaoshan... has passed the heavenly tribulation and become a celestial being?" Ji Liuzhen and his wife looked at Ji Xiaoshan in shock.

It was within their expectations that Ji Xiaoshan would become a Returning Immortal like Ji Ning. After all, they had heard that Ji Xiaoshan had joined the most powerful Taoist sect in the Three Realms and even became a disciple of the Three Pure Ones. It was not surprising at all.

But it has been less than a hundred years since Ji Xiaoshan started practicing Taoism!

In just over a hundred years, which was a blink of an eye for countless immortal cultivators, Ji Xiaoshan unexpectedly survived the heavenly tribulation without making any noise and became an extremely powerful celestial immortal. "Celestial Immortal! My Ji family has also produced a celestial immortal ancestor!"

"Heavenly Immortal Ancestor... How many tribes in the entire Great Xia world can produce a Heavenly Immortal Ancestor? My Ji clan is also going to become the top tribe in the entire Great Xia world."

"Xiaoshan, didn't Liu Zhen say that you were the real one..." Granny Ying asked in a hoarse voice, "Could it be..."

"What father said is indeed right!" Ji Xiaoshan said in a deep voice.

"My original body was indeed trapped in an extremely dangerous place outside the domain. That dangerous place was far beyond the scope of what my original body could handle... and now it is my second soul that has survived the heavenly tribulation and become a celestial being."

When Ji Xiaoshan came back from the chaos, he had already discussed with the Three Pure Ones and others, and they had reached a consensus. Whenever he mentioned his master, he would say that he had fallen into a dangerous place outside the domain and had now fallen.

After all, the involvement was too great, and with Wujianmen and Elder Yuan watching from the side, they naturally had to reduce the danger to a minimum. It could also play a role in paralyzing other powerful people in the Three Realms.

"Second soul?" Su Wanjun asked anxiously, "Then your original body..."

"Mother, it's okay. Although my original body has fallen, fortunately I still have a second soul, so my life is not in danger."

Ji Xiaoshan shook his head and said, "My second soul and my original body are the same person. There is no difference between them. Now my second soul has also survived the heavenly tribulation and has become a celestial ancestor... I am very lucky."

"This... okay!" Su Wanjun's eyes suddenly dimmed. She is now a Taoist with a spiritual spirit and is no longer the innate creature at the beginning.

Su Wanjun naturally understood the significance of the original body to a cultivator. Not to mention that the original body was a divine body, practicing Qi flow and cultivating Qi, and its potential was much higher than that of the second soul, which could only cultivate Qi flow.

Ji Xiaoshan shook his head slightly.

He turned to look at his father Ji Liuzhen and said, "Father, when I came back earlier, I saw that you all looked sad, but what trouble did my Ji family encounter?"

"My Ji family is indeed facing some troubles now." Ji Liuzhen said.

"What we were troubled by before was the Blood God Cult, one of the eight major forces in Anchan County."

Ji Liuzhen continued, "Right now, the entire Anchan County is in a state of panic, and the Blood God Cult has destroyed many of the major forces and sects in Anchan County. Although my entire Ji family is firmly defending Yanshan, we are still targeted by the Blood God Cult."

"Blood God Cult?" Ji Xiaoshan understood. He turned to look at Bai Shuize and Kong Qingshe, "Bai Shuize, how strong is the Blood God Cult? Does it have any celestial beings?"

"Ning'er killed the seven Dharma Kings of the Blood God Cult several decades ago, but now several decades have passed, and the Blood God Cult has become even stronger than before." Bai Shuize said in a concentrated voice, "Now in the Blood God Cult, there are eighteen cultivators who can reach the level of 500,000-year-old earth immortals. Including the leader of the Blood God Cult..."

"Eighteen earth immortals who have reached the level of 500,000 years?" Ji Xiaoshan nodded lightly, "Such strength is indeed a bit difficult for my Ji family to deal with."

When Ji Xiaoshan explored the entire Yanshan Mountain, there were only seven earthly immortals in the Ji family. There were two spirit beasts of Ji Ning, Mu Zishuo who had cultivated to earthly immortality, and the rest were Wu Sui, Duo He, and two demons from Wujiang Immortal Mansion.

Ji Xiaoshan looked at Bai Shuize and said, "Bai Shuize, go on."

"The leader of the Blood God Cult, Blood God Son, is already very powerful and has a secret treasure, so he is very good at escaping." Bai Shuize said, "When Ji Ning's master, the immortal Diancai, was going through the heavenly tribulation, the Blood God Cult went crazy. Blood God Son personally led the seven Dharma Kings of the cult to kill the immortal Diancai who was going through the tribulation, but was killed by Ning'er on the spot, and the seven Dharma Kings were all killed. However, the leader Blood God Son also escaped with his life."

"When Ning'er was in Anchan County, the Blood God Cult didn't dare to provoke my Ji Clan. But later, when Ning'er was exiled, the entire Great Xia world began to become chaotic, and the Blood God Cult also came out to stir up trouble with the tacit approval of the Wujian Sect. And my Ji Clan was the first to bear the brunt and became one of the tribes that the Blood God Cult retaliated against. Fortunately, there were several immortals from the Black and White Academy who took care of us, and Ji Ning's Taoist partner Yu Wei also survived the heavenly tribulation, so my Ji Clan had some breathing space."

"Hmm." Ji Xiaoshan nodded slightly, "What is the strength of their leader now?"

"That Blood God Son hasn't passed the heavenly tribulation yet, but his strength is comparable to that of an ordinary celestial being. I don't know where he got a black boat from, but he can escape very quickly. He's very difficult to deal with." Ji Qingqing said helplessly.

"At the beginning, even the master's master, a celestial being, could not catch up with him. I am naturally close to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, so I can catch up with him. But I can't beat him."

“Hmm.” Ji Xiaoshan nodded. “This Blood God coach isn’t even a Pure Yang True Immortal, yet he dares to act so rampantly in the midst of the catastrophe…”

"Then let's... destroy the Blood God Cult!"

Bai Shuize and Ji Qingqing were both stunned, as were all the Ji family members in the hall.

"Destroyed the Blood God Cult?"

"Yes!" Ji Xiaoshan nodded.

……

(End of this chapter)