Eternal Beast Taming Family

"Father."

"grandfather."

Upon seeing Chu Jingyu spit out blood and his face turn deathly pale, Chu Qinhui and the others cried out in alarm.

Chu Jingyu raised his hand, stopping them from approaching.

"I'm fine, it's just that my blood circulation is a bit off, I'll feel better after a while."

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled faintly, "Finally, you've successfully broken through. Once another Spirit Rank member emerges from among you, our Chu family will be able to rise to the rank of an eighth-grade noble family."

Chu Qinhui came to his side and handed his father a green leaf that he had plucked from the "Ginseng Baby's" head.

Chu Jingyu waved his hand slightly, "The difference in cultivation level is too great. His leaves are unlikely to have any effect on me anymore."

He strolled to the eaves, glanced at the sky, and saw that the crack had disappeared. His expression relaxed considerably.

"It's good that the crack has closed, but no one knows when it will open again. For the time being, we should stay at home and avoid going out unnecessarily."

"Yes."

Chu Qinhui responded, then asked, "Father, what should we do with the villagers in those three villages? If a Source Beast runs rampant in the villages, I'm afraid they won't have any ability to resist."

Chu Jingyu sighed softly, "What do you want? To bring them to live near my Chu family home so that I can take care of them at any time? There are so many villagers, and we don't have enough rooms near our house to accommodate them."

Chu Qinhui understood his father's meaning from his two rhetorical questions, and could only lower his head in reluctance, saying, "Father, I understand."

A flash of colorful light appeared on the stone book. Chu Jingyu was stunned for a moment, then turned around and instructed, "You all go and wait outside the ancestral hall for a while."

Upon hearing Chu Jingyu's arrangement, Chu Qinhui was taken aback. Seeing his father looking towards the offering table, he knew that his father and Chu Zu had something to discuss.

So he turned to the servants and guards in the courtyard and instructed them, "You may all leave now."

"Yes."

Chu Qinhui walked at the back of the group, responsible for closing the courtyard gate of the ancestral hall.

In just a short while, only Chu Jingyu remained in the ancestral hall.

Chu Jingyu bowed deeply towards the stone book, "May I ask what important matter you wish to discuss with me privately, Ancestor?"

A colorful vortex appeared above the stone book, and after a moment it slowly solidified into the shape of a portal.

A moment later, a somewhat ethereal figure floated out from the portal, and it was none other than the Chu Ancestor that Chu Jingyu had seen inside the stone book.

Is Chu Zu finally able to leave that book? I just broke through to the Spirit Rank, and Chu Zu has already revealed a new ability. Does that mean...?

A bold idea flashed through Chu Jingyu's mind, but he quickly suppressed it. Now was not the time to think about such things.

Chu Mu surveyed the decorations and furnishings inside the ancestral hall; this was a completely different experience from viewing the outside world through a book.

Inside the book, it's like watching a 2D movie. Only when you're actually in it do you truly feel that this is a real world.

Without observing for too long, Chu Mu spoke softly, "If we don't want the Chu family's fortune to decline, we must save those villagers. Even if we can only save some, we must still take action."

This was the first time Chu Jingyu had witnessed Chu Mu so forcefully interfering in the Chu family's affairs. The Chu Ancestor was a crucial figure to the Chu family.

He could reject his son's suggestion without hesitation, but he had to carefully consider Chu Zu's arrangement.

He finally nodded.

"Lord Chu, I will handle this matter properly."

Seeing that he agreed, a smile appeared in Chu Mu's eyes.

"Go, from now on, unless it is a major festival and I give permission, no one other than the clan chief is allowed to enter the ancestral hall."

Chu Jingyu bowed deeply, "It was my oversight. I will never disturb Ancestor Chu's peace like this again."

Chu Mu shook his head slightly. It wasn't that he disliked others disturbing his peace and quiet, but since he had achieved his goal, there was no need to make things clear.

He opened his left hand, revealing a jade page.

"This page possesses my spiritual awakening ability. You can decide for yourselves whether to awaken the spiritual awakening abilities for other people in the future, but no more than five people per day."

"Signatures for spirit opening are precious. Such a large-scale spirit opening for others must not happen again. Otherwise, if the news leaks, the Chu family will inevitably attract trouble."

Chu Jingyu looked up with surprise at the jade book in Chu Mu's palm, and couldn't help but feel shocked. Just what grade of Origin Artifact was Chu Zu?

Not only does it possess its own consciousness, but it can even separate its own abilities.

He accepted the jade pages with both hands. "Yes, the Chu family will make good use of the power of these Enlightened Pages."

Hearing his words, Chu Mu smiled and said, "You've given this page a good name. From now on, let's call it the Enlightenment Page."

Then Chu Jingyu turned to look at the courtyard and said, "Go and call Chu Shengyuan in. I want to see him."

Chu Jingyu wanted to ask Xiao Yuan what was going on, but he had a feeling that it wouldn't be detrimental to Xiao Yuan, since it was Xiao Yuan who brought the Chu Ancestor, the source artifact, back to the Chu family.

However, in the Frosty Valley outside the boundary, the image of the Huo family patriarch possessing the current patriarch of the Huo family appeared in his mind, and he almost knelt down in a jolt.

"Jingyu dares to ask, what is the purpose of your summoning of Xiaoyuan, Ancestor Chu? If you wish to be reborn, I am willing to take your place."

Seeing his sudden action, Chu Mu was startled and completely bewildered by his words. He really didn't know what the old man was talking about, or what he was talking about as possession.

Being inexplicably falsely accused of possessing someone else's body and being reborn, Chu Mu couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

"Chu Jingyu, what are you thinking, you old man? You're an old man and a child. I wouldn't want this body even if it were given to me for free. Get out of here right now and bring Chu Shengyuan in."

Seeing that Chu Zu's anger wasn't from his scheme being exposed, but rather from being genuinely doubted, Chu Jingyu felt much more at ease.

But this was the first time in all these years that someone had pointed at him and called him an old man to his face, which made him blush. But why would Chu Zu call him an old man?

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away."

Seeing that Chu Jingyu was rather unsteady and seemed to be fleeing from the ancestral hall, they realized that he was in a rather flustered state.

After a moment, the ancestral hall door was opened a crack, and Xiao Yuan's round head peeked in. Then he crawled in and closed the ancestral hall door again.

He jogged into the ancestral hall, then obediently knelt down before the offering table, muttering incantations:

"Master Chu, I heard from Grandpa that you were looking for me?"