"Dad, look! These are the flowers I just picked. Aren't they pretty?"

A chubby little girl, as plump as a porcelain doll, stumbled into the arms of a handsome man, who picked her up in his arms.

"They're so beautiful! How is my little Qingqing so amazing? She can even pick such beautiful flowers! What is Qingqing going to do with them?"

"I'm not telling you, hehe, anyway it's not for you." The little girl pouted proudly, her adorable appearance making everyone smile.

"You really won't tell me? Then I'm going to tickle you!" The man brought his face close to the little girl's, his bluish stubble tickling her skin, making the little girl giggle.

"Daddy, you're so mean! I'll tell you what I'm going to do, I'm going to pick this flower and give it to Mommy." The little girl looked at the bright flower in her hand, her face full of smiles. She thought that her mother would be very happy when she saw the flower.

"Okay, then Daddy will take you to find Mommy, okay?"

The man carried the little girl and walked towards home. He had been grinning from ear to ear lately. Every member of the spirit race who saw him praised him as a winner in life. His daughter was cute and lively, and his newborn nephew was even a born spirit!

If nothing unexpected happens, this family will definitely rise to prominence within the Spirit Clan.

But when the man reached his doorstep, the scene before him stunned him: his once beautiful wife lay in a pool of blood, her fate unknown.

"Zi'er!" The man rushed over suddenly, his eyes instantly turning red.

"Mommy, wake up! Don't scare Qingqing!" The little girl gently shook her mother's body, the flowers she had picked were stained red with blood.

A tall, elderly man emerged from the man's house, his expression dignified and imposing, clearly someone who had held a high position for many years.

"Elder! What happened to my wife? Who did this? Who did this?" The man was filled with grief and rage, his face contorted with fury.

“I did it,” the elder said calmly.

The man was stunned, his face full of surprise and uncertainty.

"Why? I have devoted myself to the Spirit Clan and believe I have done nothing to wrong them. Why?"

“I’m sorry… his innate spiritual body has a flawed bloodline, which must be repaired with the blood of someone of the same lineage. I can’t harm his parents, otherwise he might develop resentment towards the Abyss Spirit Clan when he grows up. And your elder brother only has you as his younger brother… so…”

The elder looked down at the man from his high position, his voice as cold as ice that had never melted, devoid of any warmth.

"Hahahaha! So! So our whole family became sacrifices of the Spirit Race?" The man suddenly burst into wild laughter, laughing until tears streamed down his face.

"You are well aware of the importance of innate spiritual bodies to my Abyss Spirit Clan, so you don't need to feel wronged. Your family's name will surely be engraved on the Spirit Clan's honor roll."

"Does my older brother know about this?" The man raised his eyes, like a wounded beast trying to grasp at the last straw.

As the Grand Elder slowly nodded, the man painfully closed his eyes.

Compared to the murderous blows raised by his own clansmen, the betrayal of his most beloved elder brother chilled him to the bone.

For the sake of his child, who was born with a spiritual essence, he was willing to sacrifice his younger brother's entire family. Was this the elder brother he had always regarded as his own flesh and blood? The man suddenly felt incredibly ironic.

When the man opened his eyes again, they were like a stagnant pool, completely still.

"If you want to take our whole family's lives, then come on!" The man's robes billowed instantly, and his aura surged fiercely.

"You haven't even cultivated a spiritual body yet, so why are you stubbornly resisting?" The Grand Elder calmly shook his head, showing no emotion whatsoever.

Before the Grand Elder, the man had no chance to resist at all. After exchanging only a few blows, he was knocked to the ground by the Grand Elder's palm, coughing up blood repeatedly.

But instead of feeling sad, he smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" The First Elder frowned slightly.

"Elder, you underestimate a father's determination. I never thought I could beat you. I just wanted to save my daughter." The man coughed repeatedly, blood oozing from his mouth with each cough, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"Huh?" The elder turned his head and realized that the little girl from before had disappeared at some point!

"Damn it!" The Grand Elder's expression changed for the first time. "Seal off the entire Spirit Clan! Find that bastard!"

A look of relief crossed the man's face as he looked at his lifeless wife.

"Zi'er, don't be afraid, I'll be here with you soon."

"Qingqing, you must live well and not seek revenge for us. Just grow up healthy and strong. It's such a pity... Dad won't be able to see you grow up."