A thousand years is a long time for ordinary mortals, but for cultivators above the Nascent Soul Realm, it is just a blink of an eye.

The head of the Jin family is still the same one who gained power a thousand years ago because of Chonghua, named Jin Zhongsi.

The obsequious flattery of a thousand years ago, and the sudden reunion after a thousand years of peace, have left Jin Zhongsi with two distinct states of mind.

But he knew Chonghua's identity better than anyone else, and despite his worries and displeasure, he dared not show it to Chonghua at all.

Not to mention that Chonghua is actually in the body of his only son, Jin Jinnian.

Although Jin Zhongsi's other brothers did not have many children over the past thousand years, at least one or two offspring were born.

However, Jin Zhongsi was forbidden by Chonghua from having any other children, lest he and the Jin family slip out of his control.

This was the price that Jin Zhongsi and the Jin family paid for borrowing the power of the demon race.

After Chonghua returned and revealed his identity, he released Jin Jinnian's soul to reminisce with Jin Zhongsi, in order to prove that he had not devoured Jin Jinnian.

Looking at Jin Jinnian, whose eyes were filled with hatred and anger, Jin Zhongsi felt both pain and guilt: "Jinnian, are you alright?"

Jin Jinnian coldly turned his gaze away, not wanting to look at Jin Zhongsi again: "Do you think I'll be alright? Do you still have the right to care about me? You betrayed your former master, offered up your own wife and children, and in return, you got everything you have today. Are you happy and satisfied?"

“Jin Nian, you haven’t been in the Jin family all these years, so you don’t know that the Jin family is now one of the eight great families. The members of the family no longer have to be subservient to others, nor do they have to grovel for a little bit of cultivation resources.” Jin Zhongsi’s eyes were filled with tears, hoping to gain his son’s understanding.

"Heh, is that so?" Jin Jinnian looked at him with a cold smile, his words as sharp as knives: "The Yun family patriarch treats you kindly, always making you sit in the seat of honor whenever he sees you, and even specially allocating an area for our Jin family members to live and work in peace. All of this makes you feel like a dog."

This demon has never given you a smile. You always have to bow and scrape whenever you see him. He not only killed your life partner and my mother, but he also decides how many years the Jin family must wait before a child can be born. And yet, you think you're a human being?

I must say, Father, no, Patriarch Jin, you are truly despicable!

Jin Zhongsi: "...Jin Nian, you..."

"You don't need to pretend with me. From the day you offered me up, I've considered myself dead. Instead of wasting your time acting with me, you should kneel down and beg that demon to find another woman and have a son, and see if he'll take pity on you!"

After saying this, Jin Jinnian did not want to see Jin Zhongsi again. His soul suddenly descended to the place below his sea of ​​consciousness, the place where he had been imprisoned by Chonghua for many years.

Chonghua's demonic soul rose up, taking over control of the body from Jin Jinnian. Meeting Jin Zhongsi's sorrowful gaze, he snorted coldly.

Upon hearing his somber voice, Jin Zhongsi knew that this was no longer his son, and quickly bowed respectfully: "Lord Chonghua!"

"What, are you regretting lending your son's body to me?" Chonghua asked coldly as he sat down in the hall.

"How could that be? The Jin family owes its current success entirely to Lord Chonghua's cultivation and support. My son is fortunate to have Lord Chonghua's favor," Jin Zhongsi said, forcing himself to speak against his conscience. But what concerned him more than Jin Jinnian was the purpose of Chonghua's sudden return: "My lord, is there something important you need to do upon your return?"

Chonghua sat imposingly in the seat of honor, looking down at the bowing and scraping Jin Zhongsi, and said, "You are in deep trouble."