"Didn't you see the gentleman?"
As the members of the Lingyun Jiang family came out one by one, Jiang Yunchen became increasingly puzzled. Logically speaking, he had already instructed his clansmen to help his master find clues about his ancestors, but to his surprise, his master had not appeared.
"Patriarch, this is a momentous occasion for our Jiang family! Guess how many of us entered the Soul River, and how many of us have condensed our natal magic weapons?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yunchen and the others immediately forgot about their teacher.
"You little brat, are you trying to keep your ancestors in suspense?"
Jiang Yunchen reached out and slapped the clansman who had spoken on the head. The man who was slapped didn't dare to complain and just laughed.
"Patriarch, we don't know about the other two families, but our Lingyun Jiang family will definitely enter the Soul River with a full complement of members!"
"Fully booked!"
Jiang Yunchen jolted and took two steps back. He asked uncertainly, "Are you sure everyone has entered the Soul River?"
"That's right! Moreover, fourteen out of the sixteen of us who entered have condensed our natal magic artifacts, and each of our souls has been significantly enhanced. In other words, the talent of our generation will be unparalleled!" The Jiang family members shouted excitedly. All the efforts they had put in over the years had finally paid off at this moment. This feeling was incredibly exhilarating.
"Impossible, this is impossible!"
Upon hearing this news, Jiang Yunchen exclaimed that it was impossible. It wasn't that they hadn't performed ancestral rites before, but the Soul River only allowed one or two people to enter each time, and some couldn't even enter for several years. This proved that the Soul River's energy was limited, so it was impossible for more than a dozen people to condense their natal magic artifacts together.
"Patriarch Lingyun, this is absolutely true. It's not just your Lingyun faction; fifteen people from our Zhongyuan faction have also condensed their natal magic weapons!"
"Haha, it seems we who crossed the sea are still stronger. Seventeen of us went in, and all seventeen of us have condensed our natal magic weapons!"
Jiang Yunchen's questioning prompted others to speak up, making the atmosphere exceptionally lively, even more so than during the Chinese New Year.
"What's going on?" the Zhongyuan family head asked, walking over in bewilderment.
"I want to know too!" The head of the Duhai family also looked very curious.
The three family heads gathered together to discuss the matter, but they had never seen anything like it before, and no matter how much they discussed it, they couldn't come to a conclusion.
"In my opinion, the biggest contributor this time is definitely Jiang Fu from our Crossing the Sea faction!"
Hearing the noisy clansmen, some of the Jiang family members couldn't contain themselves, and a few of the quick-tongued ones started talking.
"This time, it was Sister Fu who inspired the Soul River. She kowtowed every three steps from the foot of the mountain to the top, and her sincere filial piety moved our ancestors. Therefore, the Soul River was opened to sound the horn for our Jiang family to enter the world!" One of them became more and more excited as he spoke, and he was just short of leaving the mountain to show his skills in the martial world.
"What? What?" Jiang Yunchen didn't understand at first.
"It was Jiang Fu. She prostrated herself every three steps, with a devout attitude without any cultivation, from the foot of the mountain all the way to the top. She prostrated herself for a full five hours. If it weren't for her, Hunjiang would never have appeared this time!"
The Jiang family members who had crossed the sea all pointed at Jiang Fu, making Jiang Fu, who had just come out and hadn't figured out what was going on, blush with embarrassment. She had never received such an honor before. In the past, people had only praised her for being beautiful, but there had never been a time when the entire clan would be honored like this.
"Granddaughter, did you really make this?" The head of the Duhai family looked at Jiang Fu with a mixture of excitement and heartache.
"I did it, but I..."
Jiang Fu was about to say that the person who heard this was that gentleman, but the head of the Duhai family didn't give her a chance to finish and hugged her tightly with affection.
"Silly girl, you've worked so hard!" The head of the Duhai family felt nothing but pity.
How much suffering must one endure kneeling up the mountain without any cultivation? It goes without saying. Yet his pampered granddaughter made such a sacrifice for the greater good of the family. How could he not feel heartache?
"It's alright, these are the final resting places of our ancestors, it's only right for us descendants to kneel and pay our respects!" Jiang Fu comforted the head of the Duhai family instead.
"Alright, we'll throw you a grand celebration banquet when we get back. This is a turning point in the Jiang family's history, and my granddaughter Jiang Fu must leave a significant mark on the Jiang family's history!" the head of the Duhai family said loudly.
As for Jiang Yunchen and the head of the Zhongyuan family, they had no objections. According to their understanding, no one in their faction was related to the appearance of the Soul River. Moreover, a long bloodstain was indeed left in the ancestral land of the Jiang family who crossed the sea. The evidence was there and could not be denied.
"Let's go back!"
The three families were about to leave, but Jiang Fu hesitated and said, "But that taciturn Mr. hasn't come out yet!"
"Oh right, where is my husband!" Jiang Yunchen suddenly remembered his husband. He was so overwhelmed with joy that he had forgotten that one of his husbands had entered the ancestral land.
"It seems that the taciturn fellow couldn't find his family in the Jiang family across the sea, so he probably continued towards Zhongyuan or Lingyun!" Jiang Fu knew some things about Jiang Yuan.
"Sigh, we knew he wasn't from our Jiang family!" The head of the Duhai family smiled helplessly. The reason they let Jiang Yuan enter the ancestral land was actually a way to win people's hearts.
"Yes, I'm not from the Jiang family!"
As soon as the head of the Duhai family finished speaking, a voice filled with disappointment rang out, and Jiang Yuan walked out of the ancestral land.
“Sir, it’s alright. Although you didn’t fulfill your father’s last wish, we are both surnamed Jiang. If you’re willing, you can move your parents’ graves to our Jiang family’s ancestral land.” Jiang Yunchen was still reluctant to part with such a genius, so he tried his best to win him over.
"No, I think my parents will find their own place, so I won't bother them!" Jiang Yuan turned back and looked affectionately at the Jiang family ancestral land.
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