When he detailed Li Hao’s performance at the Mo River to the Old Thirteenth, the latter was so shocked that he couldn’t close his mouth, and his expression turned complex, filled with sorrow for Ji Yun Ge and curiosity whether his own grandson was truly as outstanding as he heard.
“At fifteen, able to fight in the Ultimate Study Realm, Qingqing actually gave birth to such a mighty bloodline!”
“Ah, Qingqing was thoughtless back then, but thankfully the Heavenly Dynasty and her elder brothers stepped forward to plead on her behalf, saving her from lifelong imprisonment. Still, enduring a millennium… it’s too hard!”
This Old Thirteenth was feeling conflicted.
Initially, upon learning that his daughter had secretly married outside of their race, he was almost furious enough to dissipate his noble spirit.
But in the end, she was his own daughter, and aside from helplessness and anger, he was out of options, as the deed was already done.
As a father, even if his children made great mistakes, he could only risk his life to protect them, blaming himself for failing to educate his daughter well, the guilt was on him.
Now, his daughter had given him a prodigious grandson, which brought some solace to his gloomy heart.
Ji Yun Ge walked out of the ancestral shrine, bade farewell to the clan leader, and followed his several brothers and his wife and children back to their residence.
Looking at the familiar landscapes of the past, Ji Yun Ge’s heart was filled with nostalgia
The others also suppressed their sorrow, intending to accompany Ji Yun Ge with a smile through his last journey.
On their journey, Ji Yun Ge thought of Li Hao and inquired:
“Has the child been properly settled?”
“Third brother, you’re in this condition, why are you still thinking about that child? You’re already…”
Ji Tian Chao’s heart was aching, his face had been smiling all the way, but at this moment, he could hardly maintain it.
Next to him, the Sixth, Ji Yunqing, tugged at him and immediately said to Ji Yun Ge, “Someone has been sent to take care of it, let me ask Qingmeng.”
He promptly called someone over.
Before long, a woman rushed over, quickly bowed, and paid her respects to her elders one by one.
“How is the child being settled, have people seen him?” Ji Yunqing asked.
The woman who arrived was his daughter, Ji Qingmeng, also Ji Qingqing’s cousin, who looked graceful and dignified with willow-shaped eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, an elegant demeanor, and she responded:
“My daughter has sent people to receive him, and has brought him to the Guest Reception Hall. The clan leader is currently discussing the matter, but it’s been said that Senior Qing Yuan doesn’t wish to agree…”
“Qing Yuan?”
Ji Yun Ge was surprised, “Whose child is this?”
The Qing generation should be the children of his brothers and sisters, except for a few special cases.
Like his ninth brother Ji Tian Chao, who was especially favored by their father and was exceptionally granted a name from an ancestor that had passed away, with very high expectations.
And the ninth brother indeed did not disappoint their father’s expectations.
“He’s not from our line, but from a collateral branch.” Ji Yunqing explained immediately, “His great-grandfather was originally of the main bloodline, but being of ordinary talent, he married a woman from a collateral branch. As such, the line was passed down and gradually became secondary. However, in his generation, for some reason, he suddenly gained great fortune, born with the Innate Holy Bone!”
“Shortly after you left, third brother, he showed extraordinary talent, breaking through successively in the Four Stands Realm, stepping into the Tao Comprehension Realm in one fell swoop, and now he stands together with Tian Chao as one of the three War Gods of our Ji Family.”
Ji Yun Ge was slightly stunned, having thought that the Ji Family would need to keep a low profile for a while after his passing. He hadn’t expected that a new War God would emerge.
A transcender of the Grand Tao of Peace Realm, one who comprehends the Tao!
“This person is of the same generation as us, but due to coming from a collateral line, he’s a bit lower in seniority and belongs to Qingqing’s generation. He used to call us ‘uncle’ when we met in the past,” said the Fourth.
Ji Yun Ge immediately understood.
From a collateral line and yet possessing the Innate Holy Bone, that’s truly hitting the jackpot.
Their Prime Ancestor was of the Saint Realm, and those in the Saint Realm could inherit the Holy Bone, just as those in the Three Immortal Realms could inherit the Divine Blood.
Unlike the Saint Realm, the chance of inheriting Divine Blood is extremely high, unless the parental generation is indulgent, producing an excessive number of offspring, overindulging in desire, which would result in a decreased probability of inheriting the Divine Blood.
But with the Holy Bone, even with a bloodline concentration that’s exceedingly pure in a direct descendant, there’s no guarantee of inheritance.
It’s entirely up to fate.
It can only be said that a pure bloodline can slightly increase the chance of success.
And once the Holy Bone is awakened, one will have the stature to question the holy!
This is also why the Ji Family prohibits marriages with outside races, trying to maintain the purity of the main bloodline as much as possible.
“This person is low-key and patient. Before reaching the Four Stands Realm, no one knew he carried the Holy Bone. Only afterward did he burst onto the scene, continually breaking through. He probably had already accumulated a profound foundation, which allowed him to easily break through and step into the Tao Comprehension Realm!” Ji Yunqing said.
Ji Yun Ge nodded slightly. Among their sixteen siblings, only a part of them had a deep brotherly bond and got along harmoniously.
And after all, the Ji Family was an Ancient Family with a lineage of ten thousand years, with complex and interwoven branches, so it was inevitable that many internal conflicts would arise.
Since this person came from a collateral line, his caution was to be expected.
“What about the clan leader, what did he say?” Ji Yun Ge asked.
Ji Daoxin had promised him, and he believed that the clan leader would not go back on his word.
“The clan leader said he is willing to give that child a chance. Right now, that Ji Qingyuan is leading others to argue about this, saying that we absolutely must not break the rules, at most offer some other compensation, and not executing that child is already letting him off lightly…” Ji Qingmeng explained, then seemed to realize she was getting into too much detail. Her uncle didn’t have much time to listen to her go into the specifics and promptly said:
“But the clan leader’s word has been given, and there’s no chance of changing it, so uncle, you can rest assured.”
Ji Yunqing said coldly, “That Ji Qingyuan also knows this, he’s just using it as an excuse to make things difficult, aiming to gain benefits for their own side.”
Ji Yun Ge nodded slightly, then said with a smile:
“These are all trivial matters. As long as that child shows his talents, I believe the clan leader will know that receiving that child into the Ji Family is not because I’m using my past achievements to exchange for this favor, but because I have established a great merit for our Ji Family before my death!”