“The two of you, please follow me.”
The young man smiled and led Wan Lei and the other person inside.
“Ah? Ah, greetings, Senior Brother.”
Although he didn’t know who the other person was, seeing their Golden Immortal realm cultivation and lightning-attribute physique, he surmised they were disciples of the Lightning Sage. Calling them Senior Brother was surely correct.
After walking inside for a short while, they arrived at a spacious cave dwelling.
The Lightning Sage’s cave dwelling was as simple as ever. On the ground, there was only a table and two futons. Wan Qingyi was seated on the main futon.
Besides these, there were only the…
Six kneeling statues in the corner of the room.
The eyes of these six statues flickered with light, as if containing souls within.
At this moment, Wan Qingyi’s expression was extremely solemn.
The Lightning Sage first glanced at the young man with displeasure,
“You are also a direct ancestor of Wan Lei, and his blood flows through your veins. Look at your demeanor, do you have any semblance of an elder? When will you ever stand up straight?”
Upon hearing this, the young man lowered his head even further, his expression somewhat fearful.
Meanwhile, Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu were utterly bewildered. What did ‘direct ancestor’ mean? Who was this person?
Then, Wan Qingyi looked at Wan Lei again,
“It is not wrong for you to call him Senior Brother. He is my biological son, and you are my disciple. All other direct disciples also call him Eldest Senior Brother.”
“Although he is not worthy.”
Hearing this, Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu were stunned. A name flashed through their minds.
Wan Jirian.
The only son of the Lightning Emperor.
And the most famous incident concerning this person was his simultaneous slaying by his six Senior Brothers, followed by the destruction of the Lightning Emperor Hall. The Wan family was reduced to a single branch in Qishan Commandery, barely surviving.
Thus, the identities of the six kneeling statues became self-evident.
“Useless thing, I left you such a large inheritance back then, and you couldn’t even protect it. You caused the Wan family to be almost annihilated. If it weren’t for Wan Lei, we would have been eradicated by now. My bloodline of Wan Qingyi is now only represented by you.”
Wan Jirian raised his head and looked at Wan Lei, his gaze filled with a hint of gratitude.
Wan Lei also sized up his supposed Senior Brother, or rather, this ancestor. Indeed, he looked quite useless.
Then, Wan Qingyi made a gesture, and from within the six statues, six souls instantly flew out, prostrating themselves on the ground, trembling.
“Master, we know our mistakes…”
“I do not have traitors and disobedient disciples like you. I taught you cultivation, passed down the Great Dao to you, and you annihilated my entire clan, destroyed my lineage. Truly, a drop of kindness is repaid with a gushing spring.”
The six souls trembled like sieves, not daring to speak.
“Ancestor, how did they… get here?”
Wan Lei asked curiously.
“The Immortal Venerable inspects the myriad universes with a single thought. After I heard about the matter of the Lightning Wind Realm, I entrusted the Ghost Emperor to keep an eye out for them after their deaths. As soon as their souls arrived in the Ghost Realm, they were to be directly apprehended.
Wan Jirian’s soul was also found by the Ghost Emperor. I merely reshaped his physical body.”
After all, he was his own flesh and blood.
“You six, raise your heads and look at these two people.”
Upon hearing this, the six souls all shakily stood up and looked at Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu.
“Wan Lei, Xiaoyu, tell them what the current fate of their six families is.”
Wan Lei and the two turned their heads to look at these six individuals. From their soul attribute fluctuations, they could determine their identities.
After all, everyone knew that the six disciples of the Lightning Emperor had different attributes.
Fang Xiaoyu also recognized her own ancestor, Fang Qi, at a glance.
However, she did not offer a greeting. Traitors were not worthy of her kneeling.
Wan Lei’s gaze swept over the faces of these individuals with mixed emotions, then he looked at the ancestor of the Liu family.
“The Liu family colluded with the demonic race and invaded the Lightning Wind Realm, causing the deaths of billions of living beings in the Lightning Wind Realm. When the Lightning Emperor Hall counterattacked, it was discovered that Liu Naiweng had ordered the demonic race to kill all members of the Liu family to offer them as a blood sacrifice for his ascension. Liu Naiweng was eventually killed by the combined efforts of Xiaoyu and me.”
Upon hearing this, the Liu family ancestor’s face turned bitter. His family was gone.
“The Huo family pursued me relentlessly since my weakest moments. Later, they colluded with the Liu family and the demonic race. During the counterattack, all members of the Huo family were annihilated by Xiaoyu and me. Not a single one survived.”
The Huo family ancestor’s face was filled with horror and disbelief.
Wan Lei then looked at the other three.
“The Wu, Zhou, and Dun families were all slaughtered by the Liu family, the Huo family, the Kai Tian Sword Sect, and the demonic race. Not a single one survived.”
The three felt a deep bitterness. Six disciples, six families, five were completely gone.
Finally, Wan Lei looked at Fang Qi.
“In the war against the demonic invasion, the Fang family, in conjunction with the Yin Yang Sect, the Kui Lian Sect, and the Lightning Emperor Hall, formed the Lightning Emperor Alliance. They made immortal contributions in the anti-demon war, with equally immense casualties. Currently, the Fang family is one of the four major powers in the Lightning Wind Realm.”
Fang Qi smiled upon hearing this. His descendant had finally lived up to expectations, surpassing him, his ancestor.
Wan Qingyi looked at these six individuals,
“Fang Qi, your descendants have atoned for your sins. You are now free. Go to the Ghost Realm. As for your future life and death, or what you achieve, I will not interfere.
If one day, you can break through to the Immortal Realm and reshape your physical body, even if you join the Five Elements Hall, I will welcome it. Go.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Fang Qi’s eyes welled up with tears. He knelt down. Having been sealed for nearly fifty thousand years, he was finally free.
“As for the five of you, there is no longer any need for your existence. From today onwards, all grievances shall vanish into smoke.”
“Master, spare our lives!”
“Master, we know our mistakes!”
Regardless of their pleas for mercy, they were all annihilated into specks of starlight under Wan Qingyi’s palm.
Behind Fang Qi, a spatial通道 appeared. He bowed to Wan Qingyi, then bowed to Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu, expressing his gratitude for their help in gaining freedom, before turning and stepping into the spatial通道.
Wan Jirian, on his own accord, began to clean up the fragments of the statues.
He had cultivated here for fifty thousand years, and the statues of the six Senior Brothers had knelt for fifty thousand years. Now that justice had been served, he could finally let go of the past and cultivate with peace of mind. Da Feng Novel Network
“Let’s go. I will take you to see the Wind Sage.”
Wan Qingyi stood up and led them out.
He had called Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu over, it seemed, merely for them to witness this scene.
After arriving outside the cave dwelling, Wan Lei asked,
“Ancestor, since you were able to find the souls of the other disciples, why did you not seek out Grandmother’s soul? Or, with the methods of an Immortal Venerable, reviving her should not be difficult, especially since you have such a good relationship with the Immortal Venerable.”
Upon hearing this, the solemn expression on Wan Qingyi’s face disappeared, replaced by a wry smile.
“I did look, and I found her as well.”
“Then why…”
Wan Qingyi began to recount,
“Back in the Lightning Wind Realm, she was killed by people from the Evil Moon Sect. Decades later, I annihilated the Evil Moon Sect and avenged her. Afterward, I established the Lightning Emperor Hall, and I ascended to the Immortal Realm.”