Top-tier Unruly Master

Chapter 2295: Chapter 2330: No More Questions

The crowd quickly arrived at the lake on the mountaintop, where Ding Fan saw a white castle in the lake. Was that white castle floating on the water?

Everyone flew to the front of the castle and landed in a small plaza. Upon landing, Ding Fan took a closer look to ensure the castle was indeed floating on the water, feeling amazed. This castle seemed to be a Treasure.

The castle doors were closed. Third Elder approached the door, bowed, and said inside, "Jing Xiu requests to meet Great Uncle. There is an important matter within the family we cannot decide upon. Please, Great Uncle, come forth."

After finishing his words, Third Elder Ding Jingxiu stood quietly along with everyone else, waiting. Ding Fan stood respectfully behind the elders. To him, all nine elders of the Ding Family were at the Seventh Level Realm, so the Great Elder’s realm would obviously be higher. What realm was the Great Elder at?

Before this, he was quite skeptical. A sixth-level force had three experts at the Sixth Level of Divine Realm, a seventh-level force had three experts at the Seventh Level of Divine Realm, so what level experts would an eighth-level force have? Could there actually be an Eighth Level Expert in the world?

When he met Bai Wuxin and Guan Qiang, he forgot to ask. Now he didn’t dare to ask recklessly. He could only wait quietly.

"Creak~"

A few minutes later, the door slowly opened, and a little old man walked out. Ding Fan was surprised to see the old man’s white hair casually hanging behind him, obviously left hanging for a long time. Surprising too were his long white eyebrows that drooped down, almost touching the ground.

The elderly man, with white hair and white eyebrows, was wearing a black long robe, making it appear very strange and impressive. The old man’s face was very rosy, like a teenager, seeming as if he had become immortal.

"Greetings, Great Uncle!"

All the elders bowed and saluted the elderly man.

"We greet you, Great Uncle."

The Great Elder nodded slightly and quickly scanned his eyes towards Ding Fan, causing Ding Fan to feel awkward. He didn’t know how to address him, so he bowed and said, "Ding Fan also greets the Great Elder."

"Great Uncle..."

Third Elder gestured towards Ding Fan to explain, but the Great Elder waved his hand, his eyes flashing a somber light. At this moment, as Ding Fan straightened up, he looked into the Great Elder’s eyes.

At that moment, Ding Fan felt the whole world had disappeared, leaving only those two eyes. He saw the world within the Great Elder’s eyes—a vast emptiness and endless stars...

Ding Fan’s gaze quickly turned bewildered and dull, clearly stunned by the Great Elder. Others knew the Great Elder had started exploring Ding Fan’s soul, and they carefully moved aside, waiting for the outcome.

Ding Fan focused completely on the star-filled sky, feeling like a rootless duckweed, floating in the vast sky endlessly.

At this time, Ding Fan was unaware that an invisible, colorless energy quietly entered his mind through his eyes, then infused into his soul.

This Great Elder specialized in souls, needless to say, for someone like Ding Fan, a Third Level Martial Artist of Wu Du, but even if he wanted to explore the Fifth Level, Sixth Level, or even Seventh Level Realm, as long as he wished, he could penetrate the other’s soul without their awareness.

The invisible, colorless energy quickly entered Ding Fan’s soul space, traversing within it. As long as it could enter Ding Fan’s Soul Branch, it would easily find all of Ding Fan’s memories, like that Evil Spirit, quickly obtaining everything within Ding Fan’s soul.

However...

This time, something unexpected happened. When the energy entered Ding Fan’s soul space, the Sirius mark on Ding Fan’s soul suddenly lit up, and then the Sirius mark swiftly roamed in Ding Fan’s soul space, actually driving out the Great Elder’s energy.

"Huh?"

The Great Elder’s face showed a hint of astonishment, his eyes narrowing slightly. When the Second Elder and others saw the Great Elder’s expression, they couldn’t help but be shocked, looking at each other.

Ding Fan, just a small Third Level Martial Artist, could actually shock the Great Elder? What on earth happened in Ding Fan’s soul space?

The Great Elder didn’t speak, only a faint glow flashed in his eyes. He then enhanced the strength entering Ding Fan’s soul, this time not with one force, but with a full ten energies!

Without saying these ten energies, they were enough to destroy the soul of any expert at the Sixth Level Realm. The Great Elder didn’t act recklessly, fearing harm to Ding Fan’s soul, merely letting the energies disperse, slowly infiltrating the soul space from the surroundings.

The result... even more astonishing things happened to the Great Elder!

That Sirius mark seemed to possess a mysterious capability that scattered all energies the Great Elder entered.

"Hmph!"

The Great Elder seemed slightly annoyed, forcefully controlling the ten energies into Ding Fan’s soul. Ding Fan’s entire soul space rumbled loudly, his legs buckled, and he fell to the ground unconscious.

What left the Great Elder speechless was that his ten energies were dispersed again. Regaining his composure, he sighed, saying, "I can’t find this young man’s soul. His soul possesses a kind of Divine Power. If I forcefully search his soul, he will be completely annihilated."

"Hmm..."

All the elders were puzzled, for the Great Elder ranked fourteenth in the entire Divine Realm War God Ranking, known for mastering soul-related Divine Skills. Renowned across the entire Divine Realm, the Great Elder couldn’t explore the soul of a mere Third Level Realm Ding Fan!

This is truly astonishing!

If this matter spreads, Ding Fan will instantly rise to fame in the Central Plains.

What kind of divine power resides in Ding Fan’s soul? What kind of treasure could prevent the Great Elder’s exploration? At this moment, the Second Elder and the Third Elder almost wanted to crack open Ding Fan’s head to see what kind of divine power treasure is protecting his soul?

After a moment of meditation, the old man said, "What’s the matter? Tell me everything again."

The Seventh Elder pondered for a while, then recounted the entire event without leaving out a single detail. After the old man listened to everything, he no longer thought further; he waved his hand and said, "Without a doubt, being able to absorb energy from the Heritage Blood Pool, this young man must be Aohuang’s disciple. Only with the Ding Family’s unique heritage could he enter the Blood Pool to absorb energy. Now, take him to rest; his soul has suffered slight damage. Once he fully recovers, bring him to see me again."

The Seventh Elder, Fifth Elder, and Sixth Elder exchanged glances, a hint of excitement appearing on their faces. With the Great Elder’s words, it was confirmed without a doubt that Ding Fan was indeed Ding Aohuang’s disciple.

Ding Fan was taken to rest at a Stone Castle, staying in a pavilion with Zhong Zhiyong and Crimson Flame, while Guan Qiang had a separate room and couldn’t stay with them.

Ding Fan’s soul was forcibly invaded by the Great Elder. Although the exploration was ultimately not completed due to the protection of the Sirius mark, his soul still suffered minor injuries, causing him to remain unconscious.

After two days and two nights, Ding Fan finally woke up and occasionally felt a headache. When he woke up, the Seventh Elder came over to feed him some supplements, which made him feel much better.

The Seventh Elder was called Ding Fuhu, and in terms of generation, he was from the same generation as Ding Fan’s Ancestral Master, and was Ding Fan’s Ancestral Master’s senior disciple brother. However, he was born of a branch family, and his current role in the family was the head steward, responsible for all the family matters and external affairs.

Meanwhile, the Second Elder, Third Elder, and Fourth Elder were from the same generation as Ding Fan’s master Ding Aohuang, effectively making them Ding Fan’s uncles.

The Sirius Clan was primarily based on family power. The reason these three individuals could become elders and possess such strong power was because they were direct descendants of the Ding Family, brothers to Ding Aohuang.

The other elders were also born of branch families. Among them were both old and young, some who even had changed their surname to Ding later in life. The oldest, the Seventh Elder, was over a thousand years old.

Guan Qiang came to visit Ding Fan, informing him of these insights. Upon hearing them, Ding Fan reflected on what he had seen and speculated, thinking that the situation in the Lu Family was quite complex.

In the Ding Family of the Sirius Clan... it seemed that factions had formed!

In other words, the Sirius Clan was not united internally, and there might have even been a civil disturbance?

Consider the fact that Ding Aohuang ventured alone into the Northern Wastelands over 150 years ago, even establishing a Sirius Ancient Tomb there, yet the Ding Family of the Sirius Clan hadn’t sent anyone to search for him. All these factors made Ding Fan feel an undefined sense of unease.

After enduring trials and crossing countless mountains and rivers, Ding Fan finally returned to the cherished Ding Family.

But!

Upon returning to the Ding Family, he didn’t see the scene he anticipated in his heart, with countless Ding Family descendants warmly and amicably welcoming his return. Neither did his family embrace him in tearful excitement, nor did he observe any genuine welcome from relatives.

Instead...

He faced interrogations from others, scrutinized amidst suspicions and inquiries from the Ding Family people, including the Second Elder and Third Elder harboring murderous intentions?

Although he had no tangible proof to confirm his identity, he possessed the Sirius heritage, resembling Ding Aohuang in youth. He didn’t believe anyone dared to impersonate a disciple of the Ding Family.

Claimed that his Ancestral Master is in seclusion?

Even if he’s in seclusion for cultivation, the elders at home have the authority to inform him, right? Otherwise, if one day Sirius City were breached by enemies, they wouldn’t inform their family head? Would they merely watch the Ding Family descendants being slaughtered?

Ding Fan was the inheritance disciple of the Sirius Clan in this generation. Reportedly, there’s only one inheritance disciple per generation, and he’s that one.

Ding Aohuang disappeared for 150 years; isn’t it imperative to notify the head of the Ding Family immediately upon his return?

Moreover, after being unconscious for one day and waking up, aside from a visit by the Seventh Elder and Guan Qiang, no other family members or elders came to see him. This was evidently abnormal.

As stated by the Seventh Elder, the Great Elder confirmed his identity as a Ding Family disciple, yet as the Ding Family’s Young Family Head’s disciple, the only inheritance disciple of the generation, the groundbreaking genius in the Central Plains for ten thousand years taken under the disciple’s wing, there was no one willing to meet him.

Everything was strange, riddled with too many questions. The attitude of the Ding Family elders towards him made the fire in Ding Fan’s heart gradually turn cold.

Truth be told, he was not particularly interested in the Ding Family, nor held much affection. He initially thought this place would be his refuge in the Divine Realm, the people here would be his family. Now it seemed that all indeed seemed like his own thoughts, yet he always confirmed this was his home, his roots, with many people sharing the same bloodline as him.

Ding Fan sat on the bed all night, pondering throughout. He didn’t fall asleep until after sunrise.

The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, the Seventh Elder visited him again. This time, he was not alone; he was accompanied by the Fifth Elder, Ding Aotian. First, they showed concern for Ding Fan’s injuries. Ding Fan stated that he had improved significantly but would need a few more days for full recovery.

After chatting briefly with Ding Fan, the Fifth Elder, Ding Aotian, spoke to him: "Ding Fan, the family has now confirmed you as a Sirius Clan disciple. However, some elders within the clan are still uncertain about you being Aohuang’s disciple of the heritage. After all, you have no token to prove your identity. Hence, we specifically came to inquire if you could reveal your master’s whereabouts. If you can bring back your master, then all issues will be resolved."

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