The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

The gap between the Neijing and Waixiang Realms was immediately apparent.

A Waixiang cultivator's True Qi could still be considered human, but a Neijing cultivator could already wield the Power of Heaven and Earth, having stepped onto the Immortal Path.

The lifespan of a Waixiang cultivator was two hundred years, while a Neijing cultivator's lifespan leaped to five hundred.

Although two hundred and five hundred were just ideal figures, anyone who lived out their natural lifespan would come close.

Using the Power of Heaven and Earth against mortal strength was naturally effortless.

After Chen Dong reached the Neijing Realm, his lightning techniques became terrifyingly powerful. Knocking out someone a full Realm beneath him was as easy as lifting a finger.

The members of the Chen Family were still collectively frozen in shock. They had originally thought that with two elders stepping forward, the boy was a dead man. Even if he was a Waixiang expert, there was no way he could win a two-on-one fight. They had just begun to think about teaching him the terror of the Chen Family, one of Beijing's six great clans, when their own elders collapsed unconscious.

They stared with wide eyes, as if they were daydreaming. The only difference was that this was a nightmare.

"Get Guo Lingtong out here!" Chen Dong bellowed again.

That cold shout brought them back to reality. The only thing more terrifying than a nightmare is when the nightmare is real.

Chen Dong's uncles began to tremble, their eyes filled with terror.

"Quickly, go get the Old Ancestor!"

"Yes, this kid can't be human! Only the Old Ancestor can suppress him!"

But they didn't need to go get him. A resonant voice rang out, "Good lad. Are you truly one of our Chen Family?" An old man with a full head of silver hair, dressed in fine robes, stepped out of the main gate.

Chen Dong said disdainfully, "No. I'm not worthy of the great Chen Family!"

The old man looked at Chen Dong's face, then at the faces of Chen Rui and Chen Dong's worthless father, and smiled benevolently. "How could you not be? With that heroic appearance and outstanding presence, I can tell at a glance you're of Chen Family stock!"

Chen Dong said coldly, "You're old and your eyes are failing, old man. You've made a mistake."

The old man didn't get angry, chuckling instead. "How could I be mistaken? I'm not wrong, not wrong at all! Lad, tell the Old Ancestor your name."

After ascending to the Neijing Realm, Chen Dong's senses had sharpened dramatically. He had long since detected the old man's presence. The man had been hiding inside the entire time; he had even sent out the two Waixiang elders. The moment Chen Dong revealed his Neijing cultivation, the old man immediately changed his attitude and came out personally to curry favor with him.

In the old man's eyes, no grudge or alliance with the Guo Family was as appealing as his own family producing a Neijing cultivator.

Chen Dong was disgusted by this shameless, ass-kissing attitude. Or perhaps it wasn't the attitude he found disgusting, but simply the Chen Family itself.

He shouted coldly, "Stop trying to cozy up to me. If you want to fight, then make your move. If not, hand over Guo Lingtong!"

Seeing Chen Dong's immense resentment, the old man immediately roared at Chen Dong's worthless father, "You're the Patriarch! What is the meaning of this? Come and explain it to your Old Ancestor!"

Chen Dong's worthless father opened his mouth, but no words came out. In the end, a thousand words turned into a single sigh. "Sigh..."

Chen Rui had no choice but to speak up for his father. "His name is Chen Dong. He's my... my older half-brother!" Chen Rui said, finding the words difficult to speak.

Chen Dong had displayed astonishing strength. Even though Chen Rui didn't want to say it, he had no choice but to truthfully acknowledge Chen Dong as his older brother.

But Chen Dong had no intention of acknowledging him. He looked at Chen Rui with cold eyes and wagged a finger. "Don't you go claiming relations. I don't have a younger brother like you. I'm not worthy of your Chen Family. I only came today to vent my anger. Once I kill Guo Lingtong, I'll be on my way!"

The old man's face was all smiles. "Not worthy? Nonsense! You are part of the Chen Family. If you don't want to acknowledge him as your younger brother, then you can take him as your grandson! I, the Old Ancestor, declare it today: you will be the next Patriarch!"

The moment the old man said this, the Chen Family members flew into an uproar. Everyone stared at him in shock, calling out indignantly, "Old Ancestor!"

"Old Ancestor!"

The old man's expression hardened. He shouted, "What? Does the Old Ancestor's word mean nothing now?"

"No, it's just that this kid, he..."

The old man shot a cold glance at the speaker. "He what? He's far better than you lot of trash! Our Chen Family produces a Qilin'Er, and you all try to chase him away? You've got some nerve!"

Chen Dong snorted. "You're no better than them! I don't give a damn about any Chen Family. If you don't hand over Guo Lingtong today, don't blame me for tearing the Chen Family compound down!"

As he spoke, lightning flashed in his hand. BOOM! It struck the ground with a deafening crack.

Seeing that the situation couldn't be forced, the old man knew he had to play the long game. He changed his tune, "Guo Lingtong is no longer at the Chen Family estate. She has returned to the Guo Family!"

Hearing this, Chen Dong spat, turned, and walked away.

Chen Rui quickly chased after him for a few steps and shouted, "Chen Dong, my mother was wrong, but I'm begging you to spare her life!" As he spoke, he knelt before Chen Dong.

Chen Dong didn't even glance back as he headed toward the Guo Family's estate.

'To be a Neijing cultivator at such a young age... he's even more terrifying than Tian Sisi of the Tian Family. How could you all have driven him away?' the old man lamented as he watched Chen Dong's retreating back.

Just then, Chen Dong's worthless father spoke up. "Back then, I heard from my father that it was you, Old Ancestor, who personally gave the order for me to marry Guo Lingtong, depose Chen Dong's mother, and secure the alliance between the Chen and Guo families!"

Hearing this, the old man's expression changed drastically. He gave a cold order, "Every one of you will take this matter to your graves! Don't you dare let that boy find out. Do you hear me?!"

The members of the Chen Family were too afraid to make a sound.