Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 1607: Chapter 102: Magic Cauldron Lord! Top 10 Most Wanted (Vote for Monthly Ticket)_2

“Oh my heavens~”

On the fishing boat, Li Dinghai clung desperately to the helm, his face pale with terror.

He was just an ordinary cultivator of the Spirit Platform Realm; how could he have witnessed the terrifying momentum unleashed by big shots of the Divine Power Territory?

Feeling the dreadful energy ripples around him that seemed capable of tearing apart his little fishing boat, he didn’t dare to move a muscle. Other than hugging the helm and trembling with fear, he didn’t even know what else he could do.

It was only at this moment that he realized that the female cultivator who had quietly stayed on the boat all this time turned out to be such a frighteningly powerful figure.

Li Dinghai was scared out of his wits, his heart distraught and filled with despair.

Would he, he, he—would he really be able to return to his family alive?

At that moment, a graceful figure descended from the sky, landing on the deck of the fishing boat.

The figure belonged to a slender and enchanting young woman. From his angle, he could only catch a glimpse of her profile, but the deeply unfathomable aura emanating from her sent a chill down his spine.

Purple Abode Realm! Yet another Purple Abode Realm big shot!

Li Dinghai nervously held onto the helm, too scared to utter a single word for fear of being noticed. But to his surprise, the woman didn’t even spare him a glance. Instead, her focus was entirely on the array plate in her hand.

This woman was none other than Duchess of Luo Jia, who had secretly slipped down during the heated battle between the two cultivators of the Divine Power Territory.

“Yes, this is the place. Only at this precise moment can we enter.”

Certain that she had found the right spot, Duchess of Luo Jia wasted no time. With a swift and decisive leap, she dove into the sea.

The array plate in her hand was a special creation of the Beizhou Imperial Household. Even though she wasn’t trained as an Array Master, she could still use it to locate the weak points of a formation.

Soon, following the instructions of the array plate, she arranged an array within the sea to break the formation. The hidden ruins’ formation instantly revealed itself before her eyes.

Seeing this, a hint of joy flickered across her expression.

With a twist of her wrist, a dark golden Divine Spiritual Treasure resembling a weight appeared in her delicate and smooth palm, radiating an intense aura.

As her wrist flicked, the dark golden “weight” shot forward, smashing violently into the revealed protective formation safeguarding the ruins.

“Boom!!”

Inside the ruins, Wang Shouye and his group, who had been waiting peacefully in the medicinal garden, were all startled.

Suddenly, thunderous sounds erupted in the skies above the ruins, causing the entire sky to tremble faintly.

Clearly, the protective array of this Transcendent Void Realm inheritance site was under intense assault.

Though the ruins were left behind by a Void Realm expert, and the protective array’s defenses were extraordinarily strong, it hadn’t been maintained for over twenty thousand years. The geological changes caused by underwater volcanic eruptions had left the formation riddled with vulnerabilities.

Under Duchess of Luo Jia’s precise attack on the formation’s weak points, the transparent barrier was soon torn open.

Duchess of Luo Jia’s graceful figure darted inward through the opening.

Noticing Wang Shouye and the others standing on the island below, a flicker of caution appeared in her starry eyes, and she promptly halted her airborne movement mid-flight.

The crack in the barrier behind her quickly began closing.

“Competitors?” Qian Xuefu’s eyes widened as he stared in shock at the sudden appearance of Duchess of Luo Jia. His expression was both astonished and incredulous. “Master, didn’t you say that only you knew about this inheritance site?”

Master Danding narrowed his old eyes: “Though this is unexpected, the world is vast and full of surprises. But don’t worry, there’s no one in this world who can outcompete your Junior Brother Shou Ye.”

Wang Shouye was diligent and hardworking, possessed exceptional talent, and most importantly, came from a family with plenty of resources, willing to invest endlessly to elevate his alchemy skills. Even now, Master Danding felt that, in pure alchemical capabilities, Shou Ye surpassed him by more than a notch.

“That may be true, but what if something unforeseen happens?” Qian Xuefu blinked and suggested, “How about we seize this opportunity while she’s alone to suppress her together and eliminate any risk of losing Shou Ye’s chance?”

As soon as these words fell, Duchess of Luo Jia immediately produced a Divine Spiritual Treasure that hovered and spiraled around her. With extreme vigilance, she kept her eyes fixed on the group. Despite her apparent caution, she exuded unwavering confidence. Even in the face of being outnumbered, she didn’t seem particularly fearful.

“Absolutely not.” Wang Shouye’s expression turned grim as he sternly said, “Since this is an opportunity left by our predecessors, it should naturally belong to those with virtue and ability. If we were to act in such a manner, how would we be any different from the evil sects and crooked paths? My fourth elder brother taught me since childhood that as descendants of a Prominent Family, we must always act upright and honorable. We must never resort to underhanded means, nor sacrifice principles for short-term gains, nor plunder with brute force.”

You see, members of a Prominent Family differ from Independent Cultivators. Independent Cultivators can act for themselves, accountable to no one else. But every action of a family’s descendant implicates the entire family.

Besides, if a Prominent Family descendant resorts to schemes and dishonorable means today to gain an advantage and tastes the sweetness of it, they’ll likely sink further down that path, making it difficult to turn back.

Even if luck favors them and they go a lifetime without misfortune, how could a person of twisted principles teach their future descendants properly?

As the saying goes, “If the upper beam is not upright, the lower beam will be crooked.” Once the family’s ethics are corrupted, the foundation of the family crumbles. Eventually, it invites a catastrophic disaster of annihilation.

Ever since Wang Shouzhe assumed the role of Clan Leader, he had never relaxed in matters of family ethics. Influenced by him, Wang Shouye naturally placed a high emphasis on such principles, leaving an exemplary legacy for the family’s younger generation.

“Look at this, just look!” Master Danding glared fiercely at Qian Xuefu. “Both of you are from Prominent Families, yet Shou Ye is clearly far superior to you. If one lacks integrity, it breeds mutual suspicion and division among even one’s own peers, inevitably leading to disintegration.”

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