Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2866: Chapter 35: That Kid Dares to Hold Senior Sister’s Hand?

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However.

No matter what, Taoist Master Taichu is one of the three titans of the Eastern Dawn God Continent, and even if it’s just a projection paying a visit, it cannot be treated with any loss of courtesy.

Immediately, Wang Shouzhe straightened his attire and personally went out to welcome him.

He flew through the air to the main entrance of the Guiyuan Other Courtyard, only to see Saint Qingyuan standing respectfully behind an elder. Upon seeing Shouzhe, he shot him a subtle wink.

Wang Shouzhe understood, realizing that the elder was the projection of Taoist Master Taichu. He stood tall and imposing, with an ancient and sturdy face, resembling an ancient pine standing firm as if merging with heaven and earth, possessing an extraordinary aura.

”Shouzhe pays respects to Taoist Master,” Wang Shouzhe greeted politely. ”I didn’t know you were visiting, and I ask for forgiveness for not welcoming you from afar.”

The projection of Taoist Master Taichu was also eyeing Wang Shouzhe up and down. His visit was naturally for Senior Sister Linglan. Even he, who has lived for hundreds of thousands of years, could hardly maintain a calm demeanor.

Moreover, he was aware that this Wang Shouzhe was the husband of Senior Sister Linglan’s reincarnation!

His appearance was indeed handsome and elegant, with a demeanor that was steady and refined.

His eyes were especially bright and clear, giving off a sense of righteousness and positive energy that naturally engendered trust.

Even for the well-experienced Taoist Master Taichu, he couldn’t help but silently praise him as a refined gentleman of profound depths.

Unfortunately...

Now he just couldn’t find him pleasing to the eye.

Taoist Master Taichu’s heart was a mix of emotions as he waved his hand, ”I have come unannounced... What fault is there in that?”

”The esteemed arrival of the Taoist Master is an honor for our Wang family,” Wang Shouzhe smiled warmly as he ushered the Taoist Master into the Guiyuan Other Courtyard, instructing Wang Youping, who was in charge, to host the Taoist Master’s projection with the highest standards.

Meanwhile, Liu Ruolan’s three mahjong companions, Saint Emperor Tianrui and other Sacred Supremes, also arrived timely, displaying utmost respect towards the Taoist Master.

Firstly, they respected his immense power, being one of the top three giants of the God Continent.

Secondly, they admired the Taoist Master Taichu’s fairness and justice in dealing with matters and revered him for his numerous contributions, even sacrifices, for the human race in the God Continent.

Of course, strictly speaking about strength, the true combat power of the Taoist Master’s projection is equivalent to the early stage of the Great Luo Sacred Supreme.

Simply relying on his rich combat experience and deeper understanding of the Heavenly Dao Laws, defeating him for an ordinary early stage Great Luo Sacred Supreme is quite challenging unless one wields a Sacred Artifact to bridge the gap.

At this moment, Taoist Master Taichu seemed somewhat absent-minded, but maintaining his usual warm demeanor, he offhandedly provided guidance on some esoteric cultivation issues to Emperor Tianrui, Old Ancestor Ding Sheng, and Sacred Supreme Water Moon.

And Wang Shouzhe attentively listened on the side—were a grandmaster of the Hunyuan Realm with over 100,000 years of experience to randomly impart one or two sentences about cultivation, it would still be of utmost and profound insight.

Currently, Wang Shouzhe’s bloodline has awakened to the stage of the twelfth level [Spotless Immortal Body], which is a level higher than the common True Immortal’s eleventh level [Pure Yuan Immortal Body]. It is just one level lower than the normal Great Luo Sacred Supreme’s thirteenth-level bloodline [Great Luo Sacred Body].

Some principles of the Sacred Path could already be vaguely comprehended. Therefore, he could also glean some useful insights from Taoist Master Taichu’s unintentional revelations.

However, after drinking Seventh-Rank Spiritual Tea and talking for quite some time, Taoist Master Taichu finally couldn’t contain himself and quietly asked, ”Family Head Shouzhe, may I dare to ask, is Senior Sister Linglan... no, your esteemed wife, in the other courtyard?”

Upon hearing this, Wang Shouzhe’s expression immediately became stern, with a hint of polite yet distant demeanor: ”As a woman in the family, my humble wife does not casually make appearances unless necessary to entertain a guest’s female companion, and I hope the esteemed Taoist Master understands.”

Taoist Master Taichu nearly choked, for the previous life’s Senior Sister Linglan was of such charm and elegance, a Saintess who commanded the entire God Continent! How could fate be so ill-favored to have her reincarnated in a small world?

And now to become a woman who doesn’t freely make appearances?

Thus, Taoist Master Taichu found himself increasingly displeased with Wang Shouzhe, his old face turning somber as he said, ”Family Head Shouzhe, please do not misunderstand. Earlier, I reviewed the evidence left by the Baoguang kid. It’s presumed that your esteemed wife, Liu Ruolan, is a reincarnation of our Dao Palace’s Xuanling Saintess from over 100,000 years ago. This matter is of great importance, and I kindly ask the Family Head to accommodate.”

As soon as these words were spoken.

Saint Emperor Tianrui and the others were greatly shocked. Could it be that Liu Ruolan, who played mahjong with them daily, was a suspected reincarnation of a Dao Palace Saintess? Wait, something’s off. Liu Ruolan’s bloodline is surprisingly powerful and terrifying. Even if she were the reincarnation of a Saintess, it wouldn’t be to such a high degree, right?

Which of these Sacred Supremes who achieved the Great Luo Sacred Path hadn’t once been at the level of a Saint or Saintess? Such a level still wouldn’t be enough to counter the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation. Normally, once deceased, their Divine Soul would be influenced by the Cycle Heaven Dao and pulled into the Cycle River.

Through the incessant polishing of the Cycle River, their Divine Soul would disperse and return to the origin, leaving but a trace of [True Spirit]; the longer the time that passes, the more blurred the remnants of memory become. The bloodline information stored within the [True Spirit] would also gradually fade and scatter. Even with good fortune leading to swift reincarnation, there would be incomplete memories and a significant decrease in bloodline rank.

Of course, not having the ability to counter Heavenly Dao Reincarnation doesn’t mean resisting is impossible.

Since ancient times, many have continuously researched methods to resist Heavenly Dao Reincarnation. Some methods leave a Spirit Remnant, while others anchor the Divine Soul in an object, deceiving the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation.

The former turns one into neither human nor spirit, while the latter must hide extraordinarily cautiously, or otherwise, face the outcome of Destroying Spirit and Soul, with no chance at True Spirit reincarnation.

However.

The Sacred Supremes present have heard of the Crystal Ancient Tribe that once eradicated the Immortal Alliance, appearing to have deep research in this field. They constantly experimented with merging Divine Souls with puppet bodies, striving for eternal existence.

In fact, the Sacred Supremes might already have the capability to slightly influence the Cycle River’s operations, but forcibly interfering with the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation would surely invite the Heavenly Dao backlash. The lightest consequence would be severe injury and struggling survival, and the worst could lead to utter obliteration.

At this moment.

Wang Shouzhe’s expression also became much more serious. In fact, he was very clear in his heart that Ruolan had not actually been baptized by the Cycle River. Instead, the past incarnation of Green Fern, the Demonic Plant Honored One, had used a certain experiment of the Crystal Ancient Tribe, fusing her Divine Soul with a spirit seed, implanting it into the womb for direct rebirth.

Of course, to deceive the Cycle River, her Divine Soul also paid a great price, and many memories that could be preserved were also lost. It was only later that a small portion of memory fragments slowly awakened, and her bloodline was also lowered to a very low degree.

However, the bloodline information and Yuanshui Sacred Image imprinted on her Divine Soul were reborn with her.

Therefore, strictly speaking, Liu Ruolan’s bloodline actually has nothing to do with the Shanyin Liu Family. It’s somewhat similar to surrogate mothers for test-tube babies on Wang Shouzhe’s previous Earth.

This is also why her brother, sister, and younger siblings all had ordinary bloodlines.

Moreover, this kind of ”smuggling rebirth” is actually very risky. Even if she was fortunate enough to survive this ordeal, it resulted in the aftermath of splitting into two personalities.

Fortunately, over the long time and with Wang Shouzhe’s efforts, these two personalities have gradually merged into one, no longer distinguishing between Ruolan and Ruoling.

”Master Shouzhe!” The Taoist Master Taichu saw Wang Shouzhe lost in thought and immediately called out in a low voice, ”Don’t worry that the Dao Palace will be unfavorable to your esteemed wife. If it can be determined that she is the reincarnation of the Xuanling Saintess, the Dao Palace will naturally regard her as one of their own. Not to mention bringing her back to the Dao Palace, they would also provide her with various conveniences and assistance.”

”Besides, I also want to ask, why did she fall in the first place? You should know that her Sea of Consciousness had a Initial Dao Mark planted by the Master!”

”Even if, due to great distance, the Master couldn’t descend in awareness when she activated the Initial Dao Mark, unleashing all the energy in the Dao Mark would have been as powerful as the Master himself striking with all his might.”

This was an unresolved mystery that the Taoist Master Taichu had been puzzled over for more than one hundred thousand years. Just how far did Senior Sister Linglan run back then? So far that the Master’s awareness could not descend!? The Master could only sense that Senior Sister activated the Dao Mark!

As to whether Senior Sister was alive or dead at that time, it was also an unresolved mystery.

In fact, Wang Shouzhe knew just how far the Xuanling Saintess had run back then. Judging from the space tunnel’s ability to shuttle through, the Divine Martial World and the Sacred Domain seemed to be separated by only a thin space tunnel.

But in reality, the geographical locations of the Divine Martial World and the Sacred Domain are separated by an entire Realm of Ruin, and the vastness of the Realm of Ruin encompasses the territory of the entire Immortal Alliance during its peak, far beyond what an Eastern Dawn God Continent can compare to.

In fact, even adding up the current four continents doesn’t compare to the vastness of the Realm of Ruin.

”If that’s the case, then I’ll have my lady come out and meet the senior Taichu, and also listen to the senior’s guidance on the Sacred Path.” Wang Shouzhe finally nodded in agreement. Hugging the thigh of the Primordial Taoist Palace was a plan the Wang family had long made.

Wang Shouzhe didn’t expect, however, that the Taoist Master Taichu would be so overenthusiastic about his wife’s identity as the Xuanling Saintess that he would project himself here personally.

This is also why Wang Shouzhe wanted to hold back and first observe the true intentions of the Taoist Master Taichu. Fortunately, from his observations, although the Taoist Master Taichu was overenthusiastic about his wife, his nature was pure and good, not the type to act recklessly.

Following Wang Shouzhe’s order, someone was sent to announce.

Not long after, Liu Ruolan arrived gracefully, having some curiosity in her heart about the Taoist Master Taichu.

In the memory fragments of her previous life, the Taoist Master Taichu was her Junior Brother.

Although his potential and strength were both top-notch, he was introverted and rarely spoke; talking to him often made him blush, leaving her with a rather deep impression.

As Liu Ruolan came out, the Taoist Master Taichu suddenly stood up, staring at Liu Ruolan and murmuring: ”Senior Sister Linglan... so similar, it truly is too similar! Similar to the point of not seeming like a reincarnation at all.”

Earlier, the Taoist Master Taichu had seen Liu Ruolan in a projection, but because the filming distance was too far, her figure and face were not as clear, and he thought she only bore five or six tenths resemblance.

But now, he instantly felt as if the Linglan Senior Sister from back then had not died, but was standing alive right in front of him!

How is this possible?

At the level of the Taoist Master Taichu, his understanding of reincarnation is far beyond that of a Sacred Supreme.

After a strong person’s True Spirit is reincarnated, the flesh and blood are given by the parents. Only if the True Spirit is lucky does it retain some information and memories from the previous life, thus burgeoning a new Divine Soul as it grows with the flesh into a new life.

In this regard, reincarnation is equivalent to starting a new life. To influence some appearance through any remaining True Spirit information is already not easy, and looking completely different from the previous life is normal.

In cases like this, where she seemed to be reborn to look almost identical, the Taoist Master Taichu had never heard of such a thing.

”Lady, let me introduce you. This is the senior Taoist Master Taichu, quickly pay your respects to the senior.” Wang Shouzhe smiled warmly, naturally holding Ruolan’s delicate hand and affectionately introducing.

”Liu of the Wang family, pays respects to senior Taichu.” Liu Ruolan, in front of strangers, gave off a distinctive aura of a gentle wife.

However, in this instant, the expression of the Taoist Master Taichu turned very ugly. This-this-this bastard dared to hold Senior Sister Linglan’s hand like this? This was... defiling...

No.

The Taoist Master Taichu suddenly awoke sharply, realizing the bastard’s actions with Senior Sister were far from simple handholding.

They had proliferated an entire direct line of the Wang family, with descendants so numerous they couldn’t even recognize them all!

Senior Sister Linglan!

In this moment, the treasured pure and youthful heart the Taoist Master Taichu had buried for over a hundred thousand years shattered like fragmented glass!

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