Becoming an Immortal and Ancestor, Starting from the Clan-protecting Divine Beast

117: Chapter 117 ReunionChen Zhuyun could hardly believe his eyes. He had been away from home for over a decade, and Luoyun Mountain had not just changed its appearance; it had undergone a complete transformation.

It towered like a pillar of heaven, resembling an ancient, savage beast lying across the vast earth, overlooking the eight wildernesses and six harmonies with a majestic Aura.

Above the mountainside, clouds and mist drifted ethereally, making it difficult to see clearly, as if it were a blessed land of immortals, hidden from the prying eyes of Mortals and visible only to Immortal Cultivators.

”Is this really Luoyun Mountain?” Chen Zhuyun muttered to himself.

Upon entering the territory of Luoyun Mountain, he could feel that the concentration of Spiritual Qi had risen significantly, as if they had entered a blessed land.

At the time, he hadn’t thought much of it, assuming it was due to Luoyun Mountain advancing in rank.

Now, looking at the mountain in the distance, which stood thousands of feet tall and pierced the clouds, he could not help but be dumbfounded.

”Could Uncle Yuan have achieved the Purple Mansion?” This was the only possibility he could think of.

If anyone in the Chen family could achieve the Purple Mansion in such a short time, it could only be Yuan Feng.

Ruan Zhirou’s red lips parted slightly. While surprised, she was also puzzled; the carving of the Divine Ability Dao patterns of the Purple Mansion could not be completed overnight.

Unless Yuan Feng’s Bloodline had evolved, turning him into a Spirit Beast, allowing the Divine Ability to awaken on its own—only this could explain why he had achieved the Purple Mansion so quickly.

”Wait, is that Luoyun City?!”

Ruan Zhirou extended her fair index finger and pointed toward the vast, massive city located at the foot of Luoyun Mountain, shock evident in her beautiful eyes.

The current Luoyun Mountain was too imposing; they could see it from a great distance.

As the saying goes, ”looking at a mountain tires the horse,” and in reality, they still had quite a distance to cover before reaching Luoyun Mountain.

As they drew closer, their astonishment deepened, as if they were seeing something incredible.

A massive city spanning over a thousand miles lay before them, with grey-black city walls reaching a hundred feet in height. The line of people waiting to enter the city stretched for tens, or even over a hundred, miles.

From time to time, brilliant rainbow lights flew past; these were Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators who had the authority to fly within Luoyun City.

In addition, flying boats of the second and even third tier passed through the sky and directly into Luoyun City, stirring up quite a commotion.

”Rou’er, it seems that in the ten-plus years we were trapped in the trial ruins, the Chen family has undergone incredible changes.”

Chen Zhuyun, seeing the earth-shaking changes in Luoyun Mountain and Luoyun City reflected in his eyes, could not help but sigh with emotion.

Ruan Zhirou, holding the two little ones, also exclaimed: ”Once we return home, you and I will understand exactly what changes have occurred in the Chen family over these years and why it has become like this.”

The two little ones she was holding were curiously observing their surroundings, filled with wonder, as all these things were new to them.

There was no helping it; they had been trapped in the ruins since birth and had only managed to get out five years later, so they did not have a clear concept of many things.

”Daddy, Mommy, is this our home?” Chen Xianlin asked, fluttering his large eyes.

Ruan Zhirou patted his little head and said softly: ”Yes, this is our home. Come, let’s go home.”

After speaking, she looked at Chen Zhuyun.

The latter nodded and walked in front, his body trembling involuntarily. His nose felt inexplicably sore, and his eyes grew moist.

At this moment, he was like a wanderer returning home after a long journey; the closer he got to Luoyun Mountain, the more he felt an urge to cry.

As the saying goes, ”the closer one gets to home, the more timid one feels”; this was exactly the case.

Without being blocked, the four of them flew over Luoyun City and arrived directly at the foot of Luoyun Mountain.

Just as Chen Zhuyun was about to ascend the mountain, several figures blocked his path.

”This Senior, Luoyun Mountain is the territory of the Chen family. Unless you are a Cultivator under the Chen family, you are not allowed to ascend the mountain without permission.”

One of the leading Qi Refining Cultivators first bowed and then explained the reason.

He was at the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining, but he couldn’t see through Chen Zhuyun and Ruan Zhirou at all, so he deduced that both were Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, which was why he was so polite and showed the appropriate respect.

”I am Chen Zhuyun of the Chen family. I left home over ten years ago and was trapped in a certain place, only managing to escape recently.” Chen Zhuyun did not get angry or upset, and calmly stated his identity.

Chen Zhuyun?

Several of the Chen family’s non-surname Cultivators looked at each other. Why did this name sound so familiar, but they couldn’t recall it for a moment?

”I remember now!”

At this moment, one of the non-surname Cultivators patted his head, his tone excited. ”Isn’t the Family Head’s eldest son named Chen Zhuyun?”

As he spoke, he bowed to Chen Zhuyun: ”I am a non-surname Cultivator of the Chen family, Zhang Shide, greetings to the Eldest Young Master.”

He was clever; even though Chen Zhuyun could not Cultivate the Immortal Dao, he was still Chen Fufeng’s eldest son, the Eldest Young Master of the Chen family, and his status and position were there.

The others followed suit and bowed, while secretly cursing inside that such a good opportunity had been snatched by this guy Zhang Shide.

Chen Zhuyun waved his hand, and the group felt an invisible hand lifting them up; they couldn’t resist at all.

”Didn’t they say this Eldest Young Master couldn’t Cultivate the Immortal Dao? Why does he give me the feeling of facing a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator?” These non-surname Cultivators felt the same confusion.

Zhang Shide’s eyes darted around, his gaze falling on Ruan Zhirou and the two little ones, his pupils contracting violently.

”This Eldest Young Master has been away for over a decade, and now he actually has children—a boy and a girl! If the Family Head finds out, he doesn’t know how happy he will be.”

”No, I must seize the initiative and leave a good impression.”

Thinking of this, Zhang Shide bowed and said: ”Eldest Young Master, I will take you up the mountain.”

Chen Zhuyun originally wanted to refuse, but thinking that he had been away from home for too long and that Luoyun Mountain had changed significantly—it was probably not the way he remembered it—it would be good to have someone to lead the way.

”Alright then, you lead the way.”

And so, Zhang Shide walked in front, head held high, chest out, with a beaming smile.

Chen Zhuyun and the others followed behind him, climbing the mountain while curiously observing their surroundings to see how Luoyun Mountain had changed.

Not long after they left, a fiery red Vermilion Bird swept across the firmament and landed at the foot of the mountain, revealing a tall, slender figure with a crimson dot on her forehead, which made her look noble and sacred.

”...How did I sense Big Brother’s Aura? Is it an illusion?”

Chen Zhuhong muttered to herself, then looked at the three non-surname Cultivators who hadn’t seized the opportunity and looked somewhat annoyed, and asked: ”Has anyone with an unusual status come up the mountain today?”

One of the non-surname Cultivators was quick-witted and was the first to answer: ”Replying to the Fourth Young Miss, I am Wang Yuan, a non-surname Cultivator of the Chen family. The Eldest Young Master has returned, and he also brought a Fairy and... and...”

Chen Zhuhong glanced at him upon hearing this: ”Oh? It should be Big Brother and Sister Zhirou. Besides them, who else came back with them?”

”Maybe... probably... it is the offspring of the Eldest Young Master and Fairy Zhirou. It looks like they are a pair of twins.” Wang Yuan said, biting the bullet.

Chen Zhuhong’s eyes lit up. Her father was worried that they, his children, had no offspring and that the Chen Family Main Lineage was not thriving.

Now that her eldest brother, who had been away for over a decade, had returned home and brought a pair of twins, it meant he had successfully won over Ruan Zhirou. This could be said to be a double blessing!

”This is for you.”

A Storage Pouch fell, and Chen Zhuhong’s figure disappeared, with only her crisp, pleasant voice echoing.

Wang Yuan received it with both hands, his body trembling slightly. This was a reward from the famous Fourth Young Miss of the Chen family, Fairy Huohong; it would be very prestigious to tell others about it.

Up on Luoyun Mountain, Chen Zhuyun, who had reached the mountainside, felt a palpitation from his Bloodline and couldn’t help but look back, only to see a rainbow light speeding toward them, arriving in front of them in the blink of an eye.

”Big Brother!”

Chen Zhuyun’s body shook, and upon looking closely, he saw Chen Zhuhong looking at him with joy.

”You... are you Zhu Hong?”

If he hadn’t misidentified her, the person in front of him should be his fourth younger sister, Chen Zhuhong.

”Big Brother, it’s me.”

Chen Zhuhong descended from the sky, walked quickly to Ruan Zhirou’s side, and held her arm, saying: ”Sister Zhirou, long time no see.”

Ruan Zhirou coughed twice, her tone gentle: ”Little Hong’er, long time no see.”

Chen Zhuhong had been delivered by her, and in the years she had stayed in the Chen family afterward, she had taken good care of her, so the two had a very good relationship.

”Sister Zhirou, has Big Brother bullied you all these years?” Chen Zhuhong said with a playful smile.

Ruan Zhirou’s Face flushed. This dead girl, what was she asking?

”Your Big Brother is too busy cherishing me to bully me, how could he bully me?”

Chen Zhuhong smiled, then squatted down and reached out her slender hand to touch the heads of the two little ones: ”Quick, call me Aunt.”

The two little ones were a bit at a loss, but they still honestly called out ”Aunt,” which made Chen Zhuhong very satisfied.

Following the birth of Chen Zhuxiu, she was no longer the youngest one.

Now that Chen Zhuyun had offspring, she was also an elder.

Afterward, the group chatted for a long while on this mountainside before continuing to walk up the mountain.

Zhang Shide, holding the reward given by Chen Zhuhong, went down the mountain happily; the area above the mountainside was not something he could get involved in.

Chen Zhuhong walked arm-in-arm with Ruan Zhirou, like close girlfriends, and the burden of carrying the children was dumped on Chen Zhuyun, leaving him daring to be angry but not to speak.

”Hong’er, the Chen family has changed so much; is it because Uncle Yuan had a Breakthrough?” Chen Zhuyun, who was walking behind the two and holding the two little ones, asked.

Chen Zhuhong nodded: ”Uncle Yuan had a Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion eight or nine years ago. He even killed several Immortal Masters at the Middle Stage of the Purple Mansion, but he started secluding himself five years ago and has not come out yet.”

Chen Zhuyun felt a little regretful in his heart; he had been thinking about showing off to Yuan Feng that he had successfully opened up the Gangsha Realm of martial arts, and letting Uncle Yuan see how powerful he was.

Then, the siblings chatted a lot, and Ruan Zhirou listened quietly from the side, without disturbing the two.

Chen Zhuyun learned a lot of news from Chen Zhuhong: Yuan Feng’s Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion, Chen Zhuxiao’s Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment and going down the mountain for training, the arrival of two third-tier Great Masters in the clan, and so on.

When the five arrived at the mountaintop, a rainbow light shot up from where the main house was located, revealing a figure; it was Chen Fufeng.

”After three years of seclusion, I have finally gained some insight. The Mid-stage Foundation Establishment is achieved!”

”Daddy, come down quickly, Big Brother is back!”

Just as Chen Fufeng wanted to put on airs for a while longer, Chen Zhuhong’s words made his body shake, and he hurriedly descended from the sky.

Looking at that familiar figure, the corners of Chen Fufeng’s eyes were slightly moist, and he walked over quickly. A thousand words only converged into one sentence: ”It’s good that you’re back, it’s good that you’re back!”