Published: February 25, 2025
"Too much has been sacrificed!"
As she spoke, Shen Subing's eyes shimmered with tears. "For the past three thousand years, the sovereign has given so much for the Sacred Sect."
"Now, with the collaboration of thousands of sects in the central region of the Heavenly Punishment Mountain Range, it seems that the Huangfu Sacred Sect, which has been dormant for a long time, is gradually awakening."
Hearing this, Tan Yun felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.
Huangfu Yu was already in tears, for no one knew how her childhood had been spent.
Since childhood, Dantai Xuanzhong had been busy with the great cause of reviving the sect, and there was very little time spent with her.
She always knew that her father was a great man, a father with ideals and aspirations.
She clearly remembered that when her mother was critically ill, her father was still busy, dealing with the spies from the various ancestral masters.
She wanted her father to accompany her mother, but her mother concealed her illness to avoid worrying him and did not allow her to tell him.
Until her mother passed away, her father was still in the dark.
She would never forget the despairing, heart-wrenching cries of her father when he finally visited her mother's cold body.
She knew her father loved her mother deeply, but she also understood that her father's dedication to the sect's revival made him an unqualified father and even less a qualified husband.
The image of her father's sacrifices for the sect appeared in her mind, and thinking of her father's current dire situation, Huangfu Yu felt a deep sense of pain.
She felt wronged! She felt wronged for her late mother!
She felt even more wronged for her father!
She knew that if it weren't for her father's behind-the-scenes dealings with the old fossils of the Nine Meridians, the Huangfu Sacred Sect would have already changed its name and identity!
Just then, a kind voice suddenly echoed in her mind, "Xian'er, don’t cry. Your father has done his best, and there are no regrets. Although I am about to step down, I still have Tan as a good son-in-law, right?"
"I believe that Tan Yun will carry my dreams and lead the Huangfu Sacred Sect toward glory, surpassing the past and making the Huangfu Sacred Sect famous in the Heavenly Punishment!"
At this moment, in the vast Sea of Clouds above the Meritorious Dojo, after transmitting his voice, Dantai Xuanzhong sighed, his tone filled with reluctance, bitterness, and helplessness.
His eyes gradually reddened, and soon, a tear fell into the Sea of Clouds as he murmured, “For the sect, for the vow I made when I entered the Huangfu Sacred Sect four thousand years ago, to strengthen the Huangfu Sacred Sect as my mission, I have sacrificed too much.”
"I have also lost too much, but I have no regrets..."
He closed his eyes, fell silent for a while, then opened them again, vanishing from the Sea of Clouds, and the next moment, he appeared in the Meritorious Dojo, standing before Tan Yun.
"Subordinate, disciple, greets the sovereign!" Shen Subing, Tan Yun, and others hurriedly bowed.
"There's no need for formalities." Dantai Xuanzhong gestured for everyone to rise, waved his right hand, and set up a soundproof barrier around them.
"Subing, let me speak about the next matters," Dantai Xuanzhong said, looking hopefully at Tan Yun. "The competition of the Ten Veins in one year is not important."
"What’s important is the battle for the position of young sovereign in ten years. Tan Yun, remember, among the more than one hundred holy sons and daughters of the Ten Veins, I only trust you, Yu'er, and Mengyi. I don’t know how many of the others are spies."
"Among the three of you, I only believe you have the strength to defeat all the holy sons and daughters and the ability to deal with any difficulties posed by the old ancestors."
Pausing for a moment, Dantai Xuanzhong made a move that stunned Tan Yun.
He deeply bowed to Tan Yun, "Promise me, cultivate well for the next ten years, and rely on your strength and ability to ascend to the position of sovereign ten years from now!"