Martial Master

"What's going on? It's too noisy outside, can't anyone get some rest?" Qin Chen pretended to just wake up from the noise, grumbling as he opened the door and walked out with an unhappy expression under the watchful eyes.

Creak!

In the adjacent room, Ji Ru Ri, Xu Dong Sheng, and others also emerged, displaying dissatisfaction.

"What happened?"

"Isn't it still time for the baptism?"

"Why is it so loud?"

Everyone murmured as they stepped out, but when they saw the living area surrounded by numerous guards, they were all shocked, knowing that something significant must have occurred. Especially with the guards looking fierce and full of anger, it was clear that this was not a normal situation.

"Earlier, something happened in the ancestral land. Now, we need to search your living area. Everyone stand in the courtyard and don’t move around, or you will be dealt with ruthlessly," the leading guard shouted coldly, his peak mid-level Martial God cultivation evident. Everyone's hearts sank, but they dared not act recklessly and hurriedly stood in the middle of the courtyard.

Then, they watched as numerous guards rushed into each person’s room in the living area to begin searching.

"Captain, nothing here."

"Nothing over here either!"

"I didn’t find anything on my end."

The living area was quite clean, with no one usually residing there, and there weren’t many places to hide, so everyone quickly returned stating they hadn’t found anything.

"This..." The leading guard frowned, and then he received news that those who had been monitoring the living area had also found nothing unusual. However, the leader was certain that this was the only place where outsiders could be hiding, making it the most likely spot where trouble could arise.

"This senior, what exactly happened? Can you inform us?" Ji Ru Guang stepped forward to inquire. Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look, curious about the commotion, certain that something significant must have occurred in the ancestral land and wanting to know the truth.

"There's nothing much, just a little accident in the ancestral land earlier, causing some guards here to break protocol and hide. We are currently searching for this person," the leading guard replied indifferently.

"Is that all?"

Everyone exchanged glances with expressions that seemed to say they were being deceived.

"Then can our upcoming baptism still continue?" Ji Ru Ri asked.

"Yes!"

This concern was on everyone’s mind as they spoke up in unison.

The leading guard frowned and said, "I don’t know about that, but don’t worry, this matter has already been reported to the ancestor. Just wait here for a moment; the ancestor should give instructions soon."

"Then we trouble you, senior." Everyone said.

"A small matter, after all, we are all working for the Ji family." The leading guard smiled slightly and added, "But for now, everyone will have to bear with staying here."

Qin Chen felt a weight in his heart: "Has the ancestor already been consulted? This is troublesome!"

Qin Chen glanced around and noticed that many guards had already surrounded the living area, with shouts and sounds of breaking air occasionally heard outside.

"This Ji family ancestral land has so many experts. Did they gather all the Martial God powerhouses from Ji State over the past three hundred years here?" Qin Chen thought helplessly.

Even in the top-tier forces of the martial realms, one would usually only see Martial Emperors, and Nineth Level Martial Gods were quite rare. As for mid-level Martial Gods, those were high-ranking individuals that typically secluded themselves in secret realms.

Yet, in the Ji family ancestral land, there were piles of initial-level Martial Gods, and quite a number of mid-level Martial Gods, not to mention the Great Elder, the Rotting Demon Lord, and others who were late-stage Martial Gods, as well as that one seemingly even stronger ancestor. Just how terrifying was the force that the Ji family had kept hidden over the years?

It was likely that the people hiding here were not just from the Ji family; many were probably strong individuals recruited by the Ji family through the Law Enforcement Hall from all over the continent, later controlled by members of the Demon Tribe.