Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 423: Open and Honest Discussion!
“Zhuge Family!” Chu Yang's body trembled slightly. Although he had long suspected and had some certainty that Diwu Qingrou was from one of the top three heavenly sovereign families, the Zhuge Family, hearing Diwu Qingrou admit it personally still left him somewhat shaken.
“The surname Diwu may not be familiar to you,” Diwu Qingrou said with a bitter smile, “but the glorious past of our Fifth Family cannot be compared to that of the Zhuge Family.”
“Fifth Family?” Chu Yang frowned, racking his brain and ultimately still unsure, he asked, “Please enlighten me.”
“The Zhuge Family has a glory that spans ten thousand years, already a giant in the entire Nine Heavens; but who remembers that our Fifth Family had a brilliance that was already two thousand years old before the Zhuge Family! From then until now, it has been thirty thousand years!”
Diwu Qingrou smiled bitterly, her voice still gentle.
“Our Fifth Family is the ruling family chosen by the Sixth Generation Nine Calamity Sword Master! And we are the most important strategist family among the ruling families; ranking fifth among the Nine Great Families. Even after ten thousand years, our family’s glory still endures; our ancestor, Fifth Heavenly Realm, emerged with astounding talent and a generous personality, forming a deep bond with the Seventh Generation Nine Calamity Sword Master. As a result, the Nine Great Families of that time saw eight fall under the Nine Calamity Sword, but our Fifth Family remained thriving, continuing for ten thousand years!”
“I see.” Chu Yang sighed, “So this is related to the Nine Calamity Sword and such an ancient divine artifact… a family that has existed for tens of thousands of years… truly unimaginable.”
Diwu Qingrou smiled slightly, her eyes flashing as she continued, “Then the Eighth Generation Nine Calamity Sword Master emerged, the Nine Calamity Sword returned to allegiance, the world was once again turned upside down, and the Fifth Family finally declined; rising to replace us was the Zhuge Family.”
“I see.” Chu Yang sighed again, “What a pity.”
“And among the remnants of my Fifth Family, there are only two or three young people left. The others, including several saint-level ancestral patriarchs and dozens of lord-level experts, all perished in catastrophe! A legacy of ten thousand years was destroyed in an instant! We had no choice but to live under others, becoming servants to the Zhuge Family…”
“Servants…” Chu Yang gasped.
“However, after thousands of years of evolution, my Fifth Family is still a family of wisdom. Although we cannot rise again, we have successfully established great merit, shedding the identity of servants and becoming vassals of the Zhuge Family. Our status has gradually stabilized! In the last thousand years, we have been able to study alongside the family’s offspring in the same academy; whether in literature or martial arts, we can dabble in both.”
A glimmer of brilliance flashed in Diwu Qingrou’s eyes.
Chu Yang remained silent.
Because he was thinking about Diwu Qingrou's words, which shook his spirit: ‘Several saint-level ancestral patriarchs, dozens of lord-level experts, all perished in the catastrophe!’
Saint-level! Lord-level! If what Diwu Qingrou said is true, then within the top three heavenly sovereign families, such hidden powerhouses would definitely be numerous! Just from the Fifth Family alone, during its decline, they lost several saint-level and dozens of lord-level…
This was just one family! Yet he was destined to face all the sovereign families of the entire top three heavens in the future!
This was the fate of the Nine Calamity Sword Master!
“Damn it!” Chu Yang's heart raced.
“My surname is Diwu. When I was born, my father named me ‘Qingtian’; Diwu Qingtian!” Diwu Qingrou smiled gently, as if talking about someone else’s story, “The Zhuge Family’s offspring are divided into civil and military lines. Although both lines are well-rounded in both literature and martial abilities, there is a strict rule!”