Sitting beside Lingyuan Ancestor were two figures who must also be Nascent Soul Realm experts.
On the left armchair sat not a person, but a gray fog-shaped vortex the size of a human head. At the center of the vortex, a point of darkness contracted, deep and void-like, as if even light could not escape being devoured.
Seeing this astonishing phenomenon, Zhao Sheng was horrified, for this was undoubtedly Ancestor Ming Wu.
The last of the Spirit Clan powerhouses was an individual whose handsome appearance bordered on perfection, as if all the words of praise for a man's looks could be heaped upon him.
Wait!
Perhaps words of praise for a woman's beauty could apply as well.
This powerhouse's appearance, physique, and temperament were all too "androgynous,"
to say he was a peerlessly beautiful young master worthy of the adoration showered on jade-like gentlemen would not be an overstatement.
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Or one could say she possessed a peerless beauty that could "drown fish and entrap geese, make the moon hide in shame and the flowers blush."
With every gesture and movement, this true powerhouse's demeanor and temperament seamlessly shifted, as if even their gender changed along with it.
Zhao Sheng dared not look any longer, slightly bowing his head, knowing already the identity of this person.
This must be the Third Elder of the Spirit Clan, known as the "Shadow of the Great Sacrificial Leader," the Lingxu Ancestor.
Of course, he always preferred to be called Mr. Ling Xu.
Beneath the three Nascent Soul Realm Spirit Clan members sat a dozen or so high-ranking clan members in two rows, each emanating an extraordinary presence, their cultivation formidable.
At the forefront of each row sat Ice River King and Star Cloud King, both at the Perfect Golden Core stage.
By this time, Zhao Sheng could still sense the deep murderous intent Star Cloud King harbored towards him.
He was somewhat baffled, having no past acquaintance with the man, nor any grudges. He wondered what could make a Clan King hate him to the bone and wish to kill him in delight.
After much thought, no matter the reason, it always seemed to boil down to "interests," perhaps his existence inadvertently blocked someone else's path.
Though his mind was filled with miscellaneous thoughts, Zhao Sheng would not make a mistake in the proper courtesies.
After saluting and paying respects to each of the ancestors, as soon as Zhao Sheng stood upright, Star Cloud King burst out in rage,
"Insolence! To be so casual in the presence of your elders. You clearly have no respect for us!"
Zhao Sheng was startled by these words, not expecting the other party to pick a quarrel so eagerly.
"No matter!"
Just then, the Lingyuan Ancestor seated at the head spoke up, diffusing the tension of the moment.
Lingyuan Ancestor looked at Zhao Sheng with increasing fondness.
Even though the Spirit Clan had maintained the purity of their bloodline through intermarriage within the clan for twenty thousand years, the inevitable degradation had occurred over generations, and the rate of birth defects had significantly increased.
Now, out of the blue, a "wild" clansmember had returned to the clan, and more importantly, his blood purity was extremely high, comparable to that of the Second Generation Spirit Clan.
The so-called Second Generation Spirit Clan referred to those with at least one Pure Blood Spirit Clan parent.
Of course, the parents of Zhao Sheng's body could not be from the Pure Blood Spirit Clan.
His condition was known in the Cultivation World as "ancestral bloodline reversion," a remarkably rare occurrence.
In recent ten thousand years, there had been only a handful of such cases within the Spirit Clan, with the most famous being Lingyuan Ancestor himself.
Otherwise, how could Lingyuan Ancestor, an individual of average appearance, have reached such heights?
Therefore, Lingyuan Ancestor regarded Zhao Sheng with an exceptionally favorable eye.
Zhao Sheng also sensed the benevolence from the other party.
The questioning that followed confirmed this impression.
During the conversation that followed, akin to a play between Lingyuan Ancestor and Zhao Sheng, not a single person from the Spirit Clan interjected.
It was as if witnessing a dialogue between an elder and a younger generation member.
When asked about his parents, Zhao Sheng replied that they were both deceased.
Faced with such a vague answer, Lingyuan Ancestor did not press further.
As for his experiences over the years, Zhao Sheng gave evasive and cursory responses.
What baffled him the most was that despite his apparent resistance to the Spirit Clan,
the other party still seemed completely unfazed.
It wasn't until after he left the Spirit Palace that Zhao Sheng began to vaguely grasp a bit of Lingyuan Ancestor's thoughts.
In contrast to the "enlightened" Great Elder of the Spirit Clan, the other high-ranking clansmembers were very angry.
Angry that Zhao Sheng was clearly being unappreciative and clueless.