The morning sun slowly rose in the early morning, and the refreshing fragrance of soil was everywhere in the Chen clan's residence.

Above the main hall, a white-haired old man with a rosy complexion sat upright in front of the upper couch chair, and there were more than a dozen important members of the Chen clan on both sides.

Seeing the solemn expression of the white-haired old man, no one else said much. The atmosphere in the hall gave people a little depressing feeling.

This old man is not only Chen Feng's grandfather, but also Chen Hong, the contemporary head of the Chen clan, and has the strength of the early stage of Tongxuan.

"Is Chen Feng still in seclusion?"

After a while of silence, the old man with his eyelids drooped, he asked what surprised the important members of the Chen family below.

When he heard the old man’s question, he sat on the left-handed magistrate chair. Chen Rongxuan, a strong black-faced man, came to his senses first: "It has been more than a year, and there is no movement at all. Although Chen Meng went there every now and then, Chen Feng put down the Broken Dragon Stone when he was in seclusion. If he didn’t forcefully break it open, he would probably not be able to find anything. It’s really worrying!"

A young man who was invaded by the disaster was in seclusion for more than a year and even if everyone didn't say it, their guesses were not very optimistic.

Seeing that some people in the clan didn't care much, Chen Meng's father Chen Rongxuan was a little discouraged: "There is only one seedling left in my second brother's house. Should I open the Broken Dragon Stone to see? After all, Chen Feng is only fourteen years old. With him, a child, he will not have the ability to force the disaster out of his body..."

"If he hadn't been missing when the family moved, how could he be invaded by the disaster? Even when he came back to the underground cultivation room and went into seclusion, he would not say to the people in the sect's mansion that he had put down the Dragon Broken Stone himself. Who could he blame? I used to take back the courtyard of my second brother's house. The reason was that he would let that boy Chen Feng be used to being casual outside." A strange woman sneered with her eyes on her face.

"Chen Rongmin, it is a false idea to take back the courtyard, but in fact it is because you are attracted to the underground cultivation room built by your second brother? Feng'er came back and asked someone to report it, but he didn't even come in the gate of the sect mansion..." Chen Rongxuan, a black-faced man, stared at the alien woman, looked a little unfair.

"Stop talking. From now on, the yard where Chen Feng lives is closed, and there is no need to check the underground training room, let alone enter." The white-haired old man Chen Hong interrupted the dispute in a deep voice.

Seeing the old man's condensing expression, Chen Rongxuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. While accepting his father's decision, he also understood that he wanted to seal the memories of the second family.

Everyone here, including Chen Rongxuan, doesn’t think that Chen Feng can survive the disaster, and there is no good way.

Such things have happened in the past. Not to mention that the Chen clan is a lower-class immortal cultivation family, even many powerful sects have no choice but to invade the body of the withered and desolate disasters. They can only allow the victims to gradually be eroded by the withered and desolate energy to death.

"How is the situation in Cangbi City recently?"

After a while of silence, the white-haired old man Chen Hong gave up the slightest reluctance in his heart and asked everyone.

"There are fewer cultivators coming and going. While our Chen family sent people to explore the Cangbi Grassland, they also tried their best to restrain the children of the clan and prohibit any conflicts with others." The charming woman Chen Rongmin replied seriously.

Although the Chen clan is the three major forces in Cangbi City, after the changes in the forbidden area and the Cangsha desert, as more outside cultivators became available, the Chen clan in Cangbi City was not enough. Even compared with some immortal cultivation sects that did not have much strength, the Chen clan was much worse.

It can be said that over the past year, the Chen clan has been spending his life in fear, fearing that the situation in Cangbi City will cause some trouble.

"The Tiansha Gang seems to have recently received support from the Immortal Cultivation Sect where the Daxia Dynasty is located. It has been expanding its power and has become more and more domineering. It seems to be targeting our Chen family!" A middle-aged man in blue robe said worriedly.

"If you want to bear it, the Tiansha Gang is just a piece of chess piece in the struggle between the dynasty and the Immortal Cultivation Sect. Even if someone secretly supports it, it cannot change the essence of the robbers. Once they are too much, people will naturally deal with it. Cangbi City is no longer as usual. Too many people cannot afford to offend it, and being unable to hold it will only bring disaster to the family." The old man opened his eyes slightly and glanced at the people below and said.

"We will try our best to restrain the children of the family, so please rest assured. However, the family competition has been postponed for more than a year. As the younger generation of the Great Yan Dynasty gradually showed their talents, some younger generations in the family can no longer bear it. After all, the news that the younger generation with many talent has been recruited by the Immortal Cultivation Sect has been circulating, but our Chen family..." Chen Rongmin said anxiously.

"The family comparison is a big deal for our Chen family. Although the situation in Cangbi City was not ideal in the past, there was a place for us to settle for a long time. The reason was that our Chen family was low-key in their work and could maintain a little relationship with some immortal cultivation sects. The matter of "sending to the immortals" should not be careless. If the young children in the clan did not even have this little patience, they would not only harm themselves when they arrived at the immortal cultivation sect, but also implicated the entire family." The old man Chen Hong said later, his fists had already clenched out of blue veins.

Every time the younger generation of the Chen clan is sent to the Immortal Sect, it carries the hope of the entire family, but for decades, it has been a shameless and has no talented children. Even in some small immortal cultivation sects, they cannot obtain the qualification of an inner disciple.

Only Chen Rongbo, Chen Feng's father, entered the inner sect of Tianjian Sect, but died in a battle with other sects.

The family tried their best to train, but in the end they exchanged for a corpse, which also became a pain that the Chen family could not let go.

Everyone in the Chen family here knows very well that entering the Immortal Cultivation Sect is far from that simple.

As a weak immortal cultivation family, it is extremely difficult to send family juniors to various sects for training, let alone fierce competition among the sects.

Many children of the Chen family have been instilled with the principle of low-key behavior since childhood. The Chen family who can enter the Immortal Cultivation Sect are even more cautious. This has nothing to do with personal honor and disgrace, but it involves the life and death of the family.

No one doesn't want to strive for the best, but the reality is that if a weak immortal cultivation family wants to maintain it for a long time, they have to make some tolerance. The Chen family also has too much helplessness behind the surface scenery of Cangbi City.

There is no shortage of geniuses in the Immortal Cultivation Sect, but not many people can truly stand out in the end, let alone weak family forces like the Chen clan, who have no background and no genius.

"Father, I think it's time for the younger generations in the family to compete. This time, we in the Chen family have rarely awakened a few talented people. This is a good opportunity to change the status quo. Once they can be earned by a good sect, they may become important disciples in the inner sect in less than a few years." The middle-aged man in the blue robe said excitedly.

Feeling the gaze that Chen Hao was cast in the main hall, the old man Chen Hong rarely showed an expectant smile: "The family competition will be arranged in half a year later. It is time to release this news. At that time, some people from the sects should be present to select disciples. After the family competition, I will also arrange for Xinqi Camp to recommend the younger generations of the family to various sects, so as to find a way out for the capable younger generations."

“那我就去传消息了.”

妖艳妇人陈荣敏,欣喜笑着就要起身.

"The next step is to prepare the young children in the family. The family can only try their best to pave the way for them, but what kind of achievements they can achieve in the future depends on themselves." The old man took a deep breath and calmed his expectant expression.

这时候的陈峰,早已经被人抛在了后脑勺,作为一个族人众多的家族来说,是不可能为一个灾气侵体的小辈,耗费太多心力的.

陈峰的小院之中,陈猛焦急的踱着步子,一身黑袍甚至还透着修炼完的汗水盐渍,带给人一种干巴巴好似能立在地上之感.

“陈猛少爷,你也不要着急了……”一名容貌普通擦了胭脂的少女,端出茶水犹豫着对陈猛劝道.

"Chun'er, it's been more than a year, but Chen Feng didn't move at all in the training room. I didn't know if he had prepared food or something before. Even if he was not eroded by the disaster for such a long time, he would starve to death." Chen Mengniu drank all the tea like a drink, grinning with a big mouth and said in a rough voice.

相比陈峰,这名叫春儿的侍女,倒是比较担心陈猛.

自从陈峰闭关之后,陈猛除了修炼外,隔三岔五就过来,本就是急脾气的他,更是因为陈峰长久不出,有些心绪不稳.

一上午时间,陈猛都是急得如热锅上的蚂蚁,在陈峰小院中没有离去.

要不是无法打开断龙石,又有侍女春儿的阻挠,陈猛早都冲入西厢房之中.

直到中午,黑脸汉子陈荣轩才带着宗府的侍卫过来.

一推开院门,还没等陈猛说话,陈荣轩就恼火上前给了陈猛脑袋一撇子:“小崽子,你天天不修炼往这跑,难道想要住在这里不成?”

“爹~~~”

陈猛刚张嘴,就被陈荣轩粗鲁的又来上一记头槌.

"Go back with me quickly. Your grandfather has ordered the yard to be sealed. No one is allowed to come in the future, and the underground training room cannot be opened." Chen Rongxuan pulled his son out of the yard and looked at the west wing, with a little unbearable look in his eyes.

“这么做陈峰岂不是要葬在里面?”

看到门口确实站了一名身穿灰袍的陈府中年侍卫,陈猛双眼泛红挣扎道.

"You know too, I thought you were so stupid that you were hopeless! The mechanism of the Dragon Broken Stone was in the underground cultivation room. If Chen Feng was fine, wouldn't he come out by himself? Since he hadn't come out for such a long time, we shouldn't disturb him..." Later, Chen Rongxuan's voice had become extremely light.

似是感觉到父亲话语所蕴含的意味,陈猛停下了挣扎,虽没有再说什么,腮部肌肉却因为咬牙而鼓起.

"Go back, the clan has decided on the day of the competition. If you can get a good ranking, it will not be too late to see Chen Feng again! Remember, in the cultivation world, the weak have no hope and no way out." Chen Rongxuan's big hand touched Chen Meng's head.

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Chapter completed!