Chu Mo left Ninth City, and no one knew he had been there. He had been very careful, erasing all traces of his presence.

After leaving, Chu Mo kept pondering why his father had become what he was now. The information given to him from the memory images once again appeared in his mind.

Chu Mo recalled that scene—the elder nodded and said, "I know you possess a Life-saving Technique, but after being reborn, you must never appear before the world again. Otherwise, your lineage... including the entire Yanhuang region, might still face a great catastrophe. Even though those beings won't show themselves, someone in the Imperial Clan... will still take action."

With that in his mind, Chu Mo sighed. He had guessed as much from his father's initial attitude, yet he still wanted to try and take his father away from this place.

His father had been killed by a saint and had been reborn through the Nine Lives Technique, then hid himself in this city of mortals. But the question was, why had his father's cultivation disappeared without a trace?

This was the aspect Chu Mo found most baffling.

Could it be that the old drunkard was just one of his father's split personae?

Chu Mo was utterly puzzled. He hadn't really been hurt by his father, but seeing his father in such a decrepit state pained him. He could feel how much his father was suffering and how tired he was, with too many burdens concealed in his heart.

Chu Mo understood his father's reluctance to let him go save his mother, having seen the memory images and knowing how formidable those beings in Luotian Immortal Domain were.

A single saint could destroy the entire Yanhuang region, let alone the existence of beings even more terrifying than saints there.

Chu Mo whispered with a gentle sigh, "Even though I know everything, I will never give up! Never will I!"

During this period, the Heavenly Realm had been relatively peaceful. The members of the Qin family had almost vanished without a trace, and the clans and sects previously siding with the Qin family had been busy distancing themselves and taking remedial actions, such as hunting down the remnants of the Qin family and actively aligning with clans related to the Chu Clan.

Of course, the most far-reaching impact was still the actions taken by the people emerging from the ancestral lands of the Chu Clan. They had destroyed three Luotian Demise Arrays and eliminated a large number of Qin family cultivators. Although they had yet to find the last Luotian Demise Array, their contributions to the entire Heavenly Realm had been acknowledged by nearly all the cultivators.

Moreover, the significance of Chu Mo's visits to various Chu Clan-related families was far more profound than a mere main family visiting branches.

Not to mention that Chu Mo imparting techniques to various Chu families, which was treated as top-level family secret information, and none outside these families knew of it.

By visiting clans related to the Chu Clan, Chu Mo's status not only represented the stance of the Chu Clan lineages but also his own personal statement!

For example, after Chu Mo's visit to the Tong family, previously pushed to the brink by others, the Long family — one of the top clans in the Heavenly Realm that had previously encroached on most of Tong family's territory — not only yielded those lands but also made substantial compensation to the Tong family.

Other clans and sects who were still occupying Tong family's territory were nearly scared to death upon seeing this. Even a formidable family like the Long family withdrew, so where did they have the courage to continue occupying Tong family's territory?

They immediately relinquished the occupied territories and obediently offered massive amounts of resources.

Thusly, the Tong family, which probably wasn't comparable to even a moderate-sized family in terms of comprehensive strength, suddenly restored the scale of a top-tier powerful clan, both in terms of territory and resources!

Despite their vastly weakened familial strength, what would have seemed like an easy target to others before was now off-limits. If anyone dared to bother them, the Long family and the Tong family's "neighbors" would certainly not agree.

Now, Chu Mo, in the entire Cultivation Realm, was like a massive magnet; his mere presence effortlessly drew countless people's attention.

However, Chu Mo's whereabouts were erratic, and very few could grasp his movements.

At this time, it had been quite a while since he last appeared in public.

Chu Mo had several things to do and also something to verify.

When Chu Mo had killed an assassin of the Eighth Heaven Realm of Emperors, the assassin had told him many things in his final moments, including some completely unexpected people who had already been invaded by the Demon Clan and turned into blood slaves!

These people must not be left unchecked. Otherwise, once the Demon Clan invaded, these people would bring catastrophic calamity to the entire Heavenly Realm.

The related families of the Chu Clan—Chu Mo hadn't thoroughly visited all but considered this matter even more vital than pacifying those related Chu Clan families.

The Jiang Family.

In the entire Heavenly Realm, they were not very famous, but within the vast territories where the Jiang Family resided, their reputation was not small.

The Jiang Family was a very low-profile clan, and their reputation mainly stemmed from various acts of kindness they had persisted in for many years.

In the secular world, they built bridges and paved roads, eliminated violence and brought peace, benefiting the community; in the Cultivation Realm, the Jiang Family had always played the role of a benevolent and charitable group.

Whenever there were cultivators who were talented but lacked background and resources, the Jiang Family would almost always generously help them out. Most importantly, the Jiang Family's generosity had no ulterior motive, and they never did anything that involved leveraging their kindness for gains.

Therefore, in many people's hearts, the Jiang Family was truly a saintly clan.

Especially Grand Master Jiang, he was a truly great benefactor!

It was said that Grand Master Jiang, Jiang En, possessed immeasurable capabilities, and he might have already reached the Quasi-Supreme level. Yet, he never flaunted his power in front of others, nor did he use his cultivation level to overpower others.

He was often seen by people, and in this generation, more than half of the cultivators had received guidance from Grand Master Jiang.

In essence, this was a highly respected clan that even many in the Heavenly Realm were aware of. Some of the major imperial rulers had received favors from the Jiang Family. Thus, their sentiments towards the Jiang Family were quite extraordinary.

Therefore, the connections of the Jiang Family were extremely vast. Throughout history, there were hardly any individuals or forces who dared to cause trouble at the Jiang home.

Today, Chu Mo arrived.

He was dressed in blue robes, his black hair casually tied up, his entire demeanor relaxed and unrestrained. He moved towards the ancestral land of the Jiang Family like clouds flowing through water.

The ancestral land of the Jiang Family was one of the very few family grounds that were undefended.

Because no one ever caused disturbances here!

At that moment, it was around noon, the sun was high in the sky, and the sunlight was plentiful. It was the kind of heat that made one languid and unwilling to move.

There weren't many people outside the Jiang Family's ancestral land. Some people saw Chu Mo but thought nothing of it. There were numerous visitors to this place every day, and although not many were as handsome as Chu Mo, there were some.

Therefore, Chu Mo made his way deep into the Jiang Family's ancestral land without encountering any obstacles.

Along the way, Chu Mo had gained a rather detailed understanding of the Jiang Family, mainly from what Yiyi and Chu Qing had told him.

Both women were very curious when Chu Mo inquired about the Jiang Family, because they knew that Chu Mo was unlikely to engage in meaningless actions. Since the Jiang Family was not a related clan to the Chu Clan line, why was Chu Mo inquiring about them?

However, both women were smart and did not press him further. Instead, they directly provided Chu Mo with various pieces of information about the Jiang Family.

Both women spoke highly of the clan. Among them, Yiyi's evaluation was quite interesting. She said, "This clan has been in existence since 100,000 years ago. Back then, they were unremarkable and even had some misdeeds among their ancestors—although none were particularly heinous, they were enough to cause distaste. However, something changed tens of thousands of years ago. Under the leadership of the then clan leader, today's Grand Master Jiang, the whole family began to accumulate good deeds and perform charitable acts.

"Doing good deeds, as you know, might be easy in the moment, but to persist for tens of thousands of years through such acts and to link the family's reputation to that of a saint, that's truly not easy. For tens of thousands of years, there has not been a single wicked person in the Jiang Family. This truly isn't something that just any family can achieve."

On the message board, Yiyi shared this view with Chu Mo.

"So although I don't know why you are inquiring about this family, I must remind you that the Jiang Family has extensive connections. If you really want to do something, you must have sufficient evidence. Otherwise, our Chu Clan line, which has just recently regained its great reputation, could suffer a major setback."

Thus, it was clear that Yiyi understood Chu Mo quite well. She was very aware of Chu Mo's character and disposition; if there was nothing at all, Chu Mo would definitely not inquire about the Jiang Family.

Now armed with the information from Yiyi and Chu Qing about the Jiang Family, Chu Mo himself couldn't help but feel puzzled. Was what that assassin who had the level of an Eight Heavens Imperial Master said reliable? Because given what he had said, Chu Mo had been investigating those people recently and, almost without exception, they all belonged to those without any blemish!

Especially one person Chu Mo knew, which made Chu Mo wonder if this could be a trap laid by that dying assassin specifically to ensnare him?

However, according to his judgment at the time, that person was not likely lying. Therefore, Chu Mo decided to verify things himself.

If it turned out that this was indeed a trap set by the assassin, Chu Mo wouldn't feel any regrets. He would actually be relieved. On the contrary… Chu Mo would truly feel fear.

Because if these people could have issues, then in the boundless Heavenly Realm, who else could genuinely be trusted?

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