At this moment, Hu Daotian finally came to his senses.
Indeed, if someone's disciple could defeat him, what about their master?
As the saying goes, a master teaches a disciple with a bowl of water, and the master must at least have a bucket of water. This is probably the logic!
But he didn't want to die like this. So, seeing Chen Jie strike with his sword, he shouted frantically, "I am a descendant of our sect's ancestor! If you kill me, our ancestor will not spare you! Stop!"
Chen Jie's expression turned slightly cold. "Stop? Today, you will understand the price of making trouble at my Pingshan Manor!"
"Don't you just want money? One hundred billion, right? I'll give it to you!"
"No need. One hundred billion, you cannot afford to pay!"
Chen Jie had no intention of stopping.
He had long seen through that someone like this master of sorcery might have some wealth, but certainly not one hundred billion.
At most, it would be ten billion.
"I don't want to die, Ancestor, save me!" Hu Daotian roared.
The peach wood sword suddenly glowed brightly, and then a phantom appeared before everyone.
Chen Jie was slightly stunned.
Hu Daotian, however, was ecstatic. "Ancestor! Ancestor has manifested!"
"What? In the world of sorcery, there is such a powerful figure? Capable of manifesting through an artifact?" Gu Yue exclaimed with wide eyes, full of novelty.
In their impression, sorcery masters only possessed some flashy but useless tricks. True combat still depended on martial prowess. The ceiling for sorcery was too low, and many people, despite their entire lives, could only cultivate to the Heavenly Master realm. The Heavenly Master realm corresponded to the Heaven Rank. Above that were Celestial Masters and Sage Masters, and so on.
"Who is he?" Doubt flickered in everyone's eyes.
Chen Jie also looked at this person with surprise. This was not the first time he had seen him. The last time the Sorcerer Association kidnapped Wang Xiaoyan and attacked Chen Jie, the vice president of the Sorcerer Association had used a scroll, and this person had appeared from the scroll and fought with him. However, Chen Jie's strength was not as high then, and he had only vaguely sensed pressure from the opponent.
Chen Jie carefully sensed and was surprised to find that the opponent still subtly exerted a trace of pressure on him, making him feel evenly matched.
"It's you again!" The Ancestor of Sorcery looked at Chen Jie and actually spoke.
"Indeed, it is me!" Chen Jie replied.
"I sensed my descendant in danger. Is it from you?" The Ancestor's beard was white, his face thin, and his lips moved as he spoke in a powerful voice.
"Ancestor, quickly save me! He wants to kill me! I am one of the few highly talented sorcerers left in our sorcery world. You cannot let our sorcery lineage end!" Hu Daotian pleaded frantically.
The Ancestor looked at Chen Jie. "Young man, can you give me some face and spare my descendant?"
Everyone took a sharp breath. Listening to the Ancestor's tone, it seemed he was still alive. If Hu Daotian called him Ancestor, didn't that mean he was over a hundred years old, or even hundreds? An old monster!
Not far away, Yu Zhongfu murmured, "It seems there are still important figures in the world of sorcery. This Ancestor is not simple. I think if he were present himself, his strength might not be inferior to our own Old Ancestor!"
Yu Feng exclaimed, "Dad, is his strength really that amazing? I don't believe it."
Yu Zhongfu smiled faintly. "Yes, he is that amazing. Son, let me tell you, this world is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and there are many experts. Although we are from the Qingcheng Sect, we are not invincible! Therefore, we must act with discretion, understand?"
Yu Feng inwardly shivered. "But what we are doing now is not exactly discreet!"
"Heh heh, this is where I will give you a lesson..."
"Dad, please don't say it..." Yu Feng said.
Yu Zhongfu continued on his own. "What we are doing, some people may see as arrogant, but to others, it is very low-key!" "When an elephant is among a swarm of ants, does it need to care about the ants' thoughts? As elephants, whatever we do is just ordinary!"
"Dad, I understand!" A flash of clarity appeared in Yu Feng's eyes.
Yu Zhongfu looked relieved, his son had finally grown.
Everyone understood that this Ancestor of Sorcery was definitely an extraordinary figure. No matter what, Chen Jie had to give the Ancestor some face. Some even envied Chen Jie. If he could build a relationship with this mysterious Ancestor, his future achievements would likely be limitless. And Chen Jie, by sheer chance, could communicate with him; what an incredible encounter!
Not far away, Gu Bao nodded secretly. "This Chen Jie's luck is truly good. If he could befriend him, he might even be qualified for a marriage alliance with our Gu family. I can sense that this Ancestor's strength is not much different from our Gu family's old timers."
"Chen Jie, if you can seize this opportunity to make the Ancestor owe you a favor, I wouldn't mind interacting with you!" Gu Yue thought to herself. Although she was a woman, she did not care about romantic entanglements. She lived a life of high status, unburdened by worldly affairs. In her eyes, whether a man had multiple wives or a woman had several male companions was irrelevant. Strength was the only principle. As long as their marriage alliance was beneficial to her, she would not mind Chen Jie's other engagements, nor would she care what Chen Jie did. Her attitude towards Wen Qiang was the same. If her Gu family were to ally with the Wen family, she would treat the other party as a mere decoration, regardless of how many women he had or whether he cared about her. What she pursued was power! To make the Gu family an eternal lineage!
At this moment, Chen Jie spoke, "If my guess is correct, you are not my match right now, are you?" Chen Jie subtly revealed the power of a cultivator.
Whether the Ancestor of Sorcery had sensed this energy was unknown. His expression remained calm. "Indeed, I am engaged in an important matter. This time, I will not fight you. I only hope you will give me some face and spare my descendant's life, how about it?"
"I'm afraid not!" Chen Jie said.
Everyone was stunned. They looked at Chen Jie in disbelief. Was he crazy? This great figure had descended, and he refused to give him face?
Gu Yue's mouth fell open even wider, looking at Chen Jie in astonishment. Gu Bao was also bewildered. Wen Qiang, however, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Idiot, I almost thought you would try to curry favor with him. I didn't expect you to make an enemy of the Ancestor of Sorcery, hahaha... You are foolish enough to offend him!"
"Why?" The Ancestor of Sorcery was slightly taken aback, looking surprised.
"Because he wants my life and disregards the rules of my territory. Therefore, he must pay the price!"
"You can leave!" Chen Jie said indifferently.
"Alright, I understand!" The Ancestor of Sorcery nodded and actually disappeared.