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Immortal Patriarch: Strength in the Family's Vitality (Web Novel) - Chapter 2045: Child of the Stars! Ancient Star Ruins!
Chapter 2045: Child of the Stars! Ancient Star Ruins!
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This time, the surrounding Jianan tribe members’ gazes became even more complex.There was awe, worship, and also doubt and hostility.
A huge storm is quietly brewing inside this isolated tribe.
Returning to the stone house, the atmosphere was even more tense than before.
Everything that just happened in the plaza left everyone with lingering fears.
"That one named Kael is clearly going against us."
Lin Wan’er said angrily.
"I think he’s just jealous! Jealous that Bai Ling’er can evoke the power of the Totem Pole!"
"It’s not just simple jealousy."
Su Xiaowan calmly analyzed.
"In the tribe, especially among the young warriors, he is very influential. He represents a force that is xenophobic and conservative. Today’s event is just a trigger that has fully intensified the conflict between them and the Elder."
Luo Qingchen remained silent.
He knew that Su Xiaowan was right.
They’re like a stone thrown into this seemingly calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves.
Now, they have been swept into the vortex of the power struggle within the Jianan tribe.
"Although the Elder seems to be on our side, his words may not completely suppress people like Kael."
Luo Qingchen rubbed his temples, feeling a headache.
"What should we do now? We can’t just stay in this stone house forever, can we?"
Lin Wan’er seemed a bit anxious.
Luo Qingchen looked out the window; the prying eyes were more numerous than before.
He knew that they are now like the eye of the storm, with every move watched closely.
"Wait."
Luo Qingchen spat out a word.
"Wait?"
Lin Wan’er and Su Xiaowan were somewhat puzzled.
"Yes, wait for an opportunity."
Luo Qingchen’s eyes deepened.
"An opportunity for us to truly establish ourselves and silence them."
"What opportunity?"
"An opportunity that will make them understand that our presence is more beneficial than harmful to them."
Luo Qingchen did not elaborate.
But Lin Wan’er and Su Xiaowan understood.
In this unfamiliar world, to gain respect and recognition ultimately depends on strength.
That night, the Jianan Elder personally came to their stone house.
He brought some better food and some soft blankets sewn from animal skins.
"I am very sorry about today’s event."
The Elder’s voice carried a trace of fatigue.
"Kael and his people are just too concerned about the tribe’s safety; they meant no harm."
Luo Qingchen sneered inwardly.
No harm?
Those gazes were almost murderous.
But outwardly, he remained calm.
"Elder, you weighed your words heavily. We are outsiders, and their caution is justified."
"I’m glad you understand."
The Jianan Elder nodded in relief.
He looked at Bai Ling’er who was sleeping on the stone bed, and his eyes once again revealed a complex mix of excitement and sadness.
"Elder, what is the phenomenon of the Totem Pole today about, and the ’Divine Envoy’ you mentioned, what is it really?"
Luo Qingchen finally asked the question he had been pondering.
"And Bai Ling’er she..."
The Jianan Elder was silent for a long time, as if lost in distant memories.
"Our Jianan clan has protected this land for generations, and also guarded an ancient prophecy."
He began slowly, his voice old and prolonged.
"The prophecy says, when the corruption of the ’Shadow’ reaches its peak, the world will fall into eternal darkness. Then, a ’Star Child’ with ’True Dragon Bloodline’ will descend, awaken the sleeping Guardian God, and lead us to find the legendary ’Ancient Star Ruins’, gaining the ultimate power to counter the shadow."
Luo Qingchen’s heart skipped a beat.
True Dragon Bloodline! Star Child!
Doesn’t this refer to Bai Ling’er?
"Are you saying that Bai Ling’er is the one foretold in the prophecy?"
"I don’t know."
The Jianan Elder shook his head.
"But today, the reaction of the Holy Tree Totem was unprecedented in thousands of years. It was welcoming a supreme being. Other than the prophesied Star Child, I can’t think of any other possibilities."
"Then what is the ’Shadow’?"
Luo Qingchen pursued.
This term, he had heard twice before.
Once with the Star Spirit, and once from the Jianan Elder.
"The Shadow..."
Upon mentioning this term, a deep fear and hate flashed in the Jianan Elder’s eyes.
"The Shadow is the aggregation of all negative energy. They are greed, destruction, despair. They will corrupt all living things, turning them into monsters that only know how to kill. We call them ’Shadow Slaves’."
"Since the creation of our Jianan tribe, we have fought against the Shadow. Our ancestors paid a heavy price to seal a core Shadow Source, buying us this temporary refuge."
"But the power of the seal is weakening year by year. The Shadow’s corruption is also increasing. Perhaps it won’t be long before this last sanctuary is consumed by the darkness."
Luo Qingchen’s heart sank.
He recalled the dark-clad Demonic Cultivators he encountered before.
Their power, that filthy, evil aura, isn’t it very similar to the ’Shadow’ mentioned by the Elder?
Could they be the so-called ’Shadow Slaves’?
This world is far more dangerous than he imagined.
"Then where is the ’Ancient Star Ruins’?"
This was what Luo Qingchen was most concerned about.
If he could find the ruins, perhaps he could find a way back.
"I also don’t know."
The Elder shook his head again, a hint of bitterness on his face.
"The clues to the ruins are recorded on a broken Star Realm map. But that map was lost in a great war a thousand years ago. We only know that it requires ’Star’s Guidance’ to find it again."
