Chapter 1373 - The Journey to Become a Heavenly Sovereign (2/2)
Hearing this, rage erupted in Mu Chen's eyes. He then asked gravely, ”What is the Ancestor Pagoda?”
”It is the Sacred Artifact of the Budur Ancient Clan. Is rumored that the pagoda that we have cultivated is derived from it. But, the Ancestor Pagoda is rarely used,” Qing Shuang whispered. ”Once it is summoned, even Divine Heavenly Sovereigns fear it. Now that Aunt Jing is suppressed within it, she will not be as carefree as she used to be.”
Although Aunt Jing used to be imprisoned in the clan, with her power, she could leave if she wanted to. However, now that she was trapped in the Ancestor Pagoda, even if it was not life-threatening, her time spent there would surely cause her to suffer.
Mu Chen was expressionless as he slowly clenched his fist. His body trembled slightly, and anyone could see that he was like a volcano that was about to erupt.
”Mu Chen, calm down!” Ling Xi stepped forward and grasped Mu Chen's palm as she urged him.
”Those b******s!” Mu Chen raised his fist to the sky, while his eyes flashed with murderous intent.
Because she had tried to protect him, his mother had been isolated among the people of the Budur Ancient Clan. However, she still regarded him as her top priority. As such, once anyone touched him, no matter what the consequences for her were, she would do whatever it took to protect him!
As he thought of this, Mu Chen's heart was filled with shame. He felt that he was not even worthy of being her son.
”Mu Chen, calm down. Although Aunt Jing has been suppressed in the Ancestor Pagoda, with her power, nothing serious will happen to her. Moreover, even Chief Elder is afraid to force Aunt Jing's hand.” Ling Xi attempted to calm him.
Qing Shuang also said hurriedly, ”Aunt Jing acted in such a way in order to warn the eager elders of the Budur Ancient Clan. At least Chief Elder has now suppressed the Clan Order and has forbidden the Heavenly Sovereigns from taking action against you.”
However, Mu Chen only glanced at her coldly and asked, ”Am I supposed to thank them?”
”That's not what I meant,” she said with a wry smile. ”But, you have to know that Aunt Jing is doing all of this to protect you.”
Mu Chen's gaze was dark. After a long time, his trembling body slowly calmed, as he knew that no matter how enraged he was now, acting rashly would not help.
Moreover, it would be useless for him to attempt to charge to the Budur Ancient Clan now. This was because his current strength was not enough to cause the Budur Ancient Clan to have even the slightest fear of him.
A mere Complete Earthly Sovereign may be possible to reign in other places, but for the Budur Ancient Clan, which was a supreme force, only a Heavenly Sovereign could cause their hearts to shiver.
Mu Chen glanced at Qing Shuang coldly, then asked, ”Did your Qing bloodline just stand by and watch my mother struggle helplessly?”
Qing Shuang bit her red lips and said, ”The Qing bloodline is weak now, so we can't compare to the Xuan and Mo bloodlines. What's more, the Qing bloodline master is conservative and weak, and he dared not clash with the other two bloodlines.”
”What an imbecile! He doesn't even know that if one of two interdependent links falls, the other one is immediately put in danger, too!” Mu Chen sneered mercilessly. Although he had not seen this Qing bloodline master, if this person thought that such a cowardly compromise could obtain his survival, then he was undoubtedly a fool!
Qing Shuang smiled bitterly, but did not dispute his words. ”I have come to remind you that, although Aunt Jing has made such a scene, the elders of the Budur Ancient Clan will not do anything to you for the time being. But, they have a vast network and know many other Heavenly Sovereigns. Though they are unable to deal with you in person, they might hire someone to deal with you on their behalf.”
Mu Chen's eyes narrowed and eyes glinted with a cold light. His heart was filled with a suffocating anger. Although dominating the North Region had originally given him a slight sense of self-satisfaction, this feeling how now been completely broken.
He appeared to be unstoppable in the North Region, yet he still needed his mother to protect him in the Budur Ancient Clan, even using her body to shield many crises for him. All of this was because his strength was still not great enough!
As a Complete Earthly Sovereign, he was still weak. But, if he stepped into the Heavenly Sovereign level, he would no longer have to fear the Budur Ancient Clan! Then, his mother would not have to be subjected to the Budur Ancient Clan's imprisonment in order to protect him!
”Thank you.” Mu Chen took a deep breath and suppressed the emotions in his heart.
He looked at Qing Shuang as the tension in his expression gradually eased. In any case, as Qing Shuang had travelled so far to bring him this important information, she had earned his deep gratitude.
Qing Shuang shook her head and said with regret, ”We have failed you.”
Mu Chen was also one of their Qing bloodline, and was thus regarded as family, yet they had been powerless to intervene on his behalf.
Mu Chen waved his hand, then paused,while looking at Mandela and the others. He then said, ”Now, I will leave the Mu Estate for a while, but I will leave behind the Demon Slayer King Token. Then, if any supreme powers come to seek trouble, by virtue of this token, they will not be able to make things difficult for the Mu Estate, even if they can't find me.”
”What about you?” Mandela and Ling Xi asked at the same time.
Mu Chen raised his head and looked at the endless sky. His dark eyes gradually grew determined as he clenched his fists tightly and said, ”It is time for me to embark on a journey to finally become a Heavenly Sovereign!”