Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

1382  From Now On, Our Shangguan Clan Will Control Our Own Destiny (1)

Overseas, Shangguan Qingsu had already become an immortal.

She was no longer affected by the curse, and her cultivation realm increased at an extremely fast pace.

During the Great Era, becoming an immortal was also extremely fast.

She had a good foundation and was only lacking time.

It was not just her but the whole Shangguan Clan.

Everyone had made great leaps in the Great Era.

They had an endless future.

Their physical potential seemed limitless.

This made the Shangguan Clan ecstatic. Under the Great Era, they had hope.

Given some time, they would dominate the entire sea region.

Shangguan Qingsu could not quite understand where such confidence had come from.

It was like being poor for too long and suddenly acquiring unimaginable wealth, which made their egos inflate.

They felt others were insignificant and believed that they only needed time to become stronger.

Given enough time, he would definitely surpass everyone else.

As a member of the Great Thousand God Sect, Shangguan Qingsu had seen many such people.

Most met with bad endings.

If this continued, the Shangguan Clan would be in danger, especially when they did not respect the number one person in history.

It was as if he had felt that the gap of strength was not that big.

Before, they were weak. But they were finally very strong.

If they complemented each other, they would be equally strong.

On that day, Shangguan Qingsu was invited to the main hall of the Shangguan Clan.

They rarely interacted, so this invitation surprised her.

Entering the hall, she noticed more people and some new faces.

Everyone here was at least at the Immortal Ascension Platform.

The people who had not revealed their abilities before began to break through madly after they were no longer restricted by the curse.

It almost broke the understanding of ordinary people.

Unknowingly, there were many experts. Their array formations and beast control techniques also improved rapidly, even though none of them were Immortal Humans.

Although none had yet become a human immortal, they already had an immortal beast.

This beast became the guardian of the Shangguan Clan.

Of course, they did not worry about the beast rebelling, since they raised simple-minded or purely spiritual beasts.

There was no thought of betrayal.

Besides, Immortal Humans would appear in droves within a few years.

"Shangguan Qingsu, are you willing to return to the clan?" Shangguan Qicheng asked in a low voice as he sat high up in the hall.

Everyone in the hall turned to look at Shangguan Qingsu.

It seemed like both an invitation and a threat.

Seeing this, Shangguan Qingsu frowned slightly. "You've become so powerful. It's only been a few decades, and you're already threatening me."

"Shangguan Qingsu, you are indeed impressive, which is why we want you to return," Shangguan Qicheng said with a smile.

It was as though he was in control of everything.

"What do you want me to do?" Shangguan Qingsu asked.

Since they had called her here, it was definitely not for something simple.

Shangguan Qicheng raised his head slightly as if he were looking at the endless sky through the hall.

After a moment, he said, "We should have our own sky too."

"What do you mean?" Shangguan Qingsu frowned.

Shangguan Qicheng withdrew his gaze and looked deeply at Shangguan Qingsu below. "Our clan has been under others' wings for too long, hasn't it?"

"Under others' wings?" Shangguan Qingsu was shocked. "What are you planning to do?"

"I'm not planning anything. I just feel that the Shangguan Clan's forbidden area should solely belong to the Shangguan Clan. No one else should be able to enter it," said Shangguan Qicheng calmly.

Shangguan Qingsu stared blankly at him. "Do you know what that implies?"

Shangguan Qicheng smiled, "It means that the Shangguan Clan will be in control of its own destiny and become true rulers. This decision will completely change the fate of our Shangguan Clan. It'll be engraved in the history of our clan forever."

'This is insanity…' Shangguan Qingsu thought.

The implication was clear—they aimed to control what lay atop the forbidden peak.

But whose possession was that? It belonged to Smiling San Sheng. The greatest of all time.

It was suicidal to oppose him.

"I know what you're thinking. Smiling San Sheng won't appear. There are many people looking for him overseas," Shangguan Qicheng said confidently. "If he appears, he faces great danger. Now that we control that thing, he can do nothing. By the time he learns of it, perhaps when the pursuit eases, we will no longer be the same. We can negotiate with him on our own terms. At that time, he'll have no choice but to cooperate with us. Such is the effect of power. For the sake of interests, there's no need for enmity. And we will achieve our glory."

"Since you know that Smiling San Sheng won't appear, why do you need to do anything else?" Shangguan Qingsu looked up.

"That's different." Shangguan Qicheng shook his head. "The most crucial thing is to control that thing ourselves. We might not use it, but whether it stays must be our decision. Only then will we be free. Only then can we control our future. Otherwise, we still live under others' shadow and threat. We are ready for everything, just waiting to act. The more powerful people we have, the better for us. So, Shangguan Qingsu, tell me, will you return to the clan?"

Shangguan Qingsu thought a lot, then asked in a low voice, "What if I refuse?"