allonlinenovel Chapter 296 Conversation
Chapter 296 Conversation
He Jingde naturally didn't want the conflict to escalate further, as that wouldn't be good for either the Ding family or the Murong family. Besides, this incident happened in his own home. So, He Jingde quickly stepped between the two and said, "Brothers, calm down. Don't let this small matter damage the harmony between our two families. Brother Jinshui, you're a magnanimous person. Let's just let this go. You haven't lost anything, have you?"
The Murong family member said coldly, "Ding Jichun, you have made me lose face. Today you must give me an explanation, or we will fight to the death."
Ding Jichun was truly suffering in silence, and at the same time, he wished he could tear Chao Bufan apart, but even that wouldn't be enough to quell his anger. He knew that now was not the time for the two families to act impulsively, and that the overall situation should be taken into consideration. Now, he had no choice but to suppress his anger and said, "Senior Brother Jinshui, I apologize to you. It was indeed a slip of the tongue just now. I hope you will not hold it against me for the sake of Senior Brother Jingde. Here's what I'll do: I'll let you slap me in front of so many people, and I promise I won't fight back."
Seeing Ding Jichun's sincerity, Murong Shijia snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, walked back to the seat he had been sitting in, closed his eyes, and ignored everything.
Seeing that the fighting had ended, He Jingde quickly said, "Everyone, please go back to your seats!"
After everyone sat down, He Jingde looked at Murong Jinshui and then at Ding Jichun. One of them had his eyes closed, and the other had a bitter face. He sighed inwardly, thinking: These two senior brothers will probably become enemies from now on! Thinking of this culprit, He Jingde frowned slightly and then looked at Chao Bufan.
Chao Bufan sat with his legs crossed to Murong Jinshui's right, his face showing no real expression.
"Young Master Chao, you don't seem very old, yet your cultivation is so remarkable that even I, the head of the family, am ashamed of myself!"
Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Patriarch He, you flatter me. I admit that I am also a cultivator, but my level of cultivation is only good for self-defense. Let's not talk about it!"
He Jingde nodded and said, "Young Master Chao is such a talented person, I hope you won't go astray."
"That's for sure. I never do bad things, but I'm not one to be bullied either. Patriarch He, it's truly an eye-opener to have so many talented people gathered here today. Elder He also told me about the actions of the eight great cultivation families of HX on the way here. I admire them, I admire them."
He Jingde laughed and said, "Our eight great cultivation families have shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting HX for generations. The ancestral teachings cannot be violated! Young Master Chao, I heard that your profound cultivation came from a certain senior. Is that true?"
"Exactly."
He Jingde nodded and said, "You must have heard from Senior Brother Huacheng and Senior Brother Jinshui that all the cultivators in HX come from our eight great cultivation families. Now, Young Master Chao has such profound cultivation, which cannot be achieved in a short time. Among the younger generation of our eight great cultivation families, none under the age of forty can match you! I wonder if Young Master Chao could demonstrate your true strength so that everyone here can broaden their horizons."
Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan laughed and said, "Of course, no problem. It's just that my little tricks are probably a bit presumptuous in front of you seniors."
Everyone present sensed energy fluctuations within Chao Bufan's body, but no one could perceive the depth of his cultivation. Therefore, everyone present wanted to know the answer to the question raised by He Jingde.
“Young Master Chao is too modest. Our eight great cultivation families are each guarding the entrances to eight different spiritual domains, and we also jointly guard the Black Spirit Domain. Therefore, if we did not know the extent of Young Master Chao’s cultivation, we would never dare to risk leading Young Master Chao there.”
Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan asked in surprise, "Really? Patriarch He, what kind of place is this Black Spirit Domain?"
He Jingde smiled slightly and said, "I wonder if Young Master Chao knows what the structure of all space in the universe is like?"
Chao Bufan nodded and said, "I know. Since Pangu separated heaven and earth and Nuwa created humans, the world has been shaped like a giant tree, which is called the 'World Tree'."
He Jingde nodded and smiled, saying, "That's right. The vast world is a complex network of planes, supported by this World Tree. It has the mortal realm as its trunk and the eight worlds of 'Demon, Monster, Underworld, Heaven, Buddha, Dragon, Earth, and God' as its branches, thus forming the World Tree. When the Great God Pangu first created heaven and earth, there was only one world. Only after the Goddess Nuwa created humans from clay did all living things come into being. Hundreds of years later, the Great God Fuxi, dissatisfied with the infighting and strife in the human world, led his followers to heaven, thus establishing the Heavenly Court. Soon after, various great gods led their forces away from the human world, establishing the worlds of Demon, Monster, Underworld, Earth, and so on, thus forming the World Tree. Later, the cultivators of the human world, not wanting to be suppressed by other realms, took a different path and jointly founded the cultivation world."
Chao Bufan nodded and said, "Patriarch He, I have a question I would like to ask you."
"Young Master Chao, please ask."
Chao Bufan pondered for a moment, then asked, "Does Patriarch He know how the beings in the spaces of Heaven, Earth, Demons, and Monsters were destroyed?"
He Jingde gave a wry smile and said, "Young Master Chao, I don't know how to answer this question right now. You'll have to find the answer yourself once you arrive in the Black Spirit Domain!"
Chao Bufan nodded and then asked, "Patriarch He, I have another question, which concerns the Western gods."
"The gods of the West also originated from the Heavenly Court."
A voice suddenly came from the doorway, and then seven elderly men with an air of otherworldly wisdom led in seven young men who were about the same age as He Linfeng.
In the hall, everyone's eyes turned to the entrance. He Jingde smiled slightly and said, "Senior Brother Leiting, what brings you here?"
The person referred to as Senior Brother Thunder is the head of the Xuanyuan family—Xuanyuan Thunder. Accompanying him are the leaders of other families, namely: Fang Ting, head of the Fang family; Ding Zheng, head of the Ding family; Ximen Qing, head of the Ximen family; Shangguan Hong, head of the Shangguan family; Situ Xiao, head of the Situ family; and Murong Su, head of the Murong family.
The seven of them arrived with their most outstanding disciples from the younger generation of their respective families. As soon as they entered, He Jingde rose to greet them. After everyone had exchanged greetings, He Jingde smiled and said, "Senior brothers, please take a seat!"
The seven family heads didn't stand on ceremony and sat down at the head of the hall with He Jingde, side by side with him. Their seven disciples sat to Chao Bufan's left. Chao Bufan seemed indifferent to these people, but one woman caught his eye a few more times.