Eternal Cultivation of Alchemy Chapter 2940: The Patriarch

The large hall gave an ethereal feel with stained glass giving way to colors of all sorts in the room. The hall was long like a throne room, with giant empty beast seats on all sides, leading all the way to the very front where a gigantic white and gold seat lay on a raised platform.

The walls were covered with golden torches that burned eternally in white flas. The rest was empty, which echoed the rest whispers made inside the room.

To Pearl, he had yet to see a place as grandiose as this one in the entire palace.

To Bai Jingshen, this was a place he had co to only 3 tis in the past.

The first ti he was brought into this room was along with 11 other Immortal realm White Tigers when they were told that they were chosen to represent the White Tigers this ti to keep the treaty between the humans and the Heavenly Beasts alive.

After that, he had never thought he would ever co to this room again. But he had to do so a second ti.

The second ti he had co here was to explain to the patriarch and all the seniors what had transpired in the other world—why he had abandoned his duties, and why his family had chosen to return to this world.

That was the ti he had stood here before dozens of his ancestors and told them about a world that did not exist. A unique world with not just Qi, but sothing called mana and spiritual energy.

A place wholly unlike their own.

A place called Earth.

He rembered the disbelief they had shown back then, as well as the fascination. That was the first ti in his entire life as a White Tiger that he was forced to reveal a truth he had kept hidden for his entire life.

It was the truth that he was secretly a very, very talented cultivator.

Not many had taken it well, but he had the patriarch’s favor back then, so he had gotten away with very little punishnt. Furthermore, it was thanks to this that he had been allowed to return to the lower world once again with his family.

The third and last ti he had co to this room was just a few centuries ago when he returned to this world after fulfilling his duties. After learning what he had to say, the patriarch had been rather disappointed back then.

So hopefully, he would be quite happy today.

"My deepest wishes to the patriarch," Bai Jingshen said and bowed.

Pearl quickly bowed as well.

Atop the main seat sat the beast that was the patriarch. It was an old white tiger with a long flowing white beard. Its eyes glowed with a golden light that seed to pierce straight into one’s soul.

The patriarch of the White Tiger, Bai Zuiqiang, looked quite similar to the Progenitor himself. The only difference Pearl could see was the design of the stripes. Other than that, it was pretty much the sa figure.

"Bai Jingshen, you twit. This better be who I think it is," the voice of the patriarch of the White Tiger ca as a loud boom to everyone’s ears.

"Fear not, patriarch. I have successfully brought you my descendant," Bai Jingshen said. "Pearl, this is our patriarch."

"I am honored to have t you, patriarch," Pearl said quickly.

The patriarch stared at Pearl for a long mont. "State your na, child."

"My na is Shouchuang, patriarch," he stated.

"Your entire na!"

Pearl glanced toward Bai Jingshen for aid, but Bai Jingshen didn’t look toward him in that mont. He faced the patriarch and thus didn’t help.

Since the truth was to co out sooner or later, he decided to tell the truth.

"My na is Qing Shouchuang."

Bai Fulin gasped next to the door to the hall, her head turning to look toward Pearl. Her feet moved slightly, but she didn’t know what she was to do here.

"So Jingshen wasn’t lying," the patriarch said. "Then I shall make this decree. Henceforth, you will be nad Bai Shouchuang. You will forgo the rest."

Pearl looked confused. "What?"

"Are you in disagreent?" the patriarch asked. "You have heard clearly. Your na is now Bai Shouchuang. You will no longer be of the Qing family."

Pearl stared in stunned silence for a mont, trying to look toward Bai Jingshen for help, but he still didn’t look toward Pearl.

Pearl looked from his great-grandfather to his patriarch and realized that they must all be in agreent. They must all think that he should change his na.

"No..." he said in almost a whisper.

"What did you say?" the patriarch asked, his voice shaking the great hall.

Pearl felt fear creep into his bones from the patriarch’s words alone. But despite his fears, he had to speak.

"N-No!" he said audibly this ti.

"NO?"

"No," Pearl replied. "I will not change my na. This is the na my father and mother gave . I will not change it, patriarch. Forgive ."

"You dare go against my words?" the patriarch asked.

Pearl began taking in deep breaths but he stood resolute. "This is the na my father and mother chose for . Even if it is you telling , patriarch, I will not change it. Please do not force ."

The patriarch finally got off his seat, his face a mask of anger, and walked down to where Pearl was. The pressure his Celestial realm cultivation base emanated was enough to shake Pearl to his very core.

But despite the patriarch’s strength and Pearl’s fears, Pearl stood resolute before the behemoth, not daring to take his eyes away.

The patriarch looked down at him for what felt like a long ti before his pressure disappeared. And his face that was once full of anger vanished just as quickly, replaced by a smile.

"Not bad," the patriarch said. "I like young cubs like you who can stand for what they believe. You’ve passed my test."