"What?" Di Jie nearly collapsed.
Detonate... detonate... detonate the Mother River?
Are you kidding ?
To put it simply.
Now, without the Emperor’s Treasure Abyss, and without more than ninety percent of the Human Lord Realm Martial Cultivators, the Di Family is dood. If the Di Family wants to rise again, their only remaining hope is the Mother River.
Without the Mother River, how will the Di Family cultivate a new generation of powerful martial cultivators?
Without the Mother River, the Hu Family might not even be willing to marry into the Di Family!
The Mother River is now the Di Family’s last remaining Fire Seed.
"A detonation in the Mother River would an certain death for the child within," the old man said lightly.
"But..." Di Jie gritted his teeth, his face pale with cold sweat from fright: "If the Mother River is detonated, that little bastard dies, and the Di Family is finished, completely finished!!!"
The old man was silent, rely staring deeply at Di Jie.
Di Jie’s scalp tingled under the old man’s gaze. After considering for a mont, he rasped, "Old Ancestors, if... if we must detonate the Mother River, then... then... then let’s detonate the front segnt. That little bastard is in the front segnt."
As he spoke, Di Jie beca sowhat excited: "Now, because of the Di Family’s relentless pursuit of that little bastard, the front segnt of the Mother River has already been fundantally damaged. If detonated, although the Di Family will suffer imnse losses in the short term, nearly severing our martial cultivation resources from the past million years, as long as the middle and rear segnts remain, within a million years, the Mother River will grow a new front segnt."
The relationship between the rear, middle, and front segnts of the Mother River is like that of a tree’s roots, trunk, and branches.
If only the front segnt is detonated, it’s equivalent to chopping off a tree’s branch. At least, the tree won’t die, and next spring, new branches can grow.
This is a good thod; it can kill Su Chen while maintaining the Mother River’s essence.
"You are the house master. If you believe this ensures the child’s death, then do it," the old man hesitated before finally sighing and speaking.
The old man’s inner thoughts were that the roots must be eradicated to remove the weeds.
If only the front segnt is detonated, what if the child has moved to the middle or rear segnt?
Of course, the old man ultimately did not voice this thought because, first, he too believed Su Chen couldn’t reach the middle segnt. The middle segnt would exact a trendous cost even if he tried, leading to unknown life or death, so the chances were slim. Second, as Di Jie said, if the entire Mother River were detonated, the Di Family would indeed have no chance to recover, and even marrying into the Hu Family might be impossible, with too high a price to pay.
Of course, most importantly, the old man knew his position.
He was indeed one of the Old Ancestors.
Though Di Jie had to kneel and bow at his presence.
In the crucial decision concerning the Di Family’s survival, it’s Di Jie who must decide.
Di Jie is the house master.
Di Jie clearly will not agree to abandon the Mother River entirely.
"Yes, Old Ancestors, Di Jie shall retreat now. Thank you for enlightening ." Di Jie bowed again and then stood respectfully, retreating.
Once outside.
"All Imperial Family mbers above the Realm of Returning to Truth of the Di Family, proceed to the Mother River!!!" Di Jie’s voice echoed throughout the Imperial Realm.
One Shichen later.
Above the Mother River, there were a full seven million Imperial Family mbers.
Indeed, the Di Family had quite a few Martial Cultivators above the Realm of Returning to Truth.
Almost all direct lineages of the Di Family, and a large portion of branch and outer branches, are Martial Cultivators above the Realm of Returning to Truth.
The entire Di Family consists of ten million martial cultivators, seventy percent of whom are above the Realm of Returning to Truth, which is terrifying.
Now, these seven million Imperial Family mbers follow behind Di Jie.
Di Jie suddenly raised his hand, pointing at the front segnt of the Mother River below, and shouted: "Hear my command, inject the Mysterious Qi into the Mother River’s front segnt! I will detonate the front segnt of the Mother River!"
When Di Jie said this, all seven million martial cultivators above the Realm of Returning to Truth of the Di Family were confused, chaotic, and dumbfounded.
Each one stared at Di Jie, eyes nearly popping out.
Wha... wha... what did the house master say?
Detonate the front segnt of the Mother River?
Is he crazy?
The Mother River’s front segnt’s prival river storm is far less severe than the middle and rear segnts, so each ti the storm passes, the Di Family mbers enter the front segnt to seek the Crystal of the Mother River—the core of the Di Family’s cultivation.
And now you want to detonate the front segnt?
What will happen to the Di Family afterward?
Go to the middle or rear segnt to find the Crystal of the Mother River? Is that possible? Even the house master might struggle to enter the middle segnt!
Detonating the front segnt is akin to severing one’s own limbs, what’s the difference?
"This is my command! Execute it!" Di Jie had anticipated this reaction; his face beca suddenly stern, serious, and forceful, directly commanding.
"Yes!" Imdiately, those seven million Realm of Returning to Truth martial cultivators trembled in awe.
"Begin." Di Jie nodded, leading by example, sending forth a dense and thick Mysterious Qi pillar toward the front segnt of the Mother River.
Once Di Jie acted, those seven million Realm of Returning to Truth martial cultivators behind him hesitated no longer, unleashing their Mysterious Qi toward the front segnt of the Mother River.
For a mont, it was a truly spectacular scene.
Over seven hundred thousand Mysterious Qi pillars, resembling a celestial curtain, descended in a colorful array, entering the front segnt of the Mother River.
This infusion of massive Mysterious Qi Flow disrupts the storm balance within the front segnt of the Mother River, the best way to detonate it.
Indeed.
Dozens of breaths later, the front segnt of the Mother River beca visibly agitated, like an inflating balloon full of Qi, swelling, while exuding hints of destructive, frenzied energy.
Di Jie breathed a sigh of relief as Su Chen did not erge from the front segnt of the Mother River.
He had been concerned that upon initiating the detonation, Su Chen might sense imminent danger and exit the front segnt, thereby foiling the plan to kill Su Chen with the explosion.
Thankfully.
Luck was on the Di Family’s side, and his own.
"Looks like that little bastard isn’t invincible. The sudden fury of the front segnt of the Mother River, with the storm raging ten tis or more, he’s lost his way, even losing control of himself, unable to find the path out of the front segnt. Little bastard, you aren’t coming out." Di Jie murmured, his heart filled with cruel satisfaction, yearning to witness Su Chen’s despair firsthand.
A few breaths later.
"Listen closely, ascend another ten kiloters," Di Jie commanded, directed at the front segnt of the Mother River.
Once the front segnt of the Mother River is detonated.
The explosive force will be quite terrifying.
If they aren’t positioned far enough, it might wipe out all seven million Realm of Returning to Truth martial cultivators, so initially, Di Jie had positioned them at thirty kiloters above the Mother River. But now it seems it’s still not far enough.
After issuing the command, those seven million Realm of Returning to Truth martial cultivators ascended, swiftly increasing the distance by another ten kiloters.
"Continue to inject Mysterious Qi!" De Jie shouted.
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