"Patriarch, disaster has struck, our family has lost a multitude of masters, even Patriarch Suo has perished..." Ouyang Guanghui wept bitterly, kneeling there, his voice choking up with self-reproach on his face.

The secluded retreat was very quiet, with only the distant sounds of birds chirping coming from the forest.

Unlike Ouyang Suo, who liked to leave seclusion to interfere with the family's affairs, another of the Ouyang Family's half-step Spirit Refining elders had been in seclusion for hundreds of years, attempting to break through to the Spirit Refining realm and hardly ever leaving. He was even more indifferent to the family's affairs. Many of the younger members of the Ouyang Family had never even met this elder.

This elder was named Ouyang Tu. His disengagement from family matters had to do with his background.

When Ouyang Tu was young, he was not considered a prodigy, quite the opposite: in the eyes of many of his contemporaries, he was an undoubted fool, a blockhead.

In Ouyang Tu's era, many thought he would amount to nothing, and the sound of mockery was often heard.

Furthermore, Ouyang Tu's origins were not particularly distinguished; he was born into a side branch of the Ouyang Family. Dark-skinned and skinny from childhood, not only the higher-ups, but even his parents didn't care much for this son. They felt he had no future and preferred he would just be quiet and not bother others.

Lack of affection from an early age made Ouyang Tu a quiet and somewhat introverted individual. Thus, even after his strength surged following his entry into the Primordial Infant realm, his temperament saw little change.

It could be said that Ouyang Tu was the most unassuming of all the powerhouses in the Ouyang Family.

No tales of his glorious deeds spread, and he rarely engaged in disputes with others. On the few occasions that he did, he always stopped before going too far.

He was a true cultivator, refining his heart, body, and path!

If not for the catastrophic losses the Ouyang Family had just suffered, Ouyang Guanghui wouldn't even have thought to seek out this reclusive elder.

The now-fallen Ouyang Suo had actually been the one who disdained Ouyang Tu the most. He had once said to Ouyang Tu, "Don't think you're above it all. If it weren't for the shelter of the Ouyang Family's name, how could you have calmly attained the Primordial Infant realm without contention or strife? Without the Ouyang Family, you are nothing!"

In the face of such scathing remarks, which were almost said to his face, Ouyang Tu didn't respond, merely smiling faintly before turning to leave and resuming his seclusion. After that, Ouyang Tu did not leave seclusion again.

This caused many in the Ouyang Family to lack reverence for this elder in their hearts.

But Ouyang Guanghui knew another thing!

That was, after Patriarch Suo publicly criticized Elder Tu, he once confided to Ouyang Guanghui in private a remark.

"Don't think that guy is so weak that he couldn't knock a fart out of a fly, but if he really got down to fighting, I'm not his match!"

When Ouyang Suo said this, he was very serious, with no hint of joking.

Adding to that, everyone in the Ouyang Family knew that Patriarch Suo was flamboyant and domineering; he would never have said such a thing if Ouyang Tu wasn't truly formidable.

Furthermore, the losses suffered by the Ouyang Family this time were so severe, so overwhelming that no one in the family could bear them. Ouyang Guanghui had no choice but to plead with Ouyang Tu to emerge and kill Chu Mo.

This was no longer just a matter of avenging grievances. If Chu Mo couldn't be killed and he recovered, it was almost certain he would set foot in Qingfeng City and launch a massacre in the Ouyang Family's territory!

If it came to that, who else could stop Chu Mo?

"Elder Tu, I know you cherish peace and dislike conflict, but this time... the enemy has stepped onto the Ouyang Family's doorstep, and our family is on the brink of annihilation! Elder Tu, I beg you to leave your retreat... and help our family through this crisis!" Ouyang Guanghui continued to plead.

In fact, over the past three days, he had come three times!

But each time, there was no response from the sealed chamber of cultivation. Ouyang Guanghui, not disheartened, thought if one attempt failed, try two; if two failed… try three!

If today was still unsuccessful, he planned to return tomorrow, and continue doing so until Ouyang Tu came out of seclusion.

At this moment, a hoarse and old voice finally came from within the sealed chamber: "Reap what you sow."

Though there was a response, it was only three words.

A look of indignation appeared on Ouyang Guanghui's face, but he could only continue to plead, "Ancestor Tu, you finally speak! I know, it's all our fault; we should not have provoked that person. But now is not the time to talk about responsibility, the Ouyang Family is currently facing a matter of life and death…"

"It's not that serious," came the hoarse voice of Ouyang Tu from the chamber once more.

"…" Ouyang Guanghui, with anger churning inside him, could no longer suppress it and loudly retorted, "Ancestor Tu, how can you say it's not serious? In your eyes… what counts as serious? Does the entire Ouyang Family have to be wiped out before it is considered serious? Ancestor Tu, I know you dislike fighting and killing, but have you ever considered, without the Ouyang Family, would there be today's Ancestor Tu?"

Ouyang Guanghui was also putting it all on the line this time; the Ouyang Family had suffered immensely, with their strength almost halved.

Even if Chu Mo didn't come immediately, other powers coveting the Ouyang Family could also possibly launch a full-scale attack. At times like this, without a powerful person from seclusion to take control, the Ouyang Family really could be beyond salvation.

After a while, a light sigh came from the chamber.

"Ah," Ouyang Tu's old voice came through: "Alright, I will handle this matter. But, only this one time!"

Seeing that he had finally persuaded Ouyang Tu, a look of joy appeared on Ouyang Guanghui's face. He quickly said, "How dare we trouble the Elder with anything else? This one time is enough! Please forgive my impetuous words earlier, Elder, in my urgency."

"Enough," another light sigh came from the chamber, and then silence followed.

Ouyang Guanghui really wanted to ask when Ouyang Tu would make a move, but after thinking it over, since he had already agreed, he wouldn't go back on his word. As for when to act, that was up to him.

Not long after Ouyang Guanghui left, an old man with a wrinkled face and a slight frame came out of the chamber. He glanced around without saying much, just lifted his foot, and his figure instantly vanished from the spot.

"Ancestor Tu has left seclusion!"

"Ancestor Tu has already departed!"

"That's great, our Ouyang Family's vendetta can finally be avenged!"

The news of Ouyang Tu leaving seclusion quickly spread among the Ouyang Family, filling everyone in the mournful Ouyang Household with hope.

According to the news from the eight surviving family cultivators, Chu Mo's combat power was incredibly strong, but his ability to set up arrays was even more terrifying! He could be called a master of arrays! He might even be at the grandmaster level.

Thus, to kill Chu Mo, one could not give him the chance to set up arrays.

Ouyang Guanghui had already informed Ouyang Tu of this before. Hence, everyone from the Ouyang Family believed that with Ancestor Tu's intervention this time, that villain Chu Mo would surely be punished.

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