Inside the grand hall, Ye Chen's entire body stood paralyzed on the spot, his gaze filled with astonishment as he stared at Shangguan Zitong, with a warm current surging in his heart.

He had long learned from Zhu'er that Shangguan Zitong was a genius disciple of Ziwei Sacred Land, and had awakened the Cyan Dragon Bloodline.

Therefore, he had already prepared himself for the possibility of Shangguan Zitong canceling their arranged marriage.

After all, his status was no longer as prestigious as it was before he was six years old, and he could not even awaken his bloodline.

Even if Shangguan Zitong decided to end their marriage, he would not say a word.

After all, it was human nature.

In this world, which excellent woman would not hope for her partner to be more outstanding than herself?

However, what Ye Chen did not expect was that Shangguan Zitong not only did not mention breaking off the engagement, but she even found a Treasure Pill to help awaken his bloodline.

This truly touched Ye Chen.

"Zitong, I'm no longer the young master of the Ye Clan, and I'm being hunted by the Ye Clan's strong individuals. Even if you break off the engagement with me, I can understand that. Don't you need to reconsider?" Ye Chen hesitated for a long moment before he spoke.

The kinder Shangguan Zitong was to him, the more he did not want to implicate her.

After all, he had not yet grown strong, and if the Ye Clan's strong individuals found his whereabouts, he would not even have the ability to protect himself.

So, if Shangguan Zitong stayed with him, she might also be targeted by the Ye Clan's strong individuals at any moment.

By then, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Ye Chen, I will not break off the engagement with you. If it weren't for your grandfather continually protecting our Shangguan Clan, we would have already been annihilated by the Tuoba Family! Yet, your grandfather made countless meritorious contributions for the Ye Clan and was finally imprisoned by them in the Celestial Prison. And our Shangguan Clan didn't escape the fate of being wiped out by the Tuoba Family." Shangguan Zitong suddenly clenched her pearly white teeth, with burning fury blazing in her eyes.

Ye Chen's grandfather, Ye Xuan, had a close relationship with their Shangguan Family's clan master, and had always secretly protected the Shangguan Family.

The Tuoba Family feared Ye Chen's grandfather, which is why they never dared to harm the Shangguan Family.

However, since Ye Xuan was imprisoned in the Celestial Prison by the Ye Clan, the Shangguan Family completely lost their refuge, and was ultimately annihilated by the Tuoba Family, with only Shangguan Zitong and her parents narrowly escaping.

Because of this, Shangguan Zitong always felt they owed too much to Ye Chen's grandfather.

Therefore, under no circumstances could she abandon Ye Chen.

"Grandfather, you must hold on. Someday, I will definitely rescue you from there." Ye Chen's fists clenched tightly and emitted a harsh crackling sound, even his eyes turned blood-red.

He could never forget how much his grandfather doted on him when he was young.

To help Ye Chen awaken a stronger bloodline, his grandfather even risked his life, entering an ancient forbidden land seeking a rare Heaven and Earth Treasure in the Southern Heaven Domain.

Although his grandfather found the treasure, he suffered severe injuries.

Otherwise, the Ye Clan's strong individuals might not have been able to subdue his grandfather.

Thus, regardless of the cost, Ye Chen was determined to rescue his grandfather from the Ye Clan's Celestial Prison.

"Ye Chen, come back with me to Ziwei Sacred Land. There, even the Ye Clan wouldn't dare act recklessly. Zhu'er told me your Martial Arts Talent and Body Refining Talent are both high. Once you awaken your bloodline, your future achievements will certainly not be inferior to mine, so you mustn't give up on yourself." Shangguan Zitong's dark eyes were fixed on Ye Chen, her voice incomparably gentle, like heavenly music.

"Zitong, I still plan on staying at the Azure Sky Immortal Sect. While Ziwei Sacred Land is wonderful, going there would certainly bring you many troubles." Ye Chen shook his head and did not agree with Shangguan Zitong.

He naturally knew Shangguan Zitong was doing it for his own good.

But the more she cared, the less he wanted to trouble her.

"Humph! So you have some self-awareness. You can't even awaken your bloodline. If our lady brought you to Ziwei Sacred Land and they knew you were our lady's fiancé, how would others view her? So you'd better stay at the Azure Sky Immortal Sect and live a quiet life, which may not necessarily be a bad thing." Zhu'er's mouth curled into a cold smile, speaking to Ye Chen telepathically.

She wanted Ye Chen to retreat in the face of difficulties.

After all, if those geniuses at Ziwei Sacred Land pursuing her lady knew she had such a useless fiancé, they would certainly be disappointed in her lady.

By then, her lady would find it difficult to find a genius with both talent and background as a partner.

This would only harm her lady's future.

"Ye Chen, since you don't want to return to Ziwei Sacred Land with me, I won't force you. However, you must take this Treasure Pill. It has a high chance of awakening your bloodline." Shangguan Zitong frowned slightly and took out an exceedingly exquisite Jadeite Jade Box from the Storage Ring, presenting it to Ye Chen.

In her view, Ye Chen's refusal was likely due to his strong sense of inferiority.

After all, he couldn't even awaken his bloodline, and the gap between him and the talents at Ziwei Sacred Land was too great.

Moreover, he once was the young master of the Divine Spirit Family, the Ye Clan, with an incredibly prominent family background.

If he met the talents at Ziwei Sacred Land, his pride would definitely be hurt.

Therefore, Shangguan Zitong did not intend to force Ye Chen back.

"Once Ye Chen awakens his bloodline, maybe he will regain self-confidence. By then, he will certainly want to go with me to Ziwei Sacred Land." Shangguan Zitong thought to herself.

Ever since she learned that Ye Chen couldn't awaken his bloodline, she tried everything to purchase an Awakening Pill from an Alchemy Grandmaster.

The Awakening Pill was a rare Treasure Pill, its value immeasurable.

Even Shangguan Zitong paid a heavy price to acquire it.

She believed this pill could awaken Ye Chen's bloodline.

"Zitong, though I appreciate your kindness, I don't need a bloodline awakening at all!" To Shangguan Zitong's surprise, Ye Chen did not take the Jadeite Jade Box but spoke seriously.

You see, now he possessed the purest Human Race bloodline.

No matter how many elixirs he consumed, it was impossible to awaken other bloodlines.

Also, even if he could awaken another bloodline, he wouldn't do it.

Because obtaining the Supreme Human Emperor's heritage required the pure Human Race bloodline. If his bloodline became mixed, he would be abandoned by the Supreme Human Emperor's heritage.

That would lead to losing more than gaining.

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