"Jiang Family Divine Son — Jiang Wanjie!" Many figures present did not even dare to breathe upon seeing Jiang Wanjie, as if he alone exerted a crushing pressure on everyone else.
"Such a terrifying aura, truly worthy of being our Jiang family's Divine Son."
Standing atop a giant roc, Jiang Wanjie rose to his feet. His gaze, like a blazing morning sun, erupted with intense heat before he flew straight into the grand hall.
Immediately afterward, a lean figure with a long sword strapped across his back raced through the air, landing at the entrance of the grand hall. Compared to the grand entrances of the other two, his arrival appeared entirely ordinary. Without glancing at the crowd in the plaza, this person stepped directly into the hall.
"Who is that person?" asked some of the younger Jiang family members with curiosity.
"Hhahahaha, can't you tell? Who else could possibly enter the grand hall like that, other than the Third Divine Son?" a scholar-dressed cultivator laughed and said.
"Could you be talking about the Divine Son — Jiang Lingtian?"
"Right, it's him."
"Yet why does this Divine Son Lingtian seem so ordinary in cultivation? Compared to the previous two, the difference is like night and day."
"You're wrong. Divine Son Jiang Lingtian bears the peerless Void Divine Body—a physique ranked in the top ten among numerous divine bodies." A cultivator in yin-yang robes stared toward the front of the hall, his eyes filled with apprehension.
Inside the grand hall, representatives from the various main and branch lineages of the Jiang family had already taken their seats. Seated on the left were the older clan elders of the Jiang family, while the right side was reserved for the younger generation.
The seats of the three Jiang family Divine Sons were located at the very front of the right side.
Right in the center of the grand hall, two empty seats remained. One was for Jiang Taixu, the current acting patriarch of the Jiang family, and the other presumably belonged to Jiang Chen—the Jiang Family Emperor Son designated by the Thirteenth Ancestor, who had not appeared in the eyes of the Jiang family for many years, yet was rumored to have been born with both the Chaos Physique and the Supreme Immortal Bone.
Yes, indeed. Ever since Jiang Chen's birth, news of him possessing the Chaos Physique and the Supreme Immortal Bone had spread, though the Jiang family had deliberately kept the news of his Void Destiny Physique hidden from the outside world.
At this moment, the members of the Jiang family inside the hall were chatting amongst themselves, as this once-in-a-decade family gathering was a rare occasion indeed. Especially those from the branch lineages, who were usually scattered across various regions managing different areas. Seeing each other infrequently, they took this opportunity to catch up on each other's circumstances.
The younger generation appeared even more familiar with one another, particularly the three Jiang family Divine Sons.
After all, the Jiang family was renowned for its unity on the outside, and the three Divine Sons were all roughly of the same age. Usually engaging in sparring and exchanges, they had gathered here now to chat about their recent lives.
"Lingtong—no, I mean Linglong, don't say I didn't tell you. You clearly possess a face that could sink fish and put geese to shame, blooming like a peach blossom, yet you insist on wearing this suit of armor all day long. If you keep this up, nobody is ever going to chase after you." Jiang Wanjie picked up a fruit from the table and bantered with Jiang Linglong while eating.
"Shut your mouth, Jiang Wanjie. Nothing good ever comes out of that dog mouth of yours. Romance and love are for ordinary people. How could cultivators like us ever get bogged down in such things? Besides, the cultivation technique I practice is grand and uninhibited, focusing on an indomitable momentum. What's wrong with wearing armor?"
Hearing this, Jiang Wanjie couldn't help rolling his eyes. This Jiang Linglong possessed the body of a beauty but the heart of a man, coupled with such a carefree personality.
Yet precisely because of this, Jiang Linglong got along exceptionally well with both Jiang Wanjie and Jiang Lingtian.
Jiang Lingtian simply watched quietly as Jiang Linglong and Jiang Wanjie bickered, a faint smile on his face.
"Right, how have you been lately, Lingtian?" Jiang Wanjie turned to look at Jiang Lingtian beside him.
"Lingtian, it's not like brother here wants to lecture you, but you really need to change this personality of yours. Sitting there all day without saying a word, so taciturn—with a personality like yours, which girl would ever dare to chase after you?"
Looking at his cousin before him, Jiang Wanjie felt his anger flaring up. Why did he always feel like everyone in their generation of the Jiang family was a freak, without a single normal person like himself?
Yet Jiang Lingtian merely offered a slight smile upon hearing Jiang Wanjie's words.
There was no helping it; his innate temperament was simply like this. Among the three Jiang family Divine Sons, the other two enjoyed some form of recreational activities to varying degrees, but for Jiang Lingtian, his life consisted of nothing more than cultivation and more cultivation. Yet precisely because of this, his strength was the greatest of the three.
"By the way, have you heard? They say that this family gathering will be attended by our Jiang family's Emperor Son as well." Jiang Wanjie sat cross-legged in his seat, a finger tapping rhythmically on the tabletop while his gaze drifted toward the empty seat in the center of the grand hall.
"I heard about it long ago. They say the Emperor Son spent ten years in closed-door cultivation within the Ancestral Land, emerging three years ago, and has remained inside the Divine Emperor Palace ever since without coming out. Consequently, not many people in the Jiang family have laid eyes on his true appearance. But if given the chance, I'd really like to spar with him and see just how strong the legendary number-one Chaos Physique truly is." A burning fighting spirit ignited in Jiang Linglong's eyes.
"Hhahahaha, typical you, Linglong. Still, aside from the number-one Chaos Physique, the Emperor Son also possesses the Supreme Immortal Bone. To be born as the Emperor Son of our Jiang family must mean he's no ordinary person." Whenever Jiang Chen was mentioned, a trace of apprehension lurked deep within Jiang Wanjie's eyes.
The Jiang family Emperor Son brought considerable pressure to bear on him, this so-called Jiang family Divine Son.
"I want to challenge that Emperor Son too." At this moment, Jiang Lingtian, who had remained silent all along, suddenly uttered those words.
"Lingtian, you..." Jiang Lingtian's remark caused both Jiang Wanjie and Jiang Linglong beside him to look at him in utter astonishment.
"What a rarity, Lingtian. You actually took the initiative to speak. It seems this Emperor Son holds quite a bit of attraction for you after all. But then again, you also bear the Void Divine Body, one of the top ten physiques. I truly want to see what kind of result comes from a collision between those two top-ten physiques." Jiang Wanjie looked at Jiang Lingtian with keen interest.
Just then, a tremendous roar erupted from outside the grand hall, rumbling thunderously and sweeping across all directions.
In the sky, nine black giant dragons suddenly appeared, pulling an archaic bronze war chariot behind them.
"Look, the Nine Dragons are out—that must be our Jiang family's Lord Emperor Son arriving."
"Has the Emperor Son truly arrived? This old man has never laid eyes on Lord Emperor Son before..."
People inside the grand hall murmured and discussed animatedly, and some even stood up, unable to wait to catch a glimpse of the Emperor Son's demeanor.