<h4>Chapter 4463: Ancient Ancestor Of The Wu</h4>


    At this crucial moment, the n master decisively tidied his robe again. He kneeled towards Li Qiye and loudly said: “Your descendants greet you, Ancient Ancestor. In our ignorance, we do not recognize you.”


    The others followed suit despite their hesitation. This was simply a dangerous bet from the n master.


    Nheless, he felt that this was worth it due to the coincidences. First, this stone house had an ancient emblem of theirs. This youth also slightly resembled one page from their ancient record.


    Though it wasn’t a frontal portrait, the side profile looked simr enough. There was a non-zero chance that he might be their ancient ancestor, and the n master thought that the risk was warranted. His Wise Ancestor shared the same thought, wanting to hope for the best.


    Of course, doubts remained in their mind. The youth’s cultivation was just not enough to be an ancient ancestor, the same for his aura.


    s, the n master and Wise Ancestor have spoken. Thus, they had to kneel and ept this as well.


    Li Qiye didn’t react at all to the kneeling party. They waited patiently and didn’t dare to stand up.


    After a few hours or so, some started doubting. One youth wondered if he was actually alive. Of course, their heavenly gaze would indicate that he was alive and well.


    They just didn’t have enough patience and wanted to stand up. Unfortunately, they had to follow their n master’s lead.


    Time continued to pass with no reaction from Li Qiye. Eventually, even the seniors of the n questioned this.


    Wise Ancestor could see his n master’s hesitation, so he shook his head to tell the guy to continue onward.


    He was an influential ancestor known for his wisdom. Thus, the n master always listened to him. The guy took a deep breath and calmed his mind.


    As days passed, the youths were going crazy and wanted to get out of this ce. s, the same constraints remained.


    Finally, the “statue” spoke: “I’m afraid I don’t have unfilial descendants like you all.”


    The content was unpleasant but this sounded like the perfect melody to the ears of the n master and Wise Ancestor. They became ecstatic right away. [1]


    Li Qiye finally opened his eyes. He knew what was going on the whole time but didn’t bother replying.


    “Ancient Ancestor! The descendants of the Wu respectfully greet you!”


    “Rise.” Li Qiye stared at them with a smile and then waved his hand.


    The group exchanged nces and thought that it was looking more likely.


    “As I said, I am not your ancient ancestor. I don’t have descendants like you all.” Li Qiye shook his head.


    “...” The n master didn’t know what to say. The others thought that he was putting them down.


    “Ancient Ancestor, we have your portrait in our record.” Wise Ancestor reacted quickly.


    “Oh? Let me take a look.” Li Qiye smiled and raised one hand.


    The n master gave him the record without any hesitation.


    Li Qiye could tell that this record dated back to the previous epoch. However, itcked actual details regarding the n’s glorious days, only containing a few writings regarding their progenitor.


    The n became famous for their alchemy for many eras. Later on, they obtained a supreme grand dao and changed into a cultivation lineage instead.


    The first page of the book had the portrait of an old man with a goatee. His appearance was rather mediocre and hisst name wasn’t actually Wu. s, he was actually listed before their progenitor.


    The page of their progenitor had the portrait of a lively girl. Just the picture alone seemed vivid and animated.


    Li Qiye smiled after seeing this progenitor and said: “I see, another touch of fate.”


    He then flipped the page and eventually stopped at a different ancient ancestor. Amusingly enough, she looked very simr to the progenitor. In fact, they could be identical twins.


    “Saber Ancestor of the Wu.” Li Qiye read.


    “Yes, the saber ancestor is our most brilliant ancient ancestor. Rumor has it that she and the progenitor are sisters but she was in hibernation most of the time.” The n master said: “She contributed greatly to Eight Desces. Her deeds are still remembered now.”


    This ancient ancestor yed a key role in the transformation of the n, shifting them from alchemy to cultivation.


    Li Qiye noted that there were more details on this ancient ancestor than their progenitor.


    Their progenitor’s title was Alchemy Saint and only had one page. However, the saber ancestor had a dozen pages dedicated to her.


    The main focus was during the early Chaotic Era when she reached her prime. Most importantly, she followed a person known as the duck egg buyer. Their group focused on re-creating Eight Desces. [2]


    Remember, the world was torn asunder during the great cmity. This duck egg buyer stabilized the world and formed Eight Desces. If it wasn’t for this cultivator, the present wouldn’t be anywhere near as prosperous.


    Thus, since their saber ancestor was a follower, she greatly contributed to the currentndscape. Unfortunately, their record didn’t say much about this duck egg buyer.


    This being was another question mark in history. The only thing clear was the being’s frightening power.


    The saber ancestor’s generation was already so long ago, let alone their progenitor’s. Their n has been around since before the great cmity.


    Eventually, Li Qiye finally stopped at thest section - the unfinished portrait of a youth resembling him.


    1. Keep in mind that older adults/seniors in Asian culture are usually tsundere. This word is actually apt in this case. Hard on the outside, soft on the inside, for the most part. Thus, they interpreted Li Qiye’sment the way they wanted to ?


    2. Once again, this duck guy is just a weird thing to trante. It could be a name as well, which is Mai Yadan ?