"Prince, you need not worry so much. General Wu Guang is not an ordinary person; he will definitely recover."

"Hopefully!"

Qin Qi's expression was forlorn; his only heir had died in battle. This was something that Wu Guang... he couldn't accept for now.

"Should we report this to Great Yu?"

The beautiful woman asked softly.

After all, it was a death in battle, and it was Wu Guang's son. It ought to be rewarded, even though he died.

"What use is it when everyone is dead?"

Qin Qi didn't like such matters at all. Rewarding the dead? What kind of nonsense is that!

"Just consider it as something to soothe Wu Guang."

Of course, the beautiful woman knew his character, but no one wanted this sort of thing. Just regard it as some explanation to Wu Guang.

"Let's talk about it later."

Qin Qi felt a bit annoyed. This time, although the Stone Race also suffered heavy losses, Wu Jin also died. This incidence... Great Yu's losses might be even greater.

And... there's uncertainty whether the Stone Race would seize the opportunity to attack.

"Come here!"

Qin Qi called out softly.

"Prince!"

A maid approached quickly. In the Nineteen Prince's Mansion, only maids could enter the back mansion, which was similar to Chen Xuan.

"Apart from Wu Guang, summon the other three to the Prince's Mansion!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the maid quickly left the garden.

...

Inside the blue tent.

Wu Guang smiled bitterly, looking at Liu Sheng, and asked, "Chief Eunuch, what should we do now?"

"Things will naturally fall into place when the ship reaches the bridge! Don't worry."

Liu Sheng spoke softly.

Although there were some troubles, they were still manageable.

No one knew what was happening under the precipice; even if Wu Jin suddenly climbed up, who could say anything!

However, Wu Guang noticed his intentions and with some concern said, "I just wonder if the Nineteen Prince has ever gone down there?"

He and the other three were around the Peak of Seventh Layer of Dao Realm, which wasn't enough.

But although Qin Qi was outwardly Mid-Eighth Layer, judging from the previous occasion where he repelled the Stone Race's Great Ancestor, it is estimated he had reached the Late Stage. Adding the Imperial Family's secret techniques, he might even spar with Peak of Eighth Layer.

"He's just at the Late Stage of Eighth Layer, he can't go much further down!"

Just!

Wu Guang smiled helplessly; only Liu Sheng dared to say such words.

For him, imagining being at the Eighth Layer of Dao Realm was impossible.

He certainly knew his own condition, and the chasm between the Seventh and the Eighth Layer was something he had no hope of crossing in this lifetime.

"By the way, don't let it slip!"

Liu Sheng reminded.

For someone like Wu Guang, a rough man, this was still somewhat challenging.

"I will declare that I'm going into seclusion for a while!"

Acting was indeed not his forte. He had revisited the saddest events of his life countless times at the precipice, but now, it's really impossible.

Going into seclusion and not seeing anyone became his final option.

...

Stone Race!

Inside a stone house, Chen Xuan pretended to be unconscious, in reality absorbing the memories of this Stone Race.

Jiang Tian! Dao Realm Second Layer.

The cultivation methods between the Stone Race and the Human Race were quite similar. The only difference was that the Human Race cultivated the Dantian while the Stone Race cultivated the Crystal Stone located in the chest.

The Stone Race had a very strict hierarchy.

And the hierarchy was distinguished by surname.

The highest status surname within the Stone Race was Shi, holding supreme status, belonging to the Royal Family!

Next in order were Ning, Yang, and Zhang.

These three belonged to high-status surnames.

Even if you were stronger than a Shi surname, you still had to bow in respect before them. Moreover, the Shi surname's bloodline originated from the Stone Ancestor, exerting a bloodline suppression over other surnames. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Jiang Tian's surname, on the other hand, belonged to an ordinary surname.

Born to be inferior.

Of course, this wasn't important; what Chen Xuan found most unacceptable was that the Stone Race didn't differentiate between genders, they're all the same.

This also led to the Stone Race not being like the Human Race, pairing males and females to work and reproduce.

Instead, Stone Race males and females fused the Crystal Stones in their chests, thus producing new Crystal Stones, which would then gradually be nurtured to grow into a Stone Race.

Thus, to the Stone Race, the Crystal Stone in the chest was like the Dantian to the Human Race, even more important.

"Squeak..."

The small door of the stone house was pushed open, and a man and a woman walked in.

The man turned out to be the Stonemason.

However, at this moment his face was very unsightly. Originally, killing Wu Jin, one of the four generals of the Human Race, Wu Guang's son, was supposed to be a great achievement, but in the end, the Stone Race was still slaughtered more than a thousand clansmen by Qin Qi's one sword.

After returning to the Stone Race, he was called over and cursed relentlessly.

The Stonemason felt aggrieved.

What could he do, Wu Guang acted like a madman, and if it weren't for the Third Ancestor's intervention at the last moment, he himself would have met his end at the precipice.

"The Great Ancestor is really something. So strong yet doesn't just eliminate that damned Nineteen!"

The Stonemason felt very disgruntled.

It's not like they couldn't win; after killing the damned Nineteen, their Stone Race could break through the Stone Cave.

Then, allied with several perilous grounds, they could push Great Yu all over.

This scene... just thinking about it excited him.

And while he was muttering to himself, the young girl accompanying him already arrived at the bedside, leaning her head over to scrutinize Chen Xuan.

Moments later!

"Daddy, why hasn't Jiang Tian woken up yet!"

"His Crystal Stone is perfectly intact?"

The young girl was the Stonemason's daughter named Shi Lin, Dao Realm First Layer.

"His sea of consciousness was harmed by the damned Nineteen's Sword Qi, but there's no major problem, he'll be fine in a while."

With the Stonemason's abilities, a mere sensing was enough to discern the issue.

But his words made Shi Lin tighten her brows, "How long?"

"In another month's time, the supreme Yang Qi in the Holy Land will peak; it's also the best moment for the birth of Crystal Stones. If Jiang Tian can't recover, what should we do!"