The setup inside the cave was very simple, without even tables and chairs, dim and lightless, resembling an ordinary, uninhabited cave.

As he walked to the end.

Di Jie respectfully looked towards the old man sitting on a straw mat deep inside the cave’s end.

The old man was very old.

From a distance, the old man seemed as if he had been dead for many years, his whole body, merely skin and bones, with skin gathered with patterns and wrinkles. The old man lifted his head, staring at Di Jie, his eyes completely sunken, with very little black in them, almost entirely white.

"Old Ancestor, the Di Family, is finished." Di Jie once again kneeled on the ground, lamenting as he uttered these few words.

"Calculating the Divine Martial Continent and wanting the Moon Spirit Stone in itself was a mistake. While the Moon Spirit Stone has value, it is merely a small advantage. To strangle the lives of tens of billions and trillions of martial cultivators within a plane for a little small benefit is an act that should not be done." The old man said indifferently.

Di Jie wanted to refute but couldn’t speak out.

"Di Jie, the old man knows, in your heart, the martial cultivators on the Divine Martial Continent barely count as human lives, like ants among ants." The old man continued, "However, amidst those ants, there emerged someone like that little child. And the Di Family will fall at the hands of that little child."

Di Jie remained silent.

The old man continued, "For these tens of millions of years, the Di Family has had too smooth a path, and after arriving at the Minor Thousand Worlds, except for the Imperial Academy, there are no rivals, which invisibly made you too arrogant. The affair on the Divine Martial Continent was nothing significant; as you thought, the lives of ants are not lives, trillions of martial cultivators... So, the old man did not stop you. But your biggest mistake was not eradicating the root, not nipping it in the bud. In the end, you miscalculated regarding the Divine Martial Continent and failed, because of that little child. A child could frustrate even you, Di Jie. In such a scenario, you’re still so arrogant, not even knowing the child’s full name? Not even wanting to eliminate the child quickly? Di Jie, your arrogance has harmed the entire Di Family."

"Old Ancestor, I was wrong, Old Ancestor..." Di Jie kept kowtowing, indeed! He had been too arrogant!

If not so arrogant, back when Su Chen ruined the affairs on the Divine Martial Continent, sending anyone to kill Su Chen would have been as easy as pie, and there wouldn’t have been today’s situation.

"Di Jie, tell the old man, now, how do you plan to handle that little child?" The old man stared at Di Jie; his sunken, aged eyes suddenly brightened slightly. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Di Jie got choked up.

How to handle it now?

Di Jie was no longer a match for Su Chen.

Hence, in Di Jie’s view, only the Old Ancestor of the entire Di Family could contend with Su Chen. He came to kowtow, plead, and weep bitterly, just to have the Old Ancestor come forth to kill Su Chen.

Isn’t that the only way?

"Are you asking the old man to take action?" The old man saw through Di Jie’s thoughts, his extremely aged, skull-like face showing a little disappointment, "Di Jie, as the head of a family, brains are more important than strength."

"Please enlighten me, Old Ancestor." Di Jie kowtowed heavily.

"The old man is at the Half-Step Divine Master realm, Di Jie, are you sure I have absolute confidence?" The old man asked, his voice becoming more solemn.

"This..." Di Jie hesitated. Su Chen’s Zhan Cang Sword Array, especially after being enhanced by the three Supreme Treasures, how terrifying it was, he had experienced firsthand. He was certain that the sword array could easily kill a Ninth Level Peak Martial Cultivator.

And while the Old Ancestor is a Half-Step Divine Master, essentially, it’s still the Ninth Level of the Human Lord Realm, albeit accumulated over billions of years.

Besides, the Old Ancestor is nearing the end of his lifespan, his actual combat power might slightly lag behind his realm. Can he really contend with that accursed wretch’s sword array?

It’s uncertain.

Di Jie truly couldn’t be certain.

Di Jie’s face grew increasingly pale.

His whole body began to tremble.

After thinking clearly, he was genuinely terrified!!!

Is it true that even the Old Ancestor cannot do anything to that wretch?

"Furthermore, if the old man takes action, my aura would be exposed, and the Di Family would shortly face the pursuit of that other family." The old man continued.

Di Jie’s breathing stopped; he remembered that previously, in a moment of lost reason near the front segment of the Mother River, he had used the Emperor’s Heavenly Punishment!

Perhaps, that family already knows the hidden location of the Di Family.

Di Jie bitterly regretted it to the point of his heart twisting; the usage of Emperor’s Heavenly Punishment most likely exposed the Di Family, yet it didn’t achieve the desired effect of eliminating Su Chen.

A loss at both ends!

Of course, Di Jie didn’t dare to say this. If he told the Old Ancestor that he had already used the Emperor’s Heavenly Punishment near the front segment of the Mother River, in his anger, the Old Ancestor might directly strike him down.

"Old Ancestor, are we really going to let that wretch be? That wretch holds all the treasures from the Emperor’s Treasure Abyss; given time, he will grow immensely. Already, the Di Family cannot deal with him; after some time, he... he could even blow a breath and the Di Family would be extinguished." Di Jie was truly desperate. The Old Ancestor couldn’t personally intervene, so who else could deal with Su Chen?

"Di Jie, the old man said, use your brain!" The old man sighed and showed disappointment. "To deal with a martial cultivator, you don’t necessarily have to act personally, nor do you necessarily need to be stronger than him."

"Please enlighten me, Old Ancestor."

"First. Over a month from now, it will be the wedding day of Fei Jin and the Young Master of the Hu Family. When the Hu Family arrives in the future, tell them about that little child; the Hu Family members will likely help you. It’s unlikely that a brat under five hundred years old, to be so formidable now, doesn’t have some secrets. The Hu Family members will be interested in the secrets that child holds." The old man said slowly.

Di Jie was excited.

Indeed!

Though the Di Family has been ruined by Su Chen, there’s still the Hu Family!

The Hu Family is much, much stronger than the Di Family.

In the eyes of the Hu Family, Su Chen is nothing.

But soon, Di Jie felt a bit anxious again, "Old Ancestor, but the Hu Family members will only arrive at the Di Family at least a month later. In this month, are we to leave that wretch unchecked? What if, within a month, that wretch gains supreme strength, leaves the Mother River on his own, and annihilates the Di Family in advance?"

"Right, Di Jie, finally you’re using your brain." The old man nodded satisfactorily, "You’re right; relying on the Hu Family is too uncertain. So, there’s a second method. Detonate the Mother River!!!"