"I just felt a fluctuation of power. What happened here?"
Qian Xunji arrived at the Elder Hall dressed in his Supreme Pontiff regalia, projecting an air of great majesty.
However, in the current moment, his majesty only served to increase Qian Daoliu's anger for no reason.
"You rebellious son, you still put on your Supreme Pontiff airs when coming to the Elder Hall. What is it, do you think that as the Supreme Pontiff, you can already stand above us old fellows?"
Qian Daoliu said coldly.
"..."
Qian Xunji, who had rushed to the Elder Hall just after finishing a mountain of work, looked bewildered.
He didn't understand, had his father suddenly become explosive?
He hadn't done anything wrong, so why had his father's attitude suddenly become so hostile?
"What are you looking at? You useless thing. At your age, you are still at this Rank. If I were you, I would have knelt before the God Ancestor's statue long ago to repent for my sins."
"Honestly, I really think you should find someone to marry soon, so you can bring about the next generation for the Qian family."
"Perhaps your children will be better than you, so I won't have to feel so ashamed facing our ancestors in the Elder Hall every day!"
Seeing Qian Xunji's bewildered expression, Qian Daoliu went full throttle.
The meaning behind his words was practically screaming that Qian Xunji was useless and that he should hurry up and start a new family line.
And Qian Daoliu's words successfully enraged Qian Xunji.
"Father, please be reasonable!"
"Where exactly have I failed to meet your expectations?"
"I am clearly working hard every day to handle the various affairs of the Spirit Hall, wanting to lead the Spirit Hall toward greater strength and letting more people listen to the teachings of the God Ancestor."
"Yet you are just never satisfied with me."
"Yes, perhaps I truly haven't met your expectations."
"But why don't you reflect on whether your standards are set too high?"
"Elsewhere, if one can reach my Rank, they are treated like a treasure."
"But when have I ever been treated like a treasure by you?"
"Do you really think that just because your own talent is good, mine as your son must be on par with yours?"
"I haven't even blamed you for not passing your talent down to me!"
Qian Xunji poured out all the dissatisfaction that had been piling up in his heart.
He knew all too well exactly what his father was dissatisfied with regarding him.
It was nothing more than the fact that his father's life was nearly perfect.
Peerless talent, remarkable achievements, and outstanding charisma.
Perhaps, aside from not beating Tang Chen back in the day and always feeling that his son was disappointing, his father's life was perfect.
And now, with the inexplicable curse on the Clear Sky Sect gone, his father had the confidence to defeat Tang Chen.
So, in his perfect life, wasn't he the only "stain" left?
"You... you, you actually have the nerve to say these things."
Qian Daoliu was also infuriated by Qian Xunji's outburst. He pointed at Qian Xunji's nose, barely refraining from summoning his Angel Martial Soul to strike him down.
"You say I didn't pass my talent down to you, then where do you think your Angel Martial Soul came from?"
"There are countless people in the Qian family who can't even touch the edge of an Angel Martial Soul!"
"I have always said that your talent is not bad. It's not like there haven't been examples of people with poor talent serving as High Priest in our Qian family."
"What I am truly dissatisfied with is your heart filled with filth."
"You are not even as good as an outsider like Yu Xiaogang."
At this point, Qian Daoliu pointed at Yu Xiaogang, who was standing on the side, dumbfounded by the sudden confrontation between the father and son, and said words that were a fatal blow to Qian Xunji:
"You don't know why I am dissatisfied with you?"
"Just now, in front of me, Yu Xiaogang received a Gods Trial from the God Ancestor, and it was a Red-Rank Six Trial!"
"But what about you?"
"Angel Martial Soul, Qian family Bloodline, and you are my, Qian Daoliu's, son. Our Qian family has passed down its Legacy for so many years; your conditions could definitely be classified in the best category."
"Yet you failed to receive a Gods Trial. With such good conditions, you failed to receive a Gods Trial. Hahaha, I have no face to see our ancestors."
"Look into my eyes and answer me, Qian Xunji, why, why on earth has the God Ancestor never cast a glance at you?!"
Qian Daoliu's furious, broken-hearted rebuke echoed throughout the entire Elder Hall.
For a long time, the fact that Qian Xunji had failed to receive a Gods Trial had been like a nail driven into Qian Daoliu's heart.
Talent, Bloodline—Qian Xunji was lacking in nothing.
So what was the reason he failed to receive a Gods Trial?
It could only be that his character was too poor.
And the meaning behind poor character was that Qian Daoliu himself, as the father, had failed in his education of his son, Qian Xunji.
Because of his failed education, Qian Xunji possessed his current character.
Originally, Qian Daoliu could endure all of this, but when Yu Xiaogang received the favor of the God Ancestor, he could no longer endure it.
An outsider, an outsider who had absolutely nothing to do with the Qian family, could receive the opportunity for a Gods Trial.
But Qian Xunji could not.
With such an event having occurred, the Spirit Hall would definitely record all of this into history.
In other words, from now on, he, Qian Daoliu, would become famous.
Just think about it, when future generations look at the history of this period, what kind of content will they see?
During the tenure of the Spirit Hall High Priest Qian Daoliu, Yu Xiaogang, the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen, obtained the qualification for a Gods Trial at the Elder Hall.
This is the first case of a non-Qian family member obtaining the qualification for a Gods Trial.
Cases like this that break the mold are often specially noted.
Then, when future generations study this period of history, they will inevitably see that his son, Qian Xunji, despite being a descendant of the Qian family with peerless talent, failed to obtain the qualification for a Gods Trial.
How will future generations view Qian Xunji?
They will inevitably conclude that Qian Xunji was not chosen by the God Ancestor because his character was not up to par.
And following that, how will future generations view him?
How could the dignified High Priest of the Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu, who believed in justice his whole life and acted in an upright and honorable manner, raise a son like Qian Xunji who was abhorred by the God Ancestor?
Was it because he felt that people are born with differences, or was it because of his own teachings that Qian Xunji became like this?
If they believed the former, that would be fine, as it is a fact.
But what if future generations think it was the latter?
Can a father who could raise such a son, who is abhorred by the God Ancestor, really be the one who believes in justice and acts honorably as recorded in the books?
Perhaps he is only honorable on the surface, and in private, he is also a sinister villain!
Qian Daoliu, who understood human nature, knew all too well how willing people were to speculate about things with malice.
And thinking that in the future, he might become a hypocrite in the records of the Qian family—someone bright on the surface but dark and sinister in private—Qian Daoliu found it hard to accept.
To let someone like him, who walked straight and sat upright, leave behind such a reputation after his death?
Qian Daoliu could not accept it!
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