The sky was clear. An hour had passed since Wu Shishen broke through to the God Realm. Near Demon God Mountain, everything seemed peaceful, except for the foot of the mountain where he had undergone his tribulation, which had sustained heavy damage. Fortunately, a defensive grand array had been in place; otherwise, the destruction would have been far worse.
At this moment, Wu Shishen was in his private residence. He sat on the bed, murmuring endlessly to the girl lying beside him. She looked very young, around twenty. It was truly difficult to discern the age of cultivators, especially women who cherished their beauty! She was stunningly beautiful, with an oval face, a delicate nose, slightly disheveled hair, a trace of sweat on her forehead, and a somewhat pale, weak complexion.
"Yun'er! That little rascal tormented you so. Just wait, let me go teach him a lesson..."
"Yun'er! Do you feel unwell anywhere? Tell me!"
"Why aren't you saying anything? Sigh... Could that rascal have angered you? I just finished my tribulation, I haven't done anything yet..."
Wu Shishen rambled on, but the girl said nothing, only looking at him as if he were an idiot. *You idiot!* she thought to herself. *I really don't know why I was foolish enough to marry you back then...*
In truth, she was blaming him unjustly. He possessed heaven-defying talent, bearing the Tribulation Body. His entire life was destined to be that of a martial arts fanatic, not a romantic. In many ways, he wasn't much better than a block of wood. His falling in love with her back then was also an unexpected event; who could have imagined that a block of wood like him would one day fall for a girl?
"Ah... I haven't told you the good news yet," Wu Shishen said. "During my tribulation, I obtained over ten thousand drops of Lightning Tribulation Fluid! Heh heh, that's enough for that little brat's divine soul to reach the Spirit Comprehension stage! Heh heh, my son will not be inferior to his father in the future." Wu Shishen's face was full of joy, but his darting eyes betrayed him, making one wonder what kind of scheme a blockhead like him could possibly be concocting.
"Oh... so you actually know how to care for him now," she said, sounding surprised.
"Hey! He's my son!" Wu Shishen said, completely oblivious. "With a father as handsome and dashing as me, like a jade tree in the wind, he's destined to be a romantic in the future! I don't know how many girls will throw themselves into his arms... Tsk, tsk!"
"Oh? Then why don't you, the great romantic, go find a few more daughters-in-law for the Wu family?" she retorted, reaching for his waist and pinching it, twisting it almost a full circle until his face contorted in pain.
"Ouch... I was talking about that little rascal, you know," he yelped. "Having Yun'er is enough for me!"
"Hmph... at least you know what's good for you," she said with a smirk. "Heh heh, you're right, though. Our son will definitely be the dream of all young maidens in the future..." It seemed that with a mother like this, that little rascal wouldn't know a moment's peace.
"To the ancestral hall!" a booming voice suddenly declared. "The fifth generation of the Wu family has gained its fourth member!"
At this moment, a majestic voice rang out, echoing throughout Demon God Mountain. People continuously rushed towards the center of Demon God Mountain, where a very large palace was situated. In front of its entrance was a large plaque inscribed with "Wu Family Ancestral Hall." The powerful brushstrokes, imbued with Dao charm, indicated that the calligrapher was no ordinary person.
"To the ancestral hall!" Wu Shishen said. "It's time to name that little rascal." With that, he helped his wife and flew towards the center of Demon God Mountain.
"Everyone is here," Patriarch Wu Zhouyun announced, standing in the grand hall where over a hundred people were gathered. "Today, I have two matters to discuss. First, the Wu family's fifth generation welcomes its fourth member. He is Shishen's son, and we shall now discuss his name."
"I believe he was born with unprecedented auspicious signs," an old man said. "Therefore, he should be named Wu Tiankai, 'Heavenly Dawn,' to usher in a new generation..."
"Elder Liu, I don't think that's quite right," another old man interjected. "In my opinion, he should be called Tiansi, 'Heavenly Bestowal,' as he is the fourth child..."
"Father, I believe his birth coincides with the time our Wu family should let the world know that we are no pushover, so that our Wu family can reign over the world. Let’s call him Wu Tianjun..." Wu Shishen offered his suggestion, thinking, 'After all, I am the father, so I should be the one to name him.'
"What a fitting phrase, 'Reign over the world!' Haha, yes, let’s name him Wu Tianjun. I hope he and our Wu family will reign over the world!" The voice of the Wu family’s Old Ancestor rang out.
"Excellent, Wu Tianjun, I hadn’t thought of that..."
"Tianjun, Tianjun..." Everyone in the ancestral hall clamored in agreement.
"Let me speak of the second matter!" The Wu family’s Old Ancestor suddenly stood up. "It seems our Wu family cannot avoid a battle. If it were just the Lieshen Star Domain, that would be one thing, but this time, other forces might intervene. I fear the entire Lieshen Star Domain will not be peaceful. Therefore, I’m telling everyone to be cautious at all times. *Sigh*… Our Wu family has good fortune, giving birth to an Ancient Physique, yet this has become known to outside forces. They fear that our Wu family’s Ancient Physique, once grown, will threaten them. Listen carefully, descendants of the Wu family: if one day we cannot hold our ground, then we must abandon it. As long as there are still people of the Wu family, we will rebuild, and revenge will not be too late then. Shishen, you possess the Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Physique, and the outside world is unaware of this. So if something happens, you must immediately escape. When you have sufficient strength, return to seek revenge. Tianyuan possesses the Five Elements Sacred Physique, Tianfeng possesses the Heavenly Phoenix Sacred Physique, and Tianjun is still young. They don’t yet understand things, so their matters will be handled by us old fellows. Even if we have to sacrifice ourselves, we must send them to the outside world. They are the hope of our Wu family." The Wu family’s Old Ancestor said indifferently. He viewed life and death lightly; one must know, he was the one who founded the Wu family.
There were four old men from the second generation of the Wu family, their auras formidable, surprisingly even stronger than Wu Shichen, who had just broken through to the God-level. "As you command, Father." One old man stepped forward. "Father! Shiyue hasn't returned yet!"
"I know! Don't worry, she is in the Grand Yin Secret Realm, and for now, she will be fine. Right now, we need to closely protect Tianfeng. Her Ancient Physique has been discovered by outside forces. I'm not sure if Tianyuan has been discovered, but we need to be vigilant. *Sigh*... Just act as if nothing is amiss. I think those fellows won't make a move now; they'll wait another five to ten years. At least, as long as the realm hasn't undergone major changes, they won't dare to do anything," the Wu family's Old Ancestor analyzed.
"Great-Grandfather, within five years, I can reach the third tier of the God-level. By then, I'm confident I can torment a sixth-tier God-level cultivator to death," Wu Shichen said seriously.
"Hmm, I also believe I will definitely break through to the sixth tier within five years," Wu Zhuyun said.
"I'm also close to breaking through to the fourth tier..." a member of the Wu family's third generation (a contemporary of Wu Zhuyun) spoke up. "I'm also about to break through to the third tier..."
Everyone in the main hall spoke animatedly. The fourth generation of the Wu family was led by Wu Shichen. He possessed the highest cultivation, and even the weakest among them was at the third tier of the Earth Realm. Surprisingly, not a single one of them was an ordinary person. This showed just how terrifying the Wu family was. Even without Ancient Physiques, given enough time to accumulate power, the Wu family's dominance over the entire Lieshen Star Domain was inevitable. At this moment, someone said, "We should also strive to break through to the God-level as soon as possible..."
"Sigh... Everyone, make sure to raise your strength. Perhaps they won't start a war right now, but we should still be on guard." The Old Ancestor of the Wu family looked on, joy in his eyes. Ah, the family! It must unite as one to endure. He didn't want the family he had built with his own hands to be destroyed. He would rather sacrifice himself to protect his descendants.
"Alright, everyone return to headquarters..." The Old Ancestor of the Wu family told everyone to leave, while he alone gazed silently at the starry sky, lost in thought.
At this moment, Wu Shichen and his wife were rushing back to his villa, carrying their infant son, Wu Tianjun. "Wife, this little rascal isn't being well-behaved..." As he spoke, he playfully pinched the baby.
"What do you mean 'not well-behaved'? Little Jun is hungry. Hmph! You still haven't let go, arguing with a child, have you no shame?!" Yun'er said angrily.
"Heh heh... I didn't know. So this is what it's like when a baby is hungry," he said, looking at the "restless" little rascal in his wife's arms.
Actually, he was right to think it was restless; that little rascal was indeed too unusual. It seemed much smarter than other children; when it was hungry, it knew to demand milk immediately. Perhaps he only heard it cry right after birth—truly strange! In truth, if one were to investigate his sea of consciousness, they would be endlessly startled, perhaps even terrifying the entire world. Within his sea of consciousness sat a small purple figure, ceaselessly breathing in the scattered soul force, constantly strengthening itself. This was his primordial soul. Normally, only those in the Spirit Unification Realm form a primordial soul. The Earth Core Realm forms a primordial infant, and Spirit Unification gives birth to a primordial soul—this is an ancient, inherent rule. Before achieving the Spirit Unification Realm, soul force is fundamentally formless, scattered throughout the sea of consciousness. Therefore, at this stage, a cultivator's spiritual soul is very easily damaged. Only upon reaching the Spirit Unification Realm can one withstand damage to the spiritual soul without it dissipating. Thus, before achieving the Spirit Unification Realm, soul cultivators are very formidable, because their soul cultivation constantly strengthens their soul force, making their sea of consciousness generally more stable than that of martial cultivators at the same realm. Furthermore, attacks using soul force are fundamentally formless and intangible, making them extremely terrifying. Therefore, cultivators generally do not provoke soul cultivators.
“Where's your lightning tribulation fluid? Quickly, give it to me!” Yun'er said domineeringly.
“Uh, he can only use it after some more time.”
“Ah!!! That's right, I'm really looking forward to it! Sigh… I'm just afraid I won't get to see him grow up.” She sighed.
“Don't worry! I will hold up this sky for you. I'm going to cultivate now.” Wu Shichen said solemnly, though he smiled as he spoke. He too was a member of the Wu family; he had to stand up and protect his kin. The Wu family will survive this calamity!!!