Chapter 917: Chapter 917

Chapter 916: Chapter 907: Father and Son

At the peak of the Immortal Mountain, within the assembly hall of the palace complex.

On the tiger-skin Taishi chair at the head, Chen Hai had just sat down when one figure after another rapidly shot over and stepped into this hall.

Having already successfully stepped into the realm of a Quasi-Saint, his full momentum was truly unleashed, creating an invisible pressure that was somewhat terrifying.

Unleashing his aura, Chen Hai only intended to show his presence and hadn’t considered using it to oppress others.

Yet, even so, his actions still caused those disciples on the Immortal Mountain with slightly weaker strengths to feel a sense of suffocation, as if they could hardly breathe.

Over the past few hundred years, the scale of Black Water Immortal Mountain had expanded several times over.

This was because the master of affairs on the mountain had been meticulous in recruiting disciples, and it had become rare to widely open the mountain gate to recruit disciples.

After all, during the calamity of the Pan Spider, the essence of the entire Golden Dawn Island had gathered within the thousands of miles surrounding Black Water Immortal Mountain.

With the strength and status of the Black Water Lineage in this territory, essentially everyone within this realm considers it an honor to join Black Water Immortal Mountain.

Though the methods passed down by the Black Water Lineage are inherited only by those with talent, those without it can still join the Immortal Mountain; even if they can’t become disciples, can’t they still become servants?

If Ye Fangxian, Sun Daniu, and those who manage the Immortal Mountain genuinely wished to do so, there would be no issue regardless of how many people they wanted to recruit.

Shrinking in the Cultivation Hall, having not emerged for several hundred years, Chen Hai’s presence was naturally known to the elders on the Immortal Mountain, but for those new disciples who had joined in the past centuries, their knowledge of Chen Hai, the ancestor, was limited to hearing his name.

Feeling the terrifying aura suddenly unfurling at the mountain peak, many faces changed dramatically, causing individuals to feel a sense of panic.

Only those elder disciples, after a brief shock, realized what was happening and, with faces full of joy, flew toward the summit of the Immortal Mountain.

Naturally, although these individuals gathered at the mountain peak, clearly sensing the aura coming from within the assembly hall, due to limitations in strength and status, they remained outside the hall.

As the pivotal assembly hall within the sect, only about ten to twenty people on the entire Immortal Mountain were truly qualified to enter at will.

“Who are you? I don’t think I’ve ever seen you before.”

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“Not just anyone is qualified to sit in that position.”

“Judging by the aura you’ve displayed, your strength should be decent. Shall we compete in a match?”

“As long as you can beat me, Chen Bao, I’ll acknowledge that you have the qualifications to sit there!”

The first to step into the assembly hall was a young man with an impressive appearance, slightly more handsome than the ordinary Chen Hai.

The young man tilted his head, sizing up Chen Hai for a few moments.

In terms of strength and realm, having already reached the Golden Immortal Perfection, just a step away from the Daluo Realm, he had no rivals on Black Water Immortal Mountain.

Perhaps, he felt assured knowing that the entrance to the mountain was guarded by Wan Zhongshan, a Daluo Golden Immortal, making it impossible for enemies to silently appear in the summit hall.

Although Chen Hai seemed unfamiliar, the young man merely thought this person must have some connection with their Black Water Lineage.

Eager to test his skills, he looked at Chen Hai with slight annoyance but, instead of immediately attacking, directly issued a challenge.

While speaking, several more individuals stepped into the assembly hall from outside.

Chen Bao’s words reached the ears of the audience, causing their expressions to momentarily freeze, then becoming peculiar as if wanting to laugh but holding back.

Sitting on the tiger-skin chair at the head of the assembly hall, Chen Hai looked at the young man in front of him, similarly taken aback.

But in an instant, upon sensing and realizing, he abruptly understood.

“Rascal, are you sure you want to challenge your father?” As he spoke, he reached out, gently grasping at Chen Bao a few meters away.

Chen Bao, who considered himself the top expert of the Black Water Lineage, found himself being helplessly pulled before Chen Hai.

Then, Chen Hai casually slapped his forehead.

Of course, he was precise with his strength; the slap could sting Chen Bao but wouldn’t actually harm him.

Struggling desperately yet unable to escape Chen Hai’s grasp, the young Chen Bao simply resigned himself.

He tilted his head, carefully examining Chen Hai again: “Esteemed senior, I admit you’re impressive. Wanting to challenge you with my strength was indeed presumptuous.”

“But no matter how much you dislike me, you can’t take advantage and trick me into calling you father!”

“My mother said my father was not only powerful but also the most handsome man in the Primordial Lands.”

“Judging by your appearance, it’s fair to say ordinary and has nothing to do with handsome and charming.”

“If my father Chen Hai looked like you, my mother wouldn’t even spare you a second glance…”

Chen Bao’s words were not very harmful, but quite insulting.

He nearly directly said Chen Hai was too ugly to be his father.

Truthfully, Chen Bao had no impression of his father Chen Hai.

After all, when he was just born, Chen Hai had only briefly visited him amidst his busy schedule.

Over the centuries, he grew happily under his mother Ye Qingqing’s care, with only the knowledge that his father remained in closed cultivation.

If Chen Hai hadn’t suddenly claimed to be his father, Chen Bao might have forgotten he had a father who had secluded himself for hundreds of years without showing up.

The conversation was full of sarcastic remarks, with a hint of apparent resentment.

Perhaps, though aware that the person before him was indeed his father Chen Hai, he simply didn’t want to admit it, thus willingly spoke this way.

Seeing Chen Hai on the head chair appear somewhat awkward, Ye Fangxian, Zhang Tianci, and others who had rushed to the assembly hall quickly stepped forward respectfully and saluted Chen Hai.

Their actions were enough to confirm Chen Hai’s identity, implicitly resolving the situation.

“Rascal, you can’t judge a person’s appearance alone.”

“Your father possesses inner beauty, which most cannot discern.”

“Only your mother, sharp-eyed, discovered this gem when in the mundane world!”

Rolling his eyes, Chen Hai slapped Chen Bao on the forehead once more.

Pausing slightly, he added another comment, “Where is your mother? I haven’t seen her.”

“Are you really my father?” With Ye Fangxian, Zhang Tianci, and others confirming Chen Hai’s identity, Chen Bao could no longer feign ignorance.

Feigning confusion, he paused briefly before continuing: “Regarding my mother, she’s been stuck at Earth Immortal Perfection for centuries, unable to progress.”

“Recently, having sensed a breakthrough opportunity, she has closed her cave mansion to undergo a life-or-death seclusion.”

“If you wish to see her, you’ll need to wait until she exits.”

Tilted his head as he explained.