Chapter 195: Ancestral Temple Inheritance
"That's good." Chen Lang said.

"How can you talk like that?" Zhou Tianzheng said sternly, "You are the one who caused this. I won't explain the reason. You know it well. I suggest that you apologize to them immediately after the ancestor worship."

"Are you going to apologize again?" Chen Lang asked, "The same apology as Qing Mu Zong?"

I love apologizing so much.

"Disperse!" Zhou Tianzheng looked at the group of people around him and dispersed them all. Then only Chen Lang and the temple keeper were left.

"Nonsense, don't I know whether you will apologize or not?"

Zhou Tianzheng glared at Chen Lang and said, "I said that to him. Now remember, after the ancestor worship is over, the old senior will send you back. After returning to the Tianjian Sect, don't step out of the sect again.

I don’t need to explain the reason, right?”

Afterwards, Zhou Tianzheng bowed to the old man guarding the temple and said politely, "Thank you for your help, Senior."

The temple keeper smiled faintly, "Take my stone pen back first. I haven't finished the ancestor worship yet. I am old and I still have to be tormented by these younger generations."

Zhou Tianzheng was speechless, "Can't you just come back by yourself?"

He didn't understand and thought something had happened. He was dealing with alliance matters when he suddenly received an urgent secret message. The key point was that only he was notified. When he came over to take a look, he saw a group of people fighting.

I thought it was a big deal, not the collapse of the ancestral temple, that required him to deal with it?
"He's holding something to threaten me, but I don't dare take it."

"What did you do again?" Zhou Tianzheng looked at Chen Lang coldly. This kid is always causing trouble all day long.

With a bang, Chen Lang built the huge Fengming furnace.

"What is this?" Zhou Tianzheng glanced at the powder inside. Of course he recognized it. The magic weapon was the Lu family's Fengming furnace.

“The ashes of our predecessors.”

"what?"

Zhou Tianzheng's tone of voice changed, his eyes widened, and he looked at the temple keeper in disbelief.

The temple keeper said, "You decide how to handle this matter."

Zhou Tianzheng immediately became solemn, took two steps back, and prayed to the Fengming Furnace, begging for forgiveness from the ancestors.

Then, he looked at Chen Lang with murderous eyes.

But soon, he calmed down and whispered, "How many people know about this?"

"Except for the three of us, there should be no more."

"Okay." Zhou Tianzheng thought for a moment, "Let's separate the sages and put them back. It's not a big deal. Chen Lang, keep your mouth shut. Do you hear me?"

"They can't be separated." The temple keeper said, "Do you have any solution?"

That's the biggest problem.

If people from different families knew that their ancestor's ashes were mixed with those of other people, what would be the difference between that and scattering the ashes?
"Our ancestors are one family, and unity is the most important thing, no matter how big the problem is," Zhou Tianzheng said.

"Okay." The temple keeper nodded with a smile and took the Fengming furnace to deal with it.

At this time, Zhou Tian turned his murderous gaze towards Chen Lang.

He finally understood that the old man guarding the temple called him over just to take the blame.

If he didn't come today, the old man would have to bear the burden alone, but now that he has come, three of them will have to bear the burden.

He also had to be careful not to let Chen Lang tell others.

What are all these people in the Tianjian Sect?
He suddenly felt that his diligence was not worth it.

"Elder Zhou, do you want to put up a sign?" Chen Lang asked, "As a warning to future generations."

"Are you trying to piss me off on purpose?"

Zhou Tianzheng is not such an impulsive person now. "If you are really capable, go outside the sect and go to the battlefield. The people there are much more sinister than you. Now that our sects have just united, the real crisis has just begun. The world is facing a change that has not happened in a hundred years. If you are brave enough, you can give it a try."

"But didn't I just wipe out a branch of the Pingtian Sect?" Chen Lang said.

“The crisis does not necessarily come from Pingtianism.”

Zhou Tianzheng spoke calmly, but didn't say much. The dangers of the martial arts world were not something a young man could understand. He said:
"If someone is willing to criticize you, it means everyone is still following the rules. If one day, no one criticizes you no matter what you do, then you are really in danger."

"For example, the Lu family's matter, right?" Chen Lang said.

"You're pretty smart."

Zhou Tianzheng said, "The Lu family is in great danger now. The Hundred-Faced Demon Lord is too cruel. He has emptied the entire Lu family openly and secretly. Now they can't take care of themselves, but this situation is very dangerous."

"In addition, I have good news for you. After the ancestor worship is over, the Lu family's quota will be vacant and you will fill it. At that time, you can enjoy the treatment of the Heavenly Ranking, but the nominal position on the Heavenly Ranking will still belong to the Lu family."

"Why can't it be mine in name?" Chen Lang said.

"Can you please stop pushing your luck?" Zhou Tianzheng said, "The Lu family was deprived of their benefits because they don't deserve them anymore, not because you deserve them."

"There are ten places on the Heavenly Ranking because there are only enough for ten families to share. Next time there will only be nine left. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Chen Lang said.

He did not pursue the matter further. Zhou Tianzheng should be representing the opinion of the Elders' Council, and talking to him would not change anything.

At least he has actual benefits now, but the problem of task assessment has not been solved, and he also needs the nominal Heavenly Ranking.

Soon, the empty Fengming furnace was returned and cleaned thoroughly.

"Boy, the Fengming furnace is used to make elixirs, not to store ashes. It's a waste of resources." said the temple keeper.

Chen Lang took back the Fengming furnace. This furnace had been brought back and forth many times, and he couldn't lose it again this time.

"Zhou Tianzheng told me that if you pass this test, you can choose a secret skill to be inherited. What do you want to learn?" said the temple keeper.

"Sect's swordsmanship." Chen Lang replied.

The temple keeper shook his head, "What a waste."

"How can this be considered a waste?" Chen Lang was surprised. He suffered a great loss when he fought with Zhou Yuanxing.

"The sect's swordsmanship has never been kept secret. You have already been awarded the Heavenly Ranking. If you want to learn it, you can go back and learn it."

The temple keeper said: "What matters is whether you have the body to bear it. This is the meaning of the Heavenly Ranking."

"Does practicing the secret arts require a certain level of physical strength?" Chen Lang seemed to understand a little.

"Of course, don't think it's just the secret technique of the Heavenly Sword Sect. In fact, it's already the most powerful magical power in this world. A person who has only used spirit stones and has not been tempered by precious medicines cannot touch the true Taoism."

"What about the ancient immortal method?" Chen Lang asked.

The temple keeper smiled faintly, "That is not this world."

Chen Lang thought for a moment, that was a problem, "Why don't you take out all your spells and let me look at them one by one."

"Are you choosing a concubine?"

The temple keeper refused outright, saying that people who came to worship their ancestors usually had already chosen their inheritance, and they would never choose just after they came.

But it is understandable that he even dared to steal ashes.

"How about this."

The temple keeper said, "I think you have great abilities and are a good candidate, but your foundation is a little weak. You don't know anything and are just like an old farmer coming to the city.

The alchemy furnace is in your hands, so I will teach you the alchemy technique, which will allow you to make the most of the resources you have."

(End of this chapter)