349: shocking change

"Nine Elder?! Why are you here?!"

Not far away, Oriental White suddenly exclaimed.

Hearing Oriental White's voice, the heavily injured man not far away was also stunned.

He suddenly turned his head to look at Oriental White...

Upon seeing Oriental White, a look of obvious confusion appeared in that person's eyes, and he then spoke.

"Little White?"

"Why are you here?!"

"Could it be that you also suffered at the hands of the Mirage Demon?!"

Oriental White ignored the other party's question and just spoke to himself.

The person who arrived was Oriental Male-Assistant, the Nine Elder of the Eastern Family, a strong practitioner at the Half-step Supreme Realm.

Although he had not reached the Supreme Realm and it was difficult for him to make further breakthroughs, his strength was still a significant presence, even within the Eastern Family...

But at this moment, Oriental Male-Assistant was clearly severely injured!

Who on earth had such great ability to injure the Nine Elder of the Eastern Family in the Eastern Family's territory?

Oriental White initially thought that the culprit who injured Oriental Male-Assistant might also be the "Mirage Demon" who had ambushed him earlier, but upon hearing what Oriental White said, Oriental Male-Assistant was clearly stunned...

"Mirage Demon? What Mirage Demon?"

As he spoke, a look of anxiety appeared on Oriental Male-Assistant's face. He looked at Oriental White not far away and spoke urgently.

"Little White, hurry and leave. The Eastern Family has already changed!"

Hearing the Nine Elder's words, Oriental White was immediately shocked.

He had felt earlier that the situation in the Eastern Family was somewhat delicate, with an air of impending storm, which was why he had been arranged by his elders to go to the Thousand Faces Southern Region...

He didn't expect that in such a short time, such a big incident had occurred within the Eastern Family, even the Nine Elder had been harmed!

"Nine Elder, please tell me, what exactly happened in the Eastern Family?"

"And grandfather, how is he?"

...

Hearing Oriental White's inquiry, a look of sorrow appeared in Oriental Male-Assistant's eyes.

"Brother Oriental Zhentian, he..."

"Had a big fight with the Patriarch, suffered severe injuries, and his life or death is unknown..."

Hearing Oriental Male-Assistant's words, Oriental White's pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes turned crimson, and a look of agitation appeared on his face...

"How is that possible?!"

"My grandfather is the Sect Master's biological brother. He grew up with the Sect Master since childhood. How could the Sect Master attack my grandfather?!"

Hearing Oriental White's question, Oriental Male-Assistant also became agitated. He spoke with a sorrowful expression.

"That's right, but..."

"Not long ago, the Patriarch suddenly attacked the Grand Elder, claiming that the Grand Elder had been possessed by an evil demon and needed to be controlled!"

Hearing Oriental Male-Assistant's words, Oriental White's expression suddenly became agitated.

His grandfather was the Grand Elder of the Eastern Family, a being second only to one and above ten thousand in the entire Eastern Family, a top-tier strong practitioner of Supreme Realm Fifth Stage!

"Grandfather has been in the Eastern Family his entire life. His loyalty to the Eastern Family is evident to heaven and earth. How could he be possessed by an evil demon?!"

Hearing Oriental White's words, Oriental Male-Assistant suppressed the grief in his heart and also spoke...

"That's right, I also don't believe that Brother Oriental Zhentian is a traitor..."

"But..."

"But at that time, Brother Oriental Male-Assistant was indeed in a state of madness, disheveled, and even his mind was somewhat unclear, showing signs of cultivation deviation..."

"And during the battle with the Patriarch, he kept talking nonsense, saying, saying..."

Speaking of this, Oriental Male-Assistant seemed a bit agitated. Under the attack of anger, his injuries actually worsened, and he coughed...

Oriental White was even more anxious. He urgently asked.

"What did grandfather say?!"

Oriental Male-Assistant calmed down and then slowly spoke...

"The Grand Elder, he..."

"He said..."

"The current Sect Master..."

"Is fake!"

Hearing Oriental Male-Assistant's words, Oriental White's pupils contracted sharply, his eyes filled with disbelief.

His hands were also trembling non-stop...

"How is this possible?!"

"How is this possible?!"

...

Seeing Oriental White's expression, Oriental Male-Assistant also sighed...

He spoke with a pained expression.

"Little White, no matter what, it has come to this..."

"You, you should leave quickly. There is no place for you in the Eastern Family anymore..."

Hearing Oriental Male-Assistant's words, Oriental White on the opposite side suddenly laughed with a desperate expression...

"Leave? Where can I go?"

"The Eastern Family has no place for me, grandfather's life or death is unknown, and he was even called an evil demon by his own brother..."

"Where else can I go?!"

...

Just then, Mu Wuchen suddenly came in front of Oriental White. He glanced at Oriental Male-Assistant opposite him and spoke lightly.

"What your Grand Elder said is very likely the truth."

"Your current Patriarch is very likely no longer the original Patriarch..."

Earlier, through the clues revealed by Oriental White, Mu Wuchen had vaguely felt something was amiss...

The so-called Oriental Divine Meridian, the Eastern Family's astonishingly talented ancestor, the opportunity to become an Emperor, and the sealed inheritance—everything revealed a hint of strangeness...

Although his current cultivation had not reached the Supreme Realm, his understanding of the cultivation path, with the memory of the Ancient Human Emperor, was far deeper than that of many Supreme Realm practitioners...

This was also why he could easily use the Burning Flame Sword to unleash Supreme Realm strength.

Even if ordinary people truly possessed the Burning Flame Sword like him, they probably couldn't control the power of a Supreme Realm strong practitioner within it as easily as he could...

And he, when he heard Oriental White's narration, had keenly discovered many doubtful points that ordinary people would find hard to notice...

A strong practitioner who was only one step away from breaking through to Emperor Realm, would he suddenly comprehend the path to achieving Emperor Realm just before death?!

Moreover, even if his realm fell, such a strong practitioner who wanted to cling to life should have countless ways to barely survive.

If he truly considered the family, he could have held on to his last breath and personally guided the clansmen who might become Emperor Realm in the future. Why would he mysteriously perish?

Even if he perished, how could his entire inheritance be completely preserved for the clansmen to comprehend?

Mu Wuchen knew how great the temptation of the Emperor Realm was to those Supreme Realm practitioners.

That was a completely different level from the Supreme Realm.

One can be called Emperor at the peak of the Great Dao.

To be able to become an Emperor, one's comprehension of a certain Great Dao almost crushes everyone in all the heavens and myriad worlds...

He had every reason to believe that a strong practitioner at the peak of the Supreme Realm might choose to sacrifice his clansmen to achieve the Emperor Realm.

And that so-called ancestor of the Eastern Family was very likely such an ambitious person.

That person very likely did not suffer a realm fall due to a failed breakthrough...

But rather, he likely knew from the beginning that he could not break through to Emperor Realm at that time...