Do you know The Carter Clan's Matthew Carter? He is one of the four top geniuses in the entire Xiaoyao Main City. Back then, he comprehended sword qi as soon as he reached the first level of Sword Initiation! And after he reached the first level of the Sword Origin Realm, he had already grasped sword intent! His combat power, even at the first level of the Sword Origin Realm, was such that many experts at the third level of the Sword Origin Realm were no match for him!”

“He is a top-tier ‘True Person’-level genius!”

“I, Lillian Carter, am not being overly picky, because I am confident that I can become a genius no less than your father Samuel Carter. Only such geniuses are worthy of my admiration!”

“With your talent, you shouldn’t even dream about it! Being an ordinary person isn’t necessarily a bad thing—it can also be a kind of happiness!”

Lillian Carter’s tone still carried a sense of superiority.

Even though they were both disciples of the The Carter Family under the same roof, Edward Carter always felt that this person placed herself on a pedestal, looking down on those family members she considered inferior.

Even so, those family disciples still flocked to her.

Hearing her words, Edward Carter smiled faintly and said softly, “You’re right. In the end, I’ve let Grandpa down again and again, so what happened today is only natural.

I understand your actions, and I thank you all for… giving up your interests and making such sacrifices for my father. I mean it sincerely, I have no complaints.”

Lillian Carter was slightly surprised, as if she never expected Edward Carter to smile at such a moment, nor did she expect his emotions to be so calm.

At this moment, Richard Carter also glanced at Edward Carter, but he couldn’t see anything unusual about him—he just felt that this child seemed much calmer than before.

On the contrary, William Carter, the elder in charge of passing on techniques, seemed deep in thought, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn’t.

“Being an ordinary person isn’t so bad. Under the protection of the family, at least you won’t go astray and tarnish the family’s reputation.”

The Grand Elder Thomas Carter said.

“Yes, for people like us, there’s no way forward in cultivation. Many times, we actually envy the lives of ordinary people, who can freely have children and don’t have to live on the run.”

The Second Elder James Carter said.

Here, only Lily Carter, the handsome young man and the number one of the third generation in cultivation, had remained silent.

From beginning to end, he hadn’t paid attention to Edward Carter; instead, he looked more often at the statue in Edward Carter’s left hand.

“Grandpa, Elder of Transmission, Grand Elder, Second Elder, I’m going back to rest. Once everything is arranged, just send me off.”

Edward Carter seemed a bit wistful, but didn’t show any emotion, only spoke with a faint smile.

“I’ll have the Elder of Transmission send you away tonight. You can take this year’s cultivation resources with you, but there won’t be any more after that. From now on, you’ll have to rely on yourself.”

Richard Carter was a bit sad, and it was with difficulty that he made this decision.

Edward Carter nodded and said nothing more.

He turned around and was the first to walk out of the forbidden chamber.

In his whole life up to now, this was his first chance to enter such a place, but it also seemed to be the last.

He had countless grievances in his heart, but no longer showed any of them on his face.

No matter whether the reasons were as they said, that he had no right to openly be his father’s son—wasn’t that itself a kind of irony?

But right now, his strength was still too weak. He needed to become stronger, to return to the family, prove himself, and reclaim his rightful place.

He, Edward Carter, knew that once he walked out this door, the road ahead would be especially difficult.

But he did not regret it!

He didn’t know if all this was the work of his father’s enemies, so before he could re-enter the The Carter Clan, before he had someone with absolute strength to back him up, he would not show any forcefulness for the time being.

……

“Lillian, I know you wanted to provoke him, but weren’t your words a bit too much? His father has already fallen so far, and the family head has agreed to let us take this qualification. Why did you still have to do that?”

After watching Edward Carter leave, Lily Carter finally frowned and asked.

“Provoke him? Brother, I wasn’t trying to motivate him—there’s no need!

He doesn’t work hard himself and has wasted all his talent and perception. I won’t look at him differently, so why bother provoking him?

I was just speaking from the heart.

That time, Matthew Carter was only thirteen, yet he defeated Samuel Carter with a single sword strike, making him cough up blood and kneel, becoming the laughingstock of the The Carter Clan!

Don’t you know about that?

From that moment, the image of Uncle Samuel Carter in my heart was shattered.

It was also then that I started to like the genius Matthew Carter.

So, everything I said was sincere. Otherwise, for someone like Edward Carter, who pushes himself to the limit and desperately squeezes out his potential just to break through once, neglecting the fundamentals… heh, being an ordinary person, as the Grand Elder said, at least he won’t go astray.

Otherwise, if he walks the path of an evil sword cultivator, he’ll become a disaster for the world.”

Lillian Carter’s words plunged the entire forbidden chamber into silence.