“No, I still have to go find The Ancestor...” This was too terrifying. Shawn Carter himself felt it was unbelievable, felt scared, and thinking back to what had just happened, Shawn Carter immediately felt that he really had to visit The Ancestor.

Thinking of this, Shawn Carter rushed out at once, but as soon as he left the courtyard, he immediately rushed back, because now the Flame Tree had revived, and just a single fruit had brought him such great benefits. It was clear that this thing was incredibly precious. If it were really discovered, wouldn’t it cause a huge uproar?

Shawn Carter hurried back and placed the item in a secret chamber specifically used for storing things. This was something his father, James Carter, had arranged for him. It wasn’t very big inside, but he could also cultivate here. There were some formations that could block out external sounds and auras, and also isolate the aura of treasures inside. Originally, it was a place James Carter had prepared for Shawn Carter to meditate in peace, but now Shawn Carter was using it to store the Flame Tree.

After securing the Flame Tree, Shawn Carter immediately headed to The Ancestor. Along the way, Shawn Carter still found it hard to believe—he had really reached the Earth Spring Realm, and his Earth Spring and Human Spring were much larger than before, much larger than anyone else’s. It was terrifying.

“Right, just now... it seemed like there was something in the sky. Did you notice?” At this moment, Shawn Carter was a bit dazed. On the road, he encountered a pair of patrolling guards and suddenly remembered the huge commotion he had just caused—a massive golden vortex several kilometers wide in the sky. Logically, it had appeared above his family’s estate, and the clan should have been in chaos by now, but strangely, there was no reaction at all.

Shawn Carter saw the guards and probed with a question.

“Hmm?” The guards were baffled by Shawn Carter’s question.

“Young Master Wu, the weather is great today. We were just on duty and didn’t notice anything unusual. Did you see something?” The leader answered cautiously, probing Shawn Carter in return, trying to figure out what was going on.

They didn’t notice anything. Could it be... could it be that the massive golden vortex was just like the one beneath his Human Spring, invisible to others?

Yes, that must be it. If a several-kilometer-wide golden vortex had really appeared, it couldn’t have gone unnoticed. They wouldn’t be so calm, and the clan wouldn’t be this quiet.

“Oh, it’s nothing, I must have been dreaming... ha...” Shawn Carter patted his forehead, laughed it off, and quickly left.

The group of guards was left bewildered. If it were any ordinary member of the Wu family, even a direct descendant, they might not be so familiar, since the Wu family was so large. But Shawn Carter was, after all, the son of James Carter. Back when James Carter was at the height of his glory, he had held the newborn Shawn Carter in his arms and named him, causing a sensation throughout the Six Clans Alliance.

These guards all held deep respect for James Carter. Even though James Carter could now only follow the main group to the other side of the lake, they still admired what he had accomplished in the past.

Shawn Carter had no time to care about the strange looks the guards gave him for his odd behavior. He rushed to Ancestor as fast as possible, still using his basic movement technique, but now, it was more than ten times faster than before. Even those who had been in the Earth Spring Realm for years couldn’t match his speed.

“Who goes there?”

“What, you want to see... see Ancestor? Alright... wait a moment.”

...

At the entrance to the Wu family’s The Ancestor Henry Carter’s residence, when Shawn Carter once again produced his token and requested to see The Ancestor, the attendant was stunned. He thought to himself that in all these years, he had never seen this happen a second time. Even in a hundred years, he’d never heard of anyone using the token twice in one day to see The Ancestor.

It had only been a few hours!

That was the token, after all. Normally, only when one encountered a huge bottleneck or problem in cultivation would they use such a thing. With a bit of guidance or help from The Ancestor, it could make a world of difference. This was a rule set by the Wu family long ago for the benefit of the clan. Someone like The Ancestor had many direct descendants, but he wouldn’t personally guide them unless they had contributed to the clan and earned the token.

As a family that had prospered for three thousand years, every step was governed by rules. The training of disciples was always carried out according to the family’s regulations, based on their talent, intelligence, and strengths, with a planned approach. There were fixed methods and channels to receive instruction from elders of different ranks, and the token was a crucial part of this. Now, the token for The Ancestor Henry Carter was absolutely priceless.

But this guy had used it twice in one day, in just over two hours. What did he think this was? Still, since Shawn Carter had come, the attendant didn’t dare say much, just felt shocked inside.

“You’re here again?” Not just the attendant—even Henry Carter was surprised and amazed when Shawn Carter was brought in again. He hadn’t expected Shawn Carter to come back so soon.

He couldn’t help but look at Shawn Carter with a strange expression, thinking, what does he take this place for? What does he take the token for? It had only been two hours.