CHAPTER 682: CHAPTER 259: THE ESSENCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (PART 4)

He hoped the Mu Family could quickly settle their internal affairs, then send emissaries to the other five major families in the name of the World Venerable Lineage.

This is the top priority apart from the western expedition.

Before departure, Mu Xuanying suddenly asked Ji Jingqiu if he was going west to become a savior.

Ji Jingqiu gazed westward, shook his head, and candidly admitted that he did not have the ambition to become a savior, nor did he have a grand plan to save the entire west.

There will always be someone to save the world from disasters; someone is always doing it.

What he wanted was just to be invincible in the world, and then become the mountain behind those people.

On the Ancient Road to the Emperor Heaven, the Heavenly Pride of each clan only acknowledged one truth: Dignity is earned through combat, and prestige is won through battle; everything relies on strength.

In hindsight.

This truth applies everywhere.

"The Federation is too chaotic, to prepare for the great calamity of the future, we need to clean up the house a bit."

Mu Xuanying nodded, with a gratifying look in his eyes.

He did not wish for Ji Jingqiu to become a savior, even though Ji was the heir of the ancestors.

Even the ancestors never considered themselves saviors back in the day; they never minded carrying more burdens for others but always emphasized that all beings must learn to save themselves.

Finally, before departure, Ji Jingqiu seemed to remember something and used Spirit Communication to ask Sir Mu about Mei’s whereabouts, wondering how she left for years with no trace.

He still owed Mei a favor.

Mu Xuanying shook his head and said, "She went to the Heavenly Road and has never returned; I haven’t contacted her for a long time either."

Ji Jingqiu nodded, kept this in mind, and rose to take his leave.

This trip to the Mu Family, although hasty in both coming and going, ultimately gave him what he wanted.

With the help of the Divine Weapon, he had no more concerns within the Federation.

And just on his way to the west.

The Mu Family began to create momentum for him, heralding the return of a successor to the World Venerable Lineage after a millennia, which was not only a grand occasion for the Mu Family but also for the six major families, and even the entire Federation.

The news slowly spread, causing a huge stir within the Federation; everyone paying attention to the Mu Family was astounded.

They had waited so long and finally received the news that "the successor of the World Venerable Lineage has been established"!

This news was even more shocking than the Mu Family’s Divine Weapon choosing a master!

"The successor of the World Venerable Lineage... has someone mastered the Supreme Visualization Map? How is that possible!"

"Rumor has it that Marshal Mu has a spirit roaming the Heaven and Earth... Could it be that Marshal Mu personally chose the successor?"

"This generation has a successor for Marshal He, and now even Marshal Mu has a cross-generation successor? Who on earth is it?"

"It’s Mu Juncheng, right? He’s one of the only two direct lineage in this generation of the Mu Family and has already broken into the Chains Realm."

"Mu Junxin is not certain either."

"The situation is not right, it might not be those two young ones; back then, Mu Anyan was also extremely dazzling."

"Ji Jingqiu?! Are you kidding me, isn’t he the successor of Marshal He?!"

"Ji Jingqiu mastered Marshal Mu’s Supreme Visualization Map?"

This news swiftly spread into the ears of some who had always been watching the Mu Family’s affairs, and among them, some felt a sudden sinking in their hearts.

Is this the real intention behind Ji Jingqiu’s move south?!

And that Divine Weapon from the Mu Family...

"This young man’s rise is already unstoppable!" This was everyone’s initial reaction upon receiving the news.

Some sighed lightly, thinking this young man, who was dismissed as "immature" by all sides not long ago, had transformed in just a few months to stand at the pinnacle of the Federation.

"The situation in the west... might truly be able to turn around in this generation?"

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Western Federation.

A spaceship for space logistics was docked at the spaceport, suddenly prohibited from taking off.

"Brother Zhang, what happened?" The team leader Zhang Hengshan jogged over, smiling obsequiously, holding a card in his right hand, and quietly tried to slip it into the other person’s coat pocket.

But this time, the spaceport manager showed none of his usual friendliness, sidestepped his hand, with a look cold as ice, and said flatly:

"We’ve discovered you’re secretly transporting supplies to the underground rebel army. Starting today, all of you are detained for questioning. Take them all away!"

Zhang Hengshan was left dumbfounded on the spot.