The Great Elder Faction, which had dominated the Chen family for decades, really didn't have much meat to eat in the past three months, and its days were getting bleaker day by day.
Chen Zangfeng followed Chen Shen's instructions and "generously" handed over the family's escort business to Chen Jinyang to take care of it. You will be responsible for the profit or loss and will never have to worry about it again.
In the past, Chen Jinyang would have wished for this.
But now...
This old guy was trapped in a cocoon. The Chen family's escort team was repeatedly robbed, and the incidents of missing people and goods spread throughout the imperial capital in a short time, so that the escort team was extremely deserted, and almost no business came to the door.
But when Chen Zangfeng selected the members of the treasure hunting team, he would never give half a spot to the Great Elder Faction.
After three months of no harvest, the four elders who originally wore the same pants with Chen Jinyang couldn't help but feel resentful, and they gradually became distant from each other...
Until now, they haven't drawn a clear line between them and the Great Elder because these four old fools are watching and waiting.
What to wait for?
Just waiting for today!
Today, Chen Shen, the only direct descendant of the Chen family and the future successor, turns sixteen and will hold a coming-of-age ceremony on the martial arts field.
They wanted to see if Chen Jinyang still had the means to get back 10% of Chen Shen's coming-of-age ceremony.
If Chen Shen can win all the way and defeat all challengers, then his position as young master will also be solid!
As a result, the four elders who originally surrendered to Chen Jinyang would switch sides without hesitation.
The patriarch controls the family's economic lifeline, and his grandson has firmly taken the position of young master and will surely become the next patriarch in the future.
Everything is a foregone conclusion, so why not hang out with Chen Jinyang? If you continue to hang out, I'm afraid you won't even be able to drink the northwest wind...
On the other hand, if Chen Jinyang can severely suppress Chen Shen at his coming-of-age ceremony and cause him to lose miserably to a certain challenger, then the name of the young master will not be established.
The choice of the young master has not yet been decided, and the successor of the Chen family has not yet been decided. Chen Jinyang may still have a chance to make a comeback, so it is not appropriate to completely break up with him and turn against him for the time being.
This is the consensus reached by the remaining four elders in the Great Elder Faction...
The time has come, and Chen Shen has already stood on the stage in the center of the martial arts arena.
He folded his arms around his chest and stood leaning on the spear, with a confident smile on his lips.
"Fellow clan members, today is my grandson Chen Shen's coming-of-age ceremony!"
"Sixteen years have allowed him to grow from a newborn baby to a seven-foot tall man who stands tall and tall!"
"After today, our Chen family will have one more young talent. I hope that one day in the future, he will become the pillar of our Chen family!"
"According to the clan system, the day when a direct heir comes into adulthood is when he accepts the test of his clan."
"A few months ago, Chen Shen passed the assessment of core disciples, so there is no need to take the literary test again. The road to martial arts is still long and long."
"From now on, any clan member who is under the age of 30 can come on stage to compete with Chen Shen until all the young talents in the clan recognize that he is the strongest!"
"Of course, the discussion between fellow clan members is over. Do not intentionally hurt or kill others. Otherwise, you will be punished according to the clan rules!"
Speaking of this, Chen Zangfeng's tone was as high as a bell: "After this battle, if my grandson can stand still, according to the clan system, he will be named Young Master Chen, and after a hundred years, I will inherit the position of clan leader!
"Alright, the coming-of-age ceremony battle begins now!"
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"It's finally about to begin! Hahaha..." A young man with a pockmarked face clasped his hands excitedly.
"Why are you so excited? Could it be that with your nine-star profound practitioner's cultivation, you also want to challenge Mr. Chen and become famous?"
"Go, go, stop talking nonsense, I am self-aware, okay?"
Pockmarked face rolled his eyes: "Challenging Mr. Chen, isn't that asking for abuse? I think I finally have the opportunity to see Mr. Chen's true combat power with my own eyes! I'm so excited..."
"Yes, I have been looking forward to it for a long time. The original core disciple assessment stipulated that only the Chen family's mysterious skills can be used to activate the Chen family's martial arts. However, there are no restrictions in the coming-of-age ceremony battle. Young Master Chen can use it freely."
"Well... I heard that three months ago, when Princess Caiyue selected the guardian knights, our young master Chen defeated more than fifty talents from the Imperial Academy with one person. It's really amazing."
"I've heard about this too. At that time, Young Master Chen was already a five-star profound scholar! Tsk tsk...it's scary to think about a five-star profound scholar who is less than sixteen years old!"
"Today, three months later, he must have become stronger, right?"
"Huh, I don't think so."
A young man from the Great Elder faction curled his lips in disdain: "I have inquired about the Guardian Knight Trials. Most of the real geniuses from the Imperial Academy have kept their identities and did not go on to fight against Chen Shen."
"In that battle, the strongest person was only a four-star Xuanshi. But among the elites of our Chen family, there are many six-star and seven-star Xuanshi under the age of thirty!"
When he said this, everyone else couldn't help but nodded.
When the core disciples took the martial arts test, it was stipulated that the age of the challenger should not be more than three years older than the test taker.
But in today’s coming-of-age ceremony, the age has been relaxed to thirty!
As the leading general clan in Daxia, the Chen family has many strong men.
Five-star and six-star Xuanshi in the 27th and 8th centuries are not uncommon.
Among the clan members who are nearly thirty years old, there are also more than ten Xuanshi Seven and Eight Stars.
Among the young generation, the strongest one is Chen Shan, the third son of the second elder Chen Qibing.
This person has just turned 30 years old, and his profound energy cultivation has reached the level of a one-star profound master!
However, his age is still on the line, so he is destined to be unable to participate in this battle as a challenger.
But then again, as far as the harmonious relationship between Chen Qibing and Chen Zangfeng is concerned, even if Chen Shan is under age, he will not come forward to suppress Chen Shen.
But that may not be the case for others——
"Chen Liufu, I would like to learn the clever tricks from the Chenshen clan brother first!"
Chen Liufu, carrying a Yanyue sword, is twenty-seven years old and is at the peak of the Seven-Star Xuanshi. He belongs to the Great Elder faction.
Seeing someone jumping onto the ring so quickly, and it was also the son of the eldest elder's brother-in-law, Chen Zangfeng suddenly raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly in his heart: "Huh, this old bastard Chen Jinyang is really well prepared for today..."
"Huchi...huchi..."
As soon as Chen Liufu came up, his all-powerful powers were fully activated, and the orange-red fire-attribute mystical energy leapt into flames, the momentum was overwhelming!
However, as his opponent, Chen Shen was still in a nonchalant state.
The arms wrapped around his chest did not move a single step, and the figure standing leaning on the gun did not move half an inch.
Only his head was shaking from left to right, and his eyes were wandering.
"Male Gobi, this little bastard doesn't take me seriously?"
Chen Liufu was immediately furious. He raised his long sword and pointed it directly at the young man ten steps away: "Chen Shen! If you don't quickly use your profound energy to fight me, why are you looking around?"
Chen Shen's eyes were still wandering. While scanning the faces of the people in the audience, he said casually: "Why are you so anxious? Just wait, I will look for you later..."