Destined Antagonist: I Refuse To Annul The Engagement!

"The monument is broken, and the human race is extinct?!"

Jiang Xuan's eyelids twitched, his face turned pale with astonishment. "Old man, don't joke with me!"

"The monument is clearly broken. According to your meaning..."

The simple and ancient monument had obvious marks on its upper end, indicating that it was only a piece of it.

Confucius looked very solemn and said in a serious tone, "I cannot confirm the words of the sages of the human race, whether they are true or not. But without a doubt, this is definitely the monument created by the Human Emperor, which carries the destiny of the human race, and it has indeed been shattered."

"You have sensed the treasure of the human race, and it should be this thing without a doubt."

"But if you want to use it to suppress the curse of bloodlines, you probably need a complete monument."

Jiang Xuan nodded slightly. He approached the monument, and the curse totem on his forehead dimmed a little, but the suppression of the curse on his bloodline did not weaken significantly.

He wanted to use this treasure of the human race, the monument, to suppress the curse of bloodlines, but it seemed that he needed a complete one.

Of course... he definitely had to take this piece with him first.

Jiang Xuan couldn't help but look towards the interior of the canyon, his eyes slightly narrowed, hoping... that the creatures here would be a little more reasonable.

Fighting all the time was too wasteful of his energy.

His own skin, Jiang Qiankun's skin, he dared not use it anymore.

But before Jiang Xuan could make a move, a group of people emerged from the canyon, riding on ferocious beasts, holding weapons in their hands, and vigilantly staring at him, surging with abundant spiritual power.

Men, women, and children were all present, dressed plainly like ordinary mortals.

This was not the key point.

The key point was... their cultivation!

Jiang Xuan looked at these people, his eyelids twitching, and a sense of shock rose in his heart.

Foundation Building!

All of them were at the Foundation Building stage, even the children who were about the same height as the little girl!

Even the ferocious beasts they were riding were extraordinary. Each one could be sensed to contain a surging aura of great ferocious bloodline.

Descendants of great ferocious beasts!

The little girl stared fixedly at these ferocious beasts, her eyes gleaming, wishing to pounce on them and have a good meal.

The ferocious beasts seemed to sense the strange gaze of the little girl, and their hearts trembled. They immediately shrank their heads, and fear filled their fierce eyes.

"Outsider, we don't welcome you in our village!" The leading woman coldly reprimanded.

"This..." Jiang Xuan was a little confused. He looked at the rows of simple stone houses in the canyon, then withdrew his gaze and looked at the old and young people in front of him...

Jiang Family Village?

This is a village?

But how could a village have such terrifying strength?!

After all, even his Jiang family, a long-lived family with a heritage of millions of years, couldn't reach the level of Foundation Building on average.

After all, the geniuses were still a minority.

Even his Jiang family, with bloodline inheritance, inevitably had many clan members who couldn't cultivate.

And that was the majority.

Foundation Building on average... if placed outside, it would probably shock the entire Celestial Wonders Realm!

Not to mention, there are so many descendants of great ferocious beasts!

Not to mention ordinary forces, even his Jiang family... seemed to not have so many pure-blooded descendants of great ferocious beasts.

Jiang Xuan fell silent, feeling a bit troubled.

He definitely couldn't snatch it. He didn't care about these Foundation Building cultivators in front of him, but... he sensed several formidable Profound Earth stage auras from those stone houses.

Although he had recently broken through to the seventh level of Foundation Building due to the luck of the human race, he really wasn't confident that he could snatch the monument from several Profound Earth stage experts.

But if he didn't snatch it... these people were obviously hostile towards him, and there was no chance for communication at all.

Just at this moment, a powerful energy fluctuation suddenly burst out from one of the stone houses.

Along with it, an old voice came.

"The distinguished guest has arrived, please don't be neglectful."

"Bring the distinguished guest to the ancestral hall!"

"Yes." The leading woman nodded quickly, waved her hand to signal everyone to put away their weapons, and then said to Jiang Xuan, "Distinguished guest, please!"

This sudden turn of events made Jiang Xuan a little confused, but after a moment of thought, he realized that the most feasible way to take away the monument and meet the person in charge was to go along with them.

Immediately, following the crowd, they entered the canyon and arrived in front of the stone house.

It was only then that Jiang Xuan noticed that the seemingly ancient stone house actually concealed a mystery, faintly revealing an ancient aura of killing, which made people feel fearful.

In the center of the two rows of stone houses was a noticeably older house, emitting a decaying smell.

However, it also had a special faint vitality, as if containing the power of creation, extremely extraordinary.

Boom!

The door of the house opened wide.

It was pitch black inside, and the scene inside couldn't be seen clearly.

An old voice sounded again, "This old man has a chronic illness and cannot come far to welcome you. I hope the esteemed guests won't mind."

"If the esteemed guests don't mind, please come inside for a chat."

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes and became wary. This scene... seemed familiar!

Could there be another trap?

"No need, this is fine. If there's something, just say it." Jiang Xuan said calmly.

"Ah..."

An old sigh came, "The esteemed guest is uneasy, this old man understands. In that case, let this old man come out to meet the esteemed guest."

As he spoke, half of a body slowly crawled out from the dark house.

An old man, with only the upper half of his body remaining, as if he had been cut in half at the waist.

"This..."

Jiang Xuan's eyelids twitched, feeling a chill in his heart.

He was not only astonished by the terrifying body of the old man, but also shocked by the old man's aura!

Although he could clearly sense that the other party was in the Profound Earth realm, there was a sense of horror as if facing an abyss. The other party's strength was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface!

The women in the group turned their faces away, unable to bear witnessing the scene of the old man.

The old man crawled to the threshold and "sat" up, supporting his body with his hands.

With cloudy eyes, he looked at Jiang Xuan and revealed a tired smile, "If this old man's perception is correct, it was the esteemed guest who triggered the people monument at the village entrance, right?"

Jiang Xuan looked deeply at the old man and nodded silently, "Yes!"

Upon receiving Jiang Xuan's confirmation, a bright smile appeared on the old man's face.

"This old man has an uneasy request. I would like to use our clan's secret technique to sense the esteemed guest's bloodline. I hope the esteemed guest can allow it."

Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment, slowly nodded, and at the same time released the concealment of the Heavenly Origin Secret Technique.

The old man's cloudy eyes reversed, giving birth to a mysterious vortex, and a wave of ancient and sacred aura flashed by.

Then, the old man's eyes returned to clarity, but with a few more visible signs of excitement.

"Royal blood, it really is royal blood!"

"Guardian of the lineage, Jiang Heng, bringing the people of the Guardian lineage, I have seen the young king!" The old man bowed respectfully.

The people of Jiang Family, upon hearing this, also bowed to Jiang Xuan, but their eyes still held confusion and doubt.

Could it be... their mission as the Jiang Family was true?

Did the royal family really still have bloodline?

This sudden action left Jiang Xuan feeling bewildered.

Guardian of the lineage?

Jiang Family?

Seeing that Jiang Xuan had doubts, the old man suppressed his excitement and smiled, "This old man knows that the young king has many questions in his heart. Please listen as this old man slowly explains."

"The Human Emperor created the people monument, which carries the luck and destiny of the human race. The people monument is an extremely important sacred object for the human race."

"Therefore, the Human Emperor specially appointed a mountain god to guard the people monument, guarding the luck and destiny of the human race."

"The mountain god is the ancestor of our Jiang Family."

"As the descendants of the mountain god's bloodline, our Jiang Family upholds the will of the mountain god and guards the people monument together with the mountain god, known as the Guardian lineage."

"At the end of the ancient era, the Human Emperor disappeared. Along with the eight human kings and the eight royal families, they were secretly attacked by the Cangming Demon Emperor. The bloodline declined and withered, and the human race suffered an unprecedented catastrophe."

"To ensure the safety of the people monument, the mountain god brought some members of our Jiang Family and presented the people monument to this world, hiding from disasters caused by heaven and man."

"However... when the ancient catastrophe arrived, this world was exposed. Powerful enemies invaded, and the mountain god fought against them alone. Although he annihilated the enemy army, he also perished due to exhaustion."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuan was momentarily stunned and instinctively looked up at the sky.

This god, who was draped in the sky as a shroud and used the heavens and earth as a coffin...

The old man followed Jiang Xuan's gaze and looked at the sky, gazing at the body of the god, his eyes filled with reverence and sorrow. He sighed, "Yes, He... is the bloodline ancestor of our Guardian lineage, the mountain god!"