Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess
Chapter 421: Snow Clan’s Grand Elder

Chapter 421: 421: Snow Clan’s Grand Elder

The return of the Hidden Tan Clan in the Cultivation Realm had spread after what happened in the Snow Clan. Almost all those who had escaped from that hall that day had scattered the news of the young Yuanying cultivator, who is also from the Hidden Tan Clan. There is also the fact that the ancestor of the Hidden Tan Clan had reached the mid-stage Yuanying realm, which meant that in just one small clan, there were already two at the Yuanying realm, which is compared to the other clans and sects whose peak strength was either at the peak Innateness or late Jindan realms.

Just the fact that the Snow Clan possessed a few early Nascent Soul Realm cultivators with the backing of the Hidden Tan Clan meant no one dared to target them anymore. Even the Poison Sect, which had lost an elder, didn’t retaliate right away. The days have become peaceful nowadays.

At the Snow Clan’s main mansion, in the quarters of the Sect Master, Xue Yi and his son, Xue Lang, were waiting for Xue Yaya to wake up. After learning the truth about Xue Shuyi’s identity, she felt extremely guilty. After all, the one she bullied before didn’t happen to be her husband’s illegitimate daughter but instead their niece. The Snow Clan forbids intermarriage with different generations; they can only intermarry within the same generation. Moreover, Xue Yi and Xue Shuyi are direct relatives, so their relationship cannot go further than being uncle and niece.

In the Snow Clan, it is deemed that females are more important than males. Unless it’s the case of Xue Lengya, where he is only the descendant of Xue Xian, no one would bully a female in the Snow Clan. That’s why Xue Yi might be the sect leader, but the one with real authority is a grand elder who is a female and from the eldest generation in the clan.

This supreme elder is now checking on Xue Yaya’s state and said, "Your wife was indeed poisoned, but I have slowed down its effect for a year. If you can find an antidote or a doctor to cure her, she will return to normal. Until then her weakened state will remain," said the grand elder, who came out from her seclusion after learning about Tan Bingyu’s existence.

Tan Bingyu’s physique is the most important constitution and the most compatible one for their Snow Clan. That’s why the news of her existence was immediately reported to the grand elder in seclusion.

Clan Master Xue Yi said, "Thank you, Grand Elder. Can you please check if this pill is capable of curing Yaya’s poison?"

He passed a jade bottle with a 6th-grade detoxing pill to the elder. The grand elder checked the pill and was stunned to see a sixth-grade pill appearing in this realm. This kind of treasure is usually only possessed by big clans and sects. Their Snow Clan can be considered a middle-rank clan, but they are still low-tier compared to the other clans.

The Grand Elder exclaims, "6th Grade Detoxing Pill!? Where have you gotten such a high-grade pill? This costs a few million spirit stones."

"This is... something my grandniece had given to me. She said that it might not completely cure Yaya’s poison, but it would alleviate its effect and remove at least half of the poison in her body. Is the effect truly magical?" asked Clan Master Xue Yi.

The Grand Elder returned the jade bottle to Xue Yi and said, "The effect is truly that. Your grandniece... is she the one who is from the Hidden Tan Clan? The one who awakened the Nine Yin Meridian Physique?"

"Yes, Grand Elder," responded Xue Yi.

The Grand Elder asked, "Is it possible for me to meet her at least once?"

"That... I can ask my brother about it," said Xue Yi.

He knew that the standing of the Grand Elder is the most prominent in the Snow Clan. However, even if she wanted to take Tan Bingyu away, they are both from the same realm, with the little girl being a stage higher than the grand elder. The Grand Elder is at mid-stage in the Yuanying realm, the same as his sworn brother, Tan Huangyu.

The Grand Elder knew about her limitation as well and just wanted to ask something of the little girl with mysterious connections.

"Then I will wait for their answer. Don’t worry. She is surnamed Tan, not Xue. I cannot touch her that easily."

"Moreover, it seems that intermarriage has cut off all our chances of awakening the Nine Yin Meridian physique. We should at least take in a son-in-law or daughter-in-law who is willing to enter into the family instead of forbidding marriage with outsiders. What do you think, Xue Yi?" the grand elder said.

The clan master and Xue Lang were startled to hear that the grand elder plans to open the clan and let outsiders into the family. It seems the news about the Snow Clan falling stagnant was all thanks to the intermarriages they had performed within the family. However, suddenly changing the laws of the clan would cause backlash. After all, there are lots of couples who were forced to separate because of the rules of intermarriage within the clan.

As expected, Xue Yi, the current clan leader, said, "Grand Elder, I am afraid this will cause chaos within the clan."

"Don’t worry. Just say it’s my decision. If they have problems, come to this old lady for complaints. You are only following my orders. In the first place, I was against this intermarriage shit. But my brothers and sisters insisted on doing it, thinking that a pure bloodline would keep our clan strong. However, what did it end up with? While most of them are dead, only I, who secretly took my husband to the clan, remain while all of them are dead," said the Grand Elder.

The Clan Master was surprised to learn that the dao companion of the Grand Elder did not have the original surname Xue. He willingly gets adopted into the Snow Clan just to marry the grand elder. He and his son looked at the elder standing by the door, who was smiling at them, and nodded as if agreeing to the words of his wife.

The old senior who is at the early stage of the Yuanying realm said, "My background was hidden well. If not for my brother-in-law, who loves his sister enough to manipulate my background, I wouldn’t be able to marry Sui Er. We also know what happened to your younger sister. You secretly approached her lover and gave him this very same chance to stay in the clan by making him change his name. Sadly, he isn’t willing like I am, and their love ended in tragedy."

"I apologize to the elder for almost breaking the family law. At that time, I just wanted to protect my only family. In the end, I still lost her. I am willing to accept any punishment for this mistake," Xue Yi lowered his head.

Xue Lang looked at his father worriedly. "Father?"

The two elders, seeing how nervous the two are, laugh at them.

"No need to be sorry. Even though this is a clan secret, it is not bad to tell you about it. Those descendants of ours insisted on marrying outside; they weren’t killed as reported to the clan. However, their cultivation, which comes from the family, was crippled by me, and we all let them leave. Of course, they can no longer bear the name of our Snow Clan. They can only follow the name of their other halves instead."

"Your sister is not dead. Her original cultivation had been erased, and her memories about our clan techniques were taken away as well. Her lover seemed to love her so much that he was angry with us for hurting her like that. However, your sister is sensible."

"By the way, the reason why we accept Xue Shuyi to become your daughter and let her enjoy the resources of a direct descendant is not only because of your standing, but also because the Heavenly Medicine Sect was willing to pay for her standing in the clan. Her mother did choose to abandon her daughter for her love. However, she also didn’t forget her responsibilities."

"Seeing how things unfolded to the present, I guess my decisions in the past weren’t all wrong. At least Xue Shuyi’s life reached the peak where she not only loved her uncle but also the love from the Hidden Tan Clan, who accepted her as their family member."

The words of the Grand Elder made Xue Yi realize that his sister’s lover at that time was a cultivator from the Heavenly Medicine Sect. That’s why the man wasn’t willing to throw away his name and promised to protect his sister with his life instead. Because he knew that as a member of the Heavenly Medicine Sect, the Snow Clan would hesitate to harm him. As he is someone from the Heavenly City and came from a prominent sect in that place,.

Clan Master Xue Yi mumbles as he recalls his meeting with his younger sister’s lover in the past. "No wonder. I’ve always thought that the man my sister had chosen was not ordinary. That’s why I didn’t force him to stay when he promised me he could protect her. It seems that I didn’t make a wrong choice that time."

"You didn’t. That child is now one of the elders in the Heavenly Medicine Sect. Your sister has also regained her cultivation realm thanks to her man. You don’t need to worry about her anymore," said the Grand Elder.

Xue Yi covered his face as if hiding that he was crying and muttered the words, "That’s good. That’s a relief for my heart."

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