Luo Lingfeng recalled to this point, and Chu Tian finally understood.
It turned out he was a victim of family struggles.
A fellow victim was Luo Luo's own grandfather.
"In that case, the Patriarch should have fallen into the hands of the eighth, Luo Lingshan!"
"Why did Luo Luo's father ultimately inherit the position of Patriarch?"
Chu Tian voiced his doubts.
"The Luo family has no precedent of same-generation succession for the Patriarch position!" Luo Lingfeng shook his head.
Chu Tian nodded and asked, "Then Luo Qingyu should have inherited it, as he helped your eighth brother!"
Luo Lingfeng continued to shake his head, "Impossible!"
"Luo Qingyu is not the former Patriarch's descendant, so he had no chance to inherit the Patriarch's position."
"Only after the former Patriarch's death can his direct descendants inherit!"
Chu Tian then asked, "He killed you and the former Patriarch, couldn't he change the rules?"
As he finished speaking, Luo Lingfeng's eyes narrowed, "Are you the reincarnation of a ten thousand whys? If I say no, it's no. Some things cannot be changed by human effort!
"This is also why they locked me here."
Speaking of this, he glanced back at the statue.
"Presumably, they wanted to use my soul to restrain its abilities!"
This statement left Chu Tian completely bewildered.
However, Luo Lingfeng showed no inclination to elaborate.
Given his attitude, Chu Tian surmised that the statue, and even the Patriarch's succession, were likely secrets of the Luo family.
"Does your eighth brother have children?"
Luo Lingfeng shook his head, "Like me, he has no wife or children!" Da Feng Novel Network
*Poof...*
Chu Tian chuckled.
"What are you laughing at, you brat... But I must thank you this time, otherwise I'd still be in a state of delusion."
"It should be the grand assembly held once every ten years now, right? Find a formation master among the guests and help me examine this thing!"
"My range of movement is currently limited to standing up and sitting down. I feel like I'm trapped by a formation!"
Luo Lingfeng stood up again and reached out his hand.
Indeed, as if encountering a glass pane, he was unable to extend his hand any further.
"Holy cow... that's amazing. Then how did your stone fly?"
As soon as Chu Tian finished speaking, Luo Lingfeng waved his hand, and a small stone flew into his hand, miraculously passing through the barrier.
Then, with a flick of his wrist, *swish...*
The stone flew out directly, also unhindered by the barrier.
It was indeed beneficial to venture out and broaden one's horizons.
"Please wait a moment, I happen to know a friend who is skilled in formations. I'll bring him to take a look!"
Chu Tian said, then turned to leave.
After taking a few steps, he suddenly turned back, "When I come back, don't be kicking up dust again!"
Luo Lingfeng gave him a sidelong glance, "Go on, don't worry..."
Chu Tian stumbled slightly. What did "go on, don't worry" mean?
It felt as if he was being sent to the other side.
Soon, Chu Tian brought Lin Ran, who curiously circled Luo Lingfeng.
A full hour passed, and he was still looking around.
Finally, he annoyed Luo Lingfeng, who glared and said, "Brat, are you a donkey?"
"Are you milling around me?!"
"Get me out of here quickly!"
Lin Ran was taken aback by his words and said, "Wasn't I asked to break the formation?"
"Yes... break the formation and get me out of here quickly!"
"Huh?" Lin Ran glanced at Luo Lingfeng, then at Chu Tian, and asked, "Is it to get him out, or to break the formation?"
At his question, Chu Tian was full of question marks and retorted, "Is there a difference?"
"Naturally, there is. If you want him out, say so. If you don't say it, how would I know you want him out?"
"You only asked me to break the formation, you didn't say he wanted to come out now!"
Lin Ran shrugged, indicating his helplessness.
"Brat, are you saying you can get me out without breaking the formation?"
"Mm, and I can even make a fake one to leave inside for you!"
Chu Tian and Luo Lingfeng's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
Seeing their expressions, Lin Ran understood.
From his yellow cloth bag, he took out a talisman and a dark, unidentifiable piece of material.
He sat down cross-legged and took out a carving knife.
He began to carve on the material.
Chu Tian and Luo Lingfeng, their four eyes fixed on his movements.
With a single stroke, a trace of blood seeped from the material.
Luo Lingfeng exclaimed, "Thousand-year Blood Locust Wood..."
Lin Ran, focused on carving the runes, did not answer.
Although Chu Tian did not know what Thousand-year Blood Locust Wood was, judging by Luo Lingfeng's expression, he knew it was extraordinary.
Otherwise, the old fellow wouldn't be so astonished.
Half an hour later, Lin Ran finally finished carving.
However, he took out another identical wooden plaque and continued carving.
This time, it was much faster than before.
"Brat, I owe you a great favor!" Seeing Lin Ran finish carving, Luo Lingfeng gave him a deep look.
Lin Ran did not stand up. He looked up at the statue and asked, "Your soul is confined here, presumably to suppress some kind of will, right?"
Luo Lingfeng nodded slowly, but he hesitated to speak, ultimately saying nothing.
This made Chu Tian very curious. Wasn't this statue just a pretentious old man?
Look at his appearance, he deserved a beating!
Why did this detestable old man seem so mysterious?
Chu Tian was perplexed and scanned the statue with his divine sense, finding no abnormalities.
"This is a one-way封锁 (fēngsuǒ - blockade) formation, it can only prevent spiritual bodies from leaving."
"However, I can release you, but I can't do anything about the connection between you and it."
Lin Ran pointed at the statue.
"I know!" Luo Lingfeng appeared unfazed.
Instead, Chu Tian asked, "You know? Then how can you be completely released?"
After all, Luo Lingfeng was someone he was familiar with. Although he was the one who lost Luo Luo back then,
It was precisely because of this that he had the缘 (yuán - fate/connection) to meet Luo Luo.
Luo Lingfeng lowered his head in thought. After pondering for a long time, he finally looked up, his eyes flickering, and said, "Forget it, the current Luo family is no longer the Luo family of the past, so why should I...
"Alas... this statue is not just a symbol, but the core of this small world."
"It is also the formation eye of the Luo family's stationed defensive array."
"And, most importantly... the succession of the Patriarchal position requires its... approval, otherwise, control of the small world cannot be obtained!"
At this point, Chu Tian understood. No wonder he had said before that the Patriarch position was not something anyone could seize at will.
So, they extracted Luo Lingfeng's soul to value a certain will that existed within the statue.
Where did this will originate from, and what were they going to do at this assembly?
Judging by the time, Luo Lingfeng should have already died during the last assembly.
Then why did they not take any action last time?
That time, Master Huang had brought Lin Chi and the others to participate.
The statue...
Patriarch's direct bloodline...
Suppressing the will...
Same generation cannot inherit the will...
[Author's Note]
Thanks to [Yideya] for the paid reward [Urgent Update Talisman x1]