Chapter 972: Ancient Wynter Family
After handing over the Four Elements Divine Fire to Mona Woodward, Lachlan accompanied Pandora Wynter and Eason Jenkin’s group to the Ancient Wynter Family!All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.
Throughout the journey, Aunt Pandora kept asking about his mother and their family.
Upon learning that she had a niece, she expressed her desire to meet Nora when she had the chance.
Lachlan also inquired about many aspects of the Ancient Wynter Family.
His bond with Aunt Pandora deepened.
Lachlan had lost both his parents.
Suddenly having an Aunt Pandora made him see a reflection of his mother, Aliya Wynter, in her.
The sense of closeness in his heart was undeniable.
They traveled by train from Merton to the Tibetan region, where the Ancient Wynter Family resided in Lucoork West.
This brought a wave of emotion to Lachlan.
Years ago, his mother had journeyed with his father to the Cloud Sea Mountain Base in Lucoork West, seeking a way to lift a curse.
She had been so close to her estranged family but fell victim to the Elder of the Wicked Bone.
As they neared Lucoork West and approached the Ancient Wynter Family, Lachlan was secretly astonished.
He realized something important!
Previously, in the ancient domain of the blood clan, Xinglong claimed to be a member of a branch of the Wynter family, exiled from the Ancient Wynter Family.
He had a Treasure Map related to the Ancient Wynter Family’s treasure.
To save his life, Xinglong had drawn the map for Lachlan.
The destination on that Treasure Map was somewhere in Lucoork West.
Last time Lachlan and Miranda came to Lucoork West, he was solely focused on avenging his parents.
After Miranda left, Lachlan was eager to know if she had returned to Edoland.
So he didn’t stay in Lucoork West and went straight back to Edoland.
Naturally, he didn’t explore the location on the Treasure Map.
However, this time, as they arrived in Lucoork West and moved closer to the Ancient Wynter Family’s location with Pandora Wynter’s group, he discovered something: The destination on Xinglong’s Treasure Map seemed to correspond to the area where the Ancient Wynter Family was located!
In a certain area of the Laya Mountains, at the base of the mountains, snow remained year-round in the valley.
The fierce cold wind cut through like a knife.
Ordinary people would freeze and be blown into icy shards by these cracks.
But for these cultivators, such harsh environments were nothing.
As they entered the domain of the Ancient Wynter Family, Lachlan’s view changed dramatically.
From the biting cold outside, it turned into a picturesque warm spring scene.
It was like two different worlds!
“This is the Ancient Wynter Family! The place where your mother lived for over ten years as a child,” Pandora Wynter said with a touch of emotion to Lachlan.
“Yes,” Lachlan nodded, looking around.
The entire scenery of the Ancient Wynter Family was like spring, vibrant and full of life, starkly contrasting with the desolate snowy mountains outside.
The area spanned hundreds of square kilometers, comparable to a prefecture-level city.
These domains of ancient families and sects were often vast.
This made Lachlan wonder: If all these hidden domains were exposed to the outside world, would Earth have much more land?
Could it be that the real Earth is much larger than what humans have explored?
His gaze fell on a mountain range within the Wynter family’s domain, hundreds of miles away.
That mountain range seemed to be part of the Laya Mountains, with an altitude of four to five thousand meters or more.
But within the Ancient Wynter Family’s domain, even the mountain tops showed no trace of snow but were entirely red!
It looked like a mountain of flames.
Sensing Lachlan’s gaze, Aunt Pandora and Eason Jenkin explained: “Lachlan, that is where our Ancient Wynter Family’s Fire Spiritual Vein is located!
The warmth within our family domain is due to this Fire Spiritual Vein.
However, ordinary people or even cultivators without enough strength, including Nascent Soul experts like us, cannot approach this Fire Spiritual Vein.”
Pandora Wynter added: “Lachlan, I haven’t told you yet. Our Ancient Wynter Family are descendants of the Vermilion Bird Divine Ancestor from the Four Divine Beasts and possess its bloodline.
That Fire Spiritual Vein is said to be formed by the Vermilion Bird Divine Ancestor and has protected our family for generations.”
Pandora Wynter and other members of the Ancient Wynter Family showed pride as they spoke about this.
The Ancient Wynter Family must have been very powerful in the past.
Any descendants with ancient divine beast bloodlines likely had their moments of glory.
Just like the Sun Moon Sect once could rival the Orderwarden organization.
“Alas, unfortunately now, even the Vermilion Bird Divine Ancestor seems unable to protect our family anymore.
The family is shrouded in invisible misfortune, gradually declining and falling apart!”
Pandora Wynter sighed again at this point.
She then pulled Lachlan along: “Come on, Lachlan. I’ll take you to meet your grandfather!
He will be very happy to know you are my sister’s child.”
“Alright!” Lachlan nodded with a smile on his face.
But his eyes gleamed with silver light as he looked towards the Fire Spiritual Vein.
A Spiritual Vein formed by the Vermilion Bird Divine Ancestor? Protecting the Ancient Wynter Family!
Maybe it did in the past!
But now…
Using his Dragon Gaze Heavenward Technique’s celestial eye, Lachlan could vaguely see a lingering wisp of resentment around that Fire Spiritual Vein area.
The misfortune of the Ancient Wynter Family might be related to this Fire Spiritual Vein.
Of course, Lachlan couldn’t be sure yet.
He decided that once he had a chance to get closer to that Fire Spiritual Vein, he would use “Lock Eye Question God” to take a good look!