This name was so unfamiliar yet so familiar to Chen Xi. It was familiar because of the figure this name represented, his father!
It was unfamiliar because he hadnât seen his father once since he was able to remember things, nor did he have the slightest impression of his father. It was even to the extent that he only knew his fatherâs name was Chen Lingjun half a year ago!
Originally, Chen Xi thought his father was an extremely ordinary figure that lived in Pine Mist City and was content with the comforts of a small world. But later on, as his cultivation advanced and he widened his knowledge, he faintly felt that his father wasnât as simple as heâd imagined.
If his father was ordinary, then how would he be able to become acquainted with Zuoqiu Xue that came from the mysterious Zuoqiu Clan?
If his father was ordinary, how could he know a young woman that came from the Violet Thistle Mountainâs Bai Clan like Bai Wanqing?
All of this was so extraordinary.
At this moment, when he heard the old man who held a cat in his arms speak the words âChen Lingjun,â the shock in Chen Xiâs heart was obvious, and he seemed as if he was struck by lightning.
The old man had an ordinary bearing, yet he wasnât ordinary. His status in the Nine Radiance Sword Sect was aloof to the point even Madman Liu was reverent and respectful upon meeting him, and he was absolutely a mysterious and unfathomable senior.
Even such a figure knew his father, so how could Chen Xi maintain his composure?
For the first time, Chen Xi aroused extremely strong curiosity towards his father, Chen Lingjun. ExactlyâŠwhat sort of person is he?
While Chen Xi was pondering swiftly, the old man had already started speaking slowly with a low and gentle voice that carried a force that calmed the heart, and he was narrating a past event.
â300 years ago, a grand meeting of the extraordinary was held in the Dark Reverie. During this grand meeting, the top great figures of the various powers had participated in it. At that time, there were a total of 37 great figures with exceedingly high cultivations gathered in the Saintly Land of Ascension.â
âThe person that held this grand meeting was the Sect Master of the Saintly Land of Ascension, Miao Yunji.â
âThe objective of this grand meeting was very simple, and it was only for the sake of obtaining a divine artifact, the Star Manor.â
âAccording to legend, this Star Manor was left behind by an almighty figure that had ascended to the limits of the Grand Dao a million years ago. Not only did it contain the supreme inheritance of that almighty figure, it also contained an exceedingly mysterious and precious treasure, the River Diagram.â
âYouâve probably heard of the River Diagram as well. By relying on it, the Fiendgods of the primeval times had comprehended their own path towards the Dao. They pried into the workings of the heavens, grasped Grand Dao profundities, and ascended the extremity of the Dao!â
âIt was precisely because of this that every single appearance of the River Diagram was accompanied by a rain of blood, causing the three dimensions to be shaken and the six paths of reincarnation to become restless. No matter if it was the Immortal Dimension, the Mortal Dimension, or the Netherworld, all the numerous great figures would fight for it, and that scene that seemed like the end of the world wouldnât be any different to a true calamity of the three dimensions.â
The old manâs voice was low and carried a trace of emotion as he spoke tirelessly.
However, when Chen Xi heard all of this, it caused a tempestuous storm to arrive in his heart, and he recalled too many things from the past.
Isnât this the manor within the jade pendant that mother left to me?
In there, I saw the spirit brand left behind by my mother, Zuoqiu Xue, for the first time, met Senior Ji Yu for the first time, possessed the Fuxi Divine Statue for the first time, started refining my body for the first timeâŠ
It could be said that it was the turning point in his destiny, and it was from that moment onward that he started walking on a path that was completely different from before.
On the other hand, Chen Xi was even more familiar with the River Diagram!
Presently, he already possessed four pieces of the River Diagram. One was from beneath the Profound Disruption Mountain in the depths of the Southern Barbaric Mountain Range, one was given to him by his mysterious âSenior Sister,â and one more was from the sacrificial altar within the Martial Dao Domain in Silken City.
These three River Diagram fragments had fused together into one now, and it floated within his sea of consciousness, whereas the fourth piece had been obtained by him within the Door of Profundity of the Dark Parasolâs Abyss. It has been placed within the Buddhaâs Pagoda by him, and he hadnât refined it yet.
Moreover, according to his inference, only by gathering all nine pieces of the River Diagram would they be able to form the complete River Diagram!
âA million years ago, the River Diagram vanished completely and was obliterated within the annals of time. Numerous great figures in the three dimensions had searched bitterly for it, and they returned empty handed in the end. Coupled with the calamity of the Fiendgods erupting during that time, the three dimensions were in an upheaval, so no one paid attention to the whereabouts of the River Diagram any longer.â
âBut, for some unknown reason, 300 hundred years ago, the Sect Master of the Saintly Land of Ascension, Miao Yunji, obtained a piece of information by coincidence. There was a Star Manor that had appeared above the Northern Underworld Ocean, and the whereabouts of the River Diagram was hidden within it. So he held the grand meeting and widely invited fellow Daoists with the intention of searching for and obtaining this great fortune together.â
âBecause this matter was related to the precious treasure, the River Diagram. Once news of it were to be revealed, it would surely cause a storm in the three dimensions. So, there were only 37 peerless great figures that participated in the grand meeting at that time.â
âBut, no one had expected that when they arrived at the Northern Underworld Ocean, they encountered a young man and young woman instead.â
When he spoke up to here, the old man stopped speaking abruptly and glanced at Chen Xi who was by his side. âYouâve probably guessed who those two people were, right?â
Chen Xi nodded, and he had an extremely complicated feeling in his heart. He was even able to guess that Miao Yunji and the others were surely unable to obtain the Star Manor and came back empty handed in the endâŠ
âExactly. They were your father, Chen Lingjun, and Zuoqiu Xue.â The old manâs voice unconsciously carried a trace of an emotional and complicated tone when he mentioned these two names.
âAt that time, the Star Manor was obtained by your mother, Zuoqiu Xue, and it aroused the fury of Miao Yunji and the others. So they intended to join forces and seize it from your mother, yet never had they imagined that 38 great figures with extraordinary cultivation werenât a match for you mother.â
Chen Xi was stunned. So mother was even encircled and attacked for the sake of obtaining the Manor all those years agoâŠ
This caused him to be both furious and shocked. The people that participated in the grand event all those years ago were the 38 top figures within the entire Dark Reverie, yet they werenât a match for mother alone?
Exactly how formidable was her cultivation all those years ago?
Or perhaps, even higher than a Heavenly Immortal?
âYour mother, Zuoqiu Xueâs, origins are very mysterious, and sheâs from the Zuoqiu Clan of the Immortal Dimension. Itâs a mysterious clan that no one is able to obtain knowledge about. But Miao Yunji and the others didnât know all of this, otherwise they would absolutely not dare rashly make a move.â The old manâs eyes looked towards the distant sky, and it was profound, vast, and carried a trace of recollection. âAt that time, Miao Yunji and the others lost, were heavily injured, and on the verge of death. At the critical moment, it was your father, Chen Lingjun, that stood out and asked your mother to let them off.â
âMiao Yunji and the others were grateful for your fatherâs kindness and all of them guaranteed that they would absolutely not leak the news of this. But in the endâŠâ When he spoke up to here, the old man couldnât help but sigh.
Chen Xiâs eyes narrowed slightly. âIt was still leaked in the end?â
âExactly.â The old man nodded and didnât deny it. âLater on, your parents suffered the pursuit of a mysterious force, and they vanished while being heavily injured. Moreover, not a trace of them could be found in the entire Dark Reverie.â
Chen Xi asked abruptly. âHow many years ago did this occur?â
The old man pondered briefly. âAround a hundred years ago. Iâm not sure about the exact time.â
Chen Xi stared blankly as he fell into deep contemplation.
âBut I remember extremely clearly that your father suddenly made an appearance 60 years ago, and he headed to the Bloodnet Devil Sect by himself and killed its Sect Master, Wang Feiqiao. After that, he entered the Saintly Land of Ascension and vanished.â The old man said slowly, âThe Sect Master of the Bloodnet Devil Sect, Wang Feiqiao, was the person that leaked the news all those years ago, and if it wasnât for his death, no one in the world would know that your father, Chen Lingjun, had actually reappeared in the Dark Reverie.â
Chen Xi went silent, yet he was swiftly deducing in his heart.
A hundred years ago, father was heavily injured and vanished in the Dark Reverie. He surely returned to his hometown, Pine Mist City, and then had me and Chen Hao. It was precisely during the time Chen Hao had just been born that mother was abducted by a great figure of the Zuoqiu Clan, whereas, father vanished once moreâŠ
Sixty years ago, father reappeared in the Dark Reverie, and it just happens to roughly conform to the time father vanished, whereas I was only almost four at that timeâŠ
Earlier, Chen Xi wasnât sure that his guess was correct, but the following words of the old man had proved his guesses a step further, and it allowed him to finally understand the sequence of events.
Three hundred years ago, father and mother appeared at the Northern Underworld Ocean, and then they obtained the Star Manor before defeating Miao Yunji and the others that intended to seize the Manor from them. After that, the news of this was leaked by someone, causing them to be pursued by the Zuoqiu Clan, and they fled back to Pine Mist City.
However, after Chen Hao was born, the forces of the Zuoqiu Clan appeared once more in Pine Mist City, and they took mother away. On the other hand, father was furious and pursued them to the Dark Reverie, yet he was unable to catch up to mother, so he turned around to the Bloodnet Devil Sect to kill its Sect Master Wang Feiqiao to vent his rage.
As for why his father would have headed to the Saintly Land of Ascension, Chen Xi was unable to deduce it.
The old man told him the answer. âThereâs a door that leads to the Immortal Dimension in the Saintly Land of Ascension, and your father intends to rely on this door to head to the Immortal Dimension.â
Leads to the Immortal Dimension?
Chen Xi was stunned in his heart because this news was too shocking. All cultivators cultivated and sought the Dao for the sake of ascending into Immortal Dimension and entering the Immortal Dimension. But heâd never heard that there was actually no need to ascend through ordinary methods from the Mortal Dimension, and one could head to the Immortal Dimension through a door. If this is true, then whatâs the point of cultivating?
The old man seemed to have seen through Chen Xiâs thoughts, and he said while shaking his head, âYouâre wrong. The existence of that door is a taboo, and itâs extremely dangerous. Even if itâs one of the great figures within the Saintly Land of Ascension, unless they have no other choice, they would absolutely not dare rashly step foot through that door.â
âBut your father had no choice but to choose this door to head to the Immortal Dimension. As for the reason, youâll understand once youâve truly started to come in contact with the Laws of the Heaven Dao. Your fatherâs existence has already been taken to be a heretic and criminal by the Laws of the Heaven Dao, and not only is it impossible for him to step foot in the Immortal Dimension for his entire lifetime, so long as heâs noticed by the Laws of the Heaven Dao, then he would suffer a calamity.â
Chen Xiâs entire body stiffened as he suddenly recalled what Ji Yu had once said. Ji Yu was similarly a criminal of the Three Dimensions whose existence wasnât tolerated by the Laws of the Heaven Dao, so he could only stay in a small world to avoid being noticed by the Laws of the Heaven Dao.
Now, his father had actually been taken to be a criminal by the Laws of the Heaven Dao, and this caused Chen Xi to be slightly muddled while a thought couldnât be restrained from emerging within his heart. All of this wouldnât have been done by the Zuoqiu Clan, right?
When he thought up to here, his entire body couldnât help but go cold because the outcome of this guess was too shocking. If it was true, then it meant that the Zuoqiu Clan had actually attained the state of being able to control the Laws of the Heaven Dao!
ExactlyâŠwhat sort of terrifying existences are they?