Chapter 124: Father and Daughter's Long-Awaited Reunion

As soon as these words were spoken, the ten True God Realm experts almost simultaneously gathered their strength.

Yang Zu gazed at you standing upon the illusory shadow of the blood lotus, his expression calm and undisturbed, and lightly said, "He is mine."

This sentence made Yang Zu's position clear.

The ten True God Realm beings wore expressions of doubt, not understanding the true meaning of these words.

Yang Zu gave no explanation, continuing to cast Daoist arts, constantly reinforcing the seal of the Blood-Painted Star Domain, seeking to completely seal off and isolate the star domain.

"Since Yang Zu is willing to take action against the demons and has such confidence, I will not burden Yang Zu."

The Huang Zu of the Nirvana Star Domain chose to withdraw.

Accompanied by a long cry, Huang Zu transformed into a long rainbow and fled, soon disappearing without a trace.

"I too take my leave."

The second to depart was the Wu Zu of the Wu Mo Xing Yu.

Afterward, the Qi Lin Shen Zu of the Rui Heng Xing Yu also left without a word.

With three gone, the remaining seven had little chance of prevailing against you, and still had to face Yang Zu whose purpose was unknown; naturally they wisely chose to retreat far away.

Finally, only the Fo Jiao Jiao Zu remained, his expression grim.

"Yang Zu, I hope you are sincerely eliminating demons, not using private gain to boost the demon's arrogance—do as you see fit!"

After leaving those words, the Fozu also departed from the Blood-Painted Star Domain.

Thus, the Blood-Painted Star Domain was completely sealed by Yang Zu's supreme Daoist arts.

"How are you? Can you still hold on?"

Yang Zu sized you up.

You shook your head, "I'm afraid I can't hold on any longer; my True God Core can no longer withstand the formation of my natal supreme treasure."

Yang Zu sighed, "It's my fault for arriving a step too late."

"It's I who has implicated you."

Sensing Yang Zu's unstable aura, you guessed that he had forcefully broken through his seclusion to save you.

Such kindness cannot be repaid.

You also have no chance to repay it.

When the natal supreme treasure is formed, that will be the moment the True God Core shatters, the body dies and the Dao vanishes.

Gazing at Yang Zu's face, you looked for a long time.

You asked, "Why?"

You have asked Yang Zu many times why.

Yang Zu said, "On you I have seen an unprecedented dawn; I help you in hopes of receiving repayment someday."

Any contribution has a purpose, yearning for equal benefit, or affection, or fame, or solace.

This is understandable.

But you are curious about what Yang Zu wishes to gain from you.

You laughed, "Now I can't even preserve my life, so I fear I cannot repay you."

Yang Zu replied, "Then we will settle it in the next life."

You looked upon the scarred world, the star domain deathly silent, you bore too much calamity; this is the rule of the demonic path, slaughter having reached this point, your heart feels no great turmoil.

To the Heavenly Dao, all living beings are just living beings, even if the living beings of the Blood-Painted Star Domain in this era are seen by others as unforgivable demonic clan beings.

But within the Heaven's Will there is no distinction between righteous and demonic paths, only the difference between merit and calamity.

The Heaven's Will does not tolerate you.

You are destined to be unable to reincarnate; you are about to reach the end.

"Hope."

You ultimately did not voice what was in your heart, leaving Yang Zu a sliver of fantasy and yourself a hint of hope.

"Only by trying will we know."

Yang Zu raised his head to the heavens and sighed, "The Blood-Painted Star Domain has been completely sealed by me, isolated from the world, counting as a grand array."

"The array will continuously draw upon the essence of heaven and earth to prolong your life and stabilize your True God Core."

"Of course, whether it succeeds still hinges on you yourself."

"That is all I can help you with."

"I hope you can overcome this tribulation."

Yang Zu walked outward.

"Thank you."

Gazing at Yang Zu's back, you solemnly said, "If I can only walk toward the end, I hope you will come to see me off on my final journey."

Yang Zu nodded, "Good! I will certainly come to see you off!"

Having said that, Yang Zu departed.

The entire Blood-Painted Star Domain now had only you left.

You looked at the near-solid blood lotus, exhaled a turbid breath, and both flesh and spirit felt as if they were about to disintegrate.

This is a portent of the True God Core shattering.

"You are about to set foot in the Wangxian Realm, yet must you die at the very moment you reach the pinnacle?"

You recalled an ancient saying: "To hear the Dao in the morning is to be content to die by evening."

You seemed to have no regrets either.

After a long while, you once again gazed upon the blood lotus.

Upon the lotus platform, the one hundred and eight petals were coalescing, the World-Destroying Blood Lotus nearly fully manifested in reality.

You too have reached your limit.

The natal treasure can bear the blessing of Immortal Divine Power, but your True God Core, damaged by Heaven's Will, cannot.

Even though Yang Zu's Grand Array can continuously replenish heaven and earth essence to prolong your life, it still cannot withstand your depletion.

All of this can only delay the time until your True God Core shatters, but cannot reverse it.

"If it cannot be changed, then let us bid farewell."

With a gesture, you cause the Twelve-Petal World-Destroying Blood Lotus to shrink, and it falls into your hand.

The Twelve-Petal World-Destroying Blood Lotus has already received the blessing of Immortal Divine Power.

Now it is a treasure truly capable of rivaling the Chaos Immortal Treasure.

Yet you cannot fully merge with it; you can only briefly step into the Wangxian Realm, but that is enough.

That is enough for you to do some things you wish to do.

You step forward and arrive outside the Blood-Painted Star Domain.

After a simple calculation, you arrive within the Tianlong Star Domain, at the edge of a tranquil lake.

Through the lake water, your gaze sees a figure sitting still beneath the water.

That person has tightly closed eyes, the Demon Eye between the brows shut tight, and a pair of white dragon horns lofty and mysterious.

The person beneath the lake is none other than your daughter, the Dragon Maiden Lin Qingfan.

Also one of the few in this world who can make you worry.

Since our parting then, we have never met again we have never met.

When you held the Heavenly Dao Divine Office, you personally witnessed your daughter wage war against the entire Dragon Clan to seek justice for Ye Xue, yet you did nothing.

You are an unworthy father.

Nowadays, you come to see your daughter not to seek her forgiveness, but to want to reverse her fate.

In the lake, Lin Qingfan opens her eyes.

She seems to have seen you above the lake, and suddenly widens her eyes.

Perhaps in her heart, you have long been dead like Ye Xue, perishing at the birth of the New World, in that fateful contest.

In the next instant, she has already walked out of the lake water and come before you.

"You?"

The daughter stares at you, her expression agitated, wanting to approach yet daring not to.

"Sorry."

This is the first thing you say.

"You! Are you really Father?"

The daughter suddenly rushes over and throws herself into your embrace.

"Sorry."

You repeat the sentence again.

The daughter's eyes are blurred with tears, she shakes her head hard, her voice mixed with sobs.

"Not at all!"

"Father, you are a towering hero; you have let no one down. Your return… it's wonderful that you could come back."

The daughter's lament leaves you in a momentary daze.

You have returned, but you will soon have to leave again.

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Lin Qingfan · Reunion after Long Separation