Chapter 561: I

Whether it was Li Yi or Li Jiye, the personalities of the father and son were very similar; both valued family highly. It was just that as men, many things were left unsaid. Li Jiye, in order to protect Li Yi's safety, had tried to lure the Malevolent Ghost away at the cost of his own life. Although he failed, he didn't want such a situation to happen, and Li Yi had also shouldered the burden of the family at only fourteen.

Li Jiye knew very well that in that situation at the time, even if there were some savings at home, it would never have been enough to maintain the operation of two medical pods for six years, because he had spent most of the family's money to be fully prepared when crossing dimensions. He had thought that relying on his status as a cultivator, he would earn it back upon returning, never knowing he would encounter such a disaster.

So one could imagine how much suffering Li Yi had experienced during those years.

"Xiao Yi, how did you live after I left? Can you tell me?" Li Jiye asked.

Li Yi said, "Uncle Biao helped a lot. In the beginning, after knowing you had an accident, he took great care of me and helped quite a bit."

"Uncle Biao..."

Hearing this, Li Jiye's mind immediately conjured up that close friend. He smiled and said, "He is indeed a very loyal person. I guessed that he would definitely help when you were in trouble, but his ability is limited. He lives for today without thinking of tomorrow, living quite comfortably. By the way, how is he now? Is he okay?"

Li Yi said, "Uncle Biao has left Tianchang City. Because of the Heaven-Tilting Event, Earth is full of crises, so I sent many people off Earth."

"As long as he's fine."

Li Jiye nodded slightly. "I don't know if I'll have a chance to see him again. If I do, I really should thank him properly."

Li Yi continued, "I sold the original house because maintaining two medical pods was very expensive, so I took you both to the old city district. There was an old house left by Grandpa there, and I settled down there. Although Uncle Biao was always willing to help, life is a long-term matter after all, and many times it involved money, so I rarely troubled Uncle Biao later on, working in the old city district by myself."

"Wait, two medical pods? Are you saying that your mother's medical pod is still running?"

Only now did Li Jiye notice the key point. "Didn't your mother already die? Why use a medical pod? And where did that ghost go? Why were you okay?"

"Mom did die, but I didn't know it at the time. When I came home from school, I only saw Mom and you lying in the medical pods, sleeping continuously. At that time, Earth called your situation 'The Silent Ones,' meaning the soul had crossed dimensions, and the physical body had fallen into a deep sleep," Li Yi said.

"It wasn't until later, with the help of Uncle Biao and Lin Yue, that I embarked on the path of cultivation and then came into contact with cross-dimensional travel, that I understood what was going on. That ghost never left our house from beginning to end, but instead disguised itself as Mom and lay in the medical pod."

"It was like that?" Li Jiye's pupils shrank slightly, feeling shocked.

The ghost he had brought from a certain world had actually disguised itself as his wife after killing her, lying in the medical pod and living with Li Yi and his soul-less self for six or seven years.

This was simply inconceivable.

Li Yi said in a calm tone, "Because the ghost in World No. 36 is very special. Although it is unsolvable and terrifying, it doesn't kill people indiscriminately; it needs to follow certain rules. The ghost's killing rule is to disguise itself as someone. If discovered by others, it will immediately kill the discoverer. Conversely, as long as you don't discover the ghost's identity, it can keep disguising itself."

"Mom was already a 'Silent One' at the time, so the ghost disguised itself as a 'Silent One,' which is why everything was peaceful for these six or seven years. And this is also the reason I survived."

"So that's how it was." Li Jiye felt it was unbelievable.

The ghost of that world was actually so special.

He only knew at the time that the thing was terrifying and he had no way to deal with it. He never thought that the ghost could follow rules to kill. If he had known this point earlier, perhaps the tragedy could have been avoided.

"I don't think you'd want to know about the subsequent things. It was nothing more than working, living, earning money, and then cultivating... then crossing dimensions. Although I experienced some dangers along the way, these don't count for much. After all, I'm still alive, and that's enough. It's just that now that I've reached this point in cultivation, some things should be done, such as finding you, and saving Mom, trying my best to see if I can pull the family back together," Li Yi said.

Li Jiye was silent for a moment with emotion, but then said, "Since you know your mother has passed away, you should understand that she has completely left us and cannot be saved."

Li Yi said, "No, someone promised me that she could be saved. Although I don't know if it's true or false, I have to try. After I cross dimensions and leave next time, I will head to World No. 36. There are people there who seem to be able to use supernatural power to cross time and space and save people who died in the past."

"How is this possible?" Li Jiye was shocked again.

Because this kind of thing exceeded his cognition.

Even in this world of incense-becoming-gods, it was impossible to resurrect a person who had been dead for nine years.

"I also think it's unlikely, but I've dealt with the person who said this. He isn't the type to talk nonsense, so there is some credibility. So no matter what, I have to try," Li Yi said.

"Where is that person? I'll go find him."

Li Jiye said very earnestly, "I didn't know about what happened to you and your mother afterward, but now that I know, I can't sit idly by. Xiao Yi, you should give me a chance to let me do something to make up for the debt I owe this family." Li Yi said, "He is on Earth now, but I am already doing this matter, and there will be results soon. I don't need your help for the time being. After I finish this, I will come to this world again to tell you about Mom. After all, in your current state, you can't leave this world."

"As an Emperor, gathering the incense of the world, if you leave this world rashly, I'm afraid the court will be in chaos before long. When you return, everything you have managed will no longer exist."

Li Jiye said, "The price might be a bit high, but if the family can be reunited, it's worth it. I will abandon this body, return to myself, and be an Earthling again."

He looked at himself in the medical pod at this moment.

He never expected that Heaven would treat him so well, actually giving him a chance to start over.

"Earth is no longer what it used to be. With the opening of the cross-dimensional gates, various experts and masters are emerging one after another. The Golden Academy was almost destroyed. If you can't achieve success in cultivation in this world of incense-becoming-gods, even if you return to Earth one day, you won't be able to do anything."

Li Yi then recounted some recent situations on Earth, such as the invasion of the Profound Immortal World, the evil gods of the Dark World, the terror of the Savage World, as well as the great demons of the Demon God World and many unknown terrifying existences. Various cross-dimensional gates were opened; some people fled Earth, and some invaded Earth.

"Earth is so chaotic?"

Li Jiye was somewhat stunned, but then immediately said, "In that case, Xiao Yi, why don't you bring your relatives, friends, and Uncle Biao and the others to migrate to this world? I am the Emperor in this world. As long as we father and son join forces, we can absolutely last for generations. Even if someone dies, I can confer them as gods to enjoy incense offerings and exist forever."

Li Yi was indeed somewhat tempted.

Compared to the world of the Four Seas and Eight Continents, this world of incense-becoming-gods was the most suitable for him right now.

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There was a foundation, there was incense, and there was spiritual energy. It only required spending some time, putting in some effort, sweeping away the old, and pacifying the world, and then this world would be their own.

And the coordinates were already there.

It wouldn't be difficult to implement.

"If I come here, what about those brothers by a different father and mother?" Li Yi smiled suddenly.

"You know, I'm not close to them, so after ascending the throne, I drove them out of the capital and made them idle princes. And I am now practicing both the cultivation method and the incense method. Not to mention immortality, living for a thousand years is no problem. By then, those people will all be dead, so who will remember?" Li Jiye said.

This was also his original idea.

He didn't intend to pass the throne to those picked-up sons. Before Li Yi arrived, he intended to learn from Qin Shi Huang, unify the world's ghosts, gods, and monsters, and gather the national fortune and incense of all living things to flourish forever.

"So I came too early. I should have come later," Li Yi said.

Li Jiye hurriedly said, "No, that's not what I meant. Xiao Yi, you came at the right time. It's just that my plan needs to change a bit. I can bring you into the palace first to fabricate an identity as the First Prince, saying you are my illegitimate son left outside, and then support you with all my strength to help you build momentum. With your strength, plus my help, I believe you can soon replace the current Crown Prince."

"As long as the timing is ripe, I will be the Emperor, and you will be the Crown Prince. By then, we father and son will be of one mind, destroying temples and sweeping away those incense gods. By then, this world will forever be our Li family's."

He became somewhat excited as he spoke.

Because there was nothing more beautiful than this.

He had played the Son of Heaven in this world for too long without a confidant. Now that Li Yi had come, some of his ambitions and plans could be carried out without restraint.

After all, his own biological son was excellent enough. At a young age, without relying on incense-becoming-gods, he could kill the Guardian God General Wang Qijun, which made him exceptionally pleasantly surprised.

If he ate incense for a few more years, that would be incredible. There would be nothing in this world that could stump the two of them, father and son.

Li Yi shook his head slightly. "I'm not interested in being the Crown Prince. I am on the path of cultivating the Dao to become an immortal. Great power returns to oneself; immortality is within reach. The path of incense is only a part of what I practice concurrently. I only need a reasonable identity to gather incense. Once I succeed in borrowing the false to cultivate the true, incense will be useless to me."

"Xiao Yi, being the Crown Prince doesn't affect your cultivation or becoming an immortal. Although the incense-becoming-god path has great drawbacks, it also has benefits. You must leave yourself a way out. In case you encounter an accident one day, you can also resurrect in this world with the power of incense belief," Li Jiye said earnestly.

Li Yi was stunned for a moment. That seemed to be the case.

So, I've become the Crown Prince just like that?

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