Chapter 1394: Jiang Jiang Qinge

"Don't worry, your father's fine—that stretch of the Void Abyss has shattered celestial remnants serving as barriers; even a Great Demon Lord would struggle to refine it. They're doing this just to seal it off and force us to reveal ourselves."

"Before leaving this time, I set up a spatial marvel array to disrupt detection—even a Great Demon Lord would have trouble finding Tai Zhu Xuan's trail within it."

"I've endured countless hardships with Tai Zhu Xuan; while a Great Demon Lord is terrifying, it's not enough to truly drive us to the brink."

"You needn't worry about this—I've returned specifically to find a way to break this deadlock."

"After all, I don't plan on becoming a widow."

The once-serious topic was shattered by Dan Tai Lan's final remark; Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge both couldn't help but laugh.

But they knew this was Dan Tai Lan's way of soothing their emotions, preventing them from worrying too much.

"Mom, you shouldn't have gone to the Marquis Battlefield at all—and you left House Luolan Mansion in the hands of Sister Jiang and me. Do you have any idea how much pressure Sister Jiang endured those years? If she hadn't shouldered the entire collapsing mansion alone, your son would've been a street beggar!" Li Luo complained.

Hearing this, Dan Tai Lan's eyes flickered with guilt—they had indeed departed too hastily, dumping all the burdens onto the two children.

"Xiao'e, you've worked so hard." Dan Tai Lan patted Jiang Jiang Qinge's back gently.

"Mom, did you leave in such a hurry because the Great Xia side manipulated you?" Jiang Jiang Qinge asked.

"Pfft, aside from Pang Pang Qianyuan, every so-called Marquis-strength warrior in Great Xia is nothing but clay chickens and broken dogs to me. Their schemes posed zero threat to us." Dan Tai Lan said.

"That drawing of lots did involve cheating—likely the Regent's doing. But the reason we left and went to the Marquis Battlefield wasn't because of that."

"Then why? What could be more important than guarding your precious son?" Li Luo asked, puzzled.

Dan Tai Lan fell silent for a moment, then said, "You two, singing in harmony like that—trying to interrogate me?"

A subtle, dazzling smile curved Jiang Jiang Qinge's lips as she murmured, "Mom, we're not children anymore. There are too many things you can't keep hiding from us."

"What do you want to know?" Dan Tai Lan asked helplessly.

Li Luo spoke slowly: "The Original Seed... and Sister Jiang's identity."

Dan Tai Lan fell silent again for several breaths, then sighed softly: "So you've truly broadened your horizons in Tianyuan Outer Shenzhou—you even know about the Original Seed."

"Earlier, Qin Qin Lian, Qin Jiujie, and the Faceless King of Hell tried to capture me—probably because they suspected I was the Original Seed."

"Of course I know I'm not—I just couldn't let Sister Jiang be exposed." Li Luo shrugged.

"Oh? Quite the manly sense of responsibility."

Dan Tai Lan teased first, then said slowly: "As you suspected, Xiao'e... is indeed the Original Seed—and she's the one your father and I brought out from the ruins of the Wu Xiang Holy Sect."

Hearing this, Jiang Jiang Qinge's golden eyes rippled with faint waves. She had long suspected this, but now that it was confirmed, her emotions churned like turbulent currents.

Li Luo reached out and took Jiang Jiang Qinge's hand, speaking softly: "Sister Jiang, no matter your identity, House Luolan Mansion will always be your home."

Dan Tai Lan gently stroked Jiang Jiang Qinge's long hair and said: "When we first met Xiao'e, she was just an infant, sealed in stasis—likely a sealing Mi Fa cast by the Wu Xiang Holy Sect at its fall, designed to halt time and preserve her life."

"From this, she must have held an extremely high status within the Wu Xiang Holy Sect—perhaps even related to the sect's most legendary figure, its final and highest-achieving Patriarch."

"We once speculated that Xiao'e might be the bloodline descendant of that legendary Patriarch."

Jiang Jiang Qinge stared blankly, murmuring: "Wu Xiang Holy Sect Patriarch..."

Such a figure, whose name left indelible marks in history, was utterly alien to Jiang Jiang Qinge—she had no memory of him at all.

Yet Jiang Jiang Qinge's mood remained low.

This vague, ethereal identity made her feel strangely out of place beside Li Luo—and this family.

Dan Tai Lan sighed softly and gave Li Luo a meaningful glance.

Li Luo wrapped his arm around Jiang Jiang Qinge and joked: "Sister Jiang, the Original Seed's so powerful—I'd give anything to be one."

Jiang Jiang Qinge buried her face against Li Luo's chest, her slender fingers gripping his sleeve tightly. This fragile side, so unlike her usual calm composure, made Li Luo ache—he tightened his hold around her waist.

"You think you're just an ordinary guy?" Dan Tai Lan gave Li Luo a slow, piercing look.

Li Luo suddenly felt his hairs stand on end, his voice dry: "Am I... one of those things you stole from the Wu Xiang Holy Sect?"

Dan Tai Lan's eyebrows shot up in fury: "You're the child I carried for months and labored to give birth to—no tricks, no lies!"

"Good."

Li Luo finally exhaled in relief.

"Then what's so special about me? Aside from my Empty Phases, I seem pretty ordinary." Li Luo asked curiously.

Faced with this insatiable child, Dan Tai Lan felt exhausted and sighed: "We planned to reveal all this only after Tai Zhu Xuan returned—but you two are too impatient..."

"Besides, I just came back and found you've already cultivated the 'Ten Thousand Phases Wheel'—faster than we expected."

"Perhaps it's time to tell you these secrets."

Dan Tai Lan flicked her finger; silver light swirled and enveloped the entire stone pavilion, sealing the space completely—no surveillance could penetrate.

Seeing Dan Tai Lan's solemn demeanor, Li Luo grew tense.

"Ten Thousand Phases Wheel? You mean the incomplete mysterious golden wheel inside me?" Li Luo was stunned—Dan Tai Lan knew about his inner golden wheel, and seemed to understand it better than he did.

Dan Tai Lan nodded lightly.

"When we retrieved the relics from the Wu Xiang Holy Sect ruins, we took two things: one was the sealed Xiao'e; the other slipped into my pregnant belly."

Li Luo paled: "So I'm made from that thing?!"

Dan Tai Lan sighed: "You're not made from it—you were transformed by it. Your three Empty Phases came from that."

Li Luo's expression shifted between shock and realization—so his Empty Phases had this origin!

"What was that thing?" he asked.

Dan Tai Lan paused thoughtfully: "It was the supreme treasure forged by the Wu Xiang Holy Sect over countless ages and boundless resources."

"Perhaps you could call it..."

"The Ten Thousand Phases Seed!"