Chapter 1018: Father and Son Reunion

They sprinted out of the city, one ahead of the other, racing toward a distant mountain range.

After leaving the city, the mysterious figure accelerated. Ye Liuyun immediately activated spatial power, darting through the void several times, and quickly caught up with him.

In a dense forest, the mysterious figure stopped, nodding with obvious satisfaction.

"Not bad! You've got some skill!"

Ye Liuyun heard the voice and was stunned.

That voice was so familiar to him that he would never forget it.

His voice trembled with emotion: "Father?"

Suddenly, the mysterious figure lunged, punching toward Ye Liuyun.

Though the punch was not at full strength, it was enough to blast a Sixth Layer cultivator away.

Yet Ye Liuyun seemed unresponsive and stubbornly absorbed the blow.

A flash of disappointment crossed the mysterious figure's eyes.

But when he looked at Ye Liuyun again, he saw that he was completely unharmed.

"Why didn't you dodge? Know that if I were your enemy, you'd be dead by now!" the mysterious figure said, still somewhat dissatisfied.

"With your Ninthfold Creation level, this punch is only half your power, clearly a test—why would I dodge!"

Ye Liuyun stared straight at the mysterious figure opposite him.

The mysterious figure's eyes brightened, and he laughed, "What if I use my full strength?"

"I don't need to dodge!" Ye Liuyun said calmly.

"Oh?" the mysterious figure seemed to be contemplating whether to strike.

"Feel free to try!" Ye Liuyun urged him.

If the man opposite were truly his father, yet he wouldn't remove the mask and kept testing him, it would clearly mean his father was unsatisfied and would not meet him for now.

That's why Ye Liuyun proactively let the other side test his strength.

"Fine!" the mysterious figure agreed, pouring all True Essence into it and trying his full strength again.

Ye Liuyun's Physical Body was unafraid even of a Venerable's early attacks, let alone this punch.

With a "boom," the True Essence collided and scattered.

Ye Liuyun remained completely still.

When the True Essence and dust cleared, Ye Liuyun's figure was still standing in place.

The mysterious figure nodded, then slowly removed his mask.

"Ha ha, good kid, your mother can be saved!"

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil activated, his full attention fixed on the mysterious figure, fearing he might miss something or fall for an illusion!

Sure enough, after removing the mask, the other revealed a face Ye had longed for day and night.

Ye Liuyun could no longer contain his excitement and threw his arms around him.

"Father, I've struggled so hard to find you!"

The mysterious figure also, excitedly, held Ye Liuyun tightly in his arms.

"We made you suffer! There's nothing we could do!"

This mysterious figure was Ye Liuyun's father, Ye Xiaotian.

In his youth, Ye Xiaotian was a modest gentleman, charming and dashing.

Though now he looks like a world‑weary wandering swordsman, Ye Liuyun recognized him at a glance.

"Father, what did you mean just now when you said mother can be saved?"

The father and son embraced for a while before Ye Liuyun asked his father about his mother.

"Sit down and speak, don't rush!"

Ye Xiaotian led Ye Liuyun to a large boulder and began recounting why and how they left.

Ye Liuyun's mother, after fleeing an arranged marriage, wandered to the Cangyun Continent, fell in love with Ye Xiaotian, and gave birth to Ye Liuyun.

At that time her cultivation level was far above Ye Xiaotian's, so she kept it hidden while guiding him in cultivation.

It wasn't until Feng Wanru found Feng Yunfei that she learned of the family upheaval; to avoid bringing disaster to the clan, she and Ye Xiaotian decided to return to the clan and take responsibility.

Thus, Ye Liuyun was handed over to Feng Wanru for care.

The pendant around Ye Liuyun's neck was a Feng Clan treasure, always held by Feng Yunfei.

Yet its secret remained unsolved by anyone.

When she first gave it to Ye Liuyun, she did so merely to try; she didn't expect Ye Liuyun would actually awaken it.

After Feng Yunfei and Ye Xiaotian returned to Zhongyang Dalu, Feng Yunfei, to prevent the Feng Clan from eliminating Ye Xiaotian, found an excuse to send Ye Xiaotian away, returned to the Feng Clan to surrender, was locked in a dungeon, and never emerged.

When Ye Xiaotian later found the Feng Clan again, it was already beyond repair.

So he roamed near the Feng Clan, gathering cultivation resources, raising his level, preparing to rescue Feng Yunfei.

It wasn't until Feng Wanru returned to the Feng Clan that Ye Xiaotian finally made contact with her and Feng Yunfei.

However, Ye Xiaotian's strength was too weak, making it far from easy to rescue Feng Yunfei, and Feng Yunfei didn't want him to risk it.

After several attempts, if Feng Wanru hadn't secretly protected him, he would have been captured by the Feng Clan long ago.

So he planned to break through the Venerable stage before trying again, never expecting to meet his own son Ye Liuyun.

"Are you truly a Prince of the Daxia Chao now?" Ye Xiaotian asked Ye Liuyun.

"Yes!" Ye Liuyun confirmed.

"How much power do you have? Can you rescue your mother? The Feng Clan has cultivators of the Qiankun realm!" Ye Xiaotian briefly explained the Feng Clan's strength to Ye Liuyun.

"A head‑on assault won't work, but there will always be a way!" Ye Liuyun said firmly.

Now that he has news of his parents and aunt, how could he not go to save them?

So he immediately had to leave with Ye Xiaotian to investigate the situation of the Feng Clan.

"You wait a moment first." Ye Xiaotian steadied him: "Your mother's original intention has always been not to let the Feng Clan be implicated because of her. I had no way before, so I could only think of rescuing your mother."

Think again: is there any way to deal with the Cheng Clan? If the Cheng Clan can set aside past grudges, your mother naturally wouldn't need to be imprisoned any longer. Then it would be a happy ending for everyone!

Of course, dealing with the Cheng Clan is certainly not as easy as rescuing your mother alone. If there's truly no way, then first rescue your mother, and handle the Cheng Clan matter later.

Ye Liuyun, hearing this, thought for a moment and said slowly: "Then I need to learn more about the Cheng Clan's information, as well as the conflict between them and the Feng Clan, in order to find a point of attack."

"I'll go back and gather information for you! First finish the competition and plan everything. No need to rush to see your mother. She can still cultivate in the dungeon. Wanru is also taking care of her, so you don't have to worry."

Ye Xiaotian didn't let Ye Liuyun act hastily, but instead had him plan before moving.

Ye Liuyun had been searching for them for so many years, of course hoping to see his mother and aunt immediately.

But thinking of it, even if he rushed over now, without information he could do nothing.

If he forcibly rescued his mother, he would offend both the Cheng Clan and the Feng Clan at the same time.

If the two families then teamed up to hunt them down, it would only make his parents live in constant fear.