Chapter 2485: with translation of chapter title

Actually…… at that time Xun Shuang wanted to intervene, because there were several times when it was truly very dangerous, watching her son suffer, she could not bear it in her heart.

But Xiao Feng stopped her.

After becoming a Dao Ancestor, Xiao Feng had already seen through the boundaries of time and life and death, and his understanding of life was no longer limited to a single lifetime.

His son was ambushed, betrayed, and as a father he was naturally unhappy.

But he knew that if he intervened, not only would he lose the big picture for small gain, helping his son temporarily would ruin his son's life.

The sons, daughters, and disciples of the Dao Ancestors of the material universe are not Dao Ancestors themselves, and that is the reason.

The only two exceptions: one is that the Primordial True King taught Chen Li…… that was not taught by a Dao Ancestor, for the Primordial True King had already surpassed the Dao Ancestor at that time.

Chen Li's daughter Chen Jie is also a Dao Ancestor…… this is even more without any inheritance relation, their paths are completely different.

Xiao Feng knew his son's heavenly mandate was extraordinary, hoping he could go further, so he did not interfere with his cultivation path.

But Xun Shuang had not reached that realm; she could not get past it.

Because of this, the two almost quarreled.

Xun Shuang asked Xiao Feng: "If we don't even stop death, what kind of parents are we? Don't talk about next life! In the next life, is he still our child?"

Xiao Feng replied to her: "Looking down upon the river of ages, these tribulations are merely an insignificant ripple. Xiao Fan is an anomaly, a variable, he will not easily break here; just watch him with peace of mind."

Xun Shuang was dissatisfied, scolding him: "You're too cold-hearted; don't gradually lose your humanity like the Lord of All Things! We are humans first, then immortals and gods!"

Those words left Xiao Feng silent for a long time.

He too was reminded by Xun Shuang, and only then realized what he intended.

Letting his son grow wildly, testing his prospects in such a way seemed overly inhumane.

Tempered in this life to the point of no further progress, waiting until near death to return to childhood and walk the path again…

This seems a bit…… like raising lab mice!

Xiao Feng fell into self-reflection, for a long time not paying attention to Xiao Fan's affairs, sitting alone at the edge of the universe, gazing at the world barrier invisible to the naked eye, pondering questions about life and time.

Xun Shuang was still constantly monitoring her son's cultivation.

She endured again and again, but finally could not hold back; seeing her son envied, framed, hunted repeatedly, causing his injuries to accumulate, growing more miserable, she ultimately gave him covert aid.

She did not Appeared, but merely created a rare heaven-and-earth treasure-level spiritual essence in a place where such essence should not exist, letting Xiao Fan encounter it; after taking it, his wounds healed, his power greatly increased, and he turned the tables on his enemies.

Seeing her son escape danger and his strength advance, Xun Shuang felt pleased.

Xiao Fan also did not suspect whether there was any hidden agenda; he simply felt his luck was too good, being able to survive a desperate situation, thanking the heavens' creation.

Later his cultivation proceeded smoothly; the saying "great calamity not dying brings later blessings" was well illustrated.

When Xiao Fan first ascended, he was already a powerful existence in the Spirit Realm; after ascension, in less than twenty years he stood at the peak of the entire plane, and then broke through again, reaching the pinnacle of transcendence before the age of fifty.

Soon after, he again broke through the void and ascended, entering the Shen Jie.

Xun Shuang still followed with her Divine Sense, secretly observing her son's every move.

Xiao Feng, meanwhile, at the edge of the universe, fell into a

special Enlightenment process.

He was pondering some questions without fixed answers.

Li Ti and soul, which better embodies the meaning of life?

What is the essence of humanity?

After two cycles of reincarnation, can a primordial true spirit lacking subjective consciousness still be called the same individual?

A Dao Ancestor is merely high in cultivation, perceiving the universe and knowing many truths, but not truly knowing everything.

Moreover, some questions exist because humanity possesses subjective judgment; if one loses the quality of being human, those questions would have no need to exist.

Xiao Feng was reminded by Xun Shuang that his humanity seemed to be fading; although not as severe as the Cosmic Will, his position is now so high that he actually disregards his son's suffering in this life, even accepting death.

This is terrifying!

If he does not restrain himself, letting things go like this, fearing that over time he will eventually become like the Cosmic Will—emotions fading, divinity gradually replacing humanity, turning into a lofty deity, or… a mechanical executor of the Cosmic Will.

Xiao Feng does not want to lose himself; he has a wonderful life, a happy family; if he thus loses his humanity, all this would lose meaning.

Thinking this way, he should take good care of Xiao Fan, be completely honest, and let the child live without worries.

But he also knows that if he does so, the child would probably never become the ultimate powerhouse.

The contradiction is hard to resolve; after thinking it over, Xiao Feng still has no good answer.

In the end he still feels, let nature take its course, see how high the son can reach on his own.

Xun Shuang is soft-hearted; if Xiao Fan encounters another life-or-death crisis, she will just act. However, for now not

should the true situation be revealed.

Time flows, Xiao Fan's cultivation path continues to advance.

Xiao Feng followed as an onlooker, watching his son step by step reach the limit of transcendence, then retreat into seclusion, have an epiphany, break through, and become a ruler.

Then he continued to grow stronger, went to battle, vied for supremacy, seized Qi Luck, and became the hegemon of the Shen Jie.

After that came the long years of cultivation as a ruler.

From planetary level to stellar level, time is calculated in thousands of years.

The Threefold World's opportunities are limited, preventing rapid growth.

Xiao Fan secluded himself for a long time, so long that the beings of the Shen Jie have changed batch after batch, gradually forgetting his existence.

Xiao Feng and Xun Shuang also felt that the son might have forgotten them.

Until one day, Xiao Fan entered the stellar level, broke through the barrier of the Shen Jie, and entered the great cosmos.

He stood upon the vast sea of stars; the Threefold World became exceedingly tiny, and looking back, it seemed only a small cradle could be seen.

The surrounding cosmic energy was rich as a flood; gazing into the distance, one could see countless star systems, each realm containing boundless creation, utterly real.

At this moment, Xiao Fan felt lost.

He murmured in the Xing Kong: "It turns out all this is merely an illusory bubble. Who is weaving my life? Beyond this world, is there an even greater world?"

He seemed trapped in a cycle, breaking through one layer of heaven and earth, only to find another, back and forth without end, like an endless samsara.

Xun Shuang wanted to acknowledge the child, and Xiao Feng had originally felt the same way.

But after seeing his son's bewildered look, Xiao Feng instead felt a sudden understanding.

"Let the child continue on; he might be able to answer all doubts." Xiao Feng said.

Xun Shuang not

Out of sorrow, Xun Shuang blamed: "You are truly heartless; don't blame the child for hating you in the future."

Xiao Feng let out a relieved laugh: "It's fine, even if he hits me."