Chapter 306

As the Sage's mark disappeared, the eyes of everyone in the arena gathered on the youth.

Even the many Ji Clan members who had never seen such a scene could see that the youth seemed to have received the Sage's favor! "Sage's mark, he actually really obtained the Sage's mark..."

"Is my Ji Clan about to give birth to a third ancestor again?"

"Heaven has eyes, Heaven has eyes!!"

In the crowd, some white-haired Ji Clan elders trembled, their eyes filled with hot tears as they waved their arms and shouted wildly.

They all recognized that it was a Sage's mark, which meant that Li Hao was favored by a Sage and taken as a disciple!

With Li Hao's current natural talent, if he could be favored and taught by a Sage, stepping into the Wen Dao Realm was almost a certainty.

Following by a Sage's side to listen to the Dao Sound, how could one not attain the Dao?

And going one step further, it was possible to have half a foot stepped into the Sage Realm!

With the natural talent Li Hao displayed earlier, this possibility was extremely high.

So much so that these Ji Clan elders who had lived from ancient times were all teary-eyed, as if they saw the glorious era when the Ji Clan would rise again in the Great Desolate Heaven! In that most glorious era, the three ancestors of the Ji Clan held divine spears and defeated the Great Desolate, no one could fight them, allowing the status and identity of the Ji Clan as a Primordial Saint Clan to be recognized by other Primordial Saint Clans, and they also snatched this vast Ji Clan territory, which no one dared to trample on at will!

Hearing these old antiques in the clan shouting excitedly with tears and snot, the others nearby were somewhat dumbfounded.

Sage's mark? Comparable to the three ancestors?!

Even if they didn't know what a Sage's mark was, the status of the three ancestors in the Ji Clan was second only to the Progenitor! These old ancestors actually said that the youth could hope to be comparable to the three ancestors?

While everyone was stunned and dumbfounded, Ji Tianchao, Ji Daoxin, and the others had already flown rapidly to Li Hao's side.

"Child!"

Ji Tianchao suppressed his excitement and said hurriedly: "That is a Sage's mark. Did you see the Sage?"

Li Hao nodded and asked: "Was that a Ji Clan ancestor?"

Seeing Li Hao nod, Ji Tianchao and the others all took a light breath, the excitement in their eyes becoming even harder to restrain.

They were not as calm as Li Hao. Only by living in the Great Desolate Heaven could one realize how noble the status of a Sage was. That was a supreme existence! A wisp of aura could scare away many people.

Even being able to peek at one was a supreme honor!

"No, the ancestors of my Ji Clan have long since 'retired'."

Ji Daoxin looked at Li Hao and saw that the youth didn't seem to have much excitement. He felt bitter and amused in his heart. If it were any other Ji Clan heaven-gifted talent, they would probably be excited to the point of going crazy right now.

"Sages transcend the material world. It is rumored that the ancient Sages have long since retired. Some are hidden on a dewdrop, some are said to be hidden in the vast universe of a grain of dust, and others roam beyond the heavens, no longer in the mortal world. In short, they are all unpeekable unless the Sage reveals themselves."

Hearing Ji Daoxin's words, Li Hao was somewhat surprised. He really had no concept of the Sage Realm.

Can shrink into dust and hide in heaven and earth? Can also transcend to beyond the heavens? Li Hao couldn't imagine what kind of realm that was or what kind of power it possessed, feeling that it had already exceeded the level of a martial artist and belonged to myths and legends.

However, after reaching the Three Imperishable Realms, it seemed that one was already walking on the path of transcendence.

Regrowing a severed arm is not within the scope of mortal martial artists.

Li Hao withdrew his thoughts. He still needed to condense his Dao Heart first. The Sage Realm... was still too far away for him now.

Unless one of his arts could break through the ninth stage and his state of mind could enter the Dao.

"Now, can I go visit my mother?" Li Hao asked.

Hearing Li Hao's words, Ji Daoxin couldn't help but laugh: "Don't you want to ask more about the Sage Realm? My Ji Clan has detailed records in these aspects."

Obviously, he was hinting that if Li Hao could stay in the Ji Clan, there would be many benefits.

"Compared to these, I want to pick up my mother first," Li Hao said.

Ji Daoxin's gaze condensed slightly, the smile on his face faded, and he looked at Li Hao deeply, saying: "Don't worry, you will be able to see your mother very soon."

As he spoke, he said to Ji Tianchao: "This child is entrusted to you all. He is also your grandson, and counting it up, he is also my great-great-grandson."

Speaking of this, he looked at Li Hao again, thought for a moment, but didn't ask the child to call him great-great-granduncle.

Ever since becoming the clan head, he had intentionally distanced himself from the kinship of others, otherwise, it would inevitably be inconvenient during daily discussions.

Ji Daoxin looked at Li Hao, his eyes revealing a hint of kindness. Having such astonishing natural talent made him happy, but compared to this, he now appreciated Li Hao's filial piety toward his mother even more.

Being so affectionate, if the Ji Clan treats him well in the future, why worry about betrayal? Ji Daoxin turned around and left with a wave of his sleeve, handing Li Hao over to Ji Tianchao and the others. Before leaving, he glanced at Ji Qingyuan in the crowd, and the latter also sensed it and looked at him.

Just a brief touch of their gazes, and Ji Qingyuan understood the meaning of this clan head: let him find an opportunity to resolve the conflict with the youth.

In the future, Li Hao will definitely become a War God of the Ji Clan. By then, his status will not be inferior to Ji Qingyuan, and he even has hope of stepping into the ranks of the Half-Sages, on par with the third ancestor sleeping in the magic coffin.

If someone whispers in Li Hao's ear in the future, mentioning what happened in the council hall earlier, it will inevitably be embarrassing.

Ji Qingyuan understood the clan head's intentions. He stared at the youth who was surrounded by Ji Tianchao and the others like stars around the moon, and sighed inwardly.

Although he was the leader of the illegitimate line, the struggle between legitimate and illegitimate lines had nothing to do with the War God.

The youth was clearly out of the ranks of legitimate and illegitimate lines. When he became a Dao Seed, the concept of legitimate and illegitimate no longer existed for him.

Now, even if he remained stubbornly exclusive, most of the other illegitimate Ji Clan members would probably not agree.

Although the Ji Clan has struggled between legitimate and illegitimate lines for thousands of years, when facing the clan's heaven-gifted talents and War Gods, unless there is a private feud, they have always felt a common pride.

This is the contradictory and strange place of the Ji Clan, and it is also the reason why it can continue to prosper in the Great Desolate Heaven.

Ji Qingyuan and Li Hao had never met, so naturally, there was no talk of forming a feud. Now that the youth was a Dao Seed and had obtained the Sage's inheritance, and was a pending Sage disciple, there was even less need to continue being hostile.

Sighing inwardly, Ji Qingyuan's thoughts turned, pondering how to resolve this grievance.

At the same time, Ji Tianchao saw Li Hao cast an inquiring look and immediately said: "Your mother is on Prison Heaven Island. That is in the depths of my Ji Clan's Saint Realm, the most remote place. Don't be in a hurry. Once we have arranged everything properly, we will let you go see your mother as soon as possible."

Li Hao asked: "How long will it take?"

Ji Tianchao smiled: "At most six or seven days. You can go and live in your mother's palace first. If you miss her, there is a Saint Treasure called the Heaven-Observing Mirror, which can observe the situation on Prison Heaven Island. You can check your mother's movements at any time, but you cannot transmit your voice."

Li Hao thought about it and agreed.

There were many people around, and Ji Tianchao didn't like the bustle, so he didn't stay long and immediately took Li Hao and flew away, disappearing before the Extreme Dao Stele.

The onlookers saw that the youth was taken away by the War God Ji Tianchao, and they all came back to their senses, immediately discussing noisily, cheering and excited, having long since stopped caring that Li Hao was a mixed-blood.

Ji Xuanshen and many other heaven-gifted talents stared at the direction the youth left, and it took a long time for them to come back to their senses.

Everything was like a dream.

Before the Saint Bell rang, who could have imagined that they would experience such an incredible upheaval today.

"Sage's mark, I didn't expect that the Four Extreme Realms could trigger a Sage's mark. Why did the elders in the clan, my father, never tell me about this?!"

"Is it useful to tell you? You can't even condense Heaven and Earth Veins."

"..."

"That guy, what is the origin of his other half of bloodline, to be so terrifying."

"Could it be that his mother married into another Primordial Saint Clan?"

Many heaven-gifted talents were also whispering, still having lingering fears about what they saw today.

Although most of them didn't go on stage, the earth-shattering battle between Li Hao and Ji Xuanshen had already made them completely convinced.

Even Ji Xuanshen lost after taking out the Saint Bone, and the legend of the Dao Domain was broken. The most terrifying thing was that the youth was only in the Three Imperishable Realms!

"You say, when he steps into the Four Standing Realms, won't he be invincible below the War God?"

"... Don't you think he already feels invincible below the War God now?"

"Don't always argue with me, I mean the truly invincible kind." "That's what I meant too..."

In the magnificent palace, Ji Tianchao and the others brought Li Hao inside.

"This is where your mother lived. Your grandfather has already fallen, but his heroic soul is still in the ancestral hall. You can visit when you have time. I suppose Old Thirteen will be very excited to see you, especially hearing about these things you did today..."

Ji Yunqing smiled and introduced to Li Hao.

Li Hao's gaze stirred. Thinking of his grandfather, he thought of that grandfather by blood.

I don't know if he has arrived at the Li Clan now, and if his wish has been fulfilled.

"You came from ten thousand miles away, deep into the Great Desolate Heaven, experiencing hardships. Your feelings for your mother must be very deep."

Ji Yunyue said with a kind, grandmotherly smile on her face.

Deep? Li Hao's thoughts turned.

Just after transmigrating, at the hundred-day banquet, the "mother" who was still a little girl in his eyes had already left.

It has been fifteen years.

He had already forgotten what the other party looked like, but he still vaguely remembered those gentle eyes.

And the words the other party said:

"Actually, Mother had already thought of a name for you, called Li Le Ping, Li Le Ping... Mother only hopes you are happy and safe..."

"... No matter what happens in the future, Mother will stand behind you and will never let anyone hurt you..."

Li Hao couldn't forget these words.

So, this time it was his turn to shield her from the wind and rain.

"How long have you been with your mother? Were all your techniques taught by your mother?"

Ji Tianchao was also rarely curious and asked.

Li Hao thought about it and said: "We were together for about a hundred days."

"Hmm?"

Ji Tianchao and the others were all stunned. Did they hear wrong? A hundred days? Li Hao knew that once his mother was picked up, the fact that he was precocious would naturally have to be explained. Now, he was no longer afraid of exposing these shallow abilities.

Therefore, his attitude was also generous and frank: "That's right, Mother went to the border to fight during my hundred-day banquet. Most of the techniques were self-taught."

Ji Yunyue was stunned and said hurriedly: "Then later, how long until she returned?"

"She didn't return."

Li Hao said: "Later, it seems her identity was exposed, and she was brought back here, so I came to find her."

Hearing the youth's calm words and seeing his smiling appearance, Ji Tianchao and the others were all stunned in place, and for a moment, they forgot what to say.

If that's the case, this mother and son haven't seen each other for more than ten years?

"You, how old are you this year?"

Ji Yunyue said with a trembling voice.

"Fifteen."

"You remember things from your hundred-day banquet?" Ji Tianchao couldn't help but ask.

Li Hao nodded: "I have been precocious since I was a child. I remember everything clearly from a few months after I was born."

The few looked at each other, all seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

In that case, this child had only been with their niece for a mere hundred days.

This so-called deep mother-son affection was probably far thinner than they imagined.

But thinking of everything Li Hao had done earlier, fighting in bloody battles on the arena, defeating all heaven-gifted talents, resisting the Saint Bone, what kind of thoughts did this child have in his heart? "Ten-plus years... Qingqing, that child, how could she be so muddled!"

Ji Yunyue knew it wasn't good to speak ill of his mother in front of Li Hao, but she still couldn't help it, feeling heartache for the child in front of her.

Ji Tianchao and the others were also silent. They originally thought that this grandson was so reckless, even taking his mother's surname, and coming here to atone for her sins, because of deep mother-son affection, but the result was completely the opposite.

There was only a hundred days of being together. If Li Hao's memory wasn't extraordinary, he probably wouldn't have any existence of this mother in his memory at all.

"Then, do you hate your mother?" Ji Yunqing couldn't help but ask.

Li Hao was stunned and shook his head: "Naturally, I don't hate her. I lived in luxury and had people to take care of me. She had her own things to do. Fighting on the battlefield is very hard."

There was another reason he didn't hate her. He was a transmigrator, a mature soul, and he didn't have much attachment to begin with.

Hearing the youth's words, the few were silent, as if pricked by some sharp thorn. Ji Yunyue turned her head away, covering her face with her sleeve, secretly wiping away tears.

"Good child, when your mother sees you this time, she will definitely be proud of you!"

Ji Tianchao's eyes were also somewhat sour and red, but he suppressed his emotions and smiled warmly at Li Hao.

The others couldn't bear it in their hearts. Although they didn't know the specific reason, as a mother, only accompanying her own child for a hundred days was unjustifiable no matter what.

And now, this child, in order to get her out of trouble, didn't hesitate to risk his life to break into the Great Desolate, risk coming to the Ji Clan, endure various provocations and humiliations, and challenge the Primordial heaven-gifted talents. This true feeling moved them to the point of wanting to shed tears.

"Qingqing, that child, being a mother for the first time, is too ignorant. I didn't expect her to give birth to such a smart and well-behaved good son."

The fourth elder said in a low voice, his voice sounding somewhat hoarse.

"You risked your life to come here for Qingqing. Aren't you afraid of dying yourself?" Ji Yunqing asked, enduring the heartache.

Li Hao shook his head: "I believe in Senior Yunge. Even if I can't see her, I can save my life. If I can see her, then I'll try. Since I happen to have this strength, I naturally have to take action."

Seeing Li Hao mention Ji Yunge, the few were silent. Only now did they understand that none of the many praises Ji Yunge had for the youth earlier were exaggerated.

No wonder that third brother, who was so arrogant, praised him so much.

This child... made them feel impeccable. This true feeling and nature were even rarer than natural talent!

"Good child, you rest well first. Later, I will have someone bring the Heaven-Observing Mirror, and you will be able to see your mother. It's a pity that she is on Prison Heaven Island and can't see you, but you will be able to meet soon."

Ji Tianchao said softly.

He patted Li Hao on the shoulder and pointed to the side hall: "This is where your mother lived. Your grandfather has already fallen, but his heroic soul is still in the ancestral hall. You can visit when you have time."

Li Hao nodded slightly.

Seeing this, the others also let Li Hao rest first. After all, he had fought many heaven-gifted talents in succession, and Li Hao hadn't taken any divine medicine yet. If it were someone else, they would have been exhausted long ago.

After they left one after another, Li Hao looked at this noble palace, looked around inside, and then saw a painting on a wall.

In the painting was a graceful, beautiful, and lively young girl.

Her whole body carried a youthful and lively aura, her eyes innocent and romantic, yet carrying a lively wisdom.

The vague memory in Li Hao's mind seemed to emerge quietly at this moment, becoming clear.

The face with only bright eyes seemed to pierce through the thin mist and appear before his eyes.

Li Hao stared at it and immediately understood that the young girl in front of him was his mother when she was young.

Li Hao suddenly had a feeling in his heart and called the people Ji Yunyue and the others left behind to listen to orders, asking them to prepare paper and pens for him.

(End of chapter)