Chapter 308

The news of Li Hao's cultivation breakthrough spread, and not long after, Ji Yunyue and the others rushed over to visit Li Hao.

Seeing him again, they all noticed that Li Hao's aura seemed to have undergone some subtle changes again.

But Li Hao had the Myriad Elephant attribute to cover it, so they couldn't probe the specific depth.

Li Hao inquired and learned that his Painting Dao entering the spirit and cultivating Qi Veins took a total of five days.

"When can I go see my mother?"

Li Hao inquired.

"The Wild Sea is almost calm, you will be able to see her soon."

Ji Yunyue took out an ancient mirror ten inches high from the space and said warmly: "This is the Saint Treasure Heaven-Observing Mirror. I borrowed it from the clan head, and it can observe the situation on Prison Heaven Island. You can see Qingqing from a distance now."

Li Hao thanked her and took it. Under Ji Yunyue's guidance, he injected power, and immediately felt his consciousness sinking into this ancient mirror, and a huge map appeared in his mind.

This map contains the entire Ji Clan Saint Realm secret realm. As long as Li Hao concentrates, he can observe the entire Saint Realm secret realm.

Being able to borrow this item also shows the Ji Clan's recognition of Li Hao from another aspect.

Li Hao could feel their intentions, but he didn't presumptuously spy on other places, but gathered his thoughts on the far north of the Saint Realm secret realm mentioned by Ji Yunyue.

I saw the picture appearing on the ancient mirror, as if piercing through the clouds and mist, and a vast sea area appeared.

The sea area was deep and dark red, as if there was a sediment of blood in the depths of the seabed.

Waves were surging above, clouds and mist were gathering, and sea winds were rolling from time to time.

Li Hao was secretly surprised in his heart. The territory of this Ji Clan Saint Realm secret realm far exceeded his imagination.

According to the map scale, the Saint Realm seen earlier only occupied one percent!

In the center of this vast sea area was a pitch-black deep hole. Looking down from high altitude, one couldn't see the bottom, just like a huge eyeball in the center of the sea area.

Above this huge deep hole was a floating island, swaying slightly with the wild wind blowing from high altitude.

At three angles around the island, there were three thick and huge chains inserted into the island. This island was like a kite, being pulled by three chains, so it didn't fly to a higher place.

Li Hao constantly gathered his thoughts on the island, seeing a few mountain caves on it, and in a place in the mountain, it was a thatched cottage.

A figure was bending over in front of the thatched cottage, moving stones and piling them up beside the thatched cottage. Her clothes were damaged, and her hair was gray and fluffy, as if she hadn't been combed or washed for a long time.

Her face and arms were covered with mud and dried mud spots.

Although she looked very sloppy, Li Hao recognized at a glance that this was the woman who had held him in her arms fifteen years ago.

Li Hao didn't expect that the first sight of meeting again would be seeing the other party in such a miserable state.

It was completely different from the gentle and beautiful woman in the memory of the Divine General Mansion who lived in luxury and wore expensive clothes.

Li Hao's face became ugly, and a complex emotion that he didn't know was anger or complexity surged from the bottom of his heart. He took a deep breath and said:

"With my mother's cultivation, she shouldn't be this miserable, right? Could it be that her cultivation was abolished?"

Ji Yunyue and the others also saw the scene in the painting, and their expressions changed slightly. They also understood the things on Prison Heaven Island.

That place is an extremely fierce place, which is why many Ji Clan criminals are imprisoned there.

Crimes like Ji Qingqing's are considered lighter there. Others include betraying the clan, colluding with demons, harming clansmen for treasure, etc.

Some were executed on the spot, and some begged for mercy with the kindness of their ancestors to save their lives and were exiled here.

"Her cultivation was not abolished."

Ji Yunqing was afraid that Li Hao would misunderstand, so he immediately explained: "If her cultivation were abolished, on Prison Heaven Island, she would probably not be able to survive for a few days, which is no different from being executed."

"That's right, moreover, Qingqing has a pure bloodline, and she is considered a heaven-gifted talent in our clan. She reached the Three Imperishable Realms in her teens. It's a pity to abolish her cultivation," Ji Yunyue said.

She looked at the scene in the ancient mirror and said: "The reason it is like this is because of the special laws of Prison Heaven Island."

"The Wild Sea outside Prison Heaven Island cannot be crossed by ordinary people, even those in the Absolute Art Realm can't, unless they master the Dao Domain and use their own Dao Domain rules to confront the rules on the Wild Sea."

"And the Wild Abyss in the center of the Wild Sea, even the Dao Domain won't work. That is an absolute forbidden air territory, sound cannot be transmitted, and heaven and earth energy are isolated!"

"Therefore, one cannot cultivate on Prison Heaven Island, and if one consumes a little energy, one will lose a little, and it cannot be replenished."

"The criminals imprisoned there can only rely on their own physical strength to hold on. If they can't hold on, they can only die there."

Ji Yunyue said softly: "When Qingqing was sent to Prison Heaven Island, the Heaven and Earth space given to her was filled with food and drink. The clan head also turned a blind eye. We planned to send it again every ten years. After all, it's hard to avoid being discussed if it's too frequent. She doesn't have to worry about food and drink, but the environment there is indeed a bit bad."

Ji Yunqing nodded and sighed: "Fortunately, Tianchao greeted them, and the other criminals on the island don't dare to provoke Qingqing. Moreover, the criminals there are all hoping to get out, so they won't easily offend people with backgrounds outside unless they have to. Your mother's life is just a bit bitter, so you don't have to worry about anything else."

Li Hao stared silently at the ancient mirror. The woman in front of the thatched cottage moved stones and piled up the stone wall that had been blown down beside the thatched cottage.

Then she wiped the sweat from her forehead, and as if sensing something, she actually looked up at the sky.

That gaze seemed to pierce through the ancient mirror and meet Li Hao's gaze.

Li Hao suddenly had an inexplicable feeling.

It was like blood being connected.

But the woman in the ancient mirror just glanced at it, somewhat puzzled, and then walked into the thatched cottage, as if to rest.

Li Hao continued to stare for a moment, then turned his gaze to look at the rest of Prison Heaven Island, seeing many criminals in some caves who were scantily clad like wild men, disheveled and covered in filth, sitting or lying down in a listless state.

Others were using stone chips to carve something on the mountain wall, as if recording the days.

The number of criminals was not large, but Li Hao only needed one glance to feel the desolate, gloomy, and desperate atmosphere permeating the island.

He didn't continue to spy, put away the ancient mirror, and said to Ji Yunyue: "How long will it take for the Wild Sea to calm down at the fastest? Can a Dao Domain expert take me across?"

"Child, don't be in a hurry. It should be fine tomorrow. You just saw that the Wild Sea is almost returning to tranquility. Even if a Dao Domain expert takes you across, there is no energy replenishment on the Wild Sea, so it will be strenuous for the Dao Domain expert to cross and return. The safest way is to take a boat."

Ji Yunyue immediately persuaded: "Tomorrow I will go with you, and by the way, I will pick the Twin Flowers first, so that I can take your mother away from Prison Heaven Island. Otherwise, without the Twin Flowers to detoxify your mother, she will die of poison soon after leaving the special environment of Prison Heaven Island and the Wild Sea."

"She is poisoned?" Li Hao's face changed slightly.

"It's not the kind of poison you imagine. This is a special poison that all Prison Heaven Island criminals must take, specifically to prevent prisoners from being picked up by family elders or escaping from Prison Heaven Island privately."

"As long as you stay on the island, there will be no danger, and you will be like a normal person, but if you leave without permission, there will be a big problem."

Li Hao understood that the Ji Clan's control over criminals was extremely strict.

"Child, let your grandaunt accompany you tomorrow. Today, since you have come out of cultivation, why don't you go and see your grandfather first? He has been talking about wanting to see you every day since he heard about your affairs these past few days."

Ji Yunqing said warmly.

Li Hao looked at them, seeing the hope in their eyes, and thinking of Li Tianzong's remnant soul obsession, he felt a hint of unbearable feeling in his heart and nodded.

Seeing Li Hao agree, both of them showed joy in their eyes and immediately took Li Hao to the Ji Clan ancestral hall.

On the way, Li Hao asked why he didn't see that old senior. He was referring to Ji Tianchao.

Mentioning Ji Tianchao, Ji Yunqing and Ji Yunyue both had strange expressions and looked at Li Hao.

Ji Yunqing said: "Recently, people from the Qin Clan have been wandering around outside the secret realm, coming to find trouble with my Ji Clan, saying that someone witnessed a youth claiming to be from the Primordial God Clan coming here and then disappearing, and they want to come into my Ji Clan secret realm to investigate."

Speaking of this, both of them looked at Li Hao.

Li Hao was stunned and somewhat surprised. His tracks were actually seen by someone on the way here?

But he didn't notice it at all.

"Listening to the Qin Clan's description, that youth defeated the Qin Clan's heaven-gifted talent, even the Absolute Art Realm's Qin Tianchen was defeated. That is one of the Qin Clan's top ten heaven-gifted talents, with extremely strong strength, and that youth is only fourteen or fifteen years old..."

Ji Yunqing just looked at Li Hao and stated these messages one by one.

Li Hao saw the strange expressions of the two and immediately knew that they had guessed that the person the Qin Clan was talking about was himself.

He also showed a helpless expression.

Regarding this, he didn't deliberately hide it, but just asked: "Will this bring trouble to the Ji Clan? How about I go and solve it myself later?"

"Was that youth really you?"

Ji Yunqing saw Li Hao admit it and couldn't help laughing.

Li Hao nodded.

The two looked at each other, both with expressions of "as expected."

But then they laughed out loud. Although they had already guessed it, they couldn't help but feel surprised when they heard Li Hao admit it himself.

"Your name has been widely spread in the Great Desolate Heaven recently. They all say that a youth from the Primordial God Clan is killing in all directions, with extremely strong strength, and can defeat heaven-gifted talents in adverse situations. We guessed it might be you."

"Are those legends true? Are you really from the Primordial God Clan? Isn't your father from outside the Great Desolate Heaven?"

Both of them looked at Li Hao curiously.

"It's nonsense. If I don't say that, I'm afraid they won't be able to accept it."

Li Hao explained.

"..."

Both were speechless.

They had thought of various reasons and causes, but they never expected it to be this.

Can't accept it? Is it because he was afraid that the heaven-gifted talents of the Qin Clan and other families would see it and their Dao Hearts would be shattered?

You are quite kind... the two thought with a smile. But thinking about the strength Li Hao displayed, this time it did indeed deal a heavy blow to the younger generation of many families.

Among these people, some were decadent and frustrated, while others regarded Li Hao as a reincarnation of a god and praised him highly.

The names of other heaven-gifted talents were all eclipsed in front of Li Hao.

After all, the Primordial aristocratic families themselves respect the strong.

"The clan head also guessed it was you and let Tianchao go to settle the Qin Clan, so he didn't come." Ji Yunqing laughed.

"They don't dare to really make trouble. After all, this is my Ji Clan's territory. If they really annoy us, we'll chop all of them who came here, not leaving a single one, and see what the Qin Clan has to say. At worst, we'll go to war. At least we have the advantage of striking first."

Ji Yunyue said. Although she was a woman, when mentioning fighting, a cold light that didn't lose to men burst out from the bottom of her eyes.

Li Hao heard this and was speechless, slightly learning about the style of the Primordial aristocratic families.

Not long after.

Li Hao came to this Ji Clan ancestral hall and met that grandfather.

Thinking that all the ancestors of the Ji Clan were displayed in the ancestral hall, Li Hao thought about it and bowed according to the etiquette of the Ji Clan.

After Ji Yunqing introduced Li Hao's identity, he left the ancestral hall with Ji Yunyue.

Ji Yunzhan saw this grandson and flew out from the spirit tablet excitedly, pulling Li Hao to ask questions.

Li Hao also sat on the futon and chatted with the heroic soul of this old man.

Although it was their first meeting, they didn't feel much unfamiliarity. Li Hao's mood was also relatively relaxed and easygoing, and he chatted about the things when his mother was a child.

Occasional laughter came from the ancestral hall.

Ji Yunqing stood outside the ancestral hall, hearing the laughter inside, and felt a bit relieved.

The next day.

The news that the Wild Sea was calm came.

Ji Yunyue came early in the morning, and Li Hao, who had been waiting all night, also got up and flew with this grandaunt to the far north of the Saint Realm secret realm.

Thinking that he would be able to meet his mother face-to-face soon, Li Hao also felt a sense of expectation in his heart. This is not to say that he held deep feelings, but he felt like he was about to meet an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.

Li Hao still remembered the earnest care in those seven family letters.

He had also kept the woman's intentions in his heart.

Outside the Ji Clan territory.

In a desolate pile of rocks, a figure was hiding, and it was Li Tiangang.

He stared closely at the bustling place in the distance. The fierce battle that broke out there earlier and the energy aura emitted attracted him, making him realize that this was the Ji Clan territory he had been searching for for many days.

He had been hovering around here for four or five days, but it seemed he was always walking in place.

He realized that he was trapped in some kind of maze.

At first, he suspected that his wife had deliberately left wrong information to prevent him from coming to find her and losing his life, but later he thought that since his wife was willing to leave the route to the Great Desolate Heaven, even if he didn't enter the Ji Clan, the surroundings were extremely dangerous, and there was no need to deceive him.

If she really wanted to deceive him, it would be better to directly refuse to provide any clues.

"Qingqing, Hao'er..."

Li Tiangang's eyes flashed with light, and he took a deep breath.

He restrained his aura, waited quietly for the bustling conflict to end and the other party to leave, and after a while, he quietly approached.

When he saw the crowd whose clothes had the ancient character "Ji", Li Tiangang felt both excited and nervous. He knew that he had finally arrived at the Ji Clan secret realm his wife had mentioned.

That ancient character Ji was his wife's surname, and also one of the few ancient characters he knew.

Seeing that the group of people was about to leave, Li Tiangang gritted his teeth and finally chose to fight for it. Whether he lived or died, he could only leave it to fate. He couldn't let the mistakes he made be borne by his children, including his wife.

"Wait a moment, everyone!"

Li Tiangang stepped out and called out.

The many Ji Clan members in front were startled and looked over quickly, their eyes falling on Li Tiangang.

"Who is it?!"

Someone immediately shouted vigilantly.

Li Tiangang said hurriedly: "I am Ji Qingqing's husband, here to find my wife."

He didn't directly report his surname and identity, worried that these Ji Clan members would kill him without asking right or wrong, trying to avoid bringing trouble to the Li Clan.

If the other party really wanted to kill their way out of the Great Desolate Heaven and find trouble with the Li Clan, then he could only let the clan seek protection from the imperial family.

Hearing Li Tiangang's words, many Ji Clan members were stunned.

One of the elders was Ji Yunyu, who was also the fourth younger brother of Ji Yunge, Ji Old Four.

"You are Qingqing's husband?"

Ji Yunyu was stunned when he heard Li Tiangang's words, and then he thought of that youth, and light burst out in his eyes.

"Hmm..."

Li Tiangang felt great pressure from the old man and felt a secret tremor in his heart. He had encountered the existence of the Taiping Dao Realm, and the old man in front of him gave him a similar feeling.

This Ji Clan is truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Any old man in front of him is in the Taiping Dao Realm. What his wife said was indeed correct. If he hadn't reached the Dao Realm, coming here would basically be ten deaths and no life!

He tensed his whole body, gritted his teeth, and was about to directly plead guilty, only hoping to exchange his life for the survival of his wife and Li Hao, but suddenly, the old man said to him:

"Did you get separated from your son? Why did you only come now?"

The tone was actually very gentle.

Li Tiangang had been in the army for a long time and heard this tone, which had no murderous intent, and was stunned for a moment, but then his heart tightened again:

"My lord, have you seen my son?"

He looked at the other party somewhat nervously.

Ji Yunyu couldn't help laughing and said: "Your son came a few days ago. Why did you only come now? Did you get lost in the maze outside?"

Li Tiangang's face was slightly pale, but looking at the kind smile on the other party's face, a few hopes rose in his heart:

"That's right, the junior was dull and trapped by the formation. I don't know, my lord, did he offend you all? I am willing to apologize to you all on behalf of my son. Even if I use my life to correct the Ji Clan's laws, I will never resist. Only, don't involve my wife and children. I implore you to spare Qingqing and my son Li Hao."

"Li Hao?"

Ji Yunyu was stunned, the coldness that suddenly appeared in his words, his face changed, not knowing which sentence he said wrong, his heart was uneasy, saying:

"Exactly."

"You said your son is Li Hao?"

"..."

"Exactly."

"Nonsense!"

Ji Yunyu's face sank, saying: "Think carefully about what your son's name is."

"My son..." Li Tiangang felt somewhat absurd. Does his son's name need to be thought about?

"I ask you, do you know Ji Li Le Ping?"

Ji Yunyu stared, although he felt strange, he suddenly thought that the child changed his surname to follow his mother, perhaps there were many reasons, and besides, the man in front of him was in the Four Standing Realms, so there was no need to pretend to be stupid and come to die.

"Ji Li Le Ping..." Li Tiangang was puzzled.

Suddenly, it was like an arrow from fifteen years ago, piercing through his mind and hitting him.

At a sunny moment, in the courtyard, when the woman's belly was bulging, she said softly:

"Husband, if our child is born, let's call him Li Le Ping, Li Le Ping, how about it?"

"Good, everything is up to you..."

Li Le Ping, Li Le Ping...

Li Tiangang's pupils shrank suddenly, feeling his heart trembling. He thought of the end of the father-son battle, and the fact that the second sister-in-law admitted in the interrogation hall.

Poisoning.

And the moment of confrontation in the courtyard after the True Dragon battle ended, when the youth said firmly, I remember everything from childhood to adulthood!

So, he really remembered everything.

Just, since Li Hao was named, no one mentioned this matter. Even if he remembered, who did he hear it from?

Could it be that the words his wife said when holding the child were also remembered by him?

Li Tiangang's whole body was trembling slightly, feeling incredible, but at the same time, there was a tearing pain in his heart.

It's Ji Li Le Ping, not Li Le Ping. That child has already changed his surname to follow his mother?

He gritted his teeth slightly, but knew this was not the time to argue about these things, so he forced a smile:

"That's right, this is my son's nickname."

"Is it really your son?"

Ji Yunyu stared.

Li Tiangang said hurriedly: "Absolutely no falsehood. I know that my marriage with Qingqing destroyed the rules for your clan, but I am willing to bear it all. I hope you will not make things difficult for them."

Ji Yunyu saw his serious attitude, not like lying, his expression softened, and he smiled:

"Don't be nervous, just follow me in."

Li Tiangang saw the other party's attitude clear up, and felt a secret relief in his heart, but he was still uneasy. He had heard countless times from his wife that the Ji Clan's rules were strict.

He also deeply understood that unless he possessed the strength of that True Person of the Qian Dao Palace, it would be impossible to get someone from the Ji Clan, otherwise, he would be coming to die.

It was just that things had reached this point, and he had to come.

"Yes, my lord."

Li Tiangang bowed his head and walked over.

The other Ji Clan members heard that the person was really Ji Li Le Ping's father, and they were all surprised and amazed, constantly looking at him, wanting to see what kind of person the father of that Dao Seed was, to be able to cultivate such a monstrous heaven-gifted talent.

After entering the Saint Realm secret realm, Li Tiangang saw the magnificent Saint Mountain and many floating islands in front of him, and was shocked.

He finally knew that what his wife said about how dangerous the Ji Clan was, etc., were not empty words.

Is this the ancient Saint Clan in the Great Desolate Heaven?

Li Tiangang's heart was beating wildly, feeling that the hope was even more slim.

He gritted his teeth, feeling a small and powerless feeling, which he once hated extremely much.

His father's death, he was so powerless.

His brothers' deaths, he was also so powerless.

After succeeding the True Dragon from his ninth brother and guarding Yanbei for more than ten years, when his wife left, he was still so powerless.

Now, he felt it again.

This feeling of no hope and no power.

"You don't have to be nervous. Your son is doing very well here, and Qingqing will also be released soon."

Ji Yunyu saw Li Tiangang's tense body and his gray, decadent appearance, and couldn't help but smile slightly, comforting him.

Li Tiangang's heart was shaken, and he looked up suddenly, looking at him in astonishment:

"My lord, are these words true?"

"Of course, your son is a heaven-gifted talent of my clan!"