Chapter 310: How Did You Cultivate Him

"My son... is a heaven-gifted genius of your clan?"

Hearing Ji Ji Yunyu's words, Li Li Tiangang was somewhat stunned, unable to react for a moment to what this meant.

That child, had become a Ji Clan heaven-gifted genius? "That's right. Your son escorted the heroic soul of my Ji Clan's War God back, and in order to see his mother, he challenged all the heaven-gifted geniuses of my Ji Clan, defeating them all. His natural talent can be called peerless through the ages!"

Ji Ji Yunyu said, his eyes radiating light when mentioning Li Hao.

The earth-shattering battle on the Heavenly Dao a few days ago was still vivid in his mind.

The other Ji Clan members hearing him talk about that youth also had expressions of reverence in their eyes.

Defeating all heaven-gifted geniuses—four simple words, but the difficulty was comparable to ascending to heaven, and that youth had done it, forging an invincible myth with the Three Imperishable Realms! "Challenged all the heaven-gifted geniuses of the Ji Clan?"

Li Li Tiangang's heart trembled.

He had long heard from his wife how outstanding the Ji Clan's heaven-gifted geniuses were; they were all dragons among men, far from what the heaven-gifted geniuses of the Emperor Da Yu Divine Dynasty could compare to. Just picking one out at random might be an existence as outstanding as his Ninth Brother, or even far exceeding him.

"Then, then he didn't offend you all, did he?"

Li Li Tiangang asked cautiously.

Ji Ji Yunyu laughed: "You worry too much. Your son is gentle and polite, neither arrogant nor rash, so how could he offend us? Moreover, it is normal for a youth to have some spirit and temper. Which heaven-gifted genius is not young and vigorous? If he didn't have a unique personality and charm, how could he be called a heaven-gifted genius, rather than just a lucky child inheriting his father's natural talent?"

Li Li Tiangang breathed a sigh of relief and echoed: "Senior is right."

"Is this your only son?" Ji Ji Yunyu asked with a smile.

Li Li Tiangang nodded hurriedly: "He is my only son."

"You cultivated him well," Ji Ji Yunyu praised with a smile.

Li Li Tiangang was startled, his cheeks suddenly feeling a bit hot, and he didn't dare to look at the other party's eyes.

Cultivated? Apart from food and drink, that child had basically not used the Li Clan's cultivation resources. He and his wife had also not accompanied the child, so what talk of cultivation was there now?

"We have arrived. This is my Ji Clan."

Ji Ji Yunyu said.

Li Li Tiangang looked up, seeing the towering mountain gate and the winding long stairs.

The mountain gate was cast and smelted together like the corpses of dragons, looking aggressive.

Li Li Tiangang's eyes narrowed, immediately feeling the terrifying heritage of this Desolate Ancient Saint Clan, which was even more magnificent and powerful than their Divine General Mansion.

The news of Ji Li Le Ping's father's arrival had spread back to the Ji Clan. As Li Li Tiangang followed Ji Ji Yunyu up the mountain, many people rushed over along the way, looking from afar at the father of that Dao Seed.

Since Li Hao defeated all the heaven-gifted geniuses, fought for the Dao Seed, and obtained the Sage's mark in one breath a few days ago, almost everyone in the Ji Clan had been talking about this strongest heaven-gifted genius these past few days.

And talking about Li Hao, it was inevitable to talk about his mixed-blood identity.

Everyone was guessing, extremely curious about his father's clan.

Some even guessed that Li Hao's mother might have secretly married into some hidden ancient family outside the Great Desolate Heaven, and the combination of the two bloodlines gave birth to such a genius through the ages.

"That is Ji Li Le Ping's father?"

"Four Standing Realm, the aura of the Inverse Fate Realm, his cultivation is okay, but he doesn't seem as strong as imagined."

"I heard he comes from outside the Great Desolate Heaven, from that dynasty of the Jiang Clan. The energy there is barren, so being able to cultivate to this level can already be considered strong natural talent."

On the mountain road, many Ji Clan members were watching from afar, discussing in low voices.

These exchanges inevitably fell into Li Li Tiangang's ears, making him feel that he was under the spotlight, and these Ji Clan members seemed to be observing him because of Li Hao.

Thinking of what Ji Ji Yunyu said, that Li Hao had defeated all the Ji Clan's heaven-gifted geniuses, Li Li Tiangang felt a hint of nervousness in his heart.

He had never doubted Li Hao's natural talent, but he didn't expect that after coming to this Desolate Ancient Saint Clan, Li Hao could still lead all the way and defeat all his peers.

After arriving at the mountain belly, Ji Ji Yunyu let the others who had followed him earlier to go intimidate the Qin Clan disperse, and he only led a few people, taking Li Li Tiangang, to continue up to the top of the Shengshan.

"Senior, are my son and Ji Qingqing ahead?"

Climbing all the way up, Li Li Tiangang's heart became more and more anxious.

Ji Ji Yunyu said: "Ji Qingqing is on Prisoner Heaven Island, imprisoned for making a mistake, but your son has already atoned for her sins, becoming a Dao Seed and able to pardon his mother. You will see them very soon."

Li Li Tiangang was stunned. That child had already washed away the sins for his mother? His mind suddenly recalled the scene in the Divine General Mansion where he had angrily slapped the child.

His heart suddenly tightened.

Could he still make amends?

He gritted his teeth slightly, but knew this was not the time to argue. He forced a smile:

"No matter what, I just hope to see them."

"Don't be nervous, your son is doing very well here, and Ji Qingqing will also be released very soon."

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

After arriving at the top of the Shengshan, many Ji Clan high-level officials and elders were already waiting there.

Hearing that Ji Li Le Ping's father had arrived, they all rushed over to receive him grandly.

If it were earlier, the man who dared to come to the Ji Clan after Ji Ji Qingqing married out would have been executed on the spot, but now, relying on his son, they also had to treat him politely.

"These are the many elders of my Ji Clan."

Ji Ji Yunyu saw these elders coming to greet him, some of whom were not familiar with their Yun generation, but at this moment, he didn't give them a cold face, but smiled and introduced them all equally.

After all, family scandals should not be spread. Meeting the husband of Ji Ji Qingqing for the first time, they had to show the harmonious side of the Ji Clan.

Li Li Tiangang saw these old men, his expression changed slightly. Although most of them restrained their aura, he still felt that many of them were at the level of his Second Uncle, and a few of them were even more astonishing, likely all in the Great Peace Dao Realm! In the Emperor Da Yu Divine Dynasty, these were all powerhouses comparable to the Buddha Lord level, but here, they appeared one after another.

"Greetings, Seniors."

Li Li Tiangang bowed and saluted.

The many elders did not put on airs and quickly returned the salute politely, exchanging pleasantries.

Li Li Tiangang was somewhat surprised, feeling flattered by the polite pleasantries of everyone.

Before, his wife had told him how strict the Ji Clan's rules were, and that if he came, he would definitely suffer thunderous attacks and anger, etc., but everything he encountered now gave him an unreal feeling.

The things he heard along the way, and the Ji Li Le Ping mentioned intentionally or unintentionally in the conversations with these old men, made Li Li Tiangang understand that all of this seemed to be because of that child. It was his arrival that smoothed out everything for him and solved all troubles. Even the Ji Clan, which he didn't dare to step into easily, that child had come to, and for Ji Qingqing, he had atoned for her sins, even allowing his own identity to be recognized by the Ji Clan! In these pleasantries, Li Li Tiangang's mood became more and more complex, indescribable.

His father Li Li Tianzong's words floated in his ears again.

That child is extremely outstanding.

If you don't bring him back, you will die with regret! Now, these many Ji Clan powerhouses were all so polite, and their words were all praise for that child.

Apart from guilt and apology, Li Li Tiangang also felt a bit lost.

Had he really made a huge mistake?

"You are Ji Li Le Ping's father?"

A voice came from the crowd, very young.

Li Li Tiangang looked up and saw a group of young figures standing in another place, headed by one person, a young man with an extraordinary bearing, as if transcending the mortal world, possessing a detached temperament.

What shocked Li Li Tiangang was that the other party looked only twenty-six or twenty-seven, but the restrained aura on his body was no less than Ji Ji Yunyu who had brought him up the mountain earlier.

Was this, the Great Peace Dao Realm? "Who are you?"

Li Li Tiangang asked cautiously.

"He is my Ji Clan's original strongest heaven-gifted genius, Ji Ji Xuanshen!"

An elder smiled and introduced him to the other heaven-gifted geniuses behind him: "He is twenty-six this year and is already in the Great Peace Dao Realm. He has hope of becoming my Ji Clan's War God in the future."

Speaking of this, he turned to look at Li Li Tiangang and smiled:

"But they all lost to your son."

Li Li Tiangang heard the other party's age and cultivation, and his heart was already greatly shocked. When he heard the elder's last sentence, his pupils shrank, and he looked at the other party in horror, unable to control his expression.

These were all Ji Clan heaven-gifted geniuses? Li Hao had defeated them all?!

He had originally thought that although Li Hao was strong, the Ji Clan heaven-gifted geniuses he defeated might only be in the Inverse Fate Realm, at most the Extreme Learning Realm, but now, that young man was actually in the Great Peace Dao Realm! Such a heaven-gifted genius had lost to that child?

"Could it be that your son recently broke through his cultivation? It seems you don't seem to understand your son's strength very well."

An elder saw Li Li Tiangang's shocked expression and couldn't help but joke with a smile.

These words were spoken casually, but they hit Li Li Tiangang's heart like a heavy hammer, making him feel a buzzing sensation in his ears.

Not very well...

It seemed so. If that child hadn't revealed it himself, in Qingzhou, in Liangzhou, he really didn't understand what level his cultivation had reached.

Li Li Tiangang's expression was complex, and he didn't speak, only feeling his blood boiling hot, his mood complex and uncomfortable, wishing he could see Li Hao immediately.

Ji Ji Xuanshen sized up this middle-aged man, his eyes calm, and said:

"I only want to know how you cultivated him, and what resources and techniques you gave him?"

Li Li Tiangang saw the young man's inquiry, his expression changed slightly. If it weren't for the other party's calm expression, not carrying any emotion, he would have even suspected that the other party was deliberately mocking him.

He was speechless at these words.

Ji Ji Xuanshen saw that the other party didn't answer, frowned slightly, and said: "It's normal if these are inconvenient to say. Then I want to ask, were your ancestors also Sages, or some other bloodline? Otherwise, why could he win against me in the Three Imperishable Realms?"

"Three Imperishable Realms..."

Li Li Tiangang doubted his ears again. He had thought that during the time the child came to the Great Desolate Heaven, he had condensed his Dao Heart and broken through to the Four Standing Realm, but it was in the Three Imperishable Realms that he had defeated this Ji Clan heaven-gifted genius in the Great Peace Dao Realm?! "Hmm?"

Ji Ji Xuanshen stared at him, but a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes. This person seemed to be shocked by all his words, that feeling... it was as if they were talking about another person, a person the other party was very unfamiliar with.

But wasn't Elder Ji Yunyu saying that the other party was that youth's father? He felt suspicious. As a Ji Clan heaven-gifted genius, he was used to being unrestrained and asked directly: "Are you really his father?"

Li Li Tiangang came back to his senses. Hearing this, and seeing the suspicion in the other party's eyes, he felt his face burning hot and very ugly. He lowered his head and said:

"That child grew up too fast, and there are many things I don't understand, but I am indeed his father."

Ji Ji Xuanshen looked at him twice, thinking that since he had reached the Four Standing Realm, it was not easy, and he couldn't have come to the Ji Clan to impersonate and die for nothing. He nodded and didn't say anything more, only a hint of regret appeared in his eyes.

It seemed that the youth's cultivation was unknown even to his father. Could it be that everything was really just extraordinary natural talent?

He was unwilling to admit it; otherwise, for them, these heaven-gifted geniuses, the blow would be too great. "Many elders, do you know where my son is now?"

Li Li Tiangang saw the young man retreat and stop asking, and felt a sense of relief, as if a heavy stone had been moved away.

Immediately, he hurriedly inquired of the many old men beside him, having an extremely strong urge to see Li Hao immediately.

"Li Le Ping insisted on going to pick up his mother himself, so he has already gone to Prisoner Heaven Island."

In the crowd, Ji Shen Yunqing rushed over and said gently to Li Li Tiangang.

Li Li Tiangang's expression changed slightly. Thinking of Li Hao and Ji Qingqing not having seen each other for more than ten years, the other party would rather change his surname to follow his mother than be surnamed Li. He at least returned to the Li Clan and spent some time with him.

However, thinking of that time together, and that angry slap, his expression turned ugly, and he hurriedly said:

"I will go too. Can you tell me where Prisoner Heaven Island is?"

"That place is dangerous. You should wait here," Ji Shen Yunqing smiled and comforted him.

Li Li Tiangang shook his head, suddenly bowing deeply, his eyes earnest and pleading:

"Please accommodate me, Senior, and let me go see them mother and son. I have failed them. This matter should have been handled by me personally coming to the Ji Clan to atone for my sins; it shouldn't have been borne by a child. Please let me do something for them!"

Everyone was stunned and looked at each other.

Ji Shen Yunqing saw him say this and thought for a moment: "That's fine. Now that the Desolate Sea is calm, when you reunite as a family, it will be good to return together, happy and harmonious."

Li Li Tiangang heard her say "happy and harmonious," and a scene of a family of three laughing together couldn't help but emerge in his mind.

A sense of indescribable excitement suddenly rose in his heart, wishing he could see Li Hao immediately and ask for his forgiveness.

Ten years of fighting in Yanbei, wasn't such a scene what he had been looking forward to? Now that he had returned from the battlefield and the noise of the border was far away, he also longed for this scene: his wife sitting quietly in the courtyard, and his son being filial before his eyes.

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More than a decade of fighting in Yanbei, had he not longed for such a scene? Now that he had laid down his armor and returned, the wars and clamor of the border were far away, and he also longed for this scene in his heart: his wife sitting gracefully in the courtyard, and his son showing filial piety before his eyes.

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