Chapter 311: Ji Ji Qingqing

Far north of the Saint Realm secret realm, on Prisoner Heaven Island.

Deep in the vast Desolate Sea, above a bottomless abyss, Prisoner Heaven Island was imprisoned by three thousand-mile-long Abyss Heaven Chains.

Ji Ji Qingqing sat in front of the thatched cottage, holding a stone in her hand, lightly carving messy patterns on the ground.

Her brows furrowed slightly. She didn't know why, but she had felt a bit uneasy recently.

The clan had judged her and imprisoned her on Prisoner Heaven Island. She wasn't worried about herself; after all, she had her uncles and aunts looking after her, and apart from not being able to cultivate and having to spend her days in boredom, she felt no discomfort.

Life here was bitter, but she had followed Li Li Tiangang to fight in the army and had lived through many bitter days, so she had long since adapted.

"I told him, unless he breaks through the Four Standing Realm, he must never come. He should listen..."

"After all, he has always prioritized the clan..."

"I don't know how Hao'er is. It's been fifteen years; he should have grown very tall and eaten very strongly. I don't know if he looks like me or his father. I heard sons all look like their mothers..."

Ji Ji Qingqing's thoughts fell on her husband and child; these were the two feelings she found most difficult to let go of in her heart.

Thinking of the son she hadn't seen for fifteen years, a warmth surged in her heart, but at the same time, there was a stinging remorse and longing.

Her memory drifted to the hundred-day banquet fifteen years ago, the chubby child in the swaddling clothes, and the imperial decree that had arrived swiftly.

If it weren't for the demon invasion in Yanbei, she should be enjoying family happiness with her husband and child now.

"General's descendants are all bitter. It is I who made you suffer this bitterness; you shouldn't have been born in my belly..."

Ji Ji Qingqing whispered.

If there were no accidents, she would stay here for a thousand years before being able to see her husband and child again.

She knew how difficult it was to break through the Four Standing Realm. Even if her husband was considered a heaven-gifted genius with extraordinary natural talent, he still had to depend on opportunity and luck.

And with the average lifespan of the Divine General Mansion, by the time she left Prisoner Heaven Island, they might no longer be around, having died on the battlefield.

"Hao'er started martial arts too late and is unlikely to achieve anything. With the wealth of the Divine General Mansion, perhaps he can save his life and live a peaceful hundred years..."

Thinking of this, Ji Ji Qingqing suddenly felt better. Although a hundred years was short, it was not necessarily a peaceful happiness.

Just as she was thinking wildly, she suddenly heard a woman's voice calling from the Abyss Heaven Stele outside the island.

"Young Lady?"

Ji Ji Qingqing had just come back to her senses when she saw a divine soul hovering in the air. When it noticed her, it saw her and quickly descended and disappeared.

Not long after, a figure flew to the mountain.

Ji Ji Qingqing saw the old woman who had taken care of her since childhood, and was stunned, immediately turning pale:

"Ning Ma, why have you come? Could it be that you also..."

"Young Lady..."

The old woman was the maid of Ji Ji Qingqing's mother and Ji Ji Qingqing's wet nurse. She had taken care of this young lady since she was a child, so they had a deep relationship.

Seeing Ji Ji Qingqing covered in filth and dirty, the old woman's eyes were filled with shock and grief:

"It's too bitter here, Young Lady."

Ji Ji Qingqing asked anxiously: "Ning Ma, how could you be here?"

"I was allowed by the Clan Head to come visit you, and by the way, I brought you good news."

Ning Ma thought of the important matter, and the grief in her heart quickly subsided. She took Ji Ji Qingqing's hand and said: "Young Lady, you will be able to leave very soon. Your son has come to pick you up!"

"Ah?"

Ji Ji Qingqing saw that she wasn't a criminal sent here for making a mistake, and breathed a slight sigh of relief, but hearing the words behind, she was stunned, looking at her in astonishment:

"Ning Ma, what did you say?"

"I said, your son has come to pick you up!"

Ning Ma saw her shocked expression and laughed. Now that the Ji Clan mentioned that youth, who could not praise him? And he was the child of their own young lady.

"My, my son?"

Ji Ji Qingqing suspected she was really hallucinating, no, even that the Ning Ma before her was fake.

She pulled back her hand and pinched herself, immediately feeling a pain.

"Ning Ma, you, you aren't joking with me, are you?" Ji Ji Qingqing couldn't help but ask.

"Would I run tens of thousands of miles to joke with you, Young Lady? This is true."

Ning Ma laughed: "Your son, Ji Li Le Ping, escorted the heroic soul of the War God Ji Yunge back to the clan a few days ago, and challenged many heaven-gifted geniuses in succession, defeating the current generation's strongest heaven-gifted genius, Ji Ji Xuanshen, becoming a Dao Seed. He has already used his Dao Seed status to pardon your sins!"

"Very soon, you mother and son will be reunited!"

Hearing her joyful voice, Ji Ji Qingqing was stunned, especially when hearing the words "Li Le Ping," her puzzled eyes suddenly seemed to tremble.

That name was only known to her and her husband.

She suddenly thought of a possibility. Since she left Yanbei, her husband, to commemorate her, let his son follow her surname, and even discarded the name bestowed by the Emperor.

Although this possibility was extremely low, the man who was originally law-abiding and regarded discipline as an iron law had broken the iron law for her, confronted the entire Li Clan to marry her, and for this, did not hesitate to defy his parents, confront his uncles, and even reached the point of being willing to discard his Li Clan identity.

Now, it was not impossible.

"Ning Ma, you said my son, he is called Ji Li Le Ping?"

Ji Ji Qingqing asked with a trembling voice.

"Isn't he your son? Wasn't this name given by you?"

Ning Ma saw her shocked expression and was somewhat puzzled.

Ji Ji Qingqing's body trembled, tears streaming down.

She didn't speak, just her thoughts surging, her fingers quietly sinking into her palms.

But soon, she thought of something and couldn't help but ask: "Wait, you said he became a Dao Seed?"

"That's right. Your son came to the Ji Clan alone. At such a young age, he truly shocked everyone. He defeated heaven-gifted geniuses in succession, even defeating Ji Ji Xuanshen, who was born with a Saint Bone. I heard he even defeated him in the Three Imperishable Realms. It's simply a myth, unprecedented, and I fear there will be no one after him."

Ning Ma mentioned Li Hao, and the smile on her face became richer.

Ji Ji Qingqing was full of shock, unable to believe it: "My son, he is so powerful?"

She found it somewhat unimaginable that the baby she held in her arms fifteen years ago could now defeat Ji Clan heaven-gifted geniuses?

This was something she didn't even dare to dream of.

Moreover, fighting in Yanbei, she heard that the child couldn't practice martial arts, and only opened his meridians later, but he had already missed the time to practice martial arts, losing both Foundation Establishment and blood melting, and was far behind other children. It would be good if he could catch up with the geniuses of the various states of the Da Yu Divine Dynasty, let alone compare to the Ji Clan's heaven-gifted geniuses.

"By the way, Ning Ma, you said he came alone?"

Ji Ji Qingqing couldn't help but feel nervous.

Ning Ma nodded: "That's right."

Ji Ji Qingqing's expression changed slightly. Her husband didn't come? Could it be that something happened, or was there another reason?

Her heart lifted, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Ning Ma saw her nervous and anxious expression and laughed: "Young Lady, your son is coming to pick you up very soon. Why don't you go wash up first? Otherwise, if he sees his mother so disheveled, he might feel a bit sad."

Ji Ji Qingqing came back to her senses, looked down at her hands, which were all dirty, and originally she was reluctant to consume power, but now that she was about to leave the island and escape, there was no need to save it anymore.

She circulated her strength, immediately shaking off all the filth and dust from her body.

Her snow-white skin was revealed, and her hair also became clean, drifting like green silk.

"That child came all the way here, it must have been very difficult..."

Ji Ji Qingqing thought of Ning Ma's words, defeating Ji Clan heaven-gifted geniuses, fighting for the Dao Seed—it was simple to say, but she knew how difficult it was.

A heartache surged in her heart. She bit her lip slightly, turned and entered the thatched cottage, and soon walked out wearing a light green cloud dress that shimmered with flowing light, like a fairy in a painting.

Seeing the brand-new Ji Ji Qingqing, Ning Ma smiled: "Young Lady, you are still as beautiful as you were back then, and you even look a bit like Young Master Li Le Ping."

"Does he look like me?"

Ji Ji Qingqing murmured, expectation appearing in her eyes. Her heart felt somewhat tense, and scenes flashed through her mind: the appearance of her bulging belly, the appearance of her holding the baby in swaddling clothes.

Fifteen years.

She thought mother and son were separated forever, but she didn't expect to see him again.

Apart from excitement and expectation, there was also a hint of inexplicable nervousness and anxiety in her heart.

She had been so derelict as a mother; would that child still recognize her?

Far north of the secret realm.

Tens of thousands of miles away from the Shengshan, far exceeding Li Hao's imagination.

This entire Ji Clan Saint Realm was as vast as seven or eight large states of the Da Yu Divine Dynasty.

Li Hao and Ji Yunyue flew to rush on their way, seeing along the way that the further they were from the Shengshan, the more desolate the ground became. Deserts and green forests alternated, with various natural landscapes, but it was uninhabited.

This journey would take half a day at Ji Yunyue's movement speed.

And Li Hao had to walk for fifteen years.

"This secret realm was left behind by my Ji Clan's Progenitor. There are maze arrays secretly laid out by my Ji Clan outside the secret realm. Approaching my Ji Clan territory, without guidance, even a Demon King would get lost and be unable to attack strongly."

Ji Yunyue chatted with Li Hao on the way, also letting Li Hao know the biggest difference between the Desolate Ancient Saint Clan and other tribes: this secret realm.

Other tribes all lived in the Great Desolate Heaven and could only rely on magic arrays for protection, but once their habitat was found by demons, no matter how strong the magic array was, it would sooner or later be broken by demons.

But the secret realm was different, possessing all kinds of mysteries. Attacking the secret realm would require a great deal of effort and could easily defend against a million demons.

Even a Wen Dao Realm cultivator would need to expend considerable effort to tear open the secret realm.

Only the Sage Realm could easily break it open, just like that Sage who bestowed the mark upon Li Hao.

Finally, after traversing tens of thousands of miles, the two arrived before that Desolate Sea.

The boundless Desolate Sea could not be seen to the end.

At a specific location, there was a steep isolated peak, standing on the edge of the Desolate Sea, extremely conspicuous.

There were elders stationed on it. Ji Yunyue went to state their purpose, took out the Clan Head's token, and borrowed a divine artifact small boat, named the Nine Desolations Boat.

The two boarded the Nine Desolations Boat and crossed the Desolate Sea, heading to another isolated cliff on the Desolate Sea.

There were Twin Flowers guarded by a Demon King subdued by the Ji Clan. Once the Twin Flowers were picked, they would wither rapidly within half a day without being taken, losing their effect.

Obtaining the Twin Flowers, the two did not stop, but immediately turned the Nine Desolations Boat and rushed to Prisoner Heaven Island floating above the center of the Desolate Sea.

At the same time, when Li Hao and Ji Yunyue went to find the Twin Flowers, Ji Shen Yunqing accompanied Li Li Tiangang and flew over at extreme speed.

Ji Shen Yunqing stated their purpose to the elders on the isolated peak, borrowed another Nine-Cast Divine Weapon-level small boat, and the two crossed the Desolate Sea, rushing to Prisoner Heaven Island.

Crossing the tens of thousands of miles of the Desolate Sea, the high-floating Prisoner Heaven Island appeared before their eyes.

Three chains extended from three directions of the abyss to the sky, tying and imprisoning the Prisoner Heaven Island.

"If it weren't for these three Abyss Heaven Chains, the Saint Ancestor laws on Prisoner Heaven Island would make this island rise continuously until it reached the firmament of the secret realm, where it would be burned alive by the scorching sun's holy fire, and the people on it would be burned to death!"

Ji Shen Yunqing said.

Li Li Tiangang's eyes shrank. This place where the Ji Clan imprisoned criminals had a magnificent feeling of exquisite craftsmanship. Was this the power of a Sage? The other end of the Abyss Heaven Chains extended into the Desolate Sea, where there were three rivet-like sharp peaks inserted into the three places of the circular abyss.

The thick chains were pulled tight and extended downward, inserted into the sharp peaks, covered in moss, with traces of time.

"They should have found the Twin Flowers and be on it," Ji Shen Yunqing said: "Let's go up directly."

He jumped onto the sharp peak, and after waiting for Li Li Tiangang to jump up, he turned and put away the Heaven-Passing Boat, then took the lead to step on the iron bridge-like chain and rushed toward Prisoner Heaven Island.

The chain was thousands of miles long, spanning the sky, magnificent.

Li Li Tiangang heard Ji Shen Yunqing's words, looked up at the huge island above his head, and couldn't help but feel excited.

Would he be able to see his mother and son soon?

His heart surged, and he quickly followed, and when the two boarded the Abyss Heaven Chain, at the other end of the sea area, Li Hao and Ji Yunyue obtained the Twin Flowers and also rushed over.

"You wait here, I will take Ji Qingqing down."

Ji Yunyue said to Li Hao, not wanting Li Hao to risk entering this dangerous forbidden land.

Li Hao shook his head: "Since we are here, let's go together."

Seeing Li Hao's persistence, Ji Yunyue was somewhat helpless and raised her hand to summon a whip-like chain, wrapping it around herself and Li Hao.

"Then let's go, be careful of the Desolate Abyss below. There are special laws here, and even the Dao Realm cannot fly. Once you fall, you will lose your life."

She instructed.

Li Hao nodded, the two stepped on the iron chain, one in front and one behind, climbing upward rapidly.

With their movement techniques, this steep iron chain was like an inclined ladder to heaven, jumping from time to time, moving extremely fast.

After climbing for tens of miles, arriving at the chain above the Desolate Abyss, Li Hao felt a special force covering his body, actually suppressing the aura in his body, unable to exert it, and even the Heavenly Earth Pulse disappeared, isolated.

No wonder they said one couldn't cross above the abyss.

The suppression of the laws above was even stronger than the Desolate Sea.

He looked down, his expression slightly solemn, thinking of the second test of the Tan Palace Academy, crossing the ten-thousand-foot iron chain to practice courage.

His and Ji Yunyue's courage was clearly not comparable to the Tongli Realm. Although their expressions were solemn, it only made their movements more cautious and careful, and there was no fear.

The chain swayed slightly, and wild winds blew from high altitude from time to time, but Li Hao and Ji Yunyue climbed extremely steadily and were not affected much.

On Prisoner Heaven Island, Ji Ji Qingqing and Ning Ma came out of the mountain and waited before the Abyss Heaven Stele.

The two occasionally sacrificed their divine souls to stare, and after a long time, Ning Ma suddenly said happily:

"I see people!"

Only then did two small dots appear on the chain thousands of miles away, jumping and climbing. ===== CHAPTER 312 =====

"Yes..."

Li Li Tiangang felt great pressure from that old man and felt a tremor in his heart. He had encountered existences in the Great Peace Dao Realm, and the old man before him gave him a similar feeling.

This Ji Clan was truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Any old man before him was in the Great Peace 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 plead guilty directly, 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 are you only coming now?"

The tone was actually very gentle.

Li Li Tiangang had been in the army for a long time and heard this tone, which had no killing intent, and was stunned. Then, his heart tightened again:

"Senior, have you seen my son?"

He looked at the other party nervously.

Ji Ji Yunyu couldn't help but laugh: "Your son came a few days ago. Why are you only coming now? Were you trapped by the magic array outside and lost your way?"

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

"Yes, this junior is dull and was trapped by the magic array. I don't know, Senior, has my son offended you all? I am willing to apologize to you all on my son's behalf. Even if I have to use my life to rectify the Ji Clan's laws, I will not resist. I only ask that you do not harm my wife and son, Li Hao."

"Li Hao?"