Chapter 623

Seeing Li Hao's attitude was firm, the Seeing Yuanzu and the others lobbied for a few sentences to no avail and finally left.

"Is there really no other way?"

"This Lord Hao Tian is too heartless; does he really want to watch us all die miserably?"

"Stop talking about him. We regard all things as straw dogs, and he regards us as straw dogs; now it's just retribution."

Among the Sages, some were pessimistic, already seeing the ending of the Heavens Holy Land.

Other Sages, although angry at Li Hao, already knew in their hearts that it was a disaster they had caused; they were just forced into a corner in the face of life and death, annoyed that Li Hao refused to forgive them.

Under the shroud of this oppressive and gloomy atmosphere, the Master Jian Sheng was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Although I am not familiar with Hao Tian, I have heard from my senior brother that this person values affection and righteousness, repays kindness with kindness, and repays hatred with hatred. You have all contemplated his Dao scriptures; the Dao follows nature, emphasizing a natural state of mind, unconstrained. In the current situation, it is our own fault, but if we want to save ourselves, perhaps there is still one way."

"What way?"

Someone asked hurriedly.

The Seeing Yuanzu, the God King, and others also looked at the Master Jian Sheng.

In the Master Jian Sheng's mind, the reincarnation of his little disciple appeared, his eyes flickering, and he said: "He is building a Holy Land, likely wanting to protect his relatives and friends. Let's find his relatives and friends and let them help lobby; it would be better than us going to find him directly."

Speaking of this, he continued: "Before that, we still have to do some things to show him, to make up for our mistakes, and block the gap to prevent other Ancient Demons from invading."

"Make up for our mistakes? With so many of us, we have to look at his face to act?"

A Sage's expression was ugly, feeling it was incredible.

The Seeing Yuanzu and the God King looked at each other, but felt the Master Jian Sheng's suggestion was good.

"So what if we have to look at his face to act? You can choose not to look, but don't beg others. What is the situation now? Haven't you figured it out yet?"

"Exactly, when people are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads. The formation is ineffective; if you have the ability, research a formation that can cover the Ancient Demons' detection."

"Now, we can only do as the Master Jian Sheng says. It's just that blocking the gap is too dangerous; what if the Immortal Gate suddenly shatters..."

Many Sages agreed with the Master Jian Sheng's idea. Things had reached this point, and they could only choose to bow their heads. It was just that they couldn't help but worry about the danger of blocking the gap.

"To avoid everyone sacrificing themselves, let's block the gap in batches. If it really falls to anyone's turn to have an accident, that is fate."

The Seeing Yuanzu said.

Once he said this, it was equivalent to finalizing this matter.

Although some Sages had complaints and wanted to try other methods, they could only helplessly accept it now.

A moment later, following the discussion, according to strength and number of people, they were divided into three batches: one batch led by the Seeing Yuanzu, one batch led by the God King, and one batch of many old Three-Disaster Sages.

They took turns guarding the ancient palace, rotating every three days.

The discussion ended, and the Sages followed the Seeing Yuanzu and the God King to the ancient palace together.

"I don't know how many Ancient Demons have been released during these days. These Ancient Demons are cunning; there will likely be guards at this gap."

The Seeing Yuanzu and the others arrived at the ancient palace cautiously.

After entering the ancient palace, they felt bursts of evil thoughts that made people's emotions restless permeating the air.

They immediately knew their guess was correct; there were indeed Ancient Demons entrenched here.

After arriving at the crack, they saw four Ancient Demons guarding this place in front of the Starry Immortal Gate.

When they noticed the Ancient Demons, these four Ancient Demons also noticed them and instantly let out low roars of deterrence.

"Sure enough..."

The Seeing Yuanzu and the others' expressions sank. If they hadn't anticipated it in advance and all come here, if just one batch of Sages had come to guard, they would likely have paid a painful price.

"Kill!"

The God King was extremely decisive and was the first to kill with his sword.

Soon, a great battle broke out in the ancient palace.

The four Ancient Demons joined forces, causing great pressure on the Sages, but they united with each other, helped each other, and with their numbers being more than twenty times that of the Ancient Demons, they soon strangled the four Ancient Demons.

However, more than twenty Sages were injured, their Primordial Spirits decayed, and they needed to recuperate.

"God King, according to the earlier fate technique choice, you guard first, and I will come in three days."

The Seeing Yuanzu said to the God King.

The God King nodded, wiped the Ancient Demon blood from his sword, and immediately squatted in front of the Ancient Demon's corpse to examine it.

"This Ancient Demon is comparable to the level of the Dragon Sage; it should be full of treasures. Perhaps it can be refined into weapons or made into precious medicine. Earlier, that Lord Hao Tian took away the Ancient Demon's corpse, which was likely very useful. Those of you who understand weapon refining and pill refining, come and see what can be extracted."

The God King greeted.

Hearing this, several Sages walked out immediately. They were all skilled in weapon refining and pill refining, and soon picked the Ancient Demon's sharp claws and skull meat.

The Seeing Yuanzu glanced at it and shook his head slightly: "Don't waste your effort. I investigated it earlier; although this Ancient Demon is dead, its flesh and blood contain special soul-devouring power. Both weapon refining and pill refining will be affected, and it's impossible to refine them."

Weapon refining and pill refining both require the use of spiritual sense to control, and during this process, one will be constantly devoured by the Ancient Demon's flesh and blood. After a round of weapon refining, one might already be seriously injured, and it might not necessarily be refined successfully.

Sure enough, hearing his words, those Sages skilled in weapon refining and pill refining changed their expressions after investigating, and all shook their heads:

"The Seeing Yuanzu is right; it really can't be refined."

The God King raised his eyebrows and glanced at his old rival. Sure enough, the other party always knew everything a step ahead but kept it hidden without saying anything.

"Then what is the reason Lord Hao Tian takes their corpses?"

The God King frowned and asked.

The Seeing Yuanzu's eyes flickered. He also wanted to ask Li Hao this point, but he knew this inevitably involved Li Hao's secrets, and asking would just be asking for trouble.

Li Hao stayed on that Ancient Road for twelve years; it was impossible he didn't know the uniqueness of this Ancient Demon's body.

"Perhaps he has some special method, or the method taught by the Immortal God veteran he spoke of."

The Seeing Yuanzu shook his head and said; this was the only explanation he could think of in his heart.

"Since he can utilize this Ancient Demon's corpse, you say, if we send this corpse to him, does it count as making friends and making up for it?"

Suddenly, a Sage suggested.

Hearing his words, the Seeing Yuanzu was slightly stunned, nodded, and said: "This method is feasible. Tianyu, send these four Ancient Demon corpses to Hao Tian later, and tell them our plan to block the gap, letting him see our sincerity!"

Xiao Tianyu's eyes moved slightly, and he nodded: "Understood."

"I'll go too."

A Sage said immediately.

"I'll accompany Sage Tianyu for a trip, to avoid him encountering other Ancient Demons along the way." A Sage also hurriedly opened his mouth.

Soon, seven or eight people indicated they wanted to accompany Xiao Tianyu.

Seeing this, the Seeing Yuanzu did not stop them, but his heart was as clear as a mirror.

What fear of Xiao Tianyu encountering Ancient Demons was just an excuse; they just wanted to change their image in front of Li Hao and brush up on their favorability.

The God King sat on the steps, the corner of his mouth sneering slightly. Since he was sealed that year, he had never looked up to these Sages.

"Except for the Sages accompanying the God King to guard, everyone else, come with me to the mortal world for a trip to visit the Divine General Mansion."

The Seeing Yuanzu said, turning his head to look at the Mo Clan Sage, and said: "Is that Jiang family Sage still in seclusion? It's time to invite him out."

The Mo Clan Sage immediately knew the Seeing Yuanzu's idea and nodded: "I have already notified him. He promised to try his best, but cannot guarantee it. Moreover, he said he must be given a chance for revenge; he wants to have a decisive battle with Jiao Sage."

Hearing this, a Sage in the crowd changed his expression. Seeing the gazes cast by the Sages, he immediately understood that he had no choice.

Now, that Jiang family descendant had a close relationship with Lord Hao Tian, and the other party wanting to take this opportunity to avenge the grudge of that year was also something he had anticipated.

"If the Sages do not intervene, I can give him a fair chance to discuss the Dao."

Jiao Sage said in a low voice.

Seeing him agree, the Mo Clan Sage nodded. If the other party refused to be sensible, he could only strike personally.

"Earlier in the Land of Sages, there were also the ancestors of the Li family who suffered. I ordered people to rescue them all, and now, let's send them to the lower realm together."

The Seeing Yuanzu said, calling another disciple of his and ordering the matter.

Hearing his words, the God King glanced at him.

The other party had actually taken this step ahead of time.

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Mortal world, Da Yu Divine Dynasty.

Yuzhou, in the Imperial Palace of the Imperial City.

Bright red dragon-scaled carpets covered the ground, civil and military officials lined up on both sides, and accompanied by the dragging of chains, a war chariot drove from the Xuantian Gate to the front of the Imperial Palace.

On that war chariot, chains were entangled, connecting a huge, blood-dripping head.

This head had a diameter of seven or eight meters, was covered in blood and flesh, the skull was shattered, and fangs several meters long were exposed, making people feel cold.

In front of the war chariot, a young youth general, wearing majestic battle robes and armor, had the character "Ping" on the chest of his armor.

He jumped off the war horse, the long phoenix-winged feathers on his helmet fluttering, looking extremely heroic, and walked into the Imperial Palace hall.

Accompanying his entry, the whispering in the entire Imperial Palace seemed to disappear, and numerous gazes condensed on this handsome youth with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes.

Seeing this youth take off his blood-dried helmet and hold it at his waist, he looked straight ahead, walked calmly, and walked toward the elderly Emperor on the dragon throne at the end of the carpet.

"Subject, pays respects to Your Majesty."

After arriving at the front of the civil and military officials, near the steps, the youth stopped his steps and nodded slightly, without kneeling.

And the old man on the dragon throne did not show any dissatisfaction, but instead was full of smiles, saying: "Good, good, good, the journey was hard. All officials, congratulate General Li on returning from slaying demons!"

Following his words, the civil and military officials of the entire court were all refreshed and congratulated in unison.

"Reward!"

After the congratulations subsided, Hearing Hearing Yu Huang on the dragon throne was full of smiles and said: "General Li has guarded my Da Yu for a hundred years, his merits are eternal. Reward two Yu Dragon Orders, one city, one million gold, and one hundred thousand good slaves!"

Following his words, the civil and military officials of the entire court cheered again.

But the youth before the steps had a calm expression, without any change.

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang saw his expression, but couldn't help but have a trace of helplessness in his eyes, saying: "Beloved official, the journey was tiring. Do you have anything to report? If not, go down and rest first. I will grant you half a year of leave to recuperate well in the Divine General Mansion. Besides slaying demons and eliminating evil, beloved official should also have more children, so as not to waste this bloodline of yours."

Hearing this, the youth frowned, stared at Hearing Hearing Yu Huang, saw his helpless expression, his face sank slightly, and he nodded: "Subject understands."

Saying this, he bowed slightly and turned to leave.

Seeing him do this, although somewhat impolite, the civil and military officials of the entire court were long used to it, and considering the other party's status, this didn't count as anything.

"General Li is truly amazing. That demon king of the Wen Dao Realm, I heard it came from the depths of the Great Wilderness Heaven, broke three cities on our border, and no one could stop it. As a result, General Li killed it as soon as he struck."

"That's right, General Li is the lucky general bestowed upon my Da Yu by Heaven. He has already been granted the title of Divine Marquis, and his military rank is the Grand Marshal of the World's Armies. Although his merits are great this time, he has already been granted all titles, and can only be rewarded with some money and jewelry. The things in the Imperial Treasury probably don't even compare to the Li Family Treasury accumulated over these years."

"General Li was granted the title of Divine Marquis long ago. He has still been conscientiously accumulating merits over these years; he should want to become a Da Yu Heavenly General, right?"

Following the youth's departure, the court whispered again.

Hearing Hearing Yu Huang looked at the youth's back, but sighed deeply in his heart. He knew the look in the youth's eyes before leaving and knew what the other party wanted as a reward, but that thing was unique, and he couldn't give it.

Thinking of this, the heroic posture of that carefree youth couldn't help but appear in his mind.

A hundred years have passed in a flash.

In the Land of Sages, only over a dozen years have passed; he didn't know how the other party was doing.

Outside the Imperial Palace.

The youth left the court and rode away directly outside the Imperial Palace.

Among the civil and military officials of the entire court, only he could ride freely within the Imperial City of the Imperial Palace; even the Crown Prince couldn't do this.

Following his departure on horseback, he rode to the Imperial City. This time slaying demons, he only led his own team of personal guards.

At this moment, he didn't go to meet with the personal guards to return to Qingzhou, but rode toward a famous mountain not far outside the Imperial City.

This mountain, I heard, was desolate a hundred years ago, later cut off by a sword, and then cleared out, just because a female Sword Immortal landed on this mountain and built a Daoist temple.

The mountain is not high, but it is spiritual because of the immortal. Martial artists from all over the world visited by name, but were all turned away.

In that Daoist temple, there were only a few Daoists, like the female Sword Immortal's attendants, cleaning the Daoist temple for her and taking care of the medicinal fields she opened up.

"General Li, this is the place where the Fairy lives; you must not trespass."

At the foot of the mountain, the youth rode over, and was blocked under the mountain road with thousands of steps.

Two women were dressed plainly, both in green clothes with swords, and hurriedly blocked the youth.

A trace of displeasure appeared on the youth's face. Even the Imperial Palace he could enter and leave at will; there was no place in the world he couldn't enter.

However, thinking of the figure on the mountain, he didn't flare up, jumped off the war horse, and said: "Go and report to Fairy Ren, just say Li Ping'an has come to visit!"

Hearing this, the two women didn't dare to say much, and one of them quickly went up the mountain to report.

And this youth, who had monstrous power and whose status in the entire Da Yu Divine Dynasty was second only to Hearing Hearing Yu Huang, just stood quietly in front of the steps, and the woman beside him felt like she didn't dare to breathe.

They could not see the Emperor, could not see anyone, and no one dared to do anything to their Fairy, because their Fairy had the strength to reach the supreme level of the world. But they didn't dare to neglect this General whose status was extremely prominent.

A moment later, a green-clothed figure rushed down the steps. The woman who had reported earlier returned, looked at the youth cautiously, and said: "General Li, our Fairy said she is not seeing guests; please return."

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, the youth's expression instantly sank. His patience for waiting seemed to have been exhausted at this moment. He wanted to get angry, but thinking of something, he held it back, took a deep breath, and said: "I went to fight this time, killed a demon of the Wen Dao Realm, took its Dao scales, and came to present them."

Saying this, he opened his palm and took out a dark brown scale with flowing Dao rhyme.

A hazy mist emanated from the scale. Just a scale, it was like a divine weapon, giving people a feeling of sharp edges.

He handed it to the woman and said: "Go and give it to Fairy Ren, tell her, I just came to drink a cup of tea and then leave."

The woman who reported was completely attracted by this scale at this moment. She could feel that this was an extremely extraordinary thing. If it could be cast into a weapon, it would inevitably be a famous divine weapon in the world.

She hurriedly took it carefully, holding it, and said: "General Li, wait a moment, I will go and inform the Fairy."

Saying this, she turned and went up the mountain quickly.

The youth continued to wait at the foot of the mountain with patience. His handsome figure made the woman beside him flicker her eyes, feeling a sense of secret admiration.

Since the youth became famous, the most ideal marriage partner for women in the world was none other than him.

Granted the title of Divine Marquis, reaching the rank of minister, himself being a prominent Divine General family, famous at a young age, with the second-best aptitude through the ages, all kinds of gorgeous deeds and legends made this youth the object of discussion and admiration for countless women in their boudoirs.

However, she knew that in the other party's eyes, there seemed to be only the Fairy of theirs.

While waiting, not long after, the woman who reported earlier returned again.

Before she walked close, Li Ping'an's brows frowned, seeing the Dao scale in her hand.

His face sank. She didn't accept it?

"General Li, our Fairy said, this thing is precious, she will not accept rewards without merit, please General Li take it back, she is not seeing guests..."

The woman held the Dao scale, looking at him cautiously, with reluctance and heartache in her eyes, but still handed the Dao scale to the heroic-looking General before her.

Li Ping'an was silent. Half a moment later, he took back the Dao scale, but a trace of coldness appeared in the depths of his eyes, saying: "I just wanted to visit; the Fairy is so heartless, don't blame me for breaking in."

While speaking, before the two women could change color and exclaim, he soared into the air.

He could kill demons of the Wen Dao Realm, and he himself was already in the Wen Dao Realm. At this moment, these two women were only in the Four Standing Realms; how could they stop him in the slightest.

In just an instant, he appeared above the steps.

He scanned with his gaze and immediately saw that before him was an extremely plain small courtyard with a fence.

This kind of small courtyard was like a courtyard where ordinary village women lived, but inside there was a peerlessly beautiful figure in white clothes like snow, sitting there, her plain hands gently tracing, outlining the distant green mountain scenery.

Just a back view entered his eyes, and the anger in Li Ping'an's heart vanished completely for some reason.

He was slightly silent, didn't take a step forward, just stood there, as if unwilling to destroy and disturb this scene, waiting quietly.

But the woman in the courtyard had already sensed the arrival of this uninvited guest. The ink on her brush dried, and she casually placed the brush handle on the inkstone beside her, then sighed lightly, didn't turn her head, and only said:

"General Li, your military duties are busy; don't waste time here."

Hearing her voice, Li Ping'an's expression became gentle, saying: "I just wanted to come and drink a cup of tea, Master."

"Don't call me Master. Seventy years ago, I already drew a line between master and apprentice with you. When I took you as an apprentice back then, it was just not knowing your identity, a coincidence."

The snow-clothed woman frowned slightly and said.

"A master for one day is a father for life. No matter what, in my heart, you will always be my Master."

Li Ping'an smiled, saying: "I just came to drink a cup of tea. Even Hearing Hearing Yu Huang wouldn't refuse me; the Master is a bit too heartless."

"I heard you just made a great contribution by slaying demons. That demon of the Wen Dao Realm came from the Central Plains of the Great Wilderness Heaven. There is a Sage orthodoxy there, and that demon must also have an orthodoxy. This battle must not have been easy, right? You should go back and rest early; I have my own things to busy myself with here."

The snow-clothed woman frowned and said.

Hearing this, Li Ping'an smiled even more happily, saying: "It seems the Master is not entirely indifferent to my affairs."

"Such a major event, even if I don't step out of the door, will always reach my ears." The snow-clothed woman's voice turned cold.

"Hearing Hearing Yu Huang gave me many rewards this time, but they are all vulgar things. If I really want what I want, he still can't bear to give it."

Li Ping'an spoke to himself, a flash of unclear light in the depths of his eyes. He looked at the woman before him and said: "If this Dao scale can be polished, it will inevitably become an excellent material for a sword hilt. Master, please be sure to accept it."

"If you call me Master again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

At this moment, the snow-clothed woman's tone became icy.

Li Ping'an's hand holding the Dao scale paused, his expression changed slightly, and finally he said in a low voice: "Master, have you rejected me all these years because my surname is Li?"

Speaking of this, his voice revealed a trace of suppressed anger.

The snow-clothed woman frowned and said coldly: "It has nothing to do with your surname. The matter of that year has long passed; he no longer cares, and naturally I won't care either. It's just that your intentions are not upright."

"Not upright? Is liking you not upright?"

Li Ping'an clenched the Dao scale in his hand, a trace of anger appearing in his eyes.

"That's right."

The snow-clothed woman answered without thinking, her tone resolute.

When the Immortal Gate was severed back then, she vaguely learned from Hearing Hearing Yu Huang what had happened. In her grief, she wandered the world.

Twenty or thirty years later, her cultivation continued to climb, and she soon reached the Four Standing Realms.

One day, while wandering in a famous mountain, sitting alone on the top of the mountain listening to the sound of the spring, a youth happened to come up the mountain, carrying resentment.

They spent a short time together. She learned that the youth was resentful and ran away from home, and the youth had seen her sword technique and admired her, wanting to apprentice. After much pestering, she agreed.

Later, under her serious teaching, the youth's aptitude was also extremely high; many sword techniques were easily mastered after being taught once.

The youth also gradually revealed his edge in the world of martial arts. It was just that, as they spent more time together, the youth's gaze toward her seemed to change gradually.

She also noticed this point and told the youth he had already finished his apprenticeship, sending him to the mortal world to experience.

Not long after, the youth's reputation became louder and louder, and the youth's true identity reached her ears. Only then did she learn that this youth was actually the bloodline of the Li family of the Divine General Mansion, and, moreover, the bloodline of that couple! Then, the youth was found by the Divine General Mansion, joined the army, made contributions, and soon had a body of glory.

When the youth climbed the mountain again to find her, she drew a line between master and apprentice with him.

All this happened seventy years ago.

Reaching their level of cultivation, aging is extremely slow. As long as they are willing, they can keep their youthful appearance forever.

The youth of seventy years ago was just a young man, and her changes were not great, just a bit more maturity and tranquility in her eyes.

"Is he really as good as the world sings?"

Li Ping'an gritted his teeth, hatred appearing in his eyes.

The snow-clothed woman sensed his tone and said coldly: "You should leave!"

"Is it worth it? I heard that when the Immortal Gate incident happened, perhaps he died long ago!"

Li Ping'an said angrily.

Swish! Suddenly, a cold sword aura arrived in an instant, grazing his cheek.

A bloodstain appeared, the touch was icy, and warm blood slowly seeped out.

"Say one more word, and I guarantee your head will fall!"

The snow-clothed woman had already turned around at this moment, but her peerlessly beautiful face was extremely cold.

Li Ping'an felt the cold killing intent in her eyes, without half of the gentleness from the days of master and apprentice. His expression was ugly. He knew that if he spoke again, the other party would really do it.

Countless times in the past, he had already witnessed the other party's heartlessness.

He gritted his teeth, dropped the Dao scale, turned around, and went down the mountain with a dark face without saying a word.

When he jumped off the steps and returned to the foot of the mountain, the wound on his cheek had already healed.

Suddenly, a whistling sound flew over.

He looked back and saw it was the Dao scale he had dropped on the ground, which had been thrown down in a parabola, falling at his feet and bouncing a few times.

His expression was even uglier, and the two women beside him were stunned.

Li Ping'an grasped his palm, and the Dao scale on the ground was adsorbed into his palm. His anger burned, and he gritted his teeth: "One day you will regret it!"

Saying this, he mounted his horse and turned to leave without looking back.

And on the top of the mountain, the sword finger in the snow-clothed woman's hand trembled and loosened. She looked at the painting before her, her gaze sweeping, and in the room beside her, the walls were covered with paintings, all of which were a youth.

It was just that the postures were all different.

There was the appearance of sitting by the chessboard under the eaves, the appearance of roasting by the campfire, and the appearance of laughing with his mouth full of oil.

Those were all the appearances in her memory.

"You will come back... right..."

She looked at the painting in the room and muttered to herself.

Outside Da Yu Prefecture.

Li Ping'an led his team of personal guards who had slain demons and left, returning to Qingzhou.

He had a gloomy expression all the way, not saying a word.

The personal guards beside him were very surprised, and someone asked: "Marshal, you have made such a great contribution this time; could it be that Hearing Hearing Yu Huang hasn't granted you the title of Heavenly General yet?"

"That's right, if it weren't for you, Marshal, going on an expedition, that demon would be unstoppable, and the entire Da Yu would fall into danger. We just killed it before it caused large-scale casualties. Doesn't this count as a heaven-shaking contribution?"

"With the Marshal's merits and strength, I think it's enough to be granted the title of Heavenly General. I heard that the cultivation base of that Heavenly General when he was granted the title was the same as the Marshal's, both in the Wen Dao Realm."

"Could it be that Hearing Hearing Yu Huang wants to suppress our Li family and doesn't want us to have two Heavenly Generals?"

"Shh!"

Li Ping'an, who was riding with his head down, also turned back and glared fiercely at the personal guard who spoke, saying with a cold face:

"When we return to Qingzhou, go and receive a hundred military whips yourself!"

That personal guard's expression changed, not daring to refute, just obediently saying yes.

Riding all the way, as Qingzhou approached, Li Ping'an saw a towering statue outside the city wall of Qingzhou City.

That statue was a youth with an easygoing smile, but he looked upright, like a peerless young general.

He glanced at it, and his eyes became a bit gloomier.

This statue, no one in the Da Yu territory didn't know; it was the only Heavenly General of Da Yu, Hao Tian.

In Li Ping'an's childhood, he saw his parents unhappy all year round, seemingly always having something on their minds.

They say no one knows a child like a mother, but in reality, a child's understanding of their parents is often clearer than the parents' understanding of the child.

From a very young age, he felt that his parents always had things on their minds.

Even when they saw him, their eyes were often dazed, feeling like they were thinking about other things.

At first, he thought it was because he wasn't smart enough or outstanding enough to make his parents worry, so he tried his best, cultivated desperately, and when he built his foundation at the age of six, he absorbed a large amount of alien blood to build a top-tier peerless foundation of the Ninth Rank.

His cultivation speed was a thousand miles a day, quickly surpassing his peers and far exceeding other direct descendants in the Divine General Mansion.

But at this time, besides the praise he heard, another name also accompanied it.

And when his parents heard of his outstanding performance, they didn't show the smiles he imagined, but instead showed sadness in their eyes.

This feeling made him bewildered and puzzled.

He had asked, but his parents just turned their heads, avoided the matter, only saying he saw it wrong, and then squeezed out a smile at him.

But he wasn't stupid; how could he not understand the difference between a squeezed-out smile and a sincere smile?

As he grew up, he heard more and more voices, and he seemed to understand that he had an extremely excellent brother.

It was just that the brother rebelled against the Divine General Mansion and didn't even recognize the Li surname.

That brother was radiant, the only Heavenly General of Da Yu, covering the light of the five great Divine General Mansions with his own strength, known to the whole world.

Only then did he know the reason, feeling resentful and painful in his heart. At the age of ten or so, he chose to run away from home. He wanted to become stronger, cultivate to a higher realm, and he wanted to break that incredible cultivation record and catch up with the other party's footsteps.

With his efforts, plus the resources of the Divine General Mansion, his cultivation progressed extremely fast. Later, he apprenticed to the current female Sword Immortal, practiced a good sword foundation, and his sword technique progressed a thousand miles a day.

As he made military contributions, from Count to Duke, to being granted the title of Divine Marquis, in just sixty years, he had already achieved the achievements of the Li family ancestors.

At the same time, he also inherited the Li family's True Dragon and became the pillar of the Li family of this generation.

In the Li family, no one didn't take pride in him.

But in his heart, there was always a thorn.

In the mortal world, he cultivated to the Wen Dao Realm and gradually felt he had reached a bottleneck, very difficult to improve further. He wanted to go to the world in the Immortal Gate, wanted to prove to the world that he would be more outstanding, but was currently limited to this.

"The records of the Jiang family ancestors in the Gan Dao Palace say that above the Wen Dao Realm is the Sage Realm. Among the Heavens, the Sage is the strongest. Even she can only be considered a Half-Sage..."

Li Ping'an took a deep breath. This time returning to Qingzhou, he prepared to heal his injuries and then go explore the Immortal Gate.

If he could become a Sage, everything would be different, and everyone would recognize him! The sound of horse hooves stepped over the city gate, and the people along the street saw the red dragon war horse and the figure on the horse, all cheering, shouting that Marshal Li had returned in triumph.

(End of chapter)