[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity":3,"chapter-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-89":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Name That Echoes Through Eternity",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2282638,4466,"Chapter 89: Outrage","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-89",89,"\u003Cp>After Zhao Bo and Li Fu had left, Yu Xuan looked at Li Tiangang with hesitation and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General, you just returned yesterday, and this conflict with the Young Master is bound to harm your father-son bond—wouldn’t it be better to go comfort him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang glanced at the direction Li Hao had left, realizing his own demeanor had been too harsh, but then recalled Li Hao’s cold gaze, and a nameless rage flared in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clapped Yu Xuan on the shoulder and said: “You’ve had to endure this child’s temper today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan immediately bowed low: “General, you’re too kind—I don’t mind, but the Young Master…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go see him later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang sighed and said: “Even if I’m wrong, this child has been spoiled for years—his temper is too wild. He even said the painting could be disposed of as we wished. But if the painting shows Qingqing, his mother, how could he abandon it over something so trivial? He deserves a beating!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan opened his mouth slightly, wanting to speak but holding back, unsure how to persuade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he didn’t understand such matters—he was a war orphan, and with strict discipline, he dared not speak out of turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a figure suddenly shot across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang looked up and saw it was his second uncle—his face immediately brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second Uncle!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He greeted warmly and hurried out of the corridor to meet him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What brings you here? I was just about to thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu landed in the courtyard, looked at Li Tiangang’s burly frame, and sighed: “You kid, years of frontier winds and frost have made you tough. Where’s Qingqing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang froze, then whispered: “She left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu frowned, staring at him: “Will she come back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang blinked in surprise, looking at his second uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m asking you,” Li Muxiu snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang hesitated: “Second Uncle, do you know about Qingqing…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, you really think you could hide it from everyone? Who didn’t know back then? Your father knew. Your mother knew!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu growled: “Otherwise, would they have let you marry her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father and Mother knew…” Li Tiangang stood frozen, as if struck by lightning. After a long silence, he came to his senses—his eyes were damp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu casually released an energy seal around them, then fixed him with a piercing gaze: “Tell me honestly—will she come back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang clenched his fists and slowly shook his head: “She won’t come back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Won’t come back… Li Muxiu drew a deep breath, then remembered something and asked at once: “I was away yesterday and heard you returned. Did anyone else know the truth? What about Hao’er? Does he know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing his rapid-fire questions, Li Tiangang shook his head again: “I didn’t explain. Everyone thinks Qingqing…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hao’er doesn’t know either?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu asked immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang gave a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu paused, then sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded: “You did right. It’s better Hao’er doesn’t know. Since Qingqing won’t return, there’s no need to tell him—just treat her as dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Li Tiangang’s body trembled slightly, but he clenched his fists and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could your ending of the Yanbei war have anything to do with Qingqing?” Li Muxiu suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang shook his head slightly: “Only partly. Mostly, the Sacred Palace has grown weak after years of fighting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu snorted: “Those demons—once Hao’er inherits the True Dragon Seat and the family has an heir, I’ll go myself and face those ten-thousand-year-old demon kings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second Uncle, the family still needs you to guard it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang smiled bitterly—he knew his second uncle’s temper, and changed the subject:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speaking of Hao’er, I was just about to thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank me? Caring for Hao’er is natural—he’s the only one among all my nephews’ sons I actually admire. The rest are all wooden heads. Even you brothers—you’re all wooden heads.” Li Muxiu spoke bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang, hearing himself included, merely felt a quiet helplessness and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when they were young, nine brothers—all but a few had been scorned by this second uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined Li Hao could win such affection from the eccentric old man, and smiled: “If not for you reversing Hao’er’s fate, he’d never have achieved what he has today. This debt, I’ll forever remember!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu blinked: “What reversing fate? Me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Li Tiangang stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, the young Yu Xuan also looked surprised at this pillar of the Li family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second Uncle, Hao’er is fourteen and has already reached the Fifteen-Li Realm—if not for you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang’s sentence was cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got it wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu suddenly understood what he meant, and snapped:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d love to reverse Hao’er’s fate—but my chance was used up long ago. I had no opportunity left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, Hao’er’s talent is peerless, unmatched in history—more extraordinary than your ninth brother. He doesn’t need fate reversed—he’d just get ruined if you tried.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Li Tiangang, hardened by decades of battle, showed a look of stunned disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not Second Uncle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Hao’er reach this level purely through his own talent?? Yu Xuan was equally stunned, staring at the old man in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their reactions, Li Muxiu chuckled—he understood perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Li Hao’s talent, even among the Li family’s countless prodigies, was utterly dominant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hao’er’s intellect surpasses ordinary imagination—he’s not just a genius,” Li Muxiu said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang snapped back to himself and asked: “But wasn’t he said to have blocked meridians?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Li Hao’s biological father—the rumors reaching him couldn’t be false.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why lie to him? Besides, Li Hao carried his mother’s blood—such a condition wasn’t impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His meridians were indeed blocked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu sighed: “That’s what makes it terrifying. Hao’er himself says his meridians suddenly opened in a dream. I checked—this is pseudo-meridian blockage, not fully sealed. Such accidents are ten thousand times rarer than pure blockage, since most common folk’s children accumulate generations of turbid blood, and meridian blockage isn’t uncommon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He became meridian-opened around six or seven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meridian blockage wasn’t rare among ordinary families—it was only strange in the Divine General’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d faced countless battles, blades, and bloodshed without flinching—but now he was speechless with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did this mean Li Hao only began cultivating at six or seven? No Foundation Establishment, no Blood Melting—and yet reached the Fifteen-Li Realm in just seven years? And from what I’ve seen, he’s been lazy, playing around, never truly cultivating…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder even Second Uncle called it “terrifying!” Li Tiangang had seen the most prodigious genius in his family—his ninth brother—but now he realized even that man paled beside his own son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his son!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang’s body trembled slightly, his heart swelling with uncontainable excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan stood dumbfounded, unable to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That lazy Young Master was this powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their reactions, Li Muxiu grinned smugly—he loved seeing people like this, unaccustomed to true wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t be the only one shocked—along with Old Feng and Old Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s Hao’er?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang, still stirred by emotion, said: “Hao’er should be in his courtyard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu nodded, smiling: “I came first to see you, second because I had business to attend to. Now that you’re back, I can leave with peace of mind. Hao’er is in your care.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With Hao’er’s cultivation, he can roam the Jianghu freely—he doesn’t need my care.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu’s smile faded slightly as he looked at him, speaking with quiet depth: “No matter how strong he is, he’s still a fourteen-year-old child.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t mean I fear others will bully him—I mean I fear he’ll have no one to keep him company. Do you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang froze. His smile slowly faded into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Company?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he recalled Li Hao’s repeated questions earlier:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I now pursued the Master Realm as you imagine, what then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I were the greatest genius in a thousand years, what then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tiangang drew a deep breath, his expression shifting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that child was asking—what could he gain from being this good? Praise from his parents? Or companionship? Thinking of his fourteen years fighting in Yanbei, Li Tiangang sighed inwardly, guilt rising—he had indeed failed as a father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said to Li Muxiu: “Second Uncle, I understand. I’ll care for Hao’er properly, and make up for these lost years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu smiled: “Good. I won’t waste more time with you—I’ll go see Hao’er and leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second Uncle, what business are you going to attend to?” Li Tiangang asked quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meeting an old friend to discuss a rain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxiu smiled, waved, and turned away with effortless grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao returned to his courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered the room, the white fox Xiao Rou darted out from nowhere and leapt into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao snapped out of his thoughts, then smiled faintly, hugging the fox and stroking the fur on its head. “Where did you run off to? Why didn’t I see you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white fox gave him a wounded look, unable to speak, only burying its head in Li Hao’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao didn’t think much of it, sat down with the fox at his desk, glanced at the chessboard beside him, idly picked up a piece from the box, turning it between his fingers, leaning back in his chair as if bored, gazing out the window. Suddenly, a shadow leapt outside the window, startling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You brat, what are you doing here? Didn’t Old Five come to play chess with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You brat, what are you doing here? Didn’t Wuwu come to play go with you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao blinked, then chuckled. “Second Uncle, got time? Let’s go fishing for dragons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu scowled at him. “Fishing for dragons? You? You think you can catch one? Your father’s back—why don’t you spend more time with him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s lips curled slightly. “Last time I caught a jiao. Next time, I’ll catch a dragon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wish. Last time was pure luck—you stumbled onto a dead rat by accident!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu rolled his eyes, then added: “I’m leaving on a trip soon. If you want to fish, go find your Uncle Feng. Don’t go alone—there’s still an old dragon in that lake I haven’t found. Even though you’re at the Fifteen Li Realm, it’s still dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu gave him a glare, then said: “I’m going away for a while. If you want to fish, go find your Wind Elder—try not to go alone. I haven’t found the old dragon in that lake yet. Even though you’re at the Fifteen-Li Realm, it’s still dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in Changchun Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the main hall, He Jianlan dropped her teacup onto the carpet, soaking a patch, scattering tea leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she paid no attention, leaping to her feet, staring in shock at Li Fu. “Say that again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Fu smiled inwardly, unsurprised by the Lady’s reaction—who wouldn’t be stunned upon first hearing of the Young Master’s condition? He bowed respectfully. “My Lady, the Marquis has sent me to inform you: we are holding a family banquet to celebrate the Young Master’s entry into the Fifteen Li Realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jianlan stared at him blankly. Li Fu was a soldier—he wouldn’t lie about this, especially not on Lord Tian Gang’s orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Hao had reached the Fifteen Li Realm? Suddenly, countless flashes of lightning seemed to crackle through her mind, then froze—she felt a sudden, profound clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these years… had it all been an act?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hao’er could cultivate—and his talent surpassed imagination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That hateful Seventh Brother didn’t trust her, so he hid even this from her?! She believed this was all Tian Gang’s doing—who else could a child understand such deception? He Jianlan felt joy, anger, fury—but ultimately, overwhelming delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hao’er is at the Fifteen Li Realm… and he’s only fourteen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hao’er is already at the Fifteen-Li Realm… he’s only fourteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall fell utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maids, retainers, and her personal attendant all stared at Li Fu in shock, trying to absorb the earth-shattering news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, Li Hao had often visited Changchun Courtyard—how could they not know his condition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today, he had stunned them all, revealing his terrifying cultivation talent. Snow View, the attendant standing quietly to the side, wore a face of utter disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered the boy vividly—she had first accompanied him to Tingyu Pavilion, thinking he was just a child playing around, reluctantly fulfilling her duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now… had he been secretly cultivating even then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How old was he then? To conceal it so perfectly—his composure and intellect were chilling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand. Go ahead. Tell Seventh Brother I’ll settle accounts with him later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jianlan snapped back to herself, glaring at Li Fu, convinced he’d known all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d always acted like a wooden block, pretending to earnestly advise her to counsel Li Hao—she’d even admired him for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Fu, you truly are a “honest man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Fu, Li Fu, you really are a “honest man”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Word of the upcoming family banquet spread from Changchun Courtyard to the kitchens, the procurement offices, and every other courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jianlan made no secret of it—she ordered the maids and attendants to announce it plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celebrating Li Hao’s entry into the Fifteen Li Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this news alone ignited the Li household like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Ninth Courtyard’s training ground, the entire area erupted in chaos. The instructors and veteran soldiers stood stunned—they knew the legitimate young master well; he was the one whose fiancée he had personally recommended to the Sword Saint’s sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… that same Young Master, who’d been cruelly rejected by the Sword Saint, was now at the Fifteen Li Realm?! This had to be a joke! His fiancée, now in the Sword Cottage, probably hadn’t even reached the Spirit Travel Realm yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This news didn’t just shock the veteran instructors—it stunned the many Li family’s illegitimate sons training in the yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourteen years old. Fifteen Li Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words struck their minds like sharp needles, overturning everything they’d ever believed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the terrifying genius of the legitimate branch?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Shuihua Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuerong was dressing before her mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her beautiful face reflected in the bronze mirror—though nearly forty, she looked barely thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her figure was graceful, her gaze full of allure, her eyes exuding mature charm, her hair coiled in an elegant bun, like a woman stepped from a painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her personal maid was adjusting her hairpin when another maid entered quietly, head bowed, whispering: “A maid from Changchun Courtyard has come to pay respects—she has news to deliver.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuerong glanced at her dismissively. “Bring her in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a senior maid entered, bowed, and delivered the news of the banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuerong, admiring her reflection, froze. She whirled around sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A jewel dangling from her hairpin swung and struck her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Celebrate Li Hao entering the Fifteen Li Realm? Li Hao?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior maid bowed gracefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuerong stared at the obedient girl, her head ringing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Real? Fake? A joke? That boy—Fifteen Li Realm?! A wave of dizziness surged—she felt as if she hadn’t slept last night, her vision darkening in spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the inconsistencies, the inexplicable details—before the truth, they dissolved, then reassembled into a plausible explanation. She had already guessed one possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest heaved several times, then she forced herself to calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled, dismissed the Changchun Courtyard maid, then immediately summoned her elderly stewardess to verify the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the stewardess returned: the news was confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuerong’s face darkened. How was this possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless… Li Hao was never a defective body. Tian Gang had sent Lin Haixia back early to conceal Li Hao’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did it make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that talk of failed Foundation Establishment—lies. Staged for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You sneaky bastard, Li Tian Gang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So big and honest-looking—and yet so cunning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had to be that strange woman Ji Qingqing’s idea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuerong gritted her teeth, vividly recalling how she’d rushed to Shanhe Courtyard and seen the boy’s body bleached white in the medicinal bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the liquid hadn’t been absorbed at all. To stage such a performance—how ruthless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must inform Qianfeng. He must prepare in advance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuerong snapped to attention, ordered paper and ink, and began writing a secret letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, the other courts, upon hearing the news, were all utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, every courtyard that heard the news was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This revelation shook them even more than when they’d learned that Jiulang Li Jun had reached the Master Realm at seventeen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in their eyes, Li Hao had always been lazy—no one had ever seen him train. He painted, or went fishing with Second Uncle, always seeming to have endless free time—completely unlike the other boys, drenched in sweat from relentless practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Li Hao had later begun cultivating, no one had asked about his realm. Obviously, without Foundation Establishment, his bones must be terrible—and with such laziness, how far could he possibly go? The invitation to Tan Gong Academy had been added only because He Jianlan had specifically instructed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even He Jianlan had assumed Li Hao barely cultivated—getting into Tan Gong Academy on his own was already a stretch, let alone anyone else’s opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s why they made an exception…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Piaoxue Courtyard, Li Yun and his sister stared blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d assumed Li Hao had merely reached the Soul Continuation Realm ahead of them—after all, the threshold of the Black and White Hall was Soul Continuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t expected him to leap ahead so far, out of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wushuang stood nearby, her eyes narrowing slightly upon hearing the news—no other change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d already felt Li Hao’s Fifteen Li Realm palm strike yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuanli and Gao Qingqing were stunned, exchanging glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her younger sister Li Zhining murmur, Li Wushuang asked: “What ‘exception’ are you talking about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhining snapped back to reality, her expression complex. Seeing her elder sister lean in, she suddenly realized—her dazzling older sister, before this boy, might seem dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixteen-year-old Spirit Travel Realm versus fourteen-year-old Fifteen Li Realm—the gap was too vast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Li Wushuang’s pressing, Li Zhining explained the Tan Gong Academy matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Li Hao had been granted entry into the Black and White Hall, Li Xuanli grumbled: “So the old bastards at Tan Gong Academy knew before we did?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qingqing, quick-witted, had already calmed from her shock. “When they went on their academy missions, perhaps Li Hao revealed his strength then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why didn’t they notify us about something this important?” Li Xuanli snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qingqing glanced at her husband. “Think. They must assume we already know. Li Hao has heavenly talent but hides it—perhaps we’re deliberately concealing it. With his parents stationed on the frontier, they’d naturally suspect the concealment is to protect him from enemies. Now that they’ve learned the truth, they dare not speak—likely terrified they’ll leak it themselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[201] Hearing his wife’s analysis, Li Xuanli finally understood—and fell silent. It was like luck had come home… and brought the whole house with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of sabotage, Gao Qingqing glanced at her eldest daughter and said, “You must be more careful when you travel outside. The Qiankun List is our human race’s roster of geniuses, accessible only to prodigies—but you also know it has another name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wushuang nodded. That other name was: the demon race’s assassination list!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For countless years, resentment between humans and demons has run deep; if they learned a great demon had spawned a bloodline with extraordinary talent, they would send assassins to eliminate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite this other name, the glory and honor of the Qiankun List still draw countless people like moths to a flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, most prodigies possess pride—if one hides in fear of assassination, what kind of hero is that? In this world, countless martial cultivators toil and train, seeking nothing but one word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3349,"2026-06-20T02:15:40.176Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f615ef0de756c7eb7e4fdc30299a558f147240efa90f8a1b7ecfbf380e9fd580","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-90","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-88",929,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-cover.jpg"]