Chapter 472

Shen Qingli hadn't finished speaking when Di Jin pulled her into his arms and covered her mouth.

He had long since emanated a divine aura that shielded this place, lest Grand Purity detect it.

Fortunately, we had shielded against Grand Purity for the child's sake earlier, so Grand Purity isn't especially perceptive now.

Otherwise, a headache would be the least of it…

Di Jin helplessly looked at his wife, who still gazed at him clearly in his arms, his tone devoid of blame, only indulgent: "You dare say anything, yet you never bother to give me a heads‑up."

Grand Purity is right next door!

"…"

Unable to speak, Shen Qingli could only blink her eyes to show she understood.

Only then did Di Jin release her mouth, but his hand deliberately brushed over her playful eyes, teasingly covering them for a moment.

Such an intimate little gesture also drew a shocked gasp from Shen Kuo, who had already glanced at Di Hao.

Di Hao: "?"

What are you looking at him for?

Those little monsters aren't something he raised.

If we really settle the score, they were raised by this in‑law.

Zhong Minglan gave a light cough, then asked solemnly, "What about the little cat?"

Shen Qingli was already seated, but she couldn't resist Di Jin still holding and entwining her hand.

Having learned the situation of Xiao Xiao Li, she also formed a new conjecture, looking at Di Hao: "Xiao Xiao Li possesses Grand Purity's aura, so it can nurture Li Li's heart‑elixir; the little star is actually helping Xiao Xiao Li, right?"

"Not bad." Di Hao affirmed with a look of praise, "The idea you just mentioned came from realizing this, hoping to gain a greater chance of victory, right?"

Shen Qingli also nodded in agreement: "Yes. Not only does it increase the chance of reviving Li Li, it also increases the chance of simultaneously exterminating the Qilin Lord. I think it should work, right?"

Di Hao shook his head: "By rights, you cannot. Since Grand Purity has transformed the taiji source power that you and Di Jin wield, you can only be considered Grand Purity's juniors; no matter how defiant of heaven, you cannot defy Grand Purity."

But your situation also differs greatly from what I have determined. Therefore, I cannot give a definite answer on this matter. However, I must remind you,

After a pause, Di Hao said solemnly, "If you fail, the Three Pure Worlds will surely vanish! There is no room for maneuver."

Upon these words, the entire hall fell silent.

Di Hao then continued speaking —

"This disappearance includes anyone you hold dear."

"Oh, the two in‑laws have already attained great freedom, so they may be spared. The rest, however, cannot."

"Including your other beasts; they are all born of Grand Purity, and unless they attain great freedom, they cannot possibly survive."

Di Hao looked over Yu Jia, Xiao Bai, Jiu Ying, and Shen Que in turn, asking, "Are you really willing to plunge them all into desperation for the sake of that one little cat?"

In Di Hao's view, the current ending is actually quite good.

Although there are regrets, who can go through life completely without regrets?

Perfection is impossible.

Even if they have reached the pinnacle of the world, the Tianyan forty‑nine still lacks one.

Therefore, striving for utmost perfection may well result in losing even more.

"We are willing; we will advance and retreat together!" Yu Jia said frankly.

But Shen Qingli fell silent; she understood Di Hao's meaning. To her, every person and beast is important, and if she insisted on saving Li Li while endangering everyone else, that is not what she wishes.

However, she still had a trump card!

Shen Qingli looked at Di Jin, conveying the idea of deriving a small world.

"Or we could talk at the Huaxu Palace."

Di Jin truly worried that the "coffin lid" of Grand Purity couldn't be held down.

"It's the same wherever we are."

Although Di Hao has stepped back, when it comes to who understands Grand Purity best, it's still him.

"Alright, A Li, release it."

Di Jin strengthened his divine aura, and Shen Qingli, under his protection, released the Origin Spirit Realm.

"…"

Silence became Di Hao's theme.

Until Shen Qingli withdrew the Origin Spirit Realm, he remained silent.

"In‑law, what's wrong with you?"

Shen Kuo was the first to inquire, waving his hand before Di Hao as if summoning a soul.

Di Hao looked at Shen Qingli, truly, really not understanding!

"Did Pangu teach you this? Impossible—he doesn't have that ability; if he did, he wouldn't have died, nor would I need to help him establish the Three Pure Rules and derive an orderly heavenly way." Di Hao said, growing more bewildered.

Di Jin then said, "Don't ask, just say: can sending people in here cope with the Grand Purity crisis?"

"I don't know." Di Hao truly didn't know; he had never seen anyone capable of deriving a real world on their own.

Given this, his daughter‑in‑law is clearly a creator god! Or even a creator god stronger than Pangu.

As for Pangu, he is still a creator god who had to open up an orderly space in chaos;

but this girl, she simply derived one herself…

Although it's still small, he has already sensed its stable order and unprecedentedly rich spiritual qi!

If I'm not mistaken, her world not only possesses breathing soil, but also the Tree of Death and Propagation that sustains yin and yang, as well as the Spirit Fish that stabilizes yin and yang and balances the two extremes.

They are all living beings!

And it can self‑regulate the world's order.

Moreover, that phoenix tree is no simple matter—it self‑derives source fire.

Furthermore, if I'm not mistaken, the flower sprouts still in the seedling stage contain metal-origin source qi.

"Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and the stable world foundation woven from them—your little world has all of it, and it's even more stable than the Three Pure Ones World..."

Di Hao suddenly felt some regret, "I should have, before abdicating, taken a look at your future. It's not— I might not see clearly someone like you."

By this point in the conversation, Di Hao suddenly looked at Shen Kuo and asked, "Is she really your daughter?"

"What do you mean?" Shen Kuo's tone was clearly unfriendly.

Zhong Minglan was also unhappy, "How could I possibly mistake my own husband?"

"I'm not doubting you two; I'm doubting that she might have another identity—this world just isn't right."

"Then your son might not be your son either," Shen Qingli interjected.

Di Hao froze, "What do you mean by that?"

"The origin of this world is related to him," Shen Qingli stated bluntly.

Di Hao was even more stunned, almost truly doubting that this brat wasn't his wicked obstacle.

But that's impossible—aside from the wicked obstacle born to infuriate him to death, who else could anger him so?

However, since the daughter-in-law said that, he faintly sensed other possibilities, but……

"Your situation still exceeds my expectations; all I can say is, follow your hearts."

Di Hao could no longer make sense of it—both of them, including their child's situation, surpassed his understanding.

Perhaps, for them! All the possibilities he worried about would not come to pass.

But this is indeed an unprecedented course of action with no precedent to follow; he cannot give any definite answer.

Yet his answer made the originally confident Shen Qingli, who had offered advice, hesitate; if it only concerned herself, she would dare to gamble! But since it involves all her relatives and friends, she wavered.

"Let them choose?" Shen Kuo proposed.

Shen Qingli shook her head; if she asked, they would probably just believe her.

But since even Di Hao has no certainty about it, she naturally has even less!

Could it be that she has to abandon Li Li?