Moreover, his death in the Ji Family’s Secret Realm was simply absurd!
“Ji’s flesh rotted into a lake, with Dao Intent rampaging above it; it’s impossible for there to be a body, it would have long become dust.”
The Third Ancestor’s face was grim as he said, “I haven’t truly stepped into the Saint Realm yet; even I would be affected, let alone a child. Even if there was one ten-thousandth of a chance, I would be willing to search, but now there’s not even a sliver of possibility.”
Having said this, he looked at the people below with an icy gaze and said to Ji Daoxin,
“You can ask them about the specifics, manage the disposal yourself.”
With that, he turned around, stepped out, and disappeared in an instant.
Having listened to the Third Ancestor’s words, everyone, including Ji Daoxin, looked ashen-faced.
Not even one ten-thousandth of a chance?
Reduced to ashes?
Both Li Tian Gang and Ji Qingqing looked pale.
News of Li Hao’s death had shaken the entire Ji Family since it spread from the Saint Mountain.
These days, Li Hao’s reputation had been dazzling like the secret realm’s fierce sun, known to everyone. Any small bit of news related to him was seized upon, let alone now that his death was being reported.
“What?”
In a cave dwelling, Ji Mysterious God, who was cultivating, looked up abruptly when his father, with a gleam of happiness in his eyes, spoke,
“He’s dead?”
“Yes, it’s said that the Saint’s mark on his body awakened the Demon Saint sealed beneath Qiu Tian Dao, and he got eaten by the Demon Saint!”
The middle-aged man’s face was full of emotion as he said, “I’ve lived for hundreds of years and only recently found out that there was a Demon Saint sealed beneath Qiu Tian Dao, supposedly slain by the Saint Ancestor who out of old affection sealed it there; unexpectedly, it has helped us greatly!”
“That boy is dead, and now you will again be the Dao Seed in our Ji Family!”
He looked at his son with pride, admiration, and a hint of awe,
“People say that the heavens envy the gifted; I have really seen it now. That child had shallow fortunes, unable to withstand such favor from our Ji Family; the Saint’s mark, in turn, became a disaster for him…”
“Stop talking!”
Ji Mysterious God suddenly shouted.
The middle-aged man was startled, his expression shifted slightly, but he did not get angry, rather he seemed a bit bewildered,
“Mysterious God, you…”
“I, Ji Mysterious God, fear no opponent. I lost to him only because I wasn’t strong enough!”
Ji Mysterious God’s eyes burned with anger as he glared at his father, “The position of the Dao Seed that fell into my hands because he died, do you think I value it?!”
The middle-aged man was taken aback, saying, “But it’s still the Dao Seed…”
“Sparrows do not understand the ambition of a swan!”
Ji Mysterious God looked at his father with frustration and disappointment, spoke coldly,
“Leave, I need to meditate!”
…
The middle-aged man gave one last look, his heart filled with a bitter smile, then turned and left.
“I was still looking forward to fighting him again in the Tao Comprehension Realm…”
Ji Mysterious God sat back down on the Dao Platform, his expression ugly. The previous defeat by that young man, although frustrating, had given him an unprecedented drive to cultivate.
Under this motivation, he felt he was on the verge of touching the Tao Comprehension Realm.
The battle with that young man had let him vaguely glimpse his own Dao.
But now, that young man had died.
“Dammit!”
He angrily smashed his hand onto the Dao Platform, causing it to crack.
Li Hao’s death caused a major uproar; countless people flocked outside the Council Hall, eager for details.
Ji Daoxin and Ji Tian Chao among other War Gods and Elders came, interrogating everyone present at the time.
After extracting the sequence of events, they were all astonished, even Li Tian Gang stood stupefied, shocked at his wife.
Many criminals were terrified, pushing all the blame onto Ji Qingqing, saying it was an opportunity given to her, yet she didn’t stop it.
Facing the accusations, the grief-stricken Ji Qingqing felt powerless to argue, for the choice she made at that moment indeed left her irrefutable.
“You, how could you…”
Ji Yunqing and Ji Yun Yue, although present, were only now learning the full story, nearly fainting in shock.
“He’s your son!!”
Ji Yun Yue stomped her foot, “He still had a future, how could you bear to ruin it?!”
Ji Qingqing’s body trembled, tears blurred her vision as she choked out,
“I didn’t want to choose, if possible, I would rather exchange my life for his, but there was no such option, I didn’t know what to do, my husband and I have been through life and death together for over a decade, I, I couldn’t let him down.”
“And you could let down that child?”
Ji Yunqing was furiously outraged at his niece, “Do you realize, that child came to our Ji Family risking his life for you! He has a mixed heritage; he came here risking his life!”
“For you, he endured humiliation, fought the best, he didn’t even plan to inherit our Ji Family’s Dao Seed, it was because of you he fought with his life, how could you bear it?!”
“Without him, you could never have cleared your sin, and your husband would never have been able to live in our Ji Family!”
Ji Qingqing was stunned, she turned to Li Tian Gang, “Wasn’t it you who brought him?”
Li Tian Gang had already recovered from his shock. His wife’s words overwhelmed him like a dam breaking, filled with sorrow, helplessness, and primarily a deep self-loathing, if he hadn’t embarked on that path, there wouldn’t have been such a choice.
“I was looking for him; he abandoned the Li Family, I wanted to bring him back…”
Li Tian Gang turned sadly, unable to face his wife,
“Abandoned the Li Family?”
Ji Qingqing was taken aback.
Li Tian Gang didn’t want to elaborate on that matter anymore, simply saying, “After coming back from the battles in Northern Yan, we had some disagreements, it was all my fault; I shouldn’t have been too harsh on him, I came here just looking for him, fearing something might happen to him…”