Chapter 107: The Reason

  "The situation is becoming increasingly dangerous, and at this rate, he will become the most terrifying 'Xuanyuan' in history. Since we can't catch up to Lianhentian, let's just forget it for now. We should return to our sect and discuss what to do next." The second elder of the Guiyuan Sect said with a serious expression.

  Immediately, the two elders of the Guiyuan Sect did not say much to Zhang Yueqin and turned to leave together. Zhang Yueqin's face was full of helplessness, and she chased after them for a while before realizing that she still couldn't detect any trace of Lie Hentian, so she had no choice but to return to the Du family.

  In a cave, Li Hen Tian let down Ji Changkong and Tuoba Lie. Tuoba Lie suffered some minor injuries on the skin, but after bandaging the wound, he was fine. Ji Changkong was facing the rock wall, trying to open his eyes.

  His eyes stung, and the moment he opened them, the stinging sensation grew stronger. For a while, he couldn't see anything, and it wasn't until he felt a wave of panic that his eyes gradually began to make out objects.

  Li Hen Tian and Tuoba Lie, both of them were staring at him with tense expressions, afraid that something would happen to him. Only when they saw a smile on his face did the two of them feel relieved.

  "How did you end up at the Du's place?" Lian Hentian asked indifferently.

  "Lao Luo, you've wronged me so much..." Gazing resentfully at the sky, Ji Changkong gritted his teeth, his face full of hatred.

  Perhaps it was because of the long time spent with Liehentian, even now that he knew he was the ruthless killer Liehentian, Ji Changkong didn't have any particular feelings, still treating him as the stoic and taciturn "Luo Tian" who silently did things for him.

  Lihen tugged at the corner of his mouth and said, "Your cultivation is not enough, knowing some things too early will only become a greater burden."

  "Now can you tell me the whole story? Why do I have the Taixu Secret Record in my mind, why is the blood in my body red, while many people think I'm a purple-blooded Xuan Yuan? And what's with the feud between the Ji and Du families? Is my father still alive? Who is my mother? And you, why have you been guarding me all along?"

  A string of questions was fired off by him like a machine gun, these questions had been pent up in him for many years, now he finally had the hope of knowing, he really couldn't wait any longer.

  "The feud between the Du and Ji families is due to the Hidden Dragon Abyss. The Hidden Dragon Abyss was the ancestral land of the Ji family, but 600 years ago, after the previous generation of Xuan Yuan left, the Ji family gradually declined, and the Du family took advantage of the situation to occupy the Hidden Dragon Abyss. After your father, Ji Hua Tian, achieved his cultivation, he went to the Hidden Dragon Abyss to try to find a blessed land near the Hidden Dragon Abyss as a place for the Ji family to cultivate, which led to conflict with the Du family."

  "With Old Lady Du around, your father didn't get any advantage. After causing a few scenes, your father's life or death is unknown. Until now, I still don't know if your father is alive or dead. The reason I've been looking for Zhang Yueqin repeatedly is to ask clearly whether your father has died or not. If he hasn't died, where is he now?"

  "Your mother, Liu Yu Ling, is the daughter of an old friend of mine. After she had you, she tried to stop your father from continuing with the Du family, but he wouldn't listen. Taking advantage of when your mother was not around, he sent you back to the Ji family and went alone to the Du family, after which he disappeared without a trace."

  "After your father went to the Du family, your mother followed suit, but she was alone and weak. She was ambushed by the Du family near the Hidden Dragon Spring and killed. As for your father's whereabouts, no one knows. After I found out about this, I went to the Hidden Dragon Spring and killed many people, but it was all in vain. Later, someone from the Yuan sect intervened, and I was injured and had to retreat."

  "After I recovered from my injuries, I changed my name to 'Luo Tian' and watched you grow up in Qingyan City."

  "The Taixu Secret Record was something on your mother's body. Your uncle inadvertently obtained the Taixu Secret Record and handed it over to your mother for safekeeping. When your mother gave birth to you, she felt that you were different from ordinary people and knew that you were a new generation of Xuan Yuan in the Ji family. At that time, your father was determined to take revenge, but your mother was afraid that if your Xuan Yuan identity was exposed, it would bring about fatal danger, so she imprinted the Taixu Secret Record on your mind and left a seal, which made you not reveal your Xuan Yuan identity in your childhood."

  "It's because of the existence of that one restriction, when you were young, you couldn't gather yuan power. According to your mother's intention, if you didn't have a strong willpower and couldn't break through that restriction, it would be better for you to just be an ordinary person. If you could break through that restriction, it would prove that you had extremely strong cultivation talent, at which time the Tai Xu Secret Record would naturally appear in your mind, helping you grow rapidly."

  "There is a restriction that exists, every time you want to gather your yuan power and blood boils, it will disperse the power, making your Xuan Yuan bloodline not appear. Perhaps the restriction has existed for too long, when you break through the restriction, the fresh blood in your body still maintains its red color, I don't know why this is, but your Xuan Yuan identity is certain, otherwise you wouldn't have had such a terrifying performance today."

  Li Hen Tian finished speaking, Ji Changkong's expression was dazed and he remained silent.

  "Old... Old Lai, my mother, is really gone?" After a long time, Ji Changkong finally raised his head and asked with a gloomy face.

  Lihen Tian nodded slightly and said, "That's right, besides the Du family, there are also three major sects and two large families near Yindragon Spring who were involved in your mother's death. The Du family was the main force, while the other five powers were accomplices. This time, the two great elders of the Return to Origin Sect have come to the Du family, so for now, we're afraid it's not possible to gain any advantage from the Du family. Longkong, you have unlimited potential, and when you become strong enough one day, you must avenge these hatreds!"

  Ji Changkong's face was gloomy, and he nodded heavily. At the entrance of the cave, he looked far away in the direction of the Du family. He regarded the Du family and the three major sects near Yindragon Spring as sworn enemies who could not coexist under the same sky.

  "Lao, you have reached the realm of Bagua Tian, and you should be able to foresee your own fortune. Before going to the Du family, you should know that there will be a risk to your life, why do you still want to take the risk?" The always silent Tuoba Lie couldn't help but ask.

  Li Hen Tian looked at Tuoba Lie with a cold gaze and said indifferently, "Don't I have nothing to do? As you said, before I went to the Du family, I was aware that this trip would be more harm than good. However, I also calculated that there might be variables in between, and I wanted to see where these variables came from. When you appeared, I thought it was you who was the variable, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be Chang Kong."

  When this was said, Tuoba Lie was somewhat embarrassed, dryly laughing and rubbing his bald head, saying: "There are over ten Seven Star Heavenly Soldiers there. I was thinking of risking my life to charge in, but it seems that if Long Xiang hadn't appeared, after I went in, I'm afraid we would have died together. In this world, people can be really envious of others. This young man has just started his journey and is already able to force back two Seven Star Heavenly Soldiers."

  "Vast sky, how could the Tianyuan Pearl be on you?" Taotao Lie's words seemed to remind Lianhentian of something. He looked solemn and asked hastily.

  Facing Lie Yan Tian, Ji Changkong didn't hide anything and recounted his experiences at the Lingbao Conference. After finishing, he smiled wryly: "I really don't know why my luck is so good, with so many Heaven's Chosen present, the Heaven Yuan Pearl just happened to shoot towards me and enter my body. This Heaven Yuan Pearl is truly sinister, it seems to be constantly absorbing the heaven and earth's yuan qi. If not for the Heaven Yuan Pearl releasing its massive power earlier, I wouldn't have been able to force back those two 7-star Heaven's Chosen!"

  "This can't be a coincidence!" Ji Hen Tian shook his head, his expression serious. "After the Chen family obtained the Tian Yuan Pearl, the two ancestors of the Chen family sent someone to invite me over to examine the origin of the Tian Yuan Pearl. At that time, I used my divine soul to investigate the Tian Yuan Pearl, and as soon as my divine soul entered the pearl, it was pulled by a strong suction force into the inside. My divine soul almost got trapped inside the Tian Yuan Pearl."

  "This thing comes from outside the sky, it's indeed very mysterious, the Chen family spent a lot of effort but still can't figure out its true function, that's why they're showcasing it at the Lingbao Conference. And as for the Dark King of Manichaeism and others who are willing to take risks to come to the conference to cause trouble, it seems they're also after the Tianyuan Pearl, perhaps the people from Manichaeism know the use of the Tianyuan Pearl."

  Taking a deep breath, Lie Yan Tian said in a low voice: "The Heaven Origin Pearl entering your body may not be a coincidence, it might have something to do with the bloodline within you. Chang Kong, now that the Heaven Origin Pearl is inside you, do you feel any discomfort? I've always felt that this pearl isn't anything good, see if you can force it out or not?"

  Li Hen Tian said that, Ji Changkong felt a surge of tension and immediately sat down cross-legged on the spot, trying to circulate the yuan force within his body.

  A strange wave fluctuated, releasing from the Tianyuan Pearl, it was like a source of power, constantly releasing the heavenly and earthly yuanqi to fill the air in Jī Chángkōng's four limbs and hundred bones. When Jī Chángkōng wanted to use his divine soul and yuan force to squeeze it out, his lower abdomen suddenly felt a sharp pain like a knife cut.

  During his escape, the soul of the Fire Phoenix returned to the Tianyuan Pearl. A red dot faintly appeared inside the Tianyuan Pearl and angrily moved back and forth, as if blaming him for his reckless actions.

  Inside the Tianyuan Pearl, there were numerous tiny dots of five colors and six colors, as if they had life and were rotating. When Ji Changkong tried to sense them, he found that those tiny dots of five colors and six colors seemed to have a life pulse, just like the soul form of Huo Fenghuang, dwelling inside the Tianyuan Pearl.

  After he rose to the idea of expelling the Tianyuan Pearl from his body, those colorful little dots in the Tianyuan Pearl appeared and moved constantly inside the pearl, as if expressing its anger and protest through this way.

  He tried several times, and his lower abdomen became more and more painful. The Tianyuan Pearl seemed to have become a part of his body, firmly embedded in his meridians and flesh, without moving an inch.

  "It's no use, it has become a part of me, and I couldn't get rid of it even if I wanted to!" Ji Changkong said with a helpless expression.

  "We'll go to the Western Regions, since the Manichaeans want the Tianyuan Pearl, they should know its purpose." Lihen Tian furrowed his brow, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said.

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