Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

Chapter 1564 - 1547: Father and Son (Fourth)

"The Five Sealed Emperor Strong People are all cancers. I’m going to pull them out one by one and return a peaceful world to the True Spirit Continent!"Xiao Ye stood upon a massive blood‑red lotus, overlooking the dried‑up rivers below and the almost deathly silent Fengyun Domain. Sharp light flashed through his pupils.

He wasn’t some benevolent old man, but he still couldn’t bear to watch the True Spirit Continent be ravaged like this by the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People.

Under a toppled nest, how can any egg remain unbroken?

If, when he returned from his sect to the True Spirit Continent to move against the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People, it was only because of the task entrusted to him by the Human Race Four Emperors—

Then now, having witnessed with his own eyes the harm caused by the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People, he had truly made up his mind.

"Pull out the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People?" The three beside him all trembled from head to toe when they heard Xiao Ye’s words.

Under the shroud of the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People, even Half-Emperor Strong People faced the danger of falling, leaving them almost unable to see any hope.

Yet with the strength Xiao Ye had displayed, he might really become the Savior of the entire True Spirit Continent.

"Big Brother, just ahead is the entrance to the hidden stronghold of the Wuji Sect. After you left, Father and Mother missed you dearly. If they see you now, they’ll definitely be overjoyed."

They had only just stepped into the borders of the Fengyun Domain when Xiao Fan pointed excitedly at a stretch of dead, silent mountains ahead and spoke.

...

In the former Central Province Eighteen Domains, the Fengyun Domain was considered a rather special existence among the eighteen.

The land here bred Human Heroes and Earth Spirits, with clear mountains and flowing waters, and possessed many Treasure Lands. However, it had always been secretly controlled by the Iron Blood Emperor Domain, so no other sects dared to cast their eyes upon it.

Even so, many powerful sects had secret outposts established in this domain.

For example, the Taiyi Palace, the sect with the longest heritage in Central State, had a secret outpost here.

The Taiyi Palace’s outpost lay embraced by mountain ranges, within which dozens of Emperor Realms had been fused together to form a vast space world.

Originally, this was a place where the Holy Palace Elders of the Taiyi Palace could reside while cultivating bitterly in the Fengyun Domain. But now, it had become the refuge that allowed Taiyi Palace to catch its breath during the Dark Turmoil era.

Within this secret stronghold, Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was extremely dense, the woods lush and verdant, full of thriving life. It formed a stark contrast to the deathly silence of the outside world, like some hidden Peach Garden paradise.

However, if a Martial Artist with deep cultivation were here, they would definitely see that, though it looked peaceful, every step was filled with killing intent. Numerous hidden sentries were arranged, figures of Martial Artists faintly visible in the dense forest. Should anyone intrude, they would immediately draw an attack.

"Nian’er, slow down."

"This little fellow really can run. Looks like we’re truly getting old."

"Haha, whether we accept it or not, old is old. After all, this isn’t our era anymore."

...

Suddenly, a howling gale swept through as three aged figures flashed into midair. Their elderly voices, full of gratification, rang out through this space world’s sky, drawing knowing smiles from many people.

Xiao Nian!

The own son of Wuji Sect’s Sect Leader Xiao Ye, born eight years ago amidst the Dark Turmoil!

Now the Martial Artists of the Wuji Sect and the Martial Artists of the Taiyi Palace all lived within this space world, and Xiao Nian could be said to enjoy the love of all.

The Taiyi Palace Master had even been willing to consume his own Half-Emperor Origin to wash Xiao Nian’s marrow and cut his bones, and during the Dark Turmoil he had gone through countless hardships to find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to forge Xiao Nian’s Martial Arts Foundation. When Xiao Nian was three years old, he had already begun guiding him onto the path of Martial Arts.

The three who had narrowly survived the Dark Turmoil—the Sword Emperor, Wu Ming, and Pei Jiang—were even scrambling over one another to take Xiao Nian as a Disciple, claiming they would personally cultivate a new Great Emperor.

"Grandpa Wu Ming!"

"Grandpa Pei Jiang!"

"Grandpa Sword Emperor!"

"The three of you are way too slow." From within the dense forest came a childish, milky voice, and then a small figure sprang out nimbly.

It was a boy of about eight years old.

His eyes were bright, and he had inherited Bing Ya’s beauty. His skin was fair with a healthy flush; though still young, he was already strikingly handsome. At the same time, he possessed Xiao Ye’s tall, straight bearing, with a head of black hair like silk, making him extremely adorable.

"Hahaha, Xiao Nian, how’s the Domineering Body Grandpa Wu Ming taught you a few days ago coming along?" Being complained about by a child, Wu Ming showed not the slightest displeasure; instead, his face was full of smiles.

He descended from the sky, rubbing Xiao Nian’s head, his expression brimming with doting affection.

"Wu Ming, you old undying thing, are you crazy? How old is Nian’er, and you’re already teaching him the Domineering Body?"

"If anything happens to Nian’er, watch out—Bing Ya and the Taiyi Palace Master will slap you to death with one hand!"

Pei Jiang and the Sword Emperor both glared angrily at Wu Ming.

The two of them were even more aged than nine years ago. Pei Jiang in particular looked withered beyond belief, his Blood Qi already beginning to wane.

"What do you two know?"

"Nian’er was born amid the Dark Turmoil; he’s the Chosen Son, destined to walk a defiant path against Heaven. Besides, Nian’er has been tempered by the Origin Power of the Taiyi Palace Master’s Half-Emperor Origin, so his Martial Arts Foundation is incredibly formidable. It’s just the Domineering Body; he can completely withstand it."

Facing their scolding, Wu Ming instead looked smug.

"I heard my dad cultivated the Domineering Body, so I want to cultivate it too."

Just as the Sword Emperor and Pei Jiang were fuming, Xiao Nian’s sudden words made the two of them smile bitterly at the same time.

Xiao Nian was very innocent and lively, but whenever Xiao Ye was mentioned, he would grow despondent.

As expected, when they all turned to look at Xiao Nian, they saw that he had already lowered his head, leaving the three at a loss as to how to comfort him.

"Grandpas, was my dad really that amazing?" Xiao Nian suddenly lifted his small face, eyes filled with longing.

"Yes, your dad was incredibly amazing. He was the number one genius of the True Spirit Continent and was extremely likely to become the Human Clan’s Fifth Great Emperor."

Wu Ming hurriedly replied.

"Then good. The outside world says my dad already fell in the Dark Turmoil, but I believe more that he went back to his sect and just hasn’t returned yet. I’m going to cultivate well. When I’m strong enough, I’ll leave this place, go see the outside world, and go search for my dad."

Xiao Nian suddenly broke into a smile, causing a pang of heartache and deep guilt to surge in the three old men.

From birth, Xiao Nian had never seen his own father, and he had always lived within this narrow space world, unable to witness the vastness of the outside.

They couldn’t even provide Xiao Nian with a stable environment on the True Spirit Continent.

Were they really going to let Xiao Nian live here for his entire life?

At his age, Xiao Nian ought to be living carefree, not hiding and scraping by together with them.

"Xiao... Nian?"

Just then, the entire space world suddenly trembled, and a terrifying Half-Emperor suppression swept out.

Before the Sword Emperor and the other two could react, a young figure suddenly appeared before them. His eyes were fixed on Xiao Nian, and his eye sockets were already reddened.