Chapter 352: A Deduction Close to the Truth

Chapter 352: Chapter 352: A Deduction Close to the Truth

"You possess an Innate Divine Body, and a Chaos Body at that. This one observed your bloodline and realized this one has ties to your ancestors. That is why I have granted you this opportunity."

These were the Xiezhi’s exact words to him back then.

At that time, his mind was filled with hatred, and he didn’t think about it more deeply.

’Why do I have an Innate Divine Body? Unless one of my parents is a God.’

’Furthermore, the Chaos Body is the most supreme physique for Cultivation. For me to be born with a Chaos Body, the only possibility is that my mother possessed an Innate Purity Body—the purest physique in all of heaven and earth. And that’s not all. My father must have also possessed a supreme Sacred Body.’

’This means my parents are in the Divine Realm, and their status must be quite high.’

He then recalled what the Little Monk, Hui Ke, had said to him when they first met in the Miracle Secret Realm.

"Patron, of your two parents, one is yin and one is yang. The yin is currently suffering in Purgatory, while the yang is enduring the calamity of Thunder."

At the time, Chu Fan had thought the Little Monk was just spouting nonsense. But thinking back now, the Cause and Effect the monk had seen was the truth.

Adding this to his own deductions over the past few years, Chu Fan had pieced together a general outline of events in his mind.

’In the Divine Realm, my parents must have encountered some disaster. Knowing they might face endless punishment or be destroyed by their enemies, they had Zhegu Slave bring me to the Mortal Realm.’

’They even sealed my Divine Body, all so I could live this life in peace, without being found by their enemies.’

’No wonder Zhegu Slave always called me "Young Master." No wonder he was moved to tears when I just roasted a wild chicken for him, and then insisted that I never cook for him again.’

’Later, when my Golden Core shattered and my meridians were severed, Zhegu Slave used an Array and even sacrificed himself to help me reconnect my meridians and activate my Chaos Body.’

’In reality, he was forcefully breaking the Divine Bone seal within my Divine Body, and the price was his own life.’

’So, Zhegu Slave had lied back then. The Cultivation Technique and the Array weren’t left for me by Master Ling Zhexing. The six-month deadline to break through to the Golden Core Realm and retrieve the treasure from Zao Ying Mountain was also arranged entirely by Zhegu Slave.’

’No wonder I was so puzzled when I found those items on Zao Ying Mountain. How could Master, a mere Void Realm Cultivator, have left such things there?’

’Especially when Yan Ying saw that Jade Pendant and called it the Emperor’s Jade Pendant of the Hua Xu Empire. Master never left the Eastern Domain his entire life, so how could he possibly have gotten his hands on the Emperor’s Jade Pendant of the Hua Xu Empire?’

’Thinking about it now, the only possibility is that Zhegu Slave prepared it all. Zhegu Slave came from the Divine Realm. He was either a God or an Immortal. But whether God or Immortal, wouldn’t he be an invincible existence here in the Mortal Realm? Who could possibly stop him?’

’So, in the end, my parents are still alive. They are in the Divine Realm, and they are enduring endless punishment.’

’One is suffering in Purgatory, and the other is enduring the calamity of Thunder.’

’No wonder my talent is greater than ordinary people. No wonder my body is stronger. No wonder my injuries heal so quickly.’

’Everything was explained.’

But after explaining it all, two new mountains now weighed on his shoulders, crushing him until he could barely breathe.

His parents were suffering. As their son, how could he not be frantic?

His heart felt like it was being torn apart!

Chu Fan looked up at the pitch-black sky, at the twinkling stars, and murmured, "Father, Mother, where are you? It’s been thirty-two years. Do you miss your son?"

"Your son is still too weak to ascend to the Divine Realm, but I will cultivate with all my might and strive to reach the Divine Realm as soon as possible. No matter who my enemies are, your son will have vengeance!"

As Chu Fan spoke, tears of blood streamed from his eyes.

Lost in thought, he had suddenly stood up, causing everyone around him to look over.

His murmured words had also been overheard by the others.

But upon hearing Chu Fan’s quiet words, not one of them was shocked. Instead, they looked at him with a mixture of respect and pity.

Clearly, they thought his talk of the Divine Realm and revenge was just the delirious rambling of a man with grievous injuries.

After resting for half the night, though the remaining eleven people were all still injured, and quite seriously at that, they chose to get back on the road.

No one knew if they would run into danger again.

If another group like last night’s were to appear, they would be completely powerless to fight back. Therefore, the sooner they returned to their clan’s territory, the safer they would be.

Their pace for the rest of the journey was even slower than the previous few days, but thankfully, they encountered no other dangers along the way.

The injuries on each of them were also getting better day by day.

Their only worry was whether Chu Fan could hold on until they reached the clan’s territory.

They didn’t know that Chu Fan’s injuries had already completely healed after just three days, without even leaving a single scar.

Of course, since Chu Fan was covered in bandages, they had no way of seeing the state of his wounds.

To keep them from noticing anything unusual, Chu Fan continued to act weak and sickly every day, sharing a mount with Kemoqi.

Finally, on the twenty-first day after leaving Ukolok City, with their external wounds healed and their internal injuries just needing time to mend, they returned to the Moon Sea.

The Moon Sea, a massive crescent-shaped lake, was easily three times the size of Ukolok City. A ring of scattered yurts surrounded Moon Lake. Though they seemed sparse from a distance, a careful count would likely reveal no fewer than several hundred thousand.

To the direct south of the Moon Sea was a Stone City. The city was quite large, roughly the size of Shuoyue City in terms of area.

Unlike Ukolok City, all the buildings in this city were single-story, including the main courtyard of the Lindi Clan. They were all built from stone bonded with glutinous rice.

When their party arrived outside the Stone City, the soldiers guarding the gates were shocked by the sight of their injuries.

"This humble subordinate greets the Little Princess." A Centurion among the soldiers saluted Li Haiqin.

"At ease."

"Little Princess, weren’t there supposed to be more than fifty Guards in your party?" the Centurion asked with concern.

"They all died in battle. I will explain the matter to my grandfather personally. Clear the barricades. We are all badly injured, so go report to your superior that I have given them permission to ride their Wind Chasing Beasts within the city," Li Haiqin said.

"This humble subordinate obeys!"

After their party entered the city, the soldiers and the people of the Northern Domain who had watched them enter began to whisper among themselves.

They guessed that Little Princess Li Haiqin’s group must have been ambushed, and that aside from those who had escaped, everyone else was likely dead.

Li Haiqin didn’t return to her own home. Instead, she took her two remaining Maids and Huo Er (Chu Fan), and the group of four headed directly for the Patriarch’s residence.

Just as they arrived at the entrance, they saw a young man walking out.

The man’s eyes lit up when he saw Li Haiqin. "Little Haiqin," he said, "you’re six or seven days later than Grandfather expected! Were you off causing trouble somewhere again?"

Li Haiqin glared at him and said coldly, "Move!"

Not only did the man not move, he even took a half-step to the left, deliberately blocking Li Haiqin’s path.

"My, my. A trip to Han City seems to have made you even bolder than before. What’s the rush? In a hurry to marry yourself off?"

"The Princess told you to move!"

Chu Fan’s face was cold, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes as he snapped harshly.

Although Chu Fan didn’t know who this person was, judging by his attitude, he guessed he must be one of Li Haiqin’s cousins—the son of one of Yilode’s other sons. Regardless, he had performed a great service by saving Li Haiqin on the Grassland. If he was going to play the part of a loyal Guard, he had to establish the character well.

However, when the man saw that a mere Guard dared to snap at him so harshly, he was instantly enraged...