Chapter 974: Chapter 972: I’m an Emperor Son

Time really flies. In the blink of an eye, Chen Pingping already has a daughter, and she’s this powerful.

The entire Wuji Sect was deeply moved.

The group of Human Clan cultivators who had come from afar felt the same way, inexplicably weeping with joy. "The Human Clan still has hope."

The girl in front of them was only about ten years old, yet she could easily suppress a Divine Clan prodigy. If she was given a few more years to grow, wouldn’t she step into the Quasi-Emperor Realm?

Of course, this was just their own wishful thinking.

"Junior Sister An." Li Qi took a deep breath and pulled himself out of his shock.

"Senior Brother Li Qi."

"May I ask, Junior Sister, who is your mother?" He really shouldn’t be asking this, but his curiosity got the better of him...

Chen Xiaoan was very straightforward. She smiled and answered, "The Moon God."

Li Qi: "???"

Which heroine is that supposed to be?

He was a little dumbfounded, but it wasn’t convenient to keep asking. He could only mutter inwardly, "So she’s actually not Xiao Yu."

......

Five Divine Clan youths had come in aggressively, wanting to suppress the Human Clan, but An simply raised her hand and slapped them flying. Such a feat made everyone in the Human Clan boil with excitement.

But along with the excitement came worry.

All these years, the Divine Clan had descended into Heaven Martial one after another, yet they made no significant moves. It was as if they just wanted to take root here—they didn’t make a move, nor did they compete for anything.

As time went on, some people began to get used to it, thinking that the Divine Clan feared the Human Clan and therefore didn’t want to start a war.

But now that An had made a move, they were worried this fragile balance would be broken.

A few days passed.

The number of Human Clan cultivators coming here grew fewer and fewer.

An stood atop the former Qingfeng peak, curiously looking around. "So this is where Father cultivated?"

Li Qi, standing by her side, replied, "Yes."

"It’s desolate." An sighed.

"Ever since Master and the others left, the Qingfeng lineage stopped taking in new disciples, so it became desolate." Li Qi explained, "If Junior Sister An wants to restart it, that’s also possible."

An shook her head. "No need. I came to Heaven Martial this time mainly to take a look at the Investiture of the Gods imprint. What’s its current state?"

The boundary of the worlds was too solid, the passage difficult to open, and needed some time.

But Sect Master Hongxiu was worried that something might happen to the Investiture of the Gods imprint, so she forcibly opened a crack and sent Lao Huang Niu and An in.

Hearing this, Li Qi finally relaxed a bit. Sect Master Hongxiu had not abandoned Heaven Martial.

All these years he had been guarding this place, he had already formed bonds with this group of people. Every time they asked about the Wuji Sect back in the land of the Nine Heavens...

His answer was always almost the same: "Sect Master Hongxiu will not abandon us."

But only he knew that the Nine Heavens were also in calamity. If Hongxiu was so busy fighting there that she had no time for herself and chose the battlefield of the Nine Heavens, then... they would be abandoned, becoming sacrifices when the Divine Clan launched the darkness.

It was very sad, but also very realistic.

"It’s not very stable. Several times it almost broke out." Li Qi said helplessly.

"Broke out?" An lifted her head.

"Yes. Fortunately there’s a guy here risking his life to suppress it." Li Qi replied.

"Who?"

"Mo Lai."

"Take me to see him!" An said.

That mountain range, stretching for hundreds of miles, was tightly guarded by people from the Wuji Sect. No one from the Divine Clan was allowed to approach...

And at the very center, a few miles in, there was only Mo Lai.

Every time the Investiture of the Gods imprint stirred and tried to break out of his body, it was Mo Lai who took action and pushed it back down.

He had paid quite a price for it.

Li Qi was also very helpless. He didn’t know how much longer Mo Lai could hold on. Maybe a few days, or maybe a few months, half a year?

It wasn’t long before the two of them arrived in this area.

Looking at the mountain range from afar, one could see a mountain tens of zhang tall standing straight like a sword of Dawn piercing the sky, exuding a fierce aura.

And the surroundings were strange, shrouded in a bizarre energy fluctuation that made one feel oppressed.

At intervals, one could even hear a rhythmic heartbeat coming from within the mountain.

At the base of the mountain sat a young man, dressed in white, transcendent, like a banished immortal. His body didn’t move at all, like a boulder, facing the mountain and turning his back on all living beings.

The moment An laid eyes on him, she sensed that this person was very extraordinary. She asked, "Mo Lai? What’s his background? Is he also a Wuji Sect Disciple?"

Li Qi shook his head. "He came from the Spirit Realm. His father was a Great Emperor, the Lingyun Emperor, but he fell many years ago."

Oh, oh, oh!

When he said that, An remembered something and said, "If my father successfully completes his Tao Verification, I’d be an Emperor Son too, right?"

Li Qi nodded. "Yes. So? Has Master successfully verified the Dao?"

An shook her head. "Not too sure. At least for now I don’t feel anything." As she spoke, she had already arrived a few miles behind Mo Lai.

She stopped there, quietly watching him, and also watching the mountain.

She noticed there were other cultivators sitting cross-legged around as well, unmoving like rocks, guarding the Investiture of the Gods imprint.

Ai!

An suddenly let out a soft sigh. "Even if Sect Master Hongxiu opened the passage right now, she still wouldn’t be able to merge with the Investiture of the Gods imprint immediately!"

"Why?" Li Qi didn’t understand.

"Ting’er hasn’t grown up yet." An said, "She’s a Taoist Body. Sect Master Hongxiu said she’s the only one who can merge with the Investiture of the Gods imprint, but her current cultivation is too low. She simply can’t withstand the imprint."

Li Qi didn’t speak. When he looked forward again, his gaze grew much heavier.

An also fell silent.

After a long while...

Li Qi seemed to think of something and spoke. "These past few years, the Divine Clan has been continuously entering Heaven Martial and taking root here, yet they don’t clash with us, and they don’t even spare a glance at the Investiture of the Gods imprint. I suspect they’re up to something, very likely laying out a grand scheme."

An frowned. The topic was too profound; she didn’t fully understand. But... she would think it through; she just needed some time.

Right now, the immediate issue was the imprint.

The Human Clan’s problem was the imprint; the Divine Clan’s was as well. They had made such a big move to come here—it was impossible that they only wanted to put down roots.

As for the surface-level peace, it might just be an illusion. Behind the scenes, a storm was brewing, waiting for a certain day to suddenly sweep across the entire land of the Human Clan.

Hehe!

What a scheming Divine Clan.

An narrowed her eyes and smiled. "I’ll go take a look in a while."

Li Qi glanced at her.

The current situation in Heaven Martial was very bad. The Human Clan’s prospects were worrying, and on top of that they still had to guard the Investiture of the Gods imprint. If the Divine Clan launched an attack, it would be very hard to resist.

Relying on him alone, plus one Mo Lai, they would probably collapse in less than two minutes.

But with An as an additional force, perhaps the situation would improve a bit.

"I shouldn’t have told you all this." Li Qi said with some guilt. "You’re still young."

An rolled her eyes. "I’m an Emperor Son, child of a Human Emperor. I ought to suppress all chaos and quell every darkness. That’s the grand deed befitting an Emperor Son. Alright, Senior Brother Li Qi, I’m going to meet Senior Brother Mo Lai." With that, she strode forward.

She had a question in her heart—what does it feel like to be an Emperor Son?