To avoid embarrassing others, the disciples must have all been convinced too.
At this mont, atop Heaven Origin Peak, everyone watched as Xu Zii appeared and then departed.
A silence hung over the crowd inside the great hall.
No one knew what each other was thinking, probably as if a bottle of mixed flavors had been knocked over.
"Gentlen, please excuse for a mont," my son has returned and will probably go to Azure Mountain Peak to find ."
Xu Qingshan stood up and said, "That stinky boy hasn’t co ho in years.
Now that he’s back and injured a fellow disciple, I must go and have a good talk with him."
People looked at Xu Qingshan, and although he said this, there was pride on his face and the expression of soone struggling to suppress a smile.
Everyone could only sigh and think, "Damn hypocrite, as if you’d really give him a lesson!"
"Let the children sort out their matters themselves, we should not interfere," Sect Master Xiao said from the side.
Watching Xu Qingshan’s receding figure, Sect Master Xiao turned his head to look at the silent core Elders again.
He inquired, "What do you all think?"
"When a fierce tiger returns to the forest, and a true dragon heads to sea, I reckon none of us old tirs can match him now.
What else is there to think?" the second Elder said with a smile.
"Qingshan has a fine son," Sect Master Xiao remarked with a sigh.
..........
Xu Zii left the martial arts arena and went straight to his father’s residence at Azure Mountain Peak.
It was still that tranquil mountain shrouded in deep mist.
Every flower, every blade of grass, every tree, every leaf.
Xu Zii felt that he had been away for so long, everything had changed, but the only thing that remained the sa was the scenery of his father’s Azure Mountain Peak.
The calm stream flowed gently down from the mountain top, and there the cypress wood cottage was situated by the stream’s edge.
When Xu Zii climbed the mountain, his mother Wenren Yun and Xu Qingshan were both waiting for him at the peak.
His mother hugged him and burst into tears, and Xu Zii’s eyes also reddened.
In this world, everyone will leave you, their relationships tied to interests, but only parents will give selflessly without expecting anything in return.
"You’ve grown up a lot. As a father, I feel like I can’t quite keep up," Xu Qingshan said wistfully.
Xu Zii glanced at his father, who had also broken through the Saint Vein Realm and advanced to the Divine Vein Realm.
"Seeing one’s son grow up should be a comforting thing for a father," Xu Zii said with a smile.
"But as a father, I couldn’t offer you much help on your journey to maturity,"
Xu Qingshan replied.
Indeed, Xu Zii’s journey had seen him spend very little ti at the True Martial Holy Sect, with most of his ti spent adventuring outside.
"Giving life and raising is already enough," Xu Zii said, shaking his head slightly.
Xu Qingshan suddenly felt as if his son had grown up a lot, matured to the point where he no longer needed him.
It was as if the pheasant had turned into an eagle, now able to soar into the sky on its own, and even beco a support for others.
Xu Qingshan smiled, feeling a sense of passage in his heart: "Ti flies so fast."
Wenren Yun pulled Xu Zii to sit in front of the thatched cottage and started asking all sorts of questions.
Xu Zii happily shared so of the things he had experienced, the trip to the Northern Continent, what happened at his maternal grandfather’s house.
Apart from so deeply secretive matters, he told his parents everything else.
In this world, there are too many cultivators, many of whom even have lived for over ten thousand years.
To them, descendants may no longer evoke feelings of kinship, but are rely a ans to perpetuate the bloodline.
Xu Zii felt that his mother must be one of those simplest of people, who put her whole mind into her husband and son.
As the three of them were talking, Wenren Yun suddenly asked, "Mo Er, do you have a girl you like?"
"Mom, you’re shifting the topic a bit too quickly," Xu Zii replied, holding his forehead.
"Mom knows you have great aspirations and you’ll probably spend even less ti at ho in the future.
But you should at least leave a descendant behind, right? Mom could also help you take care of the child, I guarantee I’ll educate them to be even more outstanding than you."
Wenren Yun said with emotion, "With your talent, and with our True Martial Holy Sect still here,
which woman in this world could be worthy of you!"
"Mom, I suddenly rembered that Ruhu and Xiao Guizi are looking for , so I should go," Xu Zii hurriedly stood up and said.
"Among the three unfilial acts, having no descendants is the greatest. Before you leave the sect this ti, you must give an answer," Wenren Yun shouted towards Xu Zii’s retreating back.
After she had finished speaking, as if feeling it was not secure enough, she gave Xu Qingshan a glare and said, "Aren’t you going to do sothing about your son?"
"The child has grown up and certainly has his own ideas," Xu Qingshan said, bringing Wenren Yun into his embrace, smiling as he spoke.
...…
Returning to his residence at Goose Southern Peak, Xu Zii unexpectedly felt as if he had traveled to another world.
Ti had passed so quickly that he felt both familiar and strange here.
The two maidservants, Chun Xiao and Xia Qiu, had been keeping Xu Zii’s courtyard clean for him all this ti.
Now, seeing Xu Zii returning, they were very happy and prepared hot water for him to wash away the dust of travel.
Xu Zii casually rewarded them with so cultivation items.
While these items were no longer of much use to him, they were very valuable to the two of them.
After being attended by Chun Xiao and Xia Qiu and taking a bath, Xu Zii ca out to find Lin Ruhu and Xiao Guizi sitting in the pavilion of the courtyard waiting for him.
Xiao Guizi hadn’t changed much but now seed much more mature.
Xu Zii still rembered their first eting, when the other had introduced himself while attempting to curry favor.
As for Lin Ruhu, he had grown a lot taller, his muscles had beco more defined, and he vaguely exuded a strong presence.
"Senior brother, Zimo bro," the two greeted him at once.
"You guys been doing well?" Xu Zii asked as he slowly sat down inside the pavilion, smiling.
"Pretty good, but you must be very tired from being outside, Zimo bro," Lin Ruhu replied.
"After I leave this ti, I might not return to the sect for a long ti, perhaps not until my destiny has taken shape," Xu Zii said with a smile.
"What are your thoughts about your futures? Let’s hear them.
I’ll do my best to help you."
"I don’t need any help," Xiao Guizi laughed, "Senior brother, Shengnan and I have already gotten married.
She’s pregnant too. The rest of my life, my only wish is to live well with her and our child."
Yao Shengnan was previously from the Heaven Clan, and it was she who gave the Tree of Life to Xu Zii, to whom Xu Zii had also promised to help annihilate the Extinct Heaven Sect.
"What about you, Ruhu?" Xu Zii asked.
"Senior brother, I always wanted to follow in your footsteps, but I realized later that you were moving too fast, and I couldn’t keep up," replied Lin Ruhu with a laugh, a laugh of relief, "Now, I have my own insights about the Martial Path to Heaven, and no one can help you on the path you must walk for your entire life.
I want to complete this journey on my own. Who knows, maybe we’ll et again one day."
Hearing their words, Xu Zii suddenly thought of a saying.
The peak of the Martial Path is solitude,
It is desolation,
It is an endless quest,
It is so cold at the top!
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