Invincible Dad-Chapter 681 Bai Fu_1

Shan Qianchong laughed heartily and simply uttered, "Good."

These eight old fellows were just like him, with only decades of lifespan left. There was no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, nor would they be confined within the Dao Endowment.

So why not simply embrace death and exert their last bit of usefulness before dying?

They did so, and the Moon Clan did likewise.

Whenever a mighty Moon Clan member approached death, they would launch a sudden attack on Chang’an City, often taking tens or even hundreds of lives with them. The self-destruction of a Golden Core Realm powerhouse had enough force to destroy half a city, akin to a nuclear bomb. In some ways, it was even stronger. After all, a Cultivator could intercept a nuclear bomb, but they could not stop the self-destruction of a Golden Core.

Still, there was one more thing for Shan Qianchong to do before going to the Moon: eliminate the traitors.

The vast Yunxiao Sect had tens of thousands of disciples. Including the Sect Gate’s servants and ordinary people, the total numbered at least one hundred thousand. Nearly a thousand of them were the disciples and grand-disciples of Lin Xuzhi alone.

Shan Qianchong did not believe that Lin Xuzhi was the only traitor in the Sect Gate.

He flew above the Dao Sect. Seeing the disciples of the Yunxiao Sect sitting cross-legged in the plaza before the Dao Sect’s main hall, he sighed deeply.

If I had a choice, I really wouldn’t want to use this magical treasure. After all, it has never been used since the sect was founded.

"Bright Mirror."

"Reflect Heart."

Shan Qianchong threw a fist-sized sphere of water to the ground, where it silently merged into the earth. The next moment, the ground of the main hall plaza instantly became crystal clear, reflecting the bright moonlight in the sky and the few clouds drifting by like a mirror. The surface of the water mirror glowed faintly.

The disciples of the Yunxiao Sect were confused, not knowing what this water mirror beneath their feet was.

"Everyone, if you please," Shan Qianchong said as he voluntarily landed on the ground.

Having activated this Sect Gate’s secret treasure, as a Supreme Elder, he had to lead by example.

The other elders had various expressions—some were serene, some indifferent, some looked grim, and some were pale and bloodless. But no matter how their expressions changed, they ultimately had to land.

"Betrayers of the Sect Gate, rise!"

Shan Qianchong’s words made the disciples of the Yunxiao Sect in the main hall plaza look at each other in bewilderment. Not a single disciple or elder rose into the air.

Shan Qianchong was taken aback.

He felt a sense of relief, even wondering if he had been too sensitive. Perhaps Lin Xuzhi really was the only traitor?

"Betrayers of the Human Race, rise."

The moment he finished speaking, hundreds of people on the plaza instantly rose into the air, their bodies wrapped in a glaring, blood-red light. Among them was even a Supreme Elder!

***

「On the Moon.」

Some time had passed since the tribulation ended.

What was once the majestic Royal City had become a field of ruins. Ji Jiuyou lay in the rubble, his expression ferocious.

"AAAAAHHH!"

He screamed hysterically. His cries sent shivers down the spines of the Moon Clan members, who had kept their distance due to the tribulation. In their king’s roar, they heard boundless hatred.

"Xu Lai..."

"XU LAI!!!"

Half of Ji Jiuyou’s body was nearly melted. If not for the Heart Protecting Jade on his chest, he would have likely been struck dead by the heavenly tribulation. Even so, he had still lost half his life.

Shaking, Ji Jiuyou clutched the Heart Protecting Jade. The azure pendant glowed, emitting a soft Spiritual Energy. The bleeding stopped, and his severed limbs reformed.

Struggling to stand, Ji Jiuyou took deep breaths, his eyes filled with anguish and regret.

Nine Infants Technique!

He had practiced this Cultivation Technique for 1,300 years, even going so far as to refine eight of his own blood relatives. He had then paid a great price to send their resulting avatars to eight other stars to lie dormant. All eight avatars had cultivated to the Peak of the Golden Core Realm. He only needed to wait another hundred...

No. Just another fifty years.

He would have achieved the nine-in-one unification and crossed a great Boundary, but now, Xu Lai had destroyed it all!

Ji Jiuyou did not believe Xu Lai could invoke a heavenly tribulation, but he suspected it was related to him. Otherwise, why would his avatars have met with disaster right after speaking with Xu Lai?

"You destroyed my thousand years of arduous cultivation and ruined my plans..." Ji Jiuyou’s voice was exceptionally cold. "I will turn your soul into a lantern wick and prevent your physical body from reincarnating for ten thousand years!"

"Father King..." a timid voice called out. It was Ji Yu.

With his back to her, Ji Jiuyou asked, "What is it?"

"Mother told me to bring you some healing elixirs." Ji Yu handed several jade bottles to her father and whispered, "Are you alright?"

"I’m fine." A smile as warm as a spring breeze spread across Ji Jiuyou’s face. He squatted down, gently caressed his daughter’s cheek, and smiled. "Eight of my avatars were destroyed by a villain using despicable means. Would you be willing to help your father?"

"Of course!" Ji Yu nodded repeatedly. "Father King, what do you need me to do?"

"I need you to become my avatar."

"Ah?" The innocent Ji Yu looked bewildered.

The next moment, Ji Jiuyou grasped her neck forcefully. His smile vanished. Just as he prepared to refine his daughter, a soft sigh echoed.

"You’ve truly become obsessed, willing to kill even Yu’er."

The speaker was a woman in a plain gown, her dress accentuating her voluptuous curves. Her name was Bai Fu, Ji Jiuyou’s Dao companion. She was a queen who lived a secluded life in the Royal City, never appearing before outsiders. If not for the birth of the four royal children, the Moon Clan might have doubted the queen even existed.

"..."

In silence, Ji Jiuyou let go.

Having narrowly escaped death, Ji Yu rushed into her mother’s embrace, crying until her vision blurred. She trembled as she looked fearfully at the father who had become a complete stranger.

"I failed the Nine Infants Technique! I was just one step away!" Ji Jiuyou clenched his fists tightly. "How can you expect me to accept this? How can my dead brothers and sisters accept this?"

"They volunteered to become your avatars and die at your hands, but Yu’er is different," the Moon King’s wife said mournfully. "Ah Jiu, come to your senses. You’ve lost your mind in your pursuit of power."

"Have I?" Ji Jiuyou’s face was expressionless.

"Ah Jiu, the path of cultivation is endless. Is the Nine Kings’ Palace you’re so set on really that important?" Bai Fu’s clear eyes were full of pleading. "Remember, you’re not just a Cultivator. You’re also the father of four children and my husband. Ah Jiu, let’s retire and live a simple life."

"Shut up!" Ji Jiuyou’s voice was icy. "You understand nothing."

Biting her lower lip, Bai Fu said no more. She picked up her daughter and said softly, "Yu’er, let’s go home."

"But what about Father King...?"

"Leave him to his fate."

"But isn’t our home in the Royal City?"

"Home is where your family is."

"..."

Watching the slender figure depart, Ji Jiuyou’s expression fluctuated.

A thousand years had passed. A full millennium had gone by since the day he first met Bai Fu. His cultivation had risen from the Golden Core Realm to the initial stage of the Divinity Transformation Realm, yet Bai Fu, who never cultivated, had always remained young and beautiful, showing no trace of time’s passage.

Her daily life was simple, so simple that she seemed like a mortal woman. Besides spending time with the children, she tended to her flowers and plants. She never spoke of the past, and Ji Jiuyou never pried.

That was until ten years ago, when Ji Jiuyou discovered that Bai Fu possessed a jade pendant identical to the one worn by the enchantress in the depths of the forbidden zone within the Sea of the Moon.

At that moment, Ji Jiuyou began to suspect the origins of the woman who shared his bed. He suspected that she was not a Foreign Cultivator, but had come from the Sea of the Moon itself.