Volume One, Chapter 7: Your Father and Mother Are Trapped Under There

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Of course, it was not about burying the body. The Heavenly Refining Gourd could refine everything, and the residual warmth in the warrior’s corpse contained countless essences. Watching Xu Que swagger away, Zhu Yanran was already crying hard, but the young man who once loved her deeply would never look back again.

A strange emptiness filled Zhu Yanran’s heart.

“Father, what will happen to our family now?”

Zhu Qingyun sighed deeply, looking up at the sky. What could he do?

He was only at the fourth level of the Martial King Realm and was the strongest in the entire Zhu family. How could he confront the Xu family? Now that Duanmu Xiong had died in the Zhu family, he feared they would inevitably be held accountable.

Zhu Qingyun had thought he could climb higher, but the branch he relied on was unstable and easily broke.

“What else can we do? Our family fortune is exhausted, and the Zhu family will no longer exist in Shengjing. You should focus on your cultivation at the academy and the sacred grounds. Your father is retiring to the countryside.”

Zhu Yanran finally broke down completely. Once a moderately prominent noble family, now with countless riches gifted by Xu Que, it was all utterly ruined.

“Wuwu… it shouldn’t be like this. How did I end up with nothing?” This time, Zhu Yanran was truly afraid.

Soon, news of Xu Que’s furious killing of Duanmu Xiong spread.

“The Xu family actually dared to kill Duanmu Xiong?”

“That’s one of the three great noble families of the Xuantian Sacred Grounds.”

“They wouldn’t cause trouble in the grand martial capital, would they?”

“Who knows? Hey, isn’t Xu Que a disciple of the Xuantian Sacred Grounds? Can he even return?”

“The Xu family is really bold. This is how a noble family should be.”

Every martial artist in Shengjing gave Xu Que’s actions a thumbs-up.

He was manly and domineering.

But at the same time, they were curious about what Xu Que would do next.

What could Xu Que do? Meet force with force, hedge the situation with strategy—the Xu family’s rule was not to provoke trouble but not to fear it either.

At the Xu family’s main hall, Xu Que took out two wooden boxes containing two mysterious heterochromatic eyes from the Duanmu clan.

“The heterochromatic eyes of the Duanmu family grant extraordinary abilities when cultivated and must not be wasted.”

The elders glanced around nervously—if they took these, it would mean a direct confrontation with the Duanmu family. But not taking them was also absolute opposition; better to take them.

Xu Que then said, “Before using them, I must confirm with the family head and elders. We truly are not afraid of the Duanmu family, right?”

The family head stroked his beard and said, “Nothing to fear. Although the Duanmu family of Xuantian Sacred Grounds is a top-tier noble house, they dare not cause trouble in the grand martial imperial capital. Besides, many wish for the Duanmu family’s downfall. But once you return to the sacred grounds, you will need to be careful.”

Hearing that, Xu Que was reassured.

“Family head, rest assured, I have feared no one in the sacred grounds.”

“Keep the eyes and use them with confidence. I dedicate them to the family.”

The crowd was both surprised and comforted.

The young master had truly grown up and was thinking of the family.

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He bore a strong resemblance to his father’s demeanor of old.

Si Yuan said, “Que’er, your talent is higher. It would be better if you transplanted them.”

In the past, Xu Que might have considered it, but now, possessing an invincible divine body, he no longer cared.

The divine body was the path to invincibility—why need another’s heterochromatic eyes?

Xu Que said, “I don’t need them now. Instead, some of the family’s less talented disciples need this power more.”

Indeed, the heterochromatic eyes were a formidable power and the foundation of the Duanmu family’s rise.

Only Duanmu Xiong was unlucky to have encountered Xu Que’s invincible divine body.

If it had been someone else, even stronger than Duanmu Xiong, they would still tremble before the power of the heterochromatic eyes.

The Xu family head still insisted on leaving this power to Xu Que.

“Xu Que, you are the future of our family. Good things should stay with you. Only when you grow stronger can us old bones rest assured to let you succeed.”

“Family head, I truly don’t need it.”

Si Yuan interjected, “Since Que’er says so, don’t argue anymore. I trust he has his own plans.”

Xu Que thought, Auntie understands me best.

With Si Yuan’s words, no one protested.

Even though the eyes were removed, they still held special power and were preserved.

They could be given to some loyal but average-talented members of the Xu family.

…

At the Xu family ancestral hall, Si Yuan led Xu Que to pay respects to their ancestors.

Xu Que offered incense, thanking the ancestors for their blessings.

Leaning against the doorframe, Si Yuan spoke, “Do you know the Xu family ancestral hall has no mention of your parents?”

“They’re not dead, just missing,” Xu Que replied.

“They’re not missing. You were too young before, and we hid the truth to protect you. After what happened, you’ve matured, and I think it’s time to tell you.”

“Auntie, where are my parents? Why haven’t they returned home for over ten years?”

Xu Que remembered that when he was young, his parents took him to learn martial arts and literacy, but at five years old, they vanished without return.

Si Yuan said, “They were suppressed. It all started with your mother’s family, the Si family.”

Xu Que fell silent. The Si family?

“Could it be that my mother, from a great noble family, was opposed when she married my father, and so... they were imprisoned?”

“No. Although there’s fierce competition in the Si family and many children, your mother was insignificant. There was neither blessing nor opposition between your parents.”

Xu Que chuckled dryly; that was hardly dramatic enough.

Si Yuan continued, “It was your father’s master who forbade him from marrying your mother. So, they fled back here. But to hide your existence, they had to leave. Otherwise, if those people found Shengjing, you wouldn’t survive either.”

Xu Que frowned.

In this era, masters who transmitted teachings were like parents, holding great authority.

“Auntie, where are they?”

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“I don’t know the exact location. The Si family once tried to rescue your mother but failed. All I’ve heard is a place called the Two Realms Mountains. Your father is suppressed on the Western Realm Mountain, your mother on the Eastern Realm Mountain. They look at each other across the void day and night but can never be together again.”

Hearing this, a surge of anger and blood rose within Xu Que.

What kind of master was this, so vicious?

Xu Que snorted, “Could it be that my father’s so-called master fancied my father? Interfering even in his disciple’s marriage? That’s overstepping.”

“...” Si Yuan was silent, her gaze evasive.

She then said, “Anyway, you must work hard now. Not just for the restoration of the entire Xu family or to rescue your parents in the future. At least protect yourself. Don’t let people ambush you again like this time—crippling your divine martial bones, your divine fire martial veins, and throwing you into the forbidden immortal extermination zone.”

“Yes, Auntie.”

Xu Que clenched his fist.

Suddenly, the burden on his shoulders felt much heavier.

Besides what Auntie said, he still had to save Sister Ye Shen inside the Heavenly Refining Gourd.

Having felt Sister Ye Shen’s gentleness, Xu Que was inexplicably attached to her.

After their talk, Xu Que quickly returned to his room to begin cultivating.

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At the Xuantian Sacred Grounds, one of the three great worlds, the Duanmu clan.

A beautiful woman tearfully complained to a stern man, “Our son died tragically, his body never found. Are you just going to ignore this? Sniffle…”

“The Xu family even sent a challenge letter. They clearly don’t respect the Duanmu family. Husband, you must take a stand for our son.”

Duanmu Xiong’s father, Duanmu Ci, wore a dark expression.

He put down the letter from the Xu family and took out a recording pearl.

The recording pearl was a special magical treasure, thumb-sized, capable of capturing events as they happened.

The Xu family sent these to tell the Duanmu family that the Xu family had the moral high ground!

It was Duanmu Xiong who struck first, and the Duanmu elders who dealt the deadly blow first.

The Xu family was forced to counterattack.

Duanmu Ci snorted, “If you don’t have the skill, don’t take on this porcelain job. It’s no loss if he dies. Shut up.”

The beautiful woman was stunned and dared not cry further, only whining, “But that’s a slap to the Duanmu family’s face. Xiong’er was your own flesh and blood.”

Duanmu Ci had nine sons and over a dozen daughters; his newly taken concubine was still pregnant.

Losing the most useless son didn’t faze him at all.

He tossed the recording pearl aside and said, “Because this idiot started a fight with the Xu family without cause, it was improper. The Xu family is not worth worrying about, but the Si family has a young daughter there.”

The beautiful woman pitifully said, “Are you just going to watch your son be beaten to death? Doesn’t the genius mock you?”

Duanmu Ci angrily rebuked, “Your son is stupid like your pig-brain. I said it’s improper to start a war, not that we won’t deal with the Xu family or Xu Que.

Xu Que is still a disciple of the sacred grounds and will return. We can deal with him anytime.

He has some clan brothers there; you order them to strike his siblings first, don’t kill but cripple them.

As for Xu Que, when he hears his kin are under attack, he will rush back. You set up a shadow guard to ambush him halfway.”

The beautiful woman received the order like a divine decree, gritted her teeth, and left in fury.