Invincible Dad-Chapter 649 No Right is the Key_1
Every sentence from the Moon King stabbed Ji Gui’s heart like a sharp knife, and he suddenly burst into tears.
So, Father always had expectations for me. So, he never wanted to strip me of my title as Crown Prince. So, all along, Father never cared about the Moon Clan... What he cared about was the Ji Family! As long as our Ji Family existed, so would the Moon Clan. What did it matter if tens of thousands of elite Moon Clan warriors died? They were just a number.
The deeper he thought, the more pain wracked Ji Gui’s heart. He cursed himself for being so inhuman. How could he have attempted patricide without being fully prepared, failing to live up to his father’s hope that he would achieve greatness?
Next time. Next time, I will do it perfectly!
A cold light flickered in Ji Gui’s eyes. As he felt the pressure on him gradually lessen, he couldn’t help but look up to meet his father’s cold, merciless gaze. Their eyes were practically identical.
"My avatar is in the Yunxiao Sect on Earth." The Moon King turned and walked back into the great hall, his voice drifting back on the wind. "The Human Race has noticed. Mojian Wuzheng is the key. Retrieve it."
"Mojian Wuzheng is the key!?" Ji Gui’s pupils shrank, and even Ji Jie’s breathing became rapid.
Four thousand years ago, a mysterious powerhouse had offered a Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill as a reward simply for finding the Quasi-Emperor’s Tomb on Earth and retrieving the key. But no one knew what the key was, and no one had ever found it. However, this mysterious figure had posted another bounty: find a specific sword within the Quasi-Emperor’s Tomb in exchange for half a Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill.
Ji Jie had once made a deal with Xu Lai, exchanging the whereabouts of Jing Ke’s residence on Earth for a promise from him regarding that very sword. Later, Xu Lai compensated her with one hundred Supreme Immortal Pills. Who could have known that the Quasi-Emperor’s Tomb contained only half a sword—the blade of the No Righteous Sword? The hilt, meanwhile, was suppressed by the Yunxiao Sect within the Sword Tomb of the Penglai Sword Pavilion. Only by combining the two would one possess the true key. The Moon King’s avatar, disguised as the Yunxiao Sect’s master, Li Qingzhou, had spent a full three hundred years uncovering this secret.
"A Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill," Ji Gui’s eyes glittered with greed.
If I could really use the key... no, the No Righteous Sword, to exchange for this Emperor’s Elixir, couldn’t I instantly reach the Immortal Venerable Realm?
Ji Jie, however, furrowed her brow.
It’s Xu Lai again. Could he have realized this long ago? This man was a constant source of surprises and accidents. Ji Jie almost couldn’t bear to let him die. What a pity it would be if such a man couldn’t be by her side day and night.
For a moment, Ji Jie’s resolve to kill Xu Lai wavered.
After the Moon King left, Ji Yu, the third child of the Ji Family, remained standing there, looking pitifully at Ji Gui. "Second Brother, are you really going to kill Father?"
Ji Gui didn’t know how to answer, so he remained silent.
Ji Jie patted Ji Yu’s head, her voice uncharacteristically gentle. "Third Sister, you must remember that men are creatures extremely skilled at deception. Never trust them."
"Big Sister, then what can I trust?" the third sister asked, completely lost.
"Whether they are a man or a woman, you can only trust yourself."
...
The deaths of the eleven former sect masters of the Holy Lands caused no ripples on the Moon. In fact, besides the few members of the Ji Family, no other Moon Clan members even knew.
In Hua Country, however, the Three Sects and Eight Pavilions were in deep mourning. The life tokens of their former leaders had shattered, signifying their demise.
"Father!"
"Master!"
"Elder Master..."
"Senior Brother!"
"..."
Shen Xun of the Formation Sect, Mo Lian of the Dao Sect, Qi Jiuyang of the Blade Sect, and eight others were overcome with grief. The Pavilion Master of Tian Ce Pavilion, whose own Golden Core had shattered from attempting a divination on Xu Lai, was so overwhelmed with repressed fury that he fainted on the spot.
This news quickly spread through the Martial Dao Association and then throughout the entire Martial Dao World of Hua Country. On a starlit night, Kongming Lanterns rose into the sky from different directions and regions, commemorating the eleven fallen seniors.
"Daddy, look, so many lanterns!"
Inside the living room of Haitang Court, Xu Yiyi saw the Kongming Lanterns rising gracefully through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, her eyes sparkling.
"Mmm," Xu Lai sighed softly. "They’re tinged with an air of sorrow. They’re for a commemoration."
"The former masters of the Three Sects and Eight Pavilions paid the price for their scheming," Ruan Lan said. She was sitting on the sofa, clutching the Formation Chessboard with a black piece pinched between her fingers, hesitating for a long time. Finally, her slender fingers tightened, and the black piece landed on the board with a crisp SNAP due to the uneven pressure.
Ruan Tang wasn’t concerned with the Cultivation World. The people she cared about were all in this house, along with her parents who had emigrated abroad and still refused to return.
"Ruan Lan, take a break," Ruan Tang said gently. "You’ve been holding that chessboard all afternoon."
"She’s right," Xu Lai added indifferently. "You’ll never figure out how to engrave a Formation onto a Jade Slip anyway, so you might as well stop trying."
"No way!" Ruan Lan pouted defiantly. "Stinky brother-in-law, just you wait! I’ll definitely do it. By tomorrow morning at the latest, you’ll see!"
Ruan Lan, who had been out of her room for less than five minutes, put on a stern expression and marched right back in.
"Why did you provoke her?" Ruan Tang chided.
"If I don’t push her, my genius of a little sister-in-law will never know her own limits."
"She... has a talent for the Array Path?" Ruan Tang asked, surprised.
"She’s not bad."
"Just not bad?" Ruan Tang sounded a little disappointed.
Xu Lai was at a loss for words. Given his realm and power, the number of young-generation cultivators in the entire Immortal Domain who deserved his praise of ’not bad’ could be counted on one hand.
"Oh, right, Xu Lai," Ruan Tang said, rubbing her belly and lowering her voice. "Do you think our second child will be as well-behaved as Yiyi?"
"That’s hard to say," Xu Lai hesitated, "but with parents as outstanding as us, our child is sure to be exceptional."
"..."
Xu Yiyi, who was still plastered to the window watching the Kongming Lanterns, didn’t hear them, continuing to ’ooh’ and ’aah’ in awe.
The Conch Maiden, however, glanced sideways at Xu Lai and muttered in a voice only she could hear, I just hope this one doesn’t end up as fickle as a certain someone.
"Beibei, how are you enjoying Qingfeng Camp? Do you want to go back for some advanced training?" Xu Lai suggested earnestly. "I feel there’s room for improvement in your Boundary."
SWOOSH!
Beibei’s face paled with fright, and she dove into Yiyi’s pocket. Qingfeng Camp? Was that a place for humans to stay?!
She waved her tiny fists in protest. "You’re threatening me to stop me from speaking the truth! That’s immoral! I’m going to—"
SNAP.
Xu Lai snapped his fingers.
Beibei’s body flipped upside down against her will. The miniature girl, dressed in a tiny white qipao, hastily clutched at her slipping skirt, her face turning scarlet. Before she could even cry out ’Indecent assault!’, she shot through the sky like a streak of light, flying towards the universe, straight for the distant Immortal Domain.
"Xu Lai, why are you bullying Beibei again?" Ruan Tang sighed, pressing a hand to her forehead.
"It’s for her own good," Xu Lai said seriously. "She’s about to break through, and she can’t draw a Heavenly Tribulation on Earth."
"Really?" Ruan Tang remained skeptical.
"When have I ever lied to you?" Xu Lai extended his hand and pressed it against his dear wife’s heart. "If you don’t believe me, listen to my heart; it cannot lie."
"Xu Lai!!!"
