Simultaneous travel: My sons all have the qualities of an emperor

Chapter 399 I Shall Seal the Heavens—Meng Hao's Desperate Need for a Backer

Looking south, one sees the land of Zhao.

A disheartened scholar walked among the green waters in his blue robe, his eyes filled with bewilderment.

This sense of bewilderment is not just because I took the exam three times and failed three times, but more like a deep-seated inner turmoil.

It's a strange feeling, like having a poor brother who suddenly becomes incredibly successful and lives a life of luxury, while he's still eating chaff and wild vegetables.

“Strange, I’ve always been alone, so where would I get some poor brother? Besides, I, Meng Hao, am not a petty person. If I really had such a friend who became successful, I would definitely be happy for him.”

Meng Hao was talking to himself, and he couldn't help but nod, affirming his own magnanimity.

But the look of deep thought in his eyes grew heavier and heavier... heavier and heavier.

'Do I really have poor brothers?'

'A poor brother becoming rich? Impossible, absolutely impossible.'

'Damn it, who is he? Why do I have such a strong feeling of unease? I...I...I'm so upset!'

Meng Hao felt increasingly distressed. His own failure was shameful, but his brother's success was undoubtedly more painful. What was even more painful was that he couldn't figure out who this person was.

After all, he had lost all his memories before the age of seven...

Suddenly, Meng Hao felt a jolt, as if he had lost his footing. There were many cliffs and precipices here, and he had lost his footing!

"Ahhhh!"

Meng Hao cried out, his heart filled with grief. This mountain was extremely high, and the river below was turbulent. If he fell in, he would surely die.

But suddenly, a chilling voice reached his ears.

"If you have the talent, meeting me is your good fortune."

Then, Meng Hao witnessed a scene that shocked him greatly. Even though he was falling at high speed, a woman kept appearing in front of him, looking at him at eye level.

The woman's face was deathly pale, and her aura was chilling; she did not seem like a living person.

"Is this a person, or a ghost?"

Meng Hao was shaken, and then he saw the woman flick her sleeve, and a green wind swept him up, giving Meng Hao a strong feeling of dizziness.

When Meng Hao came to his senses, he found himself back on the ground in a crevice, with three more people beside him.

“Wang…you’re talented.” Meng Hao looked at one of them in surprise; he was from the same county as him.

The woman glanced at them coldly and said, "Perfect, come back to the sect with me."

Without waiting for Meng Hao and the others to agree, he waved his sleeve, and Meng Hao suddenly felt pale. He saw that they were in the green wind, and were actually flying through the void.

When Meng Hao opened his eyes again, he found himself in a place that resembled a paradise. Although it was deep in the mountains, there were luxurious pavilions everywhere.

He also heard two voices in his ear, seemingly flattering the woman who had brought him there.

Then they were taken to a place and told everything.

The Mountain-Backing Sect, cultivators, miscellaneous disciples...

That evening, Meng Hao looked at the coarse hemp robe in front of him, the wooden plaque engraved with the character "杂" (miscellaneous), and a small booklet containing the title "凝气卷" (Qi Condensation Scroll), and fell into deep thought.

Could I say that I've turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise?
There were four people who came with Meng Hao, but apart from Meng Hao, they all looked pale and extremely unwilling.

Meng Hao, on the contrary, was not upset at all. He had spent almost all his money on passing the imperial examinations over the years, even selling his ancestral home and owing a huge debt to Master Zhou.

Now that he had inexplicably arrived at this place, he figured that food and lodging would be provided as a basic necessity, and he wouldn't even have to pay back the money he owed. He also had the chance to glimpse immortal techniques, which made Meng Hao increasingly excited.

So, with this subtle sense of joy, Meng Hao quickly adapted and began flipping through the booklet in his hand.

Upon opening the first page and reading the first sentence, Meng Hao was dumbfounded, but upon careful consideration, he came to regard it as a profound truth.

"Everyone needs a powerful backer. If a mortal can be wealthy and noble throughout his life, or a cultivator can live a carefree life, then join my Backer Sect, and I will be his backer."

Meng Hao pondered its meaning carefully, and the more he pondered, the more he felt that it was wonderfully profound. "No wonder this sect is called the Backing Sect. So that's why."

Everyone needs a powerful backer; once you find one, you can live a worry-free life.

If Meng Hao had a high-ranking official or his parents were imperial relatives, how could he have failed the imperial examinations three times? Instantly, Meng Hao felt a deep respect for this powerful patriarch whom he had never met before.

However, there was a hint of loneliness in his eyes. A powerful backer? Ah, Meng Hao had been self-reliant since childhood and had nowhere to turn for a powerful backer.

However, Meng Hao quickly rallied again. If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to see the mountain myself!
The words spoken during the day still faintly echoed in his ears; the extremely beautiful woman who brought him here seemed quite extraordinary. If only he could gain her as a backer…
Meng Hao quickly shook off his distracting thoughts. He was extremely intelligent and knew that if he wanted others to become his support, he had to demonstrate sufficient value.

After all, they are not related by blood or marriage, and no one would develop love for another person without a reason.

"In that case, all I can do now is cultivate this Qi Condensation Scroll, and then... take things slowly."

Soon, Meng Hao was reciting the booklet and trying it again and again, following the incantations and operating methods.

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On the southern star, there was a majestic man gazing intently at a certain spot. After a long while, he sighed.

"Hao'er, it is your father who is useless, and you have suffered."

Gu Ming sighed softly, his heart filled with complex emotions. Even though he had arrived in this world early on, human strength has its limits.

Even though he had swept aside all the geniuses along the way, overpowering the geniuses of all the sects in the Ninth Mountain and Sea, and was unparalleled among his peers, and later married a peerless woman from the Meng family of the Eighth Mountain, he was the envy of countless people.

However, he still had no way to deal with Meng Hao's monstrous seven-year-old tribulation, or rather, even if he did, he couldn't do it.

Gu Ming is a transmigrator who transmigrated to the Fang family, one of the strongest families in this world, and became the father of Meng Hao, the destined protagonist in the world of "I Shall Seal the Heavens".

The Fang family is special, not only because of its power, but also because it has a bloodline-based Daoist method. This method is heaven-defying and can allow a person to undergo Nirvana four times, as if they have four lives, depending on the bloodline of the clan members.

Fang has four strokes, like the four births, and it is precisely this method that has allowed the Fang family to stand firm in the Ninth Mountain and Sea.

Of course, not every member of the Fang family can possess such a method. Only members of the Fang family who are born with the Nirvana Seal can learn it. If one does not have this seal, it is difficult to form it later in life.

Therefore, the Nirvana Seal is regarded by experts as a symbol of innate talent.

Gu Ming knew that this so-called Nirvana, though a gift, was also a tribulation, but the Fang family simply couldn't touch this tribulation.

The so-called Fang family bloodline is merely the will of the most powerful beings in this realm, intentionally released by Luo Tian. These are seeds, and once they grow and bear fruit, they will be swallowed whole by that supreme being. However, Gu Ming's level is far too far from Luo Tian's; he knows everything, yet he can't change anything.

All he could do was follow the historical trajectory, wait for Meng Hao's birth, wait for Meng Hao's seventh-year tribulation, wait for his three rebirths, and finally send him away to sever the karmic ties. Only in this way could he cope with all the great calamities to come.

The invasion of the Immortal God Continent and the Demon Realm Continent created by Luo Tian, ​​and Luo Tian's personal intervention in the end.

He had no control over any of this; he could only rely on Meng Hao to get through it.

Meng Hao was special; he could be considered the most amazing and talented person in the history of the Fang family, because he achieved nirvana at the age of seven.

This is an incredible thing, because Nirvana requires extremely deep cultivation, extremely rich bloodline, and extremely high talent!

Meng Hao had nothing but his ineffable talent, and that's why he succeeded.

The reason why Nirvana is the Fang family's reliance is that each time one undergoes Nirvana, a Nirvana Flower will bloom. This flower merges into the body, making one stronger and allowing one to live another life.

Nirvana is a good thing, but if it is placed on a seven-year-old child, it is the cruelest catastrophe.

Because Meng Hao had no life, all his future possibilities were stifled before they could blossom, forcing him to start all over again.

Thus, Meng Hao began his transformation, rewinding from the age of seven to the moment of his birth. A layer of the Nirvana Seal on his hand peeled off, transforming into a flower, from which fruit grew.
This fruit shook the entire Fang family. The Nirvana Fruit was rumored to be the ultimate manifestation of the Fang family's Nirvana Daoist technique, but since the Fang family's founding, it had always been regarded as a legend, and no one had ever truly achieved it.

Thus, from that day onward, despite the intimidation of the Fang family head and the threat of Gu Ming, many people in the family still cast strange glances at Meng Hao.

It was an almost greedy gaze, as if looking at a delicious delicacy or a rare and precious plant.

From that time on, Gu Ming's eldest daughter, Meng Hao's older sister, became increasingly irritable and would often stand by Meng Hao's side and beat up the clansmen.

Because of this incident, Meng Hao's grandfather and maternal grandfather also set foot in the starry sky to find the root of the matter.

As time went by, Meng Hao grew up, and people's hearts changed. Even some of the elders in the Fang family began to look at Meng Hao with strange eyes.

So, on that day, Gu Ming gently coaxed his son away, then took his sword and walked all over the Fang family, blood flowing continuously along the sword's spine.

That day, Gu Ming caused such a huge disturbance, killing countless elders with his sword. In the end, even Fang Shoudao, the ancestor of the Fang family, couldn't stand it anymore and intervened to stop him.

Gu Ming did not stop, and the sound of his sword echoed throughout the entire East Victory Star. In the end, Fang Shoudao, the ancestor of the Fang family, suppressed Gu Ming, but did not say anything.

Gu Ming, his blue robe stained with blood, emerged alone, carrying his sword, seemingly unharmed.

From that time on, the strange looks from within the family almost disappeared.

However, this good fortune did not last long. When Meng Hao was seven years old again, he was reborn once more and bore the fruit of rebirth.

It was at that time that Shui Dongliu, formed from the remnant soul of the Nine-Sealed Supreme, once the strongest being in the Mountain and Sea Realm, and the soul of the Ancestor of the Mourning Clan, came, with only the desire to continue the Mountain and Sea Realm.

From that day on, Gu Ming and Meng Li gave up their glorious future and all their identities, transforming into the Ninth Mountain Prison Lords, to go to the Southern Star and guard it for 100,000 years.

Furthermore, all items tainted by karma will be left with the Fang family and can only accompany Meng Hao for seven years. After that, if Meng Hao does not reach the day of seeking the Dao, they cannot meet again, otherwise Meng Hao will still be in danger of collapse.

Finally, Meng Hao took his mother's surname and went to the State of Zhao, which led to the story at the beginning.

"Are you still thinking about Hao'er? He'll be alright." A beautiful woman walked over; she was Meng Li, Gu Ming's wife.

Gu Ming nodded slightly, then hugged his wife beside him, hiding his emotions and not letting them show.

Sometimes, a page in the history book is filled with thousands of years of blood and tears, struggles and conflicts.

The child she gave birth to and raised herself had to suffer so much because of the cruel tricks of fate. How cruel this must be for Gu Ming, who experienced it firsthand.

All of this tragedy originated from Narodha.

At this moment, Gu Ming's hatred was rising. He turned to look at the origin of the Dao in his mind. Although he had not entered the Dao realm, he could already be called a quasi-Dao!

This level of cultivation is considered top-tier even in the current Mountain and Sea Realm, but it's still far inferior to Luo Tian's.

For a moment, Gu Ming felt a pang of melancholy.

Just then, a soft sound suddenly came to my ears.

[You are invited to join the "Father's Status Rises with His Son" chat group. Do you agree?]

For a moment, Gu Ming's eyes gleamed, and even Meng Li in his arms sensed Gu Ming's unusual movement and looked over in confusion.

Gu Ming remained silent, but the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

His mind was completely absorbed in the chat group. He grabbed the quasi-immortal emperor cultivation and the immortal emperor combat power, and refined them in an instant!

At this moment, although Gu Ming stood on the Southern Star, his mind encompassed the Mountain and Sea Realm and the entire vast starry sky. In the blink of an eye, he could change the world!

The strongest in this realm is Luo Tian. Although he is named Luo Tian, ​​he is actually the Five Fingers of an unparalleled powerhouse. These Five Fingers alone are enough to rival the strength of an Immortal King.

However, let alone Luo Tian at this moment, Gu Ming could even try to touch Luo Tian's true form!
The worlds of Xian Ni, Yi Nian, and Feng Tian, ​​though different in their paths, all lead to the same conclusion: in the end, they can all be divided into ten steps.

There are ten steps in the path of cultivation. At this moment, Luo Tian, ​​the will of the vast starry sky, is only at the fourth step. At the fifth step, he can only be compared to the Emperor Light Immortal King.

The sixth step is required to enter the threshold of becoming a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and according to Gu Ming's current calculations, the seventh and even the ninth steps should not exceed the barrier of becoming an Immortal Emperor.

Perhaps Gu Ming couldn't deduce at this moment whether the tenth step was the sacrificial path or something beyond it.

However, Luo Tian's true form at most stopped at the ninth step, and certainly did not reach its peak.

Although Gu Ming's current cultivation level is suppressed to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, he is actually capable of breaking through long ago.

In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, the only reason for the suppression was the fear of the Primordial Ancestor of the Evil Earth.

If one truly lets go and breaks through at all costs, with the boost from their realm and their formidable foundation, what is there to fear even at the ninth step of the Luo Tian realm?

Now, with this opportunity presented by fate, Gu Ming no longer suppressed his emotions and burst into laughter, a laugh that shook the entire Southern Star. Countless cultivators felt an emotion even greater than the might of heaven, and they couldn't help but join in the joy.

Meng Li rolled her eyes at Gu Ming: "You were looking so serious just now, how come you're laughing out loud now?"

Gu Ming didn't explain, but simply held Meng Li in his arms. In an instant, everything around them seemed to move, and he laughed loudly:
"Let's go find Yu'er and Hao'er. It's the perfect time for a family reunion."

"The Nirvana Mark on Hao'er's body."

“I am not the same as before, there is no need to worry.”

(End of this chapter)