Genius Beast Tamer

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"Playing tricks in the face of strength is a joke." Han Wuxie narrowed his deep eyes, a hint of gloom flashing in them. He stood up and smiled, "Xingyu, I may have to go into seclusion."

Han Xingyu was taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. "Is Sister Wuxie preparing to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm?"

Han Wuxie nodded slightly and said with a faint smile, "It's about time to prepare for the breakthrough. The Root of God may change as a result. I have a feeling that if I can break through to the Immortal Emperor realm, the Root of God will sprout something."

Han Xingyu frowned and said solemnly, "Breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm is not as easy as breaking through to the Immortal Lord realm. The Root of God seems to only help us break through to the Immortal Lord realm; we must rely on our own strength to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm! If Sister Wuxie is going into seclusion, perhaps she will leave the Han family for a while. Breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm will cause quite a stir!"

Han Wuxie's eyes deepened, and he smiled, "Xingyu, it's time to take this opportunity to let Grandpa and the others know."

"Is it time yet?" Han Xingyu frowned. "Isn't it too early?"

"I'm just using this breakthrough to let outsiders know that the Han family has an Immortal Emperor. As for who this person is, I don't think my grandfather will tell anyone. Letting my grandfather and the others know that I am an Immortal Emperor will put their minds at ease. If the Cheng family and the Tian family cause a big mess, the Han family will inevitably be dragged into it."

Han Xingyu pondered for a moment, nodded, then grinned mischievously and said, "Sister Wuxie is really naughty. If the Han family suddenly experiences a celestial phenomenon of someone breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm, I think Grandpa will be terrified."

Han Wuxie raised the corners of his mouth and said with a wicked smile, "If I were to say it myself, I wouldn't know how. Letting them figure it out themselves might be more practical, requiring less explanation."

"I don't know how long this seclusion will last," Han Xingyu said, sounding somewhat sullen.

"When immortals close their eyes to cultivate, unlike mortals who need to sleep and eat every day, perhaps when they wake up again, it will be several years or even hundreds of years later," Han Wuxie sighed.

Han Xingyu suggested, "Sister Wuxie, why don't you go into the tower in Nanyu for seclusion?"

Han Wuxie shook his head and smiled faintly, "Although that tower is just an ordinary divine artifact, it is still a divine artifact. Hua Qianye said that if one passes through the level below Immortal Emperor inside, the tower will bring benefits. However, when breaking through to Immortal Emperor, one must not be inside. The power contained in the Immortal Realm will flow into my body due to the shock of breaking through to Immortal Emperor. If I am deep inside the tower, that power may be absorbed by the tower."

Han Xingyu said with some reluctance, "Sister Wuxie, you must come out of seclusion soon!"

Han Wuxie gently rubbed Han Xingyu's head and chuckled, "If that little guy Tianci knew I was going into seclusion, he would definitely follow me. That's why I sent him away and had him infiltrate the struggle between the Tian family and the Cheng family. He might not be back for a while. If he comes back before I come out of seclusion, comfort him."

"I understand." Han Xingyu nodded understandingly and asked, "Where is your mother?"

Han Wuxie took out letters from his sleeve, one for Han Rou and the other for Han Mengxiao.

"In the letter, I only said that I needed to go into seclusion temporarily. They should understand that when one is about to break through, the time for seclusion is not one's own choice. I couldn't say it in person, so they should understand. They will only think that I am about to break through to the Profound Immortal realm, but they don't know that I am about to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm."

Han Xingyu took the letter and nodded, saying, "When the time comes, they'll be quite surprised if there are any signs of him breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm!"

Han Wuxie simply smiled and patted Han Xingyu's shoulder, saying, "Tianci is away, and I'm going into seclusion again. I'm leaving the Heavenly Star Evil Palace to you alone. Don't be too unruly."

Han Xingyu smiled mischievously, squinting his eyes, and said, "Isn't there still Hua Qianye?" He pursed his lips and chuckled, "Once Sister Wuxie goes into seclusion, Hua Qianye will probably release all those contracted beasts, right? That jealous guy thinks no one can tell, but because he's afraid those contracted beasts will bother Sister Wuxie, he's deliberately using special training as an excuse to lock them up where they can't see Sister Wuxie!"

Han Wuxie's expression turned somewhat awkward. He coughed lightly and said hesitantly, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Hehe!" Han Xingyu deliberately smacked her lips and said with a mischievous smile, "Sister Wuxie is shy. I was just talking nonsense, haha!"

Han Wuxie's laughter only made him more embarrassed. He pushed him out the door and said angrily, "I'm going into seclusion right now!"

"Sister Wuxie, don't be in such a hurry! I won't say anything more, okay!" Han Xingyu's mischievous smile remained.

Han Wuxie gave him a cold glance, closed the door, and ignored him.

Han Xingyu said with a bitter face, "Sister Wuxie, if you lock me out, how am I supposed to enter the ring world in the future? And how am I supposed to manage those people from the Heavenly Star Evil Palace?"

Han Wuxie pouted and said, "Hua Qianye will come looking for you."

Han Xingyu laughed and said, "Then I'll wait for my brother-in-law to come find me!" After saying that, she ran off in a flash.

Han Wuxie flung open the door, wanting to give the guy a piece of his mind, but he had already run far away.

Han Wuxie sighed, closed the door again, and turned around to see Hua Qianye sitting on the bed, smiling wickedly, looking at him with seductive eyes.

Han Wuxie awkwardly sat down beside him, and said plaintively, "You heard what Xingyu said?"

"Hmm." He chuckled softly.

Han Wuxie accused, "Even he could tell that you deliberately locked up my contracted beast."

"Let others talk, I'm not like that anyway," Hua Qianye smiled gently.

"After all these years, how long are you going to keep them locked up?" Han Wuxie looked at him, his eyes filled with a bitter smile, yet also with a strange warmth.

"It's not until they come out that they become divine beasts and can see you."

Hua Qianye's eyes were full of doting affection as he stroked her hair with a hand formed from the wind. The gentle breeze made it seem as if she could feel his tender hand, but unfortunately, it was all just an illusion.

Han Wuxie's gaze deepened slightly, and he smiled faintly, "If you break through to the Immortal Emperor realm, you'll take another step closer to godhood. I'll be able to help you find a body very soon!"

Hua Qianye's hand, formed from wind, trembled slightly. His gaze was somewhat complicated as he sighed softly, "I hope to return to my body as soon as possible, yet I also hope never to return."

Han Wuxie lowered her eyes slightly and reached out to touch his face, which she couldn't actually reach. Although she was only touching the outline that her eyes could see but her hands couldn't touch, she was very content. If she could, if he could stay like this forever and not disappear, she might think that she could stay together like this forever. It didn't matter if he had a body or not, as long as the soul she loved remained by her side.

Unfortunately, if we force him to stay, he will eventually disappear even if he doesn't use his magic.

Han Wuxie withdrew her hand that had been lingering on his, smiled gently and generously, "No matter what the future holds, I will always be by your side. No matter what you are like then, I will stay by your side just as you are by my side now."

Hua Qianye wanted to hold her departing hand, but he couldn't. A hint of sadness flashed across his eyes, but he smiled brightly and said indulgently, "I know, that's why I feel sorry for you. Go into seclusion, I'll guard the door."

"No," Han Wuxie called out to him, and said softly, "Stay here, right beside me."

Hua Qianye looked at her gently, nodded, and sat quietly beside her.

Han Wuxie sat cross-legged, his consciousness entering his dantian. Floating within his dantian was the Root of God, a seed almost the size of a fist, yet it had not yet sprouted. It seemed to be storing energy, waiting, waiting for an explosion.

Han Wuxie tried to communicate with the Root of God through his consciousness, but ever since he ascended to the peak of Immortal Lord, this little thing seemed to have fallen asleep and could not be woken up no matter what he did.

Han Wuxie sighed, using the movement technique to calmly comprehend the laws of heaven and earth. The power of the immortal realm's operation, the mysterious power combining magic and internal energy seemed to be urging him on. Upgrading was indeed something beyond one's control. He originally wanted to wait a while before going into seclusion, at least until he had finished watching the farce between the Tian family and the Cheng family. However, everything had come too quickly. If he didn't go into seclusion now, he didn't know when he would see the signs of a breakthrough again.

Heaven and earth seemed to merge into one in the soul of consciousness, or as if on a horizon, they were forcibly torn apart by an invisible force, like a world struggling painfully. Gradually, the sea appeared, that blue sea, lonely in that lifeless world, seemingly vast, yet it made people feel inexplicably desolate and bittersweet.

What kind of place is this? Why did my consciousness enter this strange place?

Han Wuxie was taken aback, but couldn't figure it out. He tried to pull his consciousness away from this strange place, only to find that the consciousness he pulled out was actually outside the seed.

little things?

Han Wuxie tried hard to communicate with the seed, but to no avail.

The seed simply floated slowly within the dantian.

After an unknown amount of time, Han Wuxie felt as if his consciousness was being pulled by something again.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the little thing had finally woken up, but strangely, its consciousness did not emanate from the surface of the seed, but rather seemed to come from inside the seed, from that strange world-like place.

With a probing gaze, Han Wuxie gathered all the power of his soul and once again probed into the seed.

The sky is still the sky, the earth is still the earth, and the sea still seems somewhat melancholy, yet in this empty place, a little furry ball has appeared.

The fluffy white ball of fluff, like soft snowflakes in winter, is very small, only the size of a thumb, but it has a pair of bright, dark eyes.

"Are you a little thing?" Han Wuxie looked at the little furball with some confusion.

Although the little furball was small, its expression was extremely human-like. It blinked its dark eyes, smacked its little mouth, and nodded obediently.

Han Wuxie was somewhat surprised and asked, "What exactly is this place? Why is it like this inside the seed?"

With a smacking sound from its little mouth, the little fluffy ball's weak voice was somewhat indistinct, like a baby just learning to speak, as it struggled to say, "This is your world, a new world."

"My world?" Han Wuxie was even more confused.

"Creating a new world will make you more powerful than a god. You can create a god, and a god can create laws. Laws are the rules that govern the operation of the entire world." The little furball squinted its eyes with a grin and said in an extremely cute way.

"More powerful than God?"

The little furball nodded and said, "I am the soul you created, the first life in this world, the head of all gods. I can create the laws here!"

"You little thing, a god?" Han Wuxie shook his head with amusement, clearly not believing it.

The little furball pouted and said, "Once you complete this world, I will possess immense power! This world will have the same laws as the world you currently in! The universe will have one more planet! You will encounter many beings who created planets, transcending the so-called gods of your world—even more powerful beings! That will be true liberation from troubles!"

"What? What is a planet? And what is the universe?" Han Wuxie seemed confused, looking at the little furball with surprise.

The little furball stuck out its pink tongue and said mischievously, "That's all I know, and I've told you everything!"

"What nonsense!" Han Wuxie flicked the little thing's face with his finger.

The little furball looked pitifully at Han Wuxie. Without hands or feet, it couldn't even rub its face. It said with a hint of resentment, "It's all your fault. This world is so weak; I can only become this pathetic creature, without even hands or feet!"

"Hey!" Han Wuxie said, both amused and exasperated, "You don't have hands and feet, and you're blaming me? Do you think you can conjure hands and feet just because I want them to?"

The little furball's two black pearl-like eyes rolled around as it said, "If you become a god, then the power of this world will increase, my power will also increase, and I will be able to conjure up hands and feet!"

"God?" Han Wuxie's gaze deepened, and he smiled, "I will become one, but I am still one breath away from becoming an Immortal Emperor. Only when I become an Immortal Emperor can I get one step closer to becoming a god."

The little furball pouted and said, "The power I swallowed was only enough to turn you into a Celestial Lord. It seems that a Celestial Emperor needs the power of heaven and earth in this Celestial Realm, and I can't help you with that."

Han Wuxie nodded knowingly and said, "Becoming an Immortal Emperor will cause changes in the Immortal Realm and create huge waves in the Boundless Sea, unlike the tranquility of an Immortal Lord."

The little furball smacked its lips and looked at Han Wuxie, saying, "Actually, I know a lot more!"

"What are you showing off? What do you know? Just say it!" Han Wuxie felt a deep affection for this little guy, and his words became more direct without his realizing it.

The little furball looked at Han Wuxie with a somewhat ingratiating expression and said sweetly, "Rub my face for me, it hurts."

Han Wuxie rolled his eyes in annoyance, rubbing its fluffy little face. "Hurry up and tell me!"

The little furball chuckled mischievously, saying, "If the laws are the same, then the power that an Immortal Emperor needs to absorb is not from this Immortal Realm. If you break through to become an Immortal Emperor, from the moment you become one, the so-called Boundless Sea's great waves will come towards you carrying divine energy!"

"air?"

"You can only absorb that much during the one hour it takes to break through! If you set up a divine array, you can absorb a huge amount, and maybe you'll directly reach the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm!"

"What? A divine array?" Han Wuxie squinted at his sly grin and asked, "You know how to do that?"

"If the rules are the same, then it should be the same!" The little furball conjured a pattern, a complex pattern with ancient runes, but it couldn't hold on for more than three breaths before turning back into a little furball, panting heavily, and said, "Did you remember it?"

Han Wuxie hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "I've remembered, but... how do you know this?"

The little furball grinned and said, "I knew it! I know a lot!"

Han Wuxie rubbed his head. This kid has a narcissistic vibe.

Han Wuxie asked, "Once I break through to the Immortal Emperor realm, will you be able to leave this world?"

"That won't do!" The little furball shook its head. "In this world, I am the head of all gods. But in your world, I'm just a nothing little furball. I don't want to go out and get into trouble!"

"Is it that you don't want to go out, or that you can't go out?" Han Wuxie's eyes turned dangerous, filled with accusation.

The little ball of fluff rolled around a few times, then shrank into the soil and refused to come out.

No matter how Han Wuxie called it, it refused to follow him out. Han Wuxie had no choice but to extract its soul consciousness from the Root of God and continue cultivating.

Time flies, and four years have passed in the blink of an eye. For an immortal, four years of seclusion is like four days, which is not strange at all.

However, the immortal realm was far from peaceful during those four years.

The head of the Cheng family is a sensible person. He is afraid that the Heavenly Star Evil Palace will step in to help the Tian family. Now the entire Immortal Realm is slandering the Heavenly Star Evil Palace and saying many things that the Heavenly Star Evil Palace cannot exist.

However, many sects that were afraid of being overshadowed by new sects like Tianxing Evil Palace seized this opportunity to step forward and help the Cheng family in everything.

The Tian family was suddenly isolated and helpless when a mysterious force appeared and supported them. For the past four years, they have maintained a balance of power with their opponents. This gave the Cheng family head more ammunition to use against them, saying that the Tianxing Evil Palace was helping the Tian family. Eliminating the Tian family was like topping the arm of the Tianxing Evil Palace. Starting with eliminating the Tian family, they would gradually destroy the Tianxing Evil Palace. They absolutely could not allow such a sect to continue to grow stronger.

Some sects originally had many Immortal Lords, but these major sects suddenly fell from a very high status to the status of third-rate sects. The fundamental reason is that all the Immortal Lords in their sects mysteriously disappeared. Naturally, they blamed the Heavenly Star Evil Palace for this, believing that they had been captured by the people of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace.

As the power gathered by the Cheng family grew stronger, the entire Immortal Realm began to fall into turmoil. It seemed that most of the power had been won over by the Cheng family, while the remaining power seemed to be watching the show and might join in at any time. As far as the Immortal Realm was concerned, countless people had long wanted to eliminate places like the Heavenly Star Evil Palace, but they had endured it because they lacked a reasonable reason and were unable to gather the strength to do so.

This was the seventh time that the head of the Cheng family had visited the Han family.

Han Mengxiao was extremely shrewd. On the surface, he appeared to be a hot-tempered person, but the head of the Cheng family repeatedly provoked him, and he always fell for it.

"Brother Mengxiao, your daughter was kicked out of the imperial family, aren't you angry at all?"

"Thank you for your concern, Patriarch Cheng. I only wish for my daughter's happiness. If she doesn't want revenge, I won't bother with the Tian family. Those scumbags would only dirty my hands if I killed them!"

"Brother Mengxiao, you don't understand. With your and Brother Wan's help, and with Brother Wan's extensive knowledge, no matter how powerful the people of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace are, and no matter how much they try to support the Tian family, the Tian family can't possibly hold out against us for four years!"

Han Mengxiao feigned exhaustion, saying, "Patriarch Cheng, I've heard of your strength. It's equivalent to most of the Immortal Realm, with over fifty Immortal Lords and more than three hundred Great Luo Golden Immortals. Yet, even with such strength, you can't do anything to the Heavenly Star Evil Palace and the Tian Family. For four years, you've only managed a draw. My brother Cang and I aren't Immortal Lords, so what can we do to help? You know how taciturn my brother Cang is. Even if he's learned, where do you find so many sect leaders and lords, and so many Immortal Lords? Who would really listen to him? He might even be ridiculed. You know my brother Cang's temper; he won't tolerate anyone speaking ill of him!"

"But--"

Han Mengxiao interrupted, "Master Cheng, I'm very tired today, so I won't entertain you any longer." With that, he left gracefully.

Watching Han Mengxiao's retreating figure, the Cheng family patriarch sighed helplessly and had no choice but to leave. However, his desire to win over the Han family still seemed to remain unchanged.

After the Cheng family patriarch left, Han Rou, Han Yu, Han Shi, and Han Yun entered Han Mengxiao's room.

"Father," Han Rou said, looking somewhat troubled.

Han Mengxiao smiled wryly, "My silly daughter, you don't mean for your old man to help you, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Han Yu burst into laughter, "Third Sister has finally come to her senses? She wants Father to help the Cheng family wipe out those scoundrels from the Tian family?"

Han Mengxiao slapped Han Yu's head hard. Han Yu was startled, covered his head, and said with a pained expression, "Father, why did you hit me?"

"Idiot, your silly sister doesn't need your father's help for the Cheng family!" Han Mengxiao said with a wry smile.

Han Yu looked at Han Rou in astonishment and said with a mournful tone, "Third Sister, you're still helping the Tian family? What's so great about helping those guys!"

"After all, they are Tianfeng's parents," Han Rou said in a low, hoarse voice. "Although I don't know exactly where Tianfeng is, I absolutely do not believe what the Cheng family head said. It's impossible for him to marry the master of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace Master!"

"Foolish, foolish, foolish!" Han Mengxiao smiled bitterly, gazing out the window, seemingly talking to herself, but actually blaming her. "Madam, I told you not to raise Rou'er to be too kind, but you never listen. Even now, this foolish girl is still thinking about that man, that man's family!"

Han Rou lowered her head and remained silent.

Han Mengxiao looked at Han Shi and said, "Shi'er, tell me, what should your father do? You love your sister the most, what would you do?"

Han Yu retorted somewhat indignantly, "I love my sister very much too!"

Han Mengxiao sneered, "You reckless fool, you're so hurt you've lost your mind!"

Han Yu pouted and muttered, "Isn't it because of you!"

Han Mengxiao ignored him, and when she didn't hear him, she looked at Han Shi and asked, "Shi'er?"

Han Shi looked at Han Rou and saw the pleading look in his younger sister's eyes. He felt a pang of pity, but still said softly, "I'll stand by and do nothing."

"Second Brother..." Han Rou's voice was somewhat weak. If she didn't know that Tian Feng was rescuing her to protect her, she would definitely hate the Tian family. Not only would she not offer to help them, but she might even offer to help the Cheng family. However, she remembered that he was willing to bear everything and run far away rather than hurt her and his parents. She knew that in his heart, the Tian family and she were both very important, so she did not want the Tian family, which he valued, to become ruins.

Han Shi's eyes held a hint of apology. "Third Sister, even if our Han family wanted to help, we couldn't. Besides, the Tian family now has support and is capable of contending with most of the Immortal Realm. What would we be compared to them?"

Han Rou shook her head and said softly, "Second Brother, did you also believe that Tianfeng and the master of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace were getting married?"

"Third Sister."

Han Rou smiled bitterly, "He divorced me back then, and I believed what he said and hated him. But later I found out it was a misunderstanding, and now I can't be the same as before."

"Sigh." Han Shi said with a wry smile, "I'd better not say anything. I'm going back to see her. With Xing Yu's treatment these days, it seems there's a possibility she might wake up."

After Han Shi made an excuse to leave, Han Rou did not linger.

In the end, only Han Mengxiao was left. Wan Licang came out from the inner room; he had been there all along.

Han Mengxiao clearly knew he was deliberately avoiding the children, and after sitting down, she brewed him some tea.

"Brother Cang, is there anything you want to tell me that you need to avoid talking about with the children?"

Wanlicang's eyes shone with wisdom, tinged with a sense of vicissitude yet also with worry. He said in a low voice, "The Immortal Realm is in great chaos now."

"You could say that," Han Mengxiao agreed. "This is a rare instance of chaos in the once peaceful Immortal Realm. In the past, we always fought against demons. It's been too many years since there has been a battle between immortals themselves."

"We've already alerted those people," Wan Li Cang sighed.

"yes?"

Wanlicang said, "Something strange has been happening in the Boundless Sea lately; it seems the people from the God Realm are about to descend."

Han Mengxiao was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to her senses and said with a wry smile, "Even the God Realm is already wary of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace? The Heavenly Star Evil Palace seems to be really strong. According to the strength of the Tian family, the Cheng family alone would be enough to destroy them, but I didn't expect that now, even with most of the Immortal Realm combined, the two sides can only be evenly matched."

Wanlicang said in a low voice, "The Heavenly Star Evil Palace did not exert its full strength."

"What? You haven't even used your full strength yet?"

Wan Li Cang narrowed his eyes and said, "Immortals have been falling in the Immortal Realm all along, but this balance is always maintained. Only when one side has relatively strong strength and wants to play the game can this balance be maintained. The Cheng family is so eager to destroy the Tian family, so obviously they don't want to play the game. If we follow this logic, then the one playing the game is the Tianxing Evil Palace behind the Tian family."

Han Mengxiao said with some fear, "In just seven years, what kind of power does this sect, which only appeared seven years ago, still possess? How can it be playing games with most of the Immortal Realm's power? Does that mean it has an absolute ability to suppress them? Then why not just crush them directly instead of playing this meaningless game?"

"I'm afraid it's not to help the Tian family." A sharp glint flashed in Wan Li Cang's eyes.

"Brother Cang, stop beating around the bush! What exactly have you figured out?" Han Mengxiao asked anxiously.

Wanlicang pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, "The Heavenly Star Evil Palace intends to completely destroy the Tian family and the Cheng family."

"The Tian family? The Cheng family?" Han Mengxiao asked, puzzled. "It would be understandable if the Cheng family were to be wiped out, but to say that the Tian family would be wiped out is a bit hard to comprehend."

"If the Tian family and the Cheng family were to fight, the Cheng family could indeed destroy the Tian family, but it would inevitably suffer heavy losses. Perhaps after a few days of fighting, they would realize that it was not worth it and that there was no deep-seated hatred between them, so they would stop fighting and stop making trouble."

Han Mengxiao nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, they are all people who are thousands or tens of thousands of years old. What could possibly ruin the future of their family? If the head of the Cheng family insists on destroying the Tian family, the Cheng family will soon decline."

"The Heavenly Star Evil Palace didn't want this to happen, so it escalated the conflict and made it out of control. Now the Cheng family has united too many people and can't suddenly stop. The Tian family has also been forced to the point where they can't stop."

"What do you mean..." Han Mengxiao's gaze turned puzzled. "Why would the Heavenly Star Evil Palace do this? Could it be that Tian Feng really didn't marry that Palace Master's master, so the Heavenly Star Evil Palace wants to destroy the Tian family as well?"

Wan Li Cang chuckled knowingly, saying in a profound and enigmatic tone, "What I find utterly baffling is that the Palace Master of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace killed Cheng Wan, but not Rou'er."

"Kill Rou'er?" Han Mengxiao became somewhat apprehensive, and said in a low voice, "Indeed, if the master of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace has taken a liking to Tianfeng and therefore wants to kill Cheng Wan, who tried to steal his man, then Rou'er should be killed even more!"

Wan Licang toyed with his teacup, slowly uttering, "Unless..."

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Han Mengxiao lost her patience and pressed, "Unless what?"

"Unless it's not as the Cheng family patriarch said, that the master of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace didn't want Tianfeng as his husband, but perhaps he wanted Tianfeng as his disciple, or wanted to help Tianfeng. But then, there's something that doesn't make sense."

"Yes, if that's the case, Tianfeng couldn't possibly abandon his own Tian family!"

Wanlicang rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache, and said, "The Heavenly Star Evil Palace is truly a mystery."

Han Mengxiao sighed, "Even Brother Cang can't figure this out. No wonder those people in the God Realm are starting to get restless."

Suddenly, the clouds outside the window began to churn, followed by the sound of the mighty waves of the Boundless Sea.

"What's going on? How did the sound of the waves from the Boundless Sea get here?" Han Mengxiao became alert.

Wanlicang's pupils suddenly contracted, as if he had realized something, and he said in a low voice, "Immortal Emperor! Someone has broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm! They're nearby!"

Han Mengxiao asked in surprise, "Nearby? Let's go out and take a look!"

The two rushed out the door, only to find the Han family disciples in turmoil. Countless experts from the Immortal Realm had surged down from the foot of Han Family Mountain, seemingly all drawn by the celestial phenomenon of the breakthrough to Immortal Emperor.

Wan Li Cang frowned, looking in the direction where the clouds were gathering. "Is that Yunrou Manor? How could someone be breaking through to Immortal Emperor there?"

"Who could it be? Someone from our Han family?" Han Mengxiao was stunned and bewildered. "Our Han family doesn't even have a Celestial Lord, how could there be signs of someone breaking through to Celestial Emperor?"

"Go and see for yourself, and you'll know." A wise glint flashed in Wan Li Cang's eyes as he sighed in a low voice, "There are many things we just can't understand, aren't there? Lately, there have been too many things that we just can't figure out!"

Han Mengxiao was startled and said in a low voice, "Yes, there are too many things I can't understand! Wu Xie and the others suddenly have spiritual roots, suddenly have cultivation, the Heavenly Star Evil Palace suddenly appeared, and the Immortal Realm suddenly became chaotic. There are just too many unbelievable things. This matter of the Immortal Emperor is no big deal!"

When they arrived at Yunrou Manor, Han Yu, Han Rou, Han Shi, Han Yun, Han Tianci, and Han Xingyu were already in front of the manor.

Some Han family disciples came out of curiosity, but Han Rou chased them away. Now only a few of them remain at Yun Rou Manor, while the others are stopped halfway up the mountain.

Han Mengxiao looked at Han Rou, who shook her head, indicating that she didn't know what had happened and why Yun Rou Manor had shown signs of breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm.

Wanlicang ignored Han Rou and instead turned his gaze directly to Han Xingyu and Han Tianci, asking, "Where is Wuxie?"

Wanlicang's question drew everyone's attention. This matter came too suddenly, and they hadn't thought of why Han Wuxie hadn't appeared. Now they were all puzzled and looked at Han Xingyu and Han Tianci with suspicion.

Han Tianci and Han Xingyu exchanged a glance and simultaneously revealed mysterious smiles.

Seeing the two children acting strangely, Han Mengxiao asked again, "Where did Wuxie go?"

Han Xingyu smiled slyly and said, "Wait a minute, Grandpa will find out soon enough!"

Han Rou looked at Han Tianci, who replied mysteriously, "You'll find out soon enough!"

The adults looked at each other, puzzled, but they waited patiently, unsure whether they were waiting for Han Wuxie or for the unknown expert who was breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm.

An hour later, the massive clouds and power dissipated, proving that the person who broke through had successfully achieved the breakthrough!

Han Wuxie opened the door. At this moment, she no longer remembered how long she had been in seclusion, and she no longer disguised herself. Instead, she revealed her appearance when she was eighteen years old in the mortal realm and took the elixir that fixed her ageless beauty.

When Han Wuxie entered the courtyard of Yunrou Manor, several pairs of eyes looked over, including those of Han Mengxiao, Wanlicang, Han Rou, Han Yu, Han Shi, Han Yun, Han Tianci, and Han Xingyu.

Han Wuxie smiled, a smile full of charm, his eyes radiating a bewitching allure, and his body exuding the arrogant aura of a superior.

Having just broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm, Han Wuxie gathered a great deal of divine energy thanks to the divine array taught by the little thing, directly breaking through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm. This was something that even Hua Qianye found surprising.

Wanlicang and Hanmengxiao simultaneously used their divine senses to probe Han Wuxie's cultivation level. Han Wuxie made no attempt to conceal his abilities, nor did he allow his divine root to change its appearance; everything was handled with complete composure.

Even the usually composed old man, Wan Licang, showed an extremely terrified expression.

Han Mengxiao didn't have Wanlicang's stamina. She had already started yelling, "I was so scared! I was so scared! Am I dreaming? Peak Immortal Emperor? Impossible...! I must be dreaming!" Han Mengxiao slapped herself hard and cried out, "It hurts so much!"

His eyes widened in shock. He stammered, "Feeling pain? It's not a dream? Someone who just broke through to the Immortal Emperor realm is already at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm? How come this girl looks so much like my Wuxie granddaughter! Wait, the more I look at her, the more she looks like her!"

Wanlicang could no longer bear Han Mengxiao's buzzing in his ears, and said in a low voice, "She is Wuxie. Her life force and bloodline fluctuations all prove that she is that child, Wuxie."

Han Wuxie nodded and smiled, "Yes, I am Wuxie."

"Wu Xie?" Han Rou stared at Han Wu Xie in disbelief.

Han Wuxie smiled wryly, hesitated for a moment, and did not speak. Instead, she pointed to the front of her, and a light shone from the ring on her finger, from which a person flew out.

"It's time to meet, Father, Mother," Han Wuxie said with a gentle smile.

When Tianfeng appeared before everyone, Hanrou was already in tears and speechless.

Tianfeng was somewhat frightened and dared not move forward. He felt guilty about divorcing his wife and felt ashamed of himself. He dared not face her, so he lowered his head and remained silent.

Han Wuxie, somewhat exasperated, said in a low, displeased voice, "If I were Mother, I would never forgive Father!"

Upon hearing this, Tianfeng became even more disheartened.

Han Wuxie smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "But I'm not Mother, and Mother isn't me. You should know Mother better than I do, shouldn't you?"

Tianfeng was taken aback, and looked at Han Wuxie with deep gratitude in his eyes.

Han Wuxie shook her head. She didn't need, nor could she accept, her father's gratitude.

Tianfeng took a deep breath and finally took a step to close the distance with Hanrou.

Seeing everyone staring at Tianfeng, Han Wuxie couldn't help but smile wryly, "Everyone's here, my parents won't dare say anything! Aren't they all curious about what happened to me? Come inside and we'll talk, leave this place to my parents!"

Wanlicang was the first to come to his senses. He nodded, forcefully pulled on Han Mengxiao, and followed Han Wuxie into the house.

Han Shi slapped Han Yu hard. Han Yu was startled, but quickly came to her senses, grabbed her younger brother Han Yun, and chased after Han Shi into Han Wuxie's room.

Han Xingyu chuckled to herself, wanting to stay and watch the fun, but Han Tianci forcibly took her to Han Wuxie's room.

Only Han Rou and Tian Feng remained in the courtyard.

Han Rou remained silent and still, her gaze fixed intently on Tian Feng.

Tianfeng had intended to avoid her gaze, but because of Han Wuxie's words, he mustered his courage and tried to look Han Rou in the eye frankly. He approached her step by step and said in a hoarse voice, "I have not married anyone else."

Han Rou nodded.

Tianfeng pursed his lips and said in a low, hoarse voice, "Back then, I didn't really want to divorce you. I was forced by circumstances to do so. If I had forced you to stay, I'm afraid it would have brought you to your death. It's all my fault for not being able to protect you. If I had been a Celestial Lord back then, I would never have done that."

Han Rou nodded again.

Tianfeng became a little nervous. Faced with her merely nodding, he didn't know what to say for a moment. After a long while, he finally walked up to her, and when they were only a step apart, he took a deep breath and mustered his courage to say, "I've already divorced you, so I can no longer call you my wife. But I want to call you my wife. I... I want to marry you again. Is that alright?"

Han Rou's eyes flickered, but she still nodded.

This time, Tianfeng was almost overjoyed when she nodded. He had considered many possibilities, but he never thought it would be so simple. He asked, and she nodded. It was that simple. Why was it so simple?

Perhaps, many things really are like this: take a step, ask, and if others agree, it's done!

Tianfeng's lips trembled slightly as he nervously said, "I..."

Han Rou suddenly covered his mouth with her hand and finally said, "Don't say anything. Let's just pretend we're getting to know each other again?"

"Get to know each other again?" Even though his mouth was covered, he could still speak, his lips brushing against her delicate fingertips, causing a sudden flutter in his heart.

Han Rou smiled faintly and said, "I nodded, which means I agree to let you marry again, but when is not now. Since you've divorced your wife, we're strangers now. Strangers need to get to know each other again and make vows under the moon again before they can be together again, right?"