Chapter 1692: Xia Xinglie

It was a slim man with wide eyebrows and gray hair clustered at his temple. His eyes seemed to hide years of experience and knowledge.

He was dressed in a green robe, with a yellow gourd hanging from his waist. His every move and act seemed carefree and unrestrained.

Lin Xun narrowed his dark eyes.

He had failed to detect the man’s arrival!!

“Yes, the resemblance…”

As soon as the man arrived, his eyes landed on Xia Xiaochong, and his gaze turned extremely complicated.

Xia Xiaochong’s mind went blank.

She might be pure and simple, but she was not stupid. A thought immediately came to her mind when she saw the man—

He…is my father?

“Xiaochong, I am sorry that I only came to see you today,” said the man aloud. His hoarse voice filled with guilt, and his eyes that seemed to tell a story became filled with tears.

Xia Xiaochong asked hesitantly, “You...are you really my father?”

The man felt a pang in his heart. He nodded reassuringly. “I, Xia Xinglie, will never mistake my own flesh and blood. Xiaochong, I...”

He seemed extremely emotional, but also seemed to sense something was wrong and shot a glance over at Lin Xun.

That mere glance sent chills down Lin Xun, and he instinctively felt a strong sense of danger envelop him.

“Friend, can you give my daughter and I a moment?” The man’s voice was warm and mellow.

The feeling of danger immediately faded. Lin Xun glanced at Xia Xiaochong and demanded, “Give me a reason.”

“A reason?”

The man raised his eyebrows in surprise and then his tone of voice turned pleased, “I can tell that you just want to protect Xiaochong. Then, I won’t force you.”

With a snap of his finger, a broken crescent-shaped jade pendant emerged.

Xia Xiaochong exclaimed and took out an identical jade pendant. “My mother said that when my father came to pick me up, he would take out the other half of the jade pendant. You...” she cried out with excitement.

She seemed to want to acknowledge the man, but she didn’t dare to.

The man felt a pang of sadness and guilt in his heart again.

Seeing this, Lin Xun quietly gave them space.

……

On the outskirts of Azure Hill Mountain, the afterglow of the setting sun lingered.

Lin Xun leaned back lazily on a boulder, drinking alone. He thought of his parents, Lin Wenjing and Luo Qingxun.

It was unknown how much time had passed before Xia Xinglie suddenly appeared next to Lin Xun.

“Little friend, thank you.” Xia Xinglie said softly, “Xiaochong has told me some stories about you. Please forgive me if I have offended you just now.”

Lin Xun got up, shaking his head. “I only did what I should do. It’s a joyous occasion for Xiaochong to be able to reunite with her father.”

He suddenly thought of something and asked, “Where are the others?”

“Do you mean Xiaochong’s relatives?”

“Yes.”

Xia Xinglie answered indifferently, “They did wrong and should be punished.”

“Punished?” Lin Xun’s expression tensed.

“Don’t worry, I know they are still relatives of Xiaochong. I wouldn’t kill them. I just imprisoned them all to give them a chance to reflect on themselves.” Xia Xinglie’s voice was mellow. Under the setting sun, his figure seemed to be bathed in a mysterious light that made him even more unfathomable.

When he fixed his gaze on Lin Xun, he seemed to see and know everything about him. “Little friend, the Ancient Wasteland Domain is no longer suitable for you. If you want, I can take you with me.”

“To where?”

“Ancient Nebula Road.”

Xia Xinglie thought that Lin Xun would show at least a tinge of surprise, excitement, or joy, but this did not happen.

The young man, whom he could only regard as a ‘junior,’ seemed very calm and composed, a calmness that could not be faked.

“Elder, thank you for the offer,” Lin Xun declined.

Xia Xinglie was taken aback, as if he had not expected his ‘good intention’ would be rejected by a young junior.

He quickly recovered and asked with a smile. “My friend, have you ever heard of the Great Six Courts?”

Lin Xun nodded. Of course he had heard of it. Among the forces on the Ancient Nebula Road, the Great Six Courts and the Great Ten Battle Clans were the most illustrious and well known, dominating the entire cosmos!

Xia Xinglie continued, “I, Xia Xinglie, am not trying to show off, but if you want, I can introduce you to train in any of the Great Six Courts.”

Lin Xun trembled inwardly.

He was more and more convinced that Xia Xiaochong’s father must be a remarkably influential figure on the Ancient Nebula Road!

“Elder, I appreciate your kind gesture, but I can’t accept it.”

Lin Xun still declined. He had never lacked inheritance and arts, otherwise, he would not have reacted the way he did when facing the remnant will of the Omega Lord.

𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Xia Xinglie furrowed his brows and couldn’t help but take a deeper look at Lin Xun again. Suddenly, he chuckled to himself and shook his head.

Lin Xun gave a cupped fist salute as he explained, “Elder, if this is to thank me on behalf of Xiaochong then I really appreciate it, but Xiaochong is like my little sister and I don’t seek any reward for anything I do for her.”

Xia Xinglie smiled and nodded. “I understand. I didn’t think it through before. However, you must accept this talisman, otherwise Xiaochong will definitely complain about me in the future.”

He turned his hand over and sitting on his palm was a verdant green talisman that was shaped like a bamboo slip.

Lin Xun thought about it and accepted the talisman. “Then I shall respectfully receive this.”

Xia Xinglie gave a hearty laugh, removed the yellow wine gourd from his waist, raised his head, and drank a long gulp. He smacked his lips. “So satisfying! Today is the happiest day in my life. My little friend, let’s say goodbye for now. We will surely meet again as long as you go to the Ancient Nebula Road.”

His figure rose from the ground, and he whirled into the sky.

The laws and order of heaven and earth suddenly rippled violently, as if they could not tolerate the figure trying to break through the sky.

Boom!

Xia Xinglie laughed loudly and took a step forward, piercing a huge hole into the sky!

Lin Xun gasped.

Isn’t Xia Xiaochong’s father too fierce?

What does it mean to break the sky?

This is it!

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of miles away, the Feather Sacred Mountain, revered as a sacred mountain of cultivation by many cultivators, suddenly toppled over.

The entire Feather Sword Sect, which was entrenched on the sacred mountain, was shaken.

A core successor who was practicing in the Feather Sword Sect suddenly collapsed to his death

Blood streamed out of him and gathered on the ground to form a column of writing.

‘A death sentence is inevitable!’

While chatting and joking thousands of miles away, he took the life of someone and even left a note behind. Such an ability was undeniably just like the power of a god in the legends!

……

Xia Xinglie left, breaking through the sky and drifting away, completely disregarding the rules of the Ancient Wasteland Domain.

Left with him was Xia Xiaochong and the imprisoned members of the Azure Hill Sky Fox Clan.

It was not until the order of heaven and earth was restored that Lin Xun’s turbulent emotions gradually settled.

He opened the green bamboo slip-like talisman in his palm and saw a word written in vigorous and fine strokes: Xia!

That one word was like an emperor descending from the nine heavens, exuding a superiority and power that quaked the universe.

An unfathomable look came to Lin Xun’s dark eyes, and his expression turned strange and complicated. A thought constantly popped up in his mind: Xia Xiaochong’s father...should at least be at the Emperor Stage!

Lin Xun smiled awkwardly knowing that he earlier rejected the kind offer of a suspected Emperor.

Who would have thought that a pure and innocent girl like Xia Xiaochong would have such a fierce and powerful father?

“No wonder that he said that I could choose from any of the Great Six Courts… It turns out that he wasn’t just bluffing, he actually has the power to say that...” Lin Xun sighed.

……

Beyond the blue sky and within the cosmic void was a vast and boundless starry sky, with billions of stars twinkling and orbiting within it.

Xia Xinglie appeared, riding the astral wind and strolling along the river of stars. His aura began to steadily soar in power, and wherever he passed, stars trembled and space rumbled.

Soon, he was like a supreme ruler of the universe, his terrifying and boundless willpower enveloped the entire sea of ??stars.

“Paying respect to the Lord!”

“Paying respect to the Lord!”

Voices rang out from across the starry sky—pious, enthusiastic and full of respect.

Vaguely, a number of god-like shadows seemed to be looming in the void, bowing to Xia Xinglie.

“Pass on my order, in one hundred days, I will host a banquet for the whole world at the Great Dao Ninth Heaven Palace to celebrate the reunion with my daughter.” Xia Xinglie’s voice boomed out, reverberating in every direction.

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

Very quickly, voices accepted the order and faded into the vast void.

Xia Xinglie turned to talk to Xia Xiaochong, “Xiaochong, Father hasn’t treated you well in the past, but from now on, I will make you the brightest star in the sky!”

“Father, I don’t want to be a star.” Xia Xiaochong’s voice was sweet and innocent.

Xia Xinglie looked stunned, then he couldn’t help laughing. He nodded. “Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want. Father will listen to you.”

Xia Xiaochong exclaimed with joy, “Father, then if I want to go and play with Brother Lin Xun in the future, will you stop me?”

Xia Xinglie’s mood suddenly became complicated. It was such a gratifying and joyous occasion that he and his daughter were reunited, but his daughter was still thinking about that kid!

“Of course not,” Xia Xinglie answered after a thought.

Thoughts raced through his mind.

I must treat my daughter a thousand times better than him and let her know that her father is the best man in the world!

“I’m glad.”

Xia Xiaochong was beaming with smiles as if she was already looking forward to seeing Lin Xun again.

Xia Xinglie couldn’t help but feel a little jealous.

That kid is just a Big Saint. How can he be better than your father?

If Xia Xinglie’s old friends in the Ancient Nebula Road learned that a kid held a higher position in his daughter’s heart compared to him, they would probably laugh their butts off!

Gradually, Xia Xinglie’s figure moved farther and farther away and soon disappeared into the vast starry sky.

Countless old monsters were startled and watched in awe as the Ultimate Demon Sword Emperor who shook the starry sky passed by their homes.

……

One month later.

On the Star Chess Sea, Lin Xun, who was meditating, seemed to sense something and opened his eyes.

Almost at the same time, accompanied by a misty rain of magnificent light, A’hu, dressed in a yellow dress and looking as beautiful as a fairy, floated out from the void.

“Brother Lin, the entrance to Kunlun Dominion is about to appear,” A’hu said with a smile.

Her face was exquisite and her skin was whiter than snow. She exuded an ethereal beauty and even her voice was as beautiful as the sounds of nature.