A sudden surge of support

A hundred miles outside Blackrock City, on a desolate mountaintop, a fierce wind howled.

At this moment, Fang Yan had already imagined countless scenarios in his mind of Fang Li suffering, being bullied, and enduring hardship.

He suppressed the urge to rush to reunite with his sister, reason telling him that he must first inform his parents of this momentous news.

He forced out a drop of blood essence from his fingertip, and using the blood as a guide, rapidly outlined an intricate and chaotic rune in the air.

The moment the rune took shape, it burned silently, transforming into a gray stream of light that tore open a rift in the void, entered it, and disappeared.

"Father! Mother! Found her! Found my sister! She's in Blackstone City on the border of the 'Dayan Dynasty' in the mortal realm! She...she seems to have some memory loss, but the bloodline resonance is unmistakable! Come quickly!" Fang Yan's urgent and excited voice, along with the image and location information he was currently seeing, transformed into divine sense and sped off following the bloodline runes.

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Deep within the Li Yuan Secret Realm, inside an ancient palace shrouded in chaotic energy, the patriarch, Fang Qingyu, was discussing important matters with several elders, his brows furrowed with a melancholy that had lingered for a century.

In the side hall, the matriarch, Yun Zhiruo, was divination using a star chart, trying to grasp at that faint hope.

Sudden!

A streak of gray light ignored all the palace's restrictions and appeared directly in front of Fang Qingyu, then exploded, transforming into Fang Yan's anxious voice and image!

Fang Qingyu abruptly stood up, his usually calm and unwavering aura suddenly fluctuating violently. The throne beneath him, crafted from chaotic jade, cracked with a loud "crack" from the unintentional pressure emanating from it! His tiger-like eyes widened, his voice hoarse with extreme excitement: "...Li'er?!"

Almost simultaneously, Yun Zhiruo sensed something and instantly appeared in the main hall! The divination chart in her hand fell to the ground with a "thud," her beautiful face instantly drained of color, then flushed with joy, her voice trembling uncontrollably: "Brother Yu...is it Yan'er? He found...found Li'er?!"

"Let's go!" Fang Qingyu, devoid of his usual composure, grabbed his wife's hand. Before they could even utter a word to the astonished elders, their figures blurred and vanished from the hall! They appeared directly at the edge of the secret realm!

Fang Qingyu pointed his fingers like a sword and slashed fiercely at the void in front of him! With supreme power, he opened a temporary passage.

Such long-distance and precisely targeted travel would be extremely taxing even for a celestial lord.

Fang Qingyu's face paled slightly, but the eagerness and ecstasy in his eyes completely masked it.

Yun Zhiruo unhesitatingly transferred her own immortal essence to her husband to maintain the passage together.

At this moment, nothing could stop them from seeing their daughter immediately! Even if it alarmed the Celestial Court's surveillance, even if it cost them their life force, they would not hesitate!

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Blackrock City, a small courtyard.

Fang Li was talking to Shen Yunzhou and Ye Wuyang about the strange man they had just encountered outside the city.

Ji Qianqiu and Xie Chen stood to the side. Aqi was dozing in the courtyard. The atmosphere was somewhat somber.

Before Fang Li could finish speaking, layers of transparent ripples began to spread across the courtyard without warning!

Two figures, carrying boundless anxiety, suddenly descended!

The terrifying pressure of a Celestial Lord level was unconsciously revealed, but it was restrained by its master and transformed into a majestic aura that made people's hearts tremble.

Ye Wuyang and Shen Yunzhou instantly became alert.

A surge of sword intent erupted, one icy cold, the other sharp, instinctively protecting Fang Li!

Ji Qianqiu roared, "Who?!" His blood and qi erupted, and he stood at the forefront!

Xie Chen paused, his jade fan still: "Such powerful spatial laws...and no killing intent..."

Fang Li felt incredibly uneasy! She felt a strange pang of sorrow and trembling, and involuntarily stood up.

As figures gradually emerged, two figures stepped out from the center of the spatial ripples!

Fang Qingyu was dressed in a black robe with cloud patterns. His face was imposing without being angry, but at this moment, his eyes, which seemed to be able to see through eternity, were bloodshot. He stared at Fang Li, his eyes filled with tears, which he tried hard to hold back. His jaw was taut and his body was trembling slightly.

Yun Zhiruo, dressed in a sky-blue palace gown, was stunningly beautiful and exuded an air of elegance and nobility. At this moment, she was also in tears, her hair slightly disheveled, and she didn't even care about her appearance. Once her gaze fell on Fang Li, she couldn't look away. Her lips trembled, and she wanted to say something but couldn't make a sound. Only tears rolled down her cheeks like a broken dam.

After a long pause, Yun Zhiruo's voice trembled: "Li...Li'er...? It's my Li'er...! Mother...Mother has finally...found you...Waaah..." She could no longer hold on, and staggered forward, reaching out her hands as if she wanted to touch the treasure she had lost and found again, yet feared that it was just a dream.

Fang Qingyu's voice was hoarse as he suppressed his immense excitement and sobs: "Child...I...we..." He took a deep breath, trying to steady his voice, but it still trembled violently: "...Finally...we've found you..." He slowly reached out his hand, a hand that was powerful enough to shake the stars, but now it was held carefully, even with a hint of humble pleading.

Fang Li was completely stunned when she saw the two middle-aged men and women who had suddenly appeared. Her mind went blank: "You...you are...?"

She didn't know these two people at all, but the resonance and throbbing from the depths of her blood, the familiarity and warmth from her soul, made her unable to feel any repulsion or fear. Instead, her nose tingled and her eyes inexplicably became hot.

Tongzi was so excited in Fang Li's mind that she stomped her feet:

[“Host! Host! (Voice cracks) They’re Mom and Dad! My own parents! My affection level is off the charts… Quick, acknowledge them! Call them Mom and Dad! This is a steal! A powerful backer has fallen from the sky!”] This guy is only thinking about having a powerful backer…

Fang Yan's figure then appeared from the void, his eyes also red-rimmed, his voice choked with emotion: "Sister! They are our parents! We have been searching for you for three hundred years!"

Amidst the undeniable resonance of blood ties, the overwhelming tears of longing and ecstasy from her parents, and the choked confirmation from her brother, certain sealed fragments deep within Fang Li's soul violently loosened!

Looking at her parents' slightly trembling hands, and their tearful eyes filled with expectation and fear of rejection, an indescribable feeling of grievance welled up in her heart.

Fang Li's lips moved slightly, her voice barely audible, tinged with uncertainty: "Father...Mother...Brother?"

"Why!!!"

Upon hearing this cry, Yun Zhiruo could no longer hold back. She tightly embraced Fang Li and wept uncontrollably, crying, "My child! My darling! Waaah..."

Even the dignified patriarch Fang Qingyu could not hold back his tears. He gently placed his large hands on the backs of his wife and daughter, his body trembling with emotion, as if he were embracing the whole world.

Fang Yan wiped his eyes, grinned foolishly, and laughed and cried at the same time.

In the courtyard, Ye Wuyang and the others silently sheathed their weapons and displayed their hostility, their expressions complex as they watched this deeply moving scene. Even Aqi seemed to be affected, letting out a low sob.

After a long while, Fang Qingyu was the first to regain his composure. He looked around the simple courtyard and said in a deep voice, "This place is not safe to stay for long. The Immortal Court's henchmen have a keen sense of smell, and such a commotion may have already alerted them." With a wave of his hand, he released a mysterious rune, and the void twisted again. "Come with me. The family has a temporary secret realm that is relatively safe."

Everyone felt a blur before their eyes and were enveloped by a gentle force, instantly transforming the space around them.

The next moment, they found themselves in a small, secluded place, no more than a few miles in circumference.

Green hills and clear waters, babbling springs, pavilions and towers dotting the landscape—though slightly rushed, the place exudes an extraordinary touch and a pure, primordial atmosphere.

Ji Qianqiu's eyes widened, and he took a deep breath, feeling completely refreshed! Xie Chen's gaze swept over the surrounding laws and traces, and he nodded slightly: "The laws are complete and stable, forming a small world of its own. Excellent technique."

Shen Yunzhou sensed the rich spiritual energy here and felt that his injuries were healing faster, but he still stood warily not far from Fang Li. Ye Wuyang silently sensed the aura that shared the same origin as Fang Li's, and his doubts deepened.

Fang Li was tightly protected by her parents, curiously looking around at her new environment.

After everyone had calmed down, Fang Qingyu sat down in the stone pavilion in the center of the secret realm, his expression becoming extremely solemn and dignified.

His gaze swept over the people around his daughter, finally settling on Fang Li's face. He spoke with a heavy heart, revealing a shocking secret that would shatter any understanding of the world:

“Pear, everyone,” he said in a low voice, “do you know the true nature of the Celestial Court that is hunting you down, beneath its glamorous exterior?”

He paused, a deep-seated hatred flashing in his eyes: "The Celestial Court is not the embodiment of justice it claims to be. It uses 'maintaining order' as a pretext to exercise hegemonic rule! It is terrified of all uncontrollable forces, especially... Chaos!"

"The power of chaos was born at the beginning of heaven and earth, and is the source of all laws. It is inherently neither good nor evil."

However, it is difficult to control, possesses boundless potential, and can easily shake the foundation of the Celestial Court. Therefore, the Celestial Court regards it as the greatest threat and is determined to eliminate it as soon as possible! Throughout history, almost no one with a Chaos Dao Body has met a good end!

Yun Zhiruo continued, her voice choked with emotion: "That Soul Devouring Sect is nothing more than a white glove and henchman secretly supported by the Celestial Court's 'Sky Patrol Division'! They specialize in doing those dirty deeds in the thousands of realms below."

Polluting the secret realm, stealing its essence, capturing... those who bear the bloodline of chaos!

Fang Qingyu looked at Fang Li, his eyes filled with heartache and pride: "Li'er, in your first life, you possessed the most extraordinary Chaos Dao Body in the entire Chaos Bloodline Clan of Li Yuan! Your existence, your potential, kept the Celestial Court on edge! In an ancient war, they spared no expense in launching a siege... We... we fought with all our might, but we could only protect a wisp of your remnant soul and send it into reincarnation..."

Fang Yan clenched his fist and continued, "Because your remnant soul is special, your reincarnation trajectory is obscured by the Heavenly Dao. Our family has spent a huge amount of money searching for you for a hundred years! Only recently have we sensed the faint fluctuations of you activating the Chaos Fire and the strange stone..."

The stories told by her parents and brothers were like keys, forcefully prying open the long-sealed shackles deep within Fang Li's soul.

More fragments of memory surged forth! She suddenly clutched her head, as images uncontrollably surfaced and strung together, and she instinctively began to speak:

"In my second life... I became the 'Lilac Immortal Venerable' in the lower realm..." Her eyes were glazed, as if she saw a celestial palace where ice and glass danced. "There... I met you..." Her gaze turned to Ye Wuyang, tinged with complexity. "We... met, fell in love, and became Daoist partners... but in the end, we were discovered by the Celestial Court... a great war between immortals and demons... and I perished once again..."

She paused, rubbed her temples, and her tone suddenly changed: "Then... my soul seemed to have wandered too far off course and somehow ended up in a strange world called 'modern'... There was no spiritual energy there, and everyone was carrying a brick called a 'cellphone'... I spent about twenty years there."

"It was only in this life that I finally... returned to this world."

The three members of the Fang family were heartbroken upon hearing this. Yun Zhiruo hugged her daughter tightly again, sobbing uncontrollably, "My poor child! She has suffered for so many lifetimes!" Fang Qingyu's eyes were filled with a mixture of anger and pity, and his hatred for the Celestial Court intensified. Fang Yan looked at his sister, his fists clenched tightly.

Fang Li sniffed: "Lift your head from your mother's arms." Father, Mother, Brother: "They are my senior brothers." Fang Li began to introduce them one by one.

“Shen Yunzhou, the eldest senior brother. Xie Chen, the second senior brother. Ji Qianqiu, the third senior brother. As for…” She looked at Ye Wuyang, remembering how he had wanted to take her as his disciple before, and her anger flared up. “Him! My former Daoist partner!”

Fang Qingyu and Yun Zhiruo's gazes finally settled on Ye Wuyang, filled with scrutiny and inquiry. A Daoist partner? This young man, with his aloof demeanor and unfathomable cultivation, was actually their daughter's Daoist partner in her previous life?

Ye Wuyang felt the gaze and slowly raised his head to meet it calmly, his eyes resolute.