After a pause, Ling's father continued, "In the past, we thought that being able to ascend smoothly to the Upper Realm meant transcendence, but that's not the case. The Upper Realm is also a vast world, only it's a more advanced plane than the Lower Realm. It's also filled with all kinds of struggles and desires, and the fighting is even more intense than in the Lower Realm. All living things cannot escape the laws of nature."

I believe that true transcendence lies in breaking free from the shackles in one's heart and following one's true nature.

So, Qing'er, from now on, follow your heart.

No matter what decisions or choices you make, you will always be my son, Ling Yu's son, and a descendant of the Ling family.

Ji Fengming might not quite understand Ling Yu's words, but Hei Xiao was extremely excited.

He pulled Ji Fengming to kneel on the ground and kowtowed three times to Ling Yu, saying emotionally, "Thank you, Father. With your words, even if there is a storm raging outside, I will not be afraid."

Ji Fengming looked blankly at the black owl beside him, then at Ling Yu in the picture, and then seemed to understand a little.

The usually carefree person suddenly became unusually quiet and obedient, pursing their lips.

"Good, good. We are relieved that you are safe and sound in the lower realm. With your talents, it shouldn't be difficult for you to pass the ascension tribulation. We will wait for you to come up and reunite with us in the upper realm." Ling Yu looked at the two who were so close together and showed a look of relief.

At Ling Yu's prompting, Hei Xiao pulled Ji Fengming to his feet before getting down to business: "By the way, Father, the matter of the Yun family is probably the work of the Demon Clan. The Demon Clan has been planning in Danling Continent for over a thousand years, and they will probably stir up chaos soon."

My purpose in returning to the Hanyu Sect this time is to integrate the existing strength of the Hanyu Sect and join forces with the Dan Sect and the Yin Sect to fight against the demons.

Within these thousand years, many families on the Danling Continent have likely become entangled with the Demon Race to varying degrees, facing both internal and external troubles. Even with the combined strength of our three sects, we may still find it difficult to resist them.

I remember you said before you ascended to the upper realm that there are two powerful forces on the Danling Continent that can turn the tide in times of crisis.

Now that the fate of the Danling Continent hangs in the balance, can you tell us where we should seek help from these two forces?

"What? The demons are going to start causing trouble again?" Ling Yu suddenly stood up and shouted, "Qing'er, listen to this! We must not let Danling Continent become the main battlefield, and we must not let Demon Lord Jiu Yue come to Lingdan Continent to start a war!"

"Why?" Ji Fengming couldn't help but ask in bewilderment.

"Could it be..." Black Owl thought of the fate of the Great Zhao dimension and a bad guess crossed his mind.

Ling Yu quickly confirmed Black Owl's conjecture, saying, "You may not know this yet, but the Danling Continent, along with the three thousand six hundred realms below, is not a complete world, but just a collection of fragments."

I suspect that the same applies to the higher realms we inhabit now.

These fragmented worlds are unstable; if a force powerful enough to shake them appears, they will collapse and shatter once more.

At that time, everything in that fragmented world will be destroyed.

Demons and monsters are forbidden from ascending, and Demon Lord Jiu Yue is exceptionally patient, having remained dormant for tens of thousands of years, his strength being unfathomable.

If he were to fight in his true form, it would alarm the heavens and trigger divine punishment.

With his power combined with the power of lightning punishment, it's highly likely that he could shake the very essence of the fragmented Danling Continent, causing it to collapse.

"What can we do? We can't stop him, and we can't fight him. Are we just going to watch him turn all three thousand six hundred realms into a demonic realm?" Ji Fengming was getting anxious.