"My mother has a celestial spiritual root, and her cultivation speed is beyond our reach. She cultivated in the lower realm for decades before ascending to the upper realm."
My eldest brother and sister-in-law ascended to the celestial realm five years ago, my second brother and I ascended around the same time three years ago, and Uncle Si arrived a year ago. When we ascended, the immortal cultivators guarding the ascension platform told us to come to Jiguan Lane in Yunyin Immortal City, saying that Mother had left us a courtyard there and asked us to wait for her…
But my elder brother and sister-in-law waited for five years without receiving any news of Mother. Later, we started inquiring, but apart from learning that Mother had appeared in the Fifth Heaven, we found nothing else.
"Given Uncle Si's condition, we had no choice but to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless, and continue to ask around among the various immortal sects in the Fifth Heaven. We hoped to find out where Mother was." Chu Wenze's tone revealed a hint of helplessness. Although they knew their mother was in the Fifth Heaven, it was still a place that was unattainable for them.
"Second brother, third brother, don't worry, Wanwan knows where Mother is. Look!"
As Chu Wanwan spoke, she took out "Tong Gu Jin," a round bronze mirror, only the size of a palm, covered with ancient runes, which looked mysterious and ancient.
"This is a device that connects the past and present? Wanwan, where did you get it?" Chu Wenyu asked in surprise. He had seen descriptions of this top-tier immortal artifact in ancient books.
It is knowledgeable about everything, past and present; it knows everything that has ever happened. It can also accurately predict events that happened just ten seconds ago.
"I obtained it by chance!" Chu Wanwan didn't say much about the origin of Tong Gujin. It was given to her by Yun Che. If she told them that the famous immortal cultivator in the immortal realm, who was once the number one immortal cultivator, was her subordinate, wouldn't she scare them?
Chu Wanwan channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into the mirror, and in an instant, the mirror surface rippled like waves.
"Throughout history, I ask you, where is my mother, Chu Lan, now? I want to see my mother!"
As soon as Chu Wanwan finished asking her question, the ripples on the mirror slowly stopped surging, and a fairy mountain appeared in the mirror. The fairy mountain was surrounded by fairy energy and misty clouds, just like a fairyland on earth.
In a cave atop the mountain, a figure sat quietly cross-legged, surrounded by fluctuations of spiritual energy, clearly in seclusion for cultivation. Although the figure was somewhat blurry, Chu Wanwan recognized her at a glance as her mother, Chu Lan.
"Mother is in seclusion cultivating!" Chu Wenze said excitedly, looking at the image in the mirror.
"No, Mother isn't in seclusion; she's been locked up. Look at the walls of that cave; they're covered in talismans called 'evil-attracting talismans'!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Wenyu and Chu Wenze immediately looked closely at the cave in the mirror and indeed saw the hidden runes on the four walls. Their expressions immediately turned serious.
"A talisman to attract evil spirits? What is that?" Chu Wenze asked in a deep voice.
“A talisman for attracting evil spirits is a talisman that can attract and gather evil spirits in the surrounding area. The cave where Mother is now must be filled with evil spirits. Mother is not practicing martial arts; the spiritual energy around her is just blocking the invasion of evil spirits. Look closely at the dark circles under her eyes; this is a sign that she is at her last gasp,” Chu Wanwan explained.
"Then what should we do?"
"Wanwan, do you have any way to save your mother?"
Chu Wenyu and Chu Wenze immediately tensed up upon seeing this.
"You all wait here, I need to go find my mother right away!" Chu Wanwan put down her chopsticks and ran outside.
“I’ll go with you!” Si Mingye glanced at Si Nantian, whose breathing had stabilized on the bed, and followed him out of the room.
"No need! Immortal cultivators at the fifth level are like ants to me. There will be no accidents! You wait here for me, I'll be right back."
Before Si Mingye could reply, Chu Wanwan tore through the void with her bare hands and left.
Si Mingye stood there, staring at the direction where Chu Wanwan had disappeared, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.
He turned around and saw that Chu Wenyu and Chu Wenze were still in shock at how Chu Wanwan had torn the void apart with a single gesture.
"How...how did she do that?" Chu Wenze muttered to himself.
"That's tearing through the void, a spatial law that only experts at the Void Mirror level or above can master. Stepping out of that crack will take you directly to the Fifth Heaven," Si Mingye said in a deep voice.
A brief silence fell over the room as everyone processed what had just happened.
Chu Wanwan's formidable strength shocked them, but it also brought them hope.
"So what do we do now?" Chu Wenyu broke the silence and looked at Si Mingye.
“Wait,” Si Mingye replied succinctly. “Wanwan told us to wait for her here, so we’ll wait for her to come back.”
Time passed slowly, night fell, and the stars shone brightly. In the Chu family courtyard, the three sat around the table. Although no one spoke, each of them was filled with anticipation and worry.
A little while later, Chu Wenjin and Si Rouxue also returned.
The moment they saw Si Mingye, the two immediately inquired about Chu Wanwan. She was pulled aside by her two younger brothers and told everything that had happened that day.
Chu Wenjin smiled happily when he learned that Chu Wanwan had come to find them and that Si Nantian had also been saved by Chu Wanwan.
When she heard that her mother was in danger, she stood up anxiously and paced back and forth in the yard...
As the moon rose high in the sky, Si Nantian slowly opened his eyes. He saw Si Mingye by the bedside, and his previously drowsy mind immediately cleared.
"Mingye? My son? Is it you? Am I dreaming?" Si Nantian asked in a trembling voice, his hand gripping Si Mingye tightly, as if afraid that this was a dream and that he would wake up if he let go.
“Father, it’s me. You’re not dreaming.” Si Mingye’s eyes were also a little red. He held Si Nantian’s hand tightly. “You’ve finally woken up.”
Si Nantian's eyes welled up with tears. Looking at his grown-up son, he was filled with emotion. He struggled to sit up, but Si Mingye quickly helped him up and helped him sit against the headboard.
"Mingye, tell me, how have you been lately? Have you been bullied? Let me tell you, the Immortal Realm is no good at all! Why did I even bother cultivating immortality? I, a dignified emperor, gave up a good life to pursue longevity and immortality, and what was the result? I've been bullied to the point of losing all my dignity and face!"
As Si Nantian spoke, tears streamed down his face as he cried.
"My son! Your father is in such a terrible state! What is your cultivation level now? Can you avenge your father?"
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