Chapter 213
Compared to the fact that the king of the demon clan actually has the blood of a true dragon, people in the world of cultivation are more shocked by the intricate and puzzling relationship between the seven people: Jiwang Immortal Venerable, Demon Lord, Lingque Pavilion Master, Tianyi Clan Lord, Ghost Realm Lord, Xizhou Lord and the Demon King, as well as the fact that the child named Jiaojiao actually has seven fathers, and the identities of all seven fathers are not simple.
But then again, whose surname does that kid named Jiaojiao have?
For this, the people from Ziyang Sect, Tianyi Clan, Yao Clan, Demon Clan, Ghost Realm, Xizhou, and Lingque Pavilion were beaten till their heads almost popped out.
From the perspective of the demon clan, the offspring of their king must of course follow Wang's surname Yin. How could the young master of their demon clan take someone else's surname!
Upon hearing this, the demons were furious. "Your demon clan's young master? Open your eyes and see clearly. It's clearly their demon clan's young master. When did he become your demon clan's young master?"
The people of Ziyang Sect laughed. How come the demons and monsters have eyes? Are they just using them for decoration? He is clearly the offspring of their Uncle Master He of Ziyang Sect. When did he become the young master of your demon and monster tribes?
The Lord of Tianyi spoke in a very relaxed tone, with his eyes narrowed and he looked calm. No matter whether it was the demon clan, the monster clan, or even the Ziyang Sect, none of them were more suitable for the young master than their Tianyi clan. Their Tianyi clan had an outstanding status in the Canglan Realm. The Lord had appeared at the succession ceremony holding the young master a hundred years ago, announcing the young master's existence to all the major sects that came to participate in the ceremony. So it was only right and proper for the young master to take their Lord's surname.
The people at Lingque Pavilion were filled with disdain. In their words, whether it was the Yao Clan, the Demon Clan, the Ziyang Sect, or the Tianyi Clan, there were countless rules and constraints. How could the Young Master be expected to grow up happily? Their Pavilion Master, under his name, had Lingque Pavilions spread across the Canglan Realm, boasting countless rare and exotic beasts and enough spirit stones to bury you. The Young Master, bearing their Pavilion Master's surname, would never have to worry about spirit stones for the rest of his life.
People from Ghost Domain and Xizhou were on their way. After receiving the news and knowing these words, they gritted their teeth and vowed to fight to get the young master back for their lord.
The Tianyi Clan, Lingque Pavilion, Ziyang Sect, Demon Clan, and the Lord of Xizhou (the Lord of Ghosts) are all inferior to their Xizhou (the Ghost Realm). The young master should follow their master's surname. With their master's ability, he will definitely be able to let the young master reach the top of the ladder list within a hundred years.
Tao Youyu, who watched the argument from beginning to end, was also very curious about whether Jiaojiao had a surname and whose surname it was.
And if Jiaojiao has a surname, then based on whose surname Jiaojiao takes, we can trace back to find out who Jiaojiao's two biological fathers are?
He is now very experienced. As long as Jiaojiao is around, no matter what he does, Jidao's life will not be in danger. At most, he will be injured like last time. As long as he is vigilant, it is not unavoidable. In this way, Tao Youyu can't suppress his curiosity.
So Tao Youyu strolled with his hands in his pockets to find Jiaojiao, ready to ask Jiaojiao whose surname he took, and also casually ask which father Jiaojiao would live with after the Immortal Alliance Competition.
The Immortal Alliance Competition was temporarily postponed for half a month due to the disaster a few days ago. The postponement caused the disputes between Zi Yang Sect, the Demon Clan, the Demon Clan and other people to become more and more intense. They were all holding their breath, waiting to give each other a hard time in the Immortal Alliance Competition.
Tao Youyu, who loves to watch the fun, just wants to say fight, the more intense the fight, the better. The more intense they fight, the greater the chances of the protagonist winning. You know, the protagonist's victory or not is directly related to his Xiling Grass.
Speaking of the Soul Cleansing Grass, we have to talk about the Soul Cleansing Pill. Since Jiaojiao found his last father two days ago, the system announced that he had completed the novice task, issued a reward, and gave him the Soul Cleansing Pill.
However, he did not eat it right away. Not to mention how conspicuous it would be at the Immortal Alliance Conference that he had taken the Cleansing Spirit Pill and changed from three spiritual roots to two spiritual roots. If someone noticed him, he would not be able to explain where he got the Cleansing Spirit Pill from. So he could only wait until the protagonist got a place in the Taixu Secret Realm and brought the Cleansing Spirit Grass out of the Taixu Secret Realm. Only then could he take the Cleansing Spirit Pill and attribute the effect to the Cleansing Spirit Grass.
As for the fact that he took the Spirit Cleansing Pill and then the Spirit Cleansing Grass, and directly changed from three spiritual roots to a single spiritual root, he can completely attribute it to the fact that he accidentally ate the mutated Spirit Cleansing Grass. As for whether they believe it or not, it depends on them. Anyway, he has given a reason, and it is up to them whether to believe it or not.
If you really don't believe it, go to Taixu Secret Realm to verify it yourself. By then, even if they really enter the Taixu Secret Realm, he can still use the reason that the mutated cleansing spirit grass is rarely seen in thousands of years and can't be found by chance to fool them.
In the main house of Chaohui Courtyard, except for the seriously injured Yin Zheng who was watched closely by Jiaojiao and unable to go out, Hesnie, Li Yubai and others gathered here to discuss the matter of death energy.
The matter of death concerns Jiaojiao, which forces them to be cautious.
For thousands of years, apart from the Life Monument that was born together with heaven and earth, there has been no other existence or method that can suppress and reduce the death energy.
This is why Hesniemen specifically called Xie Shuyu when he went to the depths of the Forest of Beasts that day.
Because as the Lord of Ghosts, the jade crown on his head used to tie his hair was made from fragments of the Life Monument, and it has a special suppressing effect on death energy.
But before this, they never imagined that Jiaojiao's spiritual power could actually make the death energy actively disperse, or even make it disappear.
Being different from ordinary people and unique is often not a good thing, just like that day when Yin Zheng risked his life and absorbed all the overflowing death energy into his body, all for the purpose of focusing the world's attention on himself and making them ignore Jiaojiao's existence.
Yin Zheng did what he could, and what they had to do now was to completely kill the death energy and the extraterritorial demon before anyone discovered Jiaojiao's specialness, so that it would never have the chance to appear in front of the world again.
"The ancient Four Symbols Life-Destroying Formation seals the Death Qi and the Extraterritorial Demons. The seven sealed locations appear independent, yet they are closely connected, forming the Big Dipper Formation. This means that no matter which seal you attempt to break, you must face the combined difficulty of all seven. Therefore, for thousands of years, no one has been able to break this seal."
"Some time ago, the vibration of the Wuji Sea in Xizhou gave them the opportunity to pry open other seals. Those old guys have been preparing for so many years, and it is estimated that more than one seal has loosened." Li Yubai said, glancing meaningfully at Hesnemen and Cloveford.
Those so-called old guys are the immortal old men who are in seclusion in major sects and families. However, it is still unclear how many people are involved in this incident and who they are. Maybe there are people from Ziyang Sect and Tianyi Clan among them?
Jiaojiao was so young, and he was her father, so of course he was worried about her staying in such a dangerous place. So, wasn't it only natural for him to bring her back to the Demon Clan? As for the Hesnemen and the others' disapproval? Well, let's talk about it. If you, as a father, don't put Jiaojiao's safety first, what else do you plan to put first? Are you worthy of being Jiaojiao's father?
He could completely take Jiaojiao's place and revoke the qualifications of those like you who don't care about Jiaojiao's safety to be her father. After all, Jiaojiao is still young, and if she tries to fool him a little... no, she can always make things work with a little more reasoning. Besides, wouldn't it be strange for a child to have seven fathers? In order to prevent Jiaojiao from being looked at strangely by others in the future, it is completely necessary to revoke the qualifications of the others to be her father.
Hesniemen drank his tea calmly, "I heard that the Demonic Bone Scholar appeared in the Wuji Sea some time ago. I wonder what caused the Wuji Sea to shake."
Just because their Zi Yang Sect is dangerous doesn't mean your Demon Clan is safe. Moreover, the environment plays a very important role in a child's growth. There is no place in the entire Cang Lan Realm that is more chaotic than your Demon Clan. If you say that such a place is suitable for raising children, you are not afraid of being laughed at by others.
Cloveford's eyelids lifted slightly, his iris-purple eyes, seemingly able to see through everything, shone with a cold sternness. "The only Elder Bu of the Tianyi Clan who was in seclusion, passed away before the Immortal Alliance Competition. However, Madam Ghost Face, who led the team at the Immortal Alliance Conference a few days ago, once used 99,999 boys and girls to refine elixirs in order to prolong her life."
"Ghosts have such a strong desire for longevity, and the extraterritorial demons are always good at bewitching people. The demons have never had a heart for Taoism. If they use breakthroughs in cultivation or increased lifespan as bait, it's not surprising that this ghost-faced lady will be bewitched."
The demon clan is a place full of filth and chaos, where bloody and outrageous things are not uncommon. You still want to bring Jiaojiao to live in such a place for a long time? It is really Jiaojiao's fault that he has you as a father.
Huo Youqi and Xie Shuyu watched them play witty exchanges leisurely.
Shang Que interrupted their witty conversation and shifted the topic back to the matter of suppressing Siqi.
Of course, he couldn't let anyone take Jiaojiao away. Jiaojiao was his cub, so naturally she had to follow him. But before that, he had to resolve the issue of the death energy first, otherwise no one could guarantee what would happen in the future.
The demons from outside the domain are bloodthirsty in nature. They have always loved to create all kinds of natural and man-made disasters that can cause death and bloodshed. Especially when it comes to misleading people's minds, they are omnipresent. Many people with promising futures and talents fell into their hands. Even Gu Chenguang, the leader of the righteous path at that time, was not spared. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for them to destroy the life monument in the ghost domain and release evil karma to cause catastrophe.
If you count carefully, those old immortals whose half bodies are buried in the ground and are about to pass away are not necessarily bewitched by the extraterritorial demons. The most likely possibility is that they took the initiative to seek out the extraterritorial demons in order to prolong their lifespan and break through the Hedao period.
Although those who practice Taoism have a long lifespan, no matter how long it is, there is an end to it. It is a dream to truly live as long as the heaven and earth.
In the world of cultivation where lifespan is linked to cultivation level, the higher the level of cultivation, the longer the lifespan. However, since the destruction of the life monument thousands of years ago, the suppression and blockade of the extraterritorial demons, and the deaths of a large number of Mahayana cultivators and Tribulation cultivators, no one in the Canglan Realm has broken through to the Hedao stage.
Over the years, there have been many powerful people in various sects who have exhausted their lifespans and reached the Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man, but there are also some old guys who are unwilling to die like this.
These old fellows are only one step away from the Mahayana stage, but they have not been able to cross this step even after a thousand years. Seeing that their lifespan is about to end, the so-called closed-door retreat is nothing more than trying every possible means to delay the arrival of the five signs of decay. Of course, there are also some who are reluctant to ascend to heaven in order to leave a trump card for their sect and family.
But no matter what the reason, their obsession with living has long damaged their spiritual heart, so it is not uncommon for them to have inner demons.
The extraterritorial demons were suddenly born at the very end of the ancient times and have existed for tens of thousands of years. It is not impossible that they have mastered some methods to prolong life and break through the Hedao period.
The seal of the Myriad Beasts Forest was loosened this time. Although it was due to the vibration of the seal of the Western Continent's Infinite Sea, it only shortened the time they took to pry open the seal.
In other words, even if there was no incident with the Wuji Sea in Xizhou, they would be able to break the seal in a hundred years at most.
These old immortals knew that if they wanted to cause trouble in the Canglan Realm, people like Hesniemen, who were in the Hedao period like them, would be their biggest obstacles. Therefore, they had caused them a lot of trouble over the years and had tried to find opportunities to get rid of them several times, but unfortunately they missed the chance every time.
Over the past hundred years, it was these old immortals who pretended to be Jiaojiao and tried to get close to Hesniemen and others, and took the opportunity to attack them.
Even a few days ago, it was they who forced Xie Shuyu and others to injure Tao Youyu and wanted to make them fight each other.
Come to think of it, they were the ones who tried to extract Yin Zheng's dragon tendons and bones.
In this case, if Jiaojiao's special nature is exposed, these old immortals may attack Jiaojiao in order to get rid of them, and force Jiaojiao to become the center of the formation to suppress the death energy in the name of the entire Canglan world and the people.
By then, the seven of them would have to stand opposite the entire Canglan Realm, so before that they had to send these old immortals away first.
The current situation is relatively better. Although the vibration of the seal of the Wuji Sea allowed these old guys to pry open the seals of other places in advance, it also caught them off guard and destroyed their original plans. Otherwise, if it really dragged on for a hundred years, things would only become more difficult.
Li Yubai and others were discussing countermeasures. Yin Zheng, who was seriously injured and was ordered by Jiaojiao to take good care of his injuries and not go out, stood by the window, looking at Jiaojiao who was squatting on the ground in the yard and making a snowball.
Ever since the season reversal formation of Jiutian City was destroyed, heavy snow began to fall from the sky into Jiutian City. The gorgeous green flowers, plants and trees were covered with a layer of pure white snow, creating an indescribable beauty between the two.
Jiaojiao stacked two snowballs of different sizes together, and the outline of a small snowman came out.
Seeing this, Yin Zheng, who was standing by the window, waved his hand, signaling Su Cang, whose consciousness was residing in the doll and who was making a snowman with Jiaojiao, to come over.
After Su Cang, who was only the size of a palm, ran over, he was handed a bag that was quite heavy and asked to give it to Jiaojiao.
Su Cang ran back with the bag and handed it to Jiaojiao. Jiaojiao took it and saw that it was filled with round gems of various colors. He took out a black one and compared it, then placed it on the snowman's eyes. The originally lifeless snowman instantly became lively.
Jiaojiao pursed her lips happily, took out another black gem and added another eye to the snowman. Then she picked up the snowman from the ground, walked carefully to the window, and handed it to Yin Zheng on tiptoe: "Dad, this is it."
Yin Zheng leaned over to take it. On the back of his outstretched hand, the eerie white bones were still visible.
In the past two days, Jiaojiao has been using her spiritual power to dispel the dead energy in her father's body, but there is too much dead energy in Yin Zheng's body, and there has not been much effect in two days. Yin Zheng's skin, flesh and internal organs are still constantly alternating between decay and regeneration.
This was nothing short of torture, but looking at Yin Zheng's expression, if it weren't for the occasional ripples in his calm eyes and the slight twitching of his little finger from time to time due to the unbearable pain, one would really think that he felt no pain.
Jiaojiao, standing outside the window, looked up at the wound on her father's hand with deep resentment.
Yin Zheng, who was using his spiritual power to keep the snowman warm, saw this and leaned over to smooth his frown. "It's okay, don't frown."
Jiaojiao pursed his lips. It was because he didn't have enough spiritual power that he couldn't heal his father all at once. He clenched his fists sadly, raised his fair and tender face to look at his father and said, "Jiaojiao has rested well and can continue to treat Dad's injuries."
Yin Zheng looked at him gravely, remembering how he had sat listlessly beside the bed, his spiritual energy exhausted, and said, "Dad hasn't rested well yet. I'll treat him later."
Jiaojiao nodded: "Okay, then Dad, when you have rested, call Jiaojiao."
"Hmm." Yin Zheng put down the snowman, thought for a moment and said, "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
Jiaojiao shook her head: "Dad is resting and not cooking."
"Cooking is not tiring for me, it's a rest."
"Really?"
"Yeah, just like Jiaojiao making a snowman." He rubbed Jiaojiao's furry head, his voice low and deep, yet with an indescribable tenderness: "So what do you want to eat?"
"Wontons, Jiaojiao wants to eat wontons." Jiaojiao said with bright eyes.
Yin Zheng turned and walked towards the kitchen. Although the courtyards arranged by Jiutian City for the major sects to live in had kitchens, they were used for boiling tea and there were no other ingredients. However, that did not matter. Yin Zheng sent a message to the elders of the demon clan, asking them to bring him the ingredients he needed.
While Dad was making wontons, Jiaojiao followed Su Cang to the kitchen with concern. After carefully inspecting the area and finding no danger, they walked outside the kitchen, squatted down, and continued to make snowmen with Su Cang, intending to make one for each of the other dads as well.
Elder Min of the demon tribe came very quickly to deliver the things. Before leaving, he teased Jiaojiao for a while, and then left happily with the thought that their little young master was so adorable and he must take the little young master back to the demon tribe.
The sound of chopping meat soon rang out from the kitchen. Jiaojiao poked her head out and asked, "Dad, do you need Jiaojiao's help?"
Yin Zheng, who was standing in front of the chopping board, looked back at him and said, "No need."
Jiaojiao nodded regretfully, squatted down and continued to make his snowman.
Tao Youyu, who was strolling in from outside the yard, paused and his eyes fell on Jiaojiao who was making a snowball. It was strange to say that the kitchen was quite remote, but he could see Jiaojiao at a glance. When he thought about it carefully, it seemed that no matter what the situation or scene, he would always see Jiaojiao at first sight.
What does this mean? It means that their Jiaojiao is definitely extraordinary, the kind of person who attracts attention wherever she goes. If the protagonist of this book hadn't been clearly stated to be Gu Yufei, he would have thought it was Jiaojiao!
Thinking of this, Tao Youyu walked forward with a proud look, his eyes falling on the snowmen lined up beside Jiaojiao. His gaze paused at their eyes, and he was amazed when he found that they were all made of gems. When he was a child, he installed eyes on the snowmen he made, using only two relatively round stones found anywhere. But when it came to Jiaojiao, she used gems that were full of spiritual energy and obviously valuable as eyes. Some of them were even purple and gold. It was really too luxurious.
"Brother Youyu." After building the last snowman, Jiaojiao clapped her hands and pointed at the snowmen lined up beside her. She said with a smile, "Jiaojiao built these snowmen for the dads."
"Great! It's such a beautiful snowman! I rarely see such a round and beautiful snowman." Tao Youyu praised without hesitation. He bent down and took Jiaojiao into his arms, stuffed a piece of chestnut cake into Jiaojiao's arms, and helped Jiaojiao lift the snowman. As he walked into the house, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Jiaojiao, after the Immortal Alliance Competition is over, which father are you going to move in with?"
The moment Tao Youyu asked this question, Li Yubai and others who were discussing something in the main room stopped talking, and they all stretched out their spiritual sense to look outside, obviously wanting to know the answer.
"?" Jiaojiao tilted her head while holding the chestnut cake, with two crumbs of chestnut cake still on the corners of her mouth. "Can't Jiaojiao live with Daddy and the others?"
Tao Youyu looked at the innocent Jiaojiao and said with a regretful smile, "No."
You probably don't know the identities of your seven fathers. Let's not talk about others, just take the Lord of the Tianyi Clan and the Immortal Master Jiwang, it is absolutely impossible for them to live with the Demon Lord, not to mention the Ghost Lord, the Monster King, the Lord of Xizhou and other identities with complicated interests.
Jiaojiao frowned, not eating the chestnut cake anymore, pursed her lips with a troubled look on her face. After a while, she frowned and said, "Jiaojiao doesn't want to be separated from Daddy and the others. Jiaojiao wants to live with all of them."
Tao Youyu and Jiaojiao explained why they couldn't live together, but Jiaojiao couldn't understand and stubbornly insisted on living with all the dads.
"Jiaojiao is rich. She can buy a big house and we can all live together." As she said this, Jiaojiao patted the collar on her belly.
Hearing this, the Hesnemen people in the main house smiled, but when their eyes met each other, the smiles in their eyes disappeared.
Sooner or later, everyone except myself will be kicked off Jiaojiao’s father’s list!
Tao Youyu helplessly poked Jiaojiao's chubby face. Seeing that Jiaojiao didn't understand what he said, he simply avoided the question and asked another one: "Seven fathers, which father's surname does Jiaojiao plan to take?"
"Last name?" Jiaojiao puffed up her cheeks after taking a bite of the chestnut cake, with obvious confusion in her big eyes.
"For example, my name is Youyu, and Tao is my surname. When we put the two together, we get Tao Youyu. Whose surname does Jiaojiao want to take?"
Jiaojiao lowered her head and thought about it.
Just when Tao Youyu thought Jiaojiao was going to dwell on the question for a long time, just like she did on the previous one, Jiaojiao suddenly raised her hand as if she remembered something, and said with bright eyes, "Jiaojiao has a surname. It's Yin, so I'm Yin Jiao."
Yin Zheng, who was kneading dough in the kitchen, paused. His eyes, which were as calm as the deep sea, looked a little dull at this moment.
A few days ago, Yin Zheng had never thought that Jiaojiao had another father besides him. It was only after he came out of the abyss that trapped him that day and saw Jiaojiao in Huo Youqi's arms in the sky that he learned the news.
After he was stunned at that time, he behaved normally. For Yin Zheng, whether he was the one and only to Jiaojiao was not the most important thing. The most important thing to him was always Jiaojiao, and only Jiaojiao.
Tao Youyu, who never expected that he could really ask anything in the yard, stopped in his tracks and almost dropped the snowman in his hand. At this moment, his mind and eyes were filled with only two words: It's over!
It’s over, it’s over, it’s really over now!
Given the stinginess that the Demon Lord and his men showed in dealing with Jiaojiao's matter, he probably had to immediately remind Gu Yufei, Jin Bingwen and Jin Yaoer, who were tricked by the Lord of Jiutian City to repair the city wall, to run away quickly, lest the seven Hedao period cultivators fight and flatten Jiutian City.
Hearing these words in the main room, Li Yubai clenched his fist and tapped the table lightly. Even Huo Youqi, who was leaning on the chair, sat up straight, lowered his eyes, and quickly turned the two glass balls in his hands. The atmosphere suddenly became weird and tense.
If we rule out the possibility that Yin Zheng might be Jiaojiao's biological father, then the only remaining answer is that Yin Zheng tricked Jiaojiao into taking his surname when they didn't know!
Thinking of this, Huo Youqi slammed his palm on the table, gnashing his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, and with a ferocious look on his face, he spat out two words: "Yin Zheng!"
You, Yin Zheng with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually took advantage of their unpreparedness to play dirty tricks in private!
The two chapters are just a daily transition, and the next plot will be accelerated~
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