He watched her journey so far, from a foundation-building girl in her teens to a Heavenly Dao King realm expert. The effort, the killing, the crises she had endured were no less than any cultivator. After finally being together, they were always forced to separate for one reason or another...
He sighed! He smiled with helplessness.
This was what he loved about her, wasn't it?
"Thus, I shall await you in another world!"
Hearing his words, Jin Bao'er also breathed a sigh of relief! They both wanted to become powerful. They shouldn't be a hindrance to each other, but rather sources of support and encouragement!
Seeing her expression, Long Lixing's heart grew more complex.
"Forget it, before I leave, I shall give you one last piece of guidance!"
"Among all life in the world, only destiny is immortal and indestructible! Cultivators defy heaven! Those who gather great destiny, even in death, shall live!"
As soon as the words fell, the radiant light in the sky finally engulfed him completely. The intense white light flared up suddenly, blindingly bright! Everyone couldn't help but close their eyes...
The seven great families, who had just arrived, instinctively closed their eyes!
When they opened them again, where was the Dragon Ancestor!?
The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed. Sunlight streamed through the massive cloud storm. The pillar of light connecting heaven and earth disappeared. On the ground, only nine exhausted Heavenly Dao Emperors remained...
No... that's not right!
Everyone's expressions stiffened! Their gazes were fixed on the nine individuals, their spiritual senses instantly released! After a thorough scan, they discovered that all nine had fallen back to the Heavenly Dao King realm!!
Jin Bao'er came back to her senses, her expression stunned! Her mind was filled with Long Lixing's words just now, someone with great destiny? Noticing the scene of the nine individuals' cultivation plummeting... she felt like she had discovered something, yet couldn't quite grasp what it was.
When Ling Lang Liuli heard those words, her face instantly turned exceptionally ugly! Her hand gripping the cane tightened unconsciously, her bones emitting a "creaking" sound. Only when Long Lixing had completely vanished did she finally relax.
However, upon seeing the figures of the seven great families, her expression changed again, a killing intent flashing in her eyes!
Those who heard those words must die! Even the patriarchs of the seven great families were no exception!
The Buddha Son's face turned pale, clearly appearing to have thought of something, his pupils constricting as if earthquakes were occurring! When he turned his head, he happened to notice the killing intent in Ling Lang Liuli's eyes, and his heart sounded a dire alarm!
"Jin Bao'er... hurry and leave!"
Although he was angry at Jin Bao'er's impulsive actions, the great tribulation of the upper realm still required her, and she absolutely couldn't die here! As for the clan's secret... he was somewhat incredulous!
As the words were spoken, Jin Bao'er glanced at him. Recalling the Buddha Son's heavenly eye, she instantly realized something. Her body didn't move, her gaze fell upon the nine individuals, and she immediately understood...
"They are the so-called gatherers of great destiny?"
Everyone had heard Long Lixing's parting admonition. Their gazes turned towards the group. Without the pressure of Heavenly Dao Emperors, this time everyone looked closely and saw their appearances clearly! They all gasped in unison!
"Hiss~ You... are you Feng'er?"
The Patriarch of the Gong Jue family exclaimed, staring blankly at one of the middle-aged men!
Hearing this, the others' expressions faltered, and they instinctively said.
"Patriarch Gong Jue, what are you saying? Isn't your Gong Jue Feng Qian less than three hundred years old? How could it be..." this middle-aged man?
Before he could finish speaking, others suddenly exclaimed, their faces changing drastically!
"You... are you Hong'er?"
"Qing Mi? Is that you, Qing Mi?"
"..."
For a time, almost everyone from the seven great families recognized their former nephews, grandsons, or sons! What was difficult for them to accept was that these children, who had ranked in the top ten of the Godly Human Ranking a hundred years ago, now appeared middle-aged, their faces withered. Although their cultivation had improved considerably, yet...
What on earth had happened?!
The nine individuals lay on the ground for a long time. After recuperating, they recovered some strength. However, they looked at the group with impatience, and without a word, they walked towards Ling Lang Liuli, their expressions humble and obedient...
The seven great families were stunned!
They couldn't understand why they had changed so drastically and acted as if they didn't recognize them!
Jin Bao'er watched clearly, a faint gleam flashing in her eyes, and suddenly spoke.
"Still don't understand? What heaven-defying method did the clan use to forcibly raise their cultivation, while also depleting their lifespan and talent! Perhaps even their memories..."
As she said this, another possibility suddenly emerged in her mind... her expression tightened fiercely! Her gaze fixed intently on the figures of the nine individuals...
"Or perhaps, you are not the original people at all!"
Legend had it that in the cultivation world, there was a long-lost technique that could reverse destiny, and even seize another's body! This was to achieve realms unattainable by oneself. For example, a person who had done good deeds their entire life and cultivated diligently, only to have their body seized by another. The other party would then use the method of reversing destiny to forcibly push their own karma onto the seized individual...
This would achieve a dual sublimation of soul and body! If done discreetly, even the Heavenly Dao might not be able to detect it, allowing their cultivation to advance in leaps and bounds, and their lifespan to be prolonged! Until the end of their natural life, they would find another similar body and seize it again to be reborn. In a sense, this would achieve eternal life.
She had never seen such people, and she hadn't expected them to exist in the upper realm! And used by the most powerful clan! If that were the case... the high-ranking members of the clan, wouldn't they all have already...
The more she thought, the more shocked she became!
No wonder she couldn't discern any karma from Ling Lang Liuli. She had initially thought she was using something to conceal it. Even Long Lixing had said her body was very strange...
Now it seemed Long Lixing had sensed some truth, which was why he had said those words to her, hadn't he?
Gatherers of great destiny, immortal and indestructible?
Looking again at the nine individuals, they had no visible injuries. But where did the blood on the ground come from? Unless their healing speed was incredibly fast, and their regenerative abilities were astonishing!
Everyone else present trembled at her words! But looking at the expressions of those few individuals, there was nothing left to misunderstand!
The Patriarch of the Ming Quan family felt unspeakably distressed. Although he had made Ming Quan Yun Mu the young master, he cared about his other sons. Now, they had become like this again... Anger surged within him. He hadn't even feared the Dragon race back then, so how could he tolerate this?
"Old Patriarch, don't you think you owe us seven great families an explanation?"
The gnashing of teeth was the limit of his forbearance! After all, it was the clan he had supported for ten thousand years... However!
"Hmph, an explanation? Are you questioning this patriarch? Do the words of a mere child make you all adopt such an attitude? The position of Patriarch of the Ming Quan family should also be replaced!"
Under a gaze full of disdain, Ling Lang Liuli's threat was obvious! She didn't care about the patriarchs of those families at all!
Such an attitude directly infuriated the other families. However, under the pressure of tens of thousands of years of clan oppression, they suppressed their anger, their faces turning red, and remained silent!