Kong Xuan and Yuanhuang's Father-Son Farewell, the Two Qings Beat Tongtian!

Li Yuan had just left the chamber when he looked up and saw his three senior brothers, Xuandu, Guangchengzi, and Duobao, who had already emerged from seclusion.

The three seemed to be chatting with Yuanhuang.

"Hahaha, good, good, good. My son entering a saint's sect is his fortune. If he ever misbehaves, just hit him—hitting solves everything."

Kong Xuan raised his head, staring at Yuanhuang's profile, a look of pure, naive confusion in his eyes.

"Dad, are you really my dad?"

Yuanhuang actually paused to think quite seriously for a moment before replying.

"Half a real dad. You were born from the Pre-Heaven Five Elements Qi, plus me and your mother, on a stormy night..."

Li Yuan's eyes went wide, and he hurried forward to interrupt.

"Senior, I think we'd better stop right there. No need to go into such detail."

Duobao's face had been bright red, ears perked up and straining to listen.

Cut off like that, his face flushed even deeper, and he coughed twice.

"Right, senior brother is right. Ah, but why does senior brother feel stronger than before?"

At these words, Guangchengzi and Xuandu's gazes also focused on Li Yuan.

"Junior brother is exceptionally gifted. Improving his strength is as easy as drinking tea or water."

"Indeed, worthy of being senior brother. It seems Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown and attaining the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit are not far off."

Yuanhuang, however, remained warmly insistent.

"All you young friends have come from afar. Why not stay a few more days at the Southern Blazing Undying Volcano?"

Li Yuan smiled and waved his hand in reply.

"No, no. The Dragon Race helped us a great deal, and I imagine the Demon Court will be demanding an explanation."

"We should go and mediate the conflict between the Dragon Race and the Demon Court first."

"Now that Kong Xuan has been accepted into a saint's sect, I doubt the Demon Court will have any further designs on the Phoenix Race."

Since the matter had been put so plainly, Yuanhuang, a being who had lived since the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, nodded slightly.

"In that case, I won't keep you. My son is in your hands."

"Ah, right. I actually have another son who hasn't been born yet. Why not take him along too?"

At this, Li Yuan and Xuandu exchanged bewildered glances.

A son who hasn't been born yet—how were they supposed to take him along?

But Li Yuan snapped back to reality, memories from his past life surfacing in his mind.

Rumor had it that Kong Xuan was later suppressed by Zhun Ti and became the Peacock Great Wisdom King of the Buddhist sect.

He also had a younger brother, the Golden Winged Great Peng.

That's right—the very Golden Winged Great Peng whose magic treasures were all drilled through by Brother Monkey during the Journey to the West Tribulation.

Kong Xuan had refined the Pre-Heaven Five Elements Qi into his innate divine ability. As for the Golden Winged Great Peng, It was as if his brain hadn't fully developed while his cerebellum had atrophied—he'd refined the Yin-Yang Energy into a natal magic treasure.

Just as the group was standing there dumbfounded, Yuanhuang suddenly pulled out a bird egg the size of a person.

Guangchengzi stared at the egg and sucked in a sharp breath.

"Senior, could this... could this be the son you mentioned?"

Li Yuan was also a bit stunned. If this thing got bumped or cracked on the road, wouldn't that be the end of it?

"Wait, can you at least explain where you pulled that out from?"

Yuanhuang, however, was all warm smiles and persuasion.

"This kid's hide is thick and tough. Just take him along."

Xuandu waved his hands repeatedly, forcing a bitter smile.

"Senior, we understand your intentions, but we really can't."

He sized up the massive bird egg, his expression more pained than a cry.

How the hell could anyone tell it was thick-skinned and tough from looking at that?

Kong Xuan stood off to the side, shaking his head and muttering under his breath.

"Heh. Now that's something a real dad would do."

Li Yuan quickly followed Xuandu's lead and tried to reason with him.

"Senior, I can see that this child is wrapped in Yin-Yang Energy, a truly blessed foundation."

"Let me offer you a piece of advice: when this child is born, make sure he refines the Yin-Yang Energy into his innate divine ability, not into a magic treasure."

"In the future, he is destined to be connected to our Humanity Sect. Even if he doesn't enter the master's tutelage, he can still become a disciple under This Daoist or senior brother."

Yuan Huang raised an eyebrow slightly, first stunned, then laughed in surprise.

"Hey, that's truly divine—how did you know, young friend, that I was planning to have my second son refine the Yin-Yang Energy into his lifebound treasure?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan shot up, feathers bristling, and scolded.

"If you dare let Second Brother waste his talent like this, I won't acknowledge you as my father!"

Yuan Huang hurriedly smiled appeasingly.

"Yes, yes, yes, Father will listen to you."

This scene left Li Yuan and the others dumbfounded once again.

What a fine picture of a loving father and filial son.

"But for my son to catch the eye of the Humanity Sect is also his fortune. I'll certainly keep a close watch, hahaha."

With that, Yuan Huang casually placed the bird egg atop the volcano, where it was roasted by the scorching Undying Magma.

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"No wonder Yuan Huang's two sons are both prodigies—surviving and cultivating in such an environment, how could they not succeed?"

He shook his head to cast aside stray thoughts, then said with a smile.

"Since that's the case, we'll take our leave now. Thank you for your hospitality these past few days, Senior."

Yuan Huang nodded slightly and said softly.

"Until we meet again."

On the way to the Eastern Sea, Duobao asked curiously.

"Junior Brother Kong, has Senior Yuan Huang's thinking always been this... refreshing?"

He seemed to struggle to find a complimentary adjective.

Kong Xuan sighed in response.

"Father said cultivation is just like this—he directly threw me into the magma to swim."

"It wasn't until he discovered I was cultivating the Five Elements Great Dao that he fished me out."

Duobao nodded thoughtfully and murmured.

"This behavior is quite similar to Master's."

"He directly threw me, Jinling, Guiling, and Wudang into the Immortal Execution Sword Formation, saying the four personal disciples should break through it for training."

"He said others wouldn't even have the conditions to try."

Li Yuan heard this, raised an eyebrow slightly, and thought to himself.

"Third Martial Uncle is pretty abstract too, huh. Now I have a concrete reason for Junior Brother Duobao's 'Transforming into Buddha.'"

Meanwhile, inside the Eight Scenery Palace, Laozi and Yuanshi both stared at Tongtian with scrutinizing gazes.

Tongtian awkwardly turned his head away.

"What's with that look from you two elder brothers? Was I wrong? The Four Swords of Immortal Execution do train disciples well."

Yuanshi immediately scolded.

"So this is how you teach your disciples?!"

"Is this the proper way to guide disciples in cultivation?"

"You don't even know how to be a teacher, yet you gather ten thousand immortals to the Interception Sect?"

Tongtian replied weakly.

"Ten thousand immortals gathering—it's impressive."

Swish! Swish!

Laozi and Yuanshi each summoned their Pre-Heaven Treasures, the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner.

They exchanged a glance and suddenly spoke in unison.

"Beat him!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Ah! Ah! Ah!

"Brother, dear brother, stop hitting, or I'll summon the Four Swords of Immortal Execution to fight back!"

"Come on, let your elder brother show you what 'One Qi Transforming into Three Purities' means!"

"Stop hitting! Li Yuan and the others are gone!"

Laozi instantly stopped, glanced at the bruised and swollen-faced Tongtian, and began calculating on his own.

He frowned slightly and said softly.

"Senior Dong Wanggong's remnant soul has led them into the Immortal Court Secret Realm."

Tongtian climbed up, rubbing his swollen left cheek.

"Isn't he supposed to have fallen?"

Laozi pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Probably because he saw Li Yuan's comprehension of the Law of Fire."

"Forget it, let them play on their own. Second Brother, let's continue."

Ah! Ah! Ah!

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