Ye Yishui, the son of the Heavenly Emperor—this was the name Ye Fan had chosen when he became a mortal. He had been born in a place called Yunchuan, beside the water, and his mother's name contained the character for creek. They had also met beside a stream.
Though the child was young, he was exceptionally clever and learned everything with great speed. After being unsealed from Divine Source, he had been taken away by the Black Emperor to temper himself, constantly breaking records established by the ancients throughout his childhood.
His birth signified the rise of a new legend. His radiance would illuminate eternity.
"Father!"
When Ye Yishui saw Ye Fan again, he found his father before him somewhat unfamiliar, though he could not explain the strange feeling.
"You should cultivate diligently. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Ye Fan looked at the little boy before him as scenes from the past echoed through his heart.
The little boy nodded. His eyelashes were long, and though he looked like a porcelain doll, his expression was resolute.
In the end, Ye Fan sighed and once more headed toward the sealed ground deep within the Heavenly Court.
Ye Yishui continued to grow within the Heavenly Court, while outside, the Heavenly Emperor's Second Son had also emerged as a young boy. Within mere decades, he had swept across the universe, continuously breaking the records of his peers.
The Heavenly Court had located his whereabouts several times, but Ye Fan told them to leave him alone. Even after learning that he was the Undying Heavenly Emperor's Second Son, he paid him little attention and had never even instructed Ye Yishui about him.
"Child, your father may regard him as insignificant, but you cannot do the same. He may become your lifelong rival.