Happy to be a Dad

"Mother? Mother?"

Li Xuan was completely stunned for a moment.

And while he was still frozen in shock.

The little child had already rushed up to him, grabbed the edge of the Thirty-Six Grade Creation Green Lotus Platform, and climbed up.

A pair of fair, tender arms wrapped tightly around Li Xuan as the child giggled and shouted, "Mother!"

"Uh..."

Li Xuan's forehead was covered in black lines.

Legend had it that for feathered creatures.

The first living being they saw when they opened their eyes at birth.

Would be subconsciously imprinted as their mother.

He never thought... this was actually real?

He'd always assumed it was just a rumor!

Seeing this delicate, jade-carved little person clinging to his waist and squirming nonstop.

Li Xuan could only sigh helplessly, reach out, and lift him up.

"Mother!"

The little one, held aloft by Li Xuan, wasn't angry at all—just giggled endlessly.

His big black eyes fixed on Li Xuan as he called out in a milky voice, "Hug!"

"Hug my ass... I'm a man..."

Li Xuan rolled his eyes hard but couldn't bring himself to say much else.

He could only sigh again and set the little one down on his own crossed legs.

Looking down at him seriously, he said, "Listen up, you can't call me mother."

"Father!?"

The little one was quick-witted; his eyes rolled for a moment.

He giggled and called out.

In his inherited consciousness.

The meaning of father and mother was probably about the same.

Li Xuan's black lines remained, and even multiplied...

"I'd love to have a spring fling with the Divine Phoenix and become your father..."

Li Xuan thought back to that peerless beauty he'd seen on Phoenix Mountain, twitched the corner of his mouth, and muttered under his breath.

Then he put on a stern face and looked at the little one. "I'm not your father either. Don't call me that."

The little one froze for a moment.

He stared at Li Xuan, and his big black eyes quickly filled with tears.

Sobbing, he said, "Father, you don't want me?"

"Uh..."

Speechless. Nothing but speechless.

"Father! You don't want me!?"

Seeing Li Xuan didn't respond, he called out again.

The little one's tears immediately streamed down without stopping.

Making Li Xuan feel like he was committing some kind of crime.

"Who said I don't want you?"

With no other choice, Li Xuan reached out and wiped his tears, sighing. "Fine, father it is. You've made up your mind, and nothing I say will change it. But when you grow up, you'll understand everything."

"Father!"

The little one was overjoyed.

Of course, he didn't understand what Li Xuan meant yet.

All he heard was that Li Xuan wouldn't abandon him.

And that he acknowledged being his father!

With a cheer, the little one jumped up and hugged Li Xuan's waist, overjoyed.

"Ah..."

Letting out a deep sigh, Li Xuan reached behind and stroked the little one's hair.

Then, after a moment's thought, he said, "From now on, your name will be Li... ah, what am I even doing, messing with names for no reason... From now on, your name will be Kong Xuan!"

"Kong Xuan? My name is Kong Xuan?"

Little Kong Xuan looked up at Li Xuan, his face full of joy. "I have a name! My name is Kong Xuan!"

"Mm."

Li Xuan smiled too, ruffling his hair. "Alright, you've just taken form and your physical body is unstable. Go cultivate. I won't teach you a technique—the cultivation method inherited from the Divine Phoenix in your bloodline is enough."

Little Kong Xuan was still young, understanding nothing.

Hearing Li Xuan's words now, he naturally let go of his arms and obediently sat down beside him.

The Thirty-Six Grade Creation Green Lotus Platform was not small and could change freely.

So having this little person sit on it was no problem at all.

Since he was the direct bloodline of the Primordial Phoenix and the Divine Phoenix, their own child.

Then his bloodline carried the inheritance of both.

This was also a trait shared by most Primordial Beings.

Thus, Kong Xuan only needed to sit in meditation for a moment.

And he found the cultivation method left by his parents within his bloodline.

He soon closed his eyes and entered a meditative state.

His small figure began to emit a faint five-colored light.

The Five Elements Great Dao and Innate Divine Ability hidden deep within his flesh and blood.

Would one day be gradually unearthed by him.

Until...

He was invincible beneath the Saints!

"Tsk tsk, a chosen one of heaven. Such talent, such bone structure, such comprehension. I'm envious..."

Li Xuan watched the little one close his eyes and enter meditation with a pure smile on his face, a hint of jealousy stirring in his heart as he muttered to himself.

How long had it taken him to reach Mystic Immortal?

Two hundred and eighty thousand years!

And this little lord?

Born into it!

Comparing people... no.

Comparing people to monsters was enough to drive one mad!

Letting out a sigh, Li Xuan turned his gaze to the other golden egg.

This egg was born deficient.

The Divine Phoenix had sacrificed her life, forcibly cutting it out from her belly.

So it was very small.

Naturally, its hatching time would be much later than Kong Xuan's.

As for exactly how much later, that was hard to say.

After all, time in the Primordial World was not recorded by years.

From a later perspective, the stories of the Primordial World seemed to happen one after another.

But placed within the actual flow of the Primordial World.

That could span tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years!

Some beings, later generations might think they lived in the same era.

But in truth, the gap between them could span several kalpas or more.

Thinking this in his heart...

Li Xuan slowly closed his eyes again, resuming his comprehension.

With poor talent, he had to work even harder!

Li Xuan, who had suddenly become a father, let out a breath. All around was silent.

Time passed slowly, for who knew how long.

Li Xuan was awakened by a burst of laughter and noise.

Frowning slightly, he opened his eyes.

Li Xuan made a brief calculation of the time.

Since his last meditation, sixteen thousand years had passed.

His realm had not moved; he was still at Golden Immortal, seventh level.

But he should be close to the eighth level.

He looked into the distance, a thousand li below Mount Taixuan.

There, a child was playing joyfully with Little Purple, Little Blue, and Bright Rabbit.

Qi Ying sat cross-legged further away, envy flickering in his eyes.

Yet he stubbornly wore a haughty expression, refusing to join their games, determined to stand apart.

The child was naturally Kong Xuan.

Over ten thousand years, Kong Xuan's cultivation had already vaulted past the Mystic Immortal realm.

And at some unknown point, he had weathered the Three-Nine Thunder Tribulation, stepping into the Golden Immortal ranks!

Now he was already at the Eighth Level Golden Immortal!

It seemed that while This Seat had been in meditation, this little brat, afraid to disturb him, had snuck out of Mount Taixuan to undergo his tribulation.

Over ten thousand years, Kong Xuan had grown a bit.

He now looked like a young lad of eleven or twelve.

For a direct second-generation child of beings like Primordial Phoenix and Divine Phoenix, the growth cycle was naturally extremely long.

But the Primordial Wilderness was hardly short on time.

Li Xuan watched their frolicking and smiled faintly.

Little Purple, Little Blue, and Bright Rabbit had always adored this incredibly cute young boy.

And when the boy told them that the adult on the mountain peak was his father—

how could they not spare every effort to curry favor?

More importantly, this young boy carried an immensely powerful bloodline force!

It was the aura of a superior being that commanded their heartfelt respect and awe!

Only Qi Ying, with the pride of a Kirin ingrained in his bones, refused to fawn deliberately.

Plus, his bloodline wasn't suppressed as much, so he stayed out of their play.

Over twenty thousand years, Little Purple, Little Blue, Bright Rabbit, and Qi Ying, having absorbed the power of the Qiongqi Blood Essence, had all reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm.

It seemed they would soon break through to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal!

Sighing at how swiftly time passed, Li Xuan closed his eyes again.

Here at Mount Taixuan, time flowed like water, serene and gentle.

But across the Primordial Wilderness, a new calamity was brewing.

Over twenty thousand years, the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness had gradually multiplied once more.

All kinds of powerful innate creatures were being born from heaven and earth in waves.

Meanwhile, in the Western lands at Mount Sumeru, Luohu established the Demon Cult!