Lu Ren shook his head fiercely. "Mother, I've never blamed you. Father told me back then that you cared about me!"
"Your father?"
The Undying Demoness sank deep into memory.
"Father is dead!"
Pain rang through Lu Ren's voice.
The Undying Demoness said gravely, "Your father isn't dead."
"He isn't? How is that possible?"
Lu Ren stared at her in shock. "Mother, have you seen him?"
The Undying Demoness shook her head. "No. But I can feel that he's still alive."
"He's alive? That's wonderful!"
Joy broke across Lu Ren's face.
His mother was no longer cold toward him, and now he had learned that his father was alive. Two blessings had come knocking at once.
But his Taixu Immortal Bone had been sealed. His path to the Supreme Realm had likely been cut off.
The Undying Demoness turned to Hun Xian'er. "Xian'er, I'd like to speak with Lu Ren alone for a while."
"All right."
Hun Xian'er nodded and left.
The Undying Demoness swept out a hand. A force of annihilation became strands of black hair that crisscrossed around them, forming a barrier that shut out the world beyond.
Not even the Immortal Dao Will could penetrate it.
The Undying Demoness looked at Lu Ren, her expression grave. "Ren'er, the Ancestor of Myriad Immortals descended through his will just now and offered me a bargain. He wants me to submit to him. If I agree, he'll help me condense my Great Dao Origin and establish a Great World. He'll even make an exception and lift the seal on your Taixu Immortal Bone."
"What? Submit to him?"
Lu Ren started. "What happens if you refuse?"
"If I refuse, he'll certainly suppress me. I could leave the Immortal Path Great World and cultivate on my own, but you can't. You still