Invincible Dad-Chapter 694 - Late by 200 Years_1

In Hua Country, any high-grade Martial Ancestor would be registered, with their background and social connections thoroughly investigated. If they ever committed an act against humanity, they would be swiftly suppressed by the Martial Dao Association. Beyond the terrifying lethality Martial Ancestors posed to ordinary people, the greater concern was the immeasurable loss of both life and property that would result from their self-destruction.

Such was the case for Martial Ancestors, let alone true Cultivators from renowned orthodox sects who had reached the peak of the Golden Core Realm. The self-destruction of an expert at this boundary was terrifyingly powerful, more than enough to obliterate a small or medium-sized Moon Clan tribe.

So, when Shan Qianchong spoke, Old Li couldn’t help but laugh and curse. That old bastard was really up to no good!

"What a damn bastard," Shan Qianchong said, displeased. "I am a Supreme Elder of the Yunxiao Sect. My boundary is higher than yours and my seniority is greater. Show some respect."

"Respect my ass!" Old Li unleashed a string of curses.

The other Supreme Elders of the Yunxiao Sect roared with laughter. Just from the sound of Old Li’s voice, they knew he had managed to hang on to life for a little longer. What they didn’t realize, however, was that this was only the beginning.

Old Li continued, "You old bastard, were you also relying on your seniority when you peeped on the Third Elder while she was bathing?"

"Nonsense!" Shan Qianchong’s face flushed red. He flicked his sleeve and huffed coldly, "I... I am not such a despicable man."

"You are indeed despicable," Old Li mumbled. "If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed you were that kind of person."

"???"

The others were stunned for a moment.

Seen it with his own eyes? Doesn’t that mean you were also peeping...

"Shameless old thieves, all of you shut up!" the Third Elder snapped, pressing a hand to her forehead.

It was true that these two scoundrels had pursued her in their youth. But she had been wholly devoted to the Martial Dao and had paid them no mind, never imagining that such an absurd incident had occurred. It was a good thing she was old now; with her temper back then, she would have likely broken the legs of those two lechers and made them kneel at the sect gate for thirty to fifty years.

The other Supreme Elders of the Yunxiao Sect nodded in agreement. "Shameless old thieves."

After they spoke, however, their expressions turned somber. It was a pity that one of those shameless old thieves was about to die. He would self-destruct in the next Moon Clan tribe they encountered.

The journey continued in silence. The nine Supreme Elders arrived at the second Moon Clan tribe. It was not a large settlement, with only a few million Moon People. However, there were quite a few Moon Clan Cultivators—over 10,000 of them—though most were only at the Qi Condensation stage.

The nine Supreme Elders floated in the air, their undisguised presence already exposed. They watched as hundreds, then thousands, of iridescent streaks of light flew toward them.

Elder Li was very handsome. Though his hair was completely white, he possessed the dignified and ethereal air of an Immortal. Heavily injured and kept alive only by an elixir, he chuckled, "Third Elder, I was wrong to peep on you bathing all those years ago." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

His gaze was gentle, filled with reminiscence. In his eyes, the Third Elder before him no longer had white hair, nor the wrinkles and age spots left by time. Instead, he saw a face of exquisite beauty, with flawless, delicate skin.

"It’s in the past," the Third Elder said, her fist clenching tightly before slowly uncurling.

She knew. Elder Li was giving his last words.

"But I can’t get over it," Elder Li laughed heartily. "I’ve been in cultivation for three hundred years. I never took a wrong step, except for that one. A single errant thought became a heart demon. I’ve regretted it every single moment, wondering why I did something so sordid that day. But regret is useless. My boundary... has been completely stuck at the peak of the Golden Core Realm."

Calmly, Elder Li took a step forward. "Now that I’ve confessed this to you, my heart feels much lighter. It even seems my comprehension of the Great Dao has cleared up a little." He sighed. "Such a pity... it’s too late. This Heavenly Tribulation... came two hundred years too late."

Elder Li murmured to himself. He chose not to self-destruct, but instead looked up at the sky. Ominous black clouds roiled in the heavens above, crackling with a black-and-white Heavenly Tribulation.

Those were tribulation clouds. The Nascent Soul Tribulation!

"What!?"

The expressions of the Yunxiao Sect’s Supreme Elders changed dramatically. On that day, Li Qingyuan had broken through the peak of the Golden Core Realm and was launching his assault on the Nascent Soul Realm!

"All of you, go," Li Qingyuan declared, standing proudly in the void with his hands clasped behind his back. "Leave this place, and the surrounding smaller tribes, to me."

"Old Li!"

"Elder Li..."

Led by Shan Qianchong and the Third Elder, the Supreme Elders of the Yunxiao Sect felt their eyes burn with tears. How could the severely wounded Elder Li possibly withstand the Heavenly Tribulation?

He had yearned for the Nascent Soul Realm his entire life, only to touch its threshold at the moment of death, unable to truly step through. Who could possibly understand such torment!

"Go now!" Li Qingyuan roared without looking back. His silhouette was three parts tragic and seven parts free-spirited. "If there is a next life, Third Elder... I’ll marry you. We won’t be cultivators. We’ll be ordinary people and live a simple life."

"In your dreams," the Third Elder said, her eyes moist as she laughed through her tears.

"Get lost. It won’t be your turn in the next life," Shan Qianchong cursed as he turned to leave. "Let’s go! We’re heading straight for the Crescent Moon Clan!" His voice trembled slightly, and in a choked whisper that only he could hear, he added, "Old Li, see you in the next life."

...

"It’s a Heavenly Tribulation!"

Elsewhere, the complexions of the Moon Clan experts in the tribe changed drastically. "Retreat! Notify everyone to retreat now!" they bellowed.

But it was too late. They, as Golden Core cultivators, could escape the range of the Heavenly Tribulation, but what about those at the Foundation Establishment Stage? Or the Qi Condensation Stage? Not to mention the countless other Moon People who had not yet embarked on the path of cultivation.

On that day, the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation descended mercilessly. Accompanying it was the fall of a human corpse, charred to a crisp by the divine lightning, its body still facing the direction of Earth even in death.

Faintly, a smile could be seen on its face.

...

...

「Moon Clan.」

In the ruined Royal City, the Moon King, Ji Jiuyou, sat cross-legged. His injuries had not yet fully healed when his eyes suddenly snapped open, reflecting an endless coldness. "Shan Qianchong, you’re courting death!"

Clearly, with the descent of the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation, the Moon King had sensed the arrival of the nine Supreme Elders from the Yunxiao Sect. He had never expected them to be so audacious.

"Since you’ve come, don’t even think about leaving," Ji Jiuyou licked his lips with a bloodthirsty grin. "Li Qingyuan is certain to die under the Heavenly Tribulation. The lifeblood from the eight remaining peak Golden Core Realm experts should be just enough for my injuries to recover."

He tilted his head, seeming to mutter to himself, "Notify the Crown Prince. Have him lead the Elders of the Eight Great Crescent Moon Clans to capture the Yunxiao Sect’s Golden Cores for me."

A nearly transparent figure emerged from the dark void. The figure clasped its fists respectfully. "Reporting to the Moon King, the Crown Prince remains uncontactable."

"What about his life tablet?" Ji Jiuyou raised an eyebrow.

"It has not shattered," the figure said, hesitating. "This subordinate suspects that the Crown Prince may have encountered danger on Earth and has been imprisoned."

"..."

Ji Jiuyou’s brows shot up. "Imprisoned!?"

The Moon King was enraged. The dignified Crown Prince of the Moon Clan, imprisoned by someone else? This was an outrageous humiliation for both the Moon Clan and himself!

"Indeed," the figure affirmed in a low voice. "This subordinate can deal with the scoundrels from the Yunxiao Sect."

"Hmph. Go, then," Ji Jiuyou waved his hand, feeling a wave of exhaustion.

This hidden ace of his was an early-stage Nascent Soul expert, so dealing with a few little bugs at the peak of the Golden Core Realm would be a piece of cake. The figure silently melted back into the darkness.

Ji Jiuyou’s gaze flickered. After a long silence, he chose not to dwell on the matter of Ji Gui any longer.

He’s just a worthless son. If he’s dead, he’s dead.