A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 279

Chapter 279: Confrontation, Falling Out

“What about my mother’s immortal body?”

Though grief weighed heavily on her heart, Nangong Wan quickly spoke up, her expression icy as she looked at Nangong Jun.

Her only connection to the Nangong family was through her mother. If her mother was truly gone, then she had no reason to remain in the Nangong family either.

Hearing Nangong Wan’s words, Nangong Jun’s expression flickered briefly, but it passed so quickly that no one except Wu Li noticed.

After a long moment, Nangong Jun sighed and spoke slowly.

“Wan’er, you should understand that after immortals die, they return to Heaven and Earth. After Yuehua’s fall, her immortal body automatically turned to ashes and dissipated.”

“That’s bullshit! Where is my mother’s immortal body? I want to see it!”

Even Nangong Wan, who had been reluctant to accept the truth, could now see from Nangong Jun’s behavior that there was definitely something suspicious about her mother’s death.

Unfortunately, Nangong Jun would never allow her to see her mother’s immortal body. Snorting coldly, he said,

“Wan’er, be sensible. Your mother wouldn’t want you to fall into such despair after hearing the news of her death.”

“Besides, before she passed, your mother had already arranged a marriage for you. The other party is the Holy Son of Tian’en Mountain. Marrying him as a concubine is certainly no slight against you.”

When Nangong Jun mentioned this, Nangong Wan clearly realized she had come back to the Nangong family only because of their deception.

Thinking this, Nangong Wan’s gaze turned frostier as anger flared in her voice.

“My mother would never interfere with my marriage. Where exactly is my mother?”

With that, Nangong Wan prepared to take action. Beside her, Wu Li instinctively stepped forward, while the Golden Thunder Flying Sword formation inside his Storage Ring was already stirring restlessly.

Just as Nangong Wan was about to strike, Nangong Jun finally noticed her cultivation level. His expression shifted involuntarily.

“Your cultivation… you have actually broken through to Great Luo Golden Immortal?”

You have to understand that Nangong Wan is only ten thousand years old now, yet she has already broken through to Great Luo Golden Immortal. It was precisely because Nangong Jun knew Nangong Wan’s talent wasn’t strong, similar to her mother’s, that he had never paid much attention to her. But if Nangong Wan had broken through to Great Luo Golden Immortal at only ten thousand years old, then he needed to reevaluate his judgment of her.

“Hmph, thanks to me not dying out there, I luckily broke through to Great Luo Golden Immortal,” Nangong Wan said as she looked at Nangong Jun, her eyes not like those of a daughter facing her father, but like a warrior sizing up an enemy.

“I’ll say it again—where is my mother?”

“I’ll say it again too. Your mother died fighting demon beasts alongside the Mortal World Immortals. She has now returned to Heaven and Earth. As for your engagement to Holy Son Tu Fu, I will naturally reconsider it,” Nangong Jun replied, looking at Nangong Wan without anger despite her tone. After all, Nangong Jun believed it was perfectly normal for Heaven’s Chosen to have a temper; only the worthless didn’t deserve one.

“It looks like you’re not going to say anything more. Since that’s the case, starting today, I, Nangong Wan, sever all ties with the Nangong family. From now on, I go by Qin Wan!”

Since her mother’s surname was Qin, Nangong Wan planned to cut all connections to the Nangong family and live independently after her mother’s death.

With that, Qin Wan intended to leave immediately with Wu Li. But Nangong Jun wouldn’t let her go that easily.

“Hmph. The Nangong family isn’t a place you can come and go from whenever you please. You are a member of the Nangong family by birth, in life and in death. The Nangong family has raised you for so many years, and it’s time you contributed to us!”

With a command from Nangong Jun, the next moment both Qin Wan and Wu Li were pulled into his Inner World.

He had changed his mind. If Qin Wan was willing to continue living under the Nangong family name, he wouldn’t mind training her carefully. After all, even Holy Son Tu Fu, at three hundred thousand years old, had only reached the Initial Stage of Immortal King. With focused cultivation, she could probably surpass Tu Fu. Such a promising talent, Nangong Jun had no intention of sending her to Tian’en Mountain.

But if Qin Wan stubbornly insisted on leaving the Nangong family, he would not hesitate to eliminate her. He wouldn’t allow a hidden danger to remain within the Nangong clan.

As for the arranged marriage, he could simply choose another heir. He had plenty of concubines, and forming an alliance with a middling talent would suffice.

The instant they were pulled into Nangong Jun’s Inner World, Wu Li and Qin Wan readied themselves for battle. Judging from today’s events, this fight seemed unavoidable.

“You now have only two choices: swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao and continue living as a member of the Nangong family, or die here!” Nangong Jun said, looking at Qin Wan with a completely calm expression and tone, as if the person before him wasn’t even his own daughter.

Hearing Nangong Jun’s words, Qin Wan felt her heart sink. She turned to look at Wu Li and spoke slowly.

“Wu Li, can you take me away from here?”

“If that’s your choice, then I will take you away.”

Wu Li met Qin Wan’s deeply eager gaze without hesitation and spoke directly.

But Qin Wan’s answer had already been firmly decided in her heart, so when Wu Li heard her say that this was her choice, he turned and looked at Nangong Jun with a cold expression.

“Let’s go. Otherwise, I won’t hesitate to cripple you.”

“Nonsense! Wan’er, I’m really curious about your taste in friends. Just a mere Initial Stage Great Luo Golden Immortal—where do you get the nerve to be so arrogant before me? I, at the peak of Immortal Venerable, could wipe you out a thousand times with ease!”

After hearing Wu Li’s words, Nangong Jun laughed heartily, thinking Wu Li was wildly overestimating himself.

But Wu Li paid no mind to Nangong Jun’s ridicule. After receiving Qin Wan’s approval, he took action.

The next moment, Wu Li waved his large hand, and instantly, 18,000 Grade Seven Golden Thunder Flying Swords flew out from his Storage Ring in a precise, orderly formation. The scene was extravagantly impressive, causing even Nangong Jun’s normally calm face to flicker with emotion.

“How is this possible? Eighteen thousand Grade Seven Immortal Venerable weapons? How could you have so many? And with your spiritual power, how could you possibly control so many at once?”

Nangong Jun’s gaze toward Wu Li shifted from dismissive to profoundly grave.

At this moment, in his heart, Wu Li was no longer an unknown cultivator. Judging by the circumstances, Wu Li’s background was far from ordinary.