A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 457

Chapter 457 Land Without Spirit

“I estimate I’ll stay in the Imperial Dynasty for about a month.”

Zhang Tianhao thought for a moment before speaking. After all, having cultivated the Nine Cycles Dao Technique, he understood just how difficult it was to master.

So, he knew he couldn’t afford to slack off until he reached the stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Hearing this, Zhang Yu wasn’t too surprised. Based on his understanding of his son, this boy had been obsessively passionate about cultivation and seeking the Dao ever since he was young.

In fact, just having him come back to find him was already quite unexpected.

“Besides, I still have to find Mother.”

Zhang Tianhao’s words brought a moment of silence from Zhang Yu. Cai Wankun, standing nearby, asked with some curiosity,

“Senior Brother, with your current strength, shouldn’t it be easy for you to find your mother?”

“It’s not that simple,” Zhang Tianhao replied. “I suspect my mother is no longer in this realm.”

Zhang Tianhao spoke with a solemn expression. Like everyone else who cultivates, he had his own purpose.

He vaguely remembered how kind and gentle his mother had been when he was a child, but she disappeared after he turned eight.

Even the emperor searched the entire Tianling Dynasty but couldn’t find her. What shocked them the most was that, apart from him and the emperor, no one else in the vast Tianling Dynasty remembered his mother at all.

It was as if she had been erased from the very roots of existence.

Zhang Yu, standing beside him, wore a complicated expression and sighed.

“I met your mother back then when I was still outside the dynasty. At that time, I hadn’t yet become the emperor of the Tianling Dynasty and was being hunted by my elder brother.”

“It was during that time that your mother helped me, which is why I managed to survive.”

“With her help, I was able to smoothly ascend as the emperor of the Tianling Dynasty and father you. I never expected your mother would disappear like this.”

“At first, I might have suspected your mother had died, but after seeing you, I know for certain she’s not dead. I just didn’t notice anything unusual back then.”

“So, your mother was probably taken away by someone. After all, with her temperament, there’s no way she was just an ordinary person.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhao’s expression grew solemn, and he nodded deeply.

Just then, Cai Wankun spoke up beside them.

“To make an entire dynasty completely forget a person’s existence—this kind of power isn’t something even a Golden Core Stage cultivator could achieve, let alone one at the Tribulation Stage. Only a Saint capable of Ascension can do this.”

After arriving in this realm, Cai Wankun had noticed that the pinnacle of power here was the Tribulation Stage, meaning that reaching the Saint Realm was the gateway to Ascension into the Upper Realm.

“The Upper Realm?”

Zhang Yu looked puzzled, as he had never heard of this concept before.

At this, Zhang Tianhao began to explain patiently about the Upper Realm and all matters concerning cultivation. When he finished, he said with a grave expression,

“There is no spiritual energy in the Great Wilderness Realm. It’s like a prison.”

“Hahaha, I knew it, I just knew your mother was still alive. How could she have died?”

Zhang Yu smiled with great relief.

Just then, Zhang Tianhao continued speaking.

“Father, besides telling you that I have begun cultivating, I also plan to lead the entire Tianling Dynasty in cultivation. What do you think about this?”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu was slightly surprised and hesitated as he replied,

“Your father is already advanced in years. And with what you said about the Great Wilderness Realm lacking spiritual energy, is it really feasible for me to cultivate?”

“It certainly is. The cultivation technique I selected for you is one based on the dynasty’s prosperous fate. The stronger the Tianling Dynasty becomes, the faster your cultivation progress will be.”

“As for spiritual energy, Father, don’t worry. With Master’s permission, I brought back some resources that should be sufficient to sustain the Tianling Dynasty’s cultivation all the way to the Upper Realm.”

Zhang Tianhao shook his head and said, “There are countless cultivation techniques in the world; it’s perfectly normal for one to cultivate based on a dynasty’s fate.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yu could no longer refuse, especially since he truly wanted to see her once more.

Soon, with Zhang Tianhao’s help, Zhang Yu smoothly began to master the Nine Dragons Emperor Art and officially broke through to the Qi Refining Stage.

In an instant, his white hair turned jet black again as he achieved this breakthrough, making him look at least twenty years younger.

“Hahaha, I never imagined that thanks to you, my son, Father could still have hope of cultivating immortality.”

Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Tianhao with a face full of gratitude and said.

Zhang Tianhao shook his head, then exchanged a glance with Cai Wankun before speaking.

“Father, you should focus on your cultivation first. I have some matters to discuss with Junior Brother.”

With that, Zhang Tianhao followed Cai Wankun out, leaving Zhang Yu alone in the chamber to continue his cultivation using the Nine Dragons Emperor Art method.

Soon, Cai Wankun emerged together with Zhang Tianhao.

Once outside, Cai Wankun spoke first.

“Senior Brother, you must have noticed it too—the Great Wilderness Realm seems to be under some kind of restriction, completely devoid of any spiritual energy.”

“Mm, of course I have noticed. This isn’t a good sign. Either someone in the Upper Realm doesn’t want the Great Wilderness Realm to flourish, or there’s something sealed within it.”

Having spent a month studying within the Heavenly Emperor Sect, Zhang Tianhao naturally had an understanding of the possible reasons why a world might be sealed.

But either of these situations would not be good news for Zhang Tianhao.

“So, Senior Brother, what do you plan to do?”

“Ha, we’ll take it one step at a time. If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll have to ask Senior Qin to intervene.”

Zhang Tianhao said with a serious expression. He intended to use his own strength to break the seal on the Great Wilderness Realm, but if that failed, he would have no choice but to call on Senior Qin.

Cai Wankun nodded in agreement upon hearing this, then said,

“The Wanfeng Dynasty probably won’t give up so easily. If a fight breaks out, leave it to me. I’ll go cultivate first—I feel I’m close to breaking through to the Golden Core Stage.”

In such a short time since descending the mountain, he had expanded his Haoran Righteousness several times over. If he could help the Tianling Dynasty successfully fend off the enemy, Cai Wankun might be able to grow his Haoran Righteousness tenfold.

That’s not even taking into account that there were Demonic Cultivators backing the Wanfeng Dynasty.

“No, Senior Brother, can I take on the Great Wilderness Realm matter?”

At that moment, Cai Wankun suddenly thought of something, quickly looking at Zhang Tianhao and asking for permission.

Zhang Tianhao was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this—why was his Junior Brother so interested? But in the next moment, Cai Wankun spoke with a serious expression:

“Sealing off an entire realm, cutting off countless people’s paths to cultivation, is an incredibly heinous crime. As a disciple of the Heavenly Emperor Sect, it is my duty to prevent such a thing from happening.”

So, it was all still about Haoran Righteousness.

Zhang Tianhao didn’t object; after all, it would speed up his Junior Brother’s cultivation and save him some worry—truly an ideal situation.