Chapter 1244: Mother and Son Share a Heart

"Ancestor, you already know what happened during the day, right?"

Ao Li stood outside a cave, his hands at his sides.

Clearly, he was very respectful toward the ancestor inside the cave.

After a long while, a weathered voice came from within the cave.

"Are you blaming me for not making a move?"

Ao Li's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Ao Li wouldn't dare!"

"Heh, even if I had acted, I might not have been able to do anything to him," the aged voice said.

Ao Li trembled all over, his eyes filled with shock. "This... how is this possible!"

"If the Heavenly Dao were intact, killing him would be a piece of cake for me. But now, I am merely a slightly stronger Divine King. In this world, there may be those who can surpass me."

The aged voice referred to itself as 'this god.' The ancestor of the Divine Beast Domain was actually a true Divine Dao powerhouse!

Probably none of the experts in the Divine Domain would have imagined that a Divine Realm expert was hidden within the Divine Fall Mountains.

But with the Heavenly Dao incomplete, even a Divine Realm expert had lost the glory of yesteryear.

Thus, Ao Li was deeply shaken by the ancestor's words.

He had been able to comprehend the laws of the Divine Dao and master the divine-level Dragon Wave entirely because of the ancestor's guidance.

In Ao Li's eyes, even with the Heavenly Dao incomplete, the ancestor was still the strongest existence.

But today's words gave Ao Li a feeling of a hero in his twilight years.

"He... what gives him the right?" Ao Li asked in disbelief.

"In this world, there is a kind of person called a true genius! No matter how hard you try, you cannot surpass them! Now, he has not yet reached the Great Perfection of Essence, Energy, and Spirit. When he truly reaches Great Perfection and attains the Demigod realm, I fear no one in the world will be his match!" The ancestor said with a hint of melancholy.

His words carried an indescribable emotion.

Ao Li was deeply shaken by the ancestor's assessment!

What did it mean to be unable to surpass no matter how hard you tried?

"Alas... go back! Tell him that this god will see him off," the ancestor said with a long sigh.

Ao Li left in a daze, not even knowing how he had left.

A genius like him had heard such an assessment, and he simply could not accept it.

Yet, he could not refute it.

Ye Yuan was much younger than him, yet his strength had already firmly surpassed his!

Was there any more convincing evidence than this?

After Ao Li left, a woman's voice sounded inside the cave.

"Now, do you regret what you did back then?"

"Yes! I never thought... this old man would misjudge someone!"

The woman clearly hadn't expected the ancestor to admit it so frankly, and she fell silent.

After a moment, the ancestor spoke again, "He was reborn through possession, having likely suffered a great upheaval in the outside world. Don't you... want to go out and see him?"

"Whatever the upheaval, he has grown up now. In time, even you may not be his match. What else do I have to let go of?" the woman said.

The ancestor sighed again. "Alas, a karmic bond!"

...

Ye Yuan was restless the entire night.

Normally, he could easily enter meditation without any effort.

But today, he simply could not do it.

It wasn't until the Hour of the Ox that Ye Yuan finally fell into a deep sleep.

At that moment, his divine soul transformed into a cyan dragon and left his body.

After leaving his body, the dragon soul wound its way out and flew toward that cave.

But when he reached the cave entrance, Ye Yuan sensed powerful fluctuations faintly emanating from within.

He circled at the entrance for a long time before finally returning to his body before dawn.

"Yuan ge! Yuan ge! Are you alright?"

Li'er's voice came from beside him, and Ye Yuan jolted awake.

He was drenched in sweat, as if he had been pulled out of water.

"I... was I dreaming? No, it wasn't a dream! That cave must be strange!" Ye Yuan muttered to himself.

Li'er looked puzzled and asked curiously, "What cave? Yuan ge, what are you talking about?"

Ye Yuan grabbed Li'er and started walking out, saying as he went, "Come, let's go find a cave!"

The two called for Bai Guang and were about to leave the clan when Ao Li blocked their way.

"Where are you going?" Ao Li asked with a dark face.

Ye Yuan frowned. "None of your business. Move aside!"

Knowing Ye Yuan was not to be trifled with, Ao Li suppressed his anger and said, "The ancestor has agreed to see you off. Isn't this inappropriate?"

"This Divine Beast Domain seems to have some connection to me. Move aside; I just want to find a cave. I mean you no harm!" Ye Yuan forcibly suppressed his anxiety and said.

When Ao Li heard Ye Yuan mention a cave, he realized Ye Yuan seemed to know something.

The only cave that could strike Ye Yuan as unusual was the ancestor's secluded cultivation site.

"Ridiculous! What connection could you have with the Divine Beast Domain? Aren't you meddling too much?" Ao Li sneered.

How could he possibly let Ye Yuan disturb the ancestor's cultivation?

Ye Yuan grew increasingly agitated and said in a low voice, "If you don't move aside, don't blame me for being rude!"

Ao Li also lost his temper and said coldly, "If you want to pass, you'll have to step over my dead body!"

"Hmph! Then forgive my rudeness!"

Without another word, Ye Yuan raised his hand and unleashed the Coiling Dragon Heaven-Breaking Palm!

Ye Yuan held nothing back with this palm; the moment he struck, it was earth-shattering!

Ao Li's expression changed, and he had no choice but to counter with the Coiling Dragon Heaven-Breaking Palm.

The result was beyond doubt.

Having landed his strike, Ye Yuan did not linger; he sped away with Li'er and Bai Guang.

This strike alarmed the clan members, who rushed out, only to find that Ye Yuan was already gone.

Even Clan Leader Ao Li couldn't stop Ye Yuan; who else could?

Following the feeling from his soul's departure the previous night, Ye Yuan soon found the cave.

Seeing this cave, Ye Yuan felt both excited and anxious.

"This is the cave, exactly as in my dream!" Ye Yuan said.

"Yuan ge, what secret is hidden in this cave?" Li'er asked curiously.

Ye Yuan shook his head. "I don't know, but if we go in, we should find out!"

With that, Ye Yuan was about to enter with the other two when his expression suddenly changed.

A figure slowly emerged from the darkness, gradually becoming clear.

It was an old man with white hair and beard, looking extremely aged.

But the faint fluctuations emanating from him made even Ye Yuan's heart tremble.

This old man was no ordinary person!

"This god already agreed to see you off. Why are you in such a hurry?" the old man said with slight displeasure.

The old man's words startled Ye Yuan and the others!

"This god! You... you are a Divine Dao expert!" Bai Guang exclaimed.

The old man gave a self-deprecating smile. "Heh, Divine Dao expert? That was a long time ago. Now... at best, I'm a demigod."