Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor
Chapter 301 - 299: A Mystifying Past [Second Update]

Chapter 301: Chapter 299: A Mystifying Past [Second Update]

"Cough, cough... Lingtian, why are you here? Is there something the matter?"

A series of coughs echoed through the secret chamber, sounding extremely old and weak.

Li Lingtian carefully chose his words and said, "Grandfather, Lingyun has a son, still alive in this world, now eighteen years of age."

Upon hearing this, a glint of razor-sharpness flashed within the turbid eyes of Li Jinliang.

"Cough, cough, cough, what did you say? Lingyun has a son?"

Li Lingtian nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, this is absolutely true; it has been verified by DNA testing. His genetic match with Lingyun is 99%."

Li Jinliang excitedly asked, "Where is he? Bring him to see me at once!"

Li Lingtian said, "Grandfather, he does not yet know about this matter, which is why I have not brought him here."

Upon hearing this, Li Jinliang’s emotions finally settled.

After a long while, he sighed deeply.

"Lingtian, based on your understanding of Lingyun, do you think he would betray his country for a woman?"

Li Lingtian found himself at a loss for words to respond to his grandfather’s very serious tone.

Emotionally speaking, he certainly did not believe his own brother, born of the same mother, could betray his country.

Yet, rationally speaking, the evidence of Li Lingyun’s treason was irrefutable, making any attempt at exoneration impossible.

If not for his betrayal, seven Grandmasters and two Half-step Divine Realm Masters of the Empire would not have perished at the North Pole, ending up with no remains to be found.

Li Jinliang saw that Li Lingtian was silent and thus understood what was in his heart.

He was hailed as a living legend with two daughters and three sons, though all of them were of average talent. However, his two grandsons possessed exceptional gifts.

Especially the younger grandson, Li Lingyun, whose Martial Arts talent was monstrously unique.

At the age of seven, he became an External Strength Martial Artist.

By nine, he had internalized his External Strength, advancing to an Inner Strength Martial Artist.

At fifteen, he had reached the Transformation Realm, broke through the Life and Death Mysterious Gate, and ascended to a Grandmaster—a full fourteen years earlier than his brother, Li Lingtian, who was called the Undefeated War God.

At nineteen, he advanced to the Demigod Realm, a mere step away from the threshold of the God Realm.

Such an ascending pace was unparalleled, leaving even rockets trailing in its dust.

Later on, they discovered Heavenly Net, a supermassive dark organization that infiltrated Huaxia, assassinating high-ranking individuals, including powerful governors, causing widespread terror.

Because of this, the government carried out several severe crackdowns in the 1980s, which although massive in scale, had little effect.

To eradicate the malignant cancer that was Heavenly Net, the old General Li Jinliang personally devised a plan to close the net.

Since they wanted to close the net, they needed bait to infiltrate the enemy’s ranks and find the exact location of Heavenly Net Headquarters.

The then twenty-year-old Li Lingyun, who had already reached the Demigod Realm, volunteered to go undercover.

Li Jinliang placed high hopes on his younger grandson, hoping he would inherit his mantle and propel the Li Family to new heights. Therefore, he did not agree to let him go.

However, they could not find a suitable candidate at the time, and the plan was urgent. Li Lingyun, insistent on going, finally received approval.

Li Lingyun lived up to expectations, successfully infiltrating the Heavenly Net Headquarters, with everything proceeding according to plan.

Yet, when they were ready to close the net, they encountered an ambush from Heavenly Net at the North Pole. The two Demigod Realm experts and seven Transformation Realm Masters who went there all met grisly deaths.

After an investigation, the evidence pointed to Li Lingyun as the one who had most likely leaked their whereabouts.

Half a year after the incident fell silent, Li Lingyun then made a trip to Yan Mountain.

However, his account of the events was very vague. He only mentioned that the Master of the Heavenly Net could tear apart aircraft carriers with bare hands, and his divine might surpasses nuclear weapons by thousands of times. He also claimed to be the last Guardian, urging Li Jinliang to immediately cease all actions against the Heavenly Net Headquarters. Otherwise, the entire Earth would face an apocalypse.

At the time, Li Jinliang and the others naturally did not believe Li Lingyun’s absurd stories, mistaking it as an excuse concocted out of fear for his own life.

Without agreement, a confrontation ensued at the peak of Yan Mountain, to Li Jinliang’s surprise, his grandson had actually reached the God Realm.

However, Li Jinliang, being a myth of his time, found that Li Lingyun, who had just entered the God Realm, was no match for him.

Yet, when Li Lingyun was about to be captured, a mysterious young woman suddenly appeared.

Her cultivation was even above Li Jinliang’s. After more than thirty exchanges, Li Jinliang was defeated and thoroughly outmatched.

If not for Li Lingyun’s timely intervention, the myth of the age, Li Jinliang, would have likely perished then and there.

Even so, he was seriously injured, and after twenty years, he still hadn’t recovered to his peak condition.

Ever since then, Li Lingyun and the mysterious woman vanished as if they had evaporated from the human world, completely disappearing.

Until five years ago, on a highway in Jiangnan, an eerie car accident occurred.

According to the surveillance footage at the time, it was not an accident but an ambush.

The attackers were seven experts of the God Realm.

The targets of the ambush were none other than Li Lingyun and the mysterious woman.

However, due to the immense strength of both parties, all the surveillance footage was destroyed during the battle.

As a result, no one knows the outcome.

All that was known was that aside from a burnt-out car, no bodies were left behind.

...

The truth was elusive, and even Li Jinliang, after years of pondering, still felt completely perplexed.

Although he had already reached the God Realm and was hailed as a contemporary myth, a medium-range missile could still blast him into smithereens.

According to his grandson Li Lingyun, beings like the Master of the Heavenly Net, capable of tearing apart aircraft carriers and whose power surpasses nuclear weapons by thousands of times, were far beyond his imagination. Even now, he found it hard to believe.

But Li Lingyun, his grandson, had been raised before his eyes; he knew his personality and his character very well. He did not believe that he would fabricate such preposterous reasons to deceive himself, nor did he believe that he would betray his country.

Li Jinliang felt that this was a thick fog of mystery, with all the truth shrouded within it.

But how could he disperse this fog to see the clear moon? He tortured his brain for twenty years, tried thousands of methods, yet still had no substantial findings.

"Grandfather!" Li Lingtian called out softly when he saw Li Jinliang lost in thought.

Li Jinliang came back to his senses and asked, "Is there any news of Lingyun?"

Li Lingtian shook his head, "Not yet."

Li Jinliang’s expression turned somewhat despondent, "Alright, tell me about his son then."

Li Lingtian complied and narrated everything about Li Chen in detail.

Even Li Jinliang was shocked upon hearing that Li Chen had slain the Long Family Ancestor at West Lake.

The Long Family Ancestor was of the same generation as him, but with very average talent. He lived for two terms of sixty years and had just managed to reach the peak of the Innate Late Stage, still a step away from the Demigod Realm.

However, thinking of his grandson’s monstrous talent, and the otherworldly martial arts aptitude of that mysterious young woman, it seemed logical that their son could slay the Long Family Ancestor.

Li Lingtian carefully considered his words and tentatively asked, "Grandfather, should we acknowledge him?"

Li Jinliang thought for a moment, then asked seriously, "Without resolving Lingyun’s matter, how should our Li Family deal with him?"

Li Lingtian had not really thought about this question and did not know how to answer for the moment.

Li Jinliang waved his hand and said, "It has come to this, let’s take it one step at a time. Go and make contact with him first, but for now, don’t reveal the truth of the matter!"