The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 666: Can You Tell?

Chapter 666: Chapter 666: Can You Tell?

Jing Yan felt there was a high probability that his father, Jing Lunnan, was still alive.

The reason the Gai Family was holding his father was undoubtedly to obtain the Qiankun Ring. However, since the ring was in his possession and the Gai Family had yet to obtain it, they would most likely not kill his father readily.

If his father was alive, then he must devote all his efforts to rescue him.

It wasn’t just his father, but also his mother, no matter how powerful the family behind her was, he must spare no expense to bring her out.

As a son, it was his duty to do so.

"After your father handed over the Qiankun Ring to your grandfather Jing Tian, I lost track of his situation. However, I believe your father is still alive, just imprisoned somewhere by the Gai Family," Tianshui stated.

"Senior, why didn’t you tell me all this earlier?" Jing Yan asked.

It wasn’t an accusation but rather a question that came out subconsciously. What Tianshui had revealed today was far beyond Jing Yan’s expectations. He was almost completely unprepared. His mother was a Divine Race!

"Tell you earlier?"

"Jing Yan, do you think it would have been helpful to tell you these things when you were very weak?"

"If something had happened to you, it would not have benefited me at all. At that time, the Qiankun Ring would have returned to its sealed state, most likely flying back to the Death Temple. I do not know how long I would have to wait for another to appear capable of breaking the seal. By then, this strand of my Divine Soul might have dissipated," Tianshui said with a wry smile.

Whether considering Jing Yan’s safety or Tianshui’s self-interest, it didn’t seem wise to reveal these matters while Jing Yan was still weak.

Even now, if Jing Yan hadn’t inquired on his own, Tianshui still would not have spoken.

Although Jing Yan had stepped into the Dao Emperor Realm, possessing extremely formidable strength and unparalleled combat power, he was facing the massive Gai Family, one of the Seven Great Families on the continent. Once war broke out between the two parties, the result was still hard to predict.

"I understand," Jing Yan nodded.

"These matters, I need to think over them carefully," Jing Yan flashed out of the Qiankun Small World.

Time swiftly passed by for several days.

"Whoosh!"

That day, a deep blue figure swiftly entered the area of Lanqu County.

"We’ve reached Lanqu County!"

"From here to Donglin City, it should still take a few more hours," the blue figure said in a deep voice as his eyes were fixed on the horizon.

This figure was Gu Mo, a Dao Emperor strongman from the Gai Family who had come from Flowing Light City.

He came to Donglin City to investigate the death of Gu Yang.

Gu Yang himself was a peak Daoist Master Realm Martial Artist, with two Dao King Realm Peak elders protecting him closely. With the death of Gu Yang, those two Dao King Realm Peak elders were likely to have met with misfortune as well.

The strength required to kill all three was certainly not weak.

However, Gu Mo did not believe it was the work of an individual; he felt it was the doing of a power, possibly using some special attack forms, such as formations or special weapons.

If it was one person who killed the three, it probably had to be a Dao Emperor.

But on the entire continent, how many Dao Emperors were there? Each Dao Emperor would not make a move easily, and certainly, none of the continent’s Dao Emperors would fail to recognize Gu Yang or be unaware of his identity. They knew well the impact of killing Gu Yang.

Even the Gai Family’s rivals would not commit such an act, as it could potentially trigger a terrifying large-scale war.

Donglin City Lord’s Mansion!

Zhou Shangyun and others had arrived safely and were currently meeting with Jing Yan.

Before seeing Jing Yan, Zhou Shangyun and his companions harbored doubts. Although the message was relayed by Jing Tianying, they could not be certain that Jing Yan was truly alive.

It was not until they saw Jing Yan themselves that they could be entirely sure of his survival.

The three were somewhat excited.

Jing Yan was also deeply moved; the moment Zhou Shangyun and the others heard that he was alive, they immediately rushed over from the Commandery.

"Elder, your cultivation seems to have progressed considerably," Jing Yan greeted Zhou Tian.

Jing Yan could tell at a glance that Zhou Tian had reached the late stage of the Dao King Realm.

In the past, when Jing Yan’s strength was very low, he could not sense Zhou Tian’s specific realm, but Jing Yan practiced the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill, able to keenly perceive the strength of Zhou Tian’s aura. Now, Zhou Tian was evidently stronger than before, which led Jing Yan to believe that Zhou Tian had broken through a small realm.

"Jing Yan, if it weren’t for you solving the issue with my Martial Arts Meridians, I wouldn’t have been talking about further breakthroughs, I might have already died," Zhou Tian said with a smile.

"Old master, you still have a long lifespan, you might even become a Dao Emperor in the future," Jing Yan joked.

Zhou Tian waved his hand.

The Dao Emperor Realm was too far-fetched. Zhou Tian wasn’t going to think about it anymore. Indeed, he had many years left in his lifespan, but breaking through to the Dao Emperor Realm was extremely difficult; otherwise, with so many Dao King Realm Martial Artists on the continent, there wouldn’t be just a few Dao Emperor Martial Artists.

"Jing Yan, what plans do you have next?" After some casual conversation, Zhou Shangyun asked Jing Yan with a serious tone.

"My conflict with the Gai Family is irreconcilable. So it’s either my death or their destruction," Jing Yan declared.

"This matter cannot be rushed!"

"Jing Yan, I think the most urgent thing for you now is to improve your own strength."

"You managed to survive this time, but next time it might be even more difficult. It’s best to hide, to make it difficult for the Gai Family to find you," Zhou Shangyun frowned and shook his head, "By the way, Jing Yan, how did you manage to evade the Gai Family’s hunt ten years ago? It was rumored on the continent that you fell into the Death Abyss. If you didn’t enter the Death Abyss, how could the Ancient Family Ancestor have given up chasing you?"

Zhou Shangyun thought at this moment that Jing Yan had not entered the Death Abyss.

"Prince, actually I did enter the Death Abyss. However, I didn’t die inside. I was trapped there for eleven years before coming out," Jing Yan said with a smile.

Zhou Shangyun, Mu Liantian, and Zhou Tian all stared wide-eyed at Jing Yan.

"Heh, primarily because I have a treasure on me that allowed me to survive in the Death Abyss. Without this thing, I definitely would have been dead," Jing Yan noticed the three people’s stares and explained.

"Jing Yan, you just said my father’s cultivation has advanced, can you actually discern my father’s realm?" Zhou Shangyun suddenly thought of this.

When Jing Yan mentioned this earlier, Zhou Shangyun thought it was just a polite remark; he didn’t believe Jing Yan could actually see Zhou Tian’s improvement in realm.

Mu Liantian felt the same.

Even Zhou Tian thought Jing Yan was just being polite and had coincidentally guessed correctly.

Ten years ago, when Jing Yan was being hunted by the Gai Family, although he was already capable of killing Dao King Realm strongmen, Jing Yan’s own realm was indeed just the Daoist Realm. Even after eleven years had passed, could Jing Yan really identify Zhou Tian’s realm?