Fairy, I am truly a virtuous gentleman!

Above the vast blue sky, sit and watch the clouds drift and gather.

The pavilion was not large, only enough to seat seven or eight people. Directly in front of Ning Yuan, a tall Taoist priest wearing a gray Taoist robe and a purple-gold crown stood with his hands behind his back.

For some reason, he was facing away from Ning Yuan.

Even when he heard Ning Yuan's question, the Taoist in the high crown still did not turn around.

He said with a hint of helplessness, "Your cultivation level is too low to face my true form."

Ning Yuan was stunned for a moment, which was rare, and then gave a bitter smile.

"So that's how it is. Your cultivation level is too low; you're not even qualified to see your own father's face."

The Taoist priest in the tall hat remained silent, and finally flicked his sleeves.

"Fine, I'll just turn around."

Ning Yuan looked up.

It was a handsome young face that bore a striking resemblance to his own.

"I have reshaped your appearance with supreme magic, so it shouldn't affect you anymore."

The handsome Taoist priest spoke, revealing a gentle smile.

"You've grown up. Your mother used to say that your sister looks like her and you look like me, and now it seems that's really true."

"father……"

Ning Yuan once thought he could maintain inner peace, after all, he was a man who had experienced many vicissitudes.

Moreover, the father and son rarely communicated and were practically strangers for more than a decade, as if they were complete strangers.

But when the two met again at this moment, Ning Yuan found himself almost choked up and unable to speak clearly after just one sigh.

That invisible barrier has long since disappeared.

Some things, even if they are constantly washed away by the long years and undergo the changes of time, will never be lost as long as a trace of their true spirit remains.

"Oh, you're such a grown-up now."

The handsome Taoist priest smiled slightly, then said with a complicated expression, "You've had a tough time. The days ahead must be very difficult."

This time, it was Ning Yuan who was stunned.

"What did you say?"

Instead of answering, Ning Muxian asked, "I'm asking you, what is the purpose of your trip?"

Ning Yuan seemed to wake from a dream, and immediately said seriously, "Father, what I am about to tell you may seem unbelievable to you, but please consider it carefully."

Ning Muxian nodded.

"The world is full of wonders, tell me about them."

Ning Yuan pursed his lips, gathered his thoughts, and said, "In thirty years, you will perish under the siege of the seven great immortal sects. I'm telling the truth, you must..."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

The gentle and indifferent demeanor from before had vanished; now, Ning Muxian's face was filled with only sharpness and coldness, and her words were firm.

Ning Yuan wore a headache-ridden expression, as if to say, "I knew it." He was about to deliver his prepared explanation to increase its persuasiveness when Ning Muxian slowly shook her head.

"I don't believe you're lying; no one can lie to me. But I cannot lose, I cannot fail!"

Ning Muxian met Ning Yuan's gaze, and in his pupils, which were far deeper than the boy's, lay his unparalleled confidence and pride!

Not only that, Ning Muxian once again made a surprising statement.

"There are variables about you that I can't predict, and in theory, I know everything about you... except for that jade piece."

As he spoke, Ning Muxian suddenly flipped his palm and stretched out a teardrop-shaped piece of crystal jade.

Ning Yuan was startled and subconsciously reached for his clothes, only to find that he had nothing on him.

He was born with a foreign object in his body, and that object was this jade piece, his birth treasure.

Although this treasure was unassuming and kept hidden, Ning Muxian had vaguely sensed its extraordinary nature back then.

Even he couldn't figure out the cause and origin of this jade piece, so Ning Muxian told Ning Yuan to keep it with him at all times, warning him that it might contain some great opportunity.

"Don't panic, I'm your father, I would never harm you."

After examining it briefly, Ning Muxian tossed the jade piece in her hand to Ning Yuan, who carefully caught it.

"Thirty years later... do you believe you are carrying the memories of a true spirit, reincarnated from the future into this time?"

Ning Yuan carefully put away the jade piece and quickly said, "That's right, Father. I used many spiritual treasures to conduct divination and testing. I definitely didn't fall into any illusion..."

Ning Muxian interrupted Ning Yuan, asking in return, "Then how do you know that the memories of reincarnation aren't a manifestation of this treasure?"

Ning Yuan was speechless for a moment.

"this……"

He explained unwillingly, "The secret method I remember is real, the development of historical events is real. Even if it's a deduction, since all of this has come true, what's the difference between it and reality?"

"The difference is that if you make a single wrong move, you might really die without a burial place."

Ning Muxian said coldly, and as she opened her eyes, divine light shimmered, causing the entire realm's dojo to tremble slightly. Countless creatures inhabiting this world prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling in fear.

Ning Yuan found it difficult to refute this and fell into self-doubt.

Ning Muxian continued, "I'll ask you again: you said I perished under the siege of the seven great immortal sects, but did you actually see my corpse?"

Ning Yuan took a deep breath and immediately replied, "No, but even after the news of your fall spread throughout the Great Xuan Heaven, until the entire Great Li Immortal Dynasty collapsed and fell, you never showed up."

Ning Muxian said calmly, "It's possible that I've been held up and blocked in the Outer Heavens."

Ning Yuan was speechless.

After a long while, Ning Yuan slowly began to recount that future memory that originally belonged only to him.

In Ning Yuan's own memory, he came from a hundred years in the future.

A hundred years is neither a long nor a short time.

Most mortals don't reach this point in their lives, but for many cultivators, even a cultivator who has just established their Dao foundation can easily live for over two hundred years. And for those truly powerful beings, time is no longer a limitation.

There are countless ways to live on and witness the future, including reincarnation, possession, and rebirth.

The only thing they need to contend with is the dissipation of the Great Dao rules they themselves have solidified...

However, Ning Yuan knew that he would die a hundred years later.

Not only that, but besides his life, he also lost everything he owned, and even when he later realized the truth, it was too late to turn back the tide.

All his loved ones perished, his master and the internal forces of his sect were purged, and he himself suffered a tragic defeat...

In just a few words, he expressed all the sorrows of the world.

As he narrated, a light gradually appeared in the boy's usually calm eyes.

Like a calm, still sea, seemingly with gentle ripples on the surface, but with undercurrents surging beneath; or like a volcano about to erupt, with surging lava ready to unleash a catastrophe that will destroy countless lives.

But Ning Yuan suppressed the excitement deep within his heart!

The quieter he is, the more peaceful he is.

The calmer he was, the more patient he became.

The more indifferent he seemed, the more intense the emotions hidden deep within his eyes surged.

Ning Muxian gazed at Ning Yuan, listening quietly as he finished recounting everything, before softly saying, "My son, it seems you ultimately failed to reach the Pure Yang Realm."

Ning Yuan sensed the faint disappointment and regret in his father's voice, and his face flushed with embarrassment as he said, "I have failed my father's expectations. Nearing the end of a century, I have only barely managed to advance to the Dao Lord level, and I have even been suppressed by my enemies."

Ning Muxian nodded slightly.

"Then let me show you the true power of a Dao Venerable."

As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible wave emanated from Ning Muxian and rapidly spread outwards, quickly reaching the entire territory's training grounds.

A strange tremor came from the void, and a suffocating sense of oppression lingered in the hearts of every living being.

boom!

It was accompanied by a deafening roar.

The sky collapsed and the earth cracked.