Chapter 138: 138: Grandfather and Granddaughter

Chapter 138: 138: Grandfather and Granddaughter Great Elder Xia, upon not being able to find any traces of his mortal wife, had to use divination to find her. But the fate of the Yue family had long been attached to Yue Xuexia, and divining about her would cause a diviner to suffer a punishment from the heavens. This is something Shen Jueyang had done to prevent any leakage of his existence from his enemies. Though this is the lowest realm in all worlds, it can be said that most of the lower deities are connected to this place. This is where their believers live. Which is why it wouldn't be hard for those in the immortal realm to know about what is happening in this realm, as long as they are interested. Fortunately, most gods wouldn't be interested in such a weak realm. They could easily destroy it with a flick of their fingers. So, this mortal realm can hardly enter their line of sight. Even so, there might be some with connection to the immortal realm living in here. To hide his tracks, Shen Jueyang had to hide Yue Xuexia and those involved with her using his former power as an immortal Emperor. The punishment Great Elder Xia had paid was a loss of lifespan. He had lost quite a bit but didn't care at all. His prediction about his wife's death scared the hell out of him because of this divination, he had immediately descended to the mortal realm just to find her. But he didn't expect that his wife and children had connections to the young girl whom he met in the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall. Moreover, she seems to have that dangerous person always by her side. Now he was even more surprised when he saw through her cultivation when she lost control just now. He had always thought that his family had no talent in cultivation. This is also one of the reasons why he faked his death. He couldn't not return to the Starfield Sect, as his soul was tied to this sect. He can never betray them, as those who cultivate by peeking through the secrets of the heavens will always be punished by the divine laws due to their cultivation technique. Plus, at that time, he was the heir to the position of Sect Master of the Starfield Sect. The elders won't allow him to ignore his responsibilities as the future Sect Master. The Starfield Sect possessed an Ancient formation capable of hiding their presence from heaven, so each time they divined something, their punishments would not result in death or something worse like what happened to Elder Kun. Moreover, the Sect had threatened him with the life of his wife and children, so he had no choice but to leave them behind. Years had passed and in the end, he didn't become the Sect Master, as the previous Sect Master thought that he, who had mingled with a mortal, was no longer pure. He wanted to return to the mortal realm but he was imprisoned until the current Sect Master took over and the previous one had died. On the day the previous Sect Master had died, he made his last divination. No one knows what he saw, but on that day, a special position of the Great Elder was made only for Xia Lianyu. There is also a secret talk between the Sect Masters, old and new, at that time. It was after that day that Xia Lianyu, who had become a Great elder, was treated almost equally to the Sect master, leaving people of the sect bewildered but no one disagreed with it, at least on the surface. --- Back in reality... Great Elder Xia Lianyu looked at Yue Xuexia in disbelief. He had actually found his wife, Hialun, earlier, before he was noticed by Taiyang. He had been observing his children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren all along until he witnessed his wife's state, which isn't normal. He is also read the stars about the death of his daughter, Suya. He didn't expect her to die of illness. He felt extreme guilt after learning about it. After all, for cultivators like him, there are countless ways to cure terminal diseases that mortals have no cure for. Sadly, he came out too late, and his daughter had already died when he arrived. He was even more devastated when he saw his wife's, Lun'er's, heartbroken state. He wanted to appear before, and comforted her. He also wanted to extend her life and at least stay with her this time. Who would have expected the dangerous lad he met coincidentally when checking on Elder Kun to suddenly appear at the cemetery and even notice him? Worse of all, he even threatened him. Due to the fact that his wife and family are still around the man and the fact that he couldn't see through that lad'a cultivation, Great Elder Xia retreated. He decided to check on Lun'er when there was no other person around her. He couldn't wait any longer when he saw that the kind young lady, who seems to be his granddaughter, chose to accompany Hialun in the cemetery until his wife fainted. When he recognized the bodyguard, who seemed to be cultivators from the Hidden Tang Clan, he chose to appear before them once again. This time, the fact that his granddaughter, Yue Xuexia, could cultivate shocked him. Great Elder Xia mumbles in surprise, "Peak Qi Refinement Stage. No! A Quasi-foundation stage. Xue'er, you know how to cultivate!?" "So what if I can cultivate? It had nothing to do with you! No wonder your coffin is empty. Just as I thought you were not dead, this is only my guess, but when you appeared in this place, I realized that you had abandoned my granny!" said Yue Xuexia. Yue Xuexia loves her grandmother the most. After all, she was the one who had been by her side until she had become an adult. Even when her parents were abroad and she was left alone in this country to continue her studies in higher education, her grandma and Aunt Suya were the ones who supported her at that time. She can no longer repay her aunt Suya, as she got the system late and she was long gone. But her grandmother is alive, and she will not tolerate anyone hurting her, even if this person is her grandmother's husband, who is supposed to be dead for a very long time. Just the fact that her grandfather had left Granny behind was enough for Yue Xuexia to be enraged. After all, Mama Yue would always tell her stories when she was young. After the sad death of her grandfather, Grandma Hialun worked on her own to bring up her children. Most of the money in the family was used at the grandfather's funeral. They were poor and didn't have enough money. Her grandma can only sell some vegetables or fruits in the market to support her children. She had done all the simple but hard labor jobs as much as she could. Working as a dishwasher, a janitress, and a cleaner, Grandma Hialun did it all. This is also the reason why her body's foundation was weak and she easily got sick as she grew older. Grandma Hialun wasn't literate, and all she could take on as a job was labor that involved using her body and not her head. These jobs are hard to do with such a low salary. Even so, Grandma Hialun persisted until her children all graduated. She is a wonderful woman. Hardworking, kind, and beautiful. Now that Yue Xuexia has met her grandfather, knowing that he is a cultivator, there is no way that he is poor. How could he not think of what would happen to his mortal wife if she was left behind with no support and had a dozen or fewer children to support? Had he never thought of the hardship his wife would have suffered after he left without any money as support. Yue Xuexia was angry about the fact that maybe this old man before her had never cared about her grandmother or even her young mother at that time. She was so angry that she wanted to beat up the old thing in front of her. Great Elder Xia panicked when he saw his granddaughter's enraged expression, especially when she looked like she wanted to beat him up. "Xue'er, calm down! Let Grandfather explain!" "I told you not to call me that!" said Yue Xuexia as she summoned her black fan. This black fan is called Moon Severing Fan and it is a Divine Artifact that can even kill a god. The moment the Moon Severing Fan appeared, all the Yin Energy in the area had been gathered by it and even the moon looked bigger than usual at this moment. The qi in Yue Xuexia had greatly increased as well. It continues to refine her body and greatly increase her power at this moment. The old man looked like he had seen a ghost when he saw the qi converging around that black fan that his granddaughter is holding. As if he had been struck silly, he stared at it like a dumbfounded person. "What the hell is that fan in your hand!?" Great Elder Xia exclaimed in disbelief. Yue Xuexia retorted coldly, "Something I can use to beat you up!" Seeing that their Mistress was about to fight, Tan Bingyu had gathered a few of her clansmen and sealed off the area where they were. At least those outside the cemetery wouldn't see what was truly happening inside the place and would only see the scene of a quiet and eerie cemetery. Yue Xuexia ran her qi into her Moon Severing Fan and a shade of silver aura covered it, which emitted a powerful aura of the moon. The wind in the area had also gathered within the black fan with a wave from Yue Xuexia and a few tornadoes appeared targeting Great Elder Xia. This attack was enough to instantly kill an early foundation-stage cultivator. "How can a Peak Qi Refinement Cultivator possess the ability to kill a foundation stage cultivator!?" The old man mumbles in disbelief. Great Elder Xia pulled out his artifact, a starfield compass he used for divination and a weapon to attack. He wanted to erect a defensive formation to block the tornado. But an enraged Yue Xuexia is much more merciless at her current state. She waves her Moon Severing Fan a few times, creating more tornadoes, leaving the old man disheveled upon blocking her attacks. Tsk! "Is it not enough?" Yue Xuexia mumbles as she closes her eyes trying to feel more Yin Qi in the area and as expected, more Qi was gathered not only in her fan but also in her body. Ugh! Ignoring the pain coursing her whole body, Yue Xuexia gathered more qi in herself until all of the sudden her mortal body was fully refined and all her meridians had directly opened making qi circulating all over her body to burst out. In an instant without even any preparations, Yue Xuexia breakthroughs from Qi Refinement Stage to Foundation Stage, and Foundation Stage to Innateness Stage. Everyone was shocked. Even Taiyang and Shen Jueyang didn't expect this to happen. Taiyang keeps mumbling, "Early Foundation Stage." "Mid Foundation Stage." "Late Foundation Stage." "Peak Foundation Stage." "Early Innateness Stage!" Great Elder Xia was horrified at the scene. He knew that every time a cultivator breakthroughs a major stage, a heavenly punishment is bestowed upon them. "No... No! Stop her!" shouted Xia Lianyu. He was blasted out by the tornadoes coming for him, and he lost consciousness. Tan Bingyu decided to save him from dying, as he is still her mistress's grandfather. [Taiyang! Lend me your body. I need to protect her from her tribulations!] "Okay!" Taiyang immediately gave control of his body to his main body and let him take over. That's a punishment from the heavens; he might be a clone of an Immortal Emperor, but he is only a clone. It is impossible for him to block the laws of heaven. As expected as Yue Xuexia broke through Foundation and Innateness Stage, a double-powered Heavenly Punishment had gathered above her head to punish her. When she opened her eyes, she saw a thick white lightning about to fall on her. She was stunned and almost didn't know what to do, and by instinct, she used the Moon Lotus Dance to deflect the lightning that targeted her. But who would have expected Shen Jueyang to jump towards the heavenly punishment and use his golden-red flames to summon the sun to descend. "Benzong didn't allow you to appear in his realm! Vanish!" Shen Jueyang looked like he summoned the sun, which appeared beside the full moon, and it burned down the thick, dark clouds, which represent heaven's punishment. Everyone who had witnessed the sun appeared in the middle of the night and left everyone stunned and speechless at the scene. Even Old Man Xia, who woke up from the brightness, once again fainted from fright when he saw the sun appear. "The sun!? Haha~ I must be dreaming." THUD!