Under his guidance, his eldest son, Song Yuan, finally broke through to the Great Grandmaster level yesterday. An eleven-year-old Great Grandmaster—if word got out, it would be absolutely astonishing.
His second son, Song Qi, has already reached the peak of Grandmaster, just one step away from becoming a Great Grandmaster.
His third son, Song Yun, did not disappoint either—he too has reached peak Grandmaster.
Of his three wives, Chloe Cao broke through to Great Grandmaster three years ago.
Sylvia Cai and Yoyo Chen aren’t as passionate about martial arts—one is at early Grandmaster, the other at mid Grandmaster.
At the same time—
Last year, he survived the Nascent Soul tribulation and achieved Martial Nascent Soul.
He possesses immense Qi Luck—so much that even the Nascent Soul tribulation couldn’t trouble him at all.
But after passing the Nascent Soul tribulation, he felt more and more that the Frontier Wastes Continent was just a small pond. If he didn’t jump out, his cultivation would hardly improve.
Besides, he reincarnated for a much greater goal. Staying this long was already his limit. Now that his son reached Great Grandmaster, he could finally relax.
In the third month of this year, Cao Yi, who had been emperor for nearly five years, passed away.
During his years as emperor, the court remained stable, and he barely handled affairs himself, leaving almost everything to the Cabinet.
His hands-off approach actually inspired passion among the ministers.
The Grand Emperor Adrian Cao is still around, but his voice grows ever fainter. Now, Cao Yi’s eldest son, Cao Zhi, is on the throne. After half a year, he’s proven to be a benevolent ruler.
As for Zachary Cai, in the third year of Cao Yi’s reign, he formally retired to his hometown, with Gavin Gao taking over as Chief Cabinet Elder.
That night, Ian Song visited the Imperial Palace to see the Grand Emperor.
The next day—
Ian left a letter for each of his three wives, telling them he was going out to travel for a while, with no set return date.
Since he was leaving, there was no need to make a scene with tears—this kind of departure was best.
A day later—
Ian Song arrived before a vast forest shrouded in poisonous miasma.
According to ancient texts, crossing this forest leads to a much broader world.
The forest was strange, filled with a peculiar force field—even birds struggled to pass through. Even with Ian’s Nascent Soul cultivation, flying overhead would consume great energy.
So, he could only honestly pass through the forest on foot.
Wrapped in his Nascent Soul true qi, the miasma and toxic gases inside posed no threat to him at all.
But as he ventured deeper—
All kinds of vicious beasts and mountain spirits attacked him, but he disposed of them easily.
Several days passed in a flash.
Ian had already traveled ten thousand li within the forest.
Yet the forest seemed endless.
As Ian moved forward, he suddenly paused—he had spotted a residence perched on a distant cliff.
He activated his Luck-Sight Golden Eyes to take a look.
He could see several columns of demon qi soaring into the sky.
One Nascent Soul, three Golden Core.
They were the strongest demons he’d encountered here so far.
But he had no intention of provoking them, and continued on his way.
But as the saying goes, 'the trees wish for stillness, but the wind never ceases.'
A streak of white light shot out from the residence and landed ahead of him.
A few hundred meters on, he saw a beautiful girl in embroidered clothes.
"Young master, save me! I’ve twisted my ankle!"
The embroidered-clothes girl looked at Ian Song with hopeful eyes.
"Nice acting!"
Ian just smiled and flew away.
Watching Ian’s disappearing figure, the embroidered-clothes girl stomped her foot in frustration.
In a flash, two more girls appeared—one in red, one in blue. All three looked quite alike, each breathtakingly beautiful.
The red-clad girl said.
"Hehe, maybe Third Sister's acting is just terrible!" the blue-clad girl teased.
The red-clad girl said.
"Hehe, maybe Third Sister's acting is just terrible!" the blue-clad girl teased.
The embroidered-clothes girl, called Third Sister, looked unconvinced. "I don’t believe I can’t charm him!"
As she spoke, she turned into a streak of white light and vanished.
"Young master, where do you come from?"
After several more hours of walking, Ian sat cross-legged on a smooth boulder, restoring his true qi. Just then, a coquettish voice sounded.
"Miss, there’s really no need for this. I’m just a passerby!"
"It’s your fault for giving me no face—seeing through my trick so fast!" the embroidered-clothes girl huffed.
"Sorry! Miss, have we met before?"
Ian suddenly straightened his expression and said.
"Hehe, you’re pretty funny. Fine, since you’re so tactful, I won’t hold it against you. I’m off!"
Ian couldn’t help but smile. The girl’s demon qi was pure—clearly she was a kind-hearted demon who hadn’t harmed humans. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have bothered talking—he’d have wiped her out instantly.
"Mother, we’re back!"
The three beautiful girls appeared inside the cliffside estate, greeting a stunning middle-aged woman.
"You girls are all grown up, yet still act like children. Hurry and cultivate—otherwise, when enemies come, you won’t even be enough to fill their teeth!"
"Hmph! We’re not scared!" the embroidered-clothes girl pouted.
"Exactly! With a mother as strong as you, who would dare hurt us?" the red-clad girl nodded in agreement.
The blue-clad girl giggled. "Mother, something funny happened today!"
The embroidered-clothes girl’s face grew anxious. "Second Sister, don’t you dare say it!"
"I’m telling anyway! We met someone today, and Third Sister went to..."
"Ah! Rotten Second Sister, don’t you dare!"
The embroidered-clothes girl shrieked and pounced, trying to tickle the blue-clad girl.
Watching the two girls romp noisily, the middle-aged woman’s face grew more and more worried.
Her three daughters were so pure-hearted and disliked cultivation. If their enemies arrived and she died in battle, who would protect them?
Thinking of this, a heavy worry settled in her heart.
Just then—
The middle-aged woman suddenly sensed something. Her face changed sharply as she barked, "Stop fooling around! All of you, go to the secret chamber’s Teleportation Array and leave immediately!"
"Mother, are the enemies here?"
The red-clad girl asked.
"Don’t ask, just go! Otherwise you’ll only drag me down. If I don’t come for you, you must never return!"
"But—"
"No buts! Go, now!" The middle-aged woman’s tone grew even harsher.
The three girls didn’t dare disobey and hurried toward the secret chamber.
Inside, a Teleportation Array could send them three thousand li away.
They had only just activated the array when over ten figures descended into the courtyard. At their head was a woman in a blood-red robe, who smiled at the middle-aged woman. "Senior sister, it’s been years, and you’re still as radiant as ever!"
"Junior sister, you flatter me."
The middle-aged woman replied coolly.
"Senior sister, let’s not beat around the bush. Hand over that item and we’ll still be sisters. Otherwise, don’t blame me for forgetting our bond!" the blood-robed woman said with a smile.