Chapter 443: Alternate Dimension
"Alright, let's stop talking about the past. What should be forgotten, let it be forgotten."
Yue Menghe and Meng Qing walked over from a distance. Hearing the conversation between father and son, Yue Menghe shook her head with a smile.
Lin Hai looked at Yue Menghe and smiled. "Fine, let's not talk about the Lin Clan anymore. Since things have come to this, let the Lin Clan be in the past. As long as you, Xiao Feng, are doing well, the Lin Clan has hope. The bloodline of the Lin Clan will continue to be passed down."
"There you go again." Yue Menghe shot Lin Hai a glance, which made him pause for a moment before he shook his head with a wry smile.
Seeing the joy in Yue Menghe and Lin Hai's eyes, Lin Feng and Meng Qing also smiled. This was what lovers should be like—simple, yet very warm.
"Father, when you came to the Imperial City to find Mother, have you been here all along? Why didn't you tell me?" Lin Feng asked Lin Hai with a puzzled expression.
"Xiao Feng, do you know how your father left the Imperial City back then?" Lin Hai suddenly asked, causing Lin Feng's gaze to sharpen. After a moment of thought, he said, "That person from the Imperial Family."
"That's right. Eighteen years ago, your mother had just given birth to you, but I had my Martial Soul and cultivation sealed by Duan Renhuang. I was coerced into leaving the Imperial City and forbidden from ever setting foot in it again. Do you know how humiliated I felt at that time? I wished I could die on the spot. But for your sake, I had to endure that humiliation and return to Yangzhou City. Originally, I truly intended never to enter the Imperial City again for the rest of my life. But your transformation changed my mind. In the end, I broke my promise from back then and came back to the Imperial City to find your mother."
Lin Hai spoke slowly. "Apart from you few, no one knows that I am in the Longing Forest. If Duan Renhuang finds out that I have returned to the Imperial City, he will probably hunt me down again. Under these circumstances, how could I tell you? Unless there is no other choice, your mother would not appear and bring you here."
Lin Feng fell silent upon hearing Lin Hai's words. So that was how it was. His mother, Yue Menghe, had been risking danger to find him. His father had to come to the Imperial City in secret, not daring to show his face.
"Duan Renhuang, is he the strongest among the Four Great Geniuses of the past?"
A cold glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. Renhuang, what a domineering name, daring to call himself the Emperor of Men.
"Yes, it's him. Duan Renhuang, a generation's hegemon, the true ruler of Snow Moon today." Lin Hai's eyes were equally cold. It was Duan Renhuang who had caused him and his wife to be separated, forced Yue Menghe never to leave the Imperial City for half a step, and forbade him, Lin Hai, from ever setting foot in the Imperial City, or else Duan Renhuang would continue to hunt them down.
"The true ruler of Snow Moon." Lin Feng murmured softly. It was him who had caused his parents not to see each other for eighteen years, forcing his father, Lin Hai, to sneak into the Imperial City without daring to be seen.
"Xiao Feng, don't think too much about it. Perhaps Duan Renhuang is no longer in Snow Moon by now. With his talent and cultivation level, he is surely pursuing a higher realm and will not be content to stay in this small Snow Moon. His goal is the Snow Domain, and even beyond the Snow Domain, the vast and boundless Nine Heavens Continent."
Yue Menghe added, causing Lin Feng to nod slightly. That was right. If not for the events of that year, with his parents' talent, they would likely have left Snow Moon as well, heading for a broader stage.
"However, although Duan Renhuang has not shown himself for a long time, Lin Feng, you still need to be especially careful of one person." Yue Menghe reminded him again.
"Who?"
"The Crown Prince, Duan Wudao." Yue Menghe's eyes carried a hint of seriousness as she said, "Crown Prince Duan Wudao not only shares the same bloodline as Duan Renhuang but is also Duan Renhuang's direct disciple. Duan Renhuang regards Duan Wudao as his successor. Moreover, this current leader of the Eight Young Masters is just like Duan Renhuang back then, with talent so terrifying it is frightening."
"Duan Wudao!"
Lin Feng murmured. Crown Prince Duan Wudao, ruthless and without principles—those who follow him prosper, those who oppose him perish. His name, Wudao, meaning without the Way, suited him well. He was just like Duan Renhuang, equally arrogant and domineering.
"I will be careful." Lin Feng nodded.
Seeing Lin Feng nod, Yue Menghe smiled again and said confidently, "Xiao Feng, don't put too much pressure on yourself. You are eighteen years old now, yet you can already kill a Fourth Layer of Profound Martial Realm expert. In this regard, you have already surpassed your mother and father at the same age. Among the Eight Young Masters, except for Duan Wudao, your talent is stronger than the others. Surpassing them is only a matter of time. Your goal should only be the leader of the Eight Young Masters."
"The leader of the Eight Young Masters, huh!" Lin Feng raised his head and looked into the distance. Perhaps his goal should be set even further.
Perhaps you lack talent, perhaps your innate conditions are not as good as others, but only by looking further and continuously putting in your own efforts to realize your distant dreams, climbing unwaveringly towards the horizon, will you one day, when you look back, find that you have unknowingly surpassed many figures you once had to look up to.
Just like Dapeng Gongzi, one of the Eight Young Masters. Back then, when he stood together with Dapeng Gongzi, no one would have thought that Lin Feng was qualified to compare with Dapeng Gongzi. He was insignificant and humble in front of Dapeng Gongzi. However, Lin Feng had never regarded Dapeng as his goal, only as a stumbling block on his path to becoming stronger. And now, he had succeeded in mercilessly crushing that stumbling block.
"Crown Prince Duan Wudao, his vision is absolutely not limited to Snow Moon."
Lin Feng muttered to himself. If Duan Wudao's vision were only limited to Snow Moon, his motivation to move forward would be lost. By now, the younger generation might have already been left far behind by Duan Wudao. Only by pursuing stronger goals could Duan Wudao continue to become more powerful.
"Xiao Feng, I'll take you to a place." Yue Menghe suddenly spoke with a hint of mystery, causing Lin Feng to look puzzled. A place?
Could this Longing Forest really have some hidden location?
Looking towards Lin Hai, Lin Feng saw a smile in his eyes as well, which only deepened his confusion.
"Alright." With curiosity, Lin Feng nodded.
Yue Menghe led the way, walking through the lush and dense bamboo forest. Lin Feng and Meng Qing followed quietly behind. After about a thousand steps, they came across ancient trees again, and not just one.
Four towering ancient trees blocked out the sky and the sun, occupying the entire space of the surrounding area. The branches and vines of the four ancient trees had even intertwined with each other. In the middle of the four ancient trees, there was actually a cave-like space. This cave was so deep that its end could not be seen at a glance.
Yue Menghe stepped forward, directly heading towards the cave, which made Lin Feng pause.
"Xiao Feng, follow us." Yue Menghe turned back and smiled at Lin Feng, then entered the cave together with Lin Hai. After taking a few steps, under Lin Feng's shocked gaze, Yue Menghe and Lin Hai vanished, disappearing into thin air right there.
"This is?"
Lin Feng's eyes trembled. How eerie. Two living people, he had watched them disappear before his very eyes, without even a trace of fluctuation.
"Illusion."
He muttered to himself, suddenly thinking of formations. Only formations could be so miraculous, seizing the wonders of heaven and earth.
The Array Dao was, in essence, about harmonizing with heaven and earth, borrowing the power of heaven and earth, and integrating into the surrounding environment to create various formations, whether illusionary or killing.
"Meng Qing, let's go in too."
Lin Feng took Meng Qing's hand and slowly stepped into the cave formed by the intertwined ancient trees. There was nothing unusual at first, but when Lin Feng and Meng Qing took four or five steps, they felt a flash, and everything around them changed completely. What appeared before them was another space, an alternate dimension.
Blue sky, white clouds, desert, and even faint sunlight seemed to pierce through the clouds, shining down.
"How can this be? How is this possible?"
Lin Feng's heart trembled violently, and he was stunned speechless. Not only him, but Meng Qing beside him was also shocked.
Looking at the vast, boundless yellow sand before them and the villages in the distance, they felt as if they were in a dream. This was no illusionary space; it was clearly another world!!
"This is?"
Recovering from his shock, Lin Feng turned his gaze to Yue Menghe and Lin Hai. Everything before him was too shocking, beyond the scope of imagination.
"Xiao Feng, when your mother first brought me here, I was even more shocked than you are." Lin Hai smiled at Lin Feng and said slowly, "You guessed right. This is another space, a real world, an alternate dimension."
PS: The updates haven't been great these past two days, so I don't even dare to ask for flowers. Sigh... I didn't expect you brothers to be so supportive this month. I owe so much that even someone as thick-skinned as I am feels embarrassed. Damn it, Wuhen can only do his best to write. Five chapters today. Since I'm uploading via mobile, I can't reply to comments in time. Sorry, brothers, but Wuhen has seen them all.