Chapter 152: A Father's Love Is Like a Mountain!

In Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness, two faint silhouettes stood facing each other.

Ye Yuan looked at the kind and towering figure before him, weeping bitterly.

"I was so foolish! I was so foolish! I was so foolish! I should have thought of it long ago! In this world, who else but you would do all this for me?"

Ye Yuan's face was streaked with tears, his emotions nearly collapsing.

Since his rebirth, Ye Yuan had always been calm and composed, never losing control of his emotions like this.

He had always buried his hatred deep in his heart, focusing all his mind on cultivation, only hoping to one day kill his way back to the Divine Realm and eliminate the traitor!

But this time, facing this person, he could no longer remain calm.

It was the man who gave him life, raised him, taught him alchemy, and taught him cultivation—his father, the strongest Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Realm, Ji Zhengyang!

Men do not easily shed tears, only when they have not reached the depths of sorrow!

Ji Zhengyang's face was kind, without any trace of malice from being killed by a rebellious disciple. His gaze toward Ye Yuan was full of affection.

Ji Zhengyang smiled kindly and said, "Yun'er, to see you reincarnated, your father is greatly comforted. How have things been lately?"

"Good... good... I am well, but I often miss you, Father," Ye Yuan choked out.

"Heh, why would you miss a dead man? Since you have a new identity and a new life, you should live a new life and not dwell on the past. The Medicine King Hall is already a thing of the past; let bygones be bygones," Ji Zhengyang said with a calm smile.

"How can that be? Father's kindness in raising me, even if I am ground to dust, I dare not forget! And that traitor—if I don't tear him into a thousand pieces, how can my hatred be appeased? The scene of Father's death, I dare not forget! Heaven has favored me, allowing me, Ji Qingyun, to be reborn. If I do not avenge this, how can I be considered human?"

Ji Zhengyang extended his illusory hand, gently stroking Ye Yuan's head as he used to.

But at this moment, Ji Zhengyang was only a remnant soul, without a physical form—how could he touch Ye Yuan?

Yet Ji Zhengyang seemed unconcerned. Although his hand passed through Ye Yuan without touching anything, his face showed a satisfied smile.

Seeing this, Ye Yuan's heart felt as if it were being twisted by a knife.

"Yun'er, your reincarnation was not a favor from heaven, but your father sending you to the lower realm using a secret soul technique. However, I sent you down not hoping you would live in hatred every day, blinded by revenge. If that were the case, you would become a machine of vengeance—that is not the result I want to see!" Ji Zhengyang sighed.

Ye Yuan's whole body trembled, his eyes showing disbelief.

His own reincarnation was actually accomplished by his father through great divine power? This... how could this be?

But then Ye Yuan suddenly thought of something and said excitedly, "Father, since you have such ability, did you also arrange for your own rebirth? Where were you reborn? I... I want to find you!"

Ji Zhengyang smiled and said, "Yun'er, you think too much. Ji Canglan was so scheming—how could he give your father a chance for his soul to escape? At that time, sending you away had already exhausted all my strength. He underestimated my power, which is why I could leave you a sliver of hope. At that moment, my soul had been shattered by him and was in an extremely weak state, but it did not dissipate. However, given his level of soul cultivation, he could not detect my existence. So I hid in the void, and when he was about to kill you, I performed the secret technique of deceiving the heavens, making him think you had been annihilated, while my remnant soul carried your soul through the void into the lower realm."

Only then did Ye Yuan realize that his rebirth was not accidental, but that Ji Zhengyang had exhausted his soul to secure a sliver of hope for him!

Ji Zhengyang spoke simply, but Ye Yuan could feel the danger of that moment!

Ji Canglan's soul cultivation was not low; he would certainly not fail to detect a wisp of remnant soul. Ji Zhengyang had to hide from Ji Canglan's detection, perform the secret technique to make Ji Canglan believe Ye Yuan was dead, and then tear through the void to bring him to the lower realm.

This process consumed an enormous amount of soul power!

If it weren't for saving him, Ji Zhengyang would have been fully capable of escaping alone!

With Ji Zhengyang's level of soul cultivation, reincarnation was not a difficult matter.

But Ji Zhengyang did not do that; instead, he went through great trouble to leave this sliver of hope for him!

This was a father's choice before death!

This fatherly love, as vast as mountains and seas—how could Ye Yuan ever repay it?

He had no chance!

If it were possible, Ye Yuan would rather have been the one to die!

But Ye Yuan knew that his father's remnant soul could not last much longer.

This parting would be eternal!

"Father, I..." After Ji Zhengyang finished speaking, Ye Yuan was already sobbing uncontrollably.

A father knows his son well; Ji Zhengyang never doubted his son's filial piety, so he smiled and said, "Yun'er, I tell you this not to make you think about repaying kindness, but to hope you understand that I only want you to live well, not to become a machine for revenge."

"But... but Ji Canglan is so rebellious—are we just going to let it go?" Ye Yuan said unwillingly.

Ji Zhengyang shook his head and said, "That's not what I mean, and I know I can't stop you from seeking revenge. You have memories of your past life; it's only a matter of time before you ascend to the Divine Realm, and it's only a matter of time before you confront Ji Canglan. But I don't want your heart to be completely blinded by hatred. What difference would that make from a walking corpse? If you really kill Ji Canglan, your life will lose all meaning. Then you will lose yourself, and your cultivation will never advance again. Yun'er, you need to stop and look at the people around you. Don't let down their expectations. You... are no longer Ji Qingyun!"

Ye Yuan's mind shook, and images of Ye Hang, Ren Hongling, Lü'er, Nanfeng Ruoqing, Nanfeng Zhirou, Hu Yong, Tang Yu, and others involuntarily appeared in his mind.

Yes, I am no longer Ji Qingyun! I am now Ye Yuan!

I have parents, brothers, teachers, and friends!

Ye Yuan took a deep breath and nodded solemnly, saying, "Father, I understand! Rest assured, I am still your son Ji Qingyun! But I am also Ye Yuan, the son of Ye Hang and Ren Hongling! I... will not let you down!"

Ji Zhengyang's eyes were filled with a smile, clearly very satisfied with his son.

In fact, he had always been very satisfied with his son, from the moment he was born!

Now, though they were separated by life and death, knowing that he was living well was enough.

"Heh, when has my Yun'er ever let me down? But you must promise me that when you return to the Divine Realm, you will act within your means and not force things. Although Ji Canglan is formidable, he cannot overthrow the Medicine King Hall by himself. There must be someone even more powerful behind him!" Ji Zhengyang admonished.

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Father, rest assured, I know my limits! Father, in this life, I will surely step into the Divine Realm and fulfill the aspirations we shared in our past life!"