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Chapter 430 Chapter 31 You Have the Blood of the Ji Family in You (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_3
He felt that with this power, he could refine his physical body to an even stronger level.
However, now was not the time to cultivate.
His gaze fixed on the cave, he said to the Crimson Blood Vine Demon King's second blood form, "I'm full too, I'm out of here."
"Hey, wait!"
Seeing that Li Hao was actually going to keep his word and let it go, the Crimson Blood Vine Demon King was somewhat surprised and hurriedly called out to him as he was about to leave.
"Hmm?"
Li Hao asked with a hint of surprise, "You're having second thoughts?"
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Why would I have second thoughts?
"Can you take me with you?"
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King pleaded pitifully through telepathy.
Li Hao raised an eyebrow and glanced around at the members of the Great Wilderness Heavenly Human Race, then thought for a moment and said, "Afraid of dying, huh? You can follow me, but there will be an extra charge for that."
"What's an extra charge?"
"It means you have to give me something in return."
"I can let you bite me once more, but no more than that."
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King said weakly.
The sight of Li Hao devouring its main body earlier had terrified it; this youth was too fierce.
But Li Hao's attitude, acting as if he would really walk away, made the Demon realize that this fierce youth also had a compassionate side, prompting it to seize the opportunity to speak up and keep him from leaving.
"Deal."
Li Hao agreed, and then said, "Then hurry up and get out of the cave. The guy from before has escaped; don't take too long, he's gone to bring back reinforcements."
"Okay!"
With that, a flash of blood erupted as the Demon shot out of the cave, its body contracting and twisting as it hurried to Li Hao.
"They're about to clash!"
The onlookers from afar all focused their gaze sharply.
But then they all widened their eyes in astonishment as they saw the Crimson Blood Vine Demon King's blood form shrink down to a small segment of withered vine, winding around Li Hao's arm like a vine bracelet. The glow dimmed, and it was clear that it had been subdued!
"No way, they didn't fight, and it already acknowledged a master?"
"Is this vine demon so aware of current affairs?"
"No wonder it didn't resist just now; it seems they've secretly communicated and made a deal!"
"I think the vine demon is trying to use this youth to get away from here."
"Hmph, that youth is no pushover, this vine demon is playing with fire!"
Young prodigies from various tribes felt indignant, but recalling the terrifying combat power of the youth, they could only sigh with admiration.
Li Hao didn't linger there any longer and, executing the Heaven and Earth Traceless Skill, dashed off in the direction previously indicated by Ji Yun Ge.
Once he had left Redwood Corpse Ridge, Li Hao noticed several faint presences were following him. With a sneer, he sped up and in a blink, he had shaken off those pursuers.
"There really are some who never learn. They guessed you would split from me outside the mountain ridge, hoping to rob you."
After getting some distance, Li Hao said to the Crimson Blood Vine Demon King on his wrist.
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King had also noticed and quickly said, "Thank you, kind sir!"
"Don't thank me so quick, we had an agreement. I'm not helping you for nothing; let me take that bite."
Li Hao said.
"..."
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King paused briefly, then obediently extended a blood vine tendril to Li Hao's mouth from its vine loop.
Li Hao didn't stand on ceremony, biting it off directly and chewing with a crunching sound.
The taste, however, was not very good, like chewing on a very fibrous piece of meat.
Soon after swallowing the blood vine, Li Hao felt a warm surge of power flow into his body, but compared to the absorption of its main body earlier, it was much too weak.
Unless he devoured it all.
"This place is almost dealt with, you can go now,"
Li Hao said to the Crimson Blood Vine Demon King after having flown thousands of miles away.
Along the way, he encountered four Demon Kings, but he easily killed them, melting down their bodies and absorbing the essence of blood and flesh, along with the robust power of the Crimson Blood Vine Demon King's main body, refining his physical body to be comparable to that of a Nine Cast Divine Weapon.
Now, even in the Dao Domain of the Grand Tao of Peace Realm, Li Hao could barely manage.
"Benefactor, may I continue to follow you?"
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King extended a tendril from the vine loop and gently stroked Li Hao's arm, as if pleading.
Li Hao was surprised—how had it become so attached to him in such a short time?
"Aren't you afraid I'll eat you up?"
"...It seems the outside is more dangerous than I imagined. Could you, benefactor, take me to a safer place?"
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King asked timidly.
Li Hao suddenly understood.
It wasn't that his own charm was too great.
It was that the intimidation of the Demon Kings around here was too strong.
"Fine, but before that, I'll be collecting interest every day," Li Hao stated.
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King fell silent for a moment, then promptly agreed, "Mm, that's fine."
"In the words of your Human Race, is it necessary to 'pinkie promise' to keep an agreement?" it asked.
At the same time, a blood vine tendril stretched out from the vine loop, bending to mimic a little finger.
Li Hao cast a glance and said indifferently, "Forget it, sometimes even promises sealed with a pinkie swear don't count."
"Really?"
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The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King sounded puzzled and then said, "Do you think I'm treacherous because I'm a demon? Let's pinkie swear, I will definitely honor it!"
Li Hao snorted lightly, not bothering to reply or pay any attention.
Seeing that Li Hao ignored it, the Crimson Blood Vine's tendril slowly coiled around his little finger:
"Then I'll pinkie swear by myself, huh? Although I'm a demon, I'm one who keeps promises!"
Li Hao continued to fly forward.
He sped like the wind, occasionally stopping to rest before continuing his journey.
"Kid, you're also from the Ji Family, aren't you?"
On the road, Ji Yun Ge, who had been quiet for a long while after Li Hao's battle with Qin Tianchen, speaking only once, now uttered his second sentence.
Upon hearing his voice, Li Hao's advancing body momentarily stiffened slightly.
"Senior, don't you know my origins?"
Li Hao quickly regained his composure and transmitted his voice in reply.
Ji Yun Ge, however, chuckled: "You little rascal, still pretending in front of me. During your battle with that Qin Tianchen, your Divine Blood was exposed. Although your self-healing ability is fast and you've cultivated some technique to conceal your own aura—making even me have difficulty detecting it—the aura contained in the blood you shed when you were injured can't be concealed."
"You have the blood of my Ji Family within you!"
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Li Hao's expression subtly changed as he listened to the other party's relaxed yet certain tone, It was obvious that there was no longer any need to deny it.
On Li Hao's wrist, the blood-colored vine bracelet began drifting a strand of blood-like tendril, standing upright like an antenna, as if it were stealthily listening to the conversation between Li Hao and Ji Yun Ge.
The Ji Family?
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King was quite astonished. Having stayed in Redwood Corpse Ridge for thousands of years, it encountered quite a few individuals from the Ancient Holy Clan coming and going to harvest the Tao Rhyme Blood Fruit which had given birth to it. Not to mention other clans, where even before approaching, battles would ensue until blood flowed down their scalps.
It had also learned many things from the conflicts among these individuals, which is why it strongly yearned for the world beyond the Redwood Corpse Ridge.
After all, it had never ventured out since its birth.
In the entire Great Wilderness Heaven, there was only one Ji Family.
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King felt an indescribable excitement swelling in its heart. Before, the youth had said he was from the Ancient Divine Clan, and now spoke of having the Ji Family bloodline. Could it be that the Ji Family was related to the Ancient Divine Clan?
It seemed to have eavesdropped on something incredible. What should it do, it was so excited!
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"Your mother must be that girl, Ji Qingqing. She actually married into your Li Family."
Ji Yun Ge sighed.
From Li Tianzong's obsession, combined with the records from the Ji Family in ancient times, he knew about the strongest Divine Dynasty beyond the Great Wilderness Heaven. The Li Family was a divine general within the Dayu Divine Dynasty—holding a position of significance, a prestigious and noble family.
Though such a family was not worth mentioning in their eyes, not amounting to much, it was also not entirely unknown.
Moreover, that Divine Dynasty had also been extremely splendid thousands of years ago. Even the Ancient Holy Clan would not wish to provoke them lightly if it was not necessary.
Seeing that the other had seen through him, Li Hao had nothing more to say.
"No wonder those two guys, before leaving, were exchanging glances with you. They probably whispered to you secretly to warn you, telling you to hide your identity."
Ji Yun Ge recalled the parting scene from before. At the time, he felt it was a bit odd but didn't think much of it. Now, like a boomerang coming back to hit him, he finally understood.
Seeing that Li Hao tacitly agreed, Ji Yun Ge sized him up. Although he had guessed Li Hao was that girl's child when he sensed Li Hao's bloodline aura, now observing him carefully, he found that Li Hao's appearance bore an even greater resemblance.
"You need not be too anxious. Although our Ji Family forbids marrying outsiders, and the women who do so will be imprisoned for life and those they marry, including their offspring, will be executed, there are always exceptions."
"If it were someone else, I might consider turning a blind eye out of regard for you bringing me back to the Ji Family, pretending I didn't know a thing. But with your talent, I think once I mention it to the old folks back home, they should be able to accept you."
"Hm?"
Li Hao's expression subtly changed, the women who marry into the family are imprisoned for life?
That being the case, the woman who revealed her identity in Northern Yan and intimidated the Holy Palace, then later was taken back to the Ji Family, is now imprisoned?
As Li Hao's expression fluctuated, Ji Yun Ge smiled and said:
"With your aptitude, even within the Ji Family, you would be considered a top-tier talent. I wonder whether any other monstrous geniuses have arisen among the younger generation of the Ji Family during the years I was dead. In my generation, you would certainly rank first!"
Li Hao, now only fifteen years old and at the Three Immortal Realms, boasts a cultivation level that already qualifies him as a standout.
Not to mention that Li Hao had cultivated Divine Power in the barren Great Wilderness Heaven beyond, reaching the limits of the Power Passage Realm.
Among the Ancient Holy Clan, reaching the limit of Martial Realm wasn't seen except in the long-lived older generation or in rare monstrous talents!
"Once you bring me to the territory of the Ji Family, I will also gift you a little something."
Ji Yun Ge said with a smile. Experience new stories with empire
Li Hao, however, was not concerned with the gift, but instead asked, "Senior, if a woman from the Ji Family is imprisoned for marrying into another family, how can she be released?"
Ji Yun Ge's gaze softened. Li Hao disregarded the mentioned gift, seemingly only caring about his own mother. Although Ji Yun Ge hadn't spent much time with Li Hao, he was growing more and more fond of this junior.
"Your mother Ji Qingqing holds a high status within the Ji Family as a legitimate member. If she were from a lower-status branch of the Ji Family without anyone pleading for her, she might have been executed directly. But since your mother has pure blood, she will only be imprisoned."
Ji Yun Ge felt a pang of melancholy, astonished to think that the little girl who had once pulled at his beard had not only grown up but also had a son.
And it was because of that son that he was able to return.
"Your mother is surely imprisoned, but once you claim the top spot on the Ji Family's list of outstanding talents, you will be able to visit her, and in the future, when you hold power within the Ji Family wielding genuine authority, you will naturally be able to release your mother and, with your family's contributions, secure her freedom."
Li Hao paused, his heart quietly relieved.
Those of low status, directly killed—it seems that the Ji Family indeed places a high importance on bloodlines.
In his mind, he pictured the gentle expression of that woman. Originally, although he had hoped to see the mother he hadn't met in over a decade during this trip, it was just a fleeting thought.
He had only planned to drop off Ji Yun Ge and leave without disturbing anyone else, especially since that grandfather had said that getting involved with the Ji Family might not be beneficial to him, possibly ruining her life and causing her trouble.
But now that she was imprisoned, he had no choice but to go.
The top talent of the Ji Family?
Li Hao's gaze flickered, and he immediately started to inquire further from Ji Yun Ge about some of the rules of the Ji Family.
Ji Yun Ge provided a brief introduction, indicating that Li Hao would learn the rest once he arrived at the Ji Family.
Time flew by.
Days passed.
Li Hao traversed about seventy to eighty thousand li, nearly half the direct distance across Liangzhou.