Few in the audience could comprehend Li Changqing’s actions.

Except for Xue Qianbai.

Xue Qianbai naturally understood why Li Changqing was angry. He was a doting father, and someone had dared to bully his son in front of him. How could he tolerate that?

Seven divine weapons flew out, hovering beside Li Changqing. Lu Hanyan’s eyes turned cold, and a crackling sound emerged around her!

Under the subtle sound, the snowflakes floating around Lu Hanyan were frozen in mid-air, frost cracks appeared, and this world seemed to have plunged into a frozen wasteland.

Lu Hanyan’s strength was undoubtedly formidable.

Li Changqing was a cautious man. When the previous leader of the Iron Blade Sect, Yu Fengxian, challenged him, Li Changqing didn’t want to fight without knowing Yu Fengxian’s strength, fearing he might lose.

Only when he learned that Yu Fengxian’s strength was not as formidable as he had imagined did he dare to accept the challenge.

But facing Lu Hanyan, Li Changqing didn’t care at all.

Whether you’re strong or weak, I will fight.

Bully my son in front of me?

I’ll risk my life to fight you!

For a moment, the entire world became more oppressive. Many powerful beings turned their attention to this matter. They never expected that before the Ghost Clan had even attacked, Qinglian Sword Sovereign and Lu Hanyan were about to fight.

“Enough!”

At this moment, a figure appeared between the two.

It was Xue Qianbai who stepped forward.

“The Ghost Clan hasn’t arrived yet, and you’re already fighting amongst yourselves.” Xue Qianbai frowned at Li Changqing: “Making a scene in front of so many disciples of the Eastern Desolate Land, it’s a joke.”

Then he turned to Lu Hanyan: “Fairy Hanyan, this is my Dao Mountain Ancient Land. You brought people to invade our territory and insulted our disciples. Your Guanglan Palace is being too domineering. Please leave.”

“Since Qianxue Sword Sovereign has spoken, very well.” Lu Hanyan retracted her aura, then said solemnly: “I, Lu Hanyan, was wrong today. You, Xue Qianbai, have every right to criticize me. I will take my disciples and leave now.”

“Shiran, let’s go.” Lu Hanyan looked at Lu Shiran.

Lu Shiran didn’t understand why things had turned out this way, but she could feel that her master was angry, so she obediently followed Lu Hanyan and left.

“Li Taibai, this matter isn’t over.” As she was leaving, Lu Hanyan glared at Li Changqing.

“I’m always ready.” Li Changqing didn’t care at all.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The seven swords returned to their sheaths.

Li Changqing turned around and found a place to sit down.

The other spectators also left. Some powerful beings had thought they could watch a good show, but in the end, no fight broke out.

However, fighting in the midst of the Ghost Devils was indeed an irrational choice. Here, everyone’s strength was suppressed, and the number of times each person could make a move was limited. If they fought now, the only loss would be on the human side.

But why Qinglian Sword Sovereign would offend Guanglan Palace was still a mystery to everyone.

“Senior, thank you for helping me.”

At this moment, Li Hengsheng walked over and thanked Li Changqing. Honestly, Li Hengsheng felt very warm inside.

From the inexplicable warmth he felt from Qinglian Sword Sovereign when they first met, to what just happened, Li Hengsheng felt very touched.

This kind of care, he hadn’t experienced it for a long time.

Facing Lu Hanyan of Guanglan Palace, a sect that was the strongest in the entire Eastern Desolate Land and whose name Guangzu was known throughout the world, who would dare not give face?

Even Tianhai City wouldn’t be so aggressive when dealing with Guanglan Palace.

Not to mention for a stranger, even if Guanglan Palace killed their own son, how many people would dare to turn against Guanglan Palace?

It could be said that Li Changqing did something that others thought was very irrational.

Just saying thank you, Li Hengsheng knew, was not enough to express his gratitude for Qinglian Sword Sovereign’s help.

“It’s nothing.” Li Changqing said with a smile: “I just couldn’t stand her words and her arrogant attitude. I’ve seen everything that happened between you and Guanglan Palace. You did nothing wrong. It was all because of that girl’s unreasonable behavior. We’re all human, why should Guanglan Palace be superior?”

“But senior, because of me, you offended Guanglan Palace…” Li Hengsheng lowered his head, he couldn’t understand why Qinglian Sword Sovereign would help him.

Just because his father was Li Changqing?

Because he knew Li Changqing, so he did this?

Li Hengsheng felt this explanation didn’t make sense. Just for the son of an acquaintance, he would offend Guanglan Palace?

As if seeing through Li Hengsheng’s puzzled thoughts, Li Changqing shook his head, knowing that his son was not so easy to fool.

“You’re thinking, just because of a chance encounter, I offended Guanglan Palace, stood up for you, and you find it strange, right?” Li Changqing asked.

Li Hengsheng was about to deny his suspicions, but when he looked into those eyes through the mask, he hesitated for a moment, then gently nodded and said, “Senior, I’m sorry. You’ve helped me, yet I still doubted you.”

“No harm done, it’s only human nature.”

Li Changqing stood up, walked over to Li Hengsheng, and patted him on the shoulder, saying with a smile, “Sometimes, things may not be as complicated as you think. Your father has mentioned you to me, and I know you’re a good boy. I simply wanted to help you. As for offending Guanglan Palace, I don’t really care.”

“Others may fear Guanglan Palace, but I don’t. It’s nothing special.” Li Changqing tried to make Li Hengsheng believe him.

“Senior, did my father talk about me with you?” Li Hengsheng looked at Qinglian Sword Sovereign in surprise.

“He did.” Li Changqing’s gaze softened as he looked at Li Hengsheng, “He said you’re a filial child. He knows he wronged you in the past and wants to make it up to you. That’s why he’s working hard to earn money, hoping to give you the best and hoping you won’t hold his past mistakes against him.”

Upon hearing this, Li Hengsheng’s eyes became misty.

Although he had noticed his father’s change and felt Li Changqing’s love for him through the letters, hearing it from someone else still had a different flavor.

A complex mix of bitterness and happiness intertwined.

“Don’t worry about him. Just do what you want to do. Your father is proud of you. Before I came, he asked me to relay a message to you.”

“Please tell me, senior.” Li Hengsheng’s voice choked.

“Your father said, the world may be cold, but his love for you is warm.”

After saying this, Li Changqing patted Li Hengsheng’s shoulder lightly twice and left. He didn’t say more, fearing that he wouldn’t be able to control his emotions if he said more.

Although Li Changqing had crossed over and occupied the body of this world’s Li Changqing, he didn’t feel the slightest bit of strangeness towards his son, Li Hengsheng.

He felt as if Li Hengsheng was his own son, his biological son.

This strong feeling made him overflow with paternal love when facing Li Hengsheng.

It was no longer just about fulfilling his dream of having a filial son.

Why this was, Li Changqing wasn’t sure, nor did he need to be.

Li Changqing walked into a nearby pavilion, leaving Li Hengsheng to calm down. He also wanted some time alone to cool down.

Just as he walked in, he heard a voice say, “So the famous Qinglian Sword Sovereign is Li Changqing. I was really fooled by you.”

With that, a figure emerged from behind a pillar.

It was Li Jinsong.

Li Changqing looked at Li Jinsong and frowned, “Eavesdropping is not a good habit.”

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to.” Li Jinsong looked at Li Changqing, “I was just curious why you would stand up for a disciple from Dao Mountain Ancient Land. So I came up with one answer, you must be Li Changqing. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have reacted so strongly when Li Hengsheng was bullied.”

Li Changqing didn’t argue, he just said lightly, “Don’t tell Hengsheng.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t meddle.” Li Jinsong shook his head.

“Thank you.” Li Changqing nodded, but Li Jinsong said, “I want to ask you about someone.”

“Who?” Li Changqing asked curiously.

“Yue Hanjun from the Yue family.” Li Jinsong stared intently into Li Changqing’s eyes, “Do you know this person?”

“Yue Hanjun?” Li Changqing frowned, then shook his head, “I’ve never heard of him. I don’t know this person.”

Li Jinsong kept his eyes on Li Changqing.

He didn’t see anything wrong in Li Changqing’s eyes. It seemed that Li Changqing was truly unfamiliar with this name.

“Then it’s nothing.” With that, Li Jinsong turned and left.

A cold wind blew.

Li Jinsong walked to a broken wall and gazed out at the world, “Maybe I really mistook the person. Li Changqing, Yue Hanjun, there’s really no connection.”

After dinner, the entire Sky-Overturning Ghost City quieted down again.

Everyone was quietly waiting for midnight to come.

They were adjusting their states.

Li Hengsheng was polishing his Chasing Immortal Spear, thinking about the words Qinglian Sword Sovereign had said to him in the evening. He felt that his long-empty heart was slowly filling up.

He once felt that he had nothing.

But now, in his heart, there were two of the most important people in his life.

One was his father, and the other was Lu Qiaoqiao.

Although he didn’t know how it was done, Li Hengsheng still received a letter from Lu Qiaoqiao before leaving Dao Mountain Ancient Land. The letter was filled with words of longing and reassurance. Li Hengsheng also wanted to tell Lu Qiaoqiao how much he missed her.However, he had no way of knowing where the letter came from.

Li Hengsheng only knew that he had to strive to climb higher, to go further. The further he went, the closer he would be to his junior sister Lu.

The Postnatal Realm was just the beginning.

The Prenatal Realm was not the end.

He wanted to become a Grandmaster, to become the Great Martial Sect, to become the strongest person, to protect the most important people in his life.

As time ticked away.

All the disciples became more nervous. They no longer stayed in place, but divided into groups and left their base.

Otherwise, if they fought here, they would have no place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Li Hengsheng and Zhou Jun were together, along with a few disciples from Dao Mountain Ancient Land, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Ghost Clan.

Among the people present, there was also a familiar face to Li Hengsheng.

Yan Yuyun from the Yan family.

She was here too.

Yan Yuyun stayed close to Li Hengsheng.

The whole team consisted of six people, but no one spoke. Everyone was somewhat nervous.

Yan Yuyun stayed close to Li Hengsheng, feeling safe by his side.

“Fourth Brother, relax a bit.” Zhou Jun patted Li Hengsheng’s shoulder and laughed, “With your senior brother here, I’ll protect you and make sure nothing goes wrong.”

“With senior brother here, I’m definitely at ease.” Li Hengsheng laughed.

“With Senior Brother Zhou Jun here, we’re also at ease.” Another disciple also said with a grin.

“Get lost, Fourth Brother is from our Mu Haifeng’s team, I’ll cover him. You guys from other teams should take care of yourselves.” Zhou Jun waved his hand and said.

“Senior Brother Zhou, don’t be like that.” A female disciple began to act coquettishly, “I can also transfer to Mu Haifeng’s team.”

But Zhou Jun was completely immune to the girl’s coquettish behavior. He glanced at her and said, “Our Mu Haifeng’s team isn’t a place where you can just come if you want to. But if Junior Sister Yan marries our Fourth Brother and becomes my sister-in-law, I’ll definitely cover you.”

“Third Senior Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?” Li Hengsheng said irritably.

Yan Yuyun also blushed at Zhou Jun’s words.

“I’m already annoyed enough by Lu Shiran, and you’re still playing matchmaker here.” Li Hengsheng shook his head.

“Hehe, speaking of Lu Shiran, she’s really beautiful. If you marry her, you’ll be the son-in-law of Guanglan Palace in the future. That’s a step to the sky, what a great opportunity!” Zhou Jun said to Li Hengsheng with a face of regret.

“If you like her, you marry her.”

“She doesn’t like me. Among all the talented disciples in the Eastern Desolate Land, Lu Shiran only has eyes for you.” Zhou Jun clicked his tongue.

“That’s because…” Li Hengsheng wanted to explain, but in the end, he didn’t say anything.

“Ghost Qi.”

At this moment, Zhou Jun’s face suddenly became serious, and his voice turned icy cold.

This sentence made everyone shudder.

An unusual aura slowly appeared.

Everyone was ready for battle.

Not only Li Hengsheng’s team, but the other teams also felt the faint Ghost Qi at this time.

“They’re here.”

In the base, many experts stood up and looked outside.

The Ghost Clan was about to appear.

Li Changqing sat calmly on the stone platform, his Divine Soul spreading out, covering Li Hengsheng.

The life and death of others didn’t matter much to him.

But his son couldn’t be in danger.

At this moment, large amounts of Ghost Qi surged over like a tide, making everyone extremely nervous. At this time, numerous black holes appeared on the ground.

One by one, figures slowly crawled out of the black holes!

“The Ghost Clan is here!”

A figure appeared directly in front of Li Hengsheng’s team.

(End of the chapter)