Unrivaled Medicine God c1-2204, page 609
Ye Yuan nodded his head and struggled to his feet, and walked into the cave stumblingly.
"Ancestor, inside is …" Ao Li could not resist asking.
"Ao Jun!" The old ancestor did not conceal it either, directly uttering a name.
Ao Li's expression changed and he said, "Dragonlady Ao Jun! W-Wasn't she dead?"
To say who was the most talented clan member in these 100 thousand years in the Divine Beast Realm, that was absolutely not him. It was Dragonlady Ao Jun!
Ao Jun only used a thousand years' time and cultivated to the grand completion of Tier 9, and comprehended Divine Dao laws.
Her strength was much stronger even compared to him currently.
It was just a shame that she was not willing to be confined by this Divine Beast Realm. Over 800 years ago, she escaped out of the Divine Beast Realm and entered inside the Godsfall Mountain Range.
From then on, the clan members inside the Divine Beast Realm never saw her again.
It was also from then on that the old ancestor started devoting all his attention to guide Ao Li, grooming him to this current realm.
Ao Li did not expect that she was actually inside the old ancestor's seclusion cave all along!
The old ancestor heaved a sigh and said, "Hard to say finish in a single sentence! But she's probably very relieved to see her own son be so promising, right?"
"S-Son?" The clan members were in a state of disarray.
"That's right, Ye Yuan is Ao Jun's son, her son with a human." The old ancestor slowly said.
Li-er and White Light exchanged a glance, both seeing the deep astonishment from the other person's eyes.
They did not expect that Ye Yuan actually still had such a background.
No wonder Ye Yuan became so peculiar after entering this place.
At this time, the old ancestor looked toward White Light again and said kindly, "If I didn't guess wrongly, you should be Whitefeather's descendant, right? On your body, there's her aura. Perfect White Tiger Physique, not bad! Pretty good! Huhu, back then, her and Jun-er's feint attack to create a diversion for the actual attack was done really beautifully. It even deceived this old man! It's just that this old man didn't think that their descendants actually broke the curse at the same time. How ironic!"
Talking to the back, the old ancestor laughed self-mockingly.
White Light trembled. It was as if he was electrocuted.
"O-Old ancestor, what's the meaning of your words?" White Light swallowed his saliva and said.
The old ancestor simply sat down and started talking about the Divine Beast Realm's secrets.
When White Light heard the old ancestor's words, he could not help being deeply astounded.
It turned out that this place was a land of exile!
The demon races here were all exiled to this place because of committing a severe crime, never to return to the Divine Realm!
This space was hewed open by the Four Great Divine Beasts' progenitors joining hands, and set a curse on this place with a terrifying secret art.
Any felon who was banished here, once they left this region, their life would flow away rapidly, all the way till death!
Furthermore, their descendants would likewise be unable to leave this space!
This was a very terrifying curse, which was to say that once committing an unforgivable mistake and being banished here, their descendants would never ever see daylight!
Don't look at how this place had green mountains and clear waters, its scenery breathtaking, it was actually a giant prison!
According to what the old ancestor said, since time immemorial, God knows how many clan members wanted to escape this cage in this place.
But after they went out, they grew old very quickly, and even died.
Even deity realm powerhouses were not exception either!
And the old ancestor was the last deity realm powerhouse in this place.
Of course, the four great progenitors did not drive them to extermination but left behind a feeble ray of hope.
If someone broke through to the Origin Deity Realm inside the Divine Beast Realm, or gave birth to a perfect divine beast and above physique' spirit physique, the curse would automatically release.
Back then, Ao Jun and Whitefeather were the closest of sisters. The two of them joined hands and acted out a diversion in the east while really attacking the west.
One escaped to the Endless World passed the God Prohibited Demon Region, the other escaped until the God Prohibited Demon Region.
Back then, the old ancestor was greatly enraged, that was why he laid down that Peach Blossom Forest.
It was just that he did not expect that among Whitefeather's descendants, one actually gave birth to a Perfect White Tiger Physique.
While Ao Jun's son was even the Atavism Dragon Soul of the legends!
Chapter 1247 - Dragonlady Ao Jun
Passing through a section of the dimly lit cave, Ye Yuan virtually used up all of his strength.
The more he walked toward the depths, the faster Ye Yuan's heart beat. The heavier the cold intent on his body as well.
Following that intense psychological hint, Ye Yuan walked to the end of the cave.
Before his eyes were a deep and serene pool, unable to see the bottom with a glance.
The cold air emitting from the pool made Ye Yuan's divine soul almost freeze.
That bone-piercing cold intent made Ye Yuan unable to refrain from shuddering.
Ye Yuan's gaze turned intent, and he blurted out, "This is … the aura of Eternity Frost!"
"That's right, it's precisely Eternity Frost! Looks like you completely inherited his mantle. Just based on this cold air, you pinpointed the Eternity Frost."
A chilly female voice sounded out. It was precisely the voice that Ye Yuan heard outside.
The voice was very indifferent, but that tiny hint of trembling exposed some of the fl.u.s.ter in the other party's heart.
The Eternity Frost was produced in the extreme northern lands. It was one of the top-grade medicinal materials to refine some water-attribute medicinal pills.
This thing was incomparably precious. Even a piece the size of a fingernail was worth several cities too.
The reason why it was called Eternity Frost was that even if burned with blazing flames, it would not thaw either.
Ordinary Dao Profound Realm martial artists would die upon contact!
Such a degree of coldness, the Eternity Frost in the depths of this pool was likely not little!
"You … You are?" Ye Yuan swallowed his saliva and said.
The woman sighed despondently and said, "Yun-er, you grew up."
Ye Yuan's entire body trembled. Hearing this sigh, Ye Yuan even had an impulse to hug the other party.
"Could it be that … you are … you are …"
Ye Yuan's breathing became ragged. Actually, he had a hint of speculation in his heart long ago. But when it really came to the point of verification, he became fl.u.s.tered again.
He was worried, worried that the other party would deny, worried that his joy would come to naught.
In his cognition, there had never been 'mother,' this word.
In over 500 years of his past life, Ye Yuan and his father had always mutually depended on each other through thick and thin.
All the way until this life, when he opened his eyes and saw Ren Hongling, that was when Ye Yuan felt maternal love.
It was just that Ye Yuan knew that that love was not his, but that 'Ye Yuan' who had long died already.
He was just enjoying that motherly love on behalf of 'Ye Yuan.'
He was still Ji Qingyun in the end!
"That's right, I'm your mother," Ao Jun's voice sounded out faintly.
Hearing this answer, Ye Yuan's emotions became incomparably complicated.
Joy, hesitation, doubt, anger, all sorts of emotions mixed together, making him feel like he was about to burst open.
He did not understand why his mother had never shown up in his life before.
And also did not understand why Father never mentioned Mother.
Far too many questions buried deep in his heart finally exploded at this instant, but the agitated from before was swept away clean.
"Why?!"
Thousands of words turned into this one word.
Ye Yuan did not know that this was the land of exile and did not know about Ao Jun's past.
So when he knew that there was a mother, there was more of resentment!
Gurgle …
Bubbles rose in the cold pool. With a whoosh, a dragon head rushed out of the pool, staring at Ye Yuan with a heated gaze.
Four eyes faced each other, one pair of eyes was filled with shock, while the other pair was tender love.
Ye Yuan understood the dragon race quite well. This azure dragon before his eyes looked old and doddering. Clearly, it was almost nearing its end.
Furthermore, the dragon race mostly maintained human form. Only when its demon essence was insufficient to maintain human form, would it reveal its original form.
This decrepit azure dragon before his eyes was his mother?
Counting in the 500 years of his past life, he was born for less than 600 years too.
600 years' time, how could his mother be old to such a degree?
"Yun-er, it's all Mother's fault! Mother gave birth to you, but didn't take care of you for a single day! But over these 500 years, Mother has been thinking about you every minute and second."
Ao Jun's voice had always been like an old well without ripples. But at this time, her voice trembled. On that pair of dragon eyes, tears actually faintly appeared.
In virtually an instant, Ao Jun's aura withered considerably.
Ye Yuan could clearly sense that what little left of Ao Jun's vitality actually faded away considerably all of a sudden!
This discovery involuntarily made Ye Yuan alarmed.
"This … What's going on here?" Ye Yuan said in great astonishment.
Although he could tell that the other party's life force did not have much remaining, just a slight fluctuation in emotion made the vitality diminish so much at once?
Even if Ye Yuan's Alchemy Dao was heaven-defying, he had never before seen such a situation.
Dragon tears fell down. Ao Jun said in relief, "It's fine, for Mother to be able to see you again, even if I die right away, I'll have no regrets too. Is your father … well?"
"He … He's very well!"
Ye Yuan almost blurted out the truth. But suddenly recalling that Ao Jun did not seem to be able to suffer an emotional stimulus, he changed his words in the end.
At this time, Ao Jun's emotions recovered to that ripple-less old well state again, and opened her mouth to say, "Could it be that … your father encountered some trouble?"
Clearly, Ye Yuan's pause just now made Ao Jun have a foreboding feeling.
Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "Father dreamed too big, it's just that he ran into some trouble in pill refinement. With his strength, something that could cause trouble for him in the Divine Realm hasn't been born yet."
Ao Jun thought about it and said, "That's true."
Ye Yuan glanced at Ao Jun and asked, "Can you tell me just … what on earth is going on?"
Ao Jun sighed slightly and spoke about the curse of this land of exile.
Ye Yuan was unbelievably shocked while listening by the side. Only then did he understand why Mother would abandon him and Father.
He also finally understood why he would possess the Atavism Dragon Soul!
It turned out that his body was flowing with half of the dragon race's bloodline!
"Mother, s-sorry!" Understanding the sequence of events, Ye Yuan could not resist choking.
"Silly child, the one who should apologize is Mother! Mother has never done her duty as a mother for a single day. These few years, you and your father have suffered," Ao Jun comforted him.
"That isn't your fault! Mother, this cursed land, could it be that there's no way to resolve it?"
Ao Jun shook her head and said, "Unless the progenitor revives, otherwise, it's irresolvable! It's just that after my dragon race's progenitor, nobody else was able to reach his heights anymore. Moreover, now that this Divine Realm is missing Heavenly Dao, there's no way to step foot into the Deity Realm at all. Even Ancestor is also suppressed at the Half-Deity Realm."
But when Ye Yuan heard these words, his eyes lit up and said, "This child possesses the Atavism Dragon Soul! Isn't it said that as long as one possesses the atavism dragon soul, they will be able to attain the progenitor's heights? That as long as this child breaks through to Deity Realm, it will be possible to lift this curse?"
"What?! You … You possess the Atavism Dragon Soul?"
Ao Jun's shock was also by no means insignificant.
The Atavism Dragon Soul only existed in the dragon race's memories. No one had never seen before, and it was also extremely hard to detect.
Because nobody had attained the Azure Dragon Progenitor's heights before!
Hence, even Ao Jun, who gave birth to Ye Yuan, also did not know about the matter of Ye Yuan being in possession of the Atavism Dragon Soul.
Chapter 1248 - Past Events
"Of course! Otherwise, how would I know the Voice of the Dragon God, this kind of already lost martial technique?" Ye Yuan said.
Ao Jun strove to the utmost of her ability to make her emotions calm down. But she discovered that her mind was hard to calm down.
She finally understood now, what the old ancestor's 'I understand' earlier, meant.
For Ye Yuan to be able to break the curse, there was bound to be some extraordinary aspect.
But Ao Jun never dreamed that it was actually the Atavism Dragon Soul!
But very soon, she sighed slightly again and said, "Even the Atavism Dragon Soul is useless too. At present, Divine Dao dwindled to zero, you're unable to break the shackles at all."
A look of determination appeared on Ye Yuan's face, and he said, "This child came to this Godsfall Mountain Range in order to find the opportunity to break through to Deity Realm! I'll become a deity or die trying!"
Ao Jun said in surprise, "Yun-er, why be like this?"
Ye Yuan briefly recounted the situation of the outside world but concealed many things.
Ao Jun was already an expiring lamp without oil now. She was probably unable to withstand the blow of Ji Zhengyang's passing.
If not for this Eternity Frost close to freezing her physiological functions, Ao Jun would have long passed away, her Dao vanishing already.
This piece of Eternity Frost was precisely what Ji Zhengyang retrieved only after expending tremendous effort when he entered deep into the lands of extreme north back then.
"But the god-forbidden region is too dangerous! Even if a Deity Realm powerhouse goes in, it's difficult to protect themselves too, let alone you!" Ao Jun said worriedly.
Finally, she managed to see her son, so she did not wish to lose him just like this.
Ye Yuan said with a firm gaze, "This child has a reason that he must go! Now, there's another reason! Don't you wish to go out and reunite with Father?"
Hearing these words, a hopeful light appeared in Ao Jun's eyes.
Ye Yuan weaved a beautiful lie. He did not hope for Mother to wait for death so quietly.
He already lost Father and did not wish to lose Mother anymore.
No matter how bleak the hope, Ye Yuan also wished to save his mother!
Disregarding the result after the fiend race dominated the Divine Realm, just the enmity of killing Father was already impossible for them to live under the same sky!
If he could not exterminate Kanuo, he would rather die!
Of course, this sort of words, he would not say them.
Toward Ao Jun, he only said that it was for the human race's righteous cause.
After all, he inherited Absolute Heaven's Dao teachings and became the Son of Heaven's Mandate.
This burden, he had to carry it.
Seeing Ye Yuan's eyes, Ao Jun knew that she could not convince her son and could only heave a long sigh and said, "Your temper is exactly the same as your father's; both of you are so stubborn!"
Ye Yuan smiled but did not say anything.
At this point, Ye Yuan's heart-knot was already gone, and he already completely accepted Ao Jun.
Even if meeting for the first time, Ye Yuan did not have much psychological obstacles either.
That feeling of being connected by blood could not fool people.
Moreover, this was a connection that originated from the depths of the soul.
If not for that sort of strong resonance, Ye Yuan would not insist on barging into this cave either.
The two people talked for a long time. This conversation took five days and five nights!
In these five days and five nights, Ye Yuan finally knew about the events that happened back then.
Turns out that not long after Ao Jun escaped the land of exile back then, she ran into the Ji Zhengyang and his party, who entered the void-forbidden region.
Wandering alone in the Godsfall Mountain Range was very dangerous.
Hence, Ji Zhengyang invited Ao Jun to join their team.
Later on, Ji Zhengyang moved Ao Jun with his character. The two people became united in wedlock from then, Ao Jun also followed Ji Zhengyang back to the Medicine King Hall.
It was just that Ao Jun dwelled in deep seclusion and seldom went out. Extremely few people knew about her existence.
But before long, a problem occurred.
Ji Zhengyang discovered that Ao Jun's aging speed was too fast!
Just over 200 years, Ao Jun seemed to have aged 10 thousand years.
Under his repeated inquiry, Ao Jun told the entire story.
And at that time, Ao Jun was already expecting.
Ji Zhengyang used all of his abilities and was also unable to stop Ao Jun's aging.
He loved Ao Jun deeply and decided not to have this child.
Because giving birth to the child, Ao Jun's aging speed would be even faster!
Ao Jun chose to leave without bidding farewell in order to give birth to Ye Yuan.
She returned to the land of exile!
In this period of time, Ji Zhengyang got the news of the Eternity Frost. Hence, he could only enter deep into the lands of extreme north first to search for the Eternity Frost.
