Chapter 1117: The Deception Technique Fails!

Qin Qipeng was still unwilling. How could he, a mere Early Stage Ancestral Spirit Realm cultivator, withstand the power of five Origin Ancestors, even if it was residual power? This was no joke!

"Please, Senior, think of another way!"

Qin Qipeng tactfully refused once more.

"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"

Lin's face completely darkened as she snorted coldly, "This is not for you to decide!"

With that, she abandoned any pretense of negotiation and directly reached out to grab Qin Qipeng.

If soft methods didn't work, she would use force. A mere Ancestral Spirit Realm cultivator had no room for resistance.

"How dare you!"

At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the Void Realm.

Simultaneously, ripples appeared in the space around Lin and Qin Qipeng, from which white light surged forth, and a figure clad in a black robe emerged.

"Father!"

Qin Qipeng was instantly overjoyed.

After emerging from the extraterrestrial world, Qin Qipeng and the other children already knew that their father had completely devoured the Heavenly Dao world. He was the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao was him, indistinguishable from one another.

And the many black robe clones were merely Incarnations of their father.

"Who are you!"

Lin was also startled, her gaze abruptly locking onto the figure, her eyes narrowing as sharp light erupted from within.

Her earlier feeling was indeed correct; someone had been watching her nearby.

At the same time, she glanced at Qin Qipeng from the corner of her eye.

Father?

Was this guy his father?

The black robe clone now stood with hands clasped behind his back, adopting the demeanor of a transcendent expert, and said solemnly, "Fellow Daoist, since my unworthy son is unwilling, why force the issue?"

He intended to employ his most proficient deception technique.

After all, his current cultivation level and strength were only slightly higher than Qin Qipeng's; he was no match for an Origin Ancestor.

"Who are you, and what right do you have to criticize this seat!"

Lin looked at the black robe clone, her expression calm, but inwardly she was secretly alarmed.

She actually couldn't discern the specific cultivation level of this black-robed person opposite her?

Even the corrupted Chi couldn't achieve this.

This black-robed person gave her a strange feeling—seemingly very weak, yet unfathomable, leaving her uncertain.

Seeing Lin's expression, the black robe clone was also startled.

His always-effective deception technique had actually failed!

He had felt something was off earlier; this woman had almost discovered him while he was in stealth mode, and now she didn't seem intimidated by his sudden appearance at all.

The origin ancestor realm was truly terrifying!

"In the ancient times, this seat did see the nine of you, but you were still young then, so it's normal you don't recognize me."

The black robe clone decided to struggle a bit more.

Hearing this, Lin was momentarily stunned, then revealed a peculiar expression, "You say you saw us as children in the ancient times?"

The black robe clone felt he might have said something wrong, but the words were already spoken; he could only brace himself and nod, "Exactly!"

"Hahahahaha—"

Lin suddenly burst into loud laughter, pointing at the black robe clone, "The nine of us were born of heaven and earth, entering adulthood directly upon birth. What childhood are you talking about? Daring to deceive this seat, you must be tired of living!"

She had completely lost her patience. Whoever he was, she would test him to find out!

She directly flipped her hand and pressed down with a palm strike toward the black robe clone.

The fair jade palm instantly appeared infinitely large in the black robe clone's eyes, and the surrounding space froze in an instant, as if intending to crush the black robe clone like an ant.

This woman is too violent…

The black robe clone cursed inwardly, but under such overwhelming force, he couldn't even make a move to resist, only watching helplessly as he was grasped in the fair giant hand.

"Speak, who exactly are you!"

Lin didn't kill him immediately but sternly demanded.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed in the corner of her eye. Turning to look, her expression instantly stiffened.

Beside Qin Qipeng, another black-robed figure had somehow appeared, grabbing Qin Qipeng's arm and pulling him into the Void Realm.

"How dare you!"

Lin flew into a rage, wanting to intervene, but it was already too late.

This black robe clone and Qin Qipeng vanished without a trace in an instant.

Lin's expression twitched as she sharply turned to stare at the Clone in her hand, "Where did you take him?"

The black robe clone chuckled, "Fellow Daoist, don't be angry. The things you mentioned are simply not something a junior like him can withstand…"

"Nonsense!"

A cold light flashed in Lin's eyes as her five fingers suddenly clenched, and the black robe clone in her hand instantly exploded into powder.

"No true spirit…"

Lin stared at the exploded powder, her expression extremely grim.

Upon seeing the black-robed person who had just taken Qin Qipeng away, she realized that what she held was likely just a Clone.

This person was indeed peculiar. His strength was at most Early Stage Ancestral Spirit Realm, yet he could evade her senses and sneak close—this Divine Ability was truly astonishing.

"Leaving won't be that easy!"

The corner of Lin's mouth suddenly curled into a cold smile.

Earlier, when she escaped and battled the blood-colored giant claw, she had been cautious, leaving her own mark within Qin Qipeng's inner world.

Moreover, over two thousand years ago, Qin Qipeng had taken many things from her palace quarters, and some of those items still bore residual traces of her true spirit.

By following these true spirit imprints, she only needed to spend a little time to pinpoint Qin Qipeng's exact location.

"The Divine Ancestor Dao Embryo is so rare. If I weren't out of options, why would I fixate on a junior…"

Lin took a deep breath, shook her head helplessly, then turned and stepped into the red coffin. With a grab, the previously flung-open coffin lid tumbled and sealed shut once more.

——

Source Realm, core region.

"Big brother, this area is too vast. Finding Qipeng will likely take us a lot of time!"

On a desolate plain, Qin Qiming and Qin Qixian slowly landed on a massive strange rock, scanning their surroundings with vigilant eyes.

Qin Qiming nodded, pulling out a special pendant from his collar—it was the Changqing Token their father Qin Changqing had refined for them anew. "It's fine. The Changqing Token has been re-forged by Father. As long as we enter within a million miles of Qipeng, we can sense him. We'll search slowly. Qipeng's Luck has always been the highest among us brothers; nothing will happen to him!"

Qin Qixian nodded. Just as he was about to continue searching with Qin Qiming, the ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled. Looking down, both brothers' expressions changed slightly.

The strange rock they stood on was slowly rising, continuously shaking and shedding countless碎石.

Rumble—

The earth split apart, and with a roar, an enormous monster rose from the ground, spewing a dazzling divine light toward Qin Qiming and Qin Qixian.

This was no strange rock—it was clearly the exposed horn of a Source Realm beast!

An Ancestral Spirit Realm Source Realm beast!

Solemn expressions appeared in Qin Qiming and Qin Qixian's eyes. Although they knew the core region had many Ancestral Spirit Realm Source Realm beasts, they hadn't expected such bad Luck to encounter one so soon after entering, and its strength was not weak—at least equivalent to the third layer of the Ancestral Spirit Realm.

And they themselves were only at the Peak True Spirit Realm.