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The elder said, "Once you take me back to my ancestral home, I will dissipate completely, otherwise, I will take root in you. As time passes, the power of the Mo River will grow stronger again, and it will return to its current state. Therefore, you don't have much time left."

Hearing this, Li Hao began to believe what the other party said. Return to the outside of the Mo River?

If he could return to his body, everything could be verified.

Moreover, if it was an illusion or something, he could test it through his physical body panel.

Thinking about these things, Li Hao said, "Then you send me away first."

Suddenly thinking of something, he quickly added, "Wait, can you also send out the one who came in with me?"

The elder said with a smile, "Of course, he has been here many times, but his obsession is too deep. He will never be able to pass this place, even if he truly comprehends the path, it would be impossible for him to get through."

"Additionally, I will also send out the soul of Li Tianzong, but don't think that by passing through the Mo River he will be truly freed. You are thinking too simply," the elder added.

"This is a ghostly-level Mo River, the souls here have long been corroded. Even if they pass through, they will dissipate," he continued.

The elder said, "But I am able to use the remaining tiny bit of power from the Mo River to let him temporarily maintain his form, at least, to let him truly return home for a glance."

Li Hao was stunned. So, that grandfather, even if he returns to the ancestral shrine, can't stay forever?

Just... to be able to take a look back home?

Li Hao's expression turned somewhat ugly, but he knew it was something he was powerless to change for now.

"If you are ready, I will take you both out of here," the elder said quietly.

Li Hao nodded slightly.

In an instant, Li Hao felt the scenery around him shift as if the stars were moving, countless mountains and rivers flowed past, his vision became blurry, and he finally plunged into darkness.

When he opened his eyes again, bursts of light appeared.

At the same time, an odd scent of trees and grass wafted over.

When Li Hao opened his eyes, he saw towering ancient trees, as colossal as steep mountains, which would take hundreds of people to wrap their arms around one.

Where is this?

Li Hao was puzzled; this did not seem to be the strange rock-filled mountain valley outside the Dragon City Mo River.

"Hao, Hao Er?!"

Just then, two astonished and joyful voices, mixed with disbelief, rang out beside Li Hao.

Li Hao turned to look and saw Li Xiaoran standing dumbfounded beside him.

Next to him, a shadowy figure floated, it was Li Tianzong, who also looked utterly astonished.

"You're still alive!"

Li Xiaoran, upon seeing Li Hao, rushed over excitedly and embraced him tightly, as if feeling the reality of Li Hao's physical presence.

Afterward, he grabbed Li Hao's shoulders and looked him up and down. Upon seeing a cluster of red light on Li Hao's chest, he quickly asked, "Are you okay? What's this?"

Li Hao looked down and saw the strange red light emanating from his chest within the Mo River. Even Li Hao was wondering what it was, and now, on looking down, he saw his clothes were stained red.

He opened his clothing to look and saw two broken jade pieces glowing with a bloody light wrapped in his clothes.

"It's Dragon Blood Jade!"

Li Tianzong's valorous soul, seeing this, lightly gasped, a hint of surprise on his face: "Was this bestowed by Emperor Yu?"

Li Hao was also stunned; he hadn't expected the thing emitting the red light to be the precious jade he'd worn since childhood, given to him by that emperor shortly after his birth.

"This?"

Li Hao dumbfoundedly picked up the two broken pieces of jade.

Li Tianzong gazed at them for a long while, then sighed deeply and said, "The Li Family has received Emperor Yu's grace. Little Nine died unexpectedly in battle, but fortunately, Emperor Yu preserved the True Dragon bloodline of the next generation for our family. Hao Er, you must always remember this kindness from Emperor Yu!"

Li Hao was startled, "This Dragon Blood Jade saved me?"

Ever since he was awarded the jade, he had worn it since childhood. It simply felt warm and provided heat, warding off the cold and slowly nourishing his body. Compared to these effects, it usually symbolized one's identity more.

"Yes, not many know the secret of this jade. It was made by a true sage of the Gan Tao Palace. There are rumors that it has the rebellious power of a Defying Fate Realm strongman sealed within. This jade has the effect of reversing life for a person; in a desperate situation, it's akin to a second life!" Li Tianzong explained.

Li Hao was astonished.

The rebellious power of the Defying Fate Realm was sealed within?

What kind of method was this?

A Defying Fate Realm strongman, upon sensing life and death, could defy the heavens and change fate, and if encountering an instant kill, it would also trigger automatically to defy death for oneself!

He had never heard of a method that could plunder the power of defiance from a Defying Fate strongman!

This was terrifying. Was this the power of the strongest being of the Dayu Divine Dynasty?

And moreover.

No one had ever told him how precious this item was!

He had almost lost it several times!

"It's just misleading fate," said a detached voice at this moment, startling the three of them.

Li Hao looked to see that the specter of the Mo River's source of obsession had also appeared nearby, casually addressing them:

"Even without this jade piece, he wouldn't have died. This young man had already broken the power of the Mo River at the very brink of life and death, with the vigor from his own body flowing in. It's just that the jade detected his fading consciousness and triggered itself."

"Who are you?"

Li Tianzong's face changed slightly, feeling an overwhelming sense of oppression emanating from this stranger, a sensation that made him shudder, as if at any moment, a mere thought from the stranger could doom him beyond redemption.

Li Xiaoran also felt the special aura emanating from the elder but didn't experience the same oppressive sensation as Li Tianzong, merely fixating his gaze intently.