Chapter 615: Meng An These Years

Meng Chuan looked at his son and asked, "What happened?" He wondered if his son, An'er, had provoked a powerful enemy, needing to hide in the Heaven and Earth Temple even after returning home, feeling unsafe.

"Father," Meng An said, his eyes weary, wanting to speak but holding back.

"Sit down and tell me slowly," Meng Chuan said, sitting down beside him. The Heaven and Earth Temple was vast, with many halls and quiet rooms. Meng Chuan and his son were currently in one of the outermost halls, from which they could look outside through the windows.

Meng An sat down, gazing out the window, his mind drifting.

"An'er?" Meng Chuan prompted again.

Meng An roused himself. "Father, you know that I left home years ago, as arranged by my master, to go to a secret realm."

"Yes," Meng Chuan nodded.

"That secret realm is called the Kunyun Realm," Meng An explained. "Because this realm greatly aids cultivation, my master was interested in it when he discovered it, and he used his means to leave it for future generations of Cangyuan Realm. After I arrived in the Kunyun Realm, thanks to my master's arrangements, I had the best cultivation conditions and progressed rapidly. I also found my wife, whom I had been separated from for many years."

"Wife separated for many years? When did you get married?" Meng Chuan asked, puzzled.

Meng An clarified, "Father, the 'Nine Lives Reincarnation for Heart Tempering' I experienced in my youth was one of the great opportunities in the Kunyun Realm. With my master's special artifact, one could enter the Nine Lives Reincarnation for Heart Tempering from anywhere in the River of Spacetime."

Meng Chuan's heart stirred, reminded of the Cang Alliance Space, which could also be entered instantly, no matter the distance.

"My wife also experienced the 'Nine Lives Reincarnation for Heart Tempering' back then, and that's when we committed to each other," Meng An smiled. "After learning the secret of the 'Nine Lives Reincarnation for Heart Tempering,' I always wanted to go to the Kunyun Realm, and I'm grateful to heaven that I truly found her."

"My wife and I cultivated together. Her comprehension and potential are very high. Although the opportunities arranged by Ancestor Cangyuan couldn't be shared with her, she still cultivated to the mid-stage Emperor Lord level over the years," Meng An said.

Meng Chuan listened, praising, "That's very impressive."

How difficult it was for the Cangyuan Realm to produce an Emperor Lord.

The cultivation environment in the Kunyun Realm might be much better, but becoming an Emperor Lord was still not easy.

"Thanks to my master's nurturing, I fortunately broke through from the peak Emperor Lord to the Tribulation Realm," Meng An said. "I quickly passed three tribulations and became a Three-Tribulation Realm expert, but I've been stuck at this level for several centuries now, and progress has become increasingly difficult."

"An'er," Meng Chuan comforted him, "cultivation at the Tribulation Realm level is like fumbling in the dark; it will become increasingly difficult. During this process, you will encounter many setbacks, discover many wrong paths, and walk into many dead ends. But every mistake will bring us gains. You need great perseverance and determination to go further in the Tribulation Realm."

Meng An nodded.

He knew the difference between him and his father.

His cultivation path had always been arranged by elders, while his father had explored his own way.

After reaching the Tribulation Realm, Ancestor Cangyuan could hardly help Meng An anymore; he had to rely on himself, and Meng An found it increasingly difficult.

"What happened next?" Meng Chuan asked.

"My wife became pregnant," Meng An said. "My wife and I had been exploring the Celestial World of the Kunyun Realm for years and had made some enemies. To protect our child, we quietly went to the Mortal World of the Kunyun Realm. After the child was born, we concealed our identities and carefully nurtured and educated him for nearly a century before returning to the Celestial World to continue our cultivation."

"We didn't tell anyone about the child."

"Even... young Meng Yu doesn't know that his mother is an Emperor Lord and I'm a Tribulation Realm mighty figure," Meng An rarely showed a trace of a smile, recalling the beautiful years the three of them had together.

"The child's name is Meng Yu?" Meng Chuan inquired. "And what's your wife's name?"

"My wife and I named the child," Meng An said. "As for my wife, her name is Long Han."

Hearing this name, Meng Chuan immediately sensed a connection in a distant place. Besides the bloodline connection to his grandson, Meng Yu, there was another karmic connection.

Meng Chuan had never seen 'Long Han' before, had no bloodline connection, and didn't even know her name, so naturally, no karmic connection had formed. Now, knowing her name made all the difference.

Names were very special in causality.

Even with just a name as a basis, one could perform 'curse killing'.

Meng An continued, "Just today, one of my true bodies was cultivating in the 'Realm Palace' of the Kunyun Realm when a Six-Tribulation Realm mighty figure appeared in the Kunyun Realm. He actually used his own strength to enter the Realm Palace, intending to refine it. The moment he arrived at the Realm Palace, I discovered him, and he discovered me."

"Through the numerous formations of the Realm Palace, I immediately destroyed that true body," Meng An said. "My other true body was with my wife, and I told her about it. My wife is a mid-stage Emperor Lord, and her home is the Kunyun Realm; she cannot escape to any other life world. So, if the opponent wants to kill her, even if they find her name, a Six-Tribulation Realm mighty figure can kill her with a thought."

"My wife couldn't escape, so she cut off part of her memory, specifically all memories related to our child, Meng Yu. The soul fragment containing these memories was taken by me, and I escaped back to the Cangyuan Realm."

Meng An stated, "I am a Three-Tribulation Realm expert, and I've returned to my home life world, within the Heaven and Earth Temple! Even if the Six-Tribulation Realm mighty figure had a true body as a basis, they might not be able to kill me, let alone when they haven't caught any of my clones, nor do they have my flesh, blood, or hair as a basis."

"Unable to find me or kill me, my wife's chances of survival have greatly increased. The opponent will likely hold my wife as a hostage. My wife can also negotiate with them. If the negotiation yields a good result... the opponent should send a message to the Cangyuan Realm," Meng An said softly.

Meng Chuan asked, "Who is that Six-Tribulation Realm mighty figure? Since Ancestor Cangyuan made arrangements, external cultivators shouldn't be able to enter."

"They cannot enter."

Meng An explained, "In the Kunyun Realm, only cultivators who reach the Tribulation Realm can leave the Kunyun Realm. But the clones that leave... cannot find a way back to the secret realm. Once out, they cannot return."

Meng Chuan nodded slightly.

He had also tried to find it himself; he could sense the bloodline karma, but he simply couldn't locate that secret realm.

"That Six-Tribulation Realm expert is naturally a native of the Kunyun Realm," Meng An said. "From the time Ancestor Cangyuan left his arrangements until now, for countless years, although the Kunyun Realm has had several Five-Tribulation Realm experts in each generation, no Six-Tribulation Realm expert had ever been born there."

Meng Chuan was aware of this.

Secret realms were not naturally formed worlds; they were worlds created by Eight-Tribulation Realm mighty figures.

Eight-Tribulation Realm mighty figures created them according to their own will, even setting their own rules. Therefore, some secret realms were exceptionally suitable for cultivation, but cultivation was like that: too much smoothness early on would lead to greater resistance later. These cultivators hadn't undergone enough tempering; they relied on the various opportunities within the secret realm for smooth cultivation. When the secret realm could no longer help them, their breakthroughs became incredibly difficult.

In the Kunyun Realm, the difficulty of reaching the Tribulation Realm was lower than in the outside world, but the further one went, the harder it became compared to the outside world.

"This Six-Tribulation Realm expert is called Elder Sanshi," Meng An said. "He was the most powerful and most mysterious Five-Tribulation Realm expert in the Kunyun Realm. I never expected him to quietly become a Six-Tribulation Realm expert."

"The Realm Palace concerns the ownership of a secret realm," Meng Chuan said. "He found you there, so he will definitely try every means to capture you."

"Yes," Meng An nodded, a bit weary. "Father, abandoning my wife and child and escaping alone, I feel like a deserter from guarding the city pass."

"An'er, you should understand that doing so gives you the greatest chance of survival," Meng Chuan said. "If you were caught, all of you would be finished. By escaping, the other party will not easily kill your wife. And for now, Meng Yu's identity is still a secret."

Meng An nodded.

He had also guarded the city pass for many years and knew how to make choices; he wouldn't be swayed by sentimentality.

Even knowing it was the right thing to do, he still felt tormented.

"Did you return using a Spacetime Teleportation Talisman?" Meng Chuan asked his son.

"Yes," Meng An nodded. "Otherwise, it would have been impossible to escape Elder Sanshi's pursuit."

"That means less than half an hour has passed since he arrived at the Realm Palace," Meng Chuan mused. "Normally, refining a secret realm takes about ten years, and with Ancestor Cangyuan's arrangements in the Kunyun Realm, it will likely take even longer."

Meng An nodded.

"He hasn't taken control of the Kunyun Realm yet, so..." Meng Chuan said, "I can go and try my luck."