Cultivation Begins from Infancy - Chapter 323

Volume 3 - Chapter 56: Farewell from the Entire Clan - Part 2

If they had never met Li Hao, they would not have felt this heartache. But now that they had, the memory was impossible to erase, and time could not flow backward, so they were left in pain.

Ji Daoxin also understood what had transpired. Although he did not know how Li Hao had crawled out of the Abyss, nor how his appearance had changed so drastically, it was undeniable that something extraordinary had happened to Li Hao—something so astonishing that it had even caused his cultivation to directly break through an entire major realm.

From the intelligence brought back from the Great Yu Divine Dynasty, Ji Daoxin also knew the boy’s age.

At most, he was only sixteen, with a month to go.

Yet he had already reached the Supreme Dao Realm!

This cultivation record surpassed anything in the Ji family’s ten-thousand-year history.

In fact, across the entire Great Wilderness Heaven, he had never heard of anyone this young achieving the Supreme Dao Realm!

After all, the threshold between the Absolute Technique Stage and the Supreme Dao Realm was a deep and formidable one.

“You… Do you really want to leave the Ji family?”

Ji Daoxin couldn’t help but ask. Even he, at this moment, felt an overwhelming sadness.

With Li Hao’s cultivation, he had already been capable of breaking through Dao Domains at the Three Immortals Realm. Now, at the Supreme Dao Realm, he was likely capable of dominating it, practically invincible beneath the level of those who had comprehended the Dao.

Such strength could undoubtedly make him the strongest Dao Seed and prodigy in the Ji family’s ten-thousand-year history.

And now, were they to lose him forever?

Others also tried to persuade him, their faces full of sorrow.

Li Hao raised his head to look at Ji Daoxin. Instead of answering, he asked, “I no longer carry the Ji family’s bloodline. If I stay, can I still be considered a Dao Seed?”

Ji Daoxin was taken aback by the boy’s question, stunned. He had been about to say yes but paused.

Now that Li Hao no longer had the Ji family’s bloodline, he could no longer truly be considered a member of the Ji family. Could he still take on the role of Dao Seed?

In the past, the answer would have been unthinkable—absolutely impossible. But now, this boy had once been part of the Ji family, and such a situation had never occurred before.

“If you…”

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Ji Daoxin hesitated for a long time, trying to respond, but Li Hao had already shaken his head and said,

“Let us part on good terms, with dignity for both sides.”

Ji Daoxin’s body trembled as he gazed into the boy’s calm eyes. In an instant, he understood—he could no longer change Li Hao’s decision.

“Child, you haven’t even enjoyed a proper life yet. The Ji family owes you. Give us a chance to make it up to you!”

Ji Yun Yue clung to Li Hao, her voice sorrowful.

Li Hao shook his head slightly and replied, “I remember the kindness you showed by letting go on the edge of the Abyss. If there is ever an opportunity in the future, I will repay you once.”

“What kind of kindness is that? It was I who burdened you. Letting go was the least I could do, and in the end, it didn’t even help you…”

“That’s different. Before life and death, to let go is also an act of grace. Whether it helps or not is the outcome, but the act itself is heartfelt. I accept that sentiment.”

Li Hao’s words were resolute.

Hearing that even such a small act of letting go had been taken so seriously, Ji Yun Yue’s grief became even harder to suppress.

If such a trivial matter could be remembered as a favor, how much must that couple have disappointed and mistreated this child to drive him to sever his bloodline entirely?

“Child, your parents have been battling on the front lines since you were young and were never there to accompany you. Let your grandaunt take care of you now, will you?”

Ji Yun Yue pleaded, still hoping to keep Li Hao. To her, even without the Ji family’s bloodline, he was still her grandson.

Li Hao felt the sincerity in this former grandaunt’s heart and smiled faintly, though his eyes remained tranquil and at ease:

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“Since childhood, I have been alone, watching over the stars of past generations. From now on, it will be the same as always.”

The courtyard where the boy had once sat alone, gazing at the stars, still lingered in his heart.

But the courtyard was gone.

The playful little shadow who used to follow him was gone too.

And the familial ties that once stretched across tens of thousands of miles no longer existed.

Yet the stars in the heavens remained.

And the pure-hearted boy also remained.

Through all the tribulations and bloodshed, he was no longer the same as before, yet he was still himself, unchanging.

Hearing these words, Ji Yun Yue felt as though her heart had been pierced. The tears she had held back began to flow uncontrollably, like a breached dam.

The others who had wanted to persuade him also fell silent, the words dying on their lips.

Gazing at the boy’s serene and calm eyes, they all felt a deep sorrow, understanding that this dazzling prodigy no longer belonged to the Ji family.

When the boy had climbed the mountain, he had taken the Ji surname and faced rejection and ridicule from countless people.

Now, as he descended the mountain, everyone wished for him to reclaim that surname, only to find it was no longer possible.

“Everyone, farewell.”

Li Hao cupped his hands slightly and said, “The green mountains remain, and the sun and moon endure. Until we meet again!”

With that, he glanced at Ji Daoxin and added, “I trouble you, Senior, to open the secret realm for me.”

Ji Daoxin remained silent. At this point, he knew it was too late to salvage the situation. A broken mirror could not be restored, and some mistakes could never be undone.

Just like today’s wind—no matter how strong, it could never blow back to yesterday.

“Child, the Ji family will always keep its doors open for you. Even if you are no longer willing to be part of the Ji family, we will always welcome you. If you ever encounter difficulties, just send a letter, and the Ji family will give you its full support!”

Ji Daoxin gazed deeply at Li Hao and spoke each word with solemnity.

Li Hao merely smiled faintly, offering no reply.

To him, the patriarch of a ten-thousand-year clan spoke with sincerity but also with calculation.

Ji Daoxin, seeing the boy’s clear yet mature gaze, realized he could no longer treat him as an ordinary youth. His words indeed carried the intent of mitigating future losses.

After all, a prodigy like Li Hao, destined to become renowned across the Great Wilderness Heaven, could never be an enemy—even if he no longer belonged to the Ji family. Whether as an ally or even a guest elder, he was worth every effort to maintain goodwill.

“Child, allow me to open the way for you and see you off.”

Ji Daoxin spoke, offering to personally escort him.

Such an honor was usually reserved for warriors returning victorious or those setting off on significant expeditions.

News of Li Hao’s resurrection quickly spread throughout the Ji family, and many people came to see him off, including numerous prodigies.

Accompanied by Ji Daoxin, Ji Tianchao, and Ji Qingyuan, the boy walked down the mountain.

Behind them, a vast procession followed, with many calling out in grief and pleading for him to stay. But the boy’s figure never wavered.

When word spread that Li Hao had severed ties with the Ji family and was leaving, countless members, from the mountain’s peak to its base, rushed to the scene. Shocked, they called out anxiously, begging him to stay.

The sorrowful and urgent voices echoed from the mountain’s summit to its foot, but the boy never looked back.

Countless members of the Ji family watched that departing figure with hearts filled with sorrow and despair, as though the heavens themselves had collapsed. The joy and excitement of the previous moment had turned into utter hopelessness.

As an ancient holy clan with ten thousand years of glory, the Ji family had always been the ones to cast others out. Yet now, they were the ones being abandoned.

“He… He’s leaving the Ji family?”

Ji Xuanshen also arrived, hovering in the air at a distance. Hearing the commotion from the mountain and understanding the situation from the conversations below, he froze in disbelief.

In the next moment, he accelerated abruptly, descending like a comet and landing in front of Li Hao and the others as they walked down the mountain.

Looking at the patriarch, Ji Tianchao, Ji Qingyuan, and the other War Gods all accompanying the boy, Ji Xuanshen felt not only disbelief but also anger. Why weren’t they trying their hardest to make him stay?

“You’re really leaving? You’ve already taken the title of Dao Seed, and I haven’t even challenged you yet!”

Ji Xuanshen glared at Li Hao, speaking furiously.

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