"You're not at fault!" Ye Chen said. "Besides, even if you were, you don't need to come to me for forgiveness. I don't even know you!"

"Ye Chen, don't go too far! She is, after all, your mother. How can you be so heartless to her?" Ye Lingtian defended his wife.

"Get out of my sight! Your presence just irritates me!" Ye Chen responded with annoyance.

Ye Lingtian lived freely, abandoning them and running off, even taking a concubine.

Ye Chen didn't hold much resentment towards his mother, as circumstances forced her hand, but he harbored deep grudges against his father.

"From the moment you set foot in the Canglan Realm, I thought of you constantly, endlessly wanting to find you," Lingxi said. "But you suppressed your own bloodline, preventing me from tracking you. It wasn't until news of your ascension reached us that grandfather told me the truth..."

Ye Chen didn't want to see either of them, so he suppressed his bloodline and concealed his whereabouts.

For years, Lingxi and Ye Lingtian had searched tirelessly for Ye Chen, but their efforts were futile.

It was only recently, when Ye Chen's fame spread across the continents, that they learned his whereabouts from a Saint's mouth.

"My son, I really wronged you. Please forgive me!" Lingxi said sincerely. "Don't worry, I will make amends and give you all the love you deserve!"

"Good son, I admit I was wrong too!" Ye Lingtian also confessed. "Just like your mother, I will make it up to you and protect you from any harm!"

Ye Lingtian and Lingxi truly knew they were wrong and wanted to make up for their mistakes!

They wished to protect Ye Chen, make up for him, love him, and never let him suffer again.

"Haha!" Ye Chen laughed inexplicably. "You don't want to protect me; you probably want me dead!"

"How could we want you dead?" Ye Lingtian and Lingxi felt wronged. They only wanted Ye Chen to be well and didn't wish for his death.

"There are tens of thousands of cultivators here, and there are over a dozen Saints. The number of Supreme Lords is countless. If I reveal my identity, will I still be alive?" Ye Chen asked plainly, with no expression on his face.

Ye Chen was not a native of the Canglan Realm but an outsider!

Moreover, he had once transformed into the Heavenly Emperor, causing quite a stir. If he revealed his identity now, it would almost be a death sentence for himself.

"This!"

Lingxi and Ye Lingtian exchanged glances and saw each other's alarm, realizing the severity of the situation.

They knew about Ye Chen's situation but couldn't control it because the impact of the Heavenly Emperor's brief appearance was too significant!

Not to mention the Heavenly Emperor's conflict with the Young Supremes and his offense against the Nine Saints. Just by being the Lord of the Qilin, he was an enemy to the world!

The Qilin is the king of divine beasts, embodying majesty and orthodoxy. Saints would go mad upon seeing one!

Back then, if the Qilin weren't of such significant importance, the Nine Saints wouldn't have appeared.

Now a group of Saints was witnessing Ye Chen's ascension to Saint Heir. If his identity as the Heavenly Emperor was exposed, he would face immediate catastrophe!

"You both disappoint me!" Ye Chen looked at them and said. "Maybe, I shouldn't have expected anything from you in the first place!"

"..."

Ye Lingtian and Lingxi were shaken by these words and felt an indescribable sadness.

However, they became honest and didn't dare to acknowledge their relationship further, fearing Ye Chen's identity would be exposed.

But Ye Chen's indifferent attitude towards them left Lingxi and Ye Lingtian heartbroken.

They wished to make amends and give Ye Chen everything he was owed, but their approach seemed inappropriate. Besides, Ye Chen didn't want to acknowledge them or accept such compensation!

"What's wrong with Supreme Lord Lingxi and Supreme Lord Lingtian? Why do they look so dejected?"

"Weren't they going to suppress Ye Chen? Why haven't they taken action yet?"

"Are they battling internally and killing without a trace?"

Ye Lingtian and Lingxi's dejection sparked curiosity among the crowd, even the Saints glanced their way, puzzled by their actions.

"What's going on here?"

"Will Ye Chen ascend or not? Will he fight or not? Why is he always being held back?"

"Who is that woman?"

The crowd began to wail, as if witnessing something frustrating and helpless.

Ye Chen broke away from his parents, ready to leap forward and head to the Nine Heavens Pavilion for battle.

But before he could jump, someone grabbed his sleeve!

First Qing Luo stopped him, then his father and mother, and now another woman. What's going on here?

"Is it you?"

The woman held onto Ye Chen's sleeve, asking him seriously.

Ye Chen: "..."

She was a graceful woman with a lovely face and beautiful eyes, exuding an otherworldly air.

"Is it you?" The woman tugged on Ye Chen's sleeve again and asked.

"..."

"Why did Xingmou run over? Does she know Ye Chen?"

Hua Chang, the Saintess, couldn't stay still because her sister had rushed over, confronting Ye Chen one-on-one.

"Hua Chang's sister is called Xingmou. She had the most interaction with the Heavenly Emperor. Could my feeling be right, Ye Chen???" Wan Shixiong's face turned serious, and he began to make a bold guess.

"Who are you?" Ye Chen looked at the woman and asked.

"I am Xingmou, have you forgotten me?" Xingmou said.

...

Xingmou's eyes were very beautiful, giving off a sense of elegance, stirring Ye Chen's memories.

This bright-eyed girl named Xingmou was a disciple of the Longyue Sacred Ground, and the biological younger sister of Hua Chang.

Back then, when Ye Chen encountered the disciples of the Longyue Sacred Ground and learned about the reappearance of the Qilin, he traveled with them.

However, Ye Chen always kept himself hidden, not only concealing his identity but also his immense power.

The Canglan Realm is a world where only the strong survive; Ye Chen hid everything about himself, appearing very weak and naturally looking down upon and troubled by many.

But Xingmou was an exception; she never troubled Ye Chen!

With a sister like Hua Chang, Xingmou usually walked with an air of arrogance, a bit boastful and domineering.

However, Xingmou's character was straightforward, without any malicious intent, which left a good impression on Ye Chen.

But Ye Chen, transformed as the Heavenly Emperor, stirred up a storm and then fled, not even saying goodbye to her before he left.

Originally, he thought they would forget each other in the rivers and lakes, but who knew Xingmou would suddenly appear and hold onto his clothes, asking if he was really him!

"Is it you?" Xingmou, seeing Ye Chen silent, asked again.

Xingmou's words were profound, but Ye Chen understood their meaning.

When Ye Chen and Xingmou first met, he revealed his true form, using the name Heavenly Emperor.

However, at this moment, Ye Chen was covered by myriad illusions, entirely different from the Heavenly Emperor's aura, making the mystery difficult to unravel.

But it seemed Xingmou sensed something, believing firmly that Ye Chen was the Heavenly Emperor, a mysterious realization that wasn't explained by the martial arts Heavenly Eye but was just a kind of mystical intuition.

"It is!" Xingmou suddenly realized. "Reality is not in your favor; I won't ask anymore!"

...

These words of Xingmou warmed Ye Chen's heart, causing a stir within him.

However, Xingmou's words left Ye Lingtian and Lingxi feeling ashamed. Such a young girl could understand the inappropriateness of the situation and refrained from forcing Ye Chen to reveal his identity, but they had just pressured Ye Chen into recognizing them, ignoring the critical environment around them!

As Ye Chen's parents, they felt less understanding than a girl, making them feel even more guilty towards Ye Chen.

"Who is this girl? Could she be my future daughter-in-law?" Ye Lingtian suspected.

"Ye Lingtian, you fool, if it weren't for your brainlessness, dragging us to force recognition, how would our son be disgusted with us!" Lingxi scolded. "Our son calling you a fool was really spot on!"

...

"I am leaving!" Ye Chen said.

Ye Chen said nothing more, neither denying nor admitting he was the Heavenly Emperor.

The current situation was tense, and Ye Chen, amidst this grand world, needed to be cautious and avoid putting himself in danger.

So, he left a question unanswered!

"Is it you?" Xingmou murmured. "Heavenly Emperor, I so want to find you, to tell you something, I've fallen in love with you!"

...

Ye Chen didn't entangle himself with Xingmou any further, he directly leapt into the Nine Heavens, heading towards the battlefield set by the Saint.

Watching Ye Chen's figure, Xingmou felt a vague sensation in her heart that Ye Chen was indeed the Heavenly Emperor, the person she was infatuated with!

The demeanor of the Heavenly Emperor stood proudly through the ages, astonishing even the Saints. Though he appeared briefly, his legend persisted across the Ten Continents.

As the great era descended, strong heroes emerged one after another; each peerless figure that appeared was always compared to the Heavenly Emperor.

The Heavenly Emperor's performance was too dazzling, exhibiting a dominance across time, leaving Saints in awe, unable to imagine his future achievements!

Over the years, countless cultivators had been searching for traces of the Heavenly Emperor, hoping to claim the bounty offered by the Nine Great Powers or witness the birth of a miracle.

Xingmou also sought the Heavenly Emperor, but she wasn't after the bounty or the proof of his rise, she only wanted to find the man she loved!

Today, Xingmou came with Hua Chang to the Baihua Palace merely to witness the enthronement of the Baihua Saint Heir, having no other intentions.

But upon seeing Ye Chen, her heart was suddenly touched!

There was something about Ye Chen's aura that felt familiar, a kind of familiarity that made her feel a longing, a madness of reunion.

Ye Chen was the Heavenly Emperor!

This feeling came from an inexplicable intuition, a pure feeling without any concrete evidence, she just knew Ye Chen was the Heavenly Emperor!

This sudden notion left Xingmou a bit at a loss.

Her heart surged with a storm, her soul excited and trembling, Ye Chen was definitely the person she was looking for.

Ye Chen's words and actions, his boldness and prominence, were so consistent with the Heavenly Emperor. The only difference was he had a different name and a slightly altered appearance, nothing more.

Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor appeared at the edge of the Tianlong Divine Continent, adjoining the Yongle Divine Continent, where the Baihua Palace was located…

All these messages and mystical intuitions seemed to prove Xingmou's guess.

Thus, she boldly stepped forward, grabbed Ye Chen, and asked if he was really him!

This question came very suddenly, but if he truly was him, he would certainly understand.

Ye Chen neither admitted nor denied, which made Xingmou's heart firm, convinced of her belief!

Ye Chen was the Heavenly Emperor!

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