Invincible Dad-Chapter 643: Truly a Divine Being!_1

"This is for you." Xu Lai’s gaze fell on a simple, ancient-looking jade box.

"For me?" Ruan Tang was surprised for a moment. Opening the jade box, she found a purple jade bracelet inside. The purple hue of the bracelet was especially rich and pure, exuding an ancient aura.

Although Ruan Tang rarely bought jade jewelry, she was still stunned by its beauty at first glance.

The bracelet was exquisite, and its translucent purple was especially noble and dignified.

Xu Lai’s pupils contracted sharply. "It’s this..."

He grabbed a jade pendant, intending to catch up with his Senior Sister, but Ruan Tang said, "Hey, there’s a note."

Ruan Tang picked up the note from the jade box. On it was a line of graceful handwriting left by his Senior Sister.

"To my junior brother and sister-in-law, a belated wedding gift for you and Qingfeng."

After reading it, Ruan Tang hesitated and asked, "Is this bracelet... very valuable?"

"It’s Purple Jade."

"This type of jade is extremely rare in the Immortal Domain. If properly maintained, it can even last for tens of epochs."

"Some top Tao Lineages or Sect Gates use Purple Jade to make the Jade Slips on which they engrave their legacies."

Xu Lai’s expression was complex. "If I’m not mistaken, this bracelet is an heirloom passed down through the generations from my Master’s wife’s family."

"Your Master’s wife?" Ruan Tang’s brow furrowed slightly.

She had heard Xu Lai mention his Master, Senior Sister, and two Senior Brothers numerous times, but never his Master’s wife.

"Yes," Xu Lai said, his expression distant.

In the winter his Master found him and brought him back to the Heavenly Court, his Master’s wife, who had been wandering the world, died in another domain.

As Xu Lai grew older and his memory formed, he often saw his Master gazing at certain objects and mourning her loss.

That object was this Purple Jade.

His Master must have passed the Purple Jade Bracelet to his Eldest Senior Sister before he died.

"This legacy is too precious; I can’t accept it. You must return it." Ruan Tang pushed the jade box toward Xu Lai, her expression serious.

Xu Lai felt a headache coming on.

Knowing his Senior Sister’s character, there was no way she would take back something she had given away. In some ways, she was even more stubborn than he was.

Otherwise, after leaving the Mass Burial Mound, she wouldn’t have chosen to live in a small, isolated village for a thousand years rather than defy her father’s dying wish to find her junior brother.

By giving them the Purple Jade Bracelet today, Yu Guiwan was not only acting on behalf of their Master and his wife to acknowledge her junior brother’s marriage, but she was also likely worried she didn’t have much longer to live and feared the legacy would not be passed on.

"Keep it for now. We’ll find an opportunity to return it to her later," Xu Lai said as he carefully put the bracelet away. After much hesitation, Ruan Tang placed it in her storage ring.

That ring was a gift from Xu Lai.

Inside were all sorts of Elixirs, including a ’Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill’ that was incredibly precious, as it could allow one to instantly become an Immortal Venerable. There were also various inscribed Formations and Magic Artifacts, including the Emperor Qingfeng Scripture and Xu Lai’s own Emperor Artifact, the Qingfeng Sword.

Xu Lai had prepared all of this for his wife after meeting Elder Huang Quan, a powerhouse at the Nine Heavens of the Quasi-Emperor realm. Even if he were to meet with misfortune or an ill fate one day, his wife and daughter would have the means to protect themselves.

Although Ruan Tang didn’t practice cultivation, she was particularly attuned to the Emperor Qingfeng Scripture, even more so than Xu Yiyi, who carried Xu Lai’s blood in her veins.

"Has Senior Sister left?" Ruan Lan came thumping down the stairs.

Looking disappointed that she hadn’t found Yu Guiwan, she asked, "Brother-in-law, can’t you just get the Immortal Domain hooked up to the internet? Then Senior Sister and Chong Yang could surf the web, and it would be easier for us to play online games together."

"..."

Xu Lai pondered the scenario, and only one thought remained in his mind.

The Immortal Domain is doomed!

"Brother-in-law, listen to my analysis. Getting the Immortal Domain online has more pros than cons..." Ruan Lan was about to continue when her phone suddenly rang.

Seeing the caller ID, she grew nervous and scurried back to her room to answer it.

"Could it be her boyfriend?" Ruan Tang’s eyes lit up.

"You’re overthinking it. It can’t be a boyfriend," Xu Lai sighed softly. "In my opinion, she’ll stay single for several more decades."

"Isn’t Ruan Lan outstanding? Plenty of guys are chasing her. How could she stay single for so long?" Ruan Tang disagreed with her husband.

Xu Lai nodded.

Truth be told, Ruan Lan was indeed outstanding. She possessed Formation strength comparable to the Golden Core Realm and had mastered the top two Killing Formations in the Immortal Domain, as well as the little-known Starlight Defense Formation.

Moreover, she was beautiful, with a pretty face, fair skin, and long legs. Aside from being flat-chested, she had almost no flaws.

But with Ruan Lan’s wild, free-spirited personality, how could she ever settle down to be a wife and mother like Ruan Tang? For Ruan Lan, her ultimate destination was the Cultivation World, where fortune and disaster were intertwined and life hung by a thread.

A wild horse yearns for the vast grasslands, not a stable that offers shelter from the wind and rain.

Inside the room, Ruan Lan listened to the person on the other end of the line. When they finished, she said solemnly, "I understand. I’ll be right there!"

Her little sister changed her clothes, went downstairs, and announced, "Sister, Brother-in-law, I’m heading out! I won’t be home tonight!"

"Where are you going?"

"Guess."

"..."

After leaving Haitang Court, Ruan Lan headed straight for the East Sea Martial Dao Association.

The past ten days had been peaceful. Haitang Court was calm, as was the Martial Dao World, and even the Moon Clan. But under the surface, a dark tide was surging. The mood among the Sect Masters of the Three Sects and Eight Pavilions and the higher-ups of the Martial Dao Association had been especially heavy.

Over ten days ago, eleven old Sect Masters had gone to the Moon to investigate the truth of an incident from three hundred years ago. They had managed to send back a single voice transmission—

"A powerful expert from the Moon Clan has a clone impersonating the Yunxiao Sect’s Sect Master. Be extremely careful!"

The brief message carried an enormous amount of information. It wasn’t difficult to deduce that the three hundred-plus Elders from the Holy Lands had likely perished long ago, and everything was just as Tan Chang had speculated.

Now, after ten long days, the eleven old Sect Masters from the Holy Lands had not returned alive, but their life-connected soul tablets had not shattered either.

Therefore, the Martial Dao Association had summoned Ruan Lan to request that she inscribe some Defensive Arrays.

First, to explore the corpse pits by the Sea of the Moon again.

Second, to find the Yunxiao Sect!

「Half an hour later.」

Ruan Lan rushed into the East Sea Martial Dao Association and was startled to find the large conference room packed with people.

"Daoist Ruan."

Everyone was exceedingly polite toward her. Nearly all of them stood up, including the Sect Masters of the Holy Lands from the Three Sects and Eight Pavilions.

Shen Xun of the Formation Sect was so short that he barely looked any taller standing than sitting, which made for a comical sight.

Ruan Lan was taken aback by everyone’s solemnity.

She waved her hand casually. "Seniors, there’s no need for such courtesy. When do you need the formations? I can start inscribing them right away. Don’t be shy!"

"One hundred Defensive Arrays."

"One hundred Offensive Arrays."

"One hundred Speed Arrays."

"One hundred..."

Requests echoed from all corners of the room, and Ruan Lan gasped. These people really weren’t holding back.

"Everyone, please calm down. I have a few words to say."

Tan Chang’s voice rang out, and the conference room instantly fell silent. Even the Pavilion Master of Tian Ce Pavilion looked at Tan Chang with admiration, to say nothing of the other sect masters and members of the Martial Dao Association.

With nothing but a few clues, he had seen through the Moon Clan’s conspiracy and discerned that something was wrong with the Yunxiao Sect.

Truly a divine-like figure!