The cheat system is useless, but I have the strongest living dad.

Eight spirit swords formed an array, trapping Jiang Ming within. The Frost Sword, gathering dense spiritual power, expanded several times its original size and slashed towards Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming gathered his spiritual energy and formed a hand seal, bringing together the Eight-Slash Spirit Blade and the Flaming Sun Blade to attack the falling giant sword head-on.

Feng Yu stood aloof, his eyes cold as ice. He took out the Mountain-Breaking Spirit Crossbow and aimed it at Jiang Ming from the sword formation.

As soon as Po Shan appeared, Jiang Qi's expression changed instantly. The moment the crossbow was pulled, Jiang Qi teleported into the formation and rescued her younger brother.

Hu Yawu sneered, "Immortal Jiang, aren't you ashamed to interfere like this?"

Jiang Qi put on a smiling face again, glanced at Feng Yu, and said to Huo Die, "We are all immortal lords of the immortal race, why kill each other? Uncle, Shen Yao's spiritual root is completely shattered, I'm afraid she won't live for more than seven days, it's really unfortunate."

Feng Yu quickly returned to Huo Die's side, took Shen Yao, and hugged her tightly in her arms.

The bloodstains on Shen Yao's body had been cleaned up by Huo Die. Her spiritual root was completely shattered, and she was no longer bleeding from within. She remained in a coma.

'She won't live more than seven days…' Feng Yu looked at her bloodless face, a pang of pain shooting through her heart. She made a silent vow: 'She won't live more than seven days… Yanzhou, if that's truly the case, after seven days, I will die with you.'

Huo Die also harbored murderous intent towards Jiang Qi; he disliked this smiling tiger.

He unleashed his divine power to lock onto Jiang Qi and put pressure on her.

Jiang Qi felt a sharp pain in her bones and muscles, but she endured the pressure and kept a smile on her face: "It just so happens that our True God Sect has a profound foundation and has a life-extending formula for shattered spiritual roots, and the corresponding medicinal materials are also available..."

At this point, she just smiled and remained silent.

Huo Die was slightly surprised. This smiling tiger was actually able to withstand his divine power and should not be underestimated.

He withdrew his divine power, and Jiang Qi felt her muscles and bones relax.

The sect actually possesses such a life-extending formula? Jiang Ming looked at Jiang Qi with hopeful eyes. Before Huo Die could speak, Jiang Qi heard her younger brother say urgently, "Save her, sister, save her!"

Jiang Qi suppressed the urge to kick Jiang Ming away, gently pushed him aside, took a few steps forward, looked directly into Huo Die's eyes, and waited for his reply.

Huo Die actually had a way to save Shen Yao's life, but the price was a huge expenditure of energy, and he would also lose his immortal body and return to his weak childhood when he was parasitizing other young beasts.

Originally, I planned to leave the secret realm and take my daughter and son-in-law to a place to lie low for a few years and redevelop.

But unexpectedly, the situation outside had changed drastically, and the True God Sect had occupied Chongcheng and even managed to hold them over.

Shi Bao also fell into Jiang Ming's hands.

Huo Die weighed the pros and cons. If he took them away now, he would have to sacrifice himself to help his daughter recover...

I fear that in the end, the son-in-law will not survive, and the daughter and grandson will not fare well either.

Huo Die remained silent for a long time, so Jiang Qi dropped another bombshell: "Uncle, Shi Bao and Jiang Ming have a deep father-son bond. During the four years and three months you were in the secret realm, Jiang Ming took care of Shi Bao, and he cried out every day that he missed his mother."

Has it really been four years and three months? They felt like they had spent less than a year in the secret realm.

Shi Bao has been raised by Jiang Ming for so long... Did they occupy Chongcheng four years ago?

Huo Die made a calculation behind his back for a moment. Shi Bao was safe and sound, and his little girl was still alive.

After much deliberation, Huo Die asked Feng Yu for her opinion: "Yunhe..."

Despite her reluctance, nothing was more important than Shen Yao's life. Feng Yu already had the answer in her heart: "Father, let them save her, but I must stay with her."

Jiang Ming shouted furiously, "Don't even think about it!"

"Jiang Ming!" Jiang Qi shouted, stopping him. Her fierce gaze made her younger brother swallow his anger.

Jiang Qi apologized to Huo Die, "My younger brother is ignorant, please don't pay him any mind."

Huo Die made his decision: "What do you want?"

Jiang Qi smiled brightly, her eyes curving into crescents, and her voice was cheerful and clear: "Uncle, look at what you're saying. We're all family. How can we ask for anything when we're saving our own sister-in-law?"

Huo Die was not buying it: "You are a Celestial Venerable, so you must have seen things you shouldn't have seen. If you dare to play any tricks or schemes, think about the fate of the four evil cultivation cities of the Demon Clan."

These words shocked all the cultivators present. Did Shen Yao's father mean that he had slaughtered those four evil cultivator cities?

Jiang Qi's smile faded slightly, and she stepped aside to lead the way: "Uncle, please."

……

Chongcheng is a branch of the True God Sect.

Shi Bao heard that his mother was on her way back and had been waiting at the sect gate for a long time.

Seven-year-old Shi Bao still looks like he did when he was three, only a little taller.

The fair-skinned little baby was dressed in a neat and tidy immortal's robe, with his hair combed meticulously.

Xiao Shibao sent Jiang Ming three messages, all asking where they were.

Jiang Mingzong replied: Almost there, almost there.

Little Stone Treasure was getting impatient and paced around the gate.

Finally, he saw Jiang Qi leading a group of cultivators up the steps.

Little Stone ran down the steps and respectfully bowed to Jiang Qi: "Auntie."

Jiang Qi's attitude was neither warm nor cold: "Hmm."

Little Shi Bao ran up to Huo Die with a big smile, arms outstretched, wanting a hug: "Grandpa, hug me!"

Huo Die picked up the adorable little boy, Shi Bao, and rubbed against his beard, saying sweetly, "Grandpa is finally back! Shi Bao missed Grandpa so much!"

Huo Die pinched Shi Bao's chubby cheeks: "Grandpa missed you too! Little Shi Bao has gotten fat, have you been wronged?"

Little Shi Bao replied, "Shi Bao has never been wronged." Then, in a clear voice, he asked, "Grandpa is back, where's Mommy?"

Little Stone Treasure tilted his head and looked back, seeing a short-haired immortal wearing a mask, holding his mother in his arms.

Mother seemed to be asleep, but her pale face clearly indicated something was wrong.

Shi Bao slid down and ran to Feng Yu, anxiously asking, "What happened to my mother?"

Feng Yu could tell from Shi Bao's expression that the child did not recognize him.

Jiang Ming picked up Xiao Shibao and coaxed him gently, "Mommy is injured, Shibao, be good, let's go back first."

Although he was small, he was already almost eight years old. He was born with ten spiritual powers and was precocious. Shi Bao obediently lay on Jiang Ming's shoulder, without making a fuss.

Hu Yawu walked behind, glancing at Shi Bao and Jiang Ming, then at Feng Yu several times, not daring to say anything or ask any more questions.

He didn't even dare to greet Shi Bao.

Shi Bao noticed Hu Yawu's gaze, opened his big eyes to look at him, and asked in a childish voice, "Uncle Wu, did you miss me too?"

Hu Yawu was extremely embarrassed and replied with an awkward laugh, "Yes, Uncle Wu misses you too."

Remembering something, Shi Bao asked again, "Where is Uncle Feng Yu?"

Feng Yu paused for a moment as she carried Shen Yao up the steps, pretending not to have heard anything, and continued walking.

Jiang Ming noticed his subtle actions and secretly felt pleased: 'Good son, I haven't raised him in vain.'

The atmosphere was tense; everyone was lost in their own thoughts and remained silent the rest of the way.

Back at Maple Red Garden, Feng Yu, familiar with the place, placed Shen Yao on the Fire Spirit Stone bed in the side hall.

Jiang Qi returned to Leishen Hall and delivered a small box in the evening. She respectfully handed it to Huo Die: "Uncle, there is a Nine-Turn Soul-Stabilizing Pill inside, which can extend your sister-in-law's life for three days. I will make another one within three days."

Huo Die took the small box, his face darkening: "What a smiling tiger! One pill every three days, he's trying to trap us all here."

However, Jiang Qi miscalculated. As long as he could extend Shen Yao's life and wait for her earth spiritual root to grow, he would have a way to revive his daughter's shattered six spiritual roots.