After entering the gates of the blood heaven sect after returning from the thunder lotus treasure hunt the year had gone by and it was time for the competition the Imperial City was more magnificent than any place Zhou Yu had ever visited.Towering walls covered in ancient formations surrounded the city, and countless cultivators from different sects entered and exited through the gates.
The upcoming competition had attracted geniuses from every corner of the continent.
On a giant spirit beast flying through the clouds, the Master of the Blood Heaven Sect sat calmly while beside him were his three personal disciples and two attendants.
"Imperial City is ahead," the sect master said.
The spirit beast let out a powerful roar as it descended from the sky.A journey that would have taken ordinary cultivators several days was completed in only one day because of the speed of the Blood Heaven Sect's spirit beast.
As they descended toward Imperial City, Zhou Yu looked at the ancient city before him.This was the place where countless geniuses from the Central Plains would gather for the competition.The gates opened, allowing the Blood Heaven Sect group to enter.
Soon, they arrived at the competition stage.
The entire area was already filled with cultivators from different sects.Zhou Yu quietly observed everything around him.
Then suddenly...
A powerful light erupted from the center of Imperial City.The ancient transfer array activated.The surrounding cultivators immediately looked over.
"The transfer array has activated."
"Someone from the Eastern Continent has arrived."
Zhou Yu's expression changed slightly.That formation...He knew it.Years ago, he had also stepped onto a similar transfer array.At that time, he was nothing like the person he was now.He had arrived in the Central Plains injured, confused, and alone. It was through that path that his fate changed.It was also there that the emperor found him and saved him.Memories flashed through Zhou Yu's mind.
Back then he wore plain clothing and his greatest wish was to become a status disciple now don with elegant he wanted something more But before he could think further, an unfamiliar feeling appeared.
A connection.A powerful connection.It was like his spirit vein, but far stronger.It felt as if something connected to his very blood was nearby.
Zhou Yu frowned.
"What is this feeling?"
Unable to ignore it, he asked the sect master for an excuse.At that moment, another powerful aura approached Imperial City.the Celestial Heaven Sect had also arrived in Imperial City.The sect master came with his daughter, Wang Fei, two elders, his grandson,and his father in law with two disciples of the body refinement class li wangyu was among them
Since birth, the young man had never left the Celestial Heaven Sect.Everything in Imperial City amazed him.While his grandfather discussed the competition with Wang Fei and the elders, the young man quietly wandered away.He had only wanted to look around.
He had no idea that his small curiosity would lead him toward fate.As he walked through the streets, he stopped at a weapon store.
Looking at the swords displayed inside, he became interested.
How much is this sword?"
The shop owner answered him.The young man carefully examined it.At that moment...
High above the city, Zhou Yu suddenly felt the connection become stronger.His eyes moved toward a certain street.
He descended.
Landing near the weapon store, he saw a young man standing there asking about a sword.At first, Zhou Yu only looked at him because of the strange connection.But then the young man turned around.Their eyes met.Zhou Yu froze.
That face...it was like looking in the mirror It was not just similar. It was identical in feeling.The same eyes.The same faint sharpness hidden under curiosity.The same aura that refused to bow.Zhou Yu's breathing became uneven for the first time in years.
"…my son."
The words left his mouth almost soundlessly.The young man froze.His hand stopped halfway toward the sword.He turned slowly.And the moment he saw Zhou Yu's face…Something inside him shattered open.Memories he had never experienced began to feel real.A connection he could not explain flooded his mind.He did not need confirmation.
He just knew. This man…Was his Father
For a brief moment, neither moved.The world around them seemed to fade.Only the two of them existed.Then Zhou Yu's expression changed.Not joy.Not relief.But caution.The Celestial Heaven Sect was here.And if that man arrived…He would not leave alive.Zhou Yu took a step back.
Then another.
He wanted to leave as he did not want to die just the a voice came from further down the street.
"Third Elder."
The young man spoke instinctively, his attention briefly shifting.Zhou Yu's body stiffened.That title.Third Elder.Not for him.
But it came from his son.And in that instant, memory flashed in Zhou Yu's mind.
The two elders.The injuries from years ago.The golden lightning that forced them into retreat.Their hatred.Their persistence.
His expression changed instantly.
Danger.
His calm shattered into immediate caution. Without another thought. He was leaving.
Now.No reunion.No explanation.Not here.Not with them present.But the moment he moved—Two figures emerged from the distance.The Celestial Heaven Sect elders.
They had come only to retrieve the young man.At first, their expressions were calm, even slightly displeased, as if annoyed by the delay.
"The young master is here, bring him back ".
One of them said calmly, as if nothing important was happening.The young man frowned slightly, still confused by everything.
But Zhou Yu's expression changed instantly.
Those two elders.He recognized them.
Memory flashed through his mind.
Twenty years ago.Golden lightning.Flame tokens.Blood and humiliation.The injuries they had carried for years because of him.
His face darkened.Danger.No hesitation.No explanation.Zhou Yu turned immediately.He would leave.Now.
But the moment he turned to leave they locked eyes with each other they said
" Zhou yu !!!!!!!!"
In the blink of an eye one of the elder teleported behind him he said
" Where do you think your going "
Zhou Yu's body froze slightly. Not because he was weak.But because the gap in cultivation made escape nearly impossible. He knew he could not fight them especially not with the celestial heaven sect nearby he made a decision he yelled for help and he was so loud every cultivator in imperial city could hear it he said
" Sect master!!!!!!!".