182: Parental love

Lin Chen put away the two extremes reversal stone and left his seclusion spot.

While waiting for his grandparents to message him, he instructed Xi Ling to prepare for departure.

“Xi Ling, prepare to set sail. We’re returning to Blue Star for a trip.”

“Yes, Master.”

The Xi Ling warship was still at the God Ascension First Order life stage. Its evolution speed was a bit slow, and it was estimated that in another hundred years, it would not be able to keep up with Lin Chen’s growth rate.

He had to face his parents eventually. Instead of delaying, it was better to meet them as soon as possible, eliminate the awkward period, slowly cultivate their relationship, and treat his parents' presence as normal.

A moment later, his grandfather Lin Yuan’s video call came through. Lin Chen hesitated for a moment before answering the video communication.

The increasingly youthful grandfather Lin Yuan and grandmother Luo Zhiyuan were full of smiles. Upon seeing Lin Chen, they eagerly spoke.

“Chen’er, good news, very good news! Your parents didn't perish; they’ve returned alive! They are currently undergoing treatment and will regain consciousness soon.”

“Grandpa, I also received the news. I am a practitioner of Karma Dao, and when my parents' causality lines changed, I detected it immediately. I’m currently on my way home and should arrive soon.”

“Good, Chen’er, you don’t need to rush. Your parents still need some time to regain consciousness. It wasn’t easy for them; they returned severely injured and with fragile origins. Fortunately, their lives were saved.”

“It’s fine. As long as my parents are alive, there are plenty of ways to replenish their depleted origins. Our family all has divine blood, and we even have a chance to Ascension to God in the future. Even if you can’t Ascension to God on your own, I can use resources to pile you up to Ascension to God.”

Lin Chen chatted with his grandparents for a while longer before hanging up the video.

He was relatively calm; although his heart wasn’t entirely peaceful, it didn’t show on his face at all.

Then, he carried the Lin Chen Dao Domain with him, boarded the Xi Ling warship, and left the frontier starfield, heading towards the Blue Star ancestral land.

A week later, Lin Chen, aboard the Xi Ling warship, landed in Feng City, South Continent, Blue Star. He put away the Xi Ling warship and with a flash, arrived at his doorstep.

In front of the Lin Family Villa in Feng City.

Lin Chen sensed two unfamiliar yet familiar low-lying auras within the villa. He knew those were his parents, who had not yet awakened.

Walking into the villa, Lin Chen did not conceal his aura. Lin Yuan and Luo Zhiyuan immediately knew he had returned.

“Grandpa, Grandma, I’m back!”

“It’s good that you’re back. Your parents haven't woken up yet; they are still soaking in the medical pods upstairs.”

“Go see them.”

“I’ll go see them now.”

Upstairs in the villa, in what used to be Lin Chi and Yue Rushuang’s room, two medical pods stood.

His parents, seemingly unchanged in his memories, floated quietly in the nutrient solution, eyes tightly closed. Lin Chen watched them silently, the bond of blood unspoken.

Perhaps sensing Lin Chen’s arrival, Lin Chi and Yue Rushuang in the medical pods became mentally active, on the verge of waking up.

They opened their eyes almost simultaneously, and the first person they saw was Lin Chen. The aura of direct bloodline could not be faked. Their eyes were full of weariness, but within that weariness was only surprise and loving affection for Lin Chen.

That kind of gaze, full of loving affection from elders to juniors, Lin Chen had experienced from his grandparents.

The nutrient solution receded, and the medical pod doors opened. The two immediately stepped out of the medical pods.

Yue Rushuang raised her hand, wanting to touch Lin Chen’s head, but as if she had some scruple, she put her hand down again.

When they had their accident, Lin Chen was only 5 years old, a tiny tot. Now, Lin Chen was a young man, exuding the vitality of youth, with the natural aura of Ascension to God radiating from him.

Lin Chen proved everything with his actions.

He stepped forward and hugged Lin Chi and Yue Rushuang, thereby eliminating the sense of unfamiliarity between them.

“Child, it’s all our fault; we made you suffer.”

Yue Rushuang was in tears at this moment. She was quite emotional, and feeling her child’s embrace like this, she only felt a sense of debt.

Lin Chi’s eyes were also red, his emotions agitated, carrying some guilt.

They were very sad about their absence during Lin Chen’s growth. They had clearly vowed to be good parents, but in the end, they had broken their promise.

“Dad, Mom, everything is in the past. Now, our family of three reuniting is the best outcome.”

“Yes, reuniting is a good outcome.”

………

In this atmosphere, Lin Chen also felt somewhat emotional. The intense love for his parents made him feel a bit at a loss, needing time to get used to it.

Subsequently, the family of three talked a lot.

Lin Chen recounted his smooth life over the years, and Lin Chi and Yue Rushuang were proud of the achievements Lin Chen had made. Any parent would be happy for their child’s success.

Lin Chi and Yue Rushuang also recounted their experiences of being trapped in a spatial anomaly. Those days must have been difficult, but the two only spoke of the good parts, not mentioning a single word about the hardships.

However, Lin Chen could tell from their words how much effort they had put into leaving the spatial anomaly. To be able to return home and see Lin Chen, they must have endured many hardships.

The spatial anomaly they were trapped in was very far from the Federation, considered a minor world. At that time, they were only at the fourth-order cultivation level. Decades later, they had only stumbled their way to the seventh-order cultivation level.

And to leave the spatial anomaly at the seventh-order cultivation level, traverse violent spatial turbulence, drift through the starry sky, and find their way home after countless near-death experiences, showed how much they had sacrificed.

The current state of the two looked good, but in reality, they were like candles in the wind, with severe depletion of their origins, leaving them with only a hundred years of life. Furthermore, their path forward was cut off. Unless there were treasures that could reshape their bodies and origins, they would be a pile of bones in a hundred years.

Coincidentally, Lin Chen was very wealthy, and treasures for reshaping bodies and origins were countless.

“Dad, Mom, now you can follow me and enjoy life. As a domain-level prodigy, I will definitely Ascension to God in the future. You just lie back and prepare for takeoff.”

“Child, I am proud of you. This is a treasure that your Dad and I obtained in that spatial anomaly. We don’t quite understand it, but this treasure is at least God-tier, and it saved us both many times.”

“Now we two can’t use it anymore. We hope you can use it.”

Lin Chi and Yue Rushuang also knew their physical condition, but they didn’t tell Lin Chen at all, trying their best to downplay it. They even took out a treasure that was linked to their lives and handed it to Lin Chen.

They felt they owed Lin Chen a lot, so they wanted to compensate him. Even if giving the treasure to Lin Chen would worsen their condition, they were willing to do so at any cost.

“Dad, Mom, this treasure is already bound to your souls, with your true spirit imprints remaining within it. If you give it to me, you will die. I cannot accept it.”

With just one glance, Lin Chen knew what the treasure his mother Yue Rushuang was giving him was and what effect it would have on his parents.

This was the core part of a shattered Upper God artifact, filled with life essence. It was already bound to their souls, and it was precisely because of this artifact fragment that the two had escaped death multiple times. Even in such a poor state, their appearance showed no trace of it.

Once this artifact fragment left them, their condition would definitely plummet and worsen, directly entering a state of advanced decrepitude, not far from death.

“Child, we are already very gratified to see you again and know that you are so successful. It’s just a bit regrettable that we can’t watch you Ascension to God.”

“Child, take it. This treasure will be more useful in your hands.”

Lin Chi and Yue Rushuang did not know Lin Chen’s wealth. They only thought Lin Chen was an ordinary domain-level prodigy, currently only at the God Ascension First Order, and in need of resources.

They only wanted to do their best to provide some assistance to Lin Chen’s cultivation path.

Lin Chen felt his parents' simple love, and his eyes reddened a little. So, this was what loving parents were like; they could make their children feel loved, willing to give everything for their children.

“Dad, Mom, come with me.”

Sometimes, verbal explanations were pale. Lin Chen wanted his parents to know how amazing he was now.

In the Lin Chen Dao Domain, in Lin Chen's private treasury.

“Dad, Mom, I feel your love, but I hope you can always accompany me, instead of burning your lives to provide me with assistance. As long as I am alive, I can keep getting stronger. You also know that I have the Great Accomplishment Late Bloomer talent.”

“This is my treasury. There are many kinds of treasures, some of which are for restoring your condition. The treasure you have is most suitable for you to use. I hope that in the future, our whole family can Ascension to God and live forever together.”

Lin Chen took his parents to visit his treasury. It was then that they realized Lin Chen was not an ordinary domain-level prodigy; their child was already a powerful expert.

So, the two quickly changed their mindset, accepted Lin Chen’s awesomeness, and were attracted by the future Lin Chen described.

A family of three, all Ascension to God, living forever.

What a beautiful future scene.

—— ( = T ェ T = ) Scolded