"Ren, are you planning to cause trouble for your brother?"

Hearing Xiao Ren's words full of hostility, Lin Wanqing snapped back to reality.

She quickly grabbed Xiao Ren.

"Listen to your mother, don't go, okay?"

"Your brother has just recovered his cultivation and gained such an opportunity. Let me talk to him, and maybe our family can be like before..."

"Shut up!!"

Before Lin Wanqing could finish, Xiao Ren exploded.

He turned around, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Lin Wanqing, like a beast ready to go berserk at any moment.

"Talk to him about what?!"

"Admit that I maliciously framed him a few days ago, that the things he accused me of are true, and that I, his brother, am the disgrace of the Xiao family?!"

"Where do you want me to put my face? How do you expect me to face the Taiyi Sacred Land?!"

His words, filled with malice, struck Lin Wanqing like a bolt of lightning, leaving her stunned.

Tears streamed down her face as she spoke in a sorrowful tone.

"I just want you two to reconcile..."

"Stop pretending to be kind!"

"All this talk about reconciliation is just to ease your guilt."

Xiao Ren showed no mercy, tearing away Lin Wanqing's facade.

"For the past six months..."

"You haven't cared about either of us. If it weren't for the incident a few days ago..."

"You watched him destroy his own cultivation and sever ties with you, his mother, causing you some shock and guilt."

"Would you be acting so hypocritically now?!"

"No!!"

"So stop saying it's just for our reconciliation. Your hypocrisy makes me sick!"

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Boom!!

After Xiao Ren's merciless words, Lin Wanqing felt as if the sky was falling, her world spinning.

She never expected...

Her beloved youngest son thought of her this way.

A few days ago...

When that incident happened, she stood by Xiao Ren's side!

"Ungrateful child, ungrateful child!!"

"How dare you speak to your mother like that? Have I spoiled you too much?!!"

Overwhelmed with anger and shame, Lin Wanqing lost her composure and slapped Xiao Ren.

But before her hand could reach his face, another slap landed hard on her own.

"Have you had enough?!!"

The forceful slap nearly sent Lin Wanqing flying, leaving her cheek swollen.

She looked up.

Only to see Xiao Tiance's cold, murderous gaze, his face dark as if he could devour someone, making Lin Wanqing feel as if the sky had truly collapsed.

A rebellious son, an abusive husband, and a broken self.

What had she done to deserve this?

"Ren, return to the Taiyi Sacred Land first. I'll handle the rest."

After leaving Lin Wanqing dumbfounded, Xiao Tiance spoke in a low voice.

His demeanor, as if saying he would support Xiao Ren no matter what, made Xiao Ren feel slightly better.

He snorted coldly and walked out with a stern face.

"Xiao Tiance, how dare you hit me?!"

After Xiao Ren left the hall, Lin Wanqing, still in shock, glared at him like a tigress, demanding an explanation.

"That slap was to wake you up!"

"If you hadn't favored the younger son since childhood, planting seeds of resentment in Xiao Ming's heart and making Xiao Ren so reckless, how would things have come to this?!"

"What do you mean I favored the younger son?!"

"Wasn't it you who said the older son should be raised strictly, to be toughened, to be an example for the younger one?!"

Hearing Xiao Tiance's words, Lin Wanqing immediately retorted.

Her hysterical demeanor was a stark contrast to her earlier tearful one.

"I don't want to argue with you."

"But from now on, remember this: since you chose the younger son from the start, don't think about bringing the older one back now."

"Trying to play both sides, who are you trying to fool?!"

"If Xiao Ren ends up turning against us too, I'd like to see who you'll rely on then!"

With that, Xiao Tiance snorted and walked out of the hall.

Next, he had to prepare for the worst, to find a way out for himself.

This way, even if Xiao Ren couldn't be relied on and Xiao Ming sought revenge, he could better handle the future.

"Was I wrong..."

Watching Xiao Tiance leave, Lin Wanqing was haunted by those harsh words, feeling drained and collapsing to the ground.

"No, I wasn't wrong."

"I did it all for the good of both sons."

"Now that Xiao Ming's cultivation has recovered and he's joined the Fuyou Sacred Land, he hasn't really lost anything; in fact, he gained from the misfortune."

"If I talk to him, maybe he'll let go of the grudge and reconcile with me and Ren."

With this thought, Lin Wanqing's eyes lit up with hope.

In her memory, Xiao Ming had always been very magnanimous, respectful to the Xiao family and his parents.

He couldn't possibly sever all ties over a small misunderstanding.

Maybe it was just a decision made in anger at the time.

If she sincerely apologized to her eldest son, maybe Xiao Ming would let go of the grudge and accept her as his mother again.

After all, the bond of ten months of pregnancy and mother-child connection couldn't be easily severed!

With this in mind, Lin Wanqing stood up, planning to find an opportunity to secretly visit the Fuyou Sacred Land!

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Meanwhile, at Moonwatch Peak in the Fuyou Sacred Land.

"We're here. This will be your training ground from now on. Pick a spot and build a cave dwelling."

Arriving at the main peak, Jiang Xuanying casually dropped them off, then landed on a barren rock.

"This... is Moonwatch Peak?!!"

Seeing the main peak, Xiao Ming's eyes widened.

He had thought Jiang Xuanying's residence would be a picturesque paradise.

Unexpectedly...

It was a barren mountain!

Indeed, the main peak was bare, with no greenery in sight, only jagged rocks.

Even the surrounding area was shrouded in mist, looking desolate.

Birds wouldn't even dare to defecate here, leaving Xiao Ming puzzled.

What did the young priestess of the ancient Jiang clan see in such a desolate place?!

Feng Xianhuang, on the other hand, remained calm, as if she had anticipated this.

After all, although she hadn't been here in her previous life, she had seen this main peak from afar.

However, stepping onto the mountain for the first time still made her nervous.

Because...

She sensed a mysterious power within the mountain, desolate, annihilating, profound, terrifying.

That power made the ancient phoenix bloodline in her feel inexplicably uneasy and apprehensive.

It seemed this power...

Was even more advanced than her phoenix power!

This left Feng Xianhuang incredulous, her gaze fixed on the barren mountain.

"This power... emanates from within the mountain. There's definitely a secret buried inside!"

Not only did Feng Xianhuang have this thought, but Xiao Ming also realized it.

While observing Moonwatch Peak, Xiao Ming activated the Eye of Truth, uncovering the mystery of the barren mountain, with a stream of information appearing before him.