As our faces drew closer, I sensed a sharp aura approaching from the distance. Mother—she was returning. I could feel her presence reaching out to me, a forceful and commanding energy.
My doting mother!
I chuckled quietly to myself, but quickly masked my aura just enough to buy some time before she found me.
I needed this moment, a brief reprieve to savor the beauty of Yue Liqin, who was still blissfully unaware of her sister-in-law's imminent arrival.
Yue Liqin—radiant, seductive, and graceful. The heavenly diamond on her finger only enhanced her allure, a gem so coveted that women of all cultivation levels desired it fiercely. I often wondered why the Sky Goddess would bestow such a treasure on the Sky Prince, a gift so rare that even other goddesses yearned for it.
Surely, maybe he had intended it for someone of equal standing, perhaps a princess of another realm. But none of that mattered. The moment I gave part of it to Yue Liqin, it became a symbol of my unspoken desire. No words were needed.
The diamond said it all.
"Qi'er!" I called, her eyes locking onto mine, despite the invisible barrier I had placed around us. No one else could witness this moment. I took her delicate hands in mine, my thumb gently caressing her skin. "I'm afraid we'll have to cut our time short. I'll see you tonight," I said with a wink, watching as her cheeks flushed crimson.
The blush on her face was more telling than any response she could give. She knew exactly what I meant.
With that, I vanished, mounting ChiChu's back as we ascended into the sky, leaving Yue Liqin's courtyard behind.
Yue Liqin wasn't just any woman—she was my aunt, my father's sister. A talented cultivator who once put her own progress on hold to raise me when I was just a child. My mother had always been off on her endless adventures, pursuing power and the ancient secrets of the heavens in ancient labyrinths.
In her absence, Yue Liqin took care of me, raising me as if I were her own. At the time, she had been at the Earthly Domination stage, her talent unmatched, but her cultivation delayed because of me.
As the years passed, my respect for her deepened, but so did something else.
I began to realize how much I adored her—how twisted my feelings had become. Yue Liqin had nurtured me, shaped me, and in doing so, had become my first love. I wasn't like other men; back on Earth, no woman had ever sparked my interest. No matter their beauty, they all seemed ordinary to me. It was with Yue Liqin that I discovered the darkness within me. I was drawn to her in ways no one could understand.
Incestuous. Forbidden. But I embraced it.
She was mine, in every sense that mattered.
As for my second love...
ChiChu's wings shimmered as she tore through the thin layers of space, her body surrounded by the intricate patterns of the Space Dao. She had come a long way under my guidance.
When we first bonded, she was a rare dragon with the ability to bend space, but now, after years of learning from me, the master of Space-Time Dao, she had mastered the laws of space itself.
Merely coating herself in the Space Dao allowed her to break through the fabric of reality with ease.
"You've done well, Little ChiChu," I praised, watching her with pride. Her roar echoed across the sky, a sound so powerful it resonated through every corner of the Heaven Secret Sect. Every disciple, every elder, would know of our return. I smiled to myself, amused by ChiChu's dramatic entrance.
But just as we were about to break through the protective shield around the sect, I felt something—an aura that touched my skin, impossible to ignore. It was a woman, her presence overwhelming and ancient. My instincts flared, and I extended my senses, my eyes tearing through the veils of space and time, a testament to my mastery of the Dao.
There, in the distance, was... my second love.
Her beauty was unrivaled, her aura untouched by the mundanity of the mortal world. She stood bathed in the golden light of the setting sun, a vision so divine that even the heavens themselves seemed to bow to her presence.
The perfection of her form, the grace in her movements—it all reminded me of the power she wielded effortlessly. She was beyond the reach of time, beyond the limits of mortality.
"Mother," I whispered, my heart pounding as her figure became clearer.
Her beauty was not just physical, it was transcendent. Her aura radiated power, a reminder of the bloodline I carried and the legacy I was born into. She was untouchable, a goddess in every sense of the word.
Even now, after all these years, she had remained the same—unchanged, ageless. The pursuit of power had consumed her for as long as I could remember, but it had never tarnished her beauty.
She was more than just a mother. She was the embodiment of everything I respected, everything I longed for. Yet, despite all her strength, she had left me, time and time again, to chase after the secrets of the ancient realms.
But now, she was back, and her presence stirred something deep within me, a conflict of emotions that I could neither escape nor ignore.
My mother was a beauty renowned throughout the Sky Above Realm, often said to hold the third place in its hierarchy of allure among mature women, a testament to her ethereal grace that rivaled even the Sky Above Empress and the Sky Above Goddess themselves.
But she was more than just a beauty; she embodied both power and elegance, a living manifestation of the ideals revered in the Xianlun World.
Her ethereal form shimmered, wrapped in a powerful aura that seemed to bend the very fabric of space around her. A sword gleamed in her hand as she glided effortlessly through the skies, her robes billowing around her, revealing just enough to tantalize the eye, while her cultivation base protected her from any unwanted gazes.
But I was different; my All-Seeing Sight pierced through those layers of protection, granting me glimpses few could ever hope to see.
There was an unbreakable bond between us, forged in the fires of ambition and desire. She loved cultivation more than she loved me, her son—a painful truth I had come to accept. I knew I was her ticket to the hidden secrets of the heavens, treasures buried within ancient labyrinths.
But I was determined to change that perception; I wanted to be seen not merely as a means to an end but as a man worthy of her regard.
"You broke through, good!" Her voice rang out, emotionless yet tinged with a hint of approval. It carried the weight of her ethereal presence, reminding me of my role as the "special tool" in her grand designs.
"I did, Mother! I take it you had a good adventure?" I flew toward her, stopping gracefully before her.
Her expression shifted, curiosity flickering in her eyes. 'Oh? Don't tell me…!' I couldn't help grinning inside.
I knew exactly what had transpired; the tension in the air was palpable, a prelude to the unfolding drama that would soon envelop us both.