Forcing down the excitement in his heart, Ye Li continued reading along the letter.
“… That was my third year away from home.
In the past two years, I came out of Shanhai County and headed eastward, traveling along the way.
At that time, every time I passed a place, I would stop for a while to observe the surrounding customs and culture, and to learn from some famous talisman masters of the same level.
During that time, I met and made friends with a lot of people, and had a very fulfilling and enjoyable life along the way.
In the third year, I came to Fulong County, another place seven counties away from Shanhai County to the east.
I had planned to find a place to stay near one of the cities as usual, and then take on some tasks at the Chamber of Commerce to earn resources for cultivation.
However, on the way to Golden Dragon City, I accidentally saw a handsome young man who was besieged by seven talisman masters in the late Linghai period.
The boy looked younger than me, but his strength had reached the peak of the early Spirit Sea Stage. However, under the siege of seven people, he could only rely on a valuable defensive talisman to hold on. The situation was already precarious.
One of the biggest taboos in the martial arts world is to meddle in other people's business. At that time, I was only at the peak of the early Linghai period, and was just approaching the middle Linghai period. I was no match for the seven people.
But when I saw the boy's pure eyes filled with a desire to survive, I could no longer stand idly by.
At that time, relying on a sudden attack and a talisman that increased my speed, I managed to save the seriously injured boy, and took him to escape the pursuit and hide in a hidden cave on the outskirts of Jinlong City.
With the intention of saving people to the end, I took care of the boy until his injuries healed, and then I was ready to leave.
In order to express his gratitude to me for saving his life, the young man told me his true identity. He was your mother who was proficient in disguise.
Your mother ran away from home in order to escape her marriage. The reason she was hunted was because she accidentally obtained a map of the ruins, which was recorded on another piece of parchment in the box.
After your mother recovered, she asked me to explore the ruins with her, and I had no reason to refuse.
In order to wait for the ruins to open, the two of us stayed in Fulong County for a long time. After both of us were promoted to the middle stage of Linghai period, we set out on the journey to the ruins.
However, we both underestimated the enemy's determination to find us, and on the way to the ruins, we were discovered by each other.
After being chased all the way, the two of us hid in the ruins. Fortunately, we had a map in our hands, so we had a certain understanding of the situation in the ruins.
With the help of the mechanisms and various tests inside, we finally killed the other seven talisman masters despite being seriously injured.
I was seriously injured at the time and almost died. After your mother found out that I had both Yin and Water roots, she taught me a set of secret techniques passed down from her family.
In the most core area of the ruins, there is a large Yin-Yang Casting Heaven Furnace, which should have been built by the past owner for the purpose of producing high-quality elixirs for the disciples of a sect or family to break through the elixir stage.
There is also a small tripod in front of the Big Yin-Yang Sky-Casting Furnace, which is used to hold the Sky-Casting Spiritual Liquid that flows out after the Big Yin-Yang Sky-Casting Furnace refines the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
After your mother shared the Sky-Forging Spirit Juice with me, in order to save my life, the two of us jumped into the Great Yin-Yang Sky-Forging Furnace and used secret methods to fight against the refining power of the furnace.
With the help of the Zhutian Spirit Juice, one of us has the Yang and Fire talisman roots, and the other has the Yin and Water talisman roots, and we successfully formed the Yin-Yang Water and Fire Fetal Formation of your mother's secret method.
Not only did both of our injuries heal, but we also took this opportunity to directly jump from the middle Linghai period to the late Linghai period, and directly advanced to the Lingdan period, and we both achieved top-grade Lingdan.
What made us gain even more was that your mother's and my spiritual roots actually merged with each other in the Yin-Yang Water and Fire Fetal Element Formation. As a result, I obtained your mother's Yang and Fire Talisman roots, and your mother also obtained my Yin and Water Talisman roots.
After that, we stayed in the ruins for a long time, successfully passed all the tests of the mechanisms inside, and obtained a large amount of cultivation resources.
The most important thing is that the elixir we obtained that can increase the number of talisman roots allowed the two of us to collect all the talisman roots except the wind and thunder talisman roots, achieving the gathering of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.
You should know what happened next. After sharing life and death, your mother and I fell in love with each other and finally got married in private.
After nearly two more years of adventure, your mother became pregnant with you, and we returned to the Ye family.
The reason why I told you about the ruins is that I hope you can go and take a look at the ruins if you have the chance. Although there are no more elixirs in it, there are still many spiritual materials and herbs left.
Some of these herbs can enhance the properties of the talisman root. They were not fully grown at that time, so your mother and I did not take them away.
And if you happen to have reached the peak of the Spirit Sea Stage when you enter, you can also use the help of the Sky Casting Spirit Juice and the Great Yin-Yang Sky Casting Furnace to perfectly advance to the Spirit Pill Stage.
Of course, if you have not reached the peak of the Spirit Sea Stage when you enter, you can just take the Sky-Casting Spiritual Fluid away. After all, you don’t have the opportunity that your mother and I had to form the Yin-Yang Water and Fire Fetal Formation. If your strength is not enough to reach the peak of the Spirit Sea Stage, the Great Yin-Yang Sky-Casting Furnace will refine you into Qi.
Ye Li, my son, I have told you all the most secretive things in the past. It is up to you to decide whether you are willing to go out and explore the world.
I am not a good father. I cannot stop your mother from being taken away, nor can I allow you to have a complete family like other children.
But you have to believe one thing, whether your mother and I are with you or not, we will always love you.
The parchment I left behind contains a map of the location of the ruins and an outline of the map inside the ruins. You can use it to find the ruins.
Remember, this relic is only open in April every year. If you miss the time, you will have to wait until next year to enter.
Finally, I hope you can live a strong and brave life and pursue your own dreams in life. I will definitely watch over you from heaven and bless you with a safe life. "
The letter ended here. The handwriting was as weak and crooked as in the first letter. They were all left by Ye Hao in the last moments of his life.
When Ye Li saw the end of the letter, he couldn't help but shed tears again. He had lived with his father for more than ten years, and watched his father weaken day by day until he died. The pain he endured in his heart was now understood by only he himself.
Ye Li read the letter over and over again with great care, as if he was missing him through his father's handwriting.
After a long time, he took a deep breath, folded the letter again, and put it into the box.