Chao Fan was now sitting across from Chao Hong while his mother was passed out on her straw bed next to them, the tension between them would be palpable if they weren't so worried about Lee Hua. 

Chao Hong: So what really is it? I know she's been sick for a while but I was never told what she was afflicted with.

Chao Fan: Or you just never cared enough to check for yourself

Chao Hong: Now that's not the truth, if I would've focused on her then the sect would have had no leadership, when I took over there was a massive purge and civil war. The timing was just incredibly poor

Excuses, I'd heard these types of excuses a thousand times from my dad for why he couldnt be there when mom... anyways, I had enough of this bastard trying to talk down to Chao Fan because he was just a kid. I decided to step in

I manifested as a glowing black eye above Chao Fan and started to speak

Lance: Is that what you tell yourself? that it was a matter of priorities? 

Chao Hong: Chao Fan did you summon this out?!

Chao Fan shook his head while Chao Hong squinted

Chao Hong: What the hell are you? Martial Spirits don't have enough sentience to come out freely or speak until you reach at least the otherworldly enlightenment realm. Chao Fan may be a Chosen one but he is by no means able to progress that quickly

Lance: Let's just say that the rules of Martial Spirits give me a little bit of leeway

This was a lie but also the truth, I wasn't just allowed leeway but I was able to circumvent the rules completely due to my nature as transcending the physical realms.

Lance: But how I'm able to talk is unimportant, what matters is that you suck as a dad. You can tell yourself any excuses you want but you had two very simple choices, you could either take responsibility for your child and first love-

He flinched at the part about first love, it looked like I was right. He had multiple wives as a powerful martial artist, but before he rose to power and attracted any of them... him and Lee Hua traveled the world together. 

Lance: I've seen this story countless times, it's basically become a cliche at this point. You were a nobody at the beginning, yet through some great fortune you managed to gain the potential to become powerful and I'm guessing that she was the only one who was with you through it all, your mentor even. Yet the second you proved yourself worthy there was a choice to make, you could either take the position as leader or be with your love and partner who was carrying your child... you abandoned her.

Chao Hong opened his mouth to refute but lowered his head in shame. Chao Fan slammed his hands into the table and stared at his father with tears welling up

Chao Fan: Mother used to tell me all these great stories about you... how you were naive and hopeful, but you were also brave and powerful. you were like a loyal wolf who protected those he cared about at all costs and never gave up when you decided something... I can see now that they were just stories told to a child.

I had no doubt that Chao Hong had once been like that. Chao Fan basically just described your typical martial arts protagonist. What I was seeing right now seemed to be one of those protagonists after their story had ended. 

Lance: Chao Fan, he knows what he did was the wrong choice... but he was once who your mother said he was. You can hate him for who he has become but he was once a great man. All we can do now is focus on your mother.

Chao Fan: How? her body has been unable to control her qi for some reason, her cold qi has been seeping into her body for the past 3 years

Lance: 'Helper, can you tell me what is wrong with her?' 

Helper: 'There are traces of demivenom which is a higher rank than what this world is able to produce... since the poison comes from the higher realm the antidote can only be found in the higher realm. this world does not have the materials needed'

Lance: 'What about me? I am a godly alchemy cauldron, could I make medicine?'

Helper: 'Yes, however doing so would reveal it to the sect master that you are not a normal spirit'

Lance: 'Good, I never was good at laying low in video games.'

I decided to tell Chao Fan

Lance: Chao Fan, your mother has been poisoned by something of a higher realm. I can save her though

Chao Hong was stunned while Chao Fan looked at me with disbelief

Chao Fan: MASTER SPIRIT?! can you really save my mother?!

I nodded and asked my helper

Lance: 'How do I create the pill?'

Helper: 'To make the process familiar to you we have put something like an item menu from your favorite games, simply think items'

Lance: 'Items'

Suddenly a list popped up in front of me with tabs that you would find in an admin menu in an MMO

Lance: 'Pills'

Helper: 'I didn't even have to tell you that time, you're adapting surprisingly well'

Lance: 'Never underestimate a gamer. what pill do I need?'

Helper: 'You wont find the exact pill but a much higher version of it is listed as the meridian saving panacea'

Lance: 'I can't find the pill but I can find a much stronger one? why is that?'

Helper: 'You can only summon items that have been given to you as tribute by much higher realms than this one. however most are locked for fear of you abusing them in your story'

Lance: 'Tch, damn nerfs in video games, alright then... retrieve meridian saving panacea x1'

A bright gold and green pill was summoned and floated down into Chao Fans hand

Lance: Give her that pill, she will be saved

Chao Fan: If this truly saves my mother then I will follow your wishes to the depths of hell and back

OOOHHHH, here came my cool martial spirit overpowered mentor moment

Lance: The place I'm asking you to go makes Hell look like a paradise... I hope you'll be ready

Ruo Hong: Little one, the great leader will show you wonders beyond your wildest imaginations but you must work harder than you thought possible. We will assist you in any way possible.

Chao Fan immediately fed the pill to his mother who recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, her nearly lifeless body was now full of her beauty and vitality. Chao Hong stood up to caress her cheek and looked down at her wistfully

Chao Hong: You say that you want to bring Chao Fan to worlds beyond our own? before he sets out I must see if you will be able to survive the journey. together with Lee Hua we ascended to the Cao Lo realm above this one and became first rate warriors before returning to this realm to live in our home world. Your martial spirits already make you strong enough to be top tier in this world... but the next is exponentially more difficult, if you can suppress 40% of my power then I will allow you to leave

Chao Fan: ALLOW ME?! You don't have the authority to withhold anything from me

Chao Hong: I am still your father and the clan leader. my will cannot be ignored

Chao Fan: My FATHER! THE CLAN?! BOTH OF YOU... you both have done nothing for me or my mother. Master Void Spirit has been more of a father to me and done more than you ever have by merely saving my mother. my other two master spirits have protected me more than the clan ever did in my fight against Chou Zou. what gives you the right to have more authority over them

Chao Hong finally summoned his martial spirit... a massive red anaconda appeared outside the hut and looked into the hut from the hole in the roof, it looked like a 50 foot anaconda with 3 pairs of wings lining its back, it wouldn't be able to fly but they might allow it to glide through the air.

Chao Fan: Grand King Jormunconda...

This was apparently what had made Chao Hong a power to be feared on this continent. he contracted with a baby jormuncanda from the Cao Lo realm and over time evolved it into this, a mighty beast in either realm.

Chao Hong: Prove to me that you're worthy

Ruo Hong was fed up by this point and manifested as a small red dragon the size of a Labrador that looked like a mix of a eastern and western dragon. unlike before the Jormuncanda was clearly scared but did not back down. a testament to the countless battles it had been through

Ruo Hong: A little brat doesn't know the difference between the heavens and earth... time to learn why I'm the most feared dragon.

 

*MEANWHILE IN LANCES ROOM*

A door was heard opening as Layhla walks into the room

Layhla: Lance? Hey Lance great news! I think I finally got it, My friend saw that asshole in an alley and he was drunk. the bastard tried to sexually assault her without his guards but she got it on camera and managed to get away... I think we can finally nail the bastard even if its not for what he did to you... Lance?

She looked around only to see the computer monitor on with the character creator menu open but blank again.

Layhla: Oh Jeez lance, you spend so much time in these things to get away from your past that you arent focusing on what your future could be... or-or who could be in it *blushes* I swear I'll get those bastards for what they did to you. I wonder where you are though. Maybe you finally took my advice to go see your dad. Nah, that'll never happen anymore, but maybe now I can create my own character and see why you like them so much

Layhla spent around 5 minutes creating her character based around appearances and made her own character that she was happy with

Layhla: There we go... aannnndddd play-

As soon as Layhla pressed the button to play she saw a bright burst of light and closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes she saw a beautiful misty mountain and looked around until she saw a sign 

Layhla: Eternal Lotus Sect?

 

 

 

A/N: that is a wrap, I have been busy with school and lack of interest. I am now back up to at least two chapters a week. as a bonus for every chapter that gets 30 favorites I will upload another chapter the next day so be sure to favorite for earlier releases. this was made almost 2 times longer as an apology and took roughly an hour to write. please leave feedback