After the advanced integration, Dongxue's body underwent earth-shaking and miraculous changes, as if she had been reborn. The skin all over her body was as crystal clear as ice and snow, and strands of extremely cold aura were constantly exuding from the inside to the outside.
I saw her standing in the wind, her clothes fluttering, and her figure graceful. She was like a fairy in the snow descending from the mortal world, cool and stunning yet charming and enchanting.
When Liu Changxu saw that his wife had successfully overcome the disaster, the joy in his heart was like a surging wave, which instantly overwhelmed everything.
Immediately, his figure flashed and turned into a bolt of lightning as fast as thunder, appearing in front of Dongxue in an instant. Then, he opened his solid and powerful arms and hugged his wife tightly into his arms, lovingly.
He opened his mouth and said:
"Congratulations, madam, for finally successfully overcoming the tribulation after going through many hardships!
"Thank you husband for protecting me with all your strength! Without my husband's support, I would definitely not be able to successfully break through."
Dongxue is like a little bird, curled up in her husband's generous and warm arms, and said softly:
"Bo'er, why didn't you come? His tribulation went smoothly this time. Was it successful?"
Dongxue's beautiful eyes wandered around, but she didn't see her son Liu Fubo. She couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in her heart, and couldn't help but ask:
When he saw his wife asking about his son Liu Fubo, Liu Changxu's face suddenly became extremely complicated, turning blue and white. He pondered for a moment, thought about it again, and finally decided to tell the cruel truth:
"When Bo'er was going through the Thunder Tribulation of Refining the Void, he failed to withstand the rolling thunder and unfortunately fell under the Thunder Tribulation!"
"Ah! Is this true?"
Hearing this, Dong Xue felt as if she was struck by lightning, her eyes widened, her face full of disbelief, and she asked with a trembling voice.
Facing his wife's eyes full of doubts and despair, Liu Changxu nodded heavily, his eyes full of sorrow and helplessness.
"Bo'er, why did you leave like that?"
After confirming the authenticity of the bad news, Dongxue felt like the world was spinning, her heart was twisting in a knife, she covered her face with her hands, tears rushed out like water bursting from a dam, and she broke down in sobs. Her heartbreaking cries echoed in the air.
Seeing his wife so sad and crying due to the sudden death of her son, Liu Changxu's eyes turned red unconsciously.
He could only silently hold Dongxue tightly with his generous arms, trying to give her some comfort.
"Bo'er's downfall was mainly because I, as a mother, paid too little attention to him and took care of him poorly. Otherwise, how could he have ended up in such a situation!"
Dongxue was so distraught that her clothes were soaked with tears.
At this time, Xiao Zi'er, Zhao Qier, Murong Yuyao and other women also hurried over. Seeing that Dong Xue was still crying, they hurried over to persuade her.
The monks from the Zixiao Sect who were originally planning to come over to congratulate Dongxue saw this scene and knew that this was not the time to congratulate them, so they had to leave quietly.
Dongxue hugged her husband and cried sadly for a long time. Gradually, her crying slowly stopped. As a powerful monk in the integration stage, Dongxue was deeply aware of the cruelty and ruthlessness of the process of overcoming the tribulation.
She knew that her son had not been able to successfully overcome the calamity, and she could not blame others or other factors. She could only say that her son's good fortune was shallow and he did not have that kind of fortune.
Her grief and crying just now were not to complain about what happened to her son, but more to vent the pain in her heart.
However, after Dongxue stopped crying, her face became even colder, as if covered with a thick layer of frost, and her whole body was exuding a bone-chilling chill.
If an ordinary mortal stood next to her at this moment, he would probably be frozen into a hard popsicle in an instant.
Seeing Dongxue in this state, Liu Changxu understood clearly that just a few words of persuasion would definitely not solve the current problem. Only the power of time could make her slowly forget the matter.
Therefore, after Dongxue returned to Ruyi Lotus Palace, she immediately entered the retreat room to retreat and concentrate on consolidating her own cultivation.
After the winter snow retreat, Liu Changxu returned to Yulong Mountain with his wives.
Mother Lin Yulian and father Liu Shihao were overjoyed when they saw their son and daughter-in-law returning, and they immediately organized the luncheon that day with great enthusiasm.
Because she only has a lifespan of three hundred years at most, her mother Lin Yulian now particularly cherishes the time she spends with her children. Therefore, she is extremely happy every time her son returns.
Seeing his mother step into the kitchen in person and start making spiritual meals, Liu Changxu also hurried over to help.
"Xu'er, I heard that Dongxue successfully advanced to the combined state. Is this true?"
Mother Lin Yulian asked while carefully making the spiritual meal.
"Yes, mother, Dongxue has just successfully advanced. She is currently in retreat to consolidate her cultivation."
Liu Changxu quickly replied:
"Even Dongxue has advanced to the state of integration. Our Liu family is now undoubtedly the first family of the human race! Thinking back to those days, I never expected that our Liu family would have such glorious achievements today!"
Lin Yulian said with emotion.
However, she suddenly changed the subject, and then said:
"It is a good thing that the family is getting stronger. However, our Liu family is only superficially strong now. Without you, your wife and children, our Liu family is nothing.
In recent years, very bad signs have appeared within the family. The internal struggle for power has become very serious. Some unscrupulous descendants have committed all kinds of evil things by robbing men and dominating women, but they have not been punished.
Xu'er, you must take good care of this matter, otherwise, when you leave Bailing Star in the future, our Liu family will fall apart, and we will regret it by then."
After hearing what his mother said, Liu Changxu's expression straightened up and he quickly replied:
"My mother's lesson is that my son must go all out to resolve this matter and get the family development back on track!"
However, having said that, Liu Changxu knew very well that the current problems of the Liu family were actually the inevitable result after the family developed to a certain scale.
Not to mention other things, take Liu Changxu's grandchildren as an example. Many of them cannot be named or recognized. Except for the slightest blood connection, the relationship between them is actually no different from strangers.
Therefore, in order for such a large family to maintain basic unity and avoid the outbreak of serious internal strife, it is impossible to rely solely on blood and family ties.
As time goes by, more and more conflicts will accumulate within the family.
There was no need to investigate specifically, Liu Changxu knew that what his mother Lin Yulian said must be true.
Of course, as a combined powerhouse, Liu Changxu could easily discover the ridiculous behavior of those unworthy descendants as long as he was willing and without the help of others.
However, even if he takes control and strictly enforces family laws, similar problems will probably continue to arise in a few years. How can he control them?
However, as my mother said, if this is left unchecked, as long as Liu Changxu and his wives leave Bailingxing, the family may have dire consequences of falling apart.