Creak.
The door was opened.
Chen Tianliang and Ying Shuangshuang entered, carrying a box of mung bean cakes.
Chen Zhixing quickly put on an innocent, bewildered look and reached out with his hand, saying, "Mother, hug."
"Alright, mother will hug you right away."
Ying Shuangshuang put down the mung bean cakes and hugged Chen Zhixing in her arms.
Looking at the rosy-cheeked Chen Zhixing in her arms, Ying Shuangshuang couldn’t help but grow more and more delighted.
"Come, let father hold you too." Chen Tianliang just extended his hand.
Chen Zhixing yawned and said, "Mother, I want to sleep."
Hearing this, Ying Shuangshuang pushed Chen Tianliang out.
The moon hung high.
Ying Shuangshuang held Chen Zhixing in her arms, gently humming a nursery rhyme.
After Chen Zhixing fell asleep, Ying Shuangshuang couldn’t help but gently press her temples and sighed.
"Tianliang’s reversed illness is getting more severe, and it’ll be the great contest in the East Profound soon, what should we do."
Hearing this, Chen Zhixing, who had been pretending to be asleep, was slightly moved.
He almost forgot about this.
Reversed illness!
It refers to the spiritual qi in the body occasionally going berserk, rushing backward through the meridians!
In the great contest in the East Profound years ago, Chen Tianliang was originally in the Divine Travel Realm and forcibly broke through to the True Self Realm during the contest to win a ranking and gain resource support for the Chen Family.
As a result, although Chen Tianliang broke through to the True Self Realm, he injured his Great Tao Foundation, causing the spiritual qi in his body to occasionally go berserk and rush backward through his meridians and dantian!
Every time the reversed illness acted up, it was like being pierced by a million needles, the pain was indescribable.
And the pain aside, the most crucial thing is that every reversal greatly damages the foundation of the Great Tao, dispersing all accumulated spiritual qi!
This has caused Chen Tianliang’s cultivation to only improve by one level, barely reaching the True Self Second Layer in ten years.
Back then, Chen Tianxiong used to be under Chen Tianliang.
Chen Tianliang was the first prodigy of the Chen Family.
It was precisely because of the reversed illness that Chen Tianxiong overtook Chen Tianliang and now sits firmly as the top of the second generation disciples of the Chen Family.
Perhaps Chen Tianxiong’s current targeting of Chen Tianliang has reasons rooted in those days when Chen Tianliang suppressed Chen Tianxiong.
Moreover...
Chen Zhixing had a bold guess in his heart.
Perhaps the reason why Chen Tianliang was severely injured in the South Sea Secret Realm, leading to a drastic decline and a complete cutoff of his cultivation path.
And the subsequent drastic change in Chen Tianliang’s temperament.
Are all related to this reversed illness!
"Father’s reversed illness is a ticking time bomb that needs to be resolved sooner rather than later."
Chen Zhixing silently pondered.
Whether for the father-son relationship or for his own growth and need for a protective shield.
He couldn’t just watch the reversed illness continuously torment Chen Tianliang!
"The reversed illness is a damage to the Great Tao Foundation. It is extremely difficult to heal. Unless someone from the Great Longevity Realm takes action, only the Medicine King in the Medicine King Valley can heal it.
But the Medicine King often wanders and no longer involves himself in mundane affairs. It is extremely difficult to find him, and even if found, it might be hard to persuade him to concoct pills for Chen Tianliang."
"However, there should be records about dealing with reversed illness in the Chen Family’s Scripture Pavilion. I might be able to start from these records and attempt to study a technique to temporarily relieve and suppress the reversed illness using heaven-defying comprehension."
Chen Zhixing pondered silently and glanced up at his mother, Ying Shuangshuang.
"Besides that, I also have to find a way to improve mother’s cultivation."
Numerous plans emerged in Chen Zhixing’s mind.
According to the timeline of ’Great Cultivation,’ it might not take long before the main storyline begins.
At that time, the Chen Family would face a catastrophic crisis!
Before this catastrophic crisis arrives, he not only needs to improve his own cultivation but also make his parents stronger.
Only when Chen Tianliang and Ying Shuangshuang become stronger can they protect Chen Zhixing, giving him enough time to grow!
"Father’s biggest problem is the reversed illness, while mother’s biggest problem is her cultivation technique. The Primordial Scripture is too rigid and yang-oriented, not quite suitable for mother....."
As Chen Zhixing thought about these things, he gradually fell asleep.
...
...
Days passed, and stars moved across the sky.
A month flew by in the blink of an eye.
During this month, Chen Zhixing spent most of his time cultivating the ’Ox Demon Transformation Star Scripture.’
With the support of the Innate Primordial Tao Body, his cultivation speed was extremely fast.
The star power in the first acupoint, Laogong, had reached nearly thirty percent.
He tried it out when no one was around.
A three-hundred-pound cedar table was lifted by him with one hand.
Chen Zhixing suspected that at this moment, his cultivation had completely reached the Treasure Body First Layer.
As for the thousand-pound strength of the Treasure Body Second Layer, he thought that as long as he completed the refining of the first acupoint, Laogong, he should naturally enter the Treasure Body Second Layer!
Aside from these times, Chen Zhixing was exceptionally busy.
He asked Chen Tianliang to bring him a large number of books on alchemy and medicine and continuously pieced together and connected those records about the reversed illness.
With the aid of heaven-defying comprehension, he gradually found a technique that could temporarily suppress the reversed illness!
It might not take long before this technique is fully developed by him.
Aside from finding a technique to suppress Chen Tianliang’s reversed illness, he began to integrate ’Heart Sword Skill’ and ’Refining Spirit and Transforming Breath Method’ into one, aiming to create a Refining God Skill that combines the strengths of both!
However, because there were so many trivial matters, the progress had been quite slow.
And regarding Ying Shuangshuang’s cultivation technique, Chen Zhixing also had some insights.
It’s just that he needs an appropriate opportunity to present it.
...
...
At the same time.
Not far from the Ziwei Mountain, where the Chen Family resided.
Two figures were having a low conversation.
One figure was an old man wearing a gray coat, with white hair and beard, a long thin face, and bright, clear eyes, appearing quite distinguished.
The other was a young woman of exquisite appearance and figure.
This woman was dressed in a purple palace gown, with a slender waist made more prominent by a white floating ribbon, showcasing an alluring silhouette, with perfect curves.
A thin veil covered her face from the eyes down.
However, just looking at her crystal-clear, autumn-like eyes.
It was easy to tell that she was a peerless beauty of stunning appearance.
Unfortunately, a bit of coldness hung in her eyebrows, adding some distance, making it hard for others to look directly at her.
"Your Highness, this is the Chen Family. Once, the Chen Family was the top Longevity Family in the East Profound Domain. Its ancestor, Chen Xuanfeng, achieved greatness and had unrivaled techniques, but with his mysterious disappearance, the Chen Family fell into decline, losing its position among the Longevity Families."
The old man in the gray robe smiled slightly and continued:
"However, this time, the Chen Family seems to have good fortune, having a Nine Ancient Patterner with the Innate King Map born, seemingly named Chen Zhaosheng."
The stunning young woman nodded, her expression not showing much emotion, and calmly said, "In our Celestial Saint Palace, as the Immortal Tao Lineage of the present, there are countless individuals with great talents, but very few truly achieve greatness in the end.
Over the years, how many prodigies have relied on their extraordinary talent, only to ultimately become ordinary due to lack of diligence?
What truly determines a person’s achievements includes not only talent but also comprehension, temperament, perseverance, and much more."
"Your Highness is right, which is why we’ve come in disguise this time, isn’t it to evaluate that Chen Zhaosheng? If Chen Zhaosheng indeed proves extraordinary, it won’t be too late for us to invite him to join the Celestial Saint Palace." The old man in the gray robe smiled slightly and said.
The stunning young woman looked up toward the distant peak of Ziwei Mountain and smiled faintly:
"Yes, I hope that Chen Zhaosheng will surprise me."