by Zhi Bai
Chen Shaobai said: "You really want to know?"
"I really want to."
"That's even more impossible to say. I like to see you in such a rush that you can't get rid of me."
He leaned back and looked up at the moon.
"There's nothing to like."
"I like it."
Chen Shaobai said: "There are some people who like the sun and obtain power from it, such as their faith in and trust in the light. Some people love the night, gaining confidence and courage from the darkness. I like the light in the darkness, and the only thing that can do that is the moon. If a person was always in the light, they would be burned. Moreover, once they were hurt, it would be difficult to heal them. If a person remains in darkness for a long period of time, they will lose themselves and fall into an abyss of no return. "
"Therefore, the light in the darkness is the most correct direction."
The things he said that were hard to understand did not seem to have anything to do with An Zheng. However, from his tone, it was clear that he was replying to An Zheng's question in all seriousness. Even though from the beginning to the end, it had nothing to do with who he was.
"I know you're curious, but I feel bored. Furthermore, there are still some small matters that haven't been resolved yet in Fantasy City, so I'll have a final chat with you."
Chen Shaobai drank a mouthful of wine. The strange thing was, he did not drink his own good wine, but instead, drank An Zheng's bad wine.
"Are you curious about the Chen family? Actually, the Chen family's existence was just a front to conceal my identity. The people of the Chen family were all there to cover me up, but each of them had their own responsibilities, so they didn't know too many secrets. As for the hidden powers that Chen Qi obtained, they are also a group of people with special abilities that had gathered together to protect me back then. Every single one of them has their own value. "
Chen Shaobai: "You can understand this … I am the descendant of a very, very large family, but for a family as large as this, it is very common for them to fight for power and profit. I am the eldest grandson of the family, so I have a very high status in the family. So, there are too many people who want to kill me. In order to protect me, my family sent me to the Fantasy City. "My father in the Chen family is fake. My mother is fake. Everything is fake."
"Now that my family is almost done, I have to go back. However, all the effects that I have left on Fantasy City must be completely erased … Tonight. "
After he finished speaking, he looked at An Zheng: "How is it, did you feel grateful to me after I helped you explain your doubts?"
An Zheng asked: "You can't finish everything at once, don't mention it next time."
Chen Shaobai: "Sigh … You're the one who's getting the best of me. I can't tell you who I am, but from the way I casually gave you a treasure, you probably know that my family must be amazing, right? So I was lying to you before, there was no mysterious sect, I just went back to take over the family. Therefore … We may never see each other again. Because my height is too different from yours. Whenever you painstakingly climb up here, I will give you a merciful gift and give you one chance to see me. "
Chen Shaobai: "Why aren't you saying anything?"
An Zheng: "Can I use a more crude language, or directly use vulgarities?"
"No."
"Then I have nothing to say."
"Chi …"
Chen Shaobai glared at An Zheng: "Don't feel that pressure, even though I am a tall person, my temper is good. So I'm not in a hurry to kill you, nor am I in a hurry to take what you owe me.
An Zheng asked: "Are you really going to leave and never come back?"
Chen Shaobai: "At the very least, it will take a very long time."
An Zheng: "Bring it over."
"What?"
"I'll have a sip of that good wine of yours to celebrate."
"Scram!"
Chen Shaobai scolded, and then handed the crystal wine jug over to An Zheng. When An Zheng drank, he discovered that there was a strange pattern on the crystal wine pot, as if there was something similar on the Bronze Bell. Initially, he had thought that it was just some ordinary pattern. Now, it seemed more like some sort of badge or emblem. He took a sip and could not help but exclaim, "Good wine indeed."
Chen Shaobai said complacently, "Of course, if it's not people who drink too much, at least not a single one of the kings of the sixteen kingdoms have ever tasted this wine before."
An Zheng: "Let's talk about serious matters. Why are you helping me?"
Chen Shaobai: "Because you helped me."
"Nonsense, everything is part of your plan. You intentionally did not stop Chen Pu from exterminating the Chen family. Those people who helped you, I'm afraid they are all the most notorious people in the martial arts world, you just so happened to borrow Chen Pu's power to kill a portion of them. But Chen Pu killed them uncleanly, and you said that the people that were killed tonight were most likely those in the dark, such as the Ghost Hand number nine who was already dead. Therefore, there is nothing that I can do to help you. Someone like Chen Pu is not even in your eyes. "
Chen Shaobai: "How smart, I already said that everyone I have interacted with has improved their intelligence, I am this kind of genius that will shine for generations."
He stood up, his black robe unfurling against the wind. Then, he slowly flew into the air.
"An Zheng, if you want to know who I am, you have to quickly grow. The current you, is too weak, too weak. Fantasy City is just a small pond, your martial arts world is outside. "
"Then what about you?"
"My world is in the sea of stars …" "Aiya!"
He hit the flagpole, rubbed his forehead, and flew away.
Chapter 51 - Tie Liuhuo
An Zheng drew the pattern on Chen Shaobai's crystal wine pot according to his memories. He took it and went to find Old Huo. Old Huo stared at it for a long time but he had never seen it before.
"A long time ago."
Old Huo put down the paper in his hands and said, "It is said that there were many huge families. At that time, the country was weakened, and all true power was divided between these huge clans. Each of the great families had their own army. They could rule over a territory, create money, or even not pay taxes to the imperial court. These large clans are like an independent kingdom. Although they are still nominally ruled by the royal family, in reality, the royal family no longer have any status. "
"That period was also the darkest period in history. Every large clan has their own unique banner and emblem. From what I can see, this pattern seems to be something that was passed down from that era. You said that your friend was going to inherit a big family, and also belonged to a private family. In that case, seventy to eighty percent of the people there might be a powerful family that has existed since that era. "
"Da Xi later unified most of the area, but that does not mean that the big families were destroyed. Of course some had been eliminated by history, but others had moved from the light to the dark. They still had a huge amount of power under their control. It was just that they didn't dare to fight against Da Xi because she was too powerful. If anything happens, they will come out. "
An Zheng obviously knew about these things, but it was too long ago, so he did not consider further in this regard. Now that he heard the Old Huo mention it, it did make a lot of sense.
That period was known as the Age of Darkness, also known as the Age of Warring States. Large families had all the resources, and war had never ceased between them. An Zheng recalled carefully, it was as if there really was a Chen Clan in the Warring States Era. Because they lived in the coastal areas in the east, one of the most glorious times, they occupied about a fifth of the territory of Da Xi.
The mention of the head of the Sea Tomb Lord, Chen Yi, could still make many fall in love with him.
However, after the Chen family was exterminated by Su Yang Jun Tantai and Goldman Sachs J
un Dongye Hu, the Chen family disappeared without a trace. Rumor had it that the remaining Chen family members had drifted across the sea to some isolated island in the eastern sea and had never returned.
Many people were now fascinated by that piece of history. Some people even proposed that era to be the period when most sages appeared in the past. Of course, that era was also one in which cultivators shone with extraordinary splendor.
When An Zheng first started cultivating, he had heard people tell him stories about powerful experts, including the miraculous scene of Su Yang Jun and Tantai Tai requesting for him to grow a peach tree and bloom overnight in order to entertain their guests. There was also the story of Goldman's Jun Dongye Fox bringing his hanger-ons to travel through the three thousand grottoes of the lake to face the heavenly calamity of the demonic beasts, slaying the dragon with one hand.
"That was an era of the most chaos and bloodshed. It was also the era of the most brilliant splendor for cultivators."
After drinking a mouthful of "wine", Old Huo said, "Rumor has it that during that period, the number of experts in the Lower Celestial Stage reached an astonishing hundreds, or maybe even more."
An Zheng nodded his head: "When the world is in chaos, a hero will emerge, but I still hope for the peaceful times to last longer."
The Old Huo said, "This Savage Land of the sixteen Youlan kingdoms has been through years of wars, which is why a place like the Fantasy City should not exist. Look at Da Xi, a hundred years of life is much more peaceful. Thus, no matter when anyone waged a war, no matter how just the excuse was, it was always the people who suffered. "Not a single citizen looks forward to a chaotic world. They all look forward to the arrival of ambitious people and people who feel that they can make a name for themselves in this chaotic world."
An Zheng sighed: "I wish that this chaotic world will never come."
It was a pity that he could not figure out Chen Shaobai's background. But right now, An Zheng did not have much time to think about it, there were still too many things that he needed to take care of in the Heavenly Enlightenment Martial Academy.
In order to make the outside world less suspicious of the Heavenly Awakening Martial Arts Academy, An Zheng still arranged for Du Shoushou and the others to properly study and cultivate during the day and study inside the Heaven Defying Seal at night. Old Huo then tried to pull out a small amount of soil and medicinal herbs from the Blood Pearl Bracelet and transplanted them into the Heaven Defying Seal's space. With the abilities of the Old Huo, he could at most harvest around a tenth of what the original owner had.
In order to ensure that there were no problems with An Zheng's body, even if he had the ability, he would not dare to do so. If An Zheng had not insisted, he would not have moved at all.
"I'll leave these herbs in your care in the future."
An Zheng sat on top of a tall grassy slope in the space between Heaven Defying Seal s and looked down with a sense of accomplishment. With his current cultivation, to be able to change the Heavenly Enlightenment Martial School to this was truly something to be proud of. He had a lot of cultivation methods in his head, so he didn't need to be envious of Phantom Institute's three-storey library. He had a medicinal field that could ensure that his friend didn't have any worries when he was injured or in need of improvement.
"And this."
An Zheng took out the Qilin steel he had obtained from winning the battle with the Phantom Institute from the inside of the Blood Pearl and placed it in front of Qu Liuxi. I have asked Old Huo about it. In Fantasy City, the best materials to make a pill furnace is the Qilin steel. Qilin steel was a white material, it was hard for the Phantom Institute to produce red or higher materials, it was almost impossible. The reason I didn't give it to you before, is because I allowed the Old Huo to temper it first, making it easier for you to handle. "
Qu Liuxi's eyes were a little red: "These were all exchanged with your life."
An Zheng rubbed her bangs: "It's not that serious, quickly accept it. Go find Old Huo to meet a master. Even though he wasn't good at pill concocting, he was a master at smithing. Ask him to build a pill furnace for you so that you can refine pills in the future. I know that in your heart, what you love the most is medicine and not cultivation. "
Qu Liuxi was so moved that she didn't know what to say.
"But … but you are the sect master, and also our husband. Back then, my master said that after taking a master, you can't simply change your sect. That is betraying your sect. Therefore, after I entered the Martial Arts Academy, Master forcefully broke off the master-disciple relationship with me and took me in as his adopted daughter. "
An Zheng said: "You are not my disciple, and I am not your master as well. I don't know anything about pill concocting. I only know some pharmacology. Old Huo's knowledge of medicine refining is much more detailed than mine. He can give you the best help, so don't stick to these things. After a while, when there's less work to do, I'll go to Zaocang to take a look and see if I can get some better ingredients to make you a pill furnace. "
Qu Liuxi was so cute, she pushed her to go find the Old Huo.
After she left, An Zheng sat down cross legged to cultivate and sense the spiritual energy in the world. Actually, the process of cultivation could be said to be very complicated, and it wouldn't be difficult to explain it simply. Cultivation would forever be inseparable from these two words: breathing, breathing, and breathing. Hu. It was a breath of turbid Qi from his body. Inhale, inhale a surge of external spiritual energy. Cultivating meant absorbing the spirit energy in the air into the Dantian Qi Sea, and then transforming it into usable power.
Everyone had different degrees of sensitivity towards the spiritual energy in the air. Some people were more sensitive to the spiritual energy in the water, so their cultivation direction was often related to water. Some people were more sensitive to fire, while others were more sensitive to metal energy. The air was not only a life-sustaining gas, it also contained all kinds of spiritual energy.
Not only were the cultivators so; the magical beasts were so as well.
In fact, magical beasts were only a common term. Beasts that could release cultivation were called magical beasts, but in reality, they could be divided into three types. One was a refined beast, one was a demonic beast, and the other was a magical beast. Simply differentiated, for example, flowers, plants, trees and even stones. There was a tremendous amount of good fortune to give birth to one's own spiritual wisdom, and one could cultivate it and call it a 'fine beast'. Demonic beasts referred to things that had evolved, such as birds, snakes, fishes, worms, and so on.
Magical beasts referred to the thousands of energies in the world, and the air contained all sorts of spiritual energy. In a certain environment, a certain type of spiritual energy would gather in one place and not disperse. It would take a long time for it to take the form of a physical entity and evolve into a magical beast. Therefore, many of the refined beasts were plants, and there were other things as well. Most demon beasts were animals, and magical beasts were all types of spiritual energy.
If they were to be separated like this, the good old man was like a demon beast.
An Zheng sat inside the Heaven Defying Seal and breathed in and out. He felt that a long time had passed, so he stood up and walked out to prepare dinner for everyone. In Tianqi Martial Arts School, he held all the positions of teacher, confidant elder brother, keeper and so on. When he arrived at the entrance to the Heaven Defying Seal's dimension, An Zheng saw that ant that had crawled across the road before. It had already crawled onto the width of the road, which was about one fifty percent of the way.
"Good luck."
An Zheng said to the ant before leaving the Heaven Defying Seal.
When he came out, the sky was already very dark. As soon as the sky darkened, Du Shoushou and the others entered the cultivation Heaven Defying Seal, everyone had an impatient feeling towards cultivation.
When An Zheng walked to th
e entrance of the kitchen, he saw a black shadow vaguely outside the courtyard door. That person stood there motionlessly, as if he was a statue. The Bronze Bell did not attack, obviously the man did not have any killing intent.
"Master An."
The person outside the door cupped his fists: "I am Qiu Changchen."
Phantom Institute's Principal, Qiu Changchen, what did he come here for?
An Zheng was slightly stunned for a moment, then walked over and opened the door. "Come in."
Qiu Changchen laughed: "What, are Master An not wary of me at all?"
An Zheng said: "Visitors are guests, how can we allow guests to stand outside the door."
He led the way while Qiu Changchen followed behind: "Where are your disciples?"
"They are all my friends, not my disciples. "I don't know where they went, but once it got dark, they became like a group of wild horses with their reins cut off. They couldn't even be found."
"Oh, she's simple, it's not a bad thing that she likes to play around with."
Qiu Changchen walked into the room, and then looked around: "Master An is rather simple, the furnishings in this room have the legacy of the Primordial Era."
An Zheng said: "Dean Qiu might as well say that I am poor, I am not some elegant person. If I had the money, I swear that I would not do anything like decorating this place. Put a bare-ass man of gold by the bed, and when you wake up, take a look. "
Qiu Changchen could not help but laugh, "Since it's your true nature, then I will also immediately explain the reason for your visit."
After he sat down, he said, "Master An and your friends are all outstanding talents among people. Their future achievements are limitless. In a small place like Fantasy City, you guys have wasted your Inherent Skills. Even though I am the Principal of Phantom Institute, I am also a vice general of Tie Liuhuo. I can write a letter of recommendation if you like. Take my letter to the great swallow and enter the military's Shang Wu Academy. You can get better instruction there. Furthermore, I believe that with your talent and hard work, you will quickly rise to prominence in great swallow. "
