Chapter 791: Chapter 478: Unveiling the Mystery of One’s Birth (Quick Read)_3
“I’ve told you everything I know; now, it’s your turn to talk about the changes in you these past few years,” he said with great interest, looking at Chen Yuan.
The difference from several years ago was astounding.
When he had not yet left, Chen Yuan was merely stable in character but still often frequented the pleasure districts with that lad named Wang Ping.
But now, his Cultivation had astonishingly reached the True Core Realm!
The difference was like that between heaven and earth!
Having personally mentored Chen Yuan, he knew well that Chen Yuan’s cultivation was initially nothing more than an entry into Martial Arts, and it had been barely over two years so far.
Perhaps even the Grand Ancestor of Chu had not progressed this quickly?
Therefore, he was quite curious.
After contemplating for a moment, Chen Yuan began to recount his experiences one by one. To prevent excessive shock, he fabricated a lie, saying that soon after his uncle’s feigned death,
he accidentally obtained a Buddhist Body Refinement Technique, which led to a rapid increase in his powers, eventually rising to the position of an arrest officer.
He elongated the timeline to make it seem less shocking.
Later, he had caught the eye of a Heavenly Patrol Envoy in Prefecture City and got transferred to serve there…
Afterward, Chen Yuan made his story seem less remarkable, yet it still left Wu Daozi utterly astounded. After hearing everything, Wu Daozi, with a deep voice, said, “Worthy indeed of the bloodline of Emperor Chu. I only felt that you had an extraordinary foundation initially, but I didn’t expect you to have such potential. Well done…”
He praised.
Because Chen Yuan’s accomplishments were indeed praiseworthy.
In just a few years, he had soared to the heavens, fitting the meaning of the name he had chosen for Chen Yuan.
The Hidden Dragon Emerges from the Abyss!
“Regrettably, I can no longer protect you on your path,” Wu Daozi said after a long while, slowly shaking his head.
“Uncle, what do you mean?”
Wu Daozi smiled and gazed calmly at the lake surface, picking up the rod beside him. Then, he suddenly pulled it, and immediately, a lively red carp landed on the wooden boat.
“When you obscured the heavenly secrets, you once fought a powerful figure from the Xiang Royal Family, injuring your Origin. To live a few more years, I dispersed my Cultivation.
Now… I am only slightly stronger than an ordinary person,” Wu Daozi said.
Chen Yuan silently gazed at Wu Daozi’s carefree silhouette.
Before he had made his presence known, he had sensed that the aura around Uncle matched that of ordinary people’s. He initially thought that his uncle had reached a realm where he was one with heaven and earth.
Unexpectedly, he had dispersed his cultivation.
Though he seemed to have a touch of the ethereal about him, he was only of the Foundation Establishment Cultivation.
And this, all for him.
For some kindness from the Chen Family…
“Is there a way to restore it?” Chen Yuan asked after a long silence.
“No, I’ve come to terms with it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have left Ping’an County to live in seclusion. Now seeing you with the demeanor of the Grand Ancestor, I feel content. Even if I were to meet your mother under the Nine Springs, I could speak to her. Though I didn’t fulfill my promise to ensure you a peaceful life, what you have now is even better,” Wu Daozi said with a carefree smile.
“Uncle, why did you choose to live in seclusion here? Could it be that Chen Family Village also has some connection to your nephew?”
Chen Yuan fell silent for a long while, then changed the subject.
He still addressed Wu Daozi as Uncle, and henceforth, it would be so.
Wu Daozi looked into the distance, his mind seemingly drifting far away, and said:
“This Chen Family Village was where the family members of the Chen Family Army under your maternal Chen Family were settled by your uncle after the Sima Family usurped authority and seized power,
and he inscribed a Formation. See that broken spear at the entrance of the village?”
“I see it.”
“Below a True Monarch, who comes here, dies.”
“And a True Monarch?”
“Wouldn’t die but would be gravely injured…”
Chen Yuan: “…..”
If not for Uncle’s words, he indeed would not have noticed anything peculiar about that broken spear.
“It’s just a pity that this place has been declining over the last two hundred years, and maybe after another couple of decades, this Chen Family Village will completely vanish,” Wu Daozi sighed softly.
“I too have only this wreck of a body left, but luckily I still have some simple methods. I protected you for twenty years, and I’ll watch over this village for another twenty, and then vanish with it. That will be enough for this lifetime.”
“I understand,” Chen Yuan nodded, not trying to persuade further.
Since Uncle currently had low strength and was not suited to return to Jianghu, retiring in this hidden paradise was indeed best fitting. As for his uncle’s injuries,
perhaps in the future, when his Martial Arts skills had improved, there would be hope.
No matter what, those twenty years of nurturing kindness were real. If there was a chance, he would repay them, and thus his mind reached peace.
“You have rare talent; in all my years, I have seen few who can compare with you. Your potential is limitless, and great achievements await you, but big aspirations require utmost caution.
The remnants of the Xiang family and those from the Sima family are your future enemies, and they are far from simple,” Wu Daozi said, noting from previously recounted events that Chen Yuan had grand ambitions and upon hearing today’s truths, he felt that Chen Yuan would not remain subdued forever.
But without the strength to push through everything, any impulsiveness would be highly dangerous.
“Thank you for your guidance, Uncle. I will heed your words!”
Build high walls, store vast supplies, and claim the throne slowly; these nine words had long been understood by him and, naturally being cautious, he would not act rashly unless necessary.
“That’s good,”
Wu Daozi smiled slightly, gently stroking his beard.
The atmosphere between the two solidified a bit as Chen Yuan mulled over past events and mysteries. Looking at Wu Daozi’s back, he casually asked, “That Master Xu Yan from Cien Temple’s Scripture Pavilion was also one of Uncle’s arrangements before he left, right?”
This monk who had helped him, Chen Yuan, had sensed something amiss right after his own parents’ feigned death. Later, after connecting several clues, he figured the monk must be one of his uncle’s plans. However, when previously investigating Chen Family Village, he couldn’t find any trace of this person.
So, he was a bit curious.
Could he be a wandering monk?
“What Master Xu Yan?”
“That monk from the Scripture Pavilion of Cien Temple who once guided me while I was hunting traces of a Demon from the Demon Dao. Could it be, Uncle, that you’ve forgotten?”
“Isn’t he just an ordinary monk?”
Wu Daozi turned his head, looking curiously at Chen Yuan.
At this statement, Chen Yuan’s eyes sharply narrowed.
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