Chapter 382: Chapter 251: Mysterious Stone Bead! The Heartbreaking Past of the Master!
The sky was deep, giving rise to a slight chill.
"On the path of cultivation, there are nine realms in total, namely Treasure Body, Nourishing the Spirit, Void Transformation, Clarity, Divine Travel, True Self, Nirvana, Peak, and Great Longevity! Each realm has nine layers..."
Chen Zhixing walked ahead with his hands behind his back, casually narrating some common knowledge about the Cultivation Realm.
Wang Lin followed closely behind, quietly listening to Chen Zhixing’s narration.
Unexpectedly, a warm current surged through his heart.
Until now, apart from his parents treating him well, no one had ever been so considerate of him.
Today was the first time he received a gift.
He wasn’t someone who was good with words, but all of this was like a carving knife etched into his heart!
"Master, actually, there’s something I’ve been hiding from you..."
Thinking of this, Wang Lin spoke softly.
"What is it?" Chen Zhixing raised an eyebrow.
Wang Lin did not answer but carefully took out an ancient stone bead from his sleeve.
On the stone bead, there were three cloud patterns.
"Master, I got this from the cliff..."
Wang Lin began narrating the cause of him obtaining this item.
Yesterday, when he climbed halfway up the cliff, he could no longer sustain his strength and fell down, fortunately landing on an outward-protruding stone platform.
He survived miraculously and sat on that stone platform to cultivate, relying on drinking some morning dew to recover his strength.
Then, a bird accidentally crashed and died against the stone wall in front of him. Hungry and desperate to survive, he plucked the bird and drank its blood raw.
He found this mysterious stone bead inside the bird’s stomach.
Initially, he didn’t care much, ate it, and fell into a deep sleep afterward.
When he woke up the next day, he found the stone bead covered in dew, and after licking the dew, he discovered it had turned into a warm current, rapidly healing his injuries and generating infinite strength within him, allowing him to climb up in one go!
"Oh?"
Chen Zhixing squinted his eyes with interest, looking at the stone bead held between his fingers.
However.
His Divine Sense, which could encompass heaven and earth, found no anomaly upon entering the stone bead.
"So this is one of Wang Lin’s Celestial Chosen Protagonist’s Golden Fingers? Unexpectedly, the plot changed, but what should belong to him still does..."
Chen Zhixing pondered momentarily and then calmly said, "I’ll take this stone bead to observe for a few days and return it to you later."
"It’s okay, Master. If you like it, you can take it directly without returning it to me!"
Wang Lin quickly shook his head.
To him, what his master has given him is far too much. This insignificant stone bead is nothing.
"Nonsense! How could I covet my own disciple’s treasure?"
Chen Zhixing glared at him and shook his head, "It’s just that you can’t handle this item, but with my powerful strength, I can first secure it for you to ensure there’s no danger."
"I understand, Master! A person like you, who encompasses heaven and earth, wouldn’t fancy a mere stone bead."
Wang Lin chuckled foolishly.
"Yeah, my disciple is wise and quick to understand."
Chen Zhixing nodded satisfactorily.
Moments later.
Chen Zhixing led Wang Lin to the Third Peak, approaching dawn where everyone on the Third Peak was asleep in silence.
He casually brought Wang Lin into an empty room for lodging.
"You rest now. Tomorrow is the Sect Grand Ceremony, and you’ll need to attend."
Chen Zhixing instructed briefly, intending to leave.
"Master!"
Suddenly, Wang Lin called out.
"Is there anything else?"
Chen Zhixing paused his steps, looking back at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin hesitated for a moment before asking:
"Master, I... am just an ordinary person. Why did you choose me as your disciple?"
Hearing this, Chen Zhixing raised his eyebrows.
He naturally wouldn’t say he saw him as the Celestial Chosen Protagonist, nor would he say, fool, I can siphon Fortune Value from you... Chen Zhixing was not such a petty person!
Under the moonlight.
Chen Zhixing’s face was full of contemplation, finally raising his head to look into the distance, sighing somewhat nostalgically:
"Perhaps it’s because I see the shadow of my past self in you."
"Huh???"
Wang Lin stared wide-eyed at Chen Zhixing, somewhat incredulous, "Master... You are the son of the Ziwei Chen Family, did you once have to dig the earth and plant vegetables, water them, and be looked down upon?"
"Foolish child."
Chen Zhixing shook his head, the faint sadness on his face deepened.
"When I was younger, I lived an incredibly difficult life, unable to even afford a piece of osmanthus cake in the city!"
"At that time, neither my parents loved me, nor did my grandfather care for me, even the maid bullied me, and every meal she cooked was genuinely unpalatable, but I had no choice. I had to eat that tasteless food to survive..."
"Don’t be fooled by my current success, who knows the hardships I’ve endured before? Alas, life’s disappointments arise more often than not, and few can be shared with others!"
"Alright, I’ll leave now, keep working hard on your cultivation. I believe you will reach heights equal to mine in the future!"
Chen Zhixing rubbed his reddening eyes, turning away with an air of nostalgia.
Watching Chen Zhixing’s departing figure, Wang Lin’s wide eyes gradually reflected a mix of emotions.
"So... as strong and noble as the master is, he once had such a heart-wrenching past!"
Wang Lin let out a long breath, his resolve unwavering.
The master experienced such difficulties in the past and cut through adversity on his own, standing above countless others!
I must also learn from him, and not let him down!
Thinking of this, there seemed to be a passionate surge of blood burning in Wang Lin’s chest!
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Inside the secret room of the Third Peak.
Chen Zhixing sat cross-legged, observing the mysterious stone bead in his hand.
With his Divine Sense highly concentrated, he could clearly see countless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi rushing toward this stone bead, absorbed by it, gradually outlining cloud patterns.
Meanwhile, the stone bead’s surface emitted extremely viscous Spiritual Energy Liquid.
"Spiritual energy condensed liquid, something extremely pure and compressed to its limit, is an exceedingly valuable treasure."
Chen Zhixing squinted his eyes, knowing that a single drop of this Spiritual Energy Liquid was equivalent to a cultivator’s entire day’s worth of respiration and nourishment!
Wang Lin must have mistaken this Spiritual Energy Liquid for dew, hence his rapid recovery and substantial increase in strength.
However.
Chen Zhixing merely glanced at it, then shifted his gaze to the cloud patterns on the stone bead’s surface.
This mere Spiritual Energy Liquid is somewhat useful for a low-level cultivator, but to him, it is a minor creation easily crafted.
Whew—!
Chen Zhixing made a virtual grab with his large hand, instantly drawing massive amounts of spiritual qi into the stone bead!
As shown, the fourth cloud pattern on the stone bead’s surface began forming visibly.
"Judging by the stone bead’s size and arrangement, it should condense ten cloud patterns... However, I’m curious what changes will occur when all ten cloud patterns are formed?"
After thinking about this briefly, Chen Zhixing put away the mysterious stone bead into his sleeve.
Judging by the speed of this stone bead condensing cloud patterns, it will finish in about ten days.
What changes it will undergo, he would know by then, so Chen Zhixing wasn’t in a hurry.
"Tonight, let me absorb the Longevity Bone and Cause and Effect Tao first."
Chen Zhixing slowly closed his eyes and uttered:
"Longevity Bone, come!"