Chapter 336: "Father, I have completely enlightened myself."

Chapter 336: "Father, I have completely enlightened myself."

Just as the Wei family patriarch sighed and nodded, preparing to have his son and Ji Jia's second daughter eat another meal to soothe his son's emotions, the burly man who had been sitting by the pond stood up slowly and buzzed.

"Father, I'm going to the Tide Immortal Plane to defeat someone named Chen Qiu."

"You..."

The Wei family, upon hearing this, almost couldn't contain their anger. They were about to explode with rage, but after taking a deep breath, they rasped, "Since you want to go, then go ahead."

"And bring Ji Jia's second daughter back with you."

Forget it.

As his son wishes.

He hadn't heard of anyone named Chen Qiu, but a Fifth Rank Immortal Plane wasn't worth his attention. No matter how big the trouble, the Wei family could handle it.

However, out of caution, he gave a subtle signal to his trusted aide beside him, asking them to investigate Chen Qiu's information.

And so, after his son left, he didn't want to stay any longer. With a gloomy expression, he immediately left the Ji family.

Half an hour later, he had returned to the Wei family residence and sat in the family head's chair, listening to the reports from his trusted aide.

"Chen Qiu, the leader of the Mock Heaven Sect, has suddenly risen to fame in the Tide Immortal Plane in recent days. It is said that he came from the First Rank Continent."

"Successfully passed the Second Rank Heavenly Tribulation with Seventh Layer Tribulation cultivation and the Third Rank Heavenly Tribulation with Tribulation Peak cultivation."

"His first rise to fame was on the Heavenly Dao Proclamation in the First Rank Continent. At that time, he was at the Golden Core Peak cultivation. Now, he has reached the Eighth Level of Earth Immortal cultivation. He has no family background and started from scratch. Only a decade or so has passed since then."

"Currently, the spiritual energy in the Tide Immortal Plane has been completely exhausted, even preventing Badan from passing the True Immortal Tribulation."

"The Ascension Assembly..."

It must be said that the Wei family, one of the top thirty powers in the Extinction Immortal Realm, was indeed formidable in terms of information gathering speed and accuracy. Each piece of information made the Wei family patriarch's expression grow darker, and in the end, he couldn't wait to hear more and interrupted, "Quickly contact this beast and tell him to come back immediately!"

In the past, the enemies provoked by that bitch were tolerable, but this time, the information about the enemy he had provoked was chilling.

Indeed, with the Wei family's strength, an Eighth Level Earth Immortal Celestial Prodigy was not worth fearing.

But what he truly feared was the potential of this person. A Heavenly Mandate from the First Rank Continent was someone who, if provoked, must be eliminated immediately. If they were allowed to grow, the Wei family would face a devastating disaster.

Especially since these people often grew at a terrifying rate. The fact that he had only taken a decade to advance from the Golden Core Peak cultivation to the Eighth Level of Earth Immortal cultivation was a sign of his potential.

This time, he couldn't escape the consequences.

"Old...Old Master!"

The trusted aide standing beside him whispered, "Young Master has blocked all means of communication. No one can reach him now."

"Quick, send someone to find him!"

"No!"

The Wei family patriarch's expression darkened as he slammed his hand on the chair's armrest and stood up. He didn't have time to worry about anything else. "I'll go there myself. You come with me. Oh, and bring the Night Pearl from my study."

"Master..."

The trusted aide, who had served the Wei family patriarch for a long time, was slightly startled. He naturally knew how much the master cherished that Night Pearl, never allowing outsiders to touch it. The purpose of bringing this item on this trip was obvious. However, since he had served the master for so long, he could speak some things that he shouldn't.

"After all, it's just an Eighth Level Earth Immortal cultivation. Isn't the master overestimating him?"

"Hmm..."

The Wei family patriarch took a deep breath, his expression complex as he prepared the teleportation array while looking at his trusted aide. "Do you know how the Wei family rose to power?"

"Yes, I know."

The trusted aide nodded and recounted the family history: "Thousands of years ago, the Wei family was just a small family in the Extinction Immortal Realm. Later, relying on the patriarch's bravery, they slaughtered countless families and appropriated their legacies, quickly rising to prominence."

The Wei family patriarch shook his head. "The family history doesn't record everything. At that time, the Wei family was a small family, and the patriarch's bravery couldn't make up for their lack of strength. The truth back then was..."

"The Wei family encountered a man who was at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal cultivation, on the brink of death. He was very young."

"The Wei family, being kind-hearted, saved him. The man later asked the Wei family patriarch what he wanted in return. The patriarch, thinking he was joking, casually said that he wanted the Wei family to become a great family."

"Later, that man left."

"Three years later, he returned, and his cultivation had reached an unstoppable level. Under his leadership, the Wei family's rise was unstoppable."

"Do you understand now?"

"So the Wei family has a secret tradition passed down orally by the patriarchs: it is better to offend powerful families than to offend Celestial Prodigies. Their rise is too terrifying."

"This matter must be taken seriously. I'm personally taking action as a precaution. In case the situation has already reached an irreversible point, as the Wei family's strongest, I have the obligation to do my utmost to eliminate this future threat to the Wei family, root and branch."

"But if, by some chance, the situation hasn't reached that point yet, my personal intervention and this Night Pearl should be able to remedy things to some extent."

At this moment, Chen Qiu was completely unaware of the impending storm.

He was strolling through the streets of Zhongzhou City with Fat Dragon and the others, chatting and laughing, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

Chen Qiu, with a cheerful smile, leaned on his cane as he weaved through the crowd. His mood was excellent. Before finding Fat Dragon and the others, he had even visited the Cao Tian Palace, where he had planted the Treasure Devouring Spirit Tree in the Void.

Once the first batch of fruits matured, he would know how much daily profit this tree could bring him.

When it came to the final choice, he chose the second option between the black entry "Ingenious Imagination" and the Seven-Colored Imperial Banner.

Entry Name: Ingenious Imagination

Entry Grade: Black

Entry Effect: Whenever you encounter a dilemma or hesitation regarding a decision, you will automatically split into two identical copies of yourself, each possessing the same power as the original.

The split copies can further divide themselves when faced with similar dilemmas or hesitations.

Each split copy will make a different choice when faced with the same dilemma.

You will not truly die until all the split copies are eliminated.

However, the goal of each split copy is to kill the others and become the sole original body.

This was the effect of the black entry, and to be honest, he didn't fully understand it at first glance. After reading it again, he realized that the trigger condition for splitting was a bit too simple.

According to this condition, one could easily create millions of split copies.

And have to fight against millions of oneself.

He felt that the difficulty was not much lower than fighting against the Heavenly Dao.

The drawbacks seemed to outweigh the benefits.

So, he gave up on the black entry and chose the more practical Seven-Colored Imperial Banner, which had no negative effects.

This was a treasure of the Heavenly Dao.

Its effect was that upon collecting all the Rainbow Entries, it would trigger its complete form, possessing supreme power. Before that, it only had one effect:

"Enhance the effects of all your Rainbow Entries."

Not bad.

At least it was much more suitable than Ingenious Imagination.

As Chen Qiu wandered around, lost in thought, he suddenly heard Fat Dragon's loud shout.

"Are you out of your mind? You want to sell this thing for 100 million medium-grade spirit stones?"

"Do you believe that you won't be able to sell it even after a hundred years?"

Fat Dragon was standing by a stall, staring at the vendor in disbelief as he shouted.

"I believe it."

The vendor's face turned slightly embarrassed, and he whispered, "Actually, this item was left to me by my grandfather. It's been on sale for three thousand years, but it hasn't been sold. Before my grandfather passed away, he specifically instructed me that this treasure was obtained at the cost of his life. He would rather smash it in his own hands than sell it for less than 100 million medium-grade spirit stones."

"Moreover..."

"This is a supreme treasure of the Heavenly Dao, and it's absolutely worth this price."

"Look at the auctions. Treasures of this level are commonly sold for 70 to 80 million medium-grade spirit stones."

"Yes." Fat Dragon, momentarily overwhelmed with anger, replied with a twisted smile, "But tell me, what's the point of buying this treasure? Is it just for decoration?"

Chen Qiu, standing nearby, frowned slightly and patted Fat Dragon's shoulder, "Calm down. Don't be so loud when we're out."

"What is this thing? Let me see."

As he focused his gaze on the treasure in the vendor's hand, which resembled a flag, a semi-transparent panel enveloped in clouds appeared before his eyes.

Treasure Name: White Imperial Banner

Acquisition Source: None

Usage Effect:

1. When you possess all the white entries, this treasure will restore its full power, possessing supreme might. Before that, it has no effect.

2. If you already own more than ninety percent of the white entries, you will obtain one missing white entry each day.

"Brother Qiu, look at this. This vendor wants 100 million medium-grade spirit stones for this thing."

"Do you think he's crazy?"

"Only a madman would play with this thing. I was curious about it, but he's not sincere with his price. This is just a scam to trick fools!"

However...

Fat Dragon's words faded as Chen Qiu lost interest in his complaints. He looked up at the embarrassed vendor with an expressionless face, his mind filled with a single thought.

Why did he have to see this damn treasure now?!

Why didn't he come to Fat Dragon earlier to self-destruct an entry?

Just two hours ago, he still possessed the White Entry Family Bundle, which perfectly complemented this seemingly useless treasure. But due to the negative effects of many white entries, he couldn't even move. After self-destructing thousands of white entries, he finally regained his freedom.

And now, he encountered this treasure.

The White Imperial Banner!

But it was still good.

As long as he owned more than ninety percent of the entries, he would obtain one missing entry each day. He had self-destructed over three thousand entries, so at this rate, it would take ten years.

In ten years, he could gather the White Entry Family Bundle again.

However, during these ten years, he would have to endure the negative effects of the white entries. Fortunately, his plan was to settle some matters and then enter closed-door cultivation, so he couldn't refuse.

He didn't know what the complete form of the Seven-Colored Imperial Banner looked like.

But after this closed-door cultivation, he would fully understand the complete form of the White Imperial Banner.

"One million, I'll take it. I'll pay now."

Chen Qiu calmly waved his hand.

Fat Dragon, who had been complaining, immediately closed his mouth and threw a storage bag from his chest, his expression turning serious as if nothing had happened, "Here."

The transaction was completed.

Chen Qiu's mood improved, even though it wasn't a perfect situation. It would have been better to obtain the White Imperial Banner earlier, but something was better than nothing. In this world, nothing was ever perfect.

As night fell, the disciples of Mock Heaven Sect prepared gifts for their families, and Chen Qiu also bought many items.

That night, they could set off for Greater Xia Kingdom. After spending some time there, he would head to Cao Tian Palace for closed-door cultivation. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

But just at that moment—

A burly man suddenly blocked his path.

The man was dressed in plain clothes, and although they appeared ordinary, one could faintly sense the Spirit Qi within, clearly not an ordinary item. He stood expressionless before Chen Qiu.

"You are Chen Qiu."

"I am Wei Er Gong, the eldest son of the Wei family."

"I have come under the orders of the second miss of the Ji family to take your life."

"You have reached the eighth level of Earth Immortal, and I won't take advantage of you. I will also limit my cultivation to the eighth level of Earth Immortal and duel with you. You are a Law Cultivator, and I am a Body Cultivator. For fairness, at the start of the duel, I won't approach you. I will stand ten li away from you."

"I'll give you ample time to react and make your move. There are many people here, so to avoid accidental injuries, let's go outside the city to duel. What do you say?"

". . ."

Chen Qiu's eyebrows raised slightly, immediately realizing that this man was the trouble the young lady had brought upon him. However, just as the young lady had said, this man's mind was indeed not right.

Although Chen Qiu didn't mind the trouble, he was also unafraid.

It was a good opportunity to test his true strength.

"That's fine."

Outside Zhongzhou.

Chen Qiu stood in the air, looking at Wei Er Gong, who was also floating in the air ten li away, and raised his eyebrows in challenge. "Are you sure you want to suppress your cultivation to the eighth level of Earth Immortal?"

"I'm sure. You can make the first move."

"This..."

Chen Qiu clicked his tongue, hearing such an impolite condition for the first time. But since the other party had already said it, he couldn't refuse. He snapped his fingers lightly.

The next moment—

A raging storm swept in, and countless dark clouds instantly covered the sky above Zhongzhou City.

Thousands of thunder dragons carrying arcs of lightning roared from the sky, crashing down towards Wei Er Gong!

He held back.

He didn't use his full strength, only a simple Spirit Qi attack.

However...

"Boom!!!"

As Wei Er Gong was heavily slammed into the ground, and his body erupted with the cultivation of a Peak True Immortal, he managed to stagger back into the air, his eyes wide with shock as he looked at Chen Qiu.

"I'm sorry, I've changed my mind. Although this isn't something a man should do."

"But if I don't do this, I'll die."

"You are very strong."

"But for Ji Ruyue, I must change my mind again. I'll fight you with my full strength, the cultivation of a Peak True Immortal. I... can't live without her!"

Immediately—

As thick Spirit Qi rapidly enveloped Wei Er Gong, a giant's shadow quickly appeared behind him. With Wei Er Gong's roar, the giant's shadow solidified and punched towards Chen Qiu!

"Martial Emperor's Shadow, First Style, Rock-Shattering Thunder!!!"

". . ."

Chen Qiu looked at the giant's shadow behind Wei Er Gong, and his eyes narrowed slightly. He sensed an intense threat from this shadow, a "True Body," which was a unique cultivation method of True Immortals.

Although he didn't know the rank,

the power it emitted was so strong that even with the protection of the "Thunder Robe," he couldn't withstand such an attack.

He had to strike first.

"Fusion Kill Move, Three Thousand Thunder Movement!"

This time, he was serious.

The commotion also attracted many cultivators to watch.

Immediately—

Under the astonished gaze of the onlookers,

the small thunderball that left a deep impression reappeared in mid-air, colliding heavily with the shadow's fist.

"Boom!!!"

The deafening collision shook the entire world, and the powerful shockwave once again sent the onlookers flying. But at this moment, they didn't have time to care about their injuries; they quickly stabilized themselves in the air and eagerly looked towards the center of the battlefield.

They were eager to know who had won!

Although they didn't know why Chen Qiu had provoked a Peak True Immortal, it didn't matter anymore. They just wanted to know who had won!

The smoke and mist dissipated.

As usual, Chen Qiu calmly held the Heaven's Wisdom Umbrella above his head, standing in the raging storm. But the burly man had already fallen heavily to the ground, his fate unknown.

It was clear who the winner was.

"This..."

Many of the onlookers had eyes filled with fear and disbelief. They all knew Chen Qiu was strong, as his performance in the past few days had been terrifying. But they never expected Chen Qiu to be this powerful!

With the cultivation of the eighth level of Earth Immortal, he had defeated a Peak True Immortal?

And it wasn't an ambush; the Peak True Immortal hadn't underestimated him.

It was a head-on confrontation, with an absolute advantage, and he had won without even getting injured?

Was... was this still a human?

Was this really the power that an eighth-level Earth Immortal could display?

"This Earth Immortal cultivation is really useless."

In the raging storm and heavy rain, Chen Qiu sighed lightly. Whether it was Human Immortal or Earth Immortal, these two major cultivation realms had their unique cultivation methods: a cave mansion and a mount, respectively, which provided almost no help in combat.

This also meant that even when facing a Peak True Immortal, his strongest move was still the Fusion Kill Move.

Only after breaking through to the Celestial Immortal realm could he obtain a new attack method, the Heaven Realm!

Until then, his strongest move could only be the Fusion Kill Move.

It was indeed a bit lacking.

However, he could still use it. His divine sense could feel that Wei Er Gong wasn't dead, just heavily injured. In fact, he could have ignored the shadow's attack and directed all the damage towards Wei Er Gong. In such a situation, even if Wei Er Gong was a Body Cultivator, he would have surely died.

But that would also cause Chen Qiu to be severely injured.

In the end, he chose to withstand the "True Body" attack. The remaining attack power was easily blocked by his Thunder Robe and Bodyguard Spirit Qi, leaving him almost unscathed. Now, he just needed to deliver one more blow.

Chen Qiu held the Heaven's Wisdom Umbrella above his head and slowly descended to the ground, standing beside the heavily injured Wei Er Gong. Feeling the desolate atmosphere brought by the raging storm and heavy rain, he couldn't help but click his tongue and sigh lightly.

"Why do you insist on this? We have no grudge, yet because of a woman's slander, you're about to lose your life here."

"I wonder, if given another chance, would you regret your choice today?"

Chen Qiu shook his head and didn't say more, preparing to send Wei Er Gong on his way.

But just then—

Wei Er Gong, who was severely injured and lying on the ground, mumbled in a dazed state, "Did I still not manage it? I really want to be with her once, her mouth is so small, I really want to..."

".”

Chen Qiu, who was about to take action, suddenly had a strange expression on his face. After a pause, he hesitantly asked, "That, do you really love Ji Jia Er Cai Jie?"

"What is love?"

"What's your first reaction when you see her?"

"I want to be with her."

"Then why haven't you been with her?"

"She doesn't agree."

"Hmm."

Chen Qiu suddenly dispersed the thunder dragon in his hand. For some reason, a strange thought popped into his mind, and he felt the need to fulfill this foolish child's obsession.

"Actually..."

"Really?"

"Really."

After several hundred breaths.

Inside the Little World.

Chen Qiu looked towards the back mountain where Wei Er Gong was rushing towards Ji Ruyue with excitement. With a strange expression, he hesitated, "Are there really such foolish people in this world?"

"I'm also confused."

Fat Dragon also looked on in bewilderment at the scene before him. After hearing the explanation just now, he had a rough understanding of the cause and effect. Initially, he thought it was a love-struck fool, but now it seemed like it was just a simple case of lust.

But since it was just lust, and he was so powerful, why was he still being treated like a dog, led around by others?

Why not just use force?

Perhaps in the last moments of his life, Chen Qiu had opened a new world for this child, or perhaps...

Just then—

Chen Qiu suddenly sensed a powerful spirit wave coming from outside, and someone was constantly calling his name. He immediately flashed out.

As soon as he went out, he saw a middle-aged man with a panicked expression, constantly shouting his name. The spirit wave emanating from the man was extremely terrifying, and it was already stronger than the peak of True Immortal.

"So many visitors today?"

Chen Qiu muttered casually.

The middle-aged man, upon seeing Chen Qiu, rushed over in a panic, his voice even carrying a trembling cry, "Where's Wei Er Gong? What did you do to him? Is he...is he dead?!"

"Tell me!"

Before coming, he had considered many possibilities, trying his best not to offend Chen Qiu. But he had never imagined that Wei Er Gong would lose to Chen Qiu.

After all, the cultivation of True Immortal Peak was absolutely crushing for an Earth Immortal at the Eighth Level.

But upon arriving in Zhongzhou City and hearing the discussions of those around him, as well as sensing the spirit wave at the scene, he had no choice but to accept this difficult reality. At this moment, he was filled with regret and unwillingness, thinking that he shouldn't have always followed his son's lead and should have eliminated the Ji Family earlier. Why did this have to happen!

If Wei Er Gong was dead, then he had no reason to live either.

"He's not dead."

Chen Qiu curled his lips, "Do you know that your son is being used as a pawn because of his weak mind?"

"I know, I know." Wei Family Patriarch's face was urgent, and even his tone carried a hint of humility, "Tell me where he is now, and I'll show enough sincerity. As long as he's alive, everything can be discussed."

"It's not convenient for you to see him now."

"It's not convenient."

The Wei Family Patriarch's face immediately turned hideous, "Did you kill him? I'm telling you, if my son is dead, I don't plan to live either, even if you are..."

"Forget it, forget it."

Chen Qiu waved his hand impatiently, "He's in my Little World, come in with me."

Inside the Little World.

Chen Qiu and the Wei Family Patriarch hovered in the air, looking down at Wei Er Gong who was busy below. He sighed, "You see, I told you it's not convenient, but you insisted on coming in to see."

"This..."

The Wei Family Patriarch looked at the scene before him, his entire body stiffened, and then he began to cry with teary eyes, his voice hoarse and trembling, "He's grown up, he's finally grown up, my son has finally grown up."

"Good, good, good!"

"It's about time!"

Half an hour later.

Wei Er Gong, still eager, walked up to his father and smiled, saying, "Father, I've completely awakened."

"I was too stupid before, always being used as a pawn by her."

"Chen Qiu taught me that you don't need the other party's consent for this kind of thing."

"From now on, I'll be with whoever I want, and I won't be used as a pawn anymore."

"Good, good, good!!!"

The Wei Family Patriarch, with eyes full of excitement, said 'good' three times and hugged his son tightly, his eyes turning red and his voice hoarse, "This is my good son, with the Wei Family's power, who can't we take?"

"This is a good son to his father!"

"This..."

Chen Qiu, standing to the side, wanted to say something but hesitated. He actually wanted to say, 'Your way of educating your child has major issues,' but then he thought that this was a family matter, and he had no right to interfere.

So he didn't say anything.

In fact, he felt that Wei Er Gong's mind wasn't really that bad, just a bit stubborn.

It was the Wei Family Patriarch's mind that seemed truly problematic.

Who would educate their child like this?

Wouldn't this just raise a spoiled young master who forcefully takes women?

He didn't care about that, but there was one thing he did care about.

"There's one thing I need to clarify."

Chen Qiu interrupted the father and son's emotional embrace, "I didn't teach him these messy things, and whatever messy things he has realized has nothing to do with me."

"Do you understand?"

(End of Chapter)

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