The Birth of Sword God-Chapter 227 - 197: My Son, May You Live Up to Your Name

Niu Yuanshan stood outside the bamboo house, watching Chu Huaixu bow, and then turn to enter the bamboo house.

He stood there dazed for a long time, before starting to walk towards his own yard.

After a few steps, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

This guy with bushy eyebrows and big eyes had a smile he couldn't laugh or cry on his face.

"I never expected this kid to be so skilled in the art of conversation."

"In just a few short sentences, he called me Steward so many times, and referred to himself as a disciple so many times."

"All were identities within the Daoist Sect!"

Old Niu looked up at the cloudless blue sky and sighed in his heart.

On the other side, Chu Huaixu casually picked up a Spirit Orange that Old Niu had sent and began to peel it.

After eating a slice, his face changed immediately.

"Damn! It's so sour!"

Indeed, these so-called spirit fruits are just beneficial to cultivation.

But that doesn't mean they taste better!

"I'll save it for the Big Ice Cube later," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

Do girls seem to handle sour flavors better than us guys?

At this moment, he stood up, straightened his appearance in front of the mirror, and prepared to go to the Liu family to offer condolences.

After stepping out of his own bamboo house, he went to knock on Han Shuangjiang's door, planning to bring her along.

After all, they were both involved in Liu Tianfeng's death.

Since they were going to pay their respects, Han Shuangjiang would surely want to go too.

Upon arriving at the Liu family, the two found that it was Liu Chengqi's cousin, Liu Chenggong, who was in charge.

Chu Huaixu was quite familiar with this deputy captain of the Law Enforcement Team.

After all, every day he came to act as a tool, sparring with Chu Huaixu, allowing him to farm experience points.

However, back then, Liu Chenggong almost never used much of his spiritual power.

But it hasn't been long, and now, even if he exerted all his strength, he might not be Chu Huaixu's opponent.

He was very flattering to Chu Huaixu before, trying to cozy up coldly, and now that he has become the Profound Yellow Leader, he is even more diligent, greeting him from afar.

But his uncle had just passed away, and although he was grieving inside, there was no smile on his face right now.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with him, Chu Huaixu remembered his purpose for this visit.

So he asked, "Where's Liu Chengqi?"

Liu Chenggong looked at him, unsure how to answer, then sighed deeply.

By rights, it shouldn't be him managing things here for the Liu family.

The deputy captain of the Law Enforcement Team thought for a moment and did not speak directly, just said, "Junior Brother Chu, my cousin Chengqi is now avoiding reality after experiencing the loss of his father. Whatever you need, you can just tell me."

"No, I have been asked by someone, I must see him," Chu Huaixu replied.

He wasn't foolish, knowing why the Second Elder had specifically reminded him to privately give the Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill.

He felt it should be kept from even Liu Chenggong.

At least not openly.

He can speculate as he pleases later on.

Upon hearing this, Liu Chenggong glanced at Chu Huaixu again before finally saying, "Alright, come with me then."

As a cousin, he actually wanted to save some face for the Liu family, for his unworthy cousin.

He quickly led Chu Huaixu to Liu Chengqi's room.

As soon as they entered, they were hit by the overwhelming smell of alcohol.

Chu Huaixu looked at the wine jars scattered all over the floor and the drunken figure slumped on the table, his brows furrowing.

"Do I have to wake him up like Zhao Qianfeng again?" he thought.

But this was the Liu family, after all, not far from Liu Tianfeng's mourning hall.

Fortunately, he quickly thought of a way, using a portion of his Heart Sword's power, applying it just right, only causing Liu Chengqi a sharp pain in his Divine Sense, but without hurting him.

The sudden turbulence in his Sea of Consciousness made him jump up from the table and let out a scream.

"Senior Brother Liu, I want to speak with him alone," Chu Huaixu said after glancing at Liu Chenggong.

The deputy captain of the Law Enforcement Team hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright."

He closed the door and went back to the mourning hall.

Still bleary-eyed, Liu Chengqi pointed a finger at Chu Huaixu, frowning tightly, said: "What... What are you doing here!"

"Just now, hiccup—, what did you... do to me?"

Chu Huaixu looked down at him and said, "Just a little Divine Sense technique to wake you up."

Liu Chengqi looked at the junior brother who once sought him to learn martial arts, suddenly laughing bitterly.

"Indeed, you now have vast Divine Techniques, already the Profound Yellow Leader."

"Actually, even now... even now I can't understand."

"You—!" He pointed a finger at Chu Huaixu, shouting: "You, a mere Pseudo Spiritual Embryo!"

"Why, why do you have such achievements today?"

"And me? I, with an Upper Grade Spiritual Embryo, now can't even cultivate, can't even make it to the First Realm!"

Chu Huaixu looked at him coldly, his tone calm, said: "So you think all your current woes are because of me?"

Liu Chengqi suddenly swept the wine jars and cups off the table to the ground, shouting:

"Chu Huaixu, stop thinking so highly of yourself here!"

"I admit, I was jealous of you before. I thought you took the opportunity that should have been mine!"

"I once thought, if I had gained the opportunity and fortuitous encounter at the bottom of the Cold Pool, would I be standing in your place!"

Chu Huaixu looked at him, saying blandly: "Stop being narcissistic."

Not to mention Xiaoxu, even Big Ice Cube, or any of the top talents from the three other major sects, could beat you like a dog.

Liu Chengqi looked at him, his breathing starting to grow heavy, trying to speak several times, but in the end, he could only say:

"Yes, indeed I am deluding myself."

"I watched every one of your matches, I admit... admit that I couldn't do what you did."

"Do you even know, even my father, even my father...."

His voice began to carry a hint of sobbing, and his eyes started to turn red.

"Even my father thought you were stronger than me!"

"Before I left the mountain, I met him for the last time, and we ended up having a big argument."

"Even he believed that, even without the opportunity beneath the Cold Pool, you would still achieve something!" His eyes grew increasingly red, his voice carrying a slight roar.

Chu Huaixu listened to these words, with little stirring in his heart.

Because he knew very well that this was indeed true.

He was a transmigrator, and he carried a system with him, having early on formed bonds with the protagonists of two major worlds.

Just by riding on Big Ice Cube's opportunities, he would probably never run out of them in this lifetime. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

It was merely by accident that he happened to obtain a Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill at the bottom of the Cold Pool.

And what about the Liu Chengqi in front of him?

"When I played 'Borrowed Sword,' I never even heard of this person," he thought to himself.

This alone proved that this person had not accomplished much.

Very likely, even without his presence, Liu Chengqi would still have failed to break through the barriers in the Cold Pool Secret Realm and obtain the Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill.

In fact, that day he was indeed trapped in the Illusion Realm all along.

When Chu Huaixu led Han Shuangjiang out, he deliberately didn't wake him up, letting him play in the Illusion Realm for a while longer.

You and I were indeed fundamentally different.

But he hadn't expected that Steward Liu had a minor argument with his beloved son during their last meeting.

The center of the whirlpool turned out to be me...

This feeling was somewhat complex.

At this moment, Liu Chengqi kicked an empty wine jar beside the stool, then pointed at himself, his expression slightly twisted as he said:

"And what about me? Look at me, now I'm nothing but a... a waste! A waste!!"

Chu Huaixu glanced at him and cast an [Information Detection].

Indeed, after all this time had passed, Liu Chengqi's cultivation had made no progress and was still stuck at the Acupoint Opening Stage.

Judging from the current situation, his spiritual embryo seemed to be severely damaged, likely never even touching the threshold of the First Realm in his lifetime.

Not entering the First Realm made him only slightly stronger than ordinary people.

What was even harder to accept was that he was originally a rare Upper Grade Spiritual Embryo, a Blazing Fire Spiritual Embryo.

Chu Huaixu looked at the basic information written in [Information Detection], gaining some understanding of this spiritual embryo.

"If cultivating a Fire Element Technique, the Blazing Fire Spiritual Embryo could have twice the result with half the effort."

"It's probably not as exaggerated as a Pure Yang Body or a Profound Yin Body, though."

For this person, Chu Huaixu certainly could not take a liking.

The first impression was very bad, and they even had conflicts.

His current self-abandoning appearance looked quite offensive to Chu Huaixu.

"Do you know, I actually have a bit of jealousy towards you?" He spoke the truth, recalling the man in his memory who would beat him and his mother at the slightest disagreement.

Liu Chengqi didn't understand, pointing at himself, and bitterly laughed: "Why would you be jealous of me? A dignified Profound Yellow Leader, what do you have to be jealous of a waste like me!"

He began to indulge in self-pity again.

"Why, why is fortune never on my side!"

"First, it was an unexpected spiritual embryo damage, and then never obtaining any great opportunities!"

"Even the heavens... the heavens hate me!"

"Luck never stands on my side!"

Chu Huaixu looked at him, unsure if this person could be saved.

In fact, he had some concerns on this trip, really fearing that Liu Chengqi might lash out like a mad dog, blaming Steward Liu's death on him. Luckily, he still had some sanity left.

So, he merely extracted the Spirit Pill Treasure Box containing the Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill from his Storage Token, placing it on the table with a calm expression:

"At least your father always stood by your side."

With these words, he turned and left.

Upon opening the door to leave, he thought for a moment, looked at the ground covered in wine jars, and still did not forget to advise: "I am here upon your father's request, and he petitioned the Sect for this. You must keep this matter confidential on the surface."

After speaking, he strode out, not looking back.

Liu Chengqi stared blankly at the Spirit Pill Treasure Box before him and opened it.

In sight, was a pill the size of a longan.

The fragrance of the medicine pervaded the air!

Just by smelling the fragrance, he felt invigorated.

The spiritual embryo that usually caused him discomfort seemed to have eased a bit.

This was the terrifying power of an Upper Grade Spirit Pill.

"Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill." He enunciated each word.

The Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill he had longed for in his dreams!

That father had promised him that even in death, he would find a way to obtain for him... the Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill!

Liu Chengqi suddenly did not want it as much anymore.

He didn't want it.

"Why, why!"

He closed the Spirit Pill Treasure Box and lay on the table, beginning to sob.

In a trance, it seemed he heard once again the words he often heard.

In the past, Liu Chengqi was even very annoyed by this phrase; each time he heard it, he would become very irritated.

A gentle voice, saying:

"I hope my son becomes someone of achievement."

...

That night, Liu Chengqi, a registered disciple of the Daoist Sect with a Blazing Fire Spiritual Embryo, found that his spiritual embryo had returned to normal, resuming his path of cultivation.

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