On the Path to the Great Dao Chapter 290: Your Dad Misses You 26

Chen Shi returned ho. Seeing him back, Chen Tang let out a slight sigh of relief and said, "Black Pot ca back and said you stayed overnight at Chen Wu's place. Did he give you any trouble?"

"No, Fifth Uncle treated extrely well," Chen Shi replied.

Chen Tang said, "That's good. He's not a good person, perverse and unruly. When you were little, he even wanted to eat you."

Chen Shi smiled. "He ntioned that too."

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Chen Tang frowned slightly. "He has killed countless people, with no sense of good, evil, right, or wrong. Your grandfather repeatedly suppressed him in the past."

Chen Shi nodded gently. "I know."

Chen Tang said, "He is extrely dangerous. Stay away from him."

"He's very good to , like I'm his own son. I feel we're quite similar," Chen Shi said.

Chen Tang clenched his fist. After a mont, he slowly relaxed it and said, "Tonight, we'll have another match."

Chen Shi shook his head. "Not tonight. I definitely can't beat you tonight. Besides, I still have to go stay at Fifth Uncle's place. I can't remain at ho."

Chen Tang frowned slightly, feeling a bit nervous inside.

When evening ca and Chen Shi went out, Chen Tang's expression shifted uncertainly.

Chen Shi was going to beco Chen Wu's son!

His greatest fear was about to co true.

Chen Shi arrived at Creation Little Five's residence. The two of them went to Juxian Pavilion to find Shao Jing.

Shao Jing was overjoyed to see Chen Shi again. After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Shi asked, "Accountant, can we liquidate so... items of questionable origin?"

Shao Jing understood imdiately and smiled. "Instructor, let's take a look."

Chen Shi looked at Creation Little Five.

Creation Little Five lightly drew a line in the air. Space seed to tear open, and a torrent of magic treasures and valuables poured out like a waterfall, piling up into a mountain.

Shao Jing was startled. He quickly closed the doors of Juxian Pavilion and began examining the treasures.

The variety was imnse. There were even over a dozen magic treasures of astonishing power, along with various jewelry and ornants. Though not magic treasures themselves, they were talisman-weapons, ticulously forged.

Shao Jing felt his scalp tingle. He stamred, "Where did all these treasures co from? Instructor, we're going to be rich!"

His voice trembled slightly.

Chen Shi said, "Accountant, have you heard of the corpse cloud above the Western Capital?"

Shao Jing's heart grew solemn. He had heard many legends about that corpse cloud; rumors in the Western Capital were quite eerie. He stopped asking about the treasures' origins.

"These things... the magic treasures will be hard to move. The rest is manageable. As long as we dismantle and reconfigure them so others can't recognize them, they can be sold," Shao Jing said, examining carefully. "But liquidating everything will be difficult. We'll need to do business in other parts of the Western Ox New Continent, avoiding the Western Capital."

Chen Shi looked at Creation Little Five. Unconcerned, Creation Little Five said, "Give so silver first. I'm out of money."

Shao Jing was stunned. He looked at Chen Shi, who nodded gently. "Sell the items gradually. Take so silver first. Fifth Uncle, from now on, if you need money, just co to Juxian Pavilion to get it."

Shao Jing hurriedly fetched over a dozen Silver Notes. "Currently, Juxian Pavilion has shops in the Western Capital and Xinxiang, but we'll soon expand to other provinces. Fifth Uncle, whenever you need money, just go and take it."

Creation Little Five took the Silver Notes, checked the denominations, and smiled with satisfaction. "After paying the rent, there's still plenty left. Let's go, back to cultivation."

Chen Shi followed him away.

Shao Jing saw them off, returned to Juxian Pavilion, and stared blankly at the mountain of treasures. After a long while, he slapped himself twice across the face before realizing it wasn't a dream.

"The funds for rebellion... are secured!"

Chen Shi retreated into the Fox Grape Mirror, cultivating while learning the Grand Cosmic Sacrificial Rite from Creation Little Five.

The Grand Cosmic Sacrificial Rite involved two thousand four hundred deity positions, corresponding to two thousand four hundred talismans. Chen Shi's grandfather had only taught him one thousand two hundred talismans, not the rest.

Because the remaining one thousand two hundred talismans had not been completed by Chen Yindu either. At that ti, most of his energy was focused on rescuing and reviving Chen Shi, leaving no ti to complete these talismans.

However, Creation Little Five had been suppressed by him for over ten years. Those ten years were spent completing the talismans, and he had actually managed to patch up the Grand Cosmic Sacrificial Rite for the most part.

The Grand Cosmic Sacrificial Rite was still incomplete. So talismans were filled in with missing parts based on Creation Little Five's own knowledge, but it was already usable.

Chen Shi followed him, learning and cultivating. In just five or six days, he had completely morized this set of one thousand two hundred talismans.

"Perhaps I can add another layer to Wooden Cart's Parasol, forming a dual heaven, large and small. One heaven is the Luo Heaven Sacrificial Rite, the other is the Grand Cosmic Sacrificial Rite. The power would certainly be even greater!" Chen Shi thought to himself.

These past few days, cultivating within the minor heaven, his cultivation had advanced rapidly. His Nascent Soul had already grown to three feet in size.

And he had finally cultivated the ninth layer of the Xiao Lang Imperial Chapter Technique.

With all nine layers open, his cultivation speed beca even faster!

At this rate, cultivating until his Nascent Soul matched his body's size would take at most a month.

"I comprehended the Cosmic Variation from the Grand Cosmic Sacrificial Rite. It can transform the Western Capital into my Ghost and God Domain, divided into three hundred and sixty-five segnts. Each space can be reorganized and reconfigured according to my will," Creation Little Five said as he walked with Chen Shi through the streets of the Western Capital.

With this step forward, what lay ahead was clearly Chang'an Street, but suddenly, streets and buildings rushed towards them, only to brush past them.

Chen Shi was utterly astonished. With that single step, they had already traversed over a dozen streets, moving from Chang'an Street to Guiyang Street.

There were many pedestrians on these streets, yet they seed completely unaware of any abnormality.

Creation Little Five continued walking forward. "Comprehending the Cosmic Variation, you'll be enough to contend with the world's top experts. But comprehending the Cosmic Variation is truly difficult. What I can teach you is limited."

He led Chen Shi forward. The geography ahead changed drastically, transforming into the imperial palace. Palatial buildings on both sides flowed past them. Then they arrived inside a building where thirteen powerful experts, emitting overwhelming auras, were discussing matters—the thirteen Cabinet ministers who governed the realm.

Creation Little Five led Chen Shi right through the middle of these thirteen top experts of the era. These masters from the various great clans completely ignored them, as if they didn't see them, continuing to argue about various governnt policies.

The two left the Cabinet and appeared at the execution ground. A beheading was in progress. A gleaming blade light fell from the sky. Chen Shi and Creation Little Five passed through the blade light, completely unhard.

Suddenly, the scene shifted. They walked through the underworld of the Western Capital, passing before massive Primordial Spirits.

These Primordial Spirits belonged to the thirteen great clans and various Return to Emptiness and Great Ascension Realm experts of the Western Capital, stationed in the void, penetrating the netherworld. But upon seeing the two of them, they dared to be angry but not speak.

Creation Little Five smiled. "After you master the Luo Heaven Sacrificial Rite and the Grand Cosmic Sacrificial Rite, if you're just a bit smarter than your father, you can comprehend the principles of cosmic change and comprehend your own Ghost and God Domain. Look."

He drew a Taishang Eight Trigrams Protective Talisman, stretching this talisman from a flat plane into a three-dinsional form, allowing Chen Shi to clearly see the process of the talisman's transformation.

The three-dinsional Eight Trigrams began to change. The eight hexagram symbols transford into wind and rain, into thunder and lightning, into the blue sky and the great earth!

Creation Little Five grabbed the Qian (Heaven) and Kun (Earth) hexagrams, raising them aloft. Heaven and earth inverted!

Chen Shi looked up at the sky. The Western Capital floated in the air, its buildings and structures facing the earth. People walked within the Western Capital in the sky, still busy with their labors, unaware.

"Your grandfather once said that what he most detested was rote learning and morization. Learning must involve comprehension and understanding. He was originally the person with the poorest aptitude, but relying on comprehension and understanding, he beca the most powerful person," Creation Little Five said leisurely. "The Taishang Eight Trigrams Protective Talisman is sothing I learned from him. The Supre Eight Trigrams Body Protection Art was passed to by Granny Sha. But the Heaven-Earth Variation is the Ghost and God Domain I comprehended from the protective talisman and the protection art. The Eight Trigrams Protection Talisman isn't particularly complex. The Eight Trigrams Protection Art isn't a top-tier cultivation technique either. They're both simple things. Why do they contain such imnse power as a Ghost and God Domain?"

He tapped Chen Shi's head and smiled. "Use your own brain to perceive, to understand. This is the ultimate treasure my father taught . I'm passing it to you. Defeating Chen Tang isn't hard. What's hard is comprehending this ultimate treasure."

He turned and left, his voice carrying back. "Go back. Defeat Chen Tang. Don't disappoint ."

Heaven and earth returned to normal. Chen Shi was back on the bustling street, standing there motionless for a long ti.

People ca and went on the street, bustling and crowded. n and won brushed past him. Chen Shi stood in the midst of the noisy city, yet it felt as if he were the only one left between heaven and earth.

The simplest talisman, yet one could comprehend a Ghost and God Domain from it. What kind of genius did that require!

The greatest treasure trove in this world wasn't the immortal techniques of the True King's Tomb, but these talismans found everywhere!

After a long ti, Chen Shi finally moved, returning to the Chen residence.

During dinner, Chen Shi appeared mature and steady, treating Chen Tang with the respect due a father.

Chen Tang also treated him with the affection of a loving father for his beloved son.

After the al, Black Pot ca forward, cleared the dishes, then withdrew from the main hall, leaving father and son alone.

"Did Creation Little Five teach you many things?" Chen Tang said calmly. "You can demonstrate them now."

Chen Shi kept his eyes downcast, focusing inward, and smiled. "Chen Tang, Fifth Uncle did teach a lot, but I don't need those things to deal with you."

Chen Tang made a noncommittal sound and said quietly, "You didn't learn them, did you?"

Chen Shi maintained his smile. "Chen Tang, I've seen your so-called core disciples of the great clans. They're nothing special."

Chen Tang's expression remained impassive. "Are you talking about those people at Qixia Taoist Temple? They are not the core disciples I ntioned. The core disciples I ntioned are the current Sect Leaders of the thirteen great clans. They have already reached the Return to Emptiness Realm. They are not comparable to those you encountered at Qixia Taoist Temple."

Chen Shi looked up at him. "You know I went to Qixia Taoist Temple?"

Chen Tang kept his eyes downcast. "You weren't thorough enough. You're as sloppy as Chen Yindu. Of course I had to go take a look."

Chen Shi said, "Chen Yindu is your father. Show so respect when you speak of him. Have you fought against the true core disciples of the great clans? What was the outco?"

Chen Tang said calmly, "If you can defeat , you can defeat them."

Chen Shi smiled. "Good."

Black Pot stood guard outside the door. Suddenly, he heard the wind rise violently within the main hall. He looked back and saw flashing shadows of chopsticks everywhere in the humble room. Then, with a loud *bang*, Chen Shi was slamd against the wall, nearly colliding with Chen Yindu's spirit tablet. anwhile, Chen Tang was sent flying backward, almost skimming the ground, before crashing with a *thud* into the rockery in the courtyard!

Black Pot was startled.

*Splash.*

Chen Tang fell into the pond beneath the rockery.

A heavy thud sounded from the main hall as Chen Shi fell from the wall.

Black Pot's perked-up ears drooped again. He got up, shook his tail, and walked far away.

Creation Little Five crouched on the roof ridge of the Chen residence, watching this scene excitedly. "Good fight!"

Black Pot looked up, but he was already gone.

Not long after, Chen Shi and Chen Tang sat under the eaves. One was soaked, bruised and swollen. The other had several bloody holes in his body, sitting there in a daze.

"Chen Tang, you were a bit heavy-handed," Chen Shi said, looking at his wounds.

"You kicked in the groin and poked my eyes," Chen Tang said with a dark expression.

Chen Shi fell silent for a mont. "Chen Tang, I can defeat you now. I'm powerful now. I want to beco the top scholar. Will you support ?"

Chen Tang said, "Competing for the top scholar will put you in danger. The Young Master is determined to get the top scholar title. If you compete with him, he will stop at nothing to prevent you from succeeding."

Chen Shi raised an eyebrow. "Does competing for the top scholar cause you trouble? Does it hinder your official career and prospects?"

"How are you speaking to ?" Chen Tang grew angry, suddenly standing up.

Black Pot was holding new clothes, about to bring them over, but stopped upon hearing this.

Chen Shi snorted. "I will definitely compete for this top scholar title. Chen Tang, back when you ca to the capital for the exams, you could only rank fourteenth. You didn't dare compete with them. You were cowardly. I won't be as cowardly as you. If I'm going to do it, I'll be first!"

Chen Tang flew into a rage, raising his hand as if to strike him.

Chen Shi stood up, straightened his neck, and thrust his face forward. "Go ahead, hit ! Why aren't you hitting? After Grandpa revived , you never ca back to see us even once!"

Chen Shi's anger flared, and he shouted, "You didn't co back for New Year! You didn't co back for festivals! You didn't co back when Grandpa passed away! Chen Wu may be disreputable, but at least Chen Wu knew to co back and kowtow a few tis before Grandpa! You're worse than Chen Wu! Hit ! Co on, hit your own son, show your dominance at ho, be a hero!"

Chen Tang was forced to retreat step by step.

Chen Shi pressed his head forward and sneered. "You're a hero! You abandoned and Grandpa in the countryside! You didn't raise ! You didn't see Grandpa off at his funeral! And you still want to hit ! Just kill then! I'm not your son anyway! You're not even as good as a eunuch! Eunuch Feng at least knows to support ! Chen Tang, if you're a hero today, kill right here in front of Black Pot, in front of Mother, in front of Grandpa's spirit tablet!"

Chen Tang snorted angrily, suddenly withdrawing his hand, and shouted, "I was worried about your safety!"

Chen Shi laughed coldly. "Chen Tang, your obedient son—I'm not playing that role today! I will compete for this top scholar title! I will kill the Young Master!"

"You want to rebel!" Chen Tang trembled with anger.

"I am rebelling!"

Chen Shi summoned the small temple and threw the Talisman God Tianji from the shrine's miniature shrine right in front of him.

Talisman God Tianji was still repairing its body, which was mostly restored. Its arms had grown back, and it had even grown a buttocks, but it had no legs and sat on the ground. It was still sowhat insane. Seeing Chen Tang, it suddenly recognized him and cried out, "Chen Tang, your father wants you to co ho."

It paused, then added, "Your father misses you."

Chen Tang's mind was greatly shaken. Unconsciously, two clear streams of tears flowed down his face.

Talisman God Tianji suddenly went berserk, smashing him to the ground. It swung its eight arms, pounding him fiercely, and shouted, "Little Five! Fight to the death!"

Chen Shi was startled, worried Talisman God Tianji might beat him to death, and hurriedly recalled Tianji back into the small temple.

Talisman God Tianji beca muddled again, crawling back to sit on the miniature shrine.

Chen Shi looked at Chen Tang, who sat dazedly on the ground, bruised and swollen, sowhat lost.

"You really want to beco the top scholar?"

Chen Tang staggered to his feet. "I didn't dare beco the top scholar back then. But if my son wants to beco the top scholar, I will definitely support him."