Chaotic World Book-Chapter 258 - 253: At the Right Time

Leaving Xia Longyuan, Zhao Changhe detoured northwest, heading straight for Yanmen.

Throughout the journey, he did not know what was on his mind as he sped on his horse without encountering any accidents. It wasn’t easy. That evening, staying at an inn along the way, Zhao Changhe pushed open the window to gaze at the moon, his mood ineffable.

Xia Longyuan had said, "You should have come earlier."

Indeed, to him, there was nothing he couldn’t tell his "daughter and son-in-law." There was no need for wild guesses that made people laugh. Not to mention Zhao Changhe himself, even if it were revealed to Vermilion Bird, the Wang Family, or Maitreya... what would they think?

A person who neither desired the kingdom nor heirs was invincible, any actions of others were meaningless in his eyes.

He actually wanted you to come earlier, to help you improve a notch, to hasten your progress—it’s too slow...

He wondered what mood Chichi would be in when this was recounted to her in the future; it must also be hard to express.

Of course, Xia Longyuan said a lot but didn’t elaborate on what he was doing; for instance, why so much chaos ensued was probably not just due to negligence; some actions were clearly intentional. Like the matters behind the Wang Family involving the Sea Race, he was very clear about it. So, was the Wang Family’s resistance intentionally caused by him? Even the question of whether he had killed his son was vaguely mentioned, unwilling to elaborate.

After all, you weren’t really treated as family; when it came to actual operations, don’t think of him as a kindly old father-in-law ready to solve your queries.

Zhao Changhe even felt that Xia Longyuan’s closeness or approval of him might exceed that towards his own daughter...

Because everyone came from and headed towards the same fate, merely traveling different paths.

Zhao Changhe was contemplating a detail.

Xia Longyuan had asked why the blind man had sent him to be by Chichi’s side, and he answered that he had drawn it by lot, which surprised Xia Longyuan.

Thinking carefully about this response was quite intriguing.

Xia Longyuan thought the blind man had placed him by Chichi’s side because Xia Longyuan himself couldn’t handle it anymore and needed a similar replacement. But in reality, it was a fate he had drawn by lot, which Xia Longyuan took as surprising, as if he believed that since it was drawn, it wasn’t done intentionally by the blind man.

If it had been done intentionally by the blind man, perhaps Xia Longyuan would have killed him... But since it was drawn, he seemed quite interested instead.

What did that signify? Maybe he would have to seek out the blind man for answers in the future.

These matters would have to wait, as his visit to the Capital was already "complete." He had received the answers he desired. Chichi’s seemingly ’dying’ father was actually awe-inspiringly mighty.

Yet... the world shouldn’t be like this...

It shouldn’t be anyone’s playground, whether Ancient Gods or Demons or today’s emperors.

Admiration mixed with opposition, Zhao Changhe’s expression was complex as he pulled out an unknown fruit and stared at it for a long time, then suddenly swallowed it.

"You want to see what I can achieve... I too wish to know."

Whatever the plan, it had to be strong enough.

Forcing advancement was against the Martial Arts, except when using Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. For items of a certain level, skyrocketing in ability was not unusual.

The item Xia Longyuan could give to his son-in-law was obviously not of ordinary level.

Zhao Changhe felt a surge of warmth throughout his body, his blood and Qi roiling powerfully. That wasn’t just a description; he genuinely felt his "blood and Qi" doubling.

"Blood Qi" was a quantifiable concept, like comparing a vigorous middle-aged man with a decrepit old one—vitality and blood Qi, not on the same level. Zhao Changhe’s rapid progress in cultivating the Blood Evil Skill was precisely because he was a young man, immensely vigorous. But however vigorous, it was still merely human. Once cultivation reached a certain level, that was insufficient.

The Blood God Sect’s further plan proposed nourishing evil, while Gold Leaf and Situ Xiao provided another approach: cultivating a special physique. Once your physique surpassed the mundane, naturally, you’d possess superhuman blood and Qi, and the cultivation technique would break through itself.

This fruit, unrelated to Evil Qi, was a treasure of Blood Qi, its transformative effects no different from altering one’s physique. Within Zhao Changhe’s internal view, he could almost feel a sense of muscles restructuring, blood surging, strength wildly increasing like a non-human.

Yet despite such intense bodily transformation, there was no feeling of pain, akin to drinking a strong spirit, just a warm burning sensation without any other issues—much easier than his initial medicine baths.

Combining Situ Xiao’s explanation of Body Refining, Zhao Changhe could almost ascertain that this was a high-tier method of Body Refining, surely leading to a special God Demon physique.

The Wang Family’s Sea Mud is said to ultimately lead towards the "Innate Taoist Body." But what is this direction?

Zhao Changhe’s spirit connected with the gold foil, and he clearly saw four big characters displayed on the gold foil "VR": "Blood Asura Body. Foundation Beginning."

Zhao Changhe: "?"

What body, can you say that again?

Is this the mischievousness of the Heavenly Book or Xia Longyuan’s joke?

Regardless of whether it’s a joke or not, this time the progress with the sea mud was obviously higher than last time, not only giving the evaluation of "Foundation Beginning" but also listing the next step in body refining: "Blood Coagulation Red Fruit, already suitable for foundation laying. To further advance, a substance that enhances muscle strength is still needed... The best match for this body would perhaps be the Dragon Elephant Blood Ginseng."

Zhao Changhe subconsciously asked, "Never heard of it, where do I find it?"

Gold foil: "..."

Although up until now it was still unclear whether the blind man was the Book Spirit, Zhao Changhe still somehow came up with this bizarre idea: a blind man, with arms crossed and a cool tone, saying, I am useless.

Xia Longyuan didn’t mention the Heavenly Book, but he did mention that the blind man "might be a spirit."... Wonder if the blind man will come out to say something tonight?

Zhao Changhe sat cross-legged, silently operated his Cultivation Technique, and entered deep meditation. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Meditation was no different from sleep, both a way to start cultivating using the fruit’s effects and also waiting for the blind man.

...

Sounds of roosters came from the inn, and the east gradually lightened.

Zhao Changhe opened his eyes, a bit surprised; the blind man actually didn’t come this night.

Zhao Changhe couldn’t believe that the blind man wouldn’t know about his encounters with Xia Longyuan, she must know, and Xia Longyuan must also know that she knows, yet Xia Longyuan acted recklessly, without any reservation. Was the blind man feeling embarrassed, or did she consider herself on a higher plane and thought it unworthy to comment specifically?

Didn’t know, but it didn’t matter. The gods are distant; I follow my own path.

What if she didn’t exist?

Zhao Changhe stood up, stretched out his palm, and then gently clenched it, feeling an overwhelming surge of power, that was reality.

The effects of the night’s Cultivation were outrageously good.

The Blood Evil Skill broke through the Seventh Layer quietly, with none of the usual surge of Evil Qi, because the Blood Qi was too vigorous, it was unclear whether it was a natural breakthrough or the result of the Cultivation Technique... In other words, this was called a significant enhancement of the base attributes, which led to the breakthrough of the Cultivation Technique. Based on this, the subsequent Eighth and Ninth Layers shouldn’t need as much struggle, just smoothly cultivating up to the threshold should suffice.

It was as if a smooth path had been laid out.

As for the Inner Strength, it also yielded some benefits.

A healthy body makes everything better; although it didn’t help the meridians, the Inner Cultivation reached the Sixth Layer threshold, Zhao Changhe silently practiced the Four Symbols Sect’s Star Resonance Magic, and also made a solid breakthrough.

External Skill Seventh Layer, Inner Sixth Layer... Considering the combat mode of the Six Harmonies Divine Skill transforming power to boost External Skill, could he be considered an Eighth Layer master?

When he left Jiangnan, he was at the Mystical Gate Five Layer. At that time, Tang Buqi felt that this strength couldn’t bring out the desired value in the military, but now?

Yue Hongling dominated the Worldly Society back then, challenging the Sect Hierarch of Xue, ranking second only to Hidden Dragon at that time, and that was at the Mystical Gate Eighth Layer.

Chi Li went alone to the Central Plains, challenged all famous families, and proudly stood among the Hidden Dragons of the Central Plains, also at the Mystical Gate Eighth Layer.

You can stir trouble in the Central Plains, I can equally wreak havoc on the grasslands.

The battle at Yanmen was in full swing, the timing was just right to go.

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PS: Transition Chapter, damn my keyboard broke today, wasted over three hours.

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