Above the Great Dao
Chapter 479 - 228: If Clumsy, Descend to the Mundane_2

Chapter 479: Chapter 228: If Clumsy, Descend to the Mundane_2

Chen Shi said mournfully, "My grandfather has passed away."

Madam Aying hesitated to speak, and after a moment, she said, "Since he has passed away, I won’t speak ill of him, but your grandfather... it’s better left unsaid."

Chen Shi felt ashamed.

Madam Aying said, "It’s all misdeeds of the older generation; it has nothing to do with you. You should not take it to heart. Have you all not eaten yet? I’ll go and prepare a couple of dishes. Azhuo, come help me light the fire."

The couple busied themselves, and Chen Shi took the opportunity to take out the Judge Dragon Whisker Pen and examined it carefully.

A normal writing brush is nothing more than a handle with a wolf’s hair brush head, but this pen was slightly larger than normal ones and did not use wolf’s hair but dragon whisker, which seemed to contain extraordinary power.

"Can this pen really take life or give it?"

Chen Shi offered up the Judge’s Pen, lit incense for it, and watched the wisps of incense fire qi spiral into the pen, clearly one with it.

Then Chen Shi took out the Youquan Wandering Dragon Sword and also lit incense for this sword.

This was an offering.

An offering was to make the treasure spirit-aware.

Besides offering, there was also refining.

Refining was to nourish the treasure with one’s own qi-blood, to moisturize the treasure’s spirit, making the Magical Treasure’s power even greater.

Chen Shi looked closely at the two treasures. The Judge’s Pen was made of dragon whisker, and the Wandering Dragon Sword had absorbed the dragon qi of the mountains, each with its own merits.

Nevertheless, the Judge’s Pen’s power ought to be greater and its functions more peculiar. The functions of the Wandering Dragon Sword seemed more straightforward.

"Regardless, I promised this treasure to the Lord of Wuwang Mansion. Even if it’s valuable, I must give it to him."

After the two treasures absorbed the incense fire qi, Chen Shi offered them up and placed them within the small temple.

Suddenly, he had a thought: "I can treat the Stone Rock Lady as a Divine Embryo to aid my cultivation, but can I also treat the Wandering Dragon Sword or the Dragon Whisker Pen as a Divine Embryo?"

He attempted to activate the Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter. The Eight Extremes golden gates materialized, but the two treasures did not enter the shrine, which meant that although they had spirit, they were not at the level of a Divine Embryo.

Madam Aying finished cooking and called them to eat.

Chen Shi also sat down. Madam Aying served him with diligence and said with a smile, "My dear nephew, what you were refining just now, was it a Cultivation Technique? Are you a Cultivator? Could you perhaps teach Azhuo? Don’t be fooled by your Uncle Azhuo’s clumsy looks; he’s actually quite clever! He picks up anything swiftly. Teach him! Teach him! Your aunt will cook you delicious food!"

Chen Shi looked bewildered, his chopsticks suspended, as he turned to look at Azhuo.

Obviously, Madam Aying didn’t know that her husband was one of the strongest Cultivators in the world and also an underworld Yin Commander.

Azhuo said, "I’m too old, certainly can’t learn it. Aying, don’t make a fuss over this."

Madam Aying laughed again, "Could you teach the kids, Little Hu and Little Wei? Attending private tutoring is very expensive, and our family probably can’t afford it."

Chen Shi hesitated for a moment and said, "I’ve never been to a private tutor myself, but I can teach..."

Azhuo interrupted him, saying "Aying, forget about these things and eat. Little Ten came over just to visit me, and he has to go back in a few days, so he can’t stay here long."

Madam Aying sighed with regret.

After they had finished eating, she smiled and said, "Dear nephew, why don’t you take Little Wei and Little Hu out to play? Your uncle and I have something to do this afternoon. Come back when the sun is about to set."

Chen Shi nodded and said, "All right!" With that, he took the two kids and left the house.

Qiao Wei and Qiao Hu, though young, were robust and energetic. Chen Shi took them bird-nesting, mudfish digging, fishing, and even brawling with village dogs. Yet, these two little guys were still not tired.

Seeing that it was still early, Chen Shi scouted around the village, then took Qiao Wei and Qiao Hu to the creek, where they dug in the mud to build a dam. They planned to cut off a section of the creek, scoop out the water, and catch the fish.

The trio was fervently busy, when several people in strange attire passed by the small stream and suddenly halted, calling out to the three in the trench, "Young benefactors, have you seen a large dog like this, or a child like this, in the last few days?"

Chen Shi and Qiao Wei Qiao Hu were splashing water huffily, their faces and bodies smeared with mud, and upon hearing the question, they looked up to see one of the strangers holding a portrait of a gigantic dog covered in billowing demon fire and thick smoke.

Another person held a portrait of Chen Shi himself!

Chen Shi’s heart jolted, "The aggrieved owner of the Youquan Wandering Dragon Sword has come knocking!"

He was about to speak when Qiao Hu and Qiao Wei shook their heads simultaneously and said in unison, "Don’t know them, haven’t seen them."

The oddly dressed people nodded and moved towards the village.

After they had gone far, Qiao Hu and Qiao Wei urgently said, "Little Ten, you should leave quickly! They’ve come to settle scores with you; if you delay, it’ll be too late!"

Chen Shi chuckled, "How do you know they are looking for me?"

"My mother said that when my father and your grandfather used to cause trouble outside, the officials would often come looking with portraits."

Chen Shi gently raised his hand, and the water in the small trench flew up on its own, landing on the opposite side of the barrier, leaving only fish flopping in the ditch. He smiled, "You two catch the fish. After you’ve caught them, head home. These people are my adversaries; I’ll go to the riverside to clean up and meet them."

Qiao Hu and Qiao Wei rushed to catch fish. Once they were done, Chen Shi escorted them across the bridge, then went beneath it to wash the dirt off his body and face. He went up to the bridge and sat down under a tree.

Sure enough, those strangely dressed individuals hurried back, probably having heard from the villagers that the person in the portrait was nearby. They hastened back towards the small trench.

Chen Shi stood up and smiled, "My friends, there’s no need to search any further; I’ve been here waiting for a long time."

When the five people got a clear view of Chen Shi’s face, one of them leaped back and in an instant retreated a hundred yards, alighting on the surface of the Great Southern Lake. With a stomp, a loud crack sounded, and a large twist of water rose from the lake, spiraling into a water dragon that seemed almost alive!

Another person leaped as if flying, jumping backward and covering sixty to seventy yards in one stride. In the next moment, he landed atop the roof ridge of a building, his legs half crouched, ready to exert force at any moment.

Behind him, the shrine on his head lit up, the Nascent Soul flew out, and the cultivation technique activated. In an instant, the Qi-Blood beneath his ribs condensed, and six arms emerged. He took various swords from the shrine, each enhanced with different colored talismans, with Thunder Law as the core, remarkably powerful.

Two more rushed past one side of Chen Shi, also covering a hundred yards before stopping. One raised his hand, and the other was lifted into the air by his mana, looking down from above.

The two of them, one high and one low, each conjured their talismanic weapons.

Below, the talismanic weapon flew out from the shrine of the man on the ground, whistling and revolving; it was a wheel-shaped disc with an empty middle, edged with round blades on the outside and saw teeth on the inside. A slight rotation unleashed the power of the talismanic imprint; with a whoosh, it erupted into flames.

The one above conjured flying needles, over a hundred in total, arrayed in rings, their tips pointing downward, aimed at Chen Shi.

The fifth man stood in place without moving, facing Chen Shi, but behind him, a Divine Embryo emerged from the shrine, with the Nascent Soul perched in its palm.

All five were Nascent Soul Realm experts who, in the blink of an eye, had set up their positions.

Seeing this, Chen Shi’s eyes brightened, praising, "Gentlemen, you all possess impressive skills! Such an ambush must have been practiced many times. However, don’t get me wrong; I didn’t stop you to start a fight but to return a treasured object to you."

Behind him materialized a small temple. frёewebnoѵēl.com

Chen Shi had enshrined the Judge Dragon Whisker Pen and the Youquan Wandering Dragon Sword in the temple, refining them with his own Qi-Blood.

Although he was somewhat reluctant, the Youquan Wandering Dragon Sword was, after all, a treasure these people had painstakingly sought. Despite his reluctance, it was necessary to return it.

The person facing Chen Shi was dressed like a fortune teller, who, upon seeing the small temple materialize behind Chen Shi, was somewhat surprised. However, when he saw the Wandering Dragon Sword fly out from the temple, he pushed his astonishment aside and, with a faint smile while twisting his beard, said, "One who understands the times is a wise man; you’re very insightful, young brother. Still, having stolen the treasure of the Banshan Sect, you’ve offended them. Do you think merely returning the sword will resolve this matter? I should say you’re naive..."

Chen Shi frowned slightly, "Which sect are you from?"

The fortune teller chuckled, "The Banshan Sect."

Chen Shi grasped the Youlong Sword, slightly tilted the blade, and said indifferently, "So it seems you are the young master’s men?"

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