Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 317 Shen Lingdie’s Secret

Chapter 317: Chapter 317 Shen Lingdie’s Secret

"A secret?" Chen Fan’s face showed a hint of confusion.

Shen Ronghua made a gesture of invitation.

Chen Fan walked towards the outside, Shen Ronghua followed.

Shen Lingdie also wanted to follow, but Dong Xiaoran stopped her.

The two of them arrived at a secluded place.

Chen Fan asked, "Lingdie has secrets on her, too?"

A trace of emotion appeared on Shen Ronghua’s face as he said, "Actually, my wife and I had intended to keep this secret buried in our hearts forever, but since Master Chen is so divinely skilled and not a mere mortal, I’ve decided to reveal this secret."

A flicker of curiosity rose in Chen Fan’s heart as he said, "Patriarch Shen, please speak."

Shen Ronghua said, "Actually, Master Chen might have noticed that Lingdie is a person different from ordinary people."

Chen Fan nodded, thinking to himself that indeed, this girl’s way of thinking was truly incomparable to the average person.

Shen Ronghua continued, "The secret I’m about to tell you is that at the time of Lingdie’s birth, the sky flashed with lightning and thundered, a five-colored radiance appeared above the Shen Family, and many other strange phenomena occurred, especially at the moment of Lingdie’s birth—a streak of light flew from the horizon and merged directly into Lingdie’s body."

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows, thinking that such a phenomenon at the time of Shen Lingdie’s birth would surely make her destined for empressdom had it been ancient times.

Shen Ronghua’s expression suddenly became very serious, "All these things are actually secondary; the most important thing is that Lingdie, upon being born, immediately spoke a sentence."

Chen Fan’s eyes widened, "Spoke upon birth?"

Shen Ronghua nodded earnestly, "True beyond doubt."

Chen Fan asked, "What did she say?"

Shen Ronghua said, "No matter where you go, I will always follow you."

"After Lingdie spoke these words, she started crying loudly like a normal infant. All these years, the scene of Lingdie’s birth has been etched in my mind, impossible to erase."

"My wife and I have pondered over the meaning of that sentence, but we could never figure anything out. At first, we constantly feared that Lingdie was plagued by evil spirits and worried she would die young, but as she grew older and remained healthy and strong, we dismissed such concerns."

"Nowadays, Lingdie lives a very healthy life, and besides her somewhat peculiar character, there is nothing else amiss. So, we no longer care about why such events occurred at the time of her birth. However, since Master Chen has become Lingdie’s master, I thought you had the right to know, which is why I have revealed this secret."

Chen Fan furrowed his brow.

The situation described by Shen Ronghua was indeed rare, even in the Cultivation World, such events seldom occurred.

But, having perused vast memories of Inheritance Records, Chen Fan still thought of a possibility based on Shen Ronghua’s description.

Shen Lingdie might very well be the reincarnation of an Ancient powerhouse.

Only such a scenario would allow a newborn infant to speak.

Of course, this was just a guess on Chen Fan’s part, and whether it was true still needed to be deliberated.

"If Lingdie is the reincarnation of an Ancient powerhouse, then who is the ’you’ referred to in that sentence? Could it be that another Ancient powerhouse has also reincarnated on Earth?"

A few doubts surfaced in Chen Fan’s mind.

However, he soon stopped dwelling on these thoughts; after all, he was just a practitioner at the Foundation Establishment Realm, and matters concerning the reincarnation of Ancient powerhouses were not something he could casually involve himself in.

"Hopefully, this is just my guess, because if it’s truly an Ancient powerhouse reincarnated, it wouldn’t be good news for Lingdie."

Chen Fan murmured to himself for a while, then turned to Shen Ronghua and said, "All right, I understand. There are many possible reasons for such occurrences, but since Lingdie has grown up healthy, those things are no longer of importance now."

Shen Ronghua smiled and nodded, "That’s exactly what I have in mind."

The two returned to the main hall.

Shen Lingdie immediately came over and asked, "What secrets did my father tell you? Why don’t I even know that I have secrets?"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "Do you really want to hear it?"

Shen Lingdie nodded.

Chen Fan leaned in close to her ear and said, "The secret is, you’re actually a butterfly transformed, not a human."

Shen Lingdie replied, "You’re lying, then why can’t I fly?"

Chen Fan burst into laughter, not expecting the girl to actually take his words seriously for a moment. He was not sure whether to call her silly or cute.

That very afternoon, Chen Fan imparted the Jade Essence Heart Sutra to Shen Lingdie and the Supreme Primordial Secret to Qi Heng, officially setting them on the path of cultivation.

The next day, Shen Ronghua told Chen Fan that the cellar he had ordered to be built would be completed today.

Chen Fan decided he would retrieve the Taiyi Twin Lotuses tomorrow and place them inside the Shen Family’s cellar.

With the power of the Taiyi Twin Lotuses, he would be able to break through and, upon reaching the late stages of Foundation Establishment, he would have enough confidence to head to the Capital.

In the afternoon, Chen Fan was cultivating in the courtyard.

At that moment, Qi Heng came over excitedly, holding several concert tickets in his hand, and said, "Master, there’s an all-star concert tonight at the stadium; many famous stars will be there. I got some tickets from a friend. Let’s go watch it this evening."

Chen Fan glanced at him and asked, "How’s your cultivation technique progressing since yesterday?"

Qi Heng immediately raised his hand and conjured a whirlpool of spiritual energy in his palm, proudly saying, "I’ve already reached entry-level. It just so happens that my Qi Family has a place rich in spiritual energy. I feel that in less than a week, I can reach the first level of Qi Cultivation."

The reason he was in the mood to invite Chen Fan to the concert was because his own cultivation progress was very pleasing to him.

According to Chen Fan, for normal people to cultivate and reach entry-level, it would take at least a month and at most a year, yet he managed it in just one day, which was undoubtedly the mark of a genius.

Even he was shocked by his own talent in cultivation. To celebrate, he had asked a friend for concert tickets.

Chen Fan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, this speed is considered fast. Your talent for cultivation is good; it seems my judgment wasn’t wrong."

Qi Heng’s face beamed with joy, having the proud feeling one gets in elementary school when awarded a little red flower by the teacher.

At this time, Shen Lingdie also walked over.

Qi Heng thought to himself, I have exceptional talent, which is why Master took me as a disciple, and Master took Senior Sister as a disciple to prevent her from getting emotional. Her cultivation talent might not be as good as mine. I should show off in front of her.

So, he stepped forward and asked, "Senior Sister, how is your cultivation going? Have you reached entry-level?"

Then he added proudly, "It only took me one day to reach entry-level, and, barring any accidents, I will be able to reach the first level of Qi Cultivation within a week."

Shen Lingdie looked at him with a puzzled expression, "One week?"

Qi Heng nodded and said with a smile, "How about that? Isn’t it very fast?"

Shen Lingdie responded, "Is that... fast?"

Qi Heng laughed and said, "Senior Sister, I know you’re too embarrassed to admit it, but don’t lose heart. After all, not everyone has such excellent cultivation talent as I do. If you work a bit harder, you can still catch up with me."

Shen Lingdie nodded, "Thank you for your consolation."

"But... I’m already at the third level of Qi Cultivation."