Chapter 1281

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Deep within the Chaos Sea, where Zhen Yuanzi is in seclusion.

Xu Ping'an sat cross-legged upon a Chaos Primordial Stone, the Chaos Qi all around him surging like tides, wave after wave washing against his protective spiritual light.

Suddenly, he saw.

Only, it was not seen with his eyes, but perceived through the Law of Time.

Around him, one translucent phantom after another shuttled silently.

Some merely passed by.

Some were locked in fierce battle with something invisible.

Every phantom was so real, as if they had truly existed.

"What are these?"

"You saw them?"

"Master, I saw them!"

"What did you see?"

"People, so many, many people. No, not people of the present, but people of the past!"

Zhen Yuanzi looked at Xu Ping'an, rarely revealing a trace of praise: "That you can see them shows your grasp of the Law of Time has already touched the threshold."

Xu Ping'an was utterly shocked: "This is merely the threshold?"

Zhen Yuanzi's voice carried an echo in every word: "Those phantoms you see are not actually phantoms.

They are people who truly appeared in this area at different time nodes.

The Law of Time differs from the Law of Space; it does not overwrite old traces because coordinates move.

Every event that occurs in each moment leaves a permanent imprint upon time.

You can see them because your own perception has already surpassed the 'present'."

Xu Ping'an could not suppress the excitement in his heart, and said excitedly: "Master, I want to make a single concerted push and directly assault the Unity Stage!"

Zhen Yuanzi was silent for a breath, then shook his head: "No rush."

"Why?"

Xu Ping'an could not understand: "If I wait any longer, this Disciple fears missing the opportune moment."

Zhen Yuanzi smiled: "An'er, your innate talent is indeed monstrous, your aptitude indeed transcendent.

Looking across the younger generation of the Beidou Immortal Mansion, there is no second person who can stand shoulder to shoulder with you.

But a breakthrough in cultivation realm still requires a certain degree of accumulation.

If you assault the Unity Stage now, the chance of success is not small, and after breaking through you would absolutely count as an outstanding figure among your peers.

But this is not the target you ought to pursue!"

As he spoke, he extended his right hand, index finger pointing toward the Chaos Sea.

There, boundless Chaos Qi churned and boiled; vaguely, some figures of preposterous enormity could be seen swimming.

Zhen Yuanzi continued: "Those Chaos Giant Beasts, to survive, can only increase their body size, thereby enduring the pressure brought by the Chaos Laws.

The greater the pressure, the higher the potential.

In a certain sense, humans and Chaos Giant Beasts are much the same.

If one cannot erupt with all one's potential between life and death, then no matter how monstrous your talent, you will only sink into being a mediocre genius."

Xu Ping'an was stunned, then pursued the question: "Then what should I do?"

Zhen Yuanzi pointed at those enormous figures swimming in the depths of the Chaos Sea: "Go there. While enduring the impact of the Chaos Laws, battle the Chaos Giant Beasts.

Drive yourself to the limit, then find a new limit above that limit.

Only thus can your state be adjusted to the true peak."

Xu Ping'an nodded heavily: "Disciple understands."

Zhen Yuanzi saw this and was quite gratified: "Of course, actually you are already very good.

Placed in the past, even without me, you would still be able to reach the Zenith of the Great Dao!"

Xu Ping'an stood up, saying seriously: "As long as my cultivation realm rises to the Unity Stage, I can replace my father and lead the Xu Clan even farther."

Zhen Yuanzi's eyes narrowed: "You... cannot understand your own father?"

Chaos Qi surged between the two, the oppressive feeling intensifying.

At this moment, it was as if the whole world had quieted down.

Xu Ping'an was even more frozen for an instant by this question, then fell silent for a long time before giving his answer: "Correct."

Zhen Yuanzi was quite curious: "Why?"

Xu Ping'an's gaze suddenly sank into reminiscence: "Since childhood, my father was a High Level figure in the Immortal Sect Spirit Fields, and even more the pillar of the entire family.

Back then, my worship of him never changed.

But later..."

Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but press: "What happened later?"

Xu Ping'an's gaze shifted slightly, and for the first time he voiced his innermost feelings to his Master: "Later, my cultivation slowly caught up, my horizons also broadened, yet I discovered my father still doing the same things day after day.

Planting, transplanting seedlings, harvesting.

His cultivation talent is indeed unmatched by anyone; every single plant is of supreme grade.

But Master, the operation of a clan is far from as simple as just cultivating spirit plants.

Decisions on the Commerce Lineage have always been made by He Di and Sui Mei.

Campaigns on the Martial Lineage have always been handled by Mu'er.

As for the Side Lineage, Xiao Er has the Three-Eyed Clan's channels.

Father neither manages the clan's resource allocation nor involves himself in outside business dealings.

Sometimes, I even feel that for this family, Father is still not as good as……

Speaking up to here, he did not continue.

But with words having reached this point, the feeling in his heart toward his father was now laid bare.

"Heh~"

Zhen Yuanzi laughed: "So it turns out, you feel he is no longer important."

Fierce beasts in their youth do indeed rely on their parents.

That is because they are still young and weak.

But as they continuously grow up, becoming more and more mighty and robust.

Naturally, the thoughts in their hearts toward their parents change.

Xu Ping'an opened his mouth, saying with a rather complex heart: "This thought, I know saying it out will seem unfilial.

But I just feel that Father is not that irreplaceable."

Zhen Yuanzi, hearing this, his expression became subtle: "Xu……"

But he had just spoken one character, when he suddenly paused.

The next form of address in his mouth appeared a moment of hesitation.

Is Xu Changqing Ninth Junior Brother?

Or is he Eighth Junior Brother?

Zhen Yuanzi suppressed the shock and doubt in his heart, placing his attention back on the present: "Your father, seemingly merely cultivates spirit plants in the spirit fields.

In reality, his importance to the entire Xu Clan has always been crucial.

Have you ever thought, why would the Wanxiang Chamber of Commerce sign a ten-thousand-year contract with Xu Sui?

Why would the Three-Eyed Clan open a channel with your second son, a mixed-blood junior?

Why would the Xianfu's Supreme Elder be willing to accept your eldest son as a disciple?"

With each question he asked, he took a step forward.

Chaos Qi beneath his feet automatically condensed into solid stairs.

Xu Ping'an followed and stepped forward, saying with determined eyes: "These matters, the current me can also accomplish!"

The youngest genius of the Beidou Xianfu.

The youngest Body Integration cultivator of the Beidou Xianfu.

The younger generation of the Beidou Xianfu has no opponent.

Five Spiritual Roots.

Talent monstrous.

Comprehension extraordinary.

First person in fifty thousand years!

Zhen Yuanzi's footsteps halted: "An'er, this world is far more realistic than you imagine.

People without value are not worth wooing, not worth currying favor with, and even less worth investing in."

Xu Ping'an frowned, dissatisfied: "Could it be that my value still doesn't measure up to Father's?"

Zhen Yuanzi said with a half-smile: "Then why is it that the one accepted as a Direct Disciple by the Dao Zun is him, and not you!"