Chapter 1027: with translation of chapter title

Chen Li gave a bitter smile, "Actually these words have been held back; we three also feel quite uncomfortable."

Logically, since the Family Head already controls the Chen Family, the Clan Interior shouldn't have any secrets from him, but those are the precepts of our ancestors; we swore oaths in the ancestral hall back then, and we dare not violate them.

The ancestors were afraid that any mishap might occur in the Chen Family's revival, so they made every step extremely meticulous, almost calculating everything. Keeping it from the Family Head wasn't to hide something from him; it was purely because the ancestors didn't want the clan's foundation to be exposed too quickly to the world.

Chen Wuji waved his hand to interrupt Chen Li's words, "Shi Yi Shu, you don't need to dwell on these matters; I know what's in my heart. If I truly had any concerns, I couldn't have kept them bottled up until now to speak."

Chen Wuji's Shìhòu was merely to confirm whether one of the two grand masters in the clan was Chen Li, and nothing else.

To those of the MainVein, he trusts them completely from the bottom of his heart.

When he saw that these clan members could easily sacrifice their lives for his safety, to protect his safety, even unwilling to spend an extra moment at home in the village, he knew these clan members truly cared for him.

Even though there are still many things in the Clan Interior that he doesn't know.

But this has nothing to do with trust.

Chen Wuji can understand; there must be some other reason.

Now, Chen Li has told him this reason, so there's even less need to dwell on it.

However, this kind of decryption-and-pit-digging little game like today might still continue.

Chen Wuji still doesn't know who the other grand master is, nor what backup plans the Chen Family's ancestors have prepared.

Things one doesn't know will surely arouse some curiosity!

"Shi Yi Shu, why don't you take a look at this first? I'm quite interested in this manual," Chen Wuji said.

Though he said he was interested, in fact he is also somewhat anxious now.

At his current position, lack of prosperous offspring is a major hassle.

"Family Head, let me first explain the clan's major and minor affairs again; I feel I haven't made it clear," Chen Li said.

He had just put himself in Chen Wuji's shoes and thought about it, and felt quite stifled.

Chen Wuji waved his hand and said with a smile, "Shi Yi Shu, there's no need to say more about these matters; you all swore oaths before the ancestors, and I can understand. For things I'm not interested in, I won't pry further; for things I am interested in, I'll find a way to figure them out myself."

"The ancestors did this also to enable our Chen Family to emerge from the mire and return to the pinnacle; we descendants ought to understand this, especially me as the Family Head, who should understand even more."

Chen Li opened his mouth and suddenly sighed.

Chen Wuji patted Chen Li's arm, "Shi Yi Shu, hurry up and look at the manual; this is very important."

"Okay."

Chen Li felt as if something was blocking his chest, making his whole body uncomfortable.

His thoughts wavered back and forth between following the ancestors' precepts and being frank with Chen Wuji.

Actually, this kind of dilemma, he has experienced it before—not the first time.

But rather, many times…

For many things, he simply cannot be as carefree as Chen Bushi, nor can he feign death like Chen Luozi.

After letting out another long breath, Chen Li then focused his attention on this thin manual titled Immortal's Manual.

The manual's content is very brief, and what it records is not complicated.

The more Chen Li looked at it, the graver his expression became.

Although Chen Wuji is a complete layman, seeing Chen Li's demeanor, he also sensed that something was wrong.

"Shi Yi Shu, does this manual have a problem?" Chen Wuji asked.

Chen Li's gaze was like a torch; he shook his head, "The manual has no problem; on the contrary, it is very profound."

"Profound?"

Chen Wuji was dazed.

Such a simple bit of manual, even Qin Zhanhong could sum it up in a single sentence—how could it become profound?

"Very profound," Chen Li said again, "This manual needs to be interpreted word by word; one must not hastily practice according to what's written on it. Give me two days, Family Head, and I should be able to translate this manual."

"It still needs translation?" Chen Wuji was completely bewildered.

He can read and understand every character on it, and grasp the meaning of each sentence; why would it still need translation?

Chen Li nodded solemnly, "Indeed it needs translation; if one merely cultivates according to what's written here, they might see no effect at all. Even if there is some effect, it would probably only strengthen the five viscera, and they couldn't cultivate that vital breath within the body."

Chen Wuji lowered his eyelids slightly, "What does Zhi Xu Daozhang mean by this? Giving me something, yet only giving me a half-finished product. If I didn't have a grand master nearby, wouldn't I just be staring blankly?"

Chen Li smiled, "Family Head, Zhi Xu Daozhang seems to have a deep understanding of our Chen Family; giving this manual to other grand masters might not enable them to fully comprehend and translate it thoroughly. If all goes well, when Zhi Xu Daozhang gave out this manual, he intended for us to translate and then use it."

"Our Chen Family happens to have a manual that generations of ancestors considered worthless, yet because it hides the secret of ascension it has been passed down; that manual, if judged only by its surface, is just an ordinary body-training method, but it happens to be able to translate this manual."

Chen Wuji's expression changed slightly, "Shi Yi Shu, you mean... these two manuals were originally together?"

"Not necessarily, but the manual passed down in the clan can translate this one, allowing this Immortal's Manual to reveal its true form," Chen Li said.

"The Family Head can regard the clan's passed-down manual as a dictionary; in fact, that manual seems to have originally been a dictionary, a very thick one. I initially glanced at it a few times and tossed it aside; only after finishing all other books and having nothing else to read did I persist in reading it to the end."

"That is the first book the Family Head ever threw away when looking at ancestral classics."

Chen Wuji suddenly recalled which manual Chen Li was referring to, "You've misremembered; that book wasn't thrown away by me, it was Chen Bushi the good-for-nothing who threw it away, saying it should be a weapon left by the ancestors, not a classic."

"In the past, it was indeed possible to despise it!" Chen Li laughed.

"After all, that body-training manual really takes up too much space; although it contains much, what can be extracted from it is only a single body-training method."

"But now, seeing this manual, I've changed my view. The clan's manual should originally have been a dictionary; its true purpose is not to let us extract some cultivation method from it, but to translate manuals like these."

"Perhaps, this is one method the ancients used to transmit manuals."

Chen Wuji nodded, his expression gradually growing solemn, "But how would Zhi Xu Daozhang know that our Chen Family has such a manual?"

"It's not particularly surprising; that manual used to be quite famous," Chen Li said.