Chapter 531

However, the trust built up over time still made him choose to believe in Zhang Zhang Jie.

Zhang Zhang Chulan watched all of this in silence.

He knew these were internal "conflicts" between Zhang Zhang Jie and Xu San, and as an outsider, it had nothing to do with him.

"Your grandfather, even in the world of the extraordinary, was renowned,

making many extraordinary people tremble at the mere mention of his name. Do you know how he built such a reputation?"

Zhang Zhang Jie, having seized the initiative in the conversation from Xu San, asked leisurely.

"Damn, isn't this still a riddle-master?"

Listening to Zhang Zhang Jie's cryptic, standard riddle-master-style speech, Xu San complained inwardly.

However, the deep composure he had cultivated over many years left no trace of this on his face.

"As for being a riddle-master, of course, that is a role for me to play."

Zhang Zhang Jie smiled without a word.

"Built it through fighting? Brother Zhang Jie, looking at it this way, I'm afraid my grandfather's strength was not to be underestimated in the world of the extraordinary."

Zhang Zhang Chulan, being a smart person, understood immediately.

"Exactly so."

Dealing with a smart person made Zhang Zhang Jie, this old riddle-master, very pleased:

"Your grandfather's strength, according to the general divisions of the extraordinary world, could be compared to the head of a major sect."

"My grandfather was actually that powerful?"

Zhang Zhang Chulan muttered to himself in disbelief.

In his memory, his grandfather Zhang Zhang Xilin was just a kind, smiling little old man.

If he hadn't seen him perform the Jin Guang Curse with his own eyes, he would have thought

that this was just an ordinary, elderly old man.

Well, not counting when he disciplined his old father with the Black Tiger Heart-Piercing and Whirlwind Knee-Break.

It was only after that that he realized where the Zhang family's simple and brutal style of educating the next generation—

with every move standard and every strike carrying the wind—came from...

After the disbelief, Zhang Zhang Chulan was puzzled:

"But, if my grandfather was so powerful, why did he have to hide his identity?"

"The old man's strength is secondary; the most important thing is, why was he so powerful?

It is rumored that the reason he was so strong is because he possessed a magical cultivation technique..."

Zhang Zhang Chulan understood instantly, his expression turning very ugly:

"An innocent man is guilty of his own treasure?"

Although it was a question, Zhang Zhang Chulan's tone was very certain.

Among ordinary people, if someone just makes a little money, there will be ill-intentioned people setting all kinds of traps,

wanting to seize their wealth; how much more so among the extraordinary, where strength is respected?

In order to become strong, I'm afraid many extraordinary people would not hesitate to take risks.

Even though his grandfather Zhang Zhang Xilin was very powerful, he was still one man against many, and could only take his father and him into hiding.

After all, there are thieves who strike for a thousand days, but where are there thieves who guard for a thousand days?

No matter how powerful an extraordinary person is, they still need to eat, drink, and rest.

To go without sleep or rest, to drink the wind and eat the dew, to be flawless and indestructible—

I'm afraid only the legendary immortals who have attained the Dao and ascended to the heavens could do that.

"Indeed!"

Zhang Zhang Jie felt once again that this kid Zhang Zhang Chulan was teachable.

"It is rumored that the cultivation technique Old Man Zhang practiced during his lifetime was called the Origin of Qi and Body, known as 'The End of Techniques, the Origin of Qi and Body'..."

Zhang Zhang Jie recounted to Zhang Zhang Chulan the reason why Zhang Zhang Xilin had hidden his identity.

When Zhang Zhang Huaiyi was young, he was a core successor of the Long Hu Shan Old Tian Shi Mansion,

gifted with extraordinary talent, his strength on par with the later Old Old Tian Shi Zhang Zhang Zhiwei.

However, after descending the mountain, he swore brotherhood with some disciples of orthodox sects and "Quanquan" evildoers viewed as a demonic sect, becoming one of the "Thirty-Six Thieves."

In this oath of brotherhood, they realized eight kinds of peerless cultivation techniques known as the "Eight Extraordinary Techniques."

What Zhang Zhang Huaiyi realized was one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, hailed as "The End of Techniques," the Origin of Qi and Body.

The appearance of these powerful techniques broke the original balance of the extraordinary world,

triggering a huge upheaval known as the "Jiashen Rebellion."

Due to the power of the "Eight Extraordinary Techniques" and the collapse of order brought about by the "Jiashen Rebellion,"

Zhang Zhang Huaiyi, as a core participant and holder of the Origin of Qi and Body,

was viewed by the entire extraordinary world as the culprit and the number one wanted target.

Countless forces launched a decades-long manhunt against him to obtain the secret of the "Origin of Qi and Body."

In order to survive, and to protect his son Zhang Zhang Yude and grandson Zhang Zhang Chulan from being drawn into this dispute,

Zhang Zhang Huaiyi had no choice but to hide his identity, using the alias Zhang Zhang Xilin, and hide in the countryside.

He not only hid his own identity but also taught Zhang Zhang Chulan a way of life that involved hiding his strength

and not revealing his edge, hoping he could live a safe life as an ordinary person.

In short, Zhang Zhang Huaiyi's hiding of his identity was not due to a cowardly nature,

but was the helpless and wise choice made by a powerful expert possessing unique skills when facing the hostility of the entire world,

all to protect his closest blood relatives.

"The End of Techniques, the Origin of Qi and Body?"

Zhang Zhang Chulan chewed on these eight words; even though he had never witnessed it personally,

he could feel the huge secret contained within, and... the immense risk!

Extraordinary people cultivate "techniques"; what kind of "technique" dares to claim to be "The End of Techniques"?

I'm afraid that those legendary immortals who cultivated the Dao and ascended to the heavens,

becoming immortal and eternal, were nothing more than this, right?

Such a secret would make any extraordinary person's heart beat faster!

"Kid, as your grandfather's direct descendant, is the Origin of Qi and Body on you?"

Although he knew the Origin of Qi and Body was not on Zhang Zhang Chulan,

Zhang Zhang Jie still asked this to fit his persona.

Xu San also looked at Zhang Zhang Chulan; clearly, he was also very interested in the Origin of Qi and Body, which was hailed as the technique of immortals.

As a person from the company with the responsibility to maintain balance, he could go years without disturbing Zhang Zhang Chulan,

but as an extraordinary person with abilities, it would clearly be a lie to say he was not interested in the Origin of Qi and Body at all.

Whether the Origin of Qi and Body is a technique of immortals or whether it can grant immortality, he does not know.

But he knows that after one's cultivation reaches a high level, one can truly prolong life.

Among the four major families of the extraordinary world, Wang Ai of the Wang family, Lu Ci of the Lu family, Lu Jin of the Lu family,

and the Old Old Tian Shi Zhang Zhang Zhiwei of Long Hu Shan are all old antiques over a hundred years old who are still lively.

If Zhang Zhang Chulan's grandfather Zhang Zhang Xilin hadn't been hunted down and severely injured, he would probably still be living well today.

He himself is still very young, but his father Xu Xiang...

"No, absolutely not!

I can swear to heaven, my grandfather absolutely did not pass the Origin of Qi and Body to me!

All I practice is the Jin Guang Curse!"

Zhang Zhang Chulan, asked this question, broke out in a cold sweat, hurriedly denying it and swearing oaths.

Heaven have mercy, he could not afford to take the blame for this!

He felt that if he admitted it, he probably wouldn't be able to walk out of this office door today.

He didn't know Xu San's strength, but he understood that as long as Zhang Zhang Jie wanted to make a move against him,

his hundred-plus pounds of flesh would probably be left here.

"Really not?"

Zhang Zhang Jie narrowed his eyes, his mischievous side coming out, intending to tease Zhang Zhang Chulan properly.

A flash of light shone in Xu San's eyes, hidden behind his glasses.

Clearly, he didn't quite believe Zhang Zhang Chulan's statement either.

As Zhang Zhang Xilin's direct descendant, if the Origin of Qi and Body wasn't passed to Zhang Zhang Chulan, who else would it be passed to?

Could it be that the old man was really willing to take such a divine cultivation technique as the Origin of Qi and Body into his grave?