Years Turn, Ten Years in a Snap of the Fingers

In the blink of an eye.

A dozen or so days passed.

During these few days, Chen Tianliang began searching for the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures required by the Tranquil Sea Pill Formula.

As for Ying Shuangshuang, she began cultivating the Nine Revolutions Heaven Chill Art.

This Nine Revolutions Heaven Chill Art matched Ying Shuangshuang incomparably well. In just a few short days, she had already reached Entering the Hall, condensing three Chill Cores in succession! The cold energy that had always emanated from her body instantly drew entirely inward and vanished without a trace.

On this day.

Chen Zhixing was cultivating inside his room.

Yet throughout Ziwei Mountain, a burst of commotion suddenly rang out.

"Eldest Master Chen has brought Young Master Zhaosheng back from the Southern Frontier!"

"Young Master Zhaosheng truly lives up to being a Nine Ancient Marks Wielder. He's only three years old, yet he has already stepped onto the path of cultivation!"

"I hear Young Master Zhaosheng is already at the Precious Body First Layer!"

"A three-year-old at the Precious Body First Layer! Young Master Zhaosheng's future is truly limitless!"

"Looking across the younger generation, who can compare to Young Master Zhaosheng?"

"Quick, quick, quick! Go welcome Young Master Zhaosheng!"

Chen Zhixing opened his eyes and looked over.

At the foot of Ziwei Mountain, he saw a young child being escorted over by countless Chen Clan disciples, like the moon surrounded by a cluster of stars.

Chen Zhaosheng had both hands clasped behind his back. His tender face was full of cold indifference, and only between his brows could one faintly glimpse a deeply hidden trace of arrogance.

Countless Chen Clan disciples surrounded him in the middle, their faces all piled with fawning, ingratiating smiles as they scrambled over one another to speak words of flattery.

All they wanted was to leave a deeper impression before Chen Zhaosheng, so that after Chen Zhaosheng soared into the heavens in the future, he might give them a helping hand as well.

"Boring."

Chen Zhixing yawned and began refining his second acupoint—the Zhongchong Acupoint!

That's right.

Over these ten-plus days, Chen Zhixing's Laogong Acupoint had already been completely refined.

His cultivation had also risen with the tide and the boat, reaching the Precious Body Third Layer!

Counting the time, from when he began cultivating the Ox Demon Star Transformation Scripture until now, even with every day included, it had not been two full months.

In two months, he had reached the Precious Body Third Layer! If this speed of cultivation spread out, it would be enough to shock the world and horrify the common crowd.

But Chen Zhixing was still not satisfied.

"One of the protagonists of those nine main plotlines has already appeared in the world. I'm afraid it won't be many years before he soars into the sky."

"I have to be faster. Even faster!"

At the same time.

On Third Peak, before the railing of a pavilion.

Mo Qingyue and Fei Long True Person were lowering their heads, looking toward the scene below the mountain.

"A three-year-old in the Treasure Body Realm is indeed extraordinary."

Fei Long True Person looked at Chen Zhaosheng, nodded with slight satisfaction, and said, "Judging by his Heart Temperament, he is neither arrogant nor rash. He is a good seedling."

"He's just so-so." Mo Qingyue nodded blandly.

Entering the Treasure Body Realm at three years old? Among ordinary people, this Chen Zhaosheng was indeed not bad.

But after she had seen Chen Zhixing, she felt that this Chen Zhaosheng was only so-so.

As the saying went, when goods were compared, some had to be thrown away; when people were compared, it could anger a person to death.

Chen Zhixing was not even one full year old, yet he was already at the Precious Body Second Layer, and his Mental Power was so powerful that it left one astonished.

Even Chen Zhixing was far from being this high-profile and ostentatious.

And this Chen Zhaosheng?

Surrounded by stars around the moon, proud and self-satisfied.

If this Chen Zhaosheng truly achieved some great accomplishment in the future, wouldn't his eyes be lifted all the way up to the heavens? "Your Highness, since this Chen Zhaosheng has returned, should we extend an olive branch now and invite this child to enter our Heavenly Saint Palace?" Fei Long True Person asked.

"No hurry for now." Mo Qingyue shook her head.

"No hurry?" Fei Long True Person was taken aback, then said, "Are we not returning to Heavenly Saint Palace now?"

Hearing this, Mo Qingyue smiled faintly and said, "Fei Long, you go back first. I'll stay a little longer in the Chen Clan."

"The Chen Clan." Fei Long True Person raised an eyebrow. "Why has Your Highness changed your mind? Could it be that within this Chen Clan, there is something worth making you stay?"

Mo Qingyue did not answer that. Instead, she changed the subject with a smile and said, "Fei Long, do you believe it? Chen Zhixing of Ziwei's Chen Clan's Third Branch will definitely achieve more in the future than this Chen Zhaosheng."

"Chen Zhixing? His future achievements will be higher than Chen Zhaosheng's?" Fei Long True Person laughed and said, "It seems Your Highness is in a good mood today. You're even joking with this old man to amuse me."

"You don't believe me?" Mo Qingyue arched a brow.

"Of course I don't. Chen Zhaosheng is not only a Nine Ancient Marks Wielder, he also has the Innate King's Diagram. Chen Zhixing is utterly ordinary; there's truly nothing about him worth showing off. How can the two of them even be compared?" Fei Long True Person shook his head.

Mo Qingyue smiled. "Fei Long, how about the two of us make a bet?"

"Fine, a bet it is." A stubborn streak surged up in Fei Long True Person's heart, and he said, "Your Highness, the two of them are still young right now. How do you say we bet?"

Mo Qingyue said calmly, "We'll bet on which of the two has the higher cultivation and greater strength ten years from now."

"No problem! Your Highness, then you're certain to lose this time!"

"Fei Long, I hope that ten years from now, you'll still remember how unruly and untamed you look right now."

Day and night alternated; the years flew like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, ten years passed with a snap of the fingers.

Ziwei Mountain, Third Peak.

Early morning.

Mist condensed into dewdrops on the blades of grass. An emerald-green mantis crouched low and slowly crept forward, wanting to hunt the black caterpillar wriggling ahead of it.

With a squelch—

A black boot came down viciously, crushing the mantis and the caterpillar together.

A white-robed youth with delicate brows and bright eyes, red lips and white teeth, walked out from the courtyard and stretched lazily.

"What fine autumn weather."

His eyes were heavy with sleep, and he yawned, clearly looking as though he had not slept enough.

"Young Master Zhixing, hurry to the main hall. Today is the clan's morning meeting."

A charming little maid dressed in emerald-green clothes had long been waiting outside the courtyard.

Hearing this, Chen Zhixing looked at the little maid unhurriedly and smiled.

"Bi Luo, I never attend the morning meetings on ordinary days. Why has the clan specifically named me to attend today?"

Bi Luo looked around, then lowered her voice and whispered, "Young Master, hasn't the Family Head been looking for a Dao Companion for you all these years?"

"I heard someone say the Family Head has found another Dao Companion for you this time, and that young lady's background isn't small. She came to our Chen Family today!"

After a pause, Bi Luo continued, "And besides that, Young Master Zhaosheng from First Peak has also returned from Qianyang Academy! Everyone in our Chen Family has to go and welcome Young Master Zhaosheng!"

"Oh!"

Chen Zhixing nodded, somewhat lacking in interest.

Everything about this world was good, except that when it came to marriage, it was inevitably a little too early.

He was not even eleven yet, but the clan had already begun continuously searching for Dao Companions for him.

"Young Master, you can hide from the first day, but not the fifteenth. Since that young lady has already come to our door, you should go take a look," Bi Luo kindly advised.

She was afraid Chen Zhixing would get willful again and, like before, shut the girl out entirely.

"Bi Luo, are you that eager to push this young master out?"

Chen Zhixing reached out and teasingly pinched Bi Luo's little cheek, then said, "Come on, then. Let's go take a look together."