Goodbye, Mom, Tonight I Set Sail

Chen Zhi's heart sank.

If he remembered correctly, that so-called Ancient Secret Realm was actually a great killing ground from the Ancient Era! In the game plot of Great Cultivation, why did the tragic cannon fodder Chen Zhixing turn dark, becoming eccentric and violent, psychologically warped and twisted, ultimately offending the protagonist and being killed by him?

A large part of the reason was connected to this so-called Ancient Secret Realm.

Chen Tianliang had gone to that great killing ground from the Ancient Era, only to be plotted against there. His Dao Foundation was damaged, his cultivation fell from the True Self Realm to the Spirit Wandering Realm, and his path of cultivation was severed for the rest of his life, triggering a whole series of chain reactions.

The Chen Family had four Main Branches of direct descendants, not counting the concubine-born lines.

Though Chen Tianliang was not the eldest son, but from the Third Branch.

Because Chen Tianliang was immensely powerful and outstanding in battle, he still held a certain position among the descendants of the four branches.

But once Chen Tianliang's cultivation plummeted and he could no longer cultivate, his standing within the family dropped again and again.

And Chen Zhixing, whose cultivation talent was extremely poor, naturally received little attention during his childhood and suffered much bullying.

Chen Tianliang appeared thick-skinned and shameless on the surface, but he was in fact extraordinarily proud by nature. How could he accept such a blow?

So he placed all his hopes on Chen Zhixing.

Whenever Chen Zhixing was even slightly lax in cultivation as a child, he would be beaten or scolded. Either Chen Tianliang blamed him for being too stupid, or coldly mocked himself for having given birth to a piece of trash.

It was precisely the accumulation of all these reasons that caused Chen Zhixing to gradually fall into depravity with the defiant mindset of, Since you all think I'm trash, then I'll show you what trash looks like, eventually bringing about his own death.

"So the reason Chen Tianliang went to that great killing ground back then was because of me?"

Chen Zhi sighed inwardly.

Everything in this world had cause and effect.

He had not expected that the bitter fruit at the end had been planted while he was still a fetus.

"No, I have to stop all this!"

A sense of urgency rose in Chen Zhi's heart.

Play was play, jokes were jokes, but he could not joke around with his own father's life.

Chen Tianliang was, after all, his biological father in this life. He could not just watch Chen Tianliang head toward ruin.

Just as Chen Zhi was pondering this.

"Tianliang, is that Ancient Secret Realm dangerous?"

"I don't know. It's a newly discovered Secret Realm, and no one knows what's inside."

"I see. Tianliang, why not forget it? The child will be born in a few months. I don't want you risking yourself at a time like this."

"Hahaha, don't worry, wife. That Secret Realm won't open until more than half a year from now. The child will definitely have been born by then. Besides, several old friends of mine will be going too. We're confident."

"All right, then. No matter what you do, I'll support you."

Hearing his parents' conversation, Chen Zhi quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Good.

There was still more than half a year left. Everything could still be rewritten.

In the blink of an eye, another three months passed.

Chen Zhi had already spent eight months in his mother's womb.

At this moment, Chen Zhi's tiny hands and feet had fully developed, and there was even a patch of dark fetal hair atop his head.

With Chen Tianliang pouring all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures into him, Chen Zhi had developed exceptionally well. His black hair was thick, his bones large and sturdy, and his heartbeat strong and powerful.

His spiritual power had even reached the point where it could extend fifty meters beyond his body.

Inside Ying Shuangshuang's high, swollen belly.

The tiny Chen Zhi sat cross-legged with his eyes tightly shut.

Large amounts of spiritual energy were absorbed through his umbilical cord.

As Chen Zhi circulated the Innate Chaos Great Dao Scripture, the spiritual energy immediately coursed through a full cycle and charged toward the Tong Tian Acupoint atop his head.

That was the final blockage among the meridians and acupoints in his body! As long as he broke through it, he would obtain the Innate Chaos Dao Body! From then on, he would be spotless and untainted, his path of cultivation smooth sailing, with no more barriers or bottlenecks!

Thump! With a muffled sound, the final blockage at the Tong Tian Acupoint was broken through without surprise.

Ding! You have opened all the blockages in your body and obtained the Innate Mixed Origin Great Dao Body!

Ding! All the spiritual energy within your body will be transformed into Primal Chaos Power!

A system notification sounded in Chen Zhi's mind.

Chen Zhi could clearly feel that at this moment, he was incomparably close to heaven and earth.

It was as if he had become heaven and earth's favored child. If not for Ying Shuangshuang standing as a barrier, countless strands of heaven and earth spiritual energy would have fought to pour into his body.

Beyond that, the spiritual energy he had accumulated in his dantian was swiftly transformed into the even more powerful Innate Primal Chaos Power! At that moment, realization dawned upon Chen Zhi.

If he wanted to, he could even burst out of the womb right now!

"Uh, bursting out of the womb would be way too terrifying. I'd definitely be treated as a demonic fetus."

Chen Zhi hurriedly shook his head. At most, there were only two months left until his birth. There was no need to rush.

Two months later.

Hearing the noisy commotion outside, Chen Zhi woke from his slumber with a premonition.

"I'm finally going out."

Chen Zhi touched his little home. For some reason, he was a little reluctant to leave, and could not help silently singing in his heart, "Goodbye, Mom, tonight I set sail. Don't worry about me, for I have oars of happiness and wisdom."

After finishing the song.

Chen Zhi wriggled his body, chose the proper fetal position, and charged forward with all his might.

With a waa!, Chen Zhi left his tiny home.

Then someone used scissors to remove the heavy luggage attached to him.

"Seven jin and nine liang! A baby boy!"

Before he could even adjust, someone lifted his little feet and smacked the soles a few times.

A urging voice rang out.

"Cry! Cry quickly!"

Chen Zhi was helpless. He could only cooperate with their performance, opening his mouth and bawling, "Waaah, waaah, waaah!"

"Madam, look quickly. What a loud voice the child has, and how handsome he is."

The midwife carried Chen Zhi to the bedside.

Chen Zhi opened his eyes and looked over as well.

A Gentle Woman with a pale face and fine beads of sweat covering her forehead was gazing at him tenderly.

This was his mother in this life.

For some reason, smelling his mother's scent filled Chen Zhi with warmth and security.

Yet before he could further familiarize himself with her scent.

"Heh heh heh!"

"Let me take a look already!"

Accompanied by a hearty burst of laughter, Chen Zhi saw a burly, rough-faced middle-aged man approaching him sneakily, rubbing his hands together with his eyes shining.

Chen Tianliang snatched Chen Zhi into his arms, looked him over, then burst into laughter. "He's got a nose and eyes. He really looks like me!"

"..." Chen Zhi shot him a sidelong glance. Good fellow, were other people's children born without noses and eyes?

"Hahaha, my good son, Daddy will tell you the story of Golden Axe Silver Axe Iron Axe tonight, all right?"

Before Chen Tianliang could finish.

Chen Zhi slowly raised his tiny hand, took aim.

Slap!

Chen Zhi's little hand landed on Chen Tianliang's face.

Mm, now his thoughts flowed freely! I'd already written much further ahead, but seeing so many readers seemingly hung up on the fetus issue—and since I'm rather particular about such things—I specifically came back to say a few words.

My child was born on March 19 this year. I took part in every prenatal checkup along the way, so I should know a fair bit about fetal development and growth.

Generally speaking, a fetus starts making slight movements at two or three months, and those can be felt.

By twenty-four weeks, which is the sixth month, during the first detailed four-dimensional anomaly scan, the bones and limbs are more or less fully formed. You can clearly see the contours of the face and facial features, and this is also the examination used to determine whether the child has any deformities.

From the twenty-eighth to thirtieth weeks, which is the seventh month, comes the second detailed four-dimensional anomaly scan.

By then, the fetus's nails, hair, bones, and so on have all fully matured.

Around then, the child already looks roughly the way they will at birth.

When I wrote the protagonist at eight months, he had consumed many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and cultivated a Dao Body, so his bones were sturdy and his black hair was thick.

What's the problem with that? Besides, the protagonist began cultivating in his mother's womb. Isn't it perfectly normal for him to be somewhat different from ordinary people?

What's the problem with that? Also, writing a novel is not popular science. There are many things I won't examine in such detail. If you insist on reading with a picky, scrutinizing eye, then everything will be wrong everywhere.

Writing books is like making friends: look more at strengths, and less at shortcomings.

Otherwise, there are far too many things to nitpick.

If I've explained it like this and you still insist on arguing, then... well, you're right about everything.

Lastly, sorry, sorry for affecting everyone's normal reading experience.

I wish you all happiness. O(∩_∩)O