Words So Startling One Would Not Rest Until Death!

Words So Startling One Would Not Rest Until Death! "Bastard!!"

The Clan Elder slammed a hand heavily onto the bluestone beside him and said furiously, "Chen Zhixing!! It's bad enough that you idle away your days and learn nothing—the only one you ruin in the end is yourself, shaming your parents and bringing disgrace upon our Chen Family! But don't stand here influencing the studies of the other Chen Family disciples!"

Hearing this, the smile on Chen Zhixing's face slowly faded, and his eyes narrowed.

If this Clan Elder had merely spoken about him, he would not have cared even if he apologized again.

But. "May I ask how I have shamed my parents and brought disgrace upon the Chen Family?" Chen Zhixing said indifferently.

When the Clan Elder heard this, he gave a cold snort, stroked his azure beard, and sneered, "Idling away your days, learning nothing, loafing about with nothing to do—is that not shaming your parents?"

"And how do you know I learn nothing?" Chen Zhixing looked straight at the Clan Elder and spoke calmly.

When the Clan Elder heard these words, the sneer on his face deepened. "It seems you're still unconvinced when this old man criticizes you? Then let this old man ask you: our Chen Family's Five Elements Qi Gathering Method—what realm have you cultivated it to?"

"I have never cultivated it," Chen Zhixing said frankly.

The moment these words fell.

The Clan Elder was so furious that he laughed instead, and the other Chen Family disciples also revealed looks of astonishment.

The Five Elements Qi Gathering Method had been created by that Great Longevity Realm founding ancestor of the Chen Family! It was also publicly acknowledged as one of the few supreme cultivation methods in the world capable of reaching the Longevity Realm!

This method emphasized gathering the five kinds of spiritual energy between heaven and earth—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—and refining them into oneself! Almost the entire Chen Family, from that Apex Old Ancestor above to ordinary Chen Family disciples below, cultivated this method! "As a Chen Family disciple, you actually don't learn the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method? And you have the face to say it out loud?" The Clan Elder's gaze was like a beam as he stared at Chen Zhixing and sneered.

Even Chen Zhaosheng frowned slightly.

Even though at Qianyang Academy he had seen cultivation methods as vast as smoke and sea, he still used the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method as his primary cultivation method.

The next moment.

"A cultivation method like the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method is nothing remarkable to begin with, and it also doesn't suit me. Why should I cultivate it?"

A sentence like a stone shattering the heavens was spoken calmly from Chen Zhixing's mouth.

In an instant! The whole hall erupted!

Every Chen Family disciple sucked in a cold breath and looked at Chen Zhixing in disbelief.

As the foundation upon which the Chen Family stood, the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method held an extremely exalted status in the Chen Family!

Looking across the entire Chen Family, who would dare say even half a word against it? But Chen Zhixing? Not only had he said it, he had even made a wild claim, saying that the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method was nothing remarkable! This, this, this... this was simply words so startling one would not rest until death! "Outrageous!!!"

The Clan Elder shot to his feet with a whoosh, his hair and beard bristling in fury, so angry that his hands were trembling slightly.

If before, he had mostly hated iron for not becoming steel, then now, he was truly enraged beyond restraint!

"Chen Zhixing! The Five Elements Qi Gathering Method is the foundation upon which our Chen Family stands, and it is also one of the rare cultivation methods in the world capable of reaching Great Longevity! Not only do you have no reverence whatsoever, you even make wild claims and openly disparage it in public!"

"If you cannot give an explanation today, then don't blame this old man for disregarding the fact that you are of the Chen Family's direct line and taking you down!"

The Clan Elder's furious shout directly alarmed the entire Main Peak.

Within the Back Mountain Forbidden Area of the Main Peak.

An aged, decaying figure whose entire body was wreathed in Chaos Qi slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were turbid, and then he raised his gaze toward the summit of the Main Peak, a hint of interest flashing through them.

At the summit of the Main Peak.

Countless gazes looked toward Chen Zhixing in unison.

"Far too arrogant."

Chen Zhaosheng shook his head, while feeling somewhat puzzled inwardly.

According to his understanding, Chen Zhixing was someone with deep schemes, who acted in a low-key manner and almost never did anything that attracted attention.

Why had he acted so uncharacteristically today, even going so far as to disparage the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method? Beside him, Lu Ying could not help letting out a soft laugh. "This person truly can't see himself clearly. I don't know who gave him the nerve to dare discuss a Longevity cultivation method."

There were also Chen Family disciples who said:

"Sigh, it must be that the Clan Elder's words just now were too heavy, so in a fit of anger, Chen Zhixing said such treasonous words."

"If I were Chen Zhixing, I'd hurry up and admit my mistake right now. As long as his attitude is sincere, with his status as a direct-line member of the Chen Family, the Clan Elder definitely won't do anything to him."

"Chen Zhixing is still too young. Acting on impulse."

"There's nothing wrong with being impulsive, but the consequences after acting on impulse won't be so easy to bear."

For a time.

Low discussions rang out nonstop across the entire summit, and countless gazes were all fixed on Chen Zhixing's face, wanting to see how he would respond.

That Clan Elder looked at Chen Zhixing expressionlessly and said, "For a matter like today's, if you have no explanation, then don't blame this old man for taking this to the Family Head and making sure you suffer punishment."

After saying that, he closed his eyes, already pondering how this matter should be handled after Chen Zhixing apologized and admitted his mistake.

"You want an explanation?"

Chen Zhixing stood up, took a step forward, and spoke calmly:

"Fine. Then I will give you an explanation."

Whoosh—! In an instant, the Clan Elder's eyes suddenly opened, and then he sneered:

"Chen Zhixing, it seems you won't turn back until you hit the Yellow River. Come, come, come. Let this old man see exactly what brilliant insight you have?"

Chen Zhixing nodded, then slowly began to speak:

"Let me put it this way. The Five Elements Qi Gathering Method is not only not the foundation upon which my Chen Family stands—it has misled my Chen Family for a thousand years!"

Boom!!! The moment those words fell, it was like one stone stirring up a thousand layers of waves.

The entire mountain peak erupted once again!

Everyone looked as if they had been struck by lightning, their mouths hanging open, their faces filled with horror.

Even Chen Zhaosheng could not help but have his mind jolt violently as he stared at Chen Zhixing in disbelief.

The Five Elements Qi Gathering Method had misled the Chen Family for a thousand years? This fellow—did he even know what he was saying? "You, you, you—"

The Clan Elder stretched out a finger and pointed at Chen Zhixing, trembling all over with rage. "You are utterly rebellious and unfilial! Simply..."

Before the Clan Elder could finish speaking, Chen Zhixing took another step forward and said calmly:

"You say the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method is a longevity cultivation method. Then let me ask you—after the Ancestor, has anyone cultivated this method and proven the Dao of longevity?"

The Clan Elder was taken aback when he heard this, then said angrily, "That is naturally because, after the Ancestor, no one else possessed talent like the Ancestor's..."

"Wrong!"

Chen Zhixing cut off the Clan Elder's words, took another step forward, and spoke indifferently:

"I will tell you the true reason!"

"The cultivation method of the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method is to draw the five kinds of source qi between heaven and earth—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—into one's own body."

"In the early stages of cultivation, this does not have much effect, but later on, the drawbacks gradually begin to appear!"

"Especially when facing that barrier of longevity, the five sources do not fuse with one another. When that time comes, the five kinds of source qi will erupt inside the body at the same time!"

"When that time comes, forget proving the Dao of longevity—being able to avoid being blown apart and dying on the spot would already be a heaven-great stroke of luck!"

"I said this method has misled my Chen Family for a thousand years. Am I wrong?!"

As the final sentence rang out, Chen Zhixing had already stepped right before the Clan Elder, his voice shaking the ears and piercing the mind, like a staff blow striking straight to the head!