Born Sacred, Bearing the King's Diagram, Chen Family Hidden Dragon!

Born Sacred, Bearing the King's Diagram, Chen Family Hidden Dragon!

"Hm?"

Chen Tianliang froze for a moment, then somewhat blankly touched his cheek.

This little fellow had just given him a huge slap?? The midwife beside him was quick-eyed. Seeing this, she hurriedly piled on a smile and cried out:

"Third Master Chen! This is Spring Breeze Caresses Face, a sign of great fortune!"

Chen Tianliang was even more stunned and asked suspiciously, "There's such a saying?"

Slap! Chen Zhi's tiny hand rose and struck Chen Tianliang's other cheek again.

This time, he had not done it on purpose.

It was purely an instinctive physical reaction—he could not help stretching his limbs.

Chen Tianliang looked at the midwife, somewhat unconvinced. "Then what is this?"

The midwife had not expected this either. Her eyes rolled, and she once more heaped on a smile as she chanted:

"Two wisps of spring breeze brush across the face; man and peach blossoms shine red together! Third Master Chen, this is even more auspicious!"

Listening to the exchange, Chen Zhi could not help staring wide-eyed.

That worked too? Was this what they called high emotional intelligence—two sentences warming you for an entire day?

One word—brilliant!

Chen Tianliang shook his head. Naturally, he would not squabble with a newborn over such things. He turned and smiled. "Wife, let's give the child a name."

Ying Shuangshuang replied gently, "You're the child's father. You choose it."

"Alright." Chen Tianliang immediately nodded without hesitation.

He began seriously pondering a name, sometimes furrowing his brow in deep thought, sometimes pacing back and forth.

He really was taking this very seriously.

Seeing this, Chen Zhi could not help growing nervous.

This name concerned whether he truly was that villain, Chen Zhixing!

Though he was already eighty or ninety percent certain deep down, what if a miracle happened?

A moment later.

Chen Tianliang stopped walking, his eyes lighting up as he said:

"Chen Dameng!"

"Wife, how about we call our child Chen Dameng? He'll grow up big and fierce! The moment others hear that name, they'll know he's not someone to provoke!"

Chen Tianliang looked proudly at Ying Shuangshuang.

Chen Zhi: "."

He suddenly felt that Chen Zhixing was actually a pretty good name.

Even if the protagonist killed him someday, that would still be better than dying of embarrassment out in public.

Ying Shuangshuang pressed a hand to her forehead, caught between tears and laughter. "Tianliang, if you give him that name, people will laugh at him in the future."

After a pause, Ying Shuangshuang pondered before saying:

"Some time ago, the Confucian Saint preached to the world and mentioned a phrase called Unity of Knowledge and Action. It roughly meant that one's actions should be worthy of one's conscience. Why not call the child Chen Zhixing?"

Chen Tianliang was not too pleased. What Zhixing or not Zhixing? How could it sound as good as Dameng?

But when he saw the midwives, maids, and servants around him all looking as though they wanted to laugh but did not dare, he realized something. He could only nod. "Then Zhixing it is!"

Chen Zhi sighed inwardly. Sure enough, destiny could not be changed.

The script he had received was that of the ill-fated villain, Chen Zhixing.

In the blink of an eye.

Another month passed.

During that month, Chen Zhi—or rather, Chen Zhixing, who had fully accepted his identity—did not display too many unusual traits.

Like an ordinary newborn, every day he did nothing but drink Growth Fluid and sleep.

Only when his mother Ying Shuangshuang and father Chen Tianliang spoke of cultivation did he quietly prick up his ears and listen, gathering as much cultivation knowledge as possible.

He wanted to create a cultivation method!

The "Innate Chaos Great Dao Scripture" was a cultivation method for cultivating the Primal Chaos Power of heaven and earth.

Beyond that, he still needed a cultivation method to use as a reference for cultivation.

The path of cultivation was divided into: Treasure Body, Nourishing Spirit, Transformation into Void, Penetrating Clarity, Spirit Travel, True Self, Nirvana, Absolute Peak, and finally Great Longevity! Chen Zhixing's condition at present was very strange.

First, this world viewed cultivation as a Sea of Bitterness, while the physical body was the raft that traversed and cultivated through that Sea of Bitterness.

The physical body was the foundation that bore the weight of all things.

Thus, the first realm, the Treasure Body Realm, meant tempering the flesh to its utmost limit, allowing precious light to dwell within the muscles and bones and opening the human body's hidden treasures.

The second realm, the Nourishing Spirit Realm, came after the physical body reached perfection. One began nurturing spiritual power within, transforming it into Divine Sense, connecting with heaven and earth, and gaining great might.

Chen Zhixing had not cultivated his body, yet his spiritual power was extraordinarily strong. By now, he could even project it a hundred meters outward.

That was clearly a method only possible in the Nourishing Spirit Realm! I need to find a cultivation method as soon as possible, use it as a reference for creating my own method, and get onto the proper path. Chen Zhixing made up his mind.

With Max-Level Comprehension, creating a cultivation method was not difficult. He had even vaguely begun to glimpse a few ideas already.

That day, Chen Zhixing lay in Ying Shuangshuang's arms, pretending to sleep while actually pondering the creation of his cultivation method.

Chen Tianliang sat nearby, tirelessly displaying his fatherly love as he told the story of Golden Axe Silver Axe Iron Axe.

Just then.

A servant hurried inside.

"Third Master, Madam. The Clan Leader has brought the Eldest Master and the others over!"

At those words, Chen Tianliang narrowed his eyes, and his storytelling came to an abrupt halt.

His expression gradually darkened.

That fellow Chen Tianxiong never visited the temple without a purpose.

While Chen Tianliang was still thinking.

A burst of laughter already sounded from outside.

"Third Brother, such a joyous occasion as our Chen Family welcoming a new member—why didn't you even notify me?"

As the words fell, three figures entered together.

Chen Zhixing likewise narrowed his eyes and looked over.

At the front was a tall, burly old man. His white hair hung loose, and his brows brimmed with majesty. One glance was enough to tell that he was a great figure who had long wielded authority! This person was none other than the current Family Head of the Chen Family, Chen Daoyan!

He was also one of the few Nirvana Realm great powers in the current Azure Profound Realm!

Two people followed behind him.

One was around fifty years old, with the gait of a dragon and tiger. His face was square and upright, his temples sharp as if carved by a blade, and he bore a seventy to eighty percent resemblance to Chen Daoyan.

This was the Chen Family's eldest son, Chen Tianxiong! He was also the strongest Second Generation Disciple among the Four Branches!

The last was a child of around three or four.

Though young, his face held a steadiness that did not belong to his age. His posture was upright, his gaze calm and composed, and an innate spiritual brilliance lay hidden in his heart.

"Family Head."

"Big Brother."

Chen Tianliang and Ying Shuangshuang both rose and respectfully bowed to the two men.

The Chen Family's hierarchy was strict, and among the Four Branches, the First Branch was supreme!

No matter how dissatisfied Chen Tianliang was with this elder brother, once they met, he still had to lower his head and obediently pay his respects.

Chen Daoyan nodded faintly in return.

Chen Tianxiong, meanwhile, smiled slightly. "Tianliang, I heard that you've committed quite a few misdeeds outside recently, seizing other people's Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures everywhere. Is that true?"

Chen Tianliang narrowed his eyes. "Big Brother, are you here to question my crimes?"

Chen Tianxiong shook his head with a smile. "Question your crimes? Not quite. It's simply that conduct like yours will inevitably give others something to gossip about. Our Chen Family is, after all, a long-lived aristocratic family that once produced a Great Longevity Realm expert. Have we now fallen so low that we cannot even produce a few Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures?"

After a pause, Chen Tianxiong asked in return, "Would that not make our Chen Family a laughingstock? Would it not leave our ancestors' faces without glory?"

Before Chen Tianliang could speak.

Ying Shuangshuang's expression had already changed slightly. She forced a smile. "Big Brother, aren't your words a little too harsh?"

"Too harsh?"

Chen Tianxiong did not answer. His gaze remained on Chen Tianliang as he smiled faintly. "Tianliang, has your family become one where an outsider calls the shots?"

At those words, Ying Shuangshuang's voice caught in her throat.

Clearly, Chen Tianxiong meant that she had no right to interrupt matters of the Chen Family! Chen Tianliang glanced at the silent Chen Daoyan beside him. Then he clenched his teeth and forced a smile onto his face.

"Big Brother's lesson is correct. But the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within the clan are all kept by your branch. If I had any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, why would I need to go outside and fight others for them?"

"Did you not know to come ask me for them?" Chen Tianxiong said blandly.

"I did, but you weren't in the clan."

"Then did you not know to ask the servants responsible for the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures?"

"I asked them too, but they said all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were currently being used for Zhaosheng and told me to figure something out myself."

"So you did not know to request the Family Head's approval, and instead acted on your own?" Chen Tianxiong's face revealed no emotion as he spoke calmly.

Chen Tianliang still wanted to speak.

But Chen Daoyan frowned and interrupted, "Enough. They are merely a few Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. There is no need to dwell on this further."

After a pause, Chen Daoyan glanced at the composed child beside him and said gravely, "Zhaosheng was born sacred and bears the King's Diagram. He is the Chen Family Hidden Dragon."

"This matter is of great importance. It concerns our Chen Family's fortune for ten thousand years, and may even determine whether we can produce another Great Longevity Realm expert!"

"It is only reasonable for the clan's resources to be poured into him."

Having said that, Chen Daoyan turned his gaze toward Chen Zhixing in Ying Shuangshuang's arms, changing the subject.

"Come. Let me see what this child's talent and innate bones are like."

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