Finally Able to Cultivate?

Chen Changan felt that this thing must have some special connection to him.

Chen Zhengyuan had not expected that something left behind by their ancestors would make Chen Changan so excited.

"Ancestor, this item is called a Fetal Pearl?"

A Fetal Pearl?

How had he never heard of it?

Chen Changan glanced at Da Huang. There was confusion in Da Huang's eyes as well; apparently, he had never heard of it either.

"What is a Fetal Pearl?"

"Oh, our ancestors named it."

"Because this pearl appeared alongside you when you were born, Ancestor, they named it the Fetal Pearl."

What?

Did that mean his mother had not only given birth to him back then, but also to a pearl?

What did that make it? His brother from the same womb was a pearl?

"Originally, the ancestors planned to give this Fetal Pearl to you once you were a little older, Ancestor. But they never expected you to be taken away by a powerful expert afterward and never return."

"Sigh, the Chen Family has weathered many storms over the years. Of the nine Fetal Pearls, only this one remains now."

Of the nine Fetal Pearls, only one remained?

Did that not mean he had eight other brothers scattered somewhere out there?

"Do you know where they are?" Chen Changan asked.

"I don't know. Too much time has passed. The only one I know of seems to be in the hands of the Great Zhou Royal Family now."

"They used underhanded means to snatch it from the Chen Family back then."

"As for why they took it, I don't know the details."

The Chen Family descendants only knew that this item had been left behind by their ancestors for Chen Changan. As for what the Fetal Pearl was actually used for, they had no idea.

Though it looked quite beautiful, it seemed to have no use at all for cultivators.

"Fine, I understand. Go attend to your business."

"Oh, and prepare something tasty. Make plenty of it—Da Huang has quite the appetite."

"Yes, I'll prepare it right away."

After Chen Zhengyuan left, Da Huang gave Chen Changan a satisfied look. At least the brat knew what was good for him and remembered to find him food.

"Da Huang, I feel like this thing has some special connection to me."

"I'll head back to my room and study it carefully."

Da Huang nodded. Given what he knew of Chen Changan, it was rare to see such a serious expression on his face.

After returning to his room, Chen Changan placed the Fetal Pearl in his palm and examined it closely.

Just what connection did this thing have with him?

As Chen Changan puzzled over it, the Fetal Pearl suddenly turned into a streak of white light and shot straight into his forehead.

It moved so fast that Chen Changan had no time to react.

"Holy shit, is my brother trying to seize my body?"

"Hm? No, that's not right!"

After entering Chen Changan's forehead, the Fetal Pearl transformed into a stream of energy that coursed through his entire body.

The sensation was so comfortable that Chen Changan nearly let out a moan, but he held it back.

"Spiritual energy?"

"M-My body can sense spiritual energy and absorb it now?"

After circulating through Chen Changan's body once, that energy seemed to settle between his brows before vanishing.

At the same time, Chen Changan's body could actually sense the existence of spiritual energy and absorb it.

For all these years, Chen Changan's body had been unable to sense spiritual energy, much less absorb it.

Though Mu Yunyao had fed him countless Rare Treasures, they had been utterly useless.

Who would have thought that a single Fetal Pearl would solve his body's problem?

"Holy shit, could it be that I couldn't cultivate because of... these nine Fetal Pearls?"

"So all my cultivation talent was left behind in my mother's womb?"

"Master was right. I really am an oddity!"

Chen Changan could not help but laugh at himself. The world was vast, but people like him were truly as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

"Whew, I'll give it a try and see whether I can really cultivate."

For all these years, Chen Changan had seemed carefree and unconcerned about being unable to cultivate, but how could he truly not care at all?

Everything Mu Yunyao had learned in her lifetime was stored in Chen Changan's mind. Cultivation had never been difficult for him; what was difficult was being unable to absorb spiritual energy.

"Hmm, an Emperor-tier cultivation technique, the Supreme Hegemon Body Art? Forget it. With this physique of mine, I won't cultivate that."

"The Emperor-tier cultivation technique Nine Revolutions Heavenly Profound Art? Powerful, sure, but this damn thing requires rebuilding cultivation nine times. Too troublesome."

"Which cultivation technique looks cooler?"

There were too many cultivation techniques, leaving Chen Changan unsure of what to choose for a moment.

"Forget it, I'll practice the sword. Who asked me to be such a lowly bastard?"

"Hehehe!"

The Supreme Sword Emperor Art was also a cultivation technique Mu Yunyao had once taught Chen Changan.

The Supreme Sword Emperor Art was not easy to cultivate. It required not only cultivation talent, but even more importantly, comprehension.

Without sufficient comprehension, one simply could not grasp the mysteries within the Supreme Sword Emperor Art.

"Whew!"

Chen Changan took a deep breath. His mood now was like that of someone who had just come into contact with cultivation for the first time.

After ten thousand years of waiting, the day he could finally cultivate had arrived!

As the cultivation technique began to circulate, the spiritual energy around him surged toward Chen Changan like a tidal wave!

"Hm?"

"This..."

"This brat can really cultivate now?"

Outside, Da Huang sensed the changes in the surrounding spiritual energy, and his eyes were filled with shock as well.

This brat had been a menace even without any cultivation. Now that he could cultivate...

As Chen Changan continued cultivating, every cultivator in Yan Gui City was dumbfounded!

"What's going on?"

"No idea, but this spiritual energy... why did it suddenly vanish?"

"The Chen Family? It seems to have all gathered in the direction of the Chen Family?"

"What? The Chen Family? Could it be... the Chen Family Patriarch has broken through to the peak of the True Qi Realm?"

"That shouldn't be possible, right?"

The Xu Family and Ning Family, the other two major families of Yan Gui City, stared at one another in bewilderment, completely unable to figure out what was happening.

They were all guessing whether the Chen Family Patriarch had obtained some fortuitous opportunity and greatly increased his strength.

Meanwhile, the Chen Family members were indeed brimming with excitement, because they could sense that the place where spiritual energy was gathering was the Ancestor's residence.

"As expected of our Ancestor. He truly is powerful."

"Yes, with the Ancestor's return, our Chen Family will finally rise again."

"Tell me, what cultivation level is our Ancestor at? Could he be in the Spirit Transformation Realm?"

"The Spirit Transformation Realm? Are you insulting the Ancestor? I say he must at least be in the Void Glimpse Realm."

"The Void Glimpse Realm? Heavens, wouldn't that be enough to make him a supreme powerhouse in some great faction?"

"Otherwise, how could he be our Ancestor?"

"That's right. The Ancestor of our Chen Family must be an unparalleled powerhouse."

The Chen Family members were exceptionally excited, but the people from Yan Gui City's other two major families had already begun to worry.

Because the way the spiritual energy was disappearing was becoming more and more abnormal.

"Good lord, he's drained all the spiritual energy within several hundred miles, and he still hasn't stopped."

"With ten thousand years of accumulation, is this brat going to break through to the Transcendent Realm in one go?"

In Da Huang's view, the speed and amount at which spiritual energy was being absorbed were far too enormous for someone who had only just begun cultivating.

The spiritual energy within several hundred miles had been drained, and it still had not stopped. How much spiritual energy Chen Changan would ultimately absorb remained unknown.

So much spiritual energy was simply too terrifying!

Time trickled by, and eventually even Da Huang began to stare in utter disbelief. Even the meat in his mouth seemed to have lost its flavor!

Northern Plains Commandery!

This brat had actually drained all the spiritual energy in the entire Northern Plains Commandery?

"Is he fucking trying to break straight into the Divine Ability Realm?"

Chen Changan had not expected that his very first cultivation session would cause a massive upheaval across the entire Northern Plains Commandery!