The little girl’s voice was full of heroism, her steps were unsteady, and her body swayed. Although she had reached her limit, she still resolutely made her way towards Zhang Chen.
At this moment, Zhang Chen was standing in the dense forest, looking at the blisters and abscesses on his body, with a pensive expression. In the next instant, the Blood God Power flowed through him, and all the blisters and abscesses vanished, and his rotting skin quickly healed as if new.
"You Cao Bang scoundrels, I’ll fight you to the death! Even if I die today, I’ll bite a piece of flesh off you." As Zhang Chen was pondering, he saw the little girl covered in blood, like a blood gourd, carrying a long knife and charging fiercely towards him.
When she saw Zhang Chen standing in the forest, the girl’s steps halted, her heroic shout was like a duck being strangled, and all the words swallowed back: "Zhang Chen? You’re alive?"
The little girl’s big eyes looked at Zhang Chen, her bloodstained little face was stunned as she looked at the figure across, and then the next moment her eyes rolled back, and she fainted directly.
Zhang Chen’s figure flashed, appeared in front of the little girl, and caught her in his arms. He saw the terrifying, gruesome wounds on her body, and took out an elixir to feed it to her, sighing lightly: "You’ve had a hard time!"
Then he summoned the surrounding water to wash away the blood from Chengyu, and the next moment, Zhang Chen began to walk out of the forest.
Mrs. Zhang’s carriage stood in place, and upon seeing Zhang Chen returning with Chengyu, she immediately looked tense and approached: "How is this girl?"
Chengyu’s clothes were in tatters, looking like a beggar, which made Mrs. Zhang’s eyelids twitch.
"She’s overexerted, and also suffered some injuries, but after some rest, she will be alright." Zhang Chen said to Mrs. Zhang, "Let’s get on our way."
He didn’t place Chengyu inside the carriage, to avoid the jolting affecting the healing of her wounds. Instead, Zhang Chen held Chengyu in his arms, walking steadily.
Mrs. Zhang led the carriage beside Zhang Chen: "Chen’er, what happened this time? You almost scared everyone to death."
"I broke through a barrier during cultivation, which came suddenly. I had no time to inform everyone and directly fell into a peculiar state," Zhang Chen’s voice was filled with self-blame, "I’m sorry for worrying you, Mother. I’ll make sure to inform everyone in advance in the future."
Seeing Mrs. Zhang’s swollen red eyes, surrounded by a large dark circle, Zhang Chen felt full of guilt. But it was also a good thing because it showed him that his family was worth his effort. The facts proved that his family was worth fighting for.
The two little ones jumped down from the carriage at this moment, following behind Zhang Chen on both sides, Zhang Fei’s little face looked pitifully at Zhang Chen: "Big brother, I’ll definitely cultivate the Martial Dao well from now on, and I won’t make you angry again."
"Big brother, me too! I won’t dare to stand up to you again! As long as you’re alive, even if you tell me to practice martial arts every day, I’m willing to do it," Zhang Tuowei pulled at Zhang Chen’s clothes, eagerly said.
Seeing the two little ones’ swollen eyes, which looked like they were stung by bees, only showing a slit, they looked quite comical, but Zhang Chen didn’t laugh and sternly said, "It’s good that you know your mistakes, you must work hard and cultivate in the future."
The two little ones nodded like chickens pecking rice, and Zhang Chen asked Mrs. Zhang, "Weren’t we traveling by boat? Why are we on land now?"
Mrs. Zhang recounted the events on the boat and solemnly instructed, "Especially Miss Jiang Nan, if you meet her in the future, you must personally visit to thank her. We owe her too much this time."
"I understand!" Zhang Chen nodded, "But there’s something odd about the boat incident, the blisters and abscesses on my body were abnormal. Logically, it’s not something that should happen after I’ve made a breakthrough in cultivation."
He felt something was amiss, but Mrs. Zhang said, "The Shen Family has not been unkind to us! Especially the steward on the boat, who was diligent and considerate, only reluctantly asked us to leave the boat and was never rude. Are you being too sensitive?"
"Too sensitive?" Zhang Chen was noncommittal, he still felt something was wrong, especially Shen Qiu’s determination and Jiang Nan’s assistance, which sparked many thoughts in his mind.
Now after refining the Primordial Spirit, his thoughts were far sharper than before, capturing many clues in an instant: "Shen Qiu has a problem! The bloodlines of my little brother and sister are enough to confirm us as Zhang Family blood. Otherwise, Jiang Nan wouldn’t have given the elixir. If Jiang Nan could figure it out, wouldn’t Shen Qiu? Unless he harbors malice against me and doesn’t want me to reach Jinling alive..."
Zhang Chen’s thoughts turned over, piecing together countless clues. Since refining the Primordial Spirit, his thinking has become extraordinarily quick.
The Primordial Spirit is merely the beginning of the Qi Cultivator’s path and marks the initial emergence of the Immortal Dao.
Zhang Chen contemplated his own body internally. At this moment, there was nothing extraordinary within his physical form, except for a golden silhouette in the Forehead Ancestral Acupoint. That silhouette was surrounded by the flowing True God Golden Light, and the Blood Dao Crystal Core had turned into a massive chain composed entirely of runes, penetrating and circulating around the Primordial Spirit, resembling the unpredictable flow of veins and meridians.
The physical body is now just ordinary flesh, with all its wonders having settled into the Primordial Spirit.
"Even if I forsake my physical body now, I can still undergo possession and rebirth. But the physical body is the foundation of my Immortal Path and cannot be abandoned. Even for immortals, once the body is injured, it is a troublesome issue. For instance, Nezha... once the body is damaged, the great path is severed! The body is the anchor point, crucial for stabilizing between the Primordial Spirit and the physical body, also a Tripod Cauldron for refining and nurturing the Primordial Spirit. So even at such a level, the physical body remains vital, a key to the unity of Heaven and Man." Zhang Chen muttered to himself.
Having reached the Primordial Spirit stage, Zhang Chen finally sensed the mystical laws between Heaven and Earth. Yet those laws were too vast, akin to a Celestial Book, incomprehensible to Zhang Chen’s mortal flesh.
But at the Primordial Spirit stage, Zhang Chen perceived his realm to be mysterious, straddling between the Yin Spirit and Yang God.
Lacking the flaws of the Yin Spirit, yet also without the Pure Yang Qi of the Yang God.
"In the Immortal Dao, a strong Yang God is called the Pure Yang True Immortal, having refined the dregs of Yin Qi away. The Primordial Spirit follows the Celestial Immortal Dao, not the Pure Yang Immortal Dao. If the Primordial Spirit realm breaks through, then it should be the Immortal Dao. Immortal Dao cultivation doesn’t adhere to the world’s levels, it transcends through major realms. Although the Primordial Spirit can’t directly wield the Law of Heaven and Earth like a Yang God, it offers an opportunity to comprehend the mystical Law of Heaven and Earth. Simply put, it’s superior to some, inferior to others!" Zhang Chen internally compared the differences between the two cultivation techniques.
The carriage rolled on, stirring up clouds of dust. Chengyu slept soundly in Zhang Chen’s embrace, then opened her eyes to see the lively face, filled with surprise: "Zhang Chen, it’s really you! You actually came back to life."
"Senior Sister, thanks for your help this time." Zhang Chen grinned at Chengyu, whose injuries had fully healed due to the elixir’s effect.
"Zhang Chen, you owe me a big favor, you must treat me well in the future. Always think of me first for good food and drink, and let me use any good treasure first, otherwise, you can’t repay my sacrifice." Chengyu complained to Zhang Chen: "I suffered the pain of a thousand cuts for you, see I’m covered in scars, how will I ever marry now."
While speaking, Chengyu raised her arm to show Zhang Chen her knife wounds, but the next moment, she froze in shock: "Where are my scars? Where are the wounds?"
Disregarding Zhang Chen, Chengyu quickly opened her clothes, revealing smooth skin where previous injuries seemed like a dream. She suddenly froze, then looked up at Zhang Chen: "Is this your doing?"
"Yes, it’s my handiwork!" Zhang Chen grinned: "Thanks to Senior Sister this time, in the future when I gain benefits, I’ll surely let Senior Sister enjoy them first."
"You still have some conscience." Chengyu nodded in satisfaction but then noticed Zhang Chen holding her in a princess hug, becoming upset and struggling out of his embrace: "Zhang Chen, do you see me as a child? Who holds people like this? Only children are held this way."
Hearing Chengyu’s words, Zhang Chen gently patted her head: "It’s my fault, Senior Sister is right to scold me."
"Zhang Chen, stop patting my head! I’m your senior sister!" Chengyu glared at Zhang Chen, full of embarrassment and anger.
Zhang Chen mischievously ruffled the little girl’s hair, turning it into a beehive, then ran forward triumphantly.
"Zhang Chen! I won’t let this go! It’s not over between us!" Chengyu glared at Zhang Chen, and chased after him.
Mrs. Zhang sighed lightly, watching the lively Zhang Chen and the lively little girl: "It’s good."
At night
The family set up a bonfire, Zhang Chen sat cross-legged in the darkness, silently channeling his energy, preparing to use the Primordial Spirit to comprehend the Law of Heaven and Earth.
"It’s my first time comprehending the Law of Heaven and Earth, hopefully, I’ll gain some insight!" Zhang Chen’s eyes showed a hint of anticipation.
The next moment, the space behind Zhang Chen distorted, and the Primordial Spirit emerged, appearing behind him. The Primordial Spirit’s face and body were identical to Zhang Chen’s, except its figure appeared ethereal, not as solid.
Accompanying the Soul Emergence, the void before Zhang Chen changed, revealing an unprecedented world.
What is the Law of Heaven and Earth? Once you see it, you naturally understand!