“You mean, a sacred relic?”

Chen Xiao asked with anticipation.

Zhu Hanshan nodded in agreement.

Chen Xiao immediately looked excited: “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go!”

Zhu Hanshan left with Chen Xiao, while on the other side, Chu Qingbai was telling his second brother, Chu Qingsong, and his son, Chu Luo, the secret history of the Chu family.

The Chu family was once prominent in the Xian Yin Realm (Hidden Immortal Realm), and the three of them were the only remaining descendants of the Chu family.

As Chu Qingbai slowly recounted the family’s secret history, Chu Qingsong was stunned.

Especially when he heard that his elder brother had been castrated by the people of Tian Yuan Sect (Heavenly Origin Sect), he gnashed his teeth.

He had spent almost half his life for the position of Valley Master, but he never expected that it would turn out to be a curse.

“Brother, I’m sorry, I have misunderstood you and Father for so many years. I… I deserve to die!”

Chu Qingsong was emotionally agitated, his voice choked with sobs.

Chu Qingbai shook his head: “Second brother, don’t say that. If you have to blame someone, blame my weakness for not telling you the truth.”

However, the most shocked person was none other than Chu Luo.

He said blankly: “Father, will my future destiny be the same?”

Chu Qingbai shook his head with a wry smile: “Luo’er, don’t you understand why I’m telling you and your second uncle these things?”

Chu Qingsong suddenly looked at Chu Qingbai and asked in disbelief: “Brother, could it be… you want to rebel?”

“Yes… I’ve had enough!”

Chu Qingbai nodded, his tone calm, but filled with滔天的滔天的滔滔不甘 (towering rage and resentment).

“But, with our strength, rebelling against a hidden sect is like hitting a stone with an egg! Brother, you don’t know how powerful a hidden sect is… Jian Xiao is almost invincible in our eyes, but in Xuan Jian Sect (Profound Sword Sect), he’s not even ranked.”

Chu Qingsong sighed and said, “Alas, if I had known this earlier, I would have cultivated diligently in Xuan Jian Sect. They said I was a descendant of the Chu family and had unparalleled cultivation talent, but I focused on studying alchemy and wasted all my time and energy on it.”

Seeing his second brother’s self-reproachful appearance, Chu Qingbai quickly comforted him: “Second brother, you don’t have to blame yourself. Although your talent wasn’t suppressed, even if you practiced hard, you wouldn’t be able to reach the level of overthrowing a hidden sect in a few years, right?”

“That’s true… Brother, is there anything else you haven’t told us? Why do you seem so calm?”

Chu Qingsong was very curious about this.

At this moment, Chu Luo suddenly thought of something and exclaimed: “It’s Brother Chen! It must be Brother Chen, right?”

Chu Qingbai nodded with a smile: “That’s right, I’ve placed all my hopes on Mr. Chen. I believe he is the one who can save our Chu family from the sea of suffering.”

“That person is indeed very strong, but to say that he can defeat a hidden sect is a bit unrealistic…”

Chu Qingsong clearly didn’t believe that Chen Xiao possessed such ability. “He can kill Yuan Xiao with one sword, but there are many people in Xuan Jian Sect who can do that. And as far as I know, Tian Yuan Sect is even stronger and has deeper foundations than Xuan Jian Sect!”

“Second brother, you don’t have to say these things. Rebelling against Tian Yuan Sect is a life-or-death situation. No matter the outcome, we should be grateful that Mr. Chen is willing to help us… Moreover, today is the twelfth day of the eighth month, and there’s still some time before the arrival of the Tian Yuan Sect disciples on the ninth day of the ninth month. During this time, what we need to do is to do our best to help Mr. Chen become stronger!”

Chu Qingbai said decisively.

“If I can help him become stronger, I will naturally spare no effort. But brother, I’m quite curious as to how you managed to persuade him. To be an enemy of a hidden sect, you must first have the determination to disregard life and death. Why is he willing to wade into this muddy water?”

Chu Qingsong’s face was full of incomprehension.

Chu Qingbai awkwardly touched his nose: “Actually, I haven’t persuaded him yet. I haven’t had time to tell him about this…”

“……”

Chu Qingsong and Chu Luo were speechless at the same time.

At this moment, Chu Qingbai suddenly smiled slyly: “But I think I don’t need to say it myself, because Old Man Zhu will help me persuade him.”

…

At the same time, Zhu Hanshan had already returned to the blessed land of Yaowang Valley (Medicine King Valley) with Chen Xiao.

Just like last night, in front of them was still an ordinary medicinal field.

However, Zhu Hanshan didn’t use the jade marrow to open the underground medicinal field like Chu Qingbai did, but continued to walk forward.

“Hey, old man, aren’t we going down today? You’re not lying to me, are you?”

Chen Xiao asked with a suspicious look.

“Mr. Chen, don’t worry, please follow me.”

Zhu Hanshan said with a smile.

Finally, Zhu Hanshan led Chen Xiao to the end of the canyon. In front of them was a mountain wall covered with vines and moss.

Chen Xiao released his divine sense towards the mountain wall, wanting to explore it.

However, his divine sense was directly blocked by the mountain wall and couldn’t enter at all.

“Mr. Chen, as you know, there is indeed a sacred relic hidden in the blessed land of Yaowang Valley, called the Qing Mu Ling Zhong (Azure Wood Spirit Seed). It’s inside.”

Zhu Hanshan pointed to the mountain wall and said.

Chen Xiao urged: “Alright, alright, I know, stop talking nonsense and tell me quickly, how do I get in?”

The yin-yang jade on his chest began to vibrate violently again, which meant that Zhu Hanshan wasn’t lying to him.

However, at this moment, Zhu Hanshan said again: “Mr. Chen, if you want to obtain the Qing Mu Ling Zhong, I hope you can promise me one thing.”

“What is it?”

Chen Xiao’s face darkened.

Why isn’t this over yet? Are you treating me like a fool?

“I hope you can protect the Chu family for me…”

Zhu Hanshan said lightly, “I believe that it won’t be long before Xuan Jian Sect and Tian Yuan Sect will send people to deal with the Chu family. Only you, Mr. Chen, can stop that group of arrogant bastards.”

Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes, his stubbornness rising.

“Hey, old man, even if you didn’t tell me these things, I wouldn’t stand idly by if the Chu family was in trouble. But you’ve repeatedly set conditions for me, which makes me very unhappy. Do you really think I can’t get that Qing Mu Ling Zhong without you? At worst, I’ll flatten this entire valley. I don’t believe I can’t find it!”

Zhu Hanshan quickly said: “Mr. Chen, please don’t blame me. It was I who was presumptuous. Please be patient, and I will help Mr. Chen open the passage.”

“That’s more like it.”

Chen Xiao curled his lips and said smugly.

As soon as Zhu Hanshan finished speaking, his body directly drilled into the mountain wall and soon became one with it.

Chen Xiao was curious, thinking to himself that Zhu Hanshan was just an entity condensed from divine sense, so he could drill into the mountain wall. Why couldn’t his divine sense do it?

But soon, Chen Xiao discovered the problem.

No, Zhu Hanshan didn’t merge with the mountain wall, but the mountain wall was originally his body…