"You mean a sacred relic?" Chen Xiao asked expectantly.
Zhu Hanshan nodded in confirmation.
Chen Xiao's face lit up with excitement. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Zhu Hanshan led Chen Xiao away. Meanwhile, Chu Qingbai was recounting the secret history of the Chu family to his second brother, Chu Qingsong, and his son, Chu Luo.
The Chu family had once been prominent in the Immortal Hidden Realm, and the three of them were the only remaining descendants.
As Chu Qingbai narrated the family's secret history, Chu Qingsong was struck dumb.
Especially when he learned that his elder brother had been castrated by people from the Tianyuan Sect, he ground his teeth so hard they creaked.
He had spent nearly half his life striving for the position of Valley Master, only to discover in the end that it was merely a curse.
"Big brother, I'm so sorry. For so many years, I blamed you, and I blamed father. I... I deserve to die!"
Chu Qingsong was overcome with emotion, his voice choked with tears.
Chu Qingbai shook his head. "Second brother, don't say that. If anyone is to blame, it's only me for being cowardly and not telling you the truth."
However, the most deeply shaken was Chu Luo.
He said dazedly, "Father, will my future destiny be the same?"
Chu Qingbai smiled wryly and shook his head. "Luo'er, don't you understand why I'm telling you and your uncle these things?"
Chu Qingsong suddenly looked at Chu Qingbai, asking incredulously, "Big brother, could it be... you want to rebel?"
"Yes... I've had enough!"
Chu Qingbai nodded. Though his tone was calm, it was filled with immense anger and unwillingness.
"But with our strength, rebelling against an immortal hidden sect is like an egg hitting a rock! Big brother, you have no idea how powerful an immortal hidden sect is... Jian Xiao is almost invincible in our eyes, but within the Xuanjian Sect, he doesn't even rank.
Chu Qingsong sighed. "Alas, if only I had known this earlier, I would have diligently cultivated in the Xuanjian Sect. They said I was a descendant of the Chu family with unparalleled cultivation talent, but I was so focused on alchemy that I wasted all my time and energy on it."
Seeing his second brother's self-reproach, Chu Qingbai quickly comforted him. "Second brother, you don't need to blame yourself. Although your talent wasn't suppressed, even if you worked hard at cultivation, you wouldn't be able to reach a level where you could overthrow an immortal hidden sect in just a few years."
"That's true... Big brother, is there something else you haven't told us? Why do you seem so unconcerned?"
Chu Qingsong was very curious about this.
At this moment, Chu Luo suddenly thought of something and shouted, "It's Brother Chen! It must be Brother Chen, right?"
Chu Qingbai smiled and nodded. "That's right. I'm pinning all my hopes on Mr. Chen. I believe he is the one who can save our Chu family from this abyss of suffering."
"That person is indeed very strong, but to say he can defeat an immortal hidden sect is a bit unrealistic..."
Chu Qingsong clearly didn't believe Chen Xiao possessed such ability. "He could kill Yuan Xiao with one sword, but there are many people within the Xuanjian Sect who can do the same. And as far as I know, the Tianyuan Sect is even stronger and has a deeper foundation than the Xuanjian Sect!"
"Second brother, you don't need to say more. Rebelling against the Tianyuan Sect is a path with a nine-tenths chance of death. Regardless of the outcome, we should be grateful that Mr. Chen is willing to help us... Moreover, today is the twelfth of August, and there is still some time before the ninth of September when the Tianyuan Sect disciples will arrive. During this period, what we need to do is to do our best to help Mr. Chen become stronger!"
Chu Qingbai said resolutely.
"If I can help him become stronger, I will naturally spare no effort. However, big brother, I am quite curious how you managed to persuade him. To be an enemy of an immortal hidden sect, one must first have the resolve to disregard life and death. Why is he willing to get involved in this mess?"
Chu Qingsong's face was filled with incomprehension.
Chu Qingbai awkwardly touched his nose. "Actually, I haven't persuaded him yet. I haven't had a chance to tell him about this..."
"..."
Chu Qingsong and Chu Luo were speechless.
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 brought Chen Xiao back to the blessed land of the Medicine King Valley.
Just like last night, it was still an ordinary medicinal field before them.
However, instead of using jade marrow to open the underground medicinal field like Chu Qingbai, Zhu Hanshan continued to walk forward.
"Hey, old man, aren't we going down today? Are you trying to trick me?" Chen Xiao asked suspiciously.
"Mr. Chen, please don't be in a hurry. Please continue to follow me." Zhu Hanshan said with a smile.
Finally, Zhu Hanshan led Chen Xiao to the end of the valley, where a mountain wall covered with vines and moss stood before them.
Chen Xiao released his divine sense towards the mountain wall, intending to probe it.
However, his divine sense was directly blocked by the mountain wall, unable to penetrate it at all.
"Mr. Chen, as you know, there is indeed a sacred relic hidden in the blessed land of the Medicine King Valley, called the Green Wood Spirit Seed. It is inside." Zhu Hanshan pointed to the mountain wall.
Chen Xiao urged, "Alright, alright, I know. Stop the nonsense and tell me quickly, how do I get in?"
The Yin-Yang Jade on his chest began to vibrate violently again, indicating that Zhu Hanshan was not lying to him.
However, at this moment, Zhu Hanshan said again, "Mr. Chen, if you wish to obtain the Green Wood Spirit Seed, I hope you will agree to one thing."
"What is it?" Chen Xiao's expression turned serious.
When will this end? Are they treating me like a fool?
"I hope you will protect the Chu family for me..." Zhu Hanshan said calmly. "I believe it won't be long before the Xuanjian Sect and the Tianyuan Sect send people to deal with the Chu family. Only you, Mr. Chen, can withstand those arrogant bastards."
Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes, his stubbornness surfacing.
"Hey, old man, even if you didn't say these things, I wouldn't stand by and watch if the Chu family was in trouble. But you keep making conditions, which makes me very unhappy. Do you really think I can't get the Green Wood Spirit Seed without you? I'll just level this entire valley, and I don't believe I won't find it!"
Zhu Hanshan quickly said, "Mr. Chen, please do not blame me. It was my oversight. Please be patient, and I will help Mr. Chen open the passage."
"That's more like it." Chen Xiao said smugly, curling his lips.
As soon as Zhu Hanshan finished speaking, his body directly drilled into the mountain wall and soon merged with it.
Chen Xiao was curious, thinking to himself that Zhu Hanshan was merely a solidified divine sense, so he could drill into the mountain wall. Why couldn't his own divine sense?
But soon, Chen Xiao discovered the problem.
No, Zhu Hanshan did not merge with the mountain wall. The mountain wall was originally his body...