Chapter Thirty-Nine: Farewell to the Ancient Emperor's Palace

  Chen Jia, in the depths of the Zhuangyuan, in that thatched hut!

  At this moment, his face was still somewhat pale. Perhaps in the depths of his heart, he also had some indignation, but in front of the old man standing quietly with his hands behind his back, he did not dare to bring out any emotions.

  Chen Yuan deeply knew that everything the Chen family owned, and all he had today, was solely due to this old man's efforts.

  He didn't dare to show his emotions on his face, nor did he dare to reveal even a hint of it in the depths of his eyes, but deep down inside, indignation and a little resentment had always existed.

  "Hey, don't you think it's unfair for Grandpa to do this?" After a while, Old Man Chen slowly turned around and asked, looking at Chen Yuan.

  "Grandson doesn't dare!" Zhenyuan said respectfully: "Grandson knows, Grandfather's actions are all for the future of the Zhen family."

  Grandfather Chen nodded and smiled meaningfully, saying: "Yuanni, Grandpa asked you to come over, not to explain why Grandpa did what he did today, nor to say something in front of you to dispel the unfairness you feel in your heart."

  "Originally, among Grandfather's grandsons, your older brother Chenxuan has both bravery and strategy, but he is not careful enough in his dealings with others. Let him charge into battle, and he would definitely be a fierce general. However, to become a qualified commander, he still lacks a bit. This is due to his temperament, and it's not something that can be made up for by experience in the mortal world."

  "Your second brother, Chenyou, is indeed excellent in all aspects, but he has a naturally laid-back personality, and his heart is not set on the imperial court. Even if he were forced to take command of a region, he would be unwilling."

  "Your fourth brother is too wild by nature and can't calm down at all. Judging from his behavior, the whole world might be more suitable for him."

  "Your fifth brother..."

  “．．．．”

  "As for Ye Er and Yuan Er, you should know what he bears... He can become the master of the Chen family, but it is destined that the Chen family will not bind him for too long."

  "Only you, Chen Yuan, have the intelligence and strategy to surpass others, your methods are also extraordinary, and your mind is focused on this. Therefore, among the many grandchildren of the Chen family's three generations, if we were to choose a future master of the Chen family, you would be the best candidate, however!"

  Old Master Chen's gaze turned solemn as he said, "Among all of you brothers, you have one outstanding advantage, but it is also your greatest disadvantage."

  Zhenyuan's body shook violently...

  "No matter which of your brothers, in front of me, if they have any dissatisfaction or resentment in their hearts, they can all speak out directly. Only you, keep the words suppressed in your heart, at most, only three points are true."

  "Your caution, I should say is a means, in the imperial court, to deal with those old cunning people, it's good. But in the Chen family, all these people are your relatives, facing your relatives, you can be untruthful, I ask you, even if you become the master of the house, which one of them will obey you?"

  "Old Master Chen's voice was stern: 'Don't think that absolute authority can suppress everyone, if it really could, would the Chen family still exist in this world today?'"

  "Grandpa, I..."

  Grandfather Chen waved his hand and said seriously, "Yuanni, you think it's unfair, but have you ever thought about whether it's fair to Ye'er, or even your other brothers?"

  "Originally, Grandfather intended to let you younger generations fight among yourselves and wouldn't intervene. The path you choose is for you to walk on your own. But this time, if Grandfather doesn't take action, have you and the Second Prince already planned to retaliate against each other, to repay tooth for tooth, blood for blood?"

  "Grandpa?"

  Zhenyuan suddenly lifted his head, his lips moved for a long time, but he didn't say a word.

  Old Master Chen nodded silently, and at this moment, he let out a long sigh in his heart. He waved his hand and said: "The imperial envoy is already in the mansion, go and receive the edict. From now on, Grandfather will not interfere with you again. I only hope that you can remember one thing from Grandfather: your enemies will never appear within the Chen family."

  Chen Yuan bowed and walked out...

  Before long, a sharp voice mixed with mysterious energy echoed throughout the entire Chen family mansion.

  "... Chen Yuan has made great contributions in protecting the crown prince, and I am deeply gratified. If everyone were like Chen Yuan, would our Great Huaxia Empire worry about not having a better future? Therefore, I hereby grant him a special favor, bestowing upon Chen Yuan the Yellow Belt, allowing him to freely enter and exit the imperial palace to meet with me at any time..."

  The sharp voice lingered on and on, and every member of the Chen family felt as if their ears were about to blister.

  In the quiet room, Chen Ye's eyes flashed with sharpness, and after a moment, he smiled coldly: "Your Majesty, this move of yours is indeed vicious. You want to use my third brother's glory to stimulate others in the Chen family, so that the Chen family can split from within?"

  "Unfortunately, you underestimated the people of my Chen family, or your understanding of the people of my Chen family only stays on grandfather's level, as well as your self-proclaimed human nature..."

  At this point, Chen Ye suddenly thought of something and his eyebrows locked tightly together. After a long time, he let out a deep sigh: "Now, it's really not waiting for me anymore. Your Majesty the Emperor, let's have a run and see who can laugh to the end."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Ye closed his eyes tightly and formed a seal with his hands to cultivate. In an instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth came pouring in like a tidal wave, and the entire room became an ocean of spiritual energy that could not be dispersed.

  Sitting cross-legged on the bed, after Chen Ye's breathing gradually stabilized, those heavenly spiritual energies flowed in an orderly manner from his mouth and nose, and then, under the guidance of the Gong method, they flowed at an extreme speed through the meridians.

  When the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is transformed into pure and refined primordial energy entering the elixir field, the breath of the whole body begins to grow slowly at dawn and night. This speed seems slow, but it has never been interrupted since the first thread of primordial energy enters.

  This time, the cultivation lasted for an unknown period of time. If someone outside had been paying attention all along, they would have discovered that Chen Ye's cultivation was not like others, following a set pattern, but rather, it was like a leap forward.

  His current cultivation is astonishing and has already reached the sixth layer of the acquired realm!

  From then on, after coming down from the mountain and knowing that I could re-tread the path of the mysterious energy, until now, it hasn't been a long time. Counting the days, it's only been more than a month.

  But Chen Ye's cultivation, had actually gone from being stagnant at the Post-Heaven Third Layer for four years, to reaching the current Post-Heaven Sixth Layer. Moreover, looking at his state right now, it was clear that he was impacting the boundary of the Post-Heaven Seventh Layer.

  Such a cultivation speed, isn't it too fast, too scary? Even when Chen Ye had that demonic cultivation talent in the past, he couldn't advance multiple levels within just over a month.

  As for this point, Chen Ye himself had already known it and didn't find it strange at all.

  His cultivation had reached the peak of the tenth layer of the Post-Heaven Realm several years ago when he went to Beiwang Mountain, but after his foundation was destroyed, his cultivation fell to the third layer of the Post-Heaven Realm.

  Now that the foundation has been restored, what is called cultivation at this time can be considered as recovery when it reaches the realm of those years. With such a speed, it is also natural, and in these years of being abandoned, Chen Ye has never stopped practicing Xuan Qi.

  So, although the foundation was destroyed, the base is still there. Especially, his past experience is still there. Everything is just a matter of taking back what he once lost, and it's easy to do so.

  At a certain moment, the heavenly energy that had been flowing in the room suddenly stagnated for a moment, and then, as if encountering an invincible existence, the vast ocean of spiritual energy in the room let out a 'whoosh' sound and dispersed without a trace.

  But at this moment, the aura surging outside Chen Ye's body was more than twice as strong as it had been just a moment ago, clearly indicating that his cultivation had advanced to another level.

  "Seventh Layer of the Back Heaven Realm!"

  Chen Ye, who had just awakened, couldn't help but whisper a sentence, his voice filled with subtle joy. However, just as he was about to open his eyes and exit his meditative state, a white light suddenly burst forth from his dantian, instantly enveloping his entire body.

  At this time, he saw himself appearing once again in a vast plain area, and in the distance ahead, that massive palace still stood.

  "The Palace of the Ancient Emperor!"

  Although Chen Ye knew he was in a state of consciousness now, with his past experience, he had come to realize that as long as his cultivation reached a certain level, he would be able to see this mysterious palace again!