C10 The Xu Family Made Their Move

It was already winter in the north, and the weather was getting colder and colder every day.

Last night, after Xu Chen left the library, it started to snow again.

This was nothing for cultivators, but for someone like Xu Chen whose body was not even comparable to that of an ordinary person, it was a fatal blow.

Warm jade started a charcoal fire in Xu Chen's room, and he himself put on his fur coat and wrapped himself tightly in it.

Xu Chen made himself a pot of tea in his room. Normally, Xue Sheng would be here by now.

When Xue Sheng did not come, Xu Chen knew why, so he was not surprised.

Ever since Xu Chen had left the library last night, although Jiang Baiqiu had stopped following him, another person had arrived.

This person was called Li Qinghou. He possessed six divine meridians and was the second person of the younger generation in the Sky Bearing Empire. Xu Chen also knew why this person had come.

However, Xu Chen did not mind the existence of such a person. He was indifferent as usual, as if nothing had happened yesterday.

"Would you like some tea?" Xu Chen looked at Li Qinghou, who had been standing by the door all night, and invited him.

Although the age difference between Li Qinghou and Jiang Baiqiu wasn't that great, their personalities were completely different. Their handsome faces seemed to be even more resolute and unswerving.

"Thank you. I don't like tea." Li Qinghou rejected Xu Chen's invitation.

Xu Chen smiled, but he did not mind. In the face of such a situation, he did not know what the Sky Bearing Empire would do next.

He would not think about these things, because this was a matter of the Sky-Bearing Manor.

Right now, Xu Chen was thinking about that cultivation technique he had seen on the divine stone yesterday. Even though he did not know how to cultivate that cultivation technique, it had a great impact on his mental state.

He knew that it would be very difficult, or perhaps impossible, for him to rely on bits and pieces of information to comprehend the entire technique.

However, he did not think too much about it. As long as he could steal a sliver of the divine power of the world, he could live.

As for the matter of cultivation, Xu Chen had never trained before, but he didn't need to ask anyone.

Because a lot of people had asked him, and he knew more than a lot of people.

Xu Chen's mind was filled with thoughts of those cultivation techniques that many people had once asked him if they had any similar cultivation techniques.

However, after thinking for a long time, he realized that there was no cultivation technique similar to the Dusk Incantation among the cultivators who cultivated the Divine Veins.

However, although cultivation techniques weren't similar, there were two types of cultivators that didn't need divine veins either!

This was the path of martial artists and saint. These two types of cultivators could obtain strength without needing a divine vein.

Although it was not as powerful as the one he had seen in the manual, it was still similar in terms of cultivation.

A martial artist cultivated by breaking through their own limits, unceasingly discovering their own strength. They didn't need a divine meridian to cultivate.

This was very similar to the 'Dusk Spell'. However, a martial artist had to use their own body as the bearing power. So, how could the 'Dusk Spell' bear the divine power of heaven and earth?

If one didn't have a divine vein, nor the limitless breakthrough of a martial artist, using their own body to bear the burden, then this was an impractical matter.

This is a problem.

The sage realm also didn't need the divine vein or the personal requirements of a martial artist. This was also considered as a cultivation method that didn't require a divine vein.

The path of a saint required one to comprehend to the limit in order to attain the divine power of the world. This point was even closer to the Dusk Incantation than cultivators.

However, Xu Chen did not know how to comprehend the dao of saints, nor did he know how to cultivate it.

He had never taught a cultivator on the path of a saint. After all, the path of a saint was difficult to cultivate, so there were very few people.

For many people, if they couldn't cultivate their Divine Veins, they wouldn't choose to cultivate the path of saints. Instead, they would choose to cultivate their martial arts first.

This was because whether it was a Divine Pulse disciple or a martial artist, they would have cultivation methods that they could practice.

And a saint all depended on one word, this made many people stop in their tracks. One could imagine, that even Senior Xue Sheng, the number one genius doctor of the Eastern Xuan Continent who trained in the path of saints.

Someone at the peak of the Eastern Xuan Continent was not a true saint. One could only imagine how difficult it was to cultivate and comprehend a saint.

A Divine Vein was an existence that carried the power; a martial artist would carry it with their own body.

What about the Saints?

Without the Divine Veins bearing the power, without a body as powerful as a martial artist's, how could the path of saints possess such great power?

From this point of view, was the connection between the path of saints and the technique of Dusk Incantation closer?

Xu Chen felt that this question was very important.

According to what Xu Chen had seen, he had taken the earth as his body.

It was as if what bore the divine power of the world was the boundless earth beneath his feet.

But how to do that, the question may be crucial.

Holding the teacup in his hand, Xu Chen could not help but sink into deep thought. He had completely entered into the state of forgetfulness, not moving even a little bit for a few hours.

The fire poison in his body seemed to have calmed down, as if it had disappeared within the past few hours.

Warm Jade was extremely familiar with Xu Chen's appearance. She was not the least bit surprised that he would often do this to others when giving them guidance on cultivation techniques.

Therefore, the warm jade didn't disturb Xu Chen. When the tea became cold, she poured it out and made another pot. This was a habit that had been passed down for a long time.

At this moment, when Li Qinghou, who was standing at the door, saw the contemplative Xu Chen, he couldn't help but furrow his brows.

For the next three days, Xu Chen basically did the same thing every day.

Marquis Li Qinghou had also informed Jiang Baiqiu of this matter, and Jiang Baiqiu had only said one thing.

"If Xu Chen makes even the slightest movement, I will kill him without mercy!"

Meanwhile, the Xu family, which was also in the Northern Territories, had kept a low profile after finishing the funeral of 'Xu Chen'. They had been very quiet during this period of time.

In the eyes of the outside world, the Xu family's actions were nothing more than thick. With Xu Chen dead, the Xu family's vitality could be described as greatly damaged.

After all, the majority of the Xu family's energy channels were only maintained by Xu Chen.

Many of the powers that the Xu Clan was connected to also needed Xu Chen, so they valued him highly.

Thus, because the Xu Clan had Xu Chen, many people and powers respected them.

But now, 'Xu Chen' was dead.

For the time being, these powers might not have any conflict with the Xu family and they could continue to maintain their relationship. However, no one knew what would happen in the future.

This was because many people knew that the Xu family had been oppressed by the four Heaven Palaces in the past few years. On the surface, they looked like they were in the middle of a bright future.

But in reality, everyone knew that the Xu family was in a terrible situation.

In this thin and weak world of gluttony, this was a very scary thing. If one was not careful, they would be eaten by other forces.

On the other hand, ever since Xu Chen had been taken to the Sky Bearing Empire, he had been busy cleaning up the mess in the Xu family.

As the leader of the Xu family, he was physically and mentally exhausted. Compared to the high-spirited Patriarch Xu from before, he was much more haggard.

At this moment, he was sitting in his study reading a book. From the way his temples had begun to turn white in the past half month, it could be seen that.

Xu Liyang did not live a relaxed life as the head of the Xu family.

However, right at this moment, a figure flashed in front of his desk, and a young girl in black tight-fitting clothes kneeled down on one knee in front of Xu Liyang.

It was the girl who looked extremely similar to the warm jade, as if she had been carved out of the same mold.

"Patriarch, after Young Master went to a place with Jiang Baiqiu, he was controlled. No one is allowed to get close to him, including Xue Sheng." The young girl was as cold as ever, but she gave off an extremely capable feeling.

"Seems like the Sky Bearing Empire has obtained what I want." As the head of the Xu family, Xu Liyang knew what this meant.

For a power like the Sky Bearing Empire, anything of no value would be abandoned. They were different from the other powers in the family.

This was also why sects were much more powerful than families on the Eastern Xuan Continent.

The sects were more competitive, but the families were very limited in this aspect.

However, relatively speaking, the Xu family also had their own family clan. It was much easier to rise to prominence than a sect, for example, the current Xu family.

Xu Liyang rubbed his temples and pondered for a long time. Then, he stood up and walked in front of the tight-uniformed girl.

"When I first found out about the talents of you two sisters, I even arranged for you two to be by Xu Chen's side. Do you know why?" Xu Liyang asked.

"Protecting the young master's safety in the dark, at all costs." The tight-uniformed girl replied.

"Yeah, you guys always remember that. Very good."

I also remember that I once asked you guys whether or not you would regret dying at any moment. At that time, you told me that you would not regret it. As Xu Liyang spoke, he was silent for a while, as if he was trying to think of a way to speak.

However, Xu Liyang quickly asked again, "If you die now, won't you regret your decision then?"

Hearing this, the young girl hesitated for a moment, but it was only for a moment. She knew that the moment she made her decision, their fates would already be tied to Xu Chen's.

If Xu Chen died, they would die together. They were Xu Chen's deathsworn and the Xu Family's deathsworn.

Her hesitation was only for a split-second, as she thought of her twin sister, Warm Jade.

"No regrets." Although the tight-uniformed girl hesitated for a moment, she still resolutely answered Xu Liyang's question.

After the young girl finished speaking, Xu Liyang became silent. He looked deeply at the petite young girl in front of him.

He knew that the innate talent and physique of the two sisters were very important to the current Xu family.

He also knew what his son, Xu Chen, wanted. He also knew that Xu Chen would not live long.

It was because of this that he wanted to give Xu Chen what he wanted, even if it meant losing two to five geniuses.

Xu Liyang was silent for a long time. He put his hands behind his back, his brows furrowing as he thought for a very long time. However, he still made a decision.

"He won't be able to live for long. Take him and leave the Sky Bearing Empire."

"Yes, Patriarch!" The black-clothed girl's eyes flashed with determination, she didn't hesitate this time.

Although Xu Liyang didn't say who he was, she knew that he was the young master and Xu Chen.

Bringing him away from the Sky Bearing Empire, Xu Liyang might have only said a few words, but there were many people who wanted to sacrifice their lives because of this. This was the price they had to pay.

Xu Liyang knew this, which was why he had hesitated earlier. This was also the price that the Xu family, which was already in a precarious situation, had to pay!