C16 To Live Is More than the Present

It was late at night, and there were no more pedestrians on the cold streets of the town.

In a dark alley, Xu Chen sat cross-legged, quietly sitting next to the little girl who still hadn't woken up.

The little girl's face had been wiped clean by him. It was bright red and her breathing was steady. She looked like a ripe red apple.

The little girl's condition was very good, while Xu Chen's condition was the complete opposite of the little girl's. He was not optimistic.

One of the pills that Xue Sheng had left for him had already lost its effectiveness, and the number of outbreaks of the fire poison inside his body was also increasing.

This meant that death was drawing closer and closer to him. Perhaps in the next moment, another pill would also lose its effect.

This caused Xu Chen's mood to turn heavy. He had to hurry up and calculate the Dusk Incantation, otherwise, he would die without a doubt.

Last time in the mountain, Xu Chen had summed up the reason why people could still cultivate even though they didn't have any divine meridians.

Xu Chen discovered a very strange phenomenon. Divine meridians cultivated the divine way, which was the Heavenly Dao. The heavens were revered by all.

On the other hand, martial dao practitioners cultivated their own bodies and focused on humans. Then what about Saints?

All living things in the world were saints, and they were the most marvelous. Although they had the contours of heaven and earth, they were inferior to the Heavenly Dao. Under the Heavenly Dao was the Dao of the Earth.

In other words, the three paths that cultivators usually referred to as the Heaven, Earth, and Mortal realms respectively corresponded to the Path of Heaven, the Divine Veins, the Dao of Earth, and the Dao of Man.

On the other hand, Xu Chen had calculated that in the Dusk Incantation, he would use the heavens as his master and the earth as his body, but he had summarized two of the three paths of Heaven and Earth.

Using the heavens as a master corresponds to the dao of the earth. Under the dao of the heavens, one is like a saint comprehending the dao of the earth.

Using the earth as a body corresponds to the path of man. Cultivating the path of man can extend one's foot by three feet.

In the incomplete portion of the skill, there were already two people. There should be a third skill to match them.

Then the third path would take one's own self as the dao of heaven, surpassing life and death, and only then would it match the first two paths!

This was also the highest level of cultivation for a Divine Vein cultivator, the mystery of the Path of Heaven.

If what Xu Chen had predicted was true, then this Dusk Sutra really was no small matter. It encompassed all three aspects of the world and encompassed everything.

"The Heavenly Dao Stage cultivation technique is indeed unfathomable." Xu Chen thought to himself.

Now, Xu Chen had a general idea of the basic rules of the cultivation of the Dusk Spell.

Next, he would be able to deduce that this cultivation method would reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles.

When the sky was about to brighten, Xu Chen opened his eyes. Seeing the darkness before dawn, he felt somewhat at ease.

As Xu Chen stared blankly at the sky, the little girl beside him woke up and pulled at the corner of his clothes.

Xu Chen turned around and looked at the little girl that he had tightly wrapped around. In the darkness of the night, Xu Chen could clearly see the pair of big, sparkling eyes of the little girl.

Xu Chen was stunned for a moment, but his heart felt soft. He had saved a life that almost died. This feeling was very strange.

"Better?" Xu Chen asked gently.

The little girl didn't say anything. She continued to look at Xu Chen with a timid expression.

Xu Chen saw the fear in the little girl's eyes and showed a kind smile. He said, "Don't be afraid. Big brother will protect you. No one will hurt you again. Trust big brother, okay?"

However, the little girl didn't say anything. She stared at Xu Chen with her eyes wide open. From her expression, it seemed as if she was still on guard.

Xu Chen didn't mind the little girl's guard, but her silence caused Xu Chen to frown. He guessed that she couldn't be a mute, could she?

"Are you still in pain?" "If it still hurts, you just nod. If it doesn't, you just shake your head."

Hearing this, the little girl hesitated for a moment before shaking her head.

Following that, Xu Chen and the little girl began their conversation.

"Do you have a name?" Xu Chen continued to ask.

The little girl gently shook her head, revealing a sad expression.

"Then can big brother give you a name?" Xu Chen caressed the little girl's head with a doting expression.

It was as if this little girl whom he had known for less than a day was really his little sister.

The sadness in the little girl's eyes was gone in an instant. She nodded with all her strength and smiled happily. Her eyes were blurred into a line and she seemed to be very happy.

A gentle smile appeared on Xu Chen's face, but he was lost in thought when he saw her smile. When the little girl smiled, her eyes were like warm jade.

This couldn't help but remind Xu Chen of Lan Tian and the warm jade. Xu Chen fell silent. He thought of many things related to the warm jade.

Only when the little girl looked at him blankly and tugged on the corner of his shirt did Xu Chen react.

Xu Chen smiled apologetically and patted her head. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Lan Tian is extremely warm."

"They're called Lan Tian and Warm Jade. You can call them smoking."

"My surname is Xu. Your name is Xu Shengyan."

"How is it?"

In the darkness before dawn, the two of them seemed so lonely.

It was as if they were surrounded by loneliness. The endless darkness of the night made them feel a little afraid.

The darkness before dawn was actually very strange. The sky would turn dark at a certain moment, and at a certain time, it would also become bright.

As the first rays of light rose from the horizon, the sun rose. All the darkness of this period of time had been swept away, and the beautiful day was like a newborn baby.

Xu Chen threw away the little girl's dirty old clothes and took away the clothes that he kept in his storage ring.

Xu Chen cut off half of his clean pants and clothes and helped the little girl put them on. The rags he didn't want were stuffed into her shoes, just enough for her to wear.

Then, Xu Chen used a thick cloak to cover her. Although it looked a bit strange, Xu Shengyan's face was full of smiles.

After dawn had arrived, Xu Chen held Xu Yourong's hand as they walked down the street. There were more and more pedestrians.

"Eh, isn't this the youth from yesterday?"

"Don't you see that the little girl he's holding is a thief?"

"A cute looking girl. What a pity."

"Wash your face clean, you're also a thief."

The moment they walked onto the street, a passerby pointed at the two of them and whispered.

Facing their disdainful gazes, Xu Shengyan hid behind Xu Chen in fear. Her small hands held onto Xu Chen's clothes, making her look somewhat pitiful and helpless.

"Light a cigarette, don't be afraid." Xu Chen held onto Xu Shengyan's hand tightly, comforting her.

"Wrong. You can change it. Don't mind what others say." After Xu Chen finished speaking, he continued walking forward while holding Xu Shengyan's hand.

They first went to a tailor's shop to make Xu Shengyan a few sets of clothes, and then Xu Chen found a place to stay. Only then did they temporarily settle down.

In truth, after so many years, with Xu Chen's Divine Veins destroyed and unable to cultivate, he had always been helping others cultivate.

Before the events of the Sky Bearing Empire had happened, he had always wanted to have such a life. It was fine as long as it was ordinary.

However, after experiencing so many things, Xu Chen realized that if he were to tolerate his current environment, he would become a weakling.

Nothing can be done, nothing can be changed, not even the right to speak.

Because he was not strong, the Sky Bearing Empire had killed all the elders of the Xu family for his God's Eye.

Because he was not strong, he had ways to change Lan Tian and Warm Jade who were in his place at the Sky Bearing Empire. However, he could not change them.

Because he wasn't strong, if the burly man hadn't retreated yesterday, Xu Chen wouldn't have been able to change anything. He could only watch as the little girl was beaten to death!

If Xu Chen wanted to live, then he must become a powerful warrior!

Otherwise, the things that should have happened wouldn't have changed just because of his thoughts, unless he was very strong!

Otherwise, living would not be as simple as living with your eyes closed!