Chapter 39: Between Life and Death, There is Great Fear

  "How can this be blamed on you!"

  "Grandfather, this is not your fault at all. If anyone's to blame, it's that damned curse! Although heaven is very powerful, I believe that human determination can overcome fate! Don't worry, I will definitely break this curse and let our descendants of the Xuan family no longer be threatened by this death curse."

  Xuan Qing and looked at his grandson's confident words, was infected with his positive side, said: "Good, I believe you can break this curse. However, I still have something to tell you, that is about the Xuan family branch things. You know, since the Ming dynasty, our Xuan family has been divided into two branches. All along, our ancestors have been resentful of the division of the Xuan family. They hope that one day, the divided Xuan family can return to the Xuan family."

  "Are you referring to the descendants of those who betrayed the Xuan family? Those people, aren't they all traitors of the Xuan family?" Xuan Qi, having heard this story, didn't have a good impression of the descendants of those who split from the Xuan family.

  He felt that it was these people who caused the decline of the Xuan family and lost their orthodox status in the Xuanmen.

  Xuan Qing shook his head and said, "It's hard to say who was right or wrong about what happened back then. In any case, they are still the bloodline of the Xuan family. If there is an opportunity, I still hope that they can return to our Xuan family line. After all, blood is thicker than water. However, this is just my one-sided wishful thinking. I'm not very clear about what they think. But I have already made some contact with them. Hopefully, they will really re-recognize their ancestors and return home, rather than drifting around outside."

  "Is that so? Where is that branch of theirs, anyway? I wonder if they still harbor animosity towards the main line of our Xuan family. If so, haven't we just made ourselves an enemy?"

  Xuan Qi was still filled with vigilance towards those descendants of the Xuan family.

  Xuan Qing nodded and said, "Being cautious is right. The descendants of Xuan Tong's lineage were all scattered overseas before liberation and are not in the mainland. We two are far enough apart, so I don't think there will be too much conflict. After all these years, those hatreds should have faded away by now. Besides, it was they who contacted me to return to the Xuan family, not the other way around."

  "They'll get in touch with you, that's possible." Upon hearing Xuan Qing's words, Xuan Qi didn't think deeply about it and instead let out a yawn, looking somewhat tired.

  He was exhausted after a busy night and didn't have much energy left to continue talking with Xu Qing.

  "Alright, you'd better get some rest! Tomorrow, you still have school!" Seeing Xuan Qi's appearance, Xuan Qing stopped discussing the matter of the Xuan family branch recognizing their ancestors and instead urged him to hurry up and sleep.

  Xuan Qi nodded and quickly returned to his room, preparing to rest. At this time, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. After being reborn, what he worried about most was his grandfather's health.

  Now that the spiritual energy restriction array has been set up, it can temporarily prolong Xu Qinghe's life.

  However, Xuan Qi also knew that the Lingqi Prohibition Array was only a temporary measure. To truly extend Xuan Qinghe's lifespan, he needed to set up the legendary Seven-Star Life-Prolonging Lamp, which could really defy heaven and change fate, extending Xuan Qinghe's lifespan.

  However, Xuan Qi also knew that with his current strength, he was far from being able to cast the Seven Stars Revival Lamp technique. He still needed to continue cultivating before he could do so.

  Just as Xuan Qi wanted to talk to Lao Gui, Lao Gui's voice also echoed in his mind.

  "Little one, are you thinking of asking me about the Xuan family curse?"

  Xuan Qi nodded and said: "Yes, Old Turtle, I want to understand something about the Xuan family curse. Do you know anything? Can you tell me?"

  Lao Ding said: "As far as I know, the curse of the Xuan family is extremely vicious and stubborn, and it's not easy to resolve. Even I would find it difficult to deal with. There are many things involved in this matter."

  "What's something that makes you feel very tricky?" Upon hearing Lao Ding's words, Xuan Qi couldn't help but say: "Could it be that the traitor of the Xuan family is actually so formidable?"

  In Xuan Qi's heart, Lao Ding was a highly capable person, but he didn't expect that he would find the curse on the Xuan family to be so troublesome. This made him extremely surprised.

  Lao Ding said, "A single blood curse is naturally not a problem for me. The main issue is that this blood curse involves the heavenly mechanism. The ancestors of the Xuan family have always been doing things against heaven and changing fate, accumulating a lot of resentment and evil energy. The reason it hasn't erupted is because in the Xuan family's library, there is an array that suppresses the heavenly mechanism. Back then, I personally taught this great heavenly array to Xuan Yangzi. With this array, the Xuan family would naturally be unharmed. However, when your family's traitor appeared and destroyed the array, the heavenly mechanism backfired, causing your Xuan family to suffer the consequences of revealing the heavenly mechanism for hundreds of years. This is one of the counter effects of Xuan techniques."

  "Who would have thought that using mystic arts would have so many side effects?" Xuan Qi couldn't help but sigh after hearing Lao Ding's words.

  Lao Dingdao said: "Ordinary Jianghu practitioners are often lonely, poor and humble. Why is this? You should know that many of these people have great abilities, so why can't they control their own destiny? It's nothing more than the fact that they reveal too much about the heavenly secrets, leading to a decline in their aura. Unless they are truly wealthy and noble, it's hard for them to have a good ending. And you Xuan family lost the Tianji Dazhen, and didn't have the 'Xuan Gong Secret Record' by your side, so naturally you can't resist the invasion of the heavenly secrets. Having such an outcome is quite normal. But if things don't go as expected, you will also encounter many hardships and won't die a good death!"

  "How can that be changed?" Upon hearing Lao Ding's words, Xuan Qi felt a bleak future ahead. Originally, he had still wanted to make a big show of his skills, but unexpectedly, he heard such a cruel reality.

  "If I give up on mysticism, will I be able to live a good life?"

  The old man sneered, "Once you've walked this path, there's no turning back. From now on, you can only keep moving forward. Only when you're strong enough to defy the heavens and change your fate will the heavens be unable to do anything about it. At that time, you'll be in control of your own destiny."

  "I must dominate my own destiny!" Lao Ding's words made Xuan Qi's blood boil with excitement.

  "It's easy to talk about it, but it's hard to do. Even I, who want to control my own destiny, am afraid of the terror between life and death!"

  As he said this, Lao Ding couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. From his tone, Xuan Qi could tell that this legendary recluse was also troubled by many worries.

  The originally all-powerful old turtle also had a lot of worries, which made Xuan Qi feel that the distance between him and the old turtle was getting closer.

  Although Lao Ding always looked very easy-going, after all, it was the legendary divine turtle, making Xuan Qi feel that it was always high above, somewhat detached from worldly affairs.

  It turns out that whether it's an ordinary person or a divine turtle, they all have their own worries.

  "Old Turtle, what are you afraid of? Tell me and I'll help you solve it..." Xuan Qi said with a pat on his chest.

  The old man sneered and said, "You think you can solve my problem? You're still too early. For now, hurry up and cultivate, enter the Liquidization Realm as soon as possible, and help your grandfather prolong his life first!"

  "Boundary of Liquid?"

  Xuan Qi's understanding of the "Turtle-Dragon Transformation" technique was still at a half-baked level. Although he had established his foundation, he was still far from reaching the legendary Liquidization Realm.

  The old man nodded and said, "Now you have only gone through the first stage and reached 'Jiujin Chengjing'. To reach the realm of 'Lian Jing Hua Qi' and 'Lian Qi Hua Shen', it will take a long time to work hard."

  "The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard. I understand, old turtle. Next, I will continue to work hard. Don't worry, I will reach that state as soon as possible."

  Lao Ding said: "You'd better leave the Jizhen Cheng Jing realm as soon as possible and reach the Lianjing Huaqi realm. Then you can find a suitable partner for dual cultivation, which will be twice the result with half the effort. In my opinion, Xia Xiaoyu and Su Mengxue are both very good choices. And that Hong Qin is also quite suitable, very suitable for dual cultivation."

  Lao Ding's words reminded Xuan Qi of his ambiguous relationship with Hong Yin. As a young man full of vigor, Xuan Qi still had romantic notions about men and women.

  However, discussing such matters with Lao Gui still made Xuan Qi feel somewhat embarrassed.

  At this, his face turned red and he said hastily: "Don't say that anymore, let's get some rest early! We still have to get up early tomorrow!"

  The old man laughed and said: "No need to be shy, I'm in your body, what you want to do is still clear to me. What you think of, I can all feel."

  "Is there no privacy anymore? Old turtle, can you give me some personal space? Otherwise, in the future, won't someone be spying on me whenever I do something? This will make me feel very awkward."

  After discovering this problem, Xuan Qi felt very uncomfortable.

  Now it's just him and Lao Ding, there's no feeling. In the future when he finds a girlfriend, if they say something quietly to each other, that would be awkward.

  Just thinking about a big turtle peeking from beside made Xuan Qi feel especially awkward.

  "Alright, let's talk about it when you reach the Refining Essence and Transforming Qi realm. At that time, I'll teach you a set of techniques to temporarily sever the spiritual connection between us. Even if you wanted me to watch your intimate scenes, I wouldn't be willing to! Matters between men and women are just like that, aren't they? To me, it's nothing more than that."

  Lao Ding has lived for so long and indeed views these things very lightly. For him, this is just a way of reproducing and practicing, nothing special.

  However, the old owl still respects these human thoughts and does not intentionally spy on others. It even studied a set of skills to allow humans to cut off their connection with it, so that they can avoid spying on the host's privacy.

  This also gives each other some space.

  As for Lao Ding's words, Xuan Qi could only helplessly shake his head, then slowly calm down his emotions, a wave of fatigue surged up in his mind, and soon he fell asleep.

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