Supreme Elixir God

Chapter 284: Chapter 284: A Fragment

This is just an ordinary Saint Tribulation, not the Nine Dragon True Tribulation Ji Chen once endured.

Therefore, there is only one tribulation, and now Qin Zhihai has forcibly resisted it.

Everyone can see that just one tribulation caused Qin Zhihai to cough up blood and get injured.

Even as strong as an Emperor Venerable, taking huge risks to shield his son from the tribulation, he couldn’t escape unscathed.

"Buzz..."

The void gradually returned to calm, and the churning sea of clouds also dissipated, allowing this heaven and earth to restore its usual brightness.

In the sunlight, Qin Zhihai’s figure appeared exceptionally majestic, standing tall and sturdy.

He is an Emperor Venerable, and also a father.

Throughout the world, it’s hard to find such a great father’s love again.

"This act is far too risky, fellow Daoist. You bear a heavy responsibility. If something truly unexpected were to happen, the Nine Great Star Domains would surely suffer immensely."

Thus spoke several Emperor Venerable level powerhouses.

They all clearly knew that among the nine current Emperor Venerables, Qin Zhihai was the strongest.

In the future, when the Outer Races descend, he would be the main force to guard this human realm.

Such an act as today should not have been done, neglecting all living beings for his son.

Hearing such words enter his ears, Qin Zhihai said nothing, standing calmly in the void. After turning back to glance at Qin Chen below, he then turned his gaze toward the other eight Emperor Venerables, "First and foremost, I am a father, and then an Emperor Venerable. To me, my son is my world."

"His life or death, in my eyes, equates to the survival of this multitude."

A simple sentence left everyone speechless.

After all is said and done, even at the level of Emperor Venerable, he is still human, and still a father, with his personal sentiments.

Compared to the survival of all beings, Qin Chen’s life or death holds an equivalent weight in Qin Zhihai’s heart.

This is an extreme form of fatherly love.

Many perhaps do not understand why Qin Zhihai spoils his wayward son to this extent, yet also feels disappointment at his lack of ambition.

He has lived for thousands of years, proving the Dao to the Great Emperor Realm, and throughout ancient and modern times, those who can become Emperor Venerable in thousands of years can be counted on one hand.

Among the current nine Emperor Venerables, besides Qin Zhihai, which one hasn’t lived for over tens of thousands of years?

This is his only son. After Qin Chen was born back then, his wife perished due to certain reasons, her Dao vanished from the world. Qin Zhihai’s indulgence and care for Ji Chen also serve as a remembrance and explanation for his late wife.

Those from the Celestial Emperor’s Mansion were deeply moved by the greatness of this fatherly love, such that even in the historical records of some Di Race in later generations, a few words were mentioned.

Qin Chen was speechless, wanting to approach and inquire about Qin Zhihai’s injuries.

But in the end, he remained silent.

He is Qin Chen, he is also Ji Chen, clearly aware that everything here is but an illusion, and everything he does is meaningless.

His heart felt a desolate sorrow.

The Qin Emperor Venerable, who shook the world, never saw his beloved only son truly grow up before he fought to his death.

In his memory, the perception of Qin Chen was always that of a wayward child from the beginning to the end.

He couldn’t see the changes and growth Qin Chen would undergo in those future two hundred years, holding Divine River City alone for a hundred years, eventually leading the Nine Great Star Domains to repel the foreign enemies.

All this would happen after Qin Zhihai’s death.

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Upon returning to the Qin family, Qin Zhihai went into seclusion, supposedly due to severe injuries from shielding Qin Chen from the tribulation, leaving a severe, irreversible injury within him.

And it was precisely because of this injury that it became one of the causes of his eventual death in the future great battle.

Qin Chen felt guilty, which ultimately led to his tremendous change in character.

"Aren’t you going to the Cultivation Technique Hall today?"

Huang Shuying also returned to the Qin family. She had reached the fiftieth level in the Spirit Emperor Tower, with great improvements in cultivation, having already been in the Quasi-Saint Realm before entering the Spirit Emperor Tower. Now, her cultivation soared directly to the Nirvana Realm Third Layer.

Noticing Ji Chen seemed a bit lost, Huang Shuying realized he was likely influenced by Qin Chen’s memories.

Ji Chen shook his head, "You go first, I wish to be alone for a while."

Huang Shuying replied with a nod, without saying more.

"Everything here is an illusion, don’t take it too much to heart."

Leaving behind this statement, she finally turned and left.

"What is this?"

Ji Chen was left alone in the room, perceiving internally with his Spiritual Sea, having already noticed something unusual.

After passing through the ninety-ninth level of the Spirit Emperor Tower, Qin Chen discovered an additional shattered fragment in his Spiritual Sea that emitted a faint glow.

He tried to explore it and found this fragment to be quite extraordinary, capable of being nourished with Spiritual Power, though uncertain of the fragment’s eventual form, Ji Chen knew it might become an ’exception,’ hidden within his Spiritual Sea, accompanying him outside the Secret Realm!

This was undoubtedly an exciting thing.

After all, everything in this Secret Realm could only be taken out as memories.

But now it was different, this artifact’s fragment might also be taken out by him.

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In the subsequent time, life went as usual.

Qin Chen would go with Huang Shuying daily to the Cultivation Technique Hall to comprehend Martial Techniques.

As night fell, he would gather in the city with Mo Cheng, Fu Yun, and other idle friends, still playing the role of a wayward son.

And so, three years passed by.

In these three years, besides a few particularly special Martial Techniques he still couldn’t master, Qin Chen had comprehended and practiced nearly all the Martial Techniques in the Cultivation Technique Hall.

This would be his most valuable gain and harvest from this Secret Realm journey.

Moreover, during these three years, he attempted to comprehend the Profound Spirit Scripture, finding that while he couldn’t elevate his cultivation here, there was no limitation on comprehending Ancient Scripture.

By now, he successfully comprehended the Profound Spirit Scripture to its entirety.

Not only that, the magical fragment in his Spiritual Sea, after being nourished by Qin Chen’s Spiritual Power for three years, had completely transformed.

It turned into the Spirit Emperor Tower!

A fragment within Ji Chen’s Spiritual Sea was nurtured into the Spirit Emperor Tower.

This was undoubtedly something that made him extremely overjoyed.

If, by then, the Spirit Emperor Tower could indeed be taken back to the Celestial Emperor’s Mansion, then it would provide Ji Chen with tremendous help in future cultivation advancements!

On this day, Qin Zhihai finally emerged from seclusion.

Since shielding Qin Chen from the Celestial Tribulation three years ago, he had been in seclusion for recovery until now.

Although the injury had nearly healed, a stubborn scar remained within him, unable to reverse.

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