Chapter 381: Chapter 350: You Can’t Handle It, Let Me Do It for You
"Silence..."
Chen Zhixing’s mind was shaken, a storm raging within his thoughts.
Just a single glance earlier nearly cost him his life spanning endless ages!
"Longevity Realm, or perhaps beyond?" Chen Zhixing’s eyes flickered continuously.
Indeed, the final Celestial Chosen Protagonist that appeared is never a simple one.
Far beyond the likes of Meng Hedong or Li Changsheng.
Including that Little One, Shi Huang, when he used the Life Book to probe Shi Huang, he vaguely sensed a pair of eyes watching him.
This gaze went undetected by the Life Book, and Chen Zhixing had a feeling it didn’t come from the East Profound Domain, or even from this ancient epoch of history!
"Who exactly is this Silence... and what is the connection to Wang Lin? Why does Silence appear on Wang Lin’s fate?"
Chen Zhixing kept pondering.
In the previous life game "Great Cultivation," he was very familiar with the deeds of the nine Celestial Chosen Protagonists.
If we follow the normal unchanged timeline, the Ziwei Chen Family would decline, significantly shrinking in power, naturally not holding any external recruitment events.
And this Wang Lin would join a small sect in Yanzhou called the Mount Heng Sect.
Later, the Mount Heng Sect offended the villain NPC Third Young Master Chen Zhixing, leading to the sect’s destruction.
From then on, Wang Lin became an enemy of the Ziwei Chen Family, and in the end, the Ziwei Chen Family was destroyed by Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s golden finger was a mysterious pearl that not only provided Spiritual Energy Liquid but also contained a space with tenfold the Time Flow Speed for Wang Lin’s cultivation.
Wang Lin, with his mortal body, rose to prominence with the help of the mysterious pearl, eventually making a name for himself in the East Profound Domain, achieving Great Longevity!
As for the game’s later plotlines, Chen Zhixing no longer knew, as he wasn’t a paying player, and couldn’t access that part of the storyline.
But he clearly remembered other paying players who had completed the game saying that Wang Lin’s ultimate ending seemed to be that he left the East Profound Domain to save his deceased Dao companion.
From start to finish, there was no mention of Silence.
"...Master?"
A cautious, probing voice rang out.
Chen Zhixing snapped out of his thoughts, looking at Wang Lin, who was kneeling nervously before him.
"Hahaha, from today onwards, you are my first disciple!"
Chen Zhixing decided not to overthink it, letting out a long laugh.
The storyline had already been completely altered because of him, so applying the previous life’s game plot here was clearly inappropriate!
In such a case, it’s better to act according to one’s own heart!
"Congratulations, Patriarch, for acquiring another wise disciple!"
The Peak Master Elders of the Ziwei Chen Family respectfully congratulated him with clasped hands.
"Get up, there’s no need for such formality between us master and disciple."
Chen Zhixing smiled slightly, extending his hand in a supportive gesture.
Wang Lin immediately felt a gentle force lifting him up.
"Stop congratulating. Now, do you remember our wager?"
Chen Zhixing extended a hand forward, looking at the Peak Master Elders with a beaming smile.
As soon as he spoke.
The Nine Great Peak Masters and the Elders looked at each other and collectively slapped their foreheads, showing a helpless expression.
It wasn’t that they were unwilling to give Wang Lin a meeting gift; this was the disciple accepted by the Patriarch, so even without Chen Zhixing’s reminder, they would have definitely brought a gift.
Just like with Little One Shi Huang, they were already preparing meeting gifts.
They simply couldn’t comprehend how exactly Wang Lin managed to climb up that nearly vertical thousand-ren cliff using just his hands.
"Your Highness, can you tell us how you climbed up?" Elder Zhaoguang couldn’t help but scratch his head and ask.
"This..."
Wang Lin showed a hesitant look. The reason he could climb the thousand-ren cliff this time was indeed because he accidentally acquired a mysterious treasure!
However, he believed that the mysterious treasure was crucial and didn’t want to reveal too much. If he wanted to share, he’d prefer to tell his master Chen Zhixing first.
Just as he was feeling troubled.
"What business is it of yours? Hurry and get the meeting gifts ready, don’t think about wriggling out of it!"
Chen Zhixing scoldingly kicked Elder Zhaoguang on the rear.
"Patriarch, I’m already an old man, can’t you save me some face in public?"
Zhaoguang looked at Chen Zhixing with a hint of grievance, then with a flick of his large sleeve, a piece of silver thread treasure armor appeared in his hand.
"This treasure armor can withstand three attacks from the True Self Realm. Back in the day, with this armor, I survived countless life-or-death situations and made a name for myself! You should know, a defensive treasure that can resist True Self Realm attacks is exceedingly rare in this world..."
Zhaoguang immediately started bragging non-stop while stroking his beard.
He only stopped when his mouth was dry, then asked somewhat proudly: "Now, do you know how powerful this armor is?"
Wang Lin asked blankly: "Immortal senior, so... what is the True Self Realm?"
"..." Zhaoguang slapped his forehead, realizing he was barking up the wrong tree, all for nothing.
"Well, it’s very precious, that’s for sure." Zhaoguang forcefully pushed the silver thread treasure armor into Wang Lin’s hands.
"Immortal senior, I once heard that our Wang Clan’s patriarch purchased an estate covering nearly ten acres in Lin’an City for nearly a thousand gold... compared to that, how does this silver thread treasure armor stand?"
Wang Lin asked cautiously.
The price of that estate was already the limit of his imagination.
"A thousand gold?"
Zhaoguang was taken aback, then burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, this treasure armor here, forget your family’s estate worth a thousand gold, even if all your family assets were bundled together and multiplied tenfold, they wouldn’t be enough to buy even a corner of this treasure armor!"
"Just a single thread from this armor could buy a hundred lives of your family patriarch!"
Wang Lin was dumbfounded, then quickly snapped out of it, hurriedly stuffing the treasure armor into his chest to keep it safe.
Zhaoguang couldn’t help but laugh at the sight.
Afterward, the Peak Master Elders each presented their meeting gifts.
Soldier Qi, treasure robes, flying dharma treasures, talismans, and more in a dazzling array, all available.
Upon learning their value, Wang Lin just grinned broadly, unable to contain his happiness.
"Stop laughing, you can’t use any of these items for now."
Chen Zhixing shook his head, then extended his hand:
"You currently have no cultivation, and you can’t handle these dharma treasures. They won’t benefit your cultivation either, so hand them over to me, your master, for safekeeping."
"Ah..."
Wang Lin looked at the many treasures stuffed in his hands and clothes, then reluctantly handed them all over to Chen Zhixing like a deflated balloon.
Chen Zhixing couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
At the end of the day, Wang Lin was still a teenager who had just left home for the first time, so no matter how calm he appeared, he still had the nature of a young boy.
"Let’s go. I’m taking you to meet your junior brother."
Chen Zhixing stood up and headed toward the Third Peak.
Wang Lin hurriedly followed.