Chapter 65: Secret Sorrow

  "Eighteen levels, and it actually has eighteen levels... The Nine Levels of the Longevity Code are already a seventh-level technique, so eighteen levels... Chen Huan took a deep breath, he vaguely felt that this technique had already transcended the realm of martial artists, just like ancient martial arts and Taoist techniques, which were no longer on the same level. But the Longevity Code has connected two completely different levels together, it is an existence that can be used as the main cultivation technique from a martial artist to a martial god!"

  How did the Dongfang family get the second half of the "Changsheng Jue"?

  What is their origin?

  Xiao Lao, why can you only go up to the ninth floor?

  One by one, questions appeared in Chen Huan's mind. The appearance of this residual volume seemed to be the result of a dispute between two people, torn apart and divided into two parts. Only the opening numbers of the eighth and ninth layers were left on it, but the true cultivation incantation and heart method had already been broken off. It wasn't until after the tenth layer that they became complete again. What did this imply?

  Could it be that Xiao Lao possesses the remaining nine volumes of the ancient scroll?

  Xiao Lao had once told Chen Huan that the "Longevity Formula" was a 7th-level skill, consisting of nine layers. The heart method for all nine layers had been passed on to Chen Huan. At this moment, comparing the words and sentences in front of the eighth and ninth layers on this incomplete scroll, Chen Huan discovered that the eighth and ninth layers Xiao Lao gave him were not a big problem, but the previous few words were similar in meaning, with different wording. This proved that Xiao Lao had only inferred some unimportant words from the content of most of the eighth and ninth layers.

  ……

  Just as Chen Huan was about to continue reading downwards, a noise came from outside the door, and Chen Huan hastily put the remaining scroll into his bosom.

  Xiao Mei immediately pushed open the door and saw Chen Hao sitting on the bed. She asked, "Are you awake?"

  "Yeah, just woke up. Thanks, Mei Jie. Otherwise I would have slept on the floor all night..." Chen Hao said.

  "Hurry up and wash your face, we're about to set off... Younger brother, be careful when you cultivate in the future, don't overexert yourself..." Xiao Mei said.

  "Hmm!"

  ……

  Back to the Xiao family, he stayed for nearly a month. This month should have been spent relaxing with his family, after all, it was unknown when he would return again.

  But for this month, Chen Huan didn't relax at all. His family had long been taken to the Xiao Family by Old Man Xiao, his younger brother and sister started attending classes at the Xiao Family Academy, Er Gouzi became a disciple of the Xiao Family, and his family returned to Taiping Town, living in harmony. Moreover, because of him, they would not suffer any grievances in the Xiao Family, which should be a very happy thing.

  But after Chen Hao finished reading the remaining volume of "Changsheng Jue", he became worried, especially when verifying with Xiao Lao and asking Xiang Jiyan to come over and ask in person, Chen Hao's eyebrows never relaxed again...

  Like a thorn on one's back, like a fish bone stuck in one's throat!

  Based on Chen Hao's understanding of Xiao Jihuan, he absolutely did not believe that Xiao Jihuan would commit suicide. However, at the time, Xiao Jihuan seemed to have lost his humanity and even desecrated his own father's corpse...

  And just as Xiao Jihan inserted his fingers into his own throat, Chen Huan's sharp senses indeed sensed the rapidly fleeting life force on Xiao Jihan's body...

  Although unbelievable, he indeed died.

  Chen Hao may not believe his own senses, but at that time, Li Ran, the Emperor of Intent, and the President of the Association of Strongmen, Xiao Jihan, if he hadn't really committed suicide, how could he have escaped their eyes?

  But now...

  If Chen Hao's guess was correct, Xiao Jihanshen not only didn't die but also controlled the complete "Longevity Formula", and from start to finish, he had been cultivating the Longevity Formula!

  It turns out that he only knew the first three layers, while the fourth to ninth layers were actually extracted from Xiao Jiyuan's mouth without any intention!

  Xiao Jihan was able to deceive everyone's eyes and senses because he had cultivated the "Changsheng Jue" to the fifth layer, and he had mastered one of the several techniques recorded in the back of the "Changsheng Jue", which could only be performed with the "Changsheng Jue" as its foundation - the "Ku Ji Gong".

  "Ku Jie Gong", with the power of Chang Sheng Jue Yuan, not only stops the heartbeat and breathing to enter a state of apparent death, but also retracts all life energy in every cell throughout the body. Even the leader of the Yi Zhe Gong Hui, Fang Yuan, was deceived... It's unimaginable how magical this technique is...

  Chen Hao dared to be so sure because he had obtained his secret from Xiao Lao.

  ……

  Dongfang Wangcai, Dongfang Han. The surname is Dongfang, and Dongfang belongs to the Zhen position, Zhen, which should be their true surname.

  Xiao Lao was raised by a Taoist priest when he was young. The priest also raised another person named Zhen Hu.

  The archenemy who almost killed Xiao Lao was his senior fellow apprentice, Zhen Hu!

  His master, the method of passing on to both was "Changsheng Jue", but only passed three layers. The reason is that the master worried that the two were arrogant and ambitious, fearing that their foundation was not solid, and blindly surpassed the level of cultivation.

  At that time, Xiao Lao didn't think much of it, but Zhen Hu thought that his master was intentionally hiding something and harbored resentment in his heart.

  Once, when the master went out for a stroll, saying he would return in half a month, but the two of them waited for half a year, and the master still did not return. Zhen Hu could no longer hold back, and secretly entered the master's practice room. Just as he found the cloth recording the master's ultimate skill, Xiao Lao discovered him. At that time, Zhen Hu had already obtained it, but Xiao Lao was too late to stop him. In a sudden attack, Zhen Hu was caught off guard, and Xiao Lao managed to snatch away only half of it. Zhen Hu was furious, and where was the fraternal bond between master and disciple?

  Xiao Lao could only escape. Originally, he had been chased by Zhen Hu to the top of Tianlu Mountain, forced into a desperate situation, but Xiao Lao, in order not to let his master's ultimate skill fall into the hands of the ruthless and cunning Zhen Hu so easily, and also unable to bear his torture, resolutely jumped off the bottomless cliff...

  But Xiao Lao did not expect to be reborn and make great progress in his cultivation. However, he failed to find Zhen Hu, and when he returned to the secret place where his master was, what made him even more painful was that it had already turned into a piece of ashes. Xiao Lao waited there for another year, but still without any news from his master, so he could only leave.

  This is how the current Xiao family came into being.

  ……

  "Go ahead and rest assured! If it's really as you guessed, he won't dare to come back in a few years... Moreover, with this second half, even if he comes, what can he do?"

  The night before Chen Hao set off, Xiao Lao said confidently. As a seventh-grade martial emperor, the main reason he was confined to this realm was the incomplete "Longevity Secret". Now that he had obtained the last nine layers and several ultimate techniques that could be used with the Longevity Secret, Xiao Lao's cultivation would surely progress by leaps and bounds!

  This is also the only comfort for Chen Hao...

  As for Xiao Jiyuan being deceived by Xiao Jihan to the ninth layer of Changsheng jue, it can only be said that it's a pity. Can't blame a naive little girl?

  Similarly, during this month, what puzzled Chen Huan was that his disabled father actually gave him a small knife, only five fingers long, without any explanation, and instructed him to practice carving on wood. What surprised Chen Huan even more was that his father did not allow him to use any yuan force, nor did he allow him to use brute force, but instead told him the various techniques of carving, as well as the state of mind each technique should have. For a whole month, every night, his father would watch him carve for an hour.

  Chen Hao didn't ask, but he finally confirmed that his father was definitely not an ordinary person. At least, the previous him wasn't!