Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy
Chapter 289 - 163, 164. Dharma Aspect, Mysterious Turtle Swallows Arhat, Upcoming (Chapter of Ten Thousand Characters - Request for Subscription)_3

Chapter 289: 163, 164. Dharma Aspect, Mysterious Turtle Swallows Arhat, Upcoming (Chapter of Ten Thousand Characters - Request for Subscription)_3

Consorts and the like could easily be discarded, their purpose merely alliances through marriage and offspring.

Were the Great Hall Master and Zhao Hua unscrupulous?

Not really...

It was just that most of the nobility in this era behaved in this way.

Life is short and the Chaotic World is complex; if one is entangled by romantic affections,

and one’s heart is burdened, how can one achieve great ambitions?

As for those generals who leave their families as hostages, they can turn traitor at any moment during certain times without caring for the family members held as hostages... even if those family members are killed, enslaved, or humiliated after their betrayal, they might merely become angry, but it would not hinder their actions.

Therefore, the action by Song Cheng, who insisted on moving his entire family, was something the Head of the Xiao Family couldn’t comprehend.

Song Cheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Family Head, I can’t bear to leave them."

The Head of the Xiao Family looked at him wordlessly, feeling that Xiao Bi’s assessment of Song Cheng that had been sent back to the Xiao Family was indeed accurate.

Romantic attachments, a desire for a quiet life, indecisiveness, and utterly lacking in ambition.

However, perhaps it was precisely such individuals that were better to be utilized by the Xiao Family.

Had it been someone ambitious, the Xiao Family might not even have wanted to take them in.

Thus, the Head of the Xiao Family frowned slightly and said no more, only adding, "Very well, then hurry up."

"Yes, Family Head," Song Cheng responded respectfully.

The Head of the Xiao Family thought for a moment and then said, "The Su Family is but a minor noble family, and their sect possesses no high-tier Dharma Methods. If you dedicate yourself to our Xiao Family and truly regard yourself as one of us...

then our ’Sun Buddha Sutra’ might not be unavailable to you for learning about the path ahead."

Song Cheng glanced at the data of the Head of the Xiao Family.

This Family Head had merely surpassed the Reappear Calamity, having cultivated only until the ’Sun Buddha Sutra’s Round Light Realm...

Yet, he still showed excitement as he said, "Is it... the path after the Reappear Calamity?"

The Head of the Xiao Family’s lips curled into a faint smile as he replied, "It’s even further than that.

You will discover a new world, unprecedented and beyond anything you’ve ever imagined.

Song Cheng, I have seen your information; you are uniquely talented, a rare genius in this world. Although you have cultivated the ’Nine-Tails Spirit Fox Sutra,’ a Common Technique, that does not mean you cannot learn by analogy and, by studying our ’Sun Buddha Sutra,’ come to understand the advanced Dharma Methods of the ’Nine-Tails Spirit Fox Sutra’...

By then, even though you would be one of our Xiao Family, we could still support you in becoming the Head of the Su Family."

Old Artist Song’s expression became increasingly excited, as if he had been lured by the grand promises painted by the Head of the Xiao Family.

However, he knew that by then... the Su Family might just become a vassal to the Xiao Family.

"By the way, Head of the Xiao Family, if my name is already in the Xiao Family genealogy, and then it appears again on the Su Family Spirit Tablet, what would happen?" Song Cheng casually inquired.

The Head of the Xiao Family replied, "Our Xiao Family is larger; once your name is written in our family genealogy, it can no longer be written on the Su Family Spirit Tablet... By then, controlling the Su Family through puppetry would be sufficient.

But even though it would be controlled, the Su Family would still be yours... as long as you can comprehend the path ahead, then you would be the elder ancestor of the Su Family.

Everyone would have to listen to you."

Song Cheng largely understood that noble families and their estates could not merge with each other; it seemed only entities like the Nether Pagoda, distinctly higher in status, could absorb...

His face lit up with excitement as he said, "Then... then if I become the Head of the Su Family, could Yu... possibly..."

Xiao Cibei looked at Song Cheng and smiled, saying, "Yes.

Not only Yu, but all the other beauties of the Su Family can be enjoyed by you.

Because you are not only nominally the Head of the Su Family, you also hold the secrets to the Su Family’s future.

But this is contingent on you being obedient and gaining access to our ’Sun Buddha Sutra’ and then deducing the Su Family’s subsequent Dharma Methods."

Song Cheng nodded.

The two conversed a little longer.

Afterward, as the Head of the Xiao Family left, Song Cheng felt a rough ’expulsion force’ from the Yin Residence.

He reacted quickly, left the Yin Residence of the Xiao Family, and then... continued to practice cultivation, started spending the daytime painting with Ting, seeking external information through the Yingui Association, and searching for the Arhat.

...

...

It was unknown if it was due to intentional indulgence, but the tug of war between Feng State and East Sea State had continued for over a year without ending.

Meanwhile, Song Cheng had spent another steady year of cultivation in the northern lands.

During this year, the six-year-old An reached the Power Realm with a host of resources and his father’s patient guidance, even capable of exchanging a couple of moves with an average adult martial artist.

Lingxue fell a bit short, but she managed to play the transverse flute and control a Waterstripe Flat-ridged Snake bred by the White Camel Estate.

The combat strength of the Waterstripe Flat-ridged Snake could rival that of the Power Realm, yet its venom could paralyze those in the Force Realm...

Ting’s innocent nature began to swiftly vanish, her once lively disposition also gradually faded away; she was no longer happily moving about, and there was less laughter around her, emitting an aura of solemnity that ’should not appear in a child.’

Yet, this aura would slightly recede only when Song Cheng painted with her.

Ting and An, despite being siblings under the same roof, had already learned to leave each other alone.

Mainly because Ting disliked being disturbed while painting, even when she was just considering it.

Since An didn’t know when she was thinking about painting and having been frightened by her snake several times, he dared not approach her anymore... harboring frustration, he thought of eagerly practicing his cultivation techniques until he became as powerful as his father. Then, he would surely defeat Ting’s snake and demand retribution.

As the year’s end passed and another year began, Song Cheng finally emerged from his seclusion.