The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 496 - 498: Sealing Martial Arts

Chapter 496: Chapter 498: Sealing Martial Arts

Chu Ge didn’t know whether he could seize this opportunity to reach the realm of the Innate Grandmaster.

But at this moment, he could clearly feel the flow of True Qi within his body, no, to be precise, the existence of True Qi.

They were like dormant giant dragons, showing signs of waking at any moment.

This discovery made Chu Ge extremely excited; although the physical pain had reached its limit, he was still able to persevere.

Master Guangde watched from the side as the black qi emanating from the silver needles on Chu Ge’s body was much thicker and faster than that coming off Huo Tianqian.

He didn’t know whether this was due to the gap in martial arts skills between the two men.

However, what surprised him was the presence of a hidden, immense power within Chu Ge’s body; if Chu Ge could break through this barrier, it was very likely he would advance directly past Innate Grandmaster, and perhaps even reach the Divinity Realm.

Such a discovery reminded Master Guangde of Chu Ge’s master from the past, who was an anomaly, having broken through from the Perfect Innate directly into the Divinity Realm, becoming a legend of his generation.

Now, his disciple also turned out to be remarkably extraordinary, as the saying goes, ’Like father, like son; like master, like disciple,’ Chu Ge’s future was boundless.

Back then, the reason he chose seclusion was actually seeing how Ancient Martial Artists were ostracized and killed through various schemes by society; filled with indifference and coldness toward this society and witnessing his brothers being trampled upon by their kin, he was inclined to retreat into the mountains and forests.

The world was too indifferent, their vision too narrow, excluding out of envy because they themselves could not become Ancient Martial Artists, could not become revered masters, so they resorted to all sorts of tricks to do so.

In fact, he knew that this was not the intention of the majority.

At that time, there were very few Ancient Martial Artists, and the entire world of martial arts combined didn’t amount to as many as the disciples of a single sect now.

Betrayal and forsaken brotherhood would spread throughout the world of martial arts in less than half a day.

Master Guangde, looking at Chu Ge’s figure, reminiscing about his carefree days in the world of martial arts, suddenly realized that perhaps his withdrawal from the world of martial arts was a mistake.

Chu Ge, because his martial arts were sealed, exhausted every effort to recover, enduring immense pain now, all these efforts were to once again become an authentic Ancient Martial Artist.

And Huo Tianqian, who only became an Ancient Martial Artist after the age of forty, was even an Ancient Martial Artist at the Late Stage, with no more room for promotion—a Late Stage Ancient Martial Artist of Perfect Greatness.

Yet he was working so hard too.

Master Guangde felt somewhat ashamed of himself; he had once been proud and arrogant because he was an Ancient Martial Artist, but later, he grew to hate himself for being excluded as an Ancient Martial Artist.

Before he took his vows, he had a woman he deeply cherished; he had even prepared to confess to her, but when the woman learned he was an Ancient Martial Artist, she used her words to humiliate him, to scorn his martial arts, to deride him as a freak.

He sighed lightly; it was because of this he was moved to take his vows, and because of this, he began to loathe his own martial arts abilities.

He even envied his martial brother, envying that his martial arts were sealed.

While Master Guangde’s thoughts drifted far away, Chu Ge had already reached his limit.

He felt as if a tremendous power was surging from his Dantian, violently rushing upwards as if to burst through his Dantian and shoot straight to the top of his head.

The silver needle planted on the top of Chu Ge’s head started to shake violently as well, emitting black smoke that rose straight upwards like blood.

Before long, Chu Ge felt as if he was on the brink of fainting from pain, as if his entire body had been shattered and then remolded. Gradually, the pain in his body began to subside.

A refreshing coolness slowly spread throughout his body, originating from his Dantian, extending to his internal organs, and permeating his blood.

Chu Ge closed his eyes. It seemed as if he had stepped into a vast expanse of white emptiness again, only this time it was somewhat different.

Around him, he could hear the sound of birds chirping, smell the fragrance of flowers, and even feel the surrounding white fog visibly dissipating and spreading at a rapid pace.

Until the surrounding scenery was fully revealed, it seemed as if he had walked into a vibrant paradise hidden from the world.

In his subconscious, he knew he was within an illusion. Chu Ge stood still and turned around once, calling out softly, "Master Guangde?"

After a long while, no one responded.

After some time, a familiar ethereal voice sounded overhead, "Child, you’ve finally come."

"..." Chu Ge was shocked because the voice was all too familiar.

"Master?" Chu Ge’s voice could hardly contain his excitement, "Master, is that you?"

There was no mistaking it; it was his master’s voice. But hadn’t his master passed away peacefully?

He had even personally watched his master’s body being cremated. How could it be that now...

"Child, it is I." The voice spoke again, "What you are hearing is my voice, transformed by True Qi before I ascended to the rank of Extreme Immortal. Therefore, you need not look for where your master is."

Chu Ge was puzzled, "Master, do you have something to say to me?"

"First of all, I must congratulate you for your successful breakthrough to Innate Grandmaster. I know this journey has been far from easy for you, but there’s still a long road ahead, and you must not slacken your efforts, do you understand?"

"I understand, Master. I will surely not let you down, but..." Chu Ge paused, sighed lightly, and spoke with a slightly reproachful tone, "Old man, the secret manuals you left me before your death are far too few. Once I reach the Divinity Realm, how to improve myself... I have no information at all. Aren’t you being a bit too stingy?"

Chu Ge knew that his master’s martial arts were beyond even the Divinity Realm; it’s just that the old man was unwilling to share the methods of cultivation for reaching the Divinity Realm before he died.

This forced him to grope around in the dark on his own.

"You rascal! You’re merely an Innate Grandmaster now! And you’re already thinking about how to cultivate after reaching the Divinity Realm! Beware of arrogance leading to downfall! It’s just your martial arts being sealed by poison this time, but if someone were to cripple your martial arts completely next time, let’s see if you’re still so cavalier!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ge instantly felt a chill down his spine. This old fellow actually knew about his martial arts being sealed?

"Hmph, I’ve left a portion of my consciousness inside of you, of course, I’d know about it. However, once I finish telling you what’s next, I will completely fade from your body. Child, from then on, you truly must walk the path ahead on your own."

"..." As if the path he’d been walking since descending the mountain hadn’t already been on his own.