52 The Truth (1/2)
Shi clan, a secluded room, yesterday.
”If everyone's following Patriarch's train of thought, then she might have stolen the most important treasure a clan could have.”
”A clan heirloom,” Shi Buyong said with a serious face.
All of the elders' faces excluding Senior Yan's turned pale at the thought of it. Even Shi Xingwan couldn't help but swallow his saliva as he considered the possibility of that happening.
Shi Xingwan shook his head as he dispelled the thought. 'Is that the reason why she left me and Shi Li?
He sighed as he turned his head to face Shi Buyong. ”If that's the case, then we might have to fend off against an onslaught that could possibly wreck this clan to smithereens.”
He then faced Senior Yan and asked, ”Continuing this train of thought, Senior Yan, how is the training of Shi Li going to improve our chances of surviving this?”
Senior Yan rubbed his chin as he replied straightforwardly, ”He has her bloodline.”
”Bloodline...” Shi Xingwan's mind repeated this word multiple times. He knew that his son does have her bloodline, but what is Senior Yan trying to imply, he thought.
Using his evolved brain at the Creation realm, Shi Xingwan got to a conclusion as he looked at Senior Yan as his body tensed up.
”Y-You mean...his bloodline has...”
Senior Yan looked at Shi Xingwan in the eye and slowly nodded.
Shi Xingwan couldn't help but sit down on his chair and let out a sigh filled with emotion. ”I guess the third condition has been fulfilled huh.”
Shi Xingtai looked at his brother and asked, ”What do you mean by third condition?”
Shi Xingwan turned his head lifelessly to face his younger brother and replied, ”Before she left, she gave me three conditions which our son might fulfill. She just told me that these conditions would change the future.”
”Could you please tell us Patriarch? We might find another solution to this if you do,” Shi Zhenlong respectfully questioned Shi Xingwan, to which Shi Xingwan nodded his head.
”The first condition is that he would have a sudden desire to cultivate. We all know that he used to be a playboy around three months ago. But all of a sudden, one day, he went to my room telling me that he wanted to cultivate.”
”Isn't that normal? All people want to cultivate since they want to become immortal,” Shi Lianghua couldn't help but mutter.
Shi Xingwan nodded as he continued on with a doubtful tone. ”Well that's a matter of fact. But even before that, he didn't have any desire to cultivate at all. And all of a sudden, he becomes this cultivating maniac we all know today.”
”What's the second condition, Patriarch?” Shi Buyong chimed in.
”The second condition was that in the start of his cultivation, he would pick the most refined cultivation technique. Not only that, he would also say that his reason was because he wanted to set a strong foundation...to which he did not long after he got the sudden desire to cultivate.”
”As you can see, it's not like him to do something like that. From a playboy into a steadfast cultivator, that's a drastic change right there.”
As he said this, the other elders nodded their heads since they also noticed the peculiarity of the situation.
All of a sudden, the elder in charge of healing, Shi Yuhe, asked, ”Then the third condition I presume is the awakening of his bloodline, correct?”
Shi Xingwan nodded. ”That's exactly the case. But the question is, when did he awaken his bloodline? And why didn't he tell me about it?”
Senior Yan answered his question. ”As for the time he awakened his bloodline, let's save that for later. About the reason why he didn't want to tell you, think about this way.”
”If you accidentally found a vault filled to the brim with treasures, would you tell other people about it?” Senior Yan gave them a question.
All of the elders shook their heads. Senior Yan continued, ”You don't because you want to keep all of the treasures to yourselves. Don't feel guilty because that's the truth, people are all selfish.”
”Now in relation to that, Shi Li, who awakened a bloodline that was heaven defying, is the same as the person who discovers a vault filled with treasures. Why would he tell other people about it if he could keep it to himself?”
The elders thought about it logically and agreed with Senior Yan's statement. Shi Xingwan also agreed and asked a question, ”Let's say that's his reason. Could you give me proof that he did awaken his bloodline?”
After hearing his question, Senior Yan condensed a wisp of qi on his finger as part of his spirit sense entered the qi, flying up to the air and becoming a screen showing Senior Yan's point of view.