Later, we had a son. With the child by her side, she seemed to become much more cheerful. She spent her days playing with the child, and I gradually came to enjoy this peaceful life.
It seems that when I was forty years old, my father passed away. As the eldest son, I successfully inherited the throne. She was the empress, and I did not marry anyone else.
I thought my life would pass by peacefully like this, until one day, she suddenly said to me, "I want our children to cultivate."
My son's name is Zhao Tong. He was 18 when I succeeded to the throne.
Hearing Liuxing's words, I was stunned and saw the tears in her eyes. Only then did I realize that she seemed to have never let go.
I agreed, but an idea arose in my mind: I wanted her to return to the path of cultivation.
That's just how some things are; once you have an idea, you never know how crazy you might become.
I started looking for a solution, and I read through all the books, big and small, but the answer I got was always the same: a person with a shattered Qi Sea cannot cultivate here.
For a moment, I felt somewhat disheartened, but the more I felt this way, the stronger my thoughts became.
Finally, in an old pharmacopoeia, I found a solution: the fourth-grade pill, the Qi-Harmonizing Pill, which could repair the damaged Qi Sea.
However, this elixir has a major flaw: it must be taken within ten breaths of being refined, otherwise its medicinal effects will be completely lost.
My heart was once again dampened. Putting aside the flaws of the pill, finding a fourth-grade alchemist was still a big problem.
Thinking about this, a bold idea came to my mind: since I can't find it, why not practice it myself?
Haha, that sounds good, but it's very difficult to do.
It took me four years to figure out how to make first-grade pills, and then it took me more than seven years to refine second-grade pills.
Due to the limitations of my cultivation level, the third-grade pills always lacked the support of spiritual energy, so I began to focus all my efforts on cultivation.
I have essentially relinquished all political affairs to my son.
Time waits for no one. Fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye since I took the throne.
I didn't really feel anything, it's just that she was different.
With his mortal physique deteriorating further due to the destruction of his Qi Sea, his physical condition began to decline.
I concocted many elixirs for her, and her physical injuries were mostly healed. However, she couldn't withstand the test of time and was still slowly aging.
One night before going to sleep, she suddenly said to me.
"Brother Tian, I understand your feelings, but I am content with my life."
I turned around and met her gaze. Looking at the wrinkles on her face, I felt extremely sad.
Holding her in my arms, I shook my head and said I couldn't bear to see her leave me in twenty or thirty years.
She cried too, and her tears soaked my clothes.
Three years later, I was refining medicine when I suddenly felt the spiritual energy surging wildly within my body, and my body trembled uncontrollably.
Then, the spiritual energy in the air began to penetrate my body, and a wonderful feeling rose in my heart, with all the trivial matters of the past surfacing in my mind.
Later I learned that it was a sign that I was about to break through to the True Essence Realm.
Memories kept replaying in my mind, all the way up to Liuxing's story. Seeing Liuxing's helpless eyes in prison, seeing her bewildered expression on the execution ground, I knew something was wrong, because I just couldn't get over that part; it kept looping.
I am faced with two paths: the first is to forget those painful memories.
I resolutely refused; forget all that, how could I possibly choose that?
The second rule is to endure constant torment and suffering until one advances to the True Essence level.
You can't understand the feeling of following your heart. Only those who have experienced it know how painful it is. It's not just physical torment, but a collection and amplification of pain.
But I still made it through and advanced to the True Essence Realm.
I resumed alchemy and found nothing unusual.
Since breaking through to the True Essence Realm, my cultivation has progressed by leaps and bounds, and my alchemy skills have also improved rapidly. Gradually, I was able to refine third- and fourth-grade pills, and I also found all the ingredients for the Qi Harmony Pill.
That year, on New Year's Eve, I took Liuxing to the place where I was refining medicine and told her that everything was ready and that she should get ready.
At first, Liuxing seemed a little incredulous, but the light in her eyes was unmistakable; she was also looking forward to it.
Everything went smoothly, and I successfully refined the Qi-Harmony Pill and fed it to her.
A flash of light appeared, and faint strands of spiritual energy in the air began to gather towards her dantian.
The elixir was a success; the Qi Sea was indeed repaired.
"Hahahaha," I laughed, hugging her tightly, tears welling up in my eyes. She laughed along with me, and then started crying again.
But fate always likes to play tricks on us.
I suddenly felt my blood rush to my head, and I vomited a mouthful of blood, which stained her back red. Then I lost consciousness.
When I woke up again and saw Liuxing lying by the bed, I couldn't remember her name for a moment.
My memory problems started to show around that time...
Later, I…
"Never mind, I can't remember what happened after that. I'll talk about it later."
Zhao Yingtian ended his story hastily, seemingly hiding something, or perhaps unwilling to bring it up again.
Looking at the old man in front of her, Sui Xin felt an indescribable pain spreading across his face, and she didn't know what to say to comfort him.
"Haha, that's all in the past, just let it go."
Zhao Yingtian spoke first.
But how could I possibly let go?
Then he spoke earnestly.
"Follow your heart. Some things are destined to be unforgettable, whether they bring joy or sorrow. Sometimes, you might not even have the courage to face them directly. Breaking through to the True Essence Realm is the same; some hurdles are destined to be difficult to overcome, understand?"
"Is the only outcome to suffer from long-term effects or fail to break through altogether?"
Sui Xin was puzzled and quickly asked.
"No, it's not that you can't get through it, it's just that if you're unwilling to forget, whether you can withstand the trials of the past determines your outcome. If you can withstand them, everything will be fine; otherwise, like me, there might be problems."
"Oh, I see," Sui Xin suddenly realized, and perhaps that was acceptable.
The two chatted for a while longer on this topic, and the miscellaneous books on the table were casually put back in their original places.
"Alright, I hardly get any visitors here anymore. If you're not free in the future, please come less often so as not to interfere with your cultivation," said Old Zhao as he watched Sui Xin get up.
"It's alright, Yun'er and I will come to see you when we have time."
wave goodbye
...
Walking back, my mind was filled with countless thoughts.
Judging from Xi Yun's reaction this morning, there is no doubt that she has something on her mind, something she may not want to remember.
......
Xi Yun had just signed the two of them up for tomorrow's competition and was sitting on a chair in front of the door waiting for Sui Xin to come home.
"Suixin, you're back."
Upon seeing Sui Xin's figure, Xi Yun quickly ran over to support him.
"Okay, let's go inside first. I have something I want to tell you."
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