Chapter 279 I left my son without a penny!
No matter how much Chen Ye is a man of destiny, he himself does not know his own uniqueness. On the contrary, he only knows that he is a young cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage. Now he has to face Si Yuan, the head of a large family who rules a large immortal city and a powerful cultivator in the Nascent Soul Stage.
In Chen Ye's opinion, Si Yuan, the patriarch of the Sheng family, could kill him with just one finger. The only person he could rely on was Qi Shen, the incomplete Nascent Soul who dared not even show up.
But in front of Si Yuan, Chen Ye was sure that Qi Shen would be of no use. Qi Shen did not dare to show up in front of Sheng Yunqi just because he realized that Sheng Yunqi had a backup plan left by a Nascent Soul cultivator, let alone in front of a real Nascent Soul cultivator like Si Yuan.
Even if Chen Ye contacted Qi Shen and told him the bad news that the Qi family had been swallowed up by the Sheng family, arousing Qi Shen's hatred towards Si Yuan, it is possible that Qi Shen would impulsively show up and fight Si Yuan to the death.
But how could a broken Nascent Soul possibly fight against a fully intact Nascent Soul cultivator?
So Chen Ye didn't dare to offend Si Yuan at all. Instead, he behaved quite humbly and respectfully, hoping that Si Yuan would recognize him and accept that Sheng Yunqi had him as a friend.
otherwise……
The thought already emerged in Chen Ye’s mind: “How can a mere Qi Refining cultivator like you be worthy of being my son’s friend?” If you are smart, leave my son.] This is the story.
Unexpectedly, Si Yuan just stared at him for a while, then nodded and said, "Since you are a friend brought back by Yunqi, you are a guest of my Sheng family."
Si Yuan turned to Sheng Yunqi and said, "You should treat your own friends well."
Sheng Yunqi also breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Thank you, father!"
In fact, Sheng Yunqi had seldom seen his father since he was six years old when his father began to retreat to the Nascent Soul stage. He also did not see his father during the next ten years of his growth. He saw his father again after his father successfully broke through the Nascent Soul stage, but his father was also busy practicing. Apart from instructing him in his practice, he seldom spent time with him in a warm and private manner.
Therefore, Sheng Yunqi was more in awe of Si Yuan as his father. He was a little worried that making friends with a person in the Qi Refining Stage would make his father unhappy. He also didn't know how he would deal with it if Si Yuan firmly asked him to break up with Chen Ye.
Fortunately, my father did not do that.
Si Yuan sent someone to take Chen Ye down to settle him down, and left Sheng Yunqi behind: "You have been out for so long, you should have made some progress. Stay and let your father see your progress."
What this means is that he wants to give Sheng Yun some advice.
Chen Ye suppressed the envy in his heart and walked out.
It’s really nice to have a good father with high cultivation.
After Chen Ye left, Si Yuan checked Sheng Yunqi's recent progress in cultivation and was quite satisfied. After all, with Sheng Yunqi's talent, he was able to cultivate from the early stage of foundation building to the middle stage of foundation building after just a few years of training. It can be said that he worked very hard and did not slack off.
Si Yuan did not demand Sheng Yunqi to improve at the same speed as a genius like himself.
Si Yuan expressed his satisfaction without hesitation: "Not bad. It seems that you haven't been lazy during these years of training. Your cultivation has improved a lot, and your combat skills have also improved. Keep up the good work."
Sheng Yunqi was very happy after being praised: "My son, don't be lazy!"
Si Yuan then turned the topic to Chen Ye. He asked, "The Qi Refining cultivator named Chen Ye, tell me the whole process of your friendship with him."
Sheng Yunqi was a little worried that Si Yuan was dissatisfied with Chen Ye, so he quickly said, "Father, although Brother Chen's cultivation is a little low, he is a righteous and sincere person..."
Si Yuan raised his hand to interrupt Sheng Yunqi's words to Chen Ye: "Did you know that Chen Ye has a residual soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator in his body?"
Sheng Yunqi was shocked: "What? The residual soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator?"
Even though Sheng Yunqi himself was not a Nascent Soul cultivator, he knew what the residual soul and Nascent Soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator was like. This was a Nascent Soul cultivator who was beaten and killed so that his physical body collapsed, leaving only the Nascent Soul to escape. The Nascent Soul was also shattered, and only the remaining Nascent Soul managed to escape.
There is actually a remnant soul of Nascent Soul attached to Chen Ye!
Sheng Yunqi's first reaction was to worry about Chen Ye: "Could it be that the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul wants to take over Brother Chen's body?"
Si Yuan sneered and said, "No matter whether the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul is planning to take over another body or not, at least Chen Ye should know the existence of the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul. Because the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul is residing in his sea of consciousness. Without his permission, even the remnant soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator cannot invade a cultivator's sea of consciousness without his knowledge."
The residual soul of the Nascent Soul can indeed forcibly invade the sea of consciousness of a Qi Refining cultivator, but this Qi Refining cultivator must be able to sense it and instinctively resist.
Now that the two sides coexist peacefully, it can only be said that they have reached an agreement.
Obviously Chen Ye knew about the existence of the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul.
Sheng Yunqi suddenly remembered the second time he met Chen Ye. Chen Ye caught up with him and asked him about the whereabouts of Ningmaizhi.
He was also wondering how Chen Ye, a mere Qi Refining cultivator, could know about Ningmai Zhi and why he needed Ningmai Zhi. Now it seems that he knew about Ningmai Zhi through the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul, and wanted to obtain Ningmai Zhi for the sake of the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul, right?
After all, if you want to repair a broken Nascent Soul, you will need a top-level elixir like Ningmai Zhi.
Sheng Yunqi thought about the years he had known Chen Ye, but Chen Ye had never mentioned the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul in his body... He could understand it. After all, if the news that the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul was in his body leaked out, it would indeed be a great risk.
However, the remnant soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator was living in his good friend's body, and he was completely defenseless and could face the threat of the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul taking over his body at any time, which made Sheng Yunqi really worried.
After all, how could it be better to take over the body of Chen Ye, a Qi Refining cultivator with average aptitude, than to take over the body of a Foundation Establishment cultivator with superior aptitude? Especially since Sheng Yunqi's identity is extraordinary and he has abundant cultivation resources. If he were to take over his body, it would be easier for the Nascent Soul cultivator who had suffered heavy losses to return to the peak.
Sheng Yunqi subconsciously felt resentful towards Chen Ye.
Even though he could understand Chen Ye's concealment, he would still feel resentful, because Chen Ye's concealment might very well endanger his life.
They had only known each other for a few years, and Sheng Yunqi was not yet willing to risk his life for Chen Ye.
This is exactly what Si Yuan has been teaching Sheng Yunqi intentionally or unintentionally since he traveled through time - no matter when and where, the first priority is to try your best to stay alive, and only by staying alive can you have more possibilities.
For those ordinary children and guests of the Sheng family, of course, the seeds of fighting for the Sheng family must be planted in their hearts subtly. After all, if they enjoy the resources of the Sheng family, they must pay for the Sheng family. When it comes to a critical moment, they need to pay the price of their lives for the inheritance and continuation of the Sheng family.
But Sheng Yunqi is different. He is the heir of the Sheng family. He can be said to be the inheritance and continuation of the Sheng family. As long as he does not die, the Sheng family will still have a day to make a comeback even if all the other people in the family die.
Therefore, Si Yuan's teaching to Sheng Yunqi was the standard teaching of the heir of a cultivation family. Everything was based on staying alive and becoming stronger, and then developing and expanding the family's power.
Sheng Yunqi has great respect for Si Yuan as his father and takes his teachings as his golden rule, so his attitude towards Chen Ye is somewhat different from that in the original plot.
Now that Si Yuan has revealed that Chen Ye is carrying a huge source of danger and is still so close to him without telling him about the existence of this source of danger, Sheng Yunqi feels a lingering fear when he thinks that he once lived so close to Chen Ye and was not very wary of Chen Ye. He thinks that he might have been targeted by the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul but the other party had some concerns and did not formally carry out the possession.
But this grudge was not enough to shake Sheng Yunqi's friendship with Chen Ye. He still worried about Chen Ye and asked Si Yuan, "Father, will this Nascent Soul remnant soul harm Chen Ye? Can it be separated from Chen Ye's sea of consciousness and solved?"
However, Si Yuan knew that Sheng Yunqi's attitude had changed when he saw that the way he addressed Chen Ye had changed from "Brother Chen" to calling him by his name "Chen Ye".
Si Yuan was not surprised that Sheng Yunqi was actively helping Chen Ye find a solution. After all, Chen Ye was still a friend recognized by Sheng Yunqi. If he really didn't worry about Chen Ye at all and wanted to get rid of Chen Ye, it would be too cruel and ruthless. Si Yuan would also have to worry about whether he was raising an ungrateful person.
Si Yuan said, "It's not difficult to deal with the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul. The question is whether Chen Ye is willing to let me do it? After all, I heard you say that Chen Ye was born in a small mountain village in the secular world. He should have never had the opportunity to come into contact with cultivation techniques in his life, but he was lucky enough to embark on the path of cultivation. It should be the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul who taught him behind the scenes. There is a master-disciple relationship involved. Is Chen Ye really willing to let us take action against his mentor?"
Si Yuan's words seemed to be speaking for Chen Ye, but in fact he was setting a trap for Chen Ye.
This put Chen Ye in a dilemma: if Chen Ye agreed to let the Sheng family take action against the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul, Sheng Yunqi would think that Chen Ye was too cold-blooded and heartless, and could even abandon his mentor; if Chen Ye did not agree to let the Sheng family take action against the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul, Sheng Yunqi would feel that Chen Ye carried such a huge hidden danger, and he must never approach Chen Ye without any precautions again.
No matter what choice Chen Ye makes, Sheng Yunqi will always be estranged from him, and it will be impossible to return to the original simple friendship.
This is very good. As long as Sheng Yunqi is not so kind to Chen Ye, he naturally will not want to give various opportunities and treasures to the other party, and Sheng Yunqi's luck will not be lost to Chen Ye.
If nothing happens to Sheng Yunqi, then nothing will happen to the Sheng family either.
Sheng Yunqi asked Si Yuan hesitantly, "Father, I will go and persuade Chen Ye, but will it be dangerous for me to be alone with Chen Ye? After all, I heard that Yuanying can possess the bodies of cultivators below the Jindan stage."
Si Yuan looked at Sheng Yunqi's somewhat apprehensive expression and guessed what Sheng Yunqi was worried about. He comforted him, "Don't worry about that. I have left some protection measures on you. The protective jade can also defend against attacks on the soul, and naturally it can also defend against possession."
Sheng Yunqi immediately felt much more relieved. It turned out that a good father was indeed reliable.
Sheng Yunqi was worried that if he talked to Chen Ye about the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul, the remnant soul would hear it and attack him violently, affecting other innocent people in the Sheng family.
Si Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry. The entire Sheng family is shrouded in a mountain protection formation. My spiritual consciousness will always pay attention to you. If the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul dares to take action, your father will suppress him immediately."
Sheng Yunqi went to Chen Ye to confront him without any worries.
Chen Ye was arranged to live in the guest house because he was a friend brought back by the young master Sheng Yunqi. Even though his cultivation was low, he was politely arranged by the servants of the Sheng family to live in the superior guest house. The living conditions here were quite superior. The spiritual energy gathered by the spirit gathering array alone was the richest Chen Ye had ever seen in his life.
When Chen Ye looked at the layout and environment of the guest house, he felt like a country bumpkin coming to the city. He was dazzled and his eyes were opened.
There was no one around him to share his shock with, so he wanted to communicate with Qi Shen in his sea of consciousness. However, because Chen Ye had gone to meet Si Yuan, a Nascent Soul cultivator, Qi Shen did not dare to leak even a trace of his aura, and he did not even dare to sense the outside world. In order to prevent himself from being discovered by other Nascent Soul cultivators, he fell asleep.
Chen Ye called him actively, but he didn't respond.
Chen Ye was not too disappointed. After all, he had known that Qi Shen was not very reliable and did not pay attention to the outside world. Otherwise, he would not have asked Sheng Yunqi about some things that were not very favorable to Qi Shen. He could not have hidden the little tricks in his mind from Qi Shen.
It was the first time that Chen Ye had witnessed a cultivation environment with such rich spiritual energy. He was worried that he could not stay here for too long, so he took the time to absorb the spiritual energy and practice.
He has now reached the peak of Qi Refining, and he is only one Foundation Building Pill away from breaking through the Foundation Building stage. However, before taking the Foundation Building Pill to break through the Foundation Building stage, he can still continue to absorb and compress spiritual energy to make his cultivation more solid and profound, thus reducing obstacles to breaking through the Foundation Building stage.
Chen Ye actually didn’t know that he didn’t necessarily need a foundation-building pill to break through the foundation-building stage.
A cultivator with a strong enough foundation can completely rely on his own ability to break through the foundation-building stage directly. Only a cultivator in the Qi-refining stage who is not very confident and whose foundation is not solid enough needs the help of foundation-building pills to increase the chances of success in foundation-building.
Nowadays, only the top talents with unlimited prospects can consolidate their foundation step by step and endure loneliness. Only they will be pressed by their elders to consolidate their foundation instead of relying on foundation-building pills to break through.
But those cultivators from small forces or independent cultivators all need to rely on Foundation Establishment Pills. Gradually, it seems to have become common sense in the cultivation world that a Qi Refining Stage cultivator must use Foundation Establishment Pills to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage. It seems that without Foundation Establishment Pills, a Qi Refining Stage cultivator cannot break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Chen Ye mingled among the casual cultivators, so naturally he believed that the Foundation Establishment Pill was necessary to break through from the Qi Refining Stage to the Foundation Establishment Stage. He was determined to get a Foundation Establishment Pill and break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Sheng Yunqi knew that one could break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage from the Qi Refining Stage without the Foundation Establishment Pill, after all, he himself had no use for it. But when he met Chen Ye, Chen Ye was already at the peak of the Qi Refining Stage and was already looking for the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Therefore, Sheng Yunqi never thought that Chen Ye could also take the path of foundation building without the foundation building pill. After all, in his opinion, Chen Ye was just a boy from a mountain village who was lucky enough to embark on the path of cultivation. What good skills could an ordinary casual cultivator practice? The foundation gained through cultivation is definitely not solid enough to build the foundation independently. It is necessary to rely on the help of foundation-building pills to build the foundation.
Then there was no need for Sheng Yunqi to mention the matter of building the foundation on his own to Chen Ye, so as not to make Chen Ye feel inferior and uncomfortable. He only needed to help Chen Ye get the foundation-building pill.
Qi Shen, who taught Chen Ye how to practice martial arts, for some reason did not tell Chen Ye about building his foundation on his own. He allowed Chen Ye to go in search of foundation-building pills and watched Chen Ye embark on a path of taking pills to practice without any warning.
However, the male protagonist Chen Ye's luck is indeed very good. He has missed the foundation-building pill due to various reasons, and has not been able to get it until now. He is also a diligent practitioner who practices diligently every day. Unconsciously, he is consolidating his foundation without any subjective consciousness.
Chen Ye had just finished practicing a big cycle of cultivation. At this moment, he sensed through the restriction outside the door that someone was outside wanting to see him.
Chen Ye quickly got up and went out. Seeing that it was Sheng Yunqi who came to find him, he greeted him with a smile: "Brother Sheng!"
Sheng Yunqi looked at Chen Ye with a complicated expression, and asked him directly, "Do you have a residual soul of the Nascent Soul in your body?"
The smile on Chen Ye's face froze for a moment.
Although he had already prepared to ask the Sheng family for help to deal with Qi Shen who was parasitic in his sea of consciousness, the Sheng family discovered Qi Shen's existence before he opened his mouth, which still made Chen Ye feel mixed emotions.
After all, Qi Shen's residence was his sea of consciousness. If Qi Shen's existence was discovered, doesn't that mean that his sea of consciousness had been thoroughly checked?
Is this the power of a Nascent Soul Stage expert? He was clearly unaware of it, and yet his sea of consciousness was invaded without him even realizing it...
Chen Ye was a little unhappy, but he didn't show it. His expression gradually became heavy.
Because he knew that Qi Shen was asleep at this time and had no sense of the outside world, he could let go and show his acting skills: "Brother Sheng..."
Chen Ye's face was full of bitterness, and he spoke with difficulty: "Since Brother Sheng knows, then I will not hide it from Brother Sheng. It is indeed like this. The remnant soul of the Nascent Soul has been threatening me for a long time. If I hadn't met you, Brother Sheng, the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul would have sensed the mark left by the Nascent Soul cultivator on Brother Sheng and dared not sense the outside world. I even dared not talk to Brother Sheng. It is because the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul dared not appear in front of Brother Sheng that I dared to make friends with Brother Sheng..."
Sheng Yunqi's expression eased. If what Chen Ye said was true, and the remnant soul of his Nascent Soul really sensed the mark left by his father on him and did not dare to show up in front of him, then it would not have any impact if Chen Ye kept this secret from him.
But it still doesn't make sense. Since the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul couldn't show up in front of him, and Chen Ye said that the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul had been threatening him for a long time, why didn't Chen Ye take the opportunity to ask him for help?
Although he himself does not have that ability, he has a Nascent Soul cultivator behind him.
Chen Ye's ability to read people's expressions was much better than Sheng Yunqi's. As soon as he saw the change in Sheng Yunqi's face, he knew what he should say to dispel the grudge in Sheng Yunqi's heart: "Because this Yuanying remnant soul is guarding against me, I didn't know why he remained silent at first. After all, I couldn't imagine that a friend I made would be the son of a Yuanying stage strongman. But I still seized this rare opportunity to catch my breath and want to make more friends with Brother Sheng. Under his surveillance, I haven't had such close contacts with anyone for a long time..."
Chen Ye spoke so pitifully that Sheng Yunqi even felt softened.
Thinking about how Chen Ye had been threatened and monitored by the remnant soul of his Nascent Soul since he was a child and couldn't even make friends, it only took until he met him to make his first friend. It does sound quite pitiful.
Sheng Yunqi couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't be too sad. Now I have good news for you. My father said that he can help you solve this Yuanying residual soul. There won't be any problem if you are willing to believe me..."
Chen Ye quickly replied: "Of course I believe Brother Sheng!"
Actually, Chen Ye came to the Sheng family with the intention of asking the head of the Sheng family to help him get rid of Qi Shen who was living in his sea of consciousness. After all, he was really worried that one day Qi Shen's Nascent Soul would recover and take over his body. How could he, a mere Qi Refining cultivator, defeat Qi Shen, who was a Nascent Soul?
So when Sheng Yunqi took the initiative to bring up this matter, Chen Ye had to agree. This was much better than him actively asking the Sheng family for help without knowing how to start the conversation.
Chen Ye was also very good at talking and made Sheng Yun happy: "I have no doubts about Brother Sheng's character. The head of the Sheng family is Brother Sheng's father, so of course I trust him. Brother Sheng is doing this for my own good, and I will remember it in my heart!"
Chen Ye's words made Sheng Yunqi smile. After all, Chen Ye said that he trusted the Sheng family and Si Yuan because he trusted Sheng Yunqi's character, and was willing to trust Sheng Yunqi's father.
He also showed his gratitude to Sheng Yunqi and the Sheng family in advance, giving Sheng Yunqi enough emotional value. The resentment that Sheng Yunqi had before because of Chen Ye's concealment of the remnant soul of his Nascent Soul also disappeared at this moment.
Si Yuan, who has been paying close attention to the development of the situation here: "..." As expected of him, he is the lucky protagonist. He is worthy of being the protagonist who can fool so many younger friends. He has a really high EQ and he is really good at talking.
Apart from having a higher level of cultivation and a stronger background than him, Sheng Yunqi was really far superior to Chen Ye in terms of emotional intelligence and was easily fooled by Chen Ye.
Si Yuan sighed and shook his head. It seemed that Sheng Yunqi's experience was still not enough. So let Chen Ye be the whetstone for Sheng Yunqi to improve his emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.
So Si Yuan ignored it. As long as Chen Ye didn't plan to hurt Sheng Yunqi, Si Yuan would just stay out of it and watch.
People cannot be taught by others, but they can be learned by being taught once.
Sheng Yunqi's previous living environment was too simple. He was an only child, his father was the head of the family and the strongest person in the Sheng family, so he was basically raised and cared for.
It's not that there weren't people who approached him with the intention of taking advantage of him, but the guards that the original owner left with Sheng Yunqi to protect him were all Jindan-stage cultivators. In this world of cultivation, powerful cultivators are difficult to be deceived by lies. After all, once someone lies, has a slightly unnatural expression or a faster heartbeat, a powerful cultivator will notice the flaw.
After all, the people with ulterior motives who hung around Sheng Yunqi when he was young did not have very high cultivation levels. Those with truly high cultivation levels were the backbone of the Sheng family, and it was impossible for them to deceive and use Sheng Yunqi, the only son of the patriarch.
Only after Sheng Yunqi had established his foundation and went out to gain experience could he meet someone as high-level as Chen Ye.
Chen Ye was not really sincere towards Sheng Yunqi. He had long known that Sheng Yunqi had an extraordinary status and had the support of a Nascent Soul cultivator, so he made friends with him on purpose.
As for whether Chen Ye had any bad intentions towards Sheng Yunqi, that was not the case. He didn't dare. After all, if he dared to murder Sheng Yunqi, the family behind Sheng Yunqi would tear him to pieces. He just wanted to take advantage of Sheng Yunqi's friendship with him, get on board the Sheng family's big ship, and get some benefits and resources.
However, Chen Ye's behavior was no different from those of ordinary disciples and independent cultivators who tried to curry favor with him. But in order to stand out, he deliberately deceived and used Sheng Yunqi's friendship, making himself Sheng Yunqi's only friend and thus gaining more benefits.
Si Yuan saw this behavior of defrauding wealth by defrauding feelings, but he only regarded it as an experience for Sheng Yunqi.
However, Si Yuan still gave an order to temporarily deprive Sheng Yunqi of the power to dispose of some family resources. If Sheng Yunqi wanted to use any family resources, he had to report to him. Only after he nodded in agreement could he give the resources to Sheng Yunqi.
This is to prevent Sheng Yunqi from using his power to give family resources to Chen Ye.
Although Si Yuan did not stop Chen Ye from staying with Sheng Yunqi in order to train Sheng Yunqi, he could accept that Chen Ye deceived Sheng Yunqi's feelings, but he could not accept that Chen Ye successfully cheated Sheng family's resources.
To put it simply, you can deceive Sheng Yunqi, this silly boy, but you cannot deceive him of his money.
Sheng Yunqi was already moved by Chen Ye's explanation at this time. All his previous suspicions about him disappeared, and his worries about him prevailed again.
So Sheng Yunqi immediately took Chen Ye to find Si Yuan to solve the problem of the remnant soul of Chen Ye's Nascent Soul.
Si Yuan looked at Chen Ye silently, nodded, then raised his hand and touched the center of Chen Ye's forehead, and easily grabbed the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul in Chen Ye's sea of consciousness.
Qi Shen was a little confused when he was caught. Didn’t he fall asleep on his own initiative? Why is it still exposed?
When he faced Si Yuan, the little illusory Nascent Soul Qi Shen had no demeanor of a Nascent Soul cultivator at all. He slid down to his knees and begged for mercy: "Please spare my life! I am Qi Shen, the head of the Qi family. I was framed by my brother and fell to this state. I am still useful!"
Qi Shen knew very well that empty begging for mercy was useless, so it would be better to show his own value.
After all, if this strange Nascent Soul cultivator could hold him in his grasp, it would be equivalent to holding the handle of the current head of the Qi family. He would not kill him immediately. As long as he could still survive, he could find a way to escape.
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