"Hmm?"
Chen Tianliang was taken aback for a moment, touching his face in a daze.
This little guy gave him a big slap across the face??
The midwife at the side had sharp eyes and quickly piled on smiles while shouting:
"Third Master Chen! This is a gentle spring breeze, a great omen of good fortune!"
Chen Tianliang was even more taken aback, suspiciously saying, "Is there really such a saying?"
Slap!
Chen Zhi's little hand lifted and slapped the other side of Chen Tianliang's face again.
This time, it wasn't intentional.
It was purely the physiological response of stretching his limbs.
Seeing this, Chen Tianliang looked at the midwife, feeling a bit unconvinced, and said, "And what is this?"
The midwife also hadn't anticipated this situation. Her eyes spun, and she quickly piled on smiles again, signing:
"Two wisps of spring breeze brushed across the face, making one red like peach blossoms! Third Master Chen, this is even more auspicious!"
Listening to the conversation, Chen Zhi couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Is this really acceptable?
Could this be what they call high EQ speech, warming you up with just two sentences?
In a word—amazing!
Seeing this, Chen Tianliang shook his head and naturally wouldn't fuss over such things with a newborn child, instead smiling and saying:
"Wife, let's give the child a name."
Ying Shuangshuang gently replied, "You're the father, you should name him."
"Alright." Chen Tianliang immediately nodded without hesitation.
He began to seriously ponder names, occasionally frowning in deep thought, and pacing back and forth.
He was really serious about it.
Seeing this, Chen Zhi couldn't help but feel anxious.
This name would determine if he was the villain character Chen Zhixing!
Despite being ninety percent certain in his heart, what if there was a miracle?
A moment later.
Chen Tianliang suddenly stopped, eyes brightening, and said:
"Chen Daman!"
"Wife, how about we name our child Chen Daman? He will be both big and bold! Anyone who hears this name will know not to mess with him!"
Chen Tianliang looked at Ying Shuangshuang with a face full of pride.
Chen Zhi: "...."
He suddenly felt that being called Chen Zhixing wasn't so bad after all.
Even if he ended up being killed by the protagonist, it beat a social death out there.
Ying Shuangshuang placed a hand on her forehead, crying and laughing, "Tianliang, if we name him that, people will make fun of him."
After a pause, Ying Shuangshuang pondered and said:
"Recently, the Confucian Saint preached to the world and mentioned a term 'Unity of Knowledge and Action,' which roughly means one's actions should live up to their conscience... how about we name the child Chen Zhixing instead?"
Chen Tianliang wasn't very satisfied—what's with all this talk of knowledge and action, it didn't sound nearly as good as Daman.
But when he saw the midwives and maids around, all looking like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare, he realized something and reluctantly nodded, "Then let's call him Zhixing!"
Seeing this, Chen Zhi sighed in his heart; it seemed fate was unchangeable.
The script he was given was that of the tragic villain Chen Zhixing.
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In the blink of an eye.
Another month passed.
During this month, Chen Zhi, or rather Chen Zhixing who had completely accepted his identity, did not show too much abnormality.
Just like an ordinary newborn, he did nothing but drink growth liquid and sleep deeply every day.
Only when his mother Ying Shuangshuang and father Chen Tianliang spoke of cultivation did he quietly perk up his ears to listen, trying to gather cultivation knowledge.
He intended to create a technique!
The "Innate Primordial Tao Scripture," this is the cultivation technique for practicing the Power of Heaven and Earth.
Besides that, he also needed a cultivation technique to serve as a reference for his creation.
The path of cultivation is divided into: Treasure Body, Nourishing the Spirit, Void Transformation, Clarity, Divine Travel, True Self, Nirvana, Peak, and finally Great Longevity!
At this moment, Chen Zhixing's state was very strange.
First, the world believed cultivation was akin to a Sea of Suffering, and the physical body was the sailboat navigating this Sea of Suffering.
The physical body was the foundation for bearing all things.
Thus, the first realm, the Treasure Body Realm, required refining the physical body to the utmost, infusing muscles and bones with radiant light, unlocking the body's treasures.
The second realm, the Nourishing Spirit Realm, occurred after the physical body was perfected, when one began to cultivate Spiritual Power internally, transforming it into Divine Thought, connecting with heaven and earth to gain great power.
Chen Zhixing hadn't cultivated his physical body, yet his Spiritual Power was exceptionally strong, already capable of extending outward for a hundred meters by now.
This was clearly a capability only achievable in the Nourishing Spirit Realm!
"I must quickly find a cultivation technique to serve as a reference for creating one, to get on the right track." Chen Zhixing made up his mind.
With Full-level Comprehension, cultivating a technique was not difficult, he had even faintly grasped some clues.
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That day, while being held in Ying Shuangshuang's arms, Chen Zhixing pretended to sleep, but was actually pondering about creating a technique.
Chen Tianliang was beside them, tirelessly showing fatherly love by telling the story of the golden ax, silver ax, and iron ax.
At that moment.
A servant hurriedly came in.
"Third Master, Madam. The Patriarch has brought the Eldest Master and the others over!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Tianliang narrowed his eyes, stopping his storytelling mid-sentence.
His expression gradually darkened.
That guy Chen Tianxiong, he never shows up without a reason.
As Chen Tianliang was pondering this.
Outside, a loud laugh echoed.
"Third Brother, on such a joyous occasion as adding a new member to the Chen Family, why wasn't I informed?"
As the words fell, three figures appeared together.
Chen Zhixing squinted and looked over.
The leader was a tall, robust elder with a head full of flowing white hair, his brows carrying a sense of authority—clearly a figure of great influence and power!
This was indeed the current patriarch of the Chen Family, Chen Daoyan!
And one of the few Nirvana Realm Great Powers in the present Cangxuan Realm!
Following him were two people.
One was about fifty years old, walking with a dragon's stride and a tiger's step, with a square face and sideburns as if cut by a knife, bearing a seven to eight-part resemblance to Chen Daoyan.
This person was the Chen Family's eldest son, Chen Tianxiong!
Among the fourth branch, he's the most powerful of the second generation disciples!
The last was a child of about three or four years old.
Though young, the child had a calmness beyond his years, with a proper stance and serene eyes, hiding a unique brilliance within.
"Patriarch."
"Big Brother."
Chen Tianliang and Yingy Shuangshuang stood up simultaneously, respectfully saluting the two of them.
The Chen Family had a strict hierarchy, with the eldest branch as the most esteemed among the four!
Even if Chen Tianliang harbored dissatisfaction with his elder brother, he still had to lower his head and pay respect upon meeting.
Chen Daoyan nodded indifferently as a return of the salute.
Meanwhile, Chen Tianxiong smiled slightly and said, "Tianliang, I've heard you're causing quite a stir outside lately, seizing others' heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Is there any truth to this?"
Chen Tianliang narrowed his eyes and said, "Big Brother, are you here to press charges?"
Chen Tianxiong shook his head with a smile, "Not to the extent of charging you, but such behavior inevitably leaves words in others' mouths, saying that our Chen Family, despite being from a Longevity Family that once boasted a Great Longevity Realm, can't even produce a few heavenly materials and earthly treasures?"
Pausing, Chen Tianxiong continued, "Would this not make our Chen Family a laughingstock, bringing disgrace to our ancestors?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Tianliang remained silent.
Yingy Shuangshuang's expression changed slightly, forcing a smile, "Big Brother, aren't your words too harsh?"
"Too harsh?"
Chen Tianxiong did not respond, but continued to gaze at Chen Tianliang with a faint smile, "Tianliang, is it true your family is now being overseen by outsiders?"
Upon hearing this, Yingy Shuangshuang's words stalled.
Clearly, Chen Tianxiong's meaning was that she had no right to interfere in the Chen Family's matters!
Chen Tianliang glanced at Chen Daoyan, who was silently watching from the side, then forced a smile through gritted teeth, "Big Brother is right in his reprimand, but currently, the heavenly materials and earthly treasures of the clan are all under your branch's custody. If I could access heavenly materials and earthly treasures, why would I need to seize from outside?"
"Didn't you know to ask me for them?" Chen Tianxiong replied indifferently.
"I did, but you weren't in the clan."
"Then didn't you know to request them from the servant in charge of the heavenly materials and earthly treasures?"
"I did too, but that servant said the heavenly materials and earthly treasures are currently being used for Zhaosheng and that I should find my own way."
"So, you wouldn't consult the patriarch but acted on your own?" Chen Tianxiong's face remained expressionless as he spoke indifferently.
Chen Tianliang was about to speak.
Chen Daoyan, beside them, frowned and interrupted, "Enough, it is only heavenly materials and earthly treasures, no need for excessive entanglement."
Pausing, Chen Daoyan glanced at the composed child by his side and spoke solemnly, "Zhaosheng is born sacred, bearing the King's Map, a latent dragon of our Chen Family,
"This matter is significant, pertaining to our Chen Family's fortune for millennia, even determining whether another Great Longevity will arise!"
"The pouring of clan resources is no less than reasonable."
Saying this, Chen Daoyan's gaze shifted to Chen Zhixing in Yingy Shuangshuang's arms, changing the topic, "Come, let me see the child's innate talent and bones."
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