Comprehension Ability: I Forge a Villainous Longevity Family-Chapter 171 - 167: Meng Hedong Arrives! It Doesn’t Matter, I Will Take Action!

"Senior Brother Guann, I’ve got something to take care of at the last minute. You go ahead and find Senior Sister Li; I’ll meet you at the Drunken Immortal Tower later."

Chen Zhixing quickly said and hurriedly left.

"Hey....."

Guann Tianyu was about to speak, but Chen Zhixing had already disappeared from his view.

"Why is Junior Brother Xiao becoming more and more mysterious?"

He muttered to himself, shook his head, and then walked toward Li Ran’s mansion.

Crack.

A black cloud and white-bottomed boot stepped on a withered branch, breaking it into several pieces.

Chen Zhixing stopped, and after confirming there was no one around, he took out the communication talisman hanging from his waist.

He first opened the message from his family.

The message was from Elder Nether, and it was quite simple.

First, it was some friendly inquiries about Chen Zhixing’s well-being and life in the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands.

Then it was a warning to be on guard against a guy named Elder Ming when he returned to the family.

It said that Elder Ming was exceedingly cunning and should absolutely not be trusted.

This made Chen Zhixing’s expression turn peculiar.

If he remembered correctly, wasn’t Elder Ming and Elder Nether supposed to be like sworn brothers who would live and die together?

How could there be such backstabbing of Elder Ming?

He shook his head and continued to read.

The subsequent content was more serious, largely advising him to be cautious of Qin Tianzhong, and avoid falling into Qin Tianzhong’s trap.

This left Chen Zhixing feeling somewhat amused.

Was his grandfather afraid he would be lured away?

With that, the message ended.

"It seems like the family is quite idle these days,"

Chen Zhixing shook his head, then took out a second communication talisman.

The content of this talisman was very brief, just a single sentence.

[In ten days, Meng Hedong will leave Qing State and set out for Jiangzhou Celestial Wave Sacred Lands.]

Seeing this, Chen Zhixing’s eyes gradually narrowed.

"Is it finally happening?"

Chen Zhixing’s gaze flickered slightly; it was no more than twenty days until spring.

At the latest in twenty days, one of the nine Celestial Chosen Protagonists, Meng Hedong, will arrive at the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands!

If he remembered correctly.

Then, the gears of fate would begin to turn.

Meng Hedong would sweep through the entire Celestial Wave Sacred Lands, firmly establishing himself as the number one prodigy of the East Profound Domain!

And in contrast, Li Ran would falter from then on, retreating to a distant land, her name as the Celestial Wave Saintess never to be heard again.

"In this lifetime....."

"Li Ran has not been unkind to me, so, whether for Li Ran’s sake or mine, I must change the original storyline."

Chen Zhixing murmured to himself, a faint smile appearing on his face.

The net cast all those years ago, now it was time to reel it in.

...

...

Half an hour later.

Chen Zhixing arrived at the Drunken Immortal Tower.

Guann Tianyu and Li Ran were sitting by the window; besides them, there were a few disciples from the North and South Peaks at the other tables.

"Divine Son!"

Seeing Chen Zhixing arrive, the disciples from the North and South Peaks quickly stood up, bowing their heads respectfully in salute.

"Mm."

Chen Zhixing nodded slightly in response, then sat by the window.

"Junior Brother Xiao, you’re finally here. Come, come, try to console your Senior Sister Li; look at her, she seems completely out of sorts."

Guann Tianyu quickly urged Chen Zhixing to sit down.

Chen Zhixing glanced at Li Ran, noticing her eyes were downcast, her face slightly pale, and her demeanor somber.

She was a far cry from the spirited and carefree manner she used to have.

"What’s the matter?" Chen Zhixing raised an eyebrow and asked.

Li Ran heard this, lifted her head, and forced a smile on her face, saying, "It’s nothing, just some personal issues, nothing to worry about..."

Before Li Ran could finish speaking.

"Look at you, why put on a brave face in front of Junior Brother Xiao?"

Guann Tianyu gave Li Ran an annoyed look, then turned to Chen Zhixing and said:

"Junior Brother Xiao, it’s about that Meng Hedong from the Qing State Meng Family. You remember him, right?"

"This person is coming to our Celestial Wave Sacred Lands to challenge Junior Sister Li."

"Of course, that’s not the main issue."

"He comes, we fight, what’s there to fear?"

"The main problem is that the cultivation realm is buzzing with rumors, saying all kinds of things about how our Junior Sister Li has no eye for gems, missing out on an unparalleled genius, or mocking that Junior Sister Li was too proud, and now she’s finally facing retribution."

"In short, there’s not a good word out there, and many are waiting to see Junior Sister Li make a fool of herself."

"These people don’t understand that no matter how talented Meng Hedong is, Junior Sister Li was going to end the engagement!"

"Junior Sister Li didn’t want to marry someone she’d never met, isn’t that reasonable?"

Guann Tianyu was speaking with growing indignation as he continued.

He turned his words toward Chen Zhixing:

"Junior Brother Xiao, I can’t understand it. Is Meng Hedong some protagonist from a novel? Does the world have to revolve around him? Can’t anyone refuse him? Just refusing him is wrong? It’s a crime?"

"Even if we concede that Meng Hedong is now the number one prodigy of the East Profound Domain, so what? We don’t need to live under his shadow. He’s strong, fine; we simply don’t provoke him!"

"Junior Brother Xiao, don’t you agree?"

Chen Zhixing silently nodded.

He glanced at Li Ran, understanding why in the previous storyline of "Great Cultivation"...

After being defeated by Meng Hedong, Li Ran chose to leave the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands, ultimately passing away in melancholy.

Perhaps what truly crushed Li Ran was not Meng Hedong, but the pervasive gossip of the world.

"Senior Sister Li, if you need help at any time, you can find me," Chen Zhixing said earnestly.

"I will act."

Li Ran was startled by these words, and couldn’t help but look up at Chen Zhixing.

Seeing Chen Zhixing’s serious expression, Li Ran couldn’t help but feel a warmth in her heart.

"Junior Brother Xiao, it’s okay, I can manage it myself..." Li Ran forced a smile on her face, not wanting to drag Chen Zhixing into these muddy waters.

Hearing this, Chen Zhixing didn’t press any further but looked at Li Ran with a meaningful gaze, nodded, and smiled:

"That’s good."

"Alright, alright, let’s not talk about this, let’s discuss something happy," Guann Tianyu interjected. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

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...

Time slowly passed.

It had been half a month since Chen Zhixing gathered with Li Ran and Guann Tianyu at the Drunken Immortal Tower.

During this half-month, Chen Zhixing spent almost every day in the training room, practicing the "Unmoving Bright King Skill" and "Ox Demon Transformation Star Scripture."

With both complementing each other in cultivation, the results were twice as effective with half the effort.

In just a short half-month, the star acupoints imbued with Ox Demon Power in Chen Zhixing’s body quickly increased from 512 to 530!

This speed broke all records of Chen Zhixing’s cultivation in the "Ox Demon Transformation Star Scripture"!

Because of this.

Chen Zhixing’s strength was undergoing a revolutionary change almost every day, with physical strength increasing each day!

Besides that.

Dugu Ni returned from the depths of the East Sea, bringing Chen Zhixing a large amount of Celestial Attraction Stones.

Chen Zhixing’s gravitational pull reached an astounding force of twenty million catties per square area!

We can say, starting from the end of the competition between the two peaks, in just under a month.

Chen Zhixing’s strength had completely reached a new realm!

"It’s time to break through to the True Self Fourth Layer."

Chen Zhixing slowly opened his eyes, with a brilliant starry light flowing in them, more divine and less human.

He exhaled a long breath of turbid air, planning to break through to the True Self Fourth Layer and condense the Great Tao Seed of the Flesh Body.

At this moment.

Suddenly, a commotion and clamor arose outside the True Self Mansion.

"Hmm?"

Chen Zhixing raised an eyebrow, his gaze piercing through the void to see outside the mansion.

"Quick, quick, Meng Hedong from Qing State Meng Family is here!"

"Meng Hedong should be nearing the foot of the mountain!"

"Hiss—! A lot of people have come, cultivators from all over!"

"The Saintess might be in trouble this time!"

"Let’s go! If Meng Hedong wants to defeat and insult the Saintess, he has to ask for our consent first!"

"That’s right! Does he think there’s no one in our Celestial Wave Sacred Lands? How can we watch outsiders insult our Saintess?"

"Fellow disciples, let’s give Meng Hedong a harsh lesson first!"

"The Peak Leader has also exited seclusion!"

"Fellow disciples of the South Peak, wait for us! Li Zhenchuan is our Celestial Wave Sacred Lands’ Saintess. Even though there is usually a gap between our two peaks, we are one family now, united against outsiders!"

"That’s right, our North Peak is here to help too!"

Both the North and South Peaks were in an uproar.

Countless disciples from the North and South Peaks stepped out of their caves, heading in a grandiose procession towards the mountain gate.

At this moment, disciples from both peaks within the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands were rarely seen united, full of common hatred against the enemy.

Chen Zhixing withdrew his gaze and slowly stood up.

"The fledgling eagle is ready to soar."

"Meng Hedong, you’ve finally come?"

Creak.

The door was pushed open.

Chen Zhixing stepped out of the mansion step by step.

...

...

At the same time.

At the base of the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands mountain gate.

Meng Hedong had not yet arrived.

Yet countless cultivators from all over had spontaneously come to Celestial Wave Sacred Lands, waiting to see this duel that spanned ten years.

They stood at the foot of the mountain gate of Celestial Wave Sacred Lands, each with a slight gloating sneer on their faces, seemingly ready to watch the spectacle of the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands.

These people predominantly came from the bottom tier of the Cultivation Realm, low-level cultivators, or loose cultivators without background or foundation.

For them.

The path of cultivation might already seem bleak, and what delights them most is seeing those who are usually high above, unattainable, with status and identity far superior to theirs, being harshly thrown down and trampled beneath their feet.

Only then can their psychology gain immense satisfaction.

Especially the story of Meng Hedong’s ’underdog success,’ which makes them involuntarily empathize, as if they are personally the Meng Hedong who warns against underestimating the youth.

"What Celestial Wave Saintess? In my opinion, she’s just a narrow-minded foolish woman!"

"Haha, indeed, indeed. I guess when Li Ran broke off the engagement, she thought that Meng Hedong’s cultivation was regressing, expecting that he would never rise again. Who would have thought that Meng Hedong not only didn’t become useless but soared to become a top-tier prodigy of the times! Li Ran must deeply regret it now, right?"

"Hmph, back then, I also liked a woman. Unfortunately, that woman, like Li Ran, saw my average talent and shallow cultivation, then chose a Noble Family’s son as her Dao companion! It’s really hateful!"

"That’s right, such women should just die. Why should we be looked down upon just because we’re of average talent and not from a Noble Family?"

"Do you think, when Li Ran sees the now successful Meng Hedong, will she feel immensely regretful?"

Just as everyone was sneering and jeering.

Suddenly, a voice rang out excitedly from the back of the crowd.

"Meng Hedong is here!"