Chapter 345: Chapter 345

“Young Master, you’re finally back. Your grandfather has been waiting for you. He must be happy to see you’re back,” Zhou Heng said excitedly when he saw Chen Xu.

Chen Xu was touched. “Uncle Zhou, have you been waiting for me at the teleportation array?”

Zhou Heng nodded and said, “Yes. Your grandfather reached an agreement with Heavenly God and asked me to wait here and take you back. He has already made a deal with Heavenly God Sect, and they will not make things difficult for you.”

“Oh, I see.” Chen Xu let out a sigh of relief.

After Zhou Heng sent a message to Chen Lifeng, Xiao Jinting and the others took the opportunity to ask him about the situation of Cloud Continent.

Chen Lifeng received the message from Zhou Heng and soon came to meet Chen Xu.

Chen Xu was excited to see Chen Lifeng.

Chen Lifeng’s eyes lit up when he saw Chen Xu. “Xu’er, are you a Golden Core now?”

Chen Xu nodded and said lightly, “Yes, Grandfather. I’ve been a Golden Core for many years.” Although he sounded indifferent, he felt proud.

Chen Lifeng stroked Chen Xu’s hair contentedly and said happily, “Xu’er, you are awesome!”

He thought to himself, “The Peerless Sect made a big fuss about Qiao Xiang’s advancement to Golden Core. What is so great about him? My grandson is also a Golden Core, and he is not inferior to Qiao Xiang from the look of his strength.”

Those who said that his grandson had ordinary aptitude could shut up now. Chen Xu could be considered as a genius since he advanced to Golden Core before he turned fifty.

Chen Xu’s great achievement lessened Chen Lifeng’s resentment towards the Xiao family.

“Why do you come back so late?” Chen Xu had disappeared for more than twenty years. Chen Lifeng had been worried that he would never see his grandson again.

“Grandfather, sorry for worrying you,” Chen Xu said apologetically.

Chen Lifeng looked at Chen Xu’s slightly bulging belly and frowned. “Xu’er, are you pregnant?”

Chen Xu nodded and said, “Yes, Grandfather.”

Chen Lifeng looked at Chen Xu, feeling surprised and angry.

Xiao Xiaodong went up and said respectfully, “Mr. Chen, Xu’er and I got married in Nebula.”

Chen Lifeng snorted coldly. “You’re very frank.”

Chen Lifeng sized Xiao Xiaodong up and found that he was also a Golden Core and seemed to be advancing to the medium level. He felt relieved.

“Have you also taken the Spirit Cleansing Pill?” Chen Lifeng asked.

Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, “Yes.”

“You… you’re not bad,” Chen Lifeng said.

Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Xiaodong and thought, “Xiao Xiaodong is younger than Qiao Xiang, but his cultivation level is higher than him. This chap is promising, a good match for my grandson.”

Xiao Jinting let out a sigh of relief. Chen Lifeng had accepted his son.

Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Jinting in surprise. Xiao Jinting was at the advanced level of Golden Core. If nothing unexpected came up, he would definitely advance to Nascent Soul at his current cultivation speed.

“Mr. Xiao, nice to see you again. You have made speedy progress in your cultivation.” Chen Lifeng stared at Xiao Jinting and said.

Xiao Jinting smiled and said, “I am far inferior to you, Mr. Chen.”

“What are you talking about? You might rival me in a few years. You have left for more than twenty years. What’s the plan after you come back?” Chen Lifeng asked.

Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly. “I offended Heavenly God Sect and Yin Ghost Sect back then, so now I don’t know…”

“It doesn’t matter. You just killed a few Foundation Establishment cultivators of Heavenly God Sect and Yin Ghost Sect. It’s nothing. Cultivators at this level are just like ants in these major sects, and there are a lot of them. It’s been so long, and you’ve already advanced to Golden Core. The old resentment is nothing.”

“However, you have to turn in the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual. I heard that it is very difficult to cultivate this manual, so it is useless for you to keep it.”

Xiao Jinting smiled and said, “Of course, I’m just afraid that I will be killed even after I hand it over.”

Chen Xu said indifferently, “You don’t have to worry about this. Give it to me. After all, the resentment between you and the Heavenly God Sect are not very deep. I’ll talk to the leaders of Heavenly God Sect on your behalf. I think they will let you off since it is a small grudge from many years ago.”

“Heavenly God Sect is wealthy, and we might trade the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual for something good.”

“That would be good,” Xiao Jinting said with joy.

“Grandfather, what happened to your arm?” Chen Xu didn’t notice it at first, but later on, he found that Chen Lifeng’s left arm wasn’t flexible. After he looked carefully, he found that was a prosthetic arm.

Chen Lifeng said indifferently, “I met a powerful enemy at the war between the righteous and demonic sects, and I had to cut my arm off to save my life.”

Chen Xu frowned and felt sad.

Chen Lifeng rubbed his forehead and said, “You left in time. Countless cultivators died in the war. You have avoided this disaster. I was lucky. Even though I lost an arm, I was lucky enough to stay alive.”

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