Chapter 1081: The Family’s Secret
Liu Ruyan followed Qiqi in and immediately noticed Liu Zixuan lying motionless in the middle of the pool, bleeding from his seven orifices, which terrified them.
In a panic, she sped to the poolside from the entrance, reaching out to pull Liu Zixuan over.
But Qiqi suddenly held Liu Ruyan’s hand, "Don’t move!"
"He’s already like this, why can’t we move him!" Liu Ruyan was slightly angry.
As a wife, especially Liu Zixuan’s wife, Liu Ruyan has learned to look past many things over the years.
She didn’t care how powerful Liu Zixuan was, nor how much wealth he possessed. Every time Liu Zixuan went out to face enemies, it filled them with worry and fear, and each life-or-death trial tortured them. Especially this time, with Liu Zixuan’s realm sealed and reduced to an ordinary person, she cared even less about external matters.
At this moment, Liu Ruyan would rather Liu Zixuan be an ordinary person, spending the rest of his life with them in the simplicity of Lingxiu Village, rather than let him get involved in matters of the Martial or Business World again.
So, when Qiqi stopped her, she was genuinely angry.
Qiqi obviously didn’t expect Liu Ruyan to care so much about her brother, gently saying, "Sister-in-law, my brother is fine. It’s just that an unexpected situation occurred during his cultivation breakthrough. This is a hurdle he must overcome himself; we can’t assist him!"
All along, Qiqi had never taken such an initiative and kindly called Liu Zixuan’s confidante sister-in-law, and this time her words touched Liu Ruyan’s heart.
Furrowing her brows, she still asked worriedly, "Is he really okay despite bleeding from his seven orifices? Although my realm is low, I know a bit about martial artists; isn’t this situation what happens during a deviation in breakthrough?"
Qiqi smiled and shook her head, taking Liu Ruyan’s delicate hand to stand aside, softly saying, "This is something everyone in our family must go through."
"Your... your family?"
The mystery surrounding Qiqi and Liu Zixuan’s background had always been intriguing. Suddenly hearing the word "family" made Liu Ruyan unable to quickly accept it.
Qiqi seemed to notice her doubts and promptly explained, "On the martial artist path, most can only cultivate once, from the Earth Realm to the Emperor Realm. How far one can go is just one chance; if crippled midway, one cannot start over. If sealed, upon unsealing, their realm will drop unless they depend on elixirs or some heaven-defying method to recover."
"I know about that," Liu Ruyan nodded.
"But people in our family, whether crippled or sealed midway, can re-cultivate from the original foundation, and the realm re-cultivated from scratch will be much stronger than before. Take my brother for example."
Qiqi pointed to Liu Zixuan, "He has just broken through to Imperial Realm Early Stage. Previously at that stage, with some trump cards and cultivation techniques, he could defeat a stronger Imperial Realm Middle Stage opponent, but it was just crossing a small realm to defeat an enemy."
"However, at this Imperial Realm Early Stage, relying solely on his current cultivation techniques without trump cards, he can stand unbeaten against Peak of Imperial Realm adversaries. If enhanced with trump cards and techniques, with current early stage strength, he can be invincible at the same realm!"
Liu Ruyan didn’t know much about the Martial Realm path, but she understood the difference between realms. Hearing Qiqi’s explanation, she was quite surprised.
To be invincible with early stage strength at the same realm implies that once he reaches Emperor Realm Third Heaven, apart from the mysterious realm, there would be no rival against Liu Zixuan in this world?
Seeing Liu Ruyan’s astonished look, Qiqi smiled, "This is just one unique aspect among the people in our family. Sister-in-law will know more as you get involved more in the future!"
"Zixuan never mentioned anything about your family before!" Liu Ruyan laughed.
Qiqi shook her head, "Because my brother’s memory was taken away."
"Memories can be taken away?" Liu Ruyan was somewhat surprised.
Qiqi revealed a trace of regret, "This world isn’t as simple as we see. Memory being taken isn’t too rare; in fact, the reason my brother’s memory was taken was due to my childish mistake when I was young!"
"So you have to tell him step by step?" Liu Ruyan embraced Qiqi gently, asking.
"No, my brother must retrieve it piece by piece; I can only remind him at critical moments." Qiqi held Liu Ruyan’s hand, looking up to say, "Sister-in-law, don’t tell my brother or anyone else what I just said to you, otherwise it would harm him and us."
"Alright." Liu Ruyan nodded slightly in agreement.
However, despite all Qiqi’s explanations, watching Liu Zixuan, her tender eyes were still filled with worry.
"Let’s go out; brother is about to wake up."
With that, Qiqi and Liu Ruyan left the underground space.
...
On Liu Zixuan’s side, it felt like he was having a dream. After fainting, it seemed he entered a golden ocean.
An endless golden ocean, sometimes stirred up waves, sometimes whipped up gales, with faint ear-deafening dragon roars echoing.
He didn’t know what was happening, it seemed like he was a spectator here, unable to control anything, walking, crossing, were all against his will, watching the storm approaching, wanting to dodge in his mind, yet could not move a single inch, and was slammed into the ocean by the storm.
Gradually, the storm grew bigger, soon engulfing Liu Zixuan within it.
A huge blurred figure hovered around Liu Zixuan, mixed with frightening fluctuations that filled him with dread. Instinctively wanting to resist or flee, it was ultimately useless.
The terrifying fluctuations hit his body repeatedly, each hit was as painful as being struck by lightning.
Gradually, he noticed that the forces didn’t disappear after striking him, rather they entered his Eight Extraordinary Meridians. As time passed, the force of the strikes grew larger, but the pain he felt lessened.
When the endless golden ocean completely transformed into energy entering his meridians, Liu Zixuan abruptly woke from that strange sensation.
In a flash, Liu Zixuan’s tightly shut eyes suddenly opened wide, golden rays burst forth, as if his X-ray Vision reached its peak.
Moreover, surprisingly, the traces of blood by the corners of his eyes and mouth had already vanished without leaving a trace.
Liu Zixuan rose and stretched his muscles, but was soon stunned by the current condition of his body...