Chapter 1529: Chapter 881: Senior, I Understand Chapter 1529: Chapter 881: Senior, I Understand Chapter 0881: Senior, I Understand
Qi Tian shook his head; he had no ti to settle accounts with Ji Liya, rely reactivated the Array to envelop the Quiet Room again. When he turned back, he saw Zhang Shuguang standing at the bedside, looking at Zhang Rusheng, who laid unconscious on the bed, with a worried gaze.
“Senior, how is my son?”
Qi Tian smiled faintly and said, “The situation is sowhat better than I expected. Now, your son’s ridians have fully recovered to normal. The blocked ones have been reopened, the broken ones have been reconnected, and those misaligned have returned to their proper places.”
Zhang Shuguang’s face was a picture of disbelief. He was acutely aware of the previous severity of Zhang Rusheng’s condition, having sought countless people’s help, spent an indeterminate amount of ti, and used up an unknown quantity of wealth, yet had never been able to improve his son’s situation. And how long had Qi Tian taken Zhang Rusheng into the Quiet Room? Just half a day’s work, and all the ridians were fixed? It sounded like a tall tale, no matter how one heard it.
Without offering further explanation, Qi Tian simply gestured towards Zhang Rusheng and said, “Actions speak louder than words. If you don’t believe , you can personally examine him and see if your esteed son has indeed fully recovered.”
“Let check, and please excuse my forwardness, Senior,” Zhang Shuguang promptly extended his hand to hold Zhang Rusheng’s arm, placed his fingers on his son’s pulse, and projected his Divine Sense into Zhang Rusheng’s body to comprehensively understand his condition.
Soon, a look of surprise and joy appeared on Zhang Shuguang’s face. He let go of his son’s hand, turned around, and “thump” went down on his knees before Qi Tian, giving him three resounding kowtows.
“Thank you, Senior. Thank you so much.”
Qi Tian chuckled and replied, “Like I said before, I have the ridian Skills and I only save those with destiny.”
Zhang Shuguang understood Qi Tian’s aning and hastily took out a Storage Bag, presenting it to Qi Tian with both hands, saying, “Inside here are two million top-grade spirit stones, a modest token of my gratitude. Please, Senior, accept it.”
Qi Tian did not take it but smiled and said, “Your son is still unconscious, which is due both to my thod of treatnt and as protection for him. Such a counter-nature thod I used to restore his ridians would have caused him excruciating pain, unbearable if he were awake. Now, although his ridians are healed, the pain will persist for quite so ti.”
Understanding imdiately, Zhang Shuguang quickly took out another Storage Bag and said, “Senior, my son has been coddled since childhood and cannot endure such suffering. Please consider a way to spare him this affliction.”
Qi Tian used the sensing functions of the Heavenly Dao Engine to scan the Spirit Qi and knew that the second Storage Bag contained one million top-grade spirit stones. Combined with the earlier one, that was three million. This amount was quite significant, as excavating an entire spirit stone mine might not yield as many top-grade spirit stones.
He smiled, accepted both Storage Bags, then handed a bottle of dicinal pills to Zhang Shuguang, saying, “The pain in Zhang Rusheng’s ridians will likely last about ten days. There are ten pills in this bottle. Giving him one pill each day will ensure that his ridians don’t hurt for these ten days. By the ti he finishes them, he should be all but recovered.”
Zhang Shuguang quickly expressed his thanks, took the dicinal bottle with great care, and put it away.
Qi Tian helped Zhang Shuguang to his feet, saying, “Sir, you are being far too formal. We must not continue like this in the future; it would be laughable if word were to spread.”
Zhang Shuguang nodded repeatedly. He was not soone who enjoyed debasing himself; had it not been for his son’s future and the welfare of his family, why would he kneel before Qi Tian? He asked, “Senior, does this an my son is completely healed? There won’t be any unforeseen complications in the future, right?”
Qi Tian replied, “In theory, that is the case, but to be on the safe side, it would be best for him to refrain from cultivating, engaging in combat, or employing his True Essence for one month. Afterward, from one to three months, he should remain cautious during cultivation, ensuring that his True Essence doesn’t shock his ridians too severely. After three months, his ridians will beco completely robust, and he will be able to resu normal cultivation.”
After hearing this, Zhang Shuguang let out a sigh of relief. He feared that his son’s ridian recovery might be only fleeting and that if he couldn’t cultivate later on, restoring his ridians at such a great cost would be pointless.
But before Zhang Shuguang could catch his breath, his heart suddenly leapt to his throat. He saw Qi Tian sigh with a look of regret on his face, which instantly filled him with panic. He quickly asked, “Senior, is there a problem? Could it be that besides the ridian issue, my son has other hidden ailnts?”
Had it been anyone else, Zhang Shuguang would definitely not have posed such a question, but Qi Tian had just repaired Zhang Rusheng’s ridians, proving to be a person of great abilities; therefore, each of Qi Tian’s actions naturally spurred endless speculations within Zhang Shuguang.
Qi Tian spoke, “I believe Sir is not a man lacking heirs. Besides Zhang Rusheng, you should have other children. Yet, despite having other potential successors, you were still willing to pay such a steep price for Zhang Rusheng’s treatnt. In my view, in addition to your deep love for this son, there might be another very important reason, which is the hope that he will carry on your legacy and serve as the future hope for your endeavors. Is my guess correct?”
Zhang Shuguang sighed, saying, “Senior speaks truthfully. Among the sons I have, Rusheng possesses the best natural talents; none of the others can compare to him. I have no choice but to place all my hopes on him.”
Qi Tian lanted, “The hearts of parents the world over are pitiable, but I’m afraid, Sir, that you may be disappointed.”
Zhang Shuguang felt his heart leap to his throat. Anxiously, he pursued further, “Senior, why would you say that?”
Qi Tian explained, “I have encountered over a hundred cultivators at the Gold Core Realm, as well as several dozens of Masters at the Nascent Soul Stage. I have a fair understanding of their situations and have summarized so of their characteristics. Comparing these characteristics with your son’s condition, I’m not afraid to say sothing you may not like to hear: your son’s achievents in the future will be limited. Advancing to the Gold Core Realm shouldn’t be a big problem for him, but the probability of reaching the peak of the Gold Core Realm is less than ten percent. As for breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, he shouldn’t even think about it.”
Zhang Shuguang pressed, “Senior, could you please explain in detail exactly what is the matter?”
Qi Tian said, “When I was reconnecting Zhang Rusheng’s ridians, I gained a clear and in-depth understanding of the ridians throughout his body. Whilst he has a good number of ridians, there are a few that are misaligned, offering him no great benefit for his future cultivation. If you eliminate those deviant ridians and reexamine his potential, you’ll realize his talent is just so-so, not that of a prodigy. I know my words alone might not convince you, so I’ll draw out all of Zhang Rusheng’s ridians for you and explain further; then you’ll understand.”
As he spoke, Qi Tian took out a piece of white paper and a pen, and in the presence of Zhang Shuguang, he began to ticulously draw Zhang Rusheng’s ridians.
Zhang Shuguang knew his own son’s ridian system like the back of his hand. Upon a glance at the ridian chart drawn by Qi Tian, he knew that Qi Tian had depicted the ridian system based on reality without deceiving him.
After completing the drawing, Qi Tian pointed to the ridian chart and began to explain to Zhang Shuguang. At first, Zhang Shuguang was skeptical of Qi Tian’s words. But as Qi Tian delved deeper, he began to furrow his brows involuntarily.
Qi Tian was not trying to hoodwink Zhang Shuguang; indeed, he had discovered issues within Zhang Rusheng’s ridians. As he had told Zhang Shuguang, after interacting with so many cultivators of the Gold Core Realm and Masters of the Nascent Soul Stage, Qi Tian was well acquainted with the pathways of their ridians.
Each cultivator is different, with their unique ridian systems, but within these differences lies significant commonality, similar to everyone having eyes, a nose, and ears. They might look different on the outside, but there are many more similarities than differences, and it’s the sa with ridians.
The ridians of those who are able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Stage or the Gold Core Realm share many commonalities. While Zhang Rusheng’s ridian count is not low, there is a significant lack of correspondence with these common characteristics.
Having studied nurous classics and docunts left by predecessors, coupled with his research into ridians, Qi Tian could easily predict Zhang Rusheng’s future potential. He couldn’t guarantee his judgnt was 100% accurate, but the likelihood of error was very small. He wasn’t optimistic about Zhang Rusheng’s future.
Qi Tian, pointing to a corner on the chart, said, “Look at this area crowded with ridians; you might think this is beneficial, but if you consider the whole picture, you’ll see they form a separate system and aren’t perfectly integrated with the rest of the ridians. It’s more as though they want to be independent and operate on their own. This part of the ridian system is connected to the majority of the ridians by only a fine pathway. Do you think this part can contribute effectively when your son attempts to break through to the Gold Core Realm, let alone when advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage?”
Zhang Shuguang frowned deeply. He very much didn’t want to accept what Qi Tian was telling him, but his rationale convinced him that Qi Tian’s words made sense. With his understanding of ridians, he could not find any error or flaws in Qi Tian’s statents.
“Senior, since you’ve identified the problem, is there a way for you to help correct it for my son?”
Qi Tian casually tossed the pen onto the chart, causing ink to splatter and stain several key areas of the drawing.
Upon witnessing this, Zhang Shuguang’s eyelids twitched violently. He had been contemplating preserving this ridian chart for future in-depth study, but that hope seed now to be dashed.
Qi Tian stated, “Sir, what I agreed to was to treat your son’s damaged ridians, not to correct this problem. Let’s be clear about that.”
Zhang Shuguang clenched his teeth and said, “Senior, I understand. Didn’t you say that you only save those who are fated? Na your price. As long as you can make my son’s ridians support his future cultivation path and give him a chance to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, I will pay whatever you ask.”
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