God of Pets

Chapter 673 You Must Succeed
Ji Changsheng simply looked at the statue calmly, unmoved by Chen Guan's words.

How could he so easily believe what a mystic said? This simply doesn't fit his understanding of mystics.

Of course, he would be even less likely to believe these words if they came from a human mouth.

"Thank you for the compliment, Master," Ji Changsheng said simply.

“I know you don’t believe me, but that doesn’t matter. I will help you break through and give you the opportunity to reach that supreme realm.” Chen Guan sighed and continued, “Unfortunately, I will not live to see that day.”

After saying that, before Ji Changsheng could say anything, Chen Guan continued, "Next, I will do my best to help you break through."

"If Master needs anything, please just say so, and your disciple will do his best to meet your needs," Ji Changsheng said respectfully as always.

"I don't need anything else. As long as you learn my secret technique and reach that level, that will be the best reward for me. I will have no regrets even if I die." Chen Guan said solemnly, "Disciple, what I am about to say is not a secret technique, but it is closely related to whether you can break through. You must keep it in mind."

Chen Guan shared his understanding of the ultimate state of Wuji, focusing on the parts related to the secret techniques.

He certainly didn't want to teach Ji Changsheng the ultimate limit of nothingness, but rather to make Ji Changsheng understand the principle of inclusiveness and tolerance.

Whether these principles are useful to Ji Changsheng is not something Chen Guan needs to worry about.

All he needed to do was make Ji Changsheng believe that what he said made sense, and then persuade Ji Changsheng to continue to offer him tribute.

We should try to prolong the time and gather as much vital energy as possible.

As for what kind of training Ji Changsheng would achieve, Chen Guan didn't care at all.

Even if he really breaks through to the ninth level of enlightenment, it has nothing to do with Chen Guan.

From a certain perspective, if Ji Changsheng really breaks through to the ninth level of enlightenment, he will still be a very crucial fighting force when the Sky Secret Realm descends in the future, which can be considered an advantage.

Ji Changsheng seemed to have gained some understanding after listening to Chen Guan's description of the realm.

Since that day, Ji Changsheng had not visited the temple for many days.

However, he still had the daily offerings delivered.

However, the people Ji Changsheng sent did not have his methods, so they could only use secret treasures to refine those rare and precious materials into primordial energy and then guide it towards the statue.

As long as there is energy to be gained, it doesn't matter who comes here.

The person who replaced Ji Changsheng was a young mute. He came every day and, apart from doing these things, he never said a word and never communicated with Chen Guan.

To avoid any misunderstanding from Ji Changsheng, Chen Guan did not take the initiative to communicate with the young man.

Chen Guan calculated that he had been trapped inside the stone statue for one year and six months.

In the following months, Ji Changsheng would only come here occasionally to talk to him.

Chen Guan noticed that Ji Changsheng's face, which was originally like that of a young boy, had become even more delicate in the past few months, almost like that of a newborn baby or a peeled egg.

Moreover, Chen Guan also noticed that Ji Changsheng's facial features had become less angular and more delicate than before.

Even his silver hair had faint black streaks at the roots.

The longer it went on, the more noticeable the black at the roots of his hair became. "Could Ji Changsheng have really mastered something?" Chen Guan wondered inwardly, but dared not show any emotion.

Every time Ji Changsheng came over, Chen Guan would praise him with the spirit of a cheerleader, secretly adding the name of a god to make him feel that his cultivation was effective.

Another half month passed, and Ji Changsheng did not come even once.

When he stepped into the temple again, Chen Guan saw that Ji Changsheng's silver hair had completely turned black.

With his flowing black hair and fair, oval face, he possessed a kind of androgynous beauty that was hard to distinguish between male and female.

At this time, Ji Changsheng did not have that effeminate feeling, but rather combined the advantages of both male and female. No matter whether you were male or female, you would only feel that he was so handsome that you would be stunned. He was simply not a human being, but like those genderless angels.

All the handsome men and beautiful women that Chen Guan had ever seen paled in comparison to Ji Changsheng at this moment.

“Master, I have already understood everything you taught me. Only now do I realize that you are truly good to me and have no selfish motives. Such great kindness deserves my deepest respect.” Ji Changsheng said, then knelt down in front of Chen Guan and bowed three times sincerely before rising again.

"It's good that you can understand your teacher," Chen Guan said, feigning satisfaction.

Ji Changsheng sighed and said, "Master, I understand your intentions, but there are some things I have no choice but to do."

“I understand, you don’t need to do this. I have no regrets in this life for being able to teach a disciple like you. As long as you promise me that you will reach that supreme realm in the future, I can rest in peace in the afterlife,” Chen Guan said with righteous indignation.

“Master…” Ji Changsheng was slightly moved.

He probably didn't even realize that his emotions were more volatile than before.

"Alas... Master... Just you wait and see... Your disciple will not let you down..." Ji Changsheng said, and a strange fluctuation appeared on his body.

He had already gained some insights, but he had been suppressing them and hadn't made a breakthrough, because he wanted to break through in front of Chen Guan.

A strange change occurred in Ji Changsheng; an invisible and silent power surged within his body.

That power altered his original elemental energy attributes, causing his elemental energy fluctuations to become smaller and smaller until they were completely undetectable.

"Your vitality..." Chen Guan looked at Ji Changsheng in surprise.

“This is all thanks to your teachings and instruction, Master. My primordial energy has reached a state of chaos that is neither yin nor yang, neither soft nor hard, neither real nor illusory. As long as I make one last breakthrough, I can reach an even higher level.” Ji Changsheng looked at Chen Guan with a strange expression and a half-smile, saying, “I know that my breakthrough is your greatest expectation, so at the moment of my breakthrough, I will use the ability you taught me to send you away. This is the last thing your disciple can do for you.”

"You truly are my good disciple, understanding my thoughts perfectly. To die at the hands of a disciple I personally taught is the most honorable way to die," Chen Guan said, seemingly moved.

"Master... this disciple will see you on your way..." Ji Changsheng finally took that last step. His vital energy underwent a tremendous change, making him seem as if he had returned to his innate state.

His body looked like that of an ordinary person who had never cultivated, like an innocent and naive boy.

However, Chen Guan could sense an extremely dangerous aura emanating from him.

Ji Changsheng struck the statue with a palm, a seemingly ordinary strike that appeared to have little power.

But when that delicate hand touched the statue, the statue shattered into particles in an instant.

"Disciple...you must become the supreme being..." Only the final voice of the statue echoed within the temple.

(End of this chapter)