Chapter 11

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“I have something to ask you. Rui’er, where did you get the Ancient Wonder Elixir?”

Ji Zheng knew the character of his own daughter very well. If she had already been in possession of this elixir, she would not have produced it only at the last moment.

Such a divine item would definitely not have appeared in the Dual Polarity Sect.

There was a surge of regret in Ji Zheng’s heart. If only he could have obtained that elixir before this battle…

“Father, since we’re all family, I won’t hide it from you. This elixir is actually mine.”

Chu Feng looked at the troubled Ji Rui and decided to step forward on his own.

Surprise showed in Ji Zheng’s eyes.

He did not expect that the person who was most useful at the critical moment would be a child from an ordinary family!

However, why was Chu Feng, a commoner, able to obtain such a powerful elixir? It was something that could even allow a Martial Sage to forcefully break through to the Emperor realm.

Ji Zheng focused and carefully sized up Chu Feng again. This time, he observed very carefully.

However, he could not be wrong. Chu Feng was just an ordinary person with no cultivation at all!

“What a fortuitous encounter!”

Ji Zheng gave a bitter laugh and shook his head in silence.

His cultivation had not improved for nearly a thousand years, but it took a young boy of not even 20 years old to give him an elixir that allowed him to temporarily glimpse the mysteries of the Martial Emperor realm.

Seeing Ji Zheng crying and laughing at the same time, Chu Feng wondered if the old man had suffered a huge blow?

“Father-in-law, it’s fine if your cultivation regresses. You can still cultivate in the future. Don’t be sad!”

Ji Zheng looked at Chu Feng with a complicated expression.

“Since you’re married to Rui’er, we’ll be family from now on. Let me ask you, where exactly did you get this elixir? You must tell me the truth and not lie.”

His probing eyes stared at Chu Feng, making him shiver.

Initially, when Ji Rui came to look for him because of this matter, he was more or less unhappy about it.

After all, as the sect master of the Dual Polarity Sect and a ninth-stage Martial Sage, Ji Rui would not need to find an ordinary person to be her husband.

Moreover, Ji Rui would be able to maintain her beauty for the next thousand years. Chu Feng, being just an ordinary person, would have a lifespan less than a hundred years and his youthful appearance would be fleeting.

Ji Zheng had already seen many such tragedies of life and death.

It was also why he had repeatedly advised Ji Rui to reconsider.

However, Ji Rui’s stubbornness turned out to be a huge headache for him and Ji Zheng finally agreed under her insistence.

Ji Zheng’s selfishness had a part to play in this. The scene of his daughter’s birth back then was still vivid in his mind. When the image of the empress appeared above the nine heavens, everyone, including him, had guessed that Rui’er was actually the reincarnation of the empress.

Before he left this world, he had always hoped that his daughter could start a family as soon as possible and have a child of the Dual Polarity Sect who could inherit the family business. This way, he would be able to leave in peace and not worry that the Dual Polarity Sect would have no successor.

Otherwise, wouldn’t the family business that Ji Zheng had worked hard on for his entire life be ruined?

This was also why when Ji Rui personally came to look for him, he hesitated for a long time before agreeing to his daughter’s marriage with Chu Feng.

However, he did not expect so many changes to happen on the day of the wedding.

Fortunately… the three old foxes who had been eyeing the Dual Polarity Sect covetously had died. Even though his cultivation had regressed a lot at this moment, it was still considered a blessing in disguise!

“Son-in-law, where did you get this elixir?”

Chu Feng knew in his heart that this was bad news for him. It was only a matter of time that this would come about and as expected, the old man was suspicious of him.

However, he quickly restrained the emotions on his face and respectfully repeated the same explanation he gave to Ji Rui earlier.

“Father-in-law, this elixir is actually a treasure that has been passed down in my family. It was just that three days before the marriage, your humble son-in-law was plagued by nightmares and dreaming of terrifying scenes of being decapitated…”

“Then, I dreamed that a sage-like old man left an elixir for me. After asking my parents, I found out that there was really such an elixir at home! The head of my family was worried that the nightmare was an indication of the future, so he asked me to bring my family heirloom along to get married.”

This story sounded too mythical and as expected, Ji Zheng did not believe it. However, this was the effect that Chu Feng wanted. After all, the appearance of an ancient elixir was hard to explain even for Chu Feng so he had to be as vague as possible.

“From today onwards, father-in-law and I are part of the same family. I naturally don’t want anything to happen to you. Besides… you’re the strongest warrior in our Dual Polarity Sect. If something should happen to you, your humble son-in-law and Ji Rui probably won’t get to live for long.”

Chu Feng lowered his head with a bitter laugh and dramatically acted as if he was reflecting on how weak he was.

“This… You’re not wrong. However, the strength of your elixir is too great. Not to mention ordinary people, even low-level warriors probably can’t withstand its medicinal effect. If you rashly take it, you’ll probably explode and die.”

Ji Zheng was still a little puzzled. By giving a kid with no cultivation such a powerful elixir which could allow someone to advance to the Martial Emperor realm, was the head of the Chu family trying to help him or harm him?

Chu Feng reacted quickly and continued, “My father did not cultivate, perhaps he doesn’t know how powerful this elixir is.”

“Fine.”

Ji Zheng nodded. That sounded like it made sense.

After all, Chu Feng was only a commoner, so it was impossible for him to obtain this elixir by any means. The Chu family was likely worried that the existence of this powerful elixir would attract fatal attention to themselves, so they hid it at home and never talked about it.

“Hahaha, son-in-law, don’t be nervous. It’s all thanks to your gift that now the internal and external problems of our Dual Polarity Sect have been resolved. Perhaps you have some form of affinity with the immortal in your dream and this elixir is his wedding gift to you!”

The gloom in Ji Zheng’s eyes was swept away as he patted Chu Feng on the shoulder and said, “Perhaps such an opportunity is already destined. It can only be chanced upon by luck!”

“I am now indebted to you. This elixir has given me a few more years to live.”

A smile bloomed on Ji Rui’s pretty face as she said happily, “Perhaps I will have the chance to witness you step into the Emperor realm in this life!”

“No way!”

Ji Zheng looked at his daughter and smiled kindly. “This elixir has already allowed me to experience the mysteries of the Emperor realm. Now that the knot in my heart has been resolved, I only have one regret left in my life.”

He was speaking in riddles, so Ji Rui asked, “Father, what other regrets do you have? If I can do it, I will definitely do my best.”

Ji Zheng carefully sized up the two people dressed in red. He was calm and relaxed and did not look as exhausted as he did earlier.