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Xue Sheng gazed deeply at the youth before him. He knew that this youth was different from the others, possessing extraordinary comprehension abilities.

However, in the end, Xu Chen was just an uncultivable hollow divine body.

For someone like Xue Sheng, who was ranked at the very top of the Eastern Profound Continent, something like this was not something that Xu Chen could understand.

After staring at it for a long time, Xue Sheng opened his mouth and said: "No matter what reason you have, before I came, you had already agreed to the Tianyun Manor. You can only live for one month."

"I don't want to be involved in this mess between the Xu family and the four Heaven Palaces. It's only natural that the Northern Reaches will change for the better."

"Understood." Xu Chen knew that he might have been being too straightforward, or perhaps he had been too impulsive.

This was because he had planned for this matter for a very long time. He had long since long since been mentally prepared for many details. However, right now, he was completely powerless.

Ever since he was young, he had hoped that Xue Sheng would be able to come to the Xu Clan to treat his injuries. Furthermore, with Xu Chen's talent and Senior Xue Sheng's strength, he firmly believed that there was a possibility that he could be cured.

No one wanted to die, not even Xu Chen.

But now, reality had proven that no matter how many schemes and chips Xu Chen had, at the wrong time and place, he would still die.

Someone like Xue Sheng definitely had a lot of willpower and would not be so easily shaken.

From the fact that Xue Sheng had left the Xu family eighteen years ago and had never set foot in the Northern Territories, it could be seen just how resolute his willpower was.

And now, Xu Chen was facing two choices.

Either the Xu family would die with him, or he would die alone. Xu Chen had no other choice.

When the warm jade standing beside Xu Chen heard his words, her expression changed. She originally wanted to beg Xue Sheng for more benefits.

However, she was noticed by Xu Chen when she moved. Xu Chen pulled on the warm jade tightly and shook his head.

Xu Chen knew this better than anyone. For a character like Xue Sheng, if even a Saint was unable to shake him, what could others count as?

"Since Senior Xue Sheng is unwilling to help, then please treat my injuries." Xu Chen was not someone who dragged his feet, much less kneel down and pray.

In these past few years, in order to heal his injuries, he had done many things. He had seen many godly doctors and asked many people, but he had never once knelt down.

"It's actually very simple to cure your eyes. Anyone can do it. I've already prepared the medicine for you." Xue Sheng took out an exquisite jade bottle from his storage ring.

"As long as it's seven days, your eyes will be able to recover. At that time, the Fire Poison in your body will also erupt. After a month, you will die." As Xue Sheng spoke, he took out a black medicinal pill from the bottle and handed it over to Xu Chen.

"When the fire poison breaks out, my internal organs will be burnt to ashes. In the end, I'm afraid that my entire body will be reduced to ashes." As Xu Chen spoke, he took the pill that Xue Sheng had given him without the slightest hesitation.

"Yeah, this process is very painful. They are afraid that you won't live past a month, and this is also the reason why they invited me here. Don't worry, I won't let you suffer too much." Xue Sheng sighed.

"Thank you, Senior Xue Sheng." Xu Chen thanked him sincerely.

The two of them chatted nonchalantly, Xu Chen's reply to them as if they weren't talking about him. There wasn't the slightest hint of fear on his face.

It had been snowing for seven days, and the sky had been gray and dreary, as if it were about to collapse.

As for Xu Chen, he was also like this gloomy sky. There was nothing out of the ordinary about him. He continued his morning practice and continued to read and drink. His life had not changed in the slightest.

If one were to talk about the only change, it would be that in the past two days, Warm Jade had taught him for a little too long.

Warm Jade understood Xu Chen. There was no one who understood this young man better than her. She knew that this young man was plain on the surface.

It was just that this young man was used to being dull. He had been carrying the fear of death for a very long time. He was used to it, but now that the day was near, he wasn't used to it.

On the morning of the seventh day, the gloomy sky finally dissipated, and the sky began to turn white.

Xu Chen, who was used to waking up early, clearly felt a burst of light. He took off the cloth covering his eyes and tried to open his eyes.

Xu Chen saw traces of the light being pierced into his eyes like sharp swords. He couldn't help but tear up, as if he was helping him adapt to the world.

Xu Chen blinked as tears streamed down his face, while the warm jade in front of him stared unblinkingly at Xu Chen as tears streamed down his face.

Warm Jade didn't know why she was crying. She didn't feel any joy, only a special emotion surging from the bottom of her heart. She wanted to hold back her tears, but she couldn't.

In the midst of her tears, Xu Chen saw a slim and delicate figure. She was wearing a white dress, and there was a faint hazy look in her eyes.

However, on her flawless and delicate face, Xu Chen could clearly see the tears that were quietly streaming down her face. It was as if this was the first time she was seeing this world through her eyes.

"Are you crying?" Xu Chen gently wiped away the tears on his face. This was the first time he had seen someone cry.

Xu Chen didn't expect that when the warm jade was crying, it wouldn't make the slightest sound.

Warm Jade didn't say anything, because she didn't know what else she could say at this moment. She felt that the world had turned dark, and her eyes could only see Xu Chen.

She knew that Xu Chen's eyes had recovered, and she also knew that he was about to die. Her heart felt as though it was being tightly pressed down by a heavy stone, making her unable to breathe and unable to speak.

After Xu Chen finished wiping away the tears, the warm jade wanted to help him put on his clothes, but was stopped by Xu Chen.

"I want to dress myself later, okay?" Xu Chen calmly inquired. He was still him, it was as though his eyes could only see.

"Alright!" The warm jade looked at Xu Chen's calmness, and the heavy stone that was originally pressing down on her heart fell. It shattered her heart, causing her to feel a wave of unspoken pain.

After dawn, Xue Sheng arrived at Xu Chen's courtyard as he always did.

After his eyes were healed, Xu Chen could see, but he had no other feeling. However, he knew that the fire poison would break out very soon, perhaps in the next moment.

However, Xu Chen was not anxious. He had just finished brewing a pot of tea and was learning how to brew it with warm jade. From a distance, Xue Sheng could see that Xu Chen had become extremely proficient in brewing tea.

"I didn't expect that your eyes would have just recovered. You seem to be able to learn the art of brewing tea quite quickly." Xue Sheng clicked his tongue in wonder.

"Senior Xue Sheng is here. Please sit and drink some tea." Xu Chen stood up to welcome Xue Sheng to his seat.

Although Xu Chen had not really seen Xue Sheng's face, he had clearly remembered his voice. He had even remembered every single person who had spoken to him.

While Xu Chen and Xue Sheng were talking, Jiang Baiqiu sent someone over to deliver two whole boxes of books.

The waiter who brought the books said, "Our young master asked us to send this over. He hopes that Young Master Xu can finish reading all of these books within five days."

Xu Chen frowned slightly. He didn't have much time left, but Jiang Baiqiu still needed to waste five more days for him to study?

Regarding this, Xu Chen was very confused about why the four Heavenly Palaces had taken so much trouble to get him to the Sky Bearing Empire.

However, Xu Chen didn't care what their goal was. What was to come would come sooner or later. What was to happen was already happening.

After his eyes recovered, what Xu Chen wanted to do the most was to do what an ordinary person should do.

In these five days, under the guidance of the warm jade, Xu Chen learned a lot of common language in one day.

Even Xue Sheng, who came every day to accompany Xu Chen, could not help but exclaim in amazement. He felt that Xu Chen was unfathomable.

Other people would need several years to accomplish this. Xu Chen had only used one day, how could it not be amazing? However, when Xue Sheng thought about it, he could understand that Xu Chen had a Divine Body.

After looking at it for two days, Xu Chen understood what Jiang Baiqiu meant. He was asking him to learn the language of the East Xuan Continent.

By the third day, Xu Chen was able to read alone.

However, this morning, Xu Chen finally felt unwell. As usual, Xu Chen came to the courtyard to study, and so did Xue Sheng.

However, the moment Xu Chen read the first page of the book, he felt a huge wave of flames assaulting his internal organs, causing him to feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Cough, cough!" Xu Chen felt an itch in his throat, as if something was about to burst out. He then violently coughed.

"Young Master, what's wrong?" Warm Jade looked anxious as she hurriedly helped Xu Chen pat his back.

"It seems like the fire poison has started to erupt." With just a glance, Xue Sheng knew of Xu Chen's situation. He took out an Ice Dew Pill from his spatial ring at a leisurely pace.

"Cough, cough!" Xu Chen's coughing grew more intense, as if he wanted to cough out his lungs and even fresh blood!

"Senior Xue Sheng!" The scene before her eyes caused her to panic.

"Hurry up and control him or he'll die!" When Xue Sheng saw that Xu Chen's eyes had already turned a fiery red, he did not dare to slack off anymore. He did not expect the fire poison to be so powerful!

Xu Chen's body was weak to begin with, so he was easily held down by the warm jade. When Xue Sheng took the opportunity to feed the Ice Dew Pill to Xu Chen, his coughing gradually stopped.