CHAPTER 338: FATHER’S FINAL GIFT

’I will not forget this favour.’ Zhen Yuan thought, looking at the letter.

After that, the two read the rest of the letter, but Father Shen only asked Shen Xu to use the cultivation resources he left behind without worry, and then signed off.

"Shen Tian..." Shen Xu muttered and subconsciously touched his father’s name.

"It’s a good name." He said.

"Mmh." Zhen Yuan agreed.

"I went in with questions and came out with more." The double sighed, folded the letter, and put it in a wooden box.

"Let’s take one step at a time."

"I know."

After imprinting a soul mark on the ship, Shen Xu shrank it before he and Zhen Yuan entered the bamboo hut.

"There are still forty years until our rendezvous with Dongfang Jing and Chen Yi." Shen Xu started, but suddenly frowned.

"Will they remember us?" He asked.

"They should." Zhen Yuan said and began explaining.

"Have you forgotten? We signed a contract with Dongfang Jing and Chen Yi. They should have an impression of us since the contract has yet to be fulfilled."

"You are right." Shen Xu nodded and quickly continued.

"Fortunately, we didn’t sign a contract with Xiao Weimin’s group. This way, they won’t remember us after Jingyu takes action."

"Zhu Huang has a system. There is a chance they will remember us." Zhen Yuan said, pouring cold water on Shen Xu.

"Damned system!" The double cursed, but what could they do?

"We will just have to wait and see." He said.

"It’s the only way." Zhen Yuan agreed, but soon frowned.

"What’s wrong?"

"I am just wondering to what extent Jingyu can erase the past." Zhen Yuan said and began explaining.

He had always been inconspicuous and only appeared in the limelight because of Shen Xu.

Knowing this, he wasn’t worried that his past would linger in people’s memories.

Similarly, Yang Shi had always been connected to Shen Xu, and Jingyu’s ability would effectively erase his past.

However, Li Wenqiang and Feng Xue were different.

Before contracting with Shen Xu, the two had separate lives, and Jingyu’s ability may not be able to erase everything.

Most importantly, Feng Xue had children in the Tianxuan continent and a family in the immortal realm.

"I hadn’t thought of that." Shen Xu also frowned, and the two fell into thought.

An incense stick later, Zhen Yuan looked up with a thoughtful expression.

"It’s okay." He said.

"It is?" The double asked.

"The main reason that your father wants to erase your past is because he wants to protect your secrets. After all, it’s not normal for an eight-hundred-year-old person to be a peak-stage fusion realm cultivator, peak stage level seven body refiner, soul refiner, alchemist, weapon refiner, and spiritual chef."

"After erasing your past, acquaintances won’t remember you, and no one will be able to see your cultivation level, physique, or age. You can embrace all your identities, and others will assume you are an old monster who is several hundred thousand years old."

"As for Feng Xue and Li Wenqiang, Feng Xue’s past won’t be a problem. In fact, her presence will only give credence to everyone’s assumption."

"What do you mean?"

"Feng Xue is a well-known tribulation-transcending realm cultivator. Her association with us will prove other people’s guesses that we are also tribulation-transcending realm cultivators."

"You are right, but Li Wenqiang..."

"Although a younger than one thousand years old fusion realm cultivator is eye-catching, he is not the only one. Others will only think he encountered a heaven-defying opportunity."

"Fortunately, excluding his identity as a weapon spirit, Li Wenqiang is only a swordsman and doesn’t have other identities. This is easy to deal with."

"Yang Shi will be happy to hear that we will be living in the limelight from now on." The double said and subconsciously smiled.

One day later, the two left the bamboo hut, found Xiaoren and entrusted her with the qi sealing and qi releasing grasses.

When that was done, they gathered everyone and sat in the peach garden.

"We are leaving the Weapon Tower City." Shen Xu informed.

"Where are we going next?" Feng Xue asked.

"We will go to the black lake, then the space desert, and eventually the forbidden zone."

"Do we have enough time to go to these places?" Li Wenqiang asked.

"We have time." Shen Xu said.

Although forty years was not a lot, Shen Xu felt they were enough.

After all, Zhen Yuan was a late-stage Mahayana realm cultivator, and everyone else was a peak-stage fusion realm cultivator.

With such strength and all their masteries, Shen Xu didn’t think they would encounter too much trouble when exploring the dangerous areas.

Early the next morning, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu left the inn and walked towards the city gate.

However, when exiting the city, Shen Xu stopped and frowned.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuan followed the double’s gaze and saw several bounty notices posted on the city wall.

"They still haven’t been caught." Shen Xu said, looking at the portraits of Cai Lan, Lin Xiang, and others.

"Cai Lan is a Mahayana realm cultivator. She was quick to react and is likely already on her way back to the Tianxuan continent."

"You are probably right." Shen Xu sighed and continued walking.

After walking several hundred metres from the city gate, Shen Xu released an ordinary level six ship and boarded it with Zhen Yuan.

Once inside, he put the ship on the hands-free mode, released the others, and everyone gathered on the deck.

"It will take seven weeks to arrive at the Black Lake. Do you want to stay in the space or outside?" He asked.

"I want to stay outside." Yang Shi was the first to say, and the others quickly followed.

Although staying in the space provided more time, everyone understood that experiencing the world was also a form of cultivation.

Most importantly, excluding Zhen Yuan who could still advance, everyone else had reached the limit and was severely suppressed by the heavens.