CHAPTER 1574: CHAPTER 1533: YOU DIED TOO?

"Chen’er, go take a good rest."

"I’m fine, I want to stay with brother a bit longer."

Lu Chen shook his head, carefully wiping off Lu Chuan’s blood stains with a damp cloth, staying by his side without moving an inch, yet Lu Chuan showed no sign of waking up.

The Destiny Devouring Gu could barely keep Lu Chuan alive, and to repair the shattered Sea of Consciousness, other methods must be found.

However, three days had passed, and Mr. Lu had yet to return...

Fortunately, after Lu Chuan and Mr. Lu teamed up to create havoc at the Han family, various forces in the Small World chose to retreat and seal the mountains, not sending any pursuit into the Life Forbidden Zone to hunt Lu Chuan. Otherwise, in his current state, even a Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator could take his life!

"Mother, when will grandpa come back?"

"Soon, grandpa will be back soon. When he returns, your brother will be saved."

Though Lu’s mother had lost hope, she couldn’t, and shouldn’t, take away Lu Chen’s hope.

She couldn’t bear for the brothers’ first meeting to be their last.

Lost in thought, Lu’s mother seemed to sense something, looked up, just in time to see Mr. Lu returning swiftly, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, she immediately went to greet him.

"Father, did you... did you find a way to heal Lu Chuan?"

"Where’s my grandson? How is he doing now?"

Mr. Lu panted heavily, stained with blood, it was unclear if it was his or that of the monsters from the Life Forbidden Zone.

"Lu Chuan... is still asleep, no immediate danger to his life, but waking him is very difficult."

"You all go out first!"

Mr. Lu stepped forward, gently touching Lu Chuan’s wrist, feeling the faint pulse, he was both shocked and pleased.

Luckily, he returned before Lu Chuan’s demise.

Without hesitation, Mr. Lu took an elixir pill from his pocket and placed it in Lu Chuan’s mouth, but didn’t rush him to swallow it. Instead, he lifted Lu Chuan and placed him on a very old and worn-looking mat.

The next moment, the mat suddenly emitted a radiant glow covering Lu Chuan’s body, his shattered flesh began to heal rapidly at a pace visible to the naked eye, and his complexion became much rosier!

Seeing this scene, Mr. Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief, helping Lu Chuan to swallow the elixir. The potent medicinal force dissipated within Lu Chuan’s body, and his previously feeble aura became increasingly strong, his eyes fluttered, almost on the brink of waking!

Mr. Lu dared not slack, quickly channeling Spiritual Power into Lu Chuan’s body to re-nourish and revive his nearly withered Spirit Vein. After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Lu Chuan at last slowly awoke.

Feeling the overflowing power within himself, Lu Chuan opened his eyes, bewildered, his unfocused eyes gradually coming back together, he finally regained consciousness after a long daze.

"Grandpa... you, are you also dead?"

Mr. Lu: "?"

"Your grandpa’s still alive! And so are you!"

"I... I’m not dead? How is that possible!"

Lu Chuan suddenly sat up, touching his body, it was warm, not cold.

But, why?

His Sea of Consciousness was shattered, his body torn to pieces, how did he survive such wounds?

Lu Chuan scratched his head, puzzled, "Did you save me?"

"Sort of. You, kid, got a big life. You dared to hang on with just a breath until I brought this thing back. If you lost that last breath, even Immortals couldn’t save you!"

Mr. Lu sighed, pointing at the mat under Lu Chuan, explaining, "This thing is said to be a relic of a powerful being from The Immortal Realm, possessing indestructible properties. Just sitting on it, your body can maintain its peak state. But you must remember, never leave this mat, or your body will rapidly decay, and by then, no medicine will save you!"

Looking at the straw mat beneath him, Lu Chuan tried touching it. The mat felt very soft, the straw unusually tough, even with his strength, he couldn’t budge it an inch.

But...

"There’s only this much space to move..."

"Be glad to keep your life! You’re still being picky. Do you know how much effort your grandpa went through to get this thing?"

"Yes yes, you’re the best to me."

Suddenly being told there was a chance to live, Lu Chuan was naturally both surprised and delighted.

If there’s a chance to live, only a fool would choose to die!

"But grandpa, I can’t sit on this mat my whole life, can I? You must find a way for me to live. Think about it, you have so many grandsons-in-law; if I become a half-dead person, what will they do? They can’t live like widows, can they?"

"Get out, get out! You just saved your life and already thinking nonsense. You deserved to be beaten half to death!"

Mr. Lu glared at Lu Chuan, but despite his words, he couldn’t really ignore his precious grandson.

Could it be... he really had to do as that Dry Corpse said, send Lu Chuan to stay with the Dry Corpse for ten years, let it teach his grandson for a decade?

Even if he agreed, would his grandson?

Thinking of this, Mr. Lu sighed, helplessly saying, "Now, it’s not entirely hopeless, it’s just a matter of whether you want to."

"What way? Grandpa, why do you have this expression?"

"Good grandson, grandpa will be straight with you. This mat, I borrowed from the Master of the Forbidden Zone. He has a way to heal your shattered Sea of Consciousness, even help you surpass your limits, but he has a condition. You must stay by his side for ten years, try to help him accomplish something. Once done, he will naturally return your freedom."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Lu Chuan’s face froze.

"Then... what if I fail?"

"If you fail, you’ll most likely be killed."

Lu Chuan: "..."

What kind of solution is this? It means to give me a chance to drag through life for ten years?

How is this different from sitting on a mat for a lifetime? Still without freedom, under control. At least on the mat, I can still go wherever I want. If I agree, I’ll be trapped in this Life Forbidden Zone, never to leave again.

"Grandpa... you really posed a tough problem for your grandson."

"Enough, stop babbling. The choice is yours now, agree or disagree, there’s no third option. Ten years may be long for others, but you’re an Integration Realm cultivator. A casual retreat takes ten years or more, it’ll pass in a blink."