Chapter 9: A Blessing in Disguise
Chen Gong hadn't thought deeply about what was wrong with him, his chest suddenly began to ache violently, Chen Gong originally thought that after he had spiritual power, transformed his body and mood, his nerves were thick enough, at least when he was beaten by Hu Jianguo as a sandbag, he didn't scream a single pain, but the sharp pain in his chest was like cutting open his most sensitive nerves, and the pain made him scream immediately.
Thinking about the environment you are in, if you really keep yelling, in this park in the dead of night, it will inevitably attract the attention of others. Chen Gong had to roar in a suppressed manner to vent his pain and torture on himself.
Through internal vision, Chen Gong could see that the spherical life cup on his chest was indeed an egg or seed, and now it was constantly expanding, as if it would break out of the shell at any time.
The clear pain really made Chen Gong go crazy, he desperately turned the Xuanshui Jue, trying to suppress the growth of the life cup, but this was completely futile, the spiritual power was completely the nourishment of the life cup, the more the spiritual power was urged, the more intense the activity of the life cup, and the pain was even more intensified.
Chen Gong grabbed the clothes on his chest and imprinted a palm directly on his chest, but his tough body withstood his own test, and the palm that had been exhausted of spiritual power could not hurt himself at all, but the fate cup swelled violently, and the flesh membrane wrapped around it quickly integrated into Chen Gong's body, Chen Gong immediately felt that the strength of his body had improved significantly, but no matter how much the strength of his body was improved, it would not help him in his current situation, because right next to his heart, the time bomb of the life cup finally exploded。
Chen Gong looked around, he couldn't find a sharp weapon that could be used at all, he just wanted to break open his chest regardless of it, pull out the damn life cup, tear it to pieces, even if it was disemboweling and dying, it was better than dying like this, not to mention that he might not be at peace after death, and he would be devoured by this monster called the life cup in his body.
At this time, the flesh membrane outside the life cup has disappeared, and a small humanoid object has appeared inside, the body is extremely complete, looking at that face, it is actually a little similar to Chen Gong, but this villain is now hideous, trying to grasp his chest, as if there is something terrible in his chest.
Chen Gong, who didn't find anything useful, scratched painfully, and suddenly he touched a hard object on his chest, and at a moment's notice, it was actually the half of the jade pendant left by Chen Qiao.
Although Chen Gong knew that this jade pendant was very precious, he didn't understand what it was for, and now that his life was on the line, he didn't have time to think too much, so he just used this jade pendant to directly put its sharp end towards his chest and inserted it fiercely.
The sharp corners of the jade pendant were unexpectedly sharp, easily cutting through Chen Gong's skin, and the jade pendant was like a sponge after encountering blood, absorbing it directly. With the loss of blood, Chen Gong gradually collapsed to the ground.
This time Chen Gong is really miserable, a life cup absorbs the spiritual power of the body, and a jade pendant absorbs the blood of the whole body, he is now dying of pain, but he doesn't even have the strength to move.
Are you going to die again? Why do you say it again? Chen Gong's thinking became a little confused, and at this time, the jade pendant inserted in his chest seemed to have absorbed enough blood, and finally made Chen Gong stop the feat of "donating blood", and gradually emitted an astonishing cold air and blue light. At the same time, the villain life cup on Chen Gong's chest also stopped touching his chest, the fierce look on his face flashed, and his whole body began to emit a green light, faintly confronting the blue light that flashed with the jade pendant.
It's also because this is a riverside park, and in the middle of the night, even the couples who burrow into the grove will not appear, otherwise the vision here will only attract many onlookers.
The green light of the natal cup seems to have a strong repair ability, and Chen Gong's vital function is rapidly recovering, while the blue light of the jade pendant is still at a disadvantage at first, but it has Chen Gong's body as the backing, and it can continuously absorb Chen Gong's life essence to replenish, and the green light of the natal cup can certainly fight against the blue light, but at the same time it is restoring Chen Gong's vital function, which is tantamount to constantly strengthening the enemy.
Soon, the face of the humanoid life cup was exhausted, and the green light became weaker and weaker, and the blue light was sheng, which wrapped the life cup at once, and then formed pieces of ice flowers, directly freezing the life cup.
During the whole process, Chen Gong was a complete bystander, even if the battlefield was in his body, he did not have the slightest autonomy, and the half of the jade pendant emitted bursts of cold air, nailed to Chen Gong's chest, and the life cup once again entered a static dormant state.
This battle really tossed Chen Gong a lot, but he also got a lot of benefits, the green light emitted by the life cup should be a very magical energy, strengthening his physical strength to a level that only cultivators in the early stage of foundation building can achieve, and his cultivation has just broken through to the middle stage of Qi refining, and he has reached the peak of the middle stage of Qi refining in less than half a day, and he may reach the late stage of Qi refining at any time.
It's just that this method of ascension is too painful, and if Chen Gong is given the choice, he would rather have a slower cultivation speed than experience the pain that goes deep into his soul and bone marrow.
Seeing that there were no suspicious traces left in the place where he was, Chen Gong prepared to sneak back to the school, after all, if he delayed any longer, the tattered clothes on his upper body and the half of the jade pendant on his chest were too eye-catching.
Smoothly returning to the bedroom, Chen Gong casually found a shirt to wear, the jade pendant was not big, and most of it was inserted into his chest, so one piece of clothing was enough to cover it.
Chen Gong lay on the bed with a lot of thoughts. Now he already knew that the life cup on his body was known as the king of the cup, and it was a holy relic enshrined by the ancestors of the Miao people, and he didn't know where Chen Qiao knew that this thing could prolong life, so he went to find it.
Later, Chen Qiao learned that although this life cup can prolong life, it is also quite dangerous, and if you are not careful, you may backfire against the master, and this life cup is not afraid of the spiritual power of the cultivator, and there is no way to suppress it, only half of the jade pendant on Chen Gong's body can temporarily freeze it.
It's a pity that this half of the jade pendant can only be stimulated by the bloodline of its original owner, and it is not completely priceless. The freezing ability of the jade pendant can seal the life cup, but if it is used for a long time, the cold air invades the user's heart, and the life cup is not the user's life, but the cold is enough to kill the user.
Chen Gong smiled bitterly and sighed, he was really unlucky, the problems were one after another, and there was no time when he could really feel at ease.
No, that half of the jade pendant feels very familiar, I can't remember where I saw it before, but after so many things tonight, Chen Gong finally remembered, isn't it that grandpa has been keeping as a family heirloom? I remember that it was also half a broken jade pendant, but the feeling of touching it was completely opposite to the piece on my chest, not only would there be no cold feeling, but there was a warm feeling.
Thinking of this, Chen Gong's mood to go home became more and more eager, and he couldn't wait for the sky to light up immediately, so that he could go home to see his grandfather, his sister, and by the way, the half of the jade pendant at home.
It's just that after experiencing the battle between the two parties in the body at night, Chen Gong is really physically and mentally exhausted, and he doesn't want to sleep in his heart, but his body is already tired, so he still sleeps in a daze.
When Chen Gong woke up, Liao Shu had already gone out, and this bedroom was just a place for him to sleep and rest, and there was nothing worth his nostalgia. And Yuan Ming and Yang He have already started a day's compulsory classes, one is seriously looking for and studying love action movies from all over the world, and the other has started morning exercises on the Internet.
Seeing that Chen Gong woke up, Yuan Ming and Yang He were a little embarrassed, in their memories, the two of them must have drunk too much, and finally had to bother Chen Gong to send him back.
"There is breakfast on the table, soup dumplings and soy milk, you eat it yourself. Yuan Ming raised his head and said to Chen Gong, he was lowering his head and continuing to watch the movie, but he stopped again, and said a little embarrassedly, "I tired you yesterday, I didn't expect Brother An's liquor to be so powerful, I didn't carry it." ”
Yang He on the side echoed: "Yes, it's good to drink beer in the future, liquor, I can't do it." By the way, second brother, are you going back to your hometown today? I wonder if you will be able to see me and the boss when you go back to school. ”
Chen Gong's heart moved, and he said, "Why, the work has been implemented? Why didn't you tell me before? You still want to surprise me." ”
Yang He shook his head and said, "If it's anything, it's just that it's too sad to bring up this kind of thing, so I don't want to say it." Now that you're going back to your hometown, I'll tell you in advance. The boss is going to work in a fashion company, and his family doesn't know what to do with it, hehe, think about the beautiful models there, he's blessed. As for me, although I graduated, I really don't have much interest in work, but my dad is willing to invest some money to open an Internet café for me, this job is not bad, I am the boss, and playing games is considered a job. ”
Chen Gong nodded and said, "Yes, you can be regarded as having found something you like to do." I'm going to be miserable, I'll have to stay here for a few more years, and when I go out to look for a job, maybe you'll all be rich, and you'll have to take care of my brother and me then." ”
"Come on, you are a graduate student in the academy, or a master's and doctoral direct student, everyone knows that it is a pillar of the country, and we will have to let you take care of it in the future." Yuan Ming rarely did not indulge in his movie world at all, but focused more attention on Chen Gong and Yang He.
However, no matter how difficult it is to give up, what should be separated is still separated. Chen Gong left the dormitory building, walked out of the campus, and spent almost half a day shopping for his grandfather and sister. Among them, clothes and nutritional products accounted for most of them, although Chen Gong didn't believe in the nutritional products that were so popular in those advertisements, but he still spent hundreds of his savings on it. In addition, I bought a good smartphone, and my sister who is still in high school and will be admitted to college next year will definitely be able to use it.
In addition, Chen Gong also bought a hearing aid for his grandfather, whose ears are not good, and having this thing has helped him a lot.
Back to Chen Gong's hometown Zizhou can take both a bus or a train, and now after the highway is opened, the distance between Chen Gong's hometown Zizhou and Rongcheng is also closer, but it is only a three-hour drive, but the fare is not cheap. In contrast, although it took twice as long to take the train, the price was half as cheap, so Chen Gong slowly walked towards the train station.
Walking on the road, Chen Gong thought a lot, for example, his grandfather had a hard time for himself and his sister, but his grandfather has always been so cheerful, as if nothing in the world can stump him, only his aging face and rickety back make Chen Gong understand that the pressure of life has overwhelmed the old man.
I finally graduated from my bachelor's degree, but I chose to continue my graduate studies, although this is very much in line with my grandfather's expectations for myself, but there is still a little sister who is still in school at home, and I can't help my grandfather and sister at all with a little graduate student subsidy and hard work in scientific research.
A kind of guilt for his relatives made Chen Gong suddenly have an extreme desire for money, and he had never wanted to have a large sum of money so much, a sum of money that could make his grandfather and sister have no worries about food and clothing in this life.
When Chen Gong's extreme desire for money appeared in his heart, a name appeared in Chen Qiao's memory - Kunyang Group, which was a peripheral consortium set up by Chen Qiao's sect in the secular world, specializing in providing various cultivation talents and cultivation resources for the sect.
When Kunyang Group jumped into Chen Gong's mind, he himself was taken aback, because Kunyang Group is so famous, it is one of the top ten enterprises in the country, and even among the world's enterprises, it can be ranked among the top 500.
However, the token that got in touch with the Kunyang Group was in the storage ring worn by Chen Gong's finger, although there was no mystery in this ring, but it needed the Xuanshui Jue to reach the third level before it could be opened, that is, Chen Gong needed to increase his cultivation to the late stage of qi refining before he could take out the contents of this storage ring.
The Xiuzhen sect that can have a big consortium like Kunyang Group as a peripheral organization should be very strong.