Chapter 2: Jia Xingtian!

After carefully reading his farewell letter three times, Chen Guan fell into contemplation.

He couldn't determine whether these experiences were true or false, but deep down, he believed about eighty percent of it.

The descriptions in the letter indeed matched his temperament in many ways.

His drowsiness completely dissipated, and Chen Guan couldn't help but start considering that this farewell letter could be considered his "cheat code." Although it didn't possess earth-shattering abilities, it provided him with valuable information about the future.

Of course, the specific details still needed to be verified.

After much thought, Chen Guan decided to believe it once and temporarily set aside his thoughts of obtaining techniques through extreme means. He patiently waited for the first crucial person who could change his fate.

Jia Xingtian!

According to the letter, Jia Xingtian first appeared in Wutan City when Xiao Xuner arrived, which was half a month later.

Half a month's time was something Chen Guan could wait for!

With his decision made and carefully calculating the potential benefits the information in the letter could bring him, Chen Guan glimpsed the dawn of becoming stronger. He felt a bit excited and drifted off to sleep, still in a daze, only after the eastern sky began to brighten.

Half a month later.

On this day, Chen Guan, who was surviving in his old hiding spot, clearly felt that the atmosphere in the Xiao family had become tense. His heart stirred, and he immediately got up and moved closer to the main gate.

"What's the identity of this distinguished guest? The clan leader and the elders all went to welcome them."

"Who knows? It's definitely a big shot. It's not something we should be concerned about."

"..."

After eavesdropping for more than a few hours, Chen Guan finally heard two members of the Xiao family discussing what he wanted to know.

As expected, it was Xiao Xuner who had arrived!

Having obtained the information he desired, Chen Guan began to look forward to meeting Jia Xingtian and quietly waited for him to appear.

One day passed, then two days.

Five days passed, and just as Chen Guan couldn't help but start doubting, that night, as he closed his eyes to prepare for sleep, a figure appeared before him like a ghost.

With a weathered face, yet sharp eyes that were far from cloudy, emitting an invisible aura, Jia Xingtian gave Chen Guan the feeling of standing at the foot of Mount Tai.

It was him! It was him! It had to be him!

With ninety percent certainty in his heart, Chen Guan's face froze, revealing a look of astonishment.

"You..."

"Hehe, kid, do you want to eat your fill every day from now on?" Jia Xingtian towered above, stroking his beard as he asked.

He was never worried about being rejected. As a member of the Jia Ma Empire's royal family, he often brought back homeless children he encountered while traveling, those struggling to survive at the bottom, to serve as reserves for trusted guards and assassins.

As a result, although these children had simple backgrounds, they were still subjected to some investigation.

He understood Chen Guan's current situation well. For a child, it was more tempting to ask if he wanted to become an admired and powerful individual or simply have enough to eat.

Without any surprises, the child in front of him nodded, his eyes filled with longing.

"In that case, come with me."

Chen Guan, feeling apprehensive, stood up and responded with practical action.

"Child, what is your name?"

"Chen Guan."

His response wasn't very fluent, but it was the best he could do for now. It would have been smoother if he had written it down.

Jia Xingtian nodded slightly and didn't say anything else, directly leading him to the City Lord's Mansion.

Here, there were seven other children of similar age to Chen Guan, four boys and three girls, who had yet to begin practicing cultivation.

Jia Xingtian couldn't bring them all back to the imperial capital, so the task naturally fell to the City Lord of Wutan City.

After a brief explanation, Jia Xingtian immediately departed.

The next day.

The eight well-fed children squeezed onto a carriage. This was the first proper meal Chen Guan had enjoyed since arriving in the world of martial qi! It was truly tear-jerking.

A soldier was in charge of driving the carriage, displaying an attitude that was neither good nor bad, simply carrying out his duty.

The children in the carriage remained quiet. During the first five days of the journey, the total conversation among them didn't exceed five sentences.

They were all children with tragic fates, or else they wouldn't be here. Such children were bound to be insecure and shy, so it wasn't surprising.

If a chatterbox who was too familiar with strangers suddenly appeared, that would be strange.

Chen Guan didn't have the mood to discuss with them either. Rarely having to worry about the next meal, he had enough time to plan his future.

This was the world of Dou qi, where everything spoke through strength.

Chen Guan was ambitious. He wanted to control his own destiny and, if possible, reach the Great Thousand Worlds or even higher realms. But to achieve that, he needed sufficient strength.

His "cheat code" wasn't significant. So far, it was only a farewell letter that provided extremely limited information about the future. Now that he had boarded the ship of the Jia Ma royal family, one could even say that the farewell letter had become useless and no longer served any purpose.

As a result, the paths available to him to ascend in the world of martial qi were very limited.

Thinking about this, Chen Guan envied those "colleagues" who had systems or simulators, effortlessly obtaining countless other dimensional resources, even easily acquiring source energy. They had countless choices to become Dou Emperors.

As for him, there were only two possible paths.

One was the inheritance origin of the Ancient Tuo She Emperor.

The second path was the half-finished Emperor Pill.

Although it appeared to be two options, in reality, the latter was not suitable for him.

He wasn't a Soul Heavenly Emperor and didn't have the capital to manipulate half of the Dou qi continent to completely refine the Emperor Pill.

As a result, the inheritance origin of the Ancient Tuo She Emperor became his only hope!

Otherwise, his only option would be to rely on Xiao Yan's ascension to become an Emperor and open a pathway to the Great Thousand Worlds.

"The Burning Technique! That's the key!"

Thinking of Yao Chen's strength, Chen Guan couldn't help but sigh.

[[T/N: Xiao Yan's master name in Pinyin(is a system that spells Chinese names and words with the Latin alphabet based on their pronunciation) is Yào Lǎo and in Standard Mandarin Chinese it is Yao Chen]]

In the current timeline, Xiao Yan had just started cultivating, and there were still several years until Yao Chen absorbs the Dou qi. But Chen Guan believed that there was a high probability that Yao Chen was aware of it.

After all, Yao Chen had observed Xiao Yan for a long time before appearing and accepting him as his disciple. No one knew the exact duration of this "long time."

Since he couldn't be certain, Chen Guan planned for the worst-case scenario.

Deceiving Xiao Yan for the ring was not a viable option!

"I can only hope for future opportunities to obtain it."

Regarding Xiao Yan, Chen Guan didn't have many opinions. He only wished for peaceful coexistence.

He could be certain that he would seize some of Xiao Yan's opportunities in the future, as the memories in his mind were his only advantage at the moment.

The competition in cultivation was inherently cruel, and in his pursuit of becoming stronger, Chen Guan would never hesitate.

However, it would be foolish to bear a grudge against someone specifically for that reason; it was completely unnecessary.

As for whether they would become enemies in the future, it all depended on the development of fate.

Lost in thoughts about how to obtain the Burning Technique, Chen Guan didn't realize that a month had passed. The carriage finally arrived in the imperial capital. After a few exchanges, they entered the Jia Ma Empire's imperial palace.

"We've arrived, everyone get off and stand in line."