Chapter 776: Chapter 778: Prodigy

“Good! Bring me a brush and some paper.”

Xia Liu spoke with a distinct command in his voice, his heart brimming with amusement.

Chen Tian’en’s hidden ailment was certainly a fatal condition for martial artists and low-rank Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators.

Because they lacked the ability to stabilize their Inner Breath.

Perhaps a Path-Entering powerhouse might be able to do it.

A Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator would need at least the cultivation of the eighth level to do so.

Currently, Xia Liu had not yet reached the eighth level of Qi Cultivation.

But with the aid of the Five Elements Spirit Needle, even if healing required the tenth level, he could do it with his current cultivation.

“I’ll get it right away!”

Chen Yan responded quickly and dashed into the attic to find his father’s brush.

However, damn it, there were only poor-quality brushes and large sheets of paper.

With the situation being urgent, Chen Yan didn’t care about the details; he grabbed the inkstone and writing materials and ran back out.

“Chen Yan, what kind of brush did you bring?”

Looking at the brush and inkstone set in Chen Yan’s hands, Chen Tian’en’s face was streaked with black lines.

If one has not practiced specifically, writing with this brush would take an inordinate amount of time, time enough for him to run to a distant room and fetch a ballpoint pen.

“It doesn’t matter, give it to me.”

Xia Liu smiled slightly and reached out to take the brush and ink.

“Let me hold it for you.”

Chen Yan offered proactively.

“Just stand straight like this is fine.”

“Stand straight like this?”

Chen Yan did as Xia Liu instructed, holding the paper up with both hands.

The posture was somewhat bizarre.

With no support behind, writing with the brush would be very awkward.

If one didn’t practice regularly, they might not even be able to write a single complete character.

Xia Liu asking for paper and brush was undoubtedly for writing a prescription.

If one couldn’t recognize the characters, or picked the wrong medicinal ingredients…

Then the one to suffer would be his own father.

Chen Yan was filled with regret.

If he had known, he would have employed his movement technique to fetch ordinary paper and pen from home.

The Heaven-Rank Warriors behind were also feeling equally awkward.

If, by any chance, Xia Liu didn’t write well, they certainly couldn’t ask him to write it again.

They would probably have to swallow their teeth along with the tears.

However, Chen Yingke was watching Xia Liu very intently.

Every one of his movements, every instant.

At that moment, Xia Liu was fiddling with the inkstone, and in less than ten seconds, he held the inkstone in one hand and the brush in the other.

Channeling Spiritual Energy, his hand moved as if it had a life of its own, lifting the brush, dipping it in ink, and making strokes.

All in one fluid motion.

Simultaneously, something even more astonishing happened that shocked the onlookers.

Xia Liu actually wrote an entire line of characters in one go!

And the calligraphy was clear and legible, such that even ordinary people standing ten meters away could see it.

The spacing between the characters was as precise as if measured with a ruler, incredibly neat.

In less than a minute, Xia Liu had finished writing.

Chen Yan was still in a state of shock. Although he couldn’t see the front of the paper, seeing Xia Liu in action, he realized that his worries had been unnecessary!

When he caught a glimpse of the characters Xia Liu had written.

He nearly bit his own tongue.

The handwriting was even better than that of several well-known masters.

Each character was meticulously neat and clear, giving the impression that they were printed by a machine.

Upon reviewing the contents, Chen Yan recognized all the medicinal materials listed.

Given half a day, he was sure he could gather them all.

Some ingredients were already available in the Chen Family, while the more precious ones might require visiting several places.

However, five hours should be enough.

“Excellent! Chief Xia truly is formidable, not only is his cultivation high-strength, his medical skills defy the heavens, even his calligraphy commands involuntary respect.”

Chen Tian’en is a calligraphy enthusiast.

Merely by looking at Xia Liu’s handwriting, he felt overwhelmingly ashamed.

He truly did not know under what kind of circumstances such a prodigy could be nurtured.

It must be some great master who has such a disciple.

If the Chen Family could produce such a descendant, that would truly be a blessing from the ancestral spirits.

“Chief Xia is mighty!”

“Chief Xia truly is a monster genius of the younger generation!”

“Alas, it’s not only the younger generation, even we cannot touch even a fraction of Chief Xia’s accomplishments.”

“Hehe, a true prodigy, indeed a prodigy!”

…

Listening to the voices around him praising himself, Xia Liu’s heart was filled with warmth.

Of course, he couldn’t let this get to his head, how does that saying go?

Arrogance invites lightning.

Therefore, staying low-key is the true path.

“Old Master Chen, let’s head upstairs together, it will be troublesome for Elder Chen to prepare the medicine.”

“Rest assured, Chief Xia! Father, wait for me, I will definitely bring back the medicinal herbs tomorrow!”

After speaking, Chen Yan ran off.

Nothing was more important than curing his father’s hidden health issue.

After seeing Chen Tian’en and Xia Liu go upstairs, the martial artists of the Chen Family also began to leave one by one.

They were no longer in the mood to practice, let alone rest.

They all went to the training ground, quietly waiting for the moment when Chen Tian’en would recover.

“I’m sorry, Chief Xia, I misunderstood you just now, I shouldn’t have yelled at you.”

Above in the attic, Chen Yingke’s soft words came out.

She didn’t dare look at Xia Liu much.

She had been so agitated at the time that she had even run over and hugged him.

After all, she was still a young lady.

She felt like she had utterly lost face.

“It’s alright, I encounter this kind of thing often, so I’ve developed a tolerance.”

Xia Liu casually found an excuse to explain.

“Hehe, as long as you don’t blame Yingying, that’s good. This girl is fine in all other aspects; it’s just that she’s too impulsive when something happens.”

Seeing that Xia Liu did not pursue the matter, Chen Tian’en was very pleased.

As for his granddaughter’s other matters with Xia Liu, he dared not even contemplate them.

How could his granddaughter be worthy of Xia Liu?

“Experience, well, it accumulates gradually over time and will build up with growth.”

Xia Liu said indifferently.

“By the way, Old Master Chen, the medicinal herbs haven’t arrived yet, but let me do some preparations for you first, then when it’s time, you can just brew and keep drinking the medicine.”

“Chief Xia, what kind of preparation is that, do I need to avoid it?” Chen Yingke asked very politely.

“No need, but I do require your help to clean up around here later.”

“Alright.”

After nodding in response, Chen Yingke stood aside and quietly watched Xia Liu.

“Old Master Chen, please take off your upper garment and forcibly stop the cultivation technique that is automatically circulating within you.”

Path-Entering Martial Artists have one characteristic, which is that their cultivation techniques are constantly in operation, equating to constant cultivation.

Xia Liu very much desired to reach this realm, but he knew that not even the Foundation Establishment Stage could achieve this, let alone higher levels of cultivation.

“Alright!”

Chen Tian’en, following Xia Liu’s instructions, bit down on his teeth and stopped the cultivation technique that was circulating on its own.

The moment the cultivation technique ceased, a turmoil erupted within Chen Tian’en’s Dantian.

At the same time, there was activity beneath his heart.

This spot began to pulsate as if it were a second heart.

One could clearly see the skin pulsating there, and it was even more intense than that of the heart.

“The Inner Strength is indeed wildly agitated, and the Inner Origin is in disarray too, having endured for so many years, it’s admirable.”

Thinking silently to himself, Xia Liu’s cultivation technique operated, and Spiritual Energy instantly surged from the palm of his hand…