Heaven's Laws - Book 3 - Chapter 2 b

“You’ve already refined the first drop of Esh Vine Nectar,” Zan said, addressing his son who sat shirtless in his old room in the Ice Phoenix Palace. His daughter-in-law was also there. She was once again wearing a blue Ice Phoenix gown and would be helping with her husband’s advancement.

He continued, “As for treasures capable of helping you break through, you have many. So many, in fact, that even I’m having difficulty deciding which we should use.”

The couple gave each other a concerned look.

A gust of qi puffed into their faces. “You have nothing to be worried about. This is something to celebrate. And after the excessive amount of qi Chao took in during his Sky Realm breakthrough, I expect your advancement to Overlord to be just as extreme. We’re prepared for it.

“Now Little Lotus, are you confident in your Qi Balancing?”

“Yes, Father,” Huifen said, looking him in the eye.

She was confident and fearless toward him. It was a level of trust that Zan still found unbelievable at times after the man he’d been before coming to this lower realm. It brought the largest of grins to his face. “Enough,” he said with a snort. “I’d ask your opinions, but this old one has already prepared everything.

“Little Phoenix, send them in.”

Quinyuan opened the door to reveal where their family and friends were waiting. The first person to enter was someone familiar to them. The bald Sage Ju-long of the Lightning Celestial Sect strolled in and offered a martial salute the moment he saw them. The man’s robes looked like polished metal with a white tint.

Chao and Huifen were about to bound to their feet when Zan perception fell upon them, causing a bit of pressure.

“Remain where you’re at. They have come to help. Greet them from where you’re seated. You’ll have plenty of time to thank them later.”

Sage Ju-long wasn’t the last.

A weathered face with a severe expression entered the room wearing silver martial robes that belonged to the Li family. Li Chung, the Sage from the Heart of Jian Sect, was a sword cultivator with an Earth Cultivation.

Zan almost laughed when he had to remind the youngsters a second time to remain seated with some pressure from his perceptions.

The next person was someone they didn’t know. The middle age-looking man wore light green robes and had a full beard almost as impressive as the white beard of Sage Li.

As he gave them a martial salute, he introduced himself, “I am Sage Jida, father to Sage Ping.”

Zan felt the fluctuations of qi from the two youngsters. He applied a little pressure, and they remained silent.

The man introducing himself didn’t remove his eyes from the floor as he added, “The gift you have given this one by returning his daughter in one piece after what she has done is priceless. The least I can do is help her savior with his breakthrough.” The man bowed deeply.

There was a moment of silence that seemed to stretch on into eternity until Chao filled it. “Sage Jida, thank you for coming. Your help is welcome.”

His son glanced at Huifen who was more likely to object to the man’s presence. Instead, she bowed her head and replied, “Thank you, Sage Jida.”

With a clap of his hands, Zan announced, “Take your places everyone.”

The group encircled them, standing near the wall while spreading out.

Then he addressed Chao and Huifen. “As you can see, we have Sages here that cultivate every major element. They have agreed to help supply Chao with qi during his breakthrough to bestow upon him their unique concepts. Not even you will have touched on all of them because of the differences in your cultivations.”

Then he went down the line, “Lightning from Brother Ju-long, Earth from Brother Li Chung, Nature from Brother Jida, Ice from your Mother Quinyuan, and I’ll provide the fire.

“Of course, Huifen will also be adding her concepts to the mix.”

He then looked both youngsters in the eye before continuing. “You must recognize how abnormal it is to bring so many Sages together for a lower realm brat’s breakthrough. But because of Chao’s Heaven and Earth cultivation, he needs every advantage he can get. This is unheard of. You must thank everyone here today that’s participating.”

“Yes, Father,” Chao and Huifen said as one.

“Now, take this,” Zan said, tossing his son a pill that was nearly as translucent as a qi crystal and almost too large to swallow.

His son tilted his head in question.

“Do you really think your father wasn’t prepared for the day you might break into the Overlord Realm?”

Chao’s eyes widened. “And the other pills we have?” he asked.

“Remove all the ones sufficient for advancing to Overlord from your spatial ring. There are a few others you’ll be taking as well.”

“A few?” Huifen said in shock.

“After what you tried during your breakthrough, Little Lotus, you’re lucky to be alive. But this old one came through, did he not? If you’re going to break all the rules, why shouldn’t he?”

Her lips parted, but she said nothing.

Giving his son another look, he watched the young man tossed back his head and sent the pill down his throat with the help of law summoned water.

“Now, while we wait, I hear you’ve written your own music, son. Why don’t you play us a song?”

Chao didn’t hesitate to remove his pipa. It seemed playing in front of other cultivators at the Divine Spire had improved his confidence in front of people.

“I’m still experimenting with what structure helps the most with cultivation…” As he said it, he began to play.

Now all they had to do was wait for the pill to begin to be absorbed.