Chapter 55 - 52: Su Chen Obtains a Mysterious Cultivation Technique, Proud Celestial Profound Scripture_2

"You forced me into this!" Su Chen’s eyes blazed with fire, his breath was rapid, and a faint cold aura within him slowly leaked out, attempting to envelop his heart. "Stop it, Su Chen!" Just as everyone was taken aback, a deep voice suddenly resounded! Su Chen was startled, hurriedly released his hand, his eyes instantly cleared, and that cold aura within him quietly vanished. The tall Su Hutian walked slowly from the entrance of the training ground, bringing a formidable pressure as he moved. Although he was getting on in years, the strong aura of a Beast Venerable Strong Person still left these youths dumbfounded. "Su... Uncle Su..." Long Dan took a step back, pale-faced, and said tremblingly. Su Hutian merely nodded slightly, then pulled the bewildered Su Chen along and turned to leave. After a few steps, his deep voice echoed slowly, "Su Chen may be weak now, but I believe that in the near future, he will become the most outstanding member of our Su Family. Just wait and see..." Long Dan wiped the sweat off his forehead after a moment, and then put on a scornful look, "Hmph, like father, like son, both are such cowards, but they sure can act tough!" However, when he looked at his companions, he found that they were still lost in thought, seemingly yet to awaken from the earlier shock. Su Ya pursed her rosy lips, her apricot eyes holding a trace of apprehension. She suddenly felt that the strong aura emanating from Su Hutian seemed to have changed once again... In the pitch-black little room, not a trace of light could be seen. The five-year-old Su Chen lay on his back on the bed, hands behind his head, staring blankly at the ceiling. He had lost track of how many times he had been perplexed in this position. Though young, Su Chen’s thoughts far surpassed those of his peers. He knew how much negative impact his presence had brought to the family, and he also knew how much his existence troubled his father. In just five short years, the Su Family businesses in Su Hutian’s hands were reduced by nearly seventy percent. Most of the stores he had painstakingly built went into the control of the new Patriarch Su Jie and his clan brother Su Xiong, while he himself was only responsible for three streets in Iron Stone City. Most dauntingly, the Su Family’s library of Beast Cultivator cultivation techniques and skills, the weapon room filled with fine equipment, and the herb room stocked with various Spiritual Medicine Secret Pills were all declared off-limits to him. Unless the three elders unanimously agreed, Su Hutian would never have the privilege to enter! This was undoubtedly the cruelest punishment for him. Imagine a Beast Venerable who pursued strength above all, unable to cultivate techniques of other attributes, unable to obtain healing and energizing fine medicine—how merciless a deprivation it was. But what pained Su Hutian the most was that he could not give Su Chen a good Beast Cultivator cultivation technique to guide the formation of his Beast’s Qi Sea. "Dad, am I truly an ill omen?" Su Chen looked at the ceiling with bewilderment, his eyes growing sore. Just then, the door suddenly opened, and a heavy shadow appeared at the doorway. "Dad?" Su Chen quickly sat up from the bed, looking surprised at Su Hutian, who was standing at the door and smiling at him. "Chen’Er, aren’t you asleep yet?" Su Hutian asked affectionately. Su Chen nodded, his eyes appearing exceptionally bright in the darkness. Usually, he would have been asleep by this time, but today he was provoked by Long Dan and his group, sparking memories of the past. Despite being only five years old, he had tasted the warmth and coldness of the human condition, making his young heart increasingly wary and closed off from others. Besides his parents, he no longer trusted anyone. "Dad, did you want to talk to me about something?" He smartly guessed, sitting on the edge of the bed. Su Hutian nodded, slowly approached him, and from behind, his calloused right hand extended a thin, purple-black book to Su Chen. Su Chen, startled, cautiously took the book, staring intently at it for a few seconds. "Proud Celestial Profound Scripture?" Su Chen couldn’t help but speak out, his heart already guessing a bit, causing his hands to tremble slightly. "Yes, I got this from a good friend; take it to cultivate." Su Hutian said with a faint smile. "But Dad, aren’t the elders prohibiting me from cultivating any techniques?" Su Chen whispered. Though thrilled, his heart was filled with bitterness. Even if he obtained this technique, he would have to practice it secretly, hiding it from everyone. "They only forbade you from cultivating the family’s techniques, not explicitly those from the outside. Take it, and as long as you are careful, there should be no problem." Su Hutian reassured with a gentle voice. But Su Chen knew that this action on his father’s part still bore significant risk; otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought it over in the middle of the night. "Thank you, Dad." Su Chen was secretly delighted, but he showed no sign and just carefully tucked the Proud Celestial Profound Scripture under his mattress. "From now on, it depends on you to cultivate. What I can do for you is no more than this." Su Hutian’s voice, though low, seemed to carry a bit of fatigue. Su Chen nodded silently, "Dad, rest assured, I won’t disappoint your expectations!" "Alright, then rest well. I’m taking my leave." Su Hutian finished speaking, slowly turned around, and left the room. Only after he had walked far away did Su Chen shakily draw out the Proud Celestial Profound Scripture with its purple-black cover from under the bed, gently stroking the book’s rugged, slightly wrinkled surface, feeling a tumult within his heart. No matter how mature he acted, he was still just a five-year-old child. A five-year-old child who had gone through so much in human relations, whose yearning for the status of the powerful had already surpassed all else. But ever since he gained understanding at the age of three, he had never come into contact with any cultivation method manuals that could lead him on the path to power. At this moment, his heart was filled with excitement and gratitude towards his father. He secretly vowed to cultivate until an achievement is made to repay his father’s kindness! The Proud Celestial Profound Scripture lay quietly in Su Chen’s hand, its purple-black cover softly stroked, emitting a hissing sound. Su Chen lit the Beast Oil Lamp, and suddenly a bright white light enveloped the entire room. "Proud Celestial Profound Scripture, a third-level cultivation technique?" Su Chen exclaimed in surprise as he read the introduction on the book’s first page. He had initially thought that at best, it was just a first or second-level Beast Cultivator cultivation technique, but it turned out to be a third-level one! On the Profound Cyan Continent, Beast Cultivator cultivation techniques were divided into five levels. Generally, a family could attain first to second-level techniques quite commonly, but anything above the third level was extremely rare. Let alone the fourth or fifth levels, which were considered national treasures, rare and cherished, guarded as a forbidden existence by empires or ancient families. Although the Su Family, into which Su Chen was born, was quite renowned in Iron Stone City, their highest-level technique was only third-level. Su Chen remembered clearly that the manuscript considered their treasure was called the ’Fire Cloud Heart Scripture,’ not this precious Proud Celestial Profound Scripture!