CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 44: BIRTHDAY GIFTS

The matter Zhuo Zhen Song spoke of was something Zhuo Tingqiu heard for the first time. After listening, he was somewhat stunned; he always thought that breaking through the seventh tier would allow one to ascend to the Immortal Realm. It turned out not to be true; there actually existed a Sub-immortal Realm!

Immediately, he thought of Nan Hua and the others. They could easily deal with an eight-tier giant stone distance, and the Taoist skills they cultivated were ones he had never seen before. Could it be that they came from the Sub-immortal Realm?

"Father, can people from the Upper Realm come to our Lower Realm?" Zhuo Tingqiu curiously asked.

"Indeed, they cannot. If people from the Sub-immortal Realm came to our Xuantian Continent, it would be chaos. The Heavenly Dao would not permit it, and people from the Sub-immortal Realm would also pay a heavy price!" Zhuo Zhen Song retorted.

"Then, how could an eight-tier giant stone distance appear?" Zhuo Tingqiu countered.

Zhuo Zhen Song: "..."

"Father, do you think Geng Geng’s senior brothers came from the Sub-immortal Realm?" Seeing Zhuo Zhen Song remain silent, Zhuo Tingqiu asked again.

Zhuo Zhen Song frowned. "In theory, they shouldn’t be able to come from the Sub-immortal Realm. But as they’ve said, the Heavenly Dao of our Xuantian Continent might have experienced some issues, causing the barriers between realms to loosen, so the giant stone distance could appear, and it’s no surprise they might have come from the Sub-immortal Realm!"

After speaking, Zhuo Zhen Song and Zhuo Tingqiu exchanged a glance and fell into silence.

"Well, regardless of whether it’s true or not, let’s stop here. Don’t mention this to anyone after you go out. If anyone asks, just say it was a six-tier Mutated Stone Distance. After all, they won’t see the corpse of the giant stone distance!" Zhuo Zhen Song patted Zhuo Tingqiu’s shoulder, signaling him not to dwell on it. "As for you and Gu Qingqing, you are friends, so just get along well. There’s no need to deliberately please her or feel inferior."

Zhuo Tingqiu nodded, "I understand. I know what to do."

"Knock Knock!" Suddenly, there was a knocking sound at the door.

"Family Head, it’s me." Housekeeper Lin’s voice sounded from outside the door.

Zhuo Zhen Song glanced at Zhuo Tingqiu, "Come in."

After Housekeeper Lin came in, he respectfully presented three Storage Bags in front of Zhuo Tingqiu.

"Young Master Qiu, these were sent over by your friend’s senior brother, as a birthday gift for you!" Housekeeper Lin repeated the servant’s words.

Zhuo Tingqiu somewhat confusedly took the Storage Bags. He opened one to take a look, and upon seeing what was inside, his eyes suddenly widened, pupils contracted, and his face was full of astonishment.

"What’s the matter?" Zhuo Zhen Song, who could see Zhuo Tingqiu’s expression, couldn’t help but ask.

"This..." Zhuo Tingqiu looked up at Zhuo Zhen Song and handed over the Storage Bag, "You’d better take a look yourself!"

Zhuo Zhen Song took it with some curiosity, and after opening it and seeing the contents, he was also in shock.

"This... are these materials from the body of the giant stone distance?" Zhuo Zhen Song asked with some disbelief.

The giant stone distance is, after all, an eight-tier demon beast, and every part of its body is a treasure. There are many places that can be used. Nan Hua and the others killed it, and they also took its corpse away at the time, so Zhuo Zhen Song hadn’t thought about its corpse. But he hadn’t expected Nan Hua and the others to actually give them one arm of the giant stone distance!

He trembled as he put away the Storage Bag, and upon seeing that Zhuo Tingqiu was still holding two other Storage Bags, he said, "Open the other two as well."

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Tingqiu quickly opened the second Storage Bag and took out two Jade Bottles. He curiously examined the Jade Bottles and found that the material of the jade was excellent. It should be used to store elixirs. Once he opened a Jade Bottle, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out, and he could feel his Spiritual Power fluctuate slightly.

"This is... a fourth-tier top-grade Spirit Enhancing Pill!" Housekeeper Lin, who was an alchemist, sniffed, saying in some surprise.

Zhuo Tingqiu and Zhuo Zhen Song were also somewhat surprised as they looked at the Jade Bottle in Zhuo Tingqiu’s hand. Zhuo Tingqiu thought for a while, put the stopper back in place, then opened the other Jade Bottle and handed it to Housekeeper Lin, "Housekeeper Lin, see what elixir this is?"

Housekeeper Lin carefully took the Jade Bottle from Zhuo Tingqiu’s hand, then poured out an elixir. The elixir was about the size of a peanut, entirely emerald green, looking more like a piece of art than an elixir.

He examined it carefully, bringing it to his nose and taking a whiff, then spoke with some uncertainty and shock, "This, could it be the legendary Chaotic Heaven Pill that can increase the breakthrough probability from the sixth-tier to the seventh-tier?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Tingqiu and Zhuo Zhen Song were once again shocked!

With a wealth of experience, Zhuo Zhen Song quickly came to his senses.

"These gifts are truly too precious!" Zhuo Zhen Song looked at the Jade Bottle in Zhuo Tingqiu’s hand, feeling a bit envious of Zhuo Tingqiu’s good fortune.

Zhuo Tingqiu put the Jade Bottle back into the Storage Bag, took a deep breath, and opened the last Storage Bag.

He took out a box from the Storage Bag and opened it, only to find it contained a sword!

Beside the sword, there was a note. Zhuo Tingqiu opened the note, which read: This sword is called Qiushui; after blood is dropped on it, it can recognize its master!

Zhuo Zhen Song took out the sword from the box and inspected it, finding himself unable to identify the material from which it was forged. He decided to give up and handed it back to Zhuo Tingqiu.

"Since it says here to recognize the master by dripping blood, drip a drop of your blood on it," Zhuo Zhen Song instructed.

Zhuo Tingqiu nodded, picked up the sword, used the tip of the sword to cut his fingertip, and watched as the blood was absorbed onto the sword. A silver light flashed on the sword’s body, turning the originally black sword into silver, with complex patterns engraved on it. At the same time, information about the sword appeared in his mind, and he felt that the sword and his aura had merged into one, like it was a part of his body.

"How is it?" Zhuo Zhen Song nervously stared at Zhuo Tingqiu and asked.

"This is a Sub-Immortal Artifact, and if suitable materials are found, it can grow into an Immortal Artifact! Right now, I feel this sword is like a part of me," Zhuo Tingqiu honestly shared the information he got about the sword and his own feelings.

Zhuo Zhen Song said nothing as he looked at the two Storage Bags in Zhuo Tingqiu’s arms and the sword in his hand, his expression complex.

"Your friends are truly generous; these gifts could almost be compared to half of our Zhuo Family!" Zhuo Zhen Song didn’t expect Nan Hua and the others to be so generous, giving things that were of immense value!

"Gu Qing is, of course, the best!" Zhuo Tingqiu didn’t care about the value of these things, merely knowing these gifts were surely prepared by Nan Hua and the others on behalf of Gu Qingqing, showing that Gu Qingqing really cared about him as a friend. Otherwise, Nan Hua and the others wouldn’t have done so. This made him very happy.

Zhuo Zhen Song looked at his foolish son, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say. What Zhuo Tingqiu could think of, he could also think, but he could only sigh inwardly at Zhuo Tingqiu’s good luck!

"Father, I’ll give these two Storage Bags to you. I want to go find Geng Geng and tell her I really like these gifts!" Zhuo Tingqiu handed over the Storage Bag containing the giant stone distance’s body and the one with the elixirs to Zhuo Zhen Song. Holding the sword, he ran outside without concerning himself with Zhuo Zhen Song’s reaction.