476: Lin Xuan's Chicken Soup

“grandson, your Immortal-like appearance is becoming more and more pronounced.”

In the back hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Qin Yang and Lin Xuan sat opposite each other.

After advancing to Transcendent, Lin Xuan looked increasingly younger.

His head of white hair now had strands of black.

His entire being showed signs of returning to youth, seemingly even younger than Qin Chuan.

“My condition is indeed good.”

Lin Xuan gazed at Qin Yang and said, “But your condition seems a bit off.”

Qin Yang was slightly startled, then shook his head with a bitter smile.

Indeed, he had been too tired lately, living as if he were the Yongzheng Emperor.

He truly embodied what it meant to strive for good governance.

He discussed governance plans for the world with various Sages.

He selected candidates for the first Expeditionary Force to other worlds with the four Emperors.

He engaged in Dragon and Phoenix Auspiciousness with Su Daji, making a final push towards the Supreme Primordial Sacred Body.

During the day, there were endless state affairs to handle.

At night, there was endless armor to shed.

There was no other way; the previous nightmare had given him immense pressure.

If he didn't exhaust his energy, he couldn't sleep soundly.

In such a state, it would be strange if he were well.

Seeing Qin Yang’s bitter smile, Lin Xuan asked with concern, “grandson, are you under any pressure lately?”

Qin Yang shook his head slightly, not wanting to admit it.

There was a reason why kings referred to themselves as “the lonely one.”

The existence of the “investiture of the gods” was too explosive.

The Shenzhou Empire had just been established and was still annexing other countries.

If people knew that there was an even stronger existence above the God Emperor, it would likely cause chaos.

Moreover, among the “natives” of this world, only Zhang Lingxiao understood the investiture of the gods.

Even if Qin Yang spoke of it, who could help him?

Even Akatosh and Elebella, these gods, couldn't.

The “investiture of the gods” was a system completely outside of the myriad heavens; they couldn't even imagine what it was.

Therefore, Qin Yang simply bore this pressure alone.

This also prevented widespread panic.

If it were anyone else, seeing the God Emperor shake his head, they would certainly not dare to ask again.

But Lin Xuan was different.

Seeing Qin Yang even “guarding” against him, he immediately reproached, “What, you don’t even trust your Grandfather?”

“How could that be?”

Qin Yang waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile, “Some things are useless to say, and would only make you worry.”

“What do you mean by that, you rascal?”

Lin Xuan gave Qin Yang an adoring glare and said, “Do you think your Grandfather is useless? Then why would you send me to the Sword World?”

Seeing the old man acting haughty, Qin Yang knew that if he didn't explain things clearly today, he probably wouldn't get away with it.

He remained silent for a moment, then confessed, “To be honest, an existence that can threaten Us has already appeared.”

“Oh?” Lin Xuan looked sideways and asked, “Which god is it this time?”

“Even more exaggerated than gods.”

Qin Yang shook his head and said, “They are true Immortals, much more powerful than the gods of this world.”

Lin Xuan asked again, “Can you defeat them?”

Qin Yang smiled bitterly and said, “Certainly not now, but perhaps in the future.”

Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, “Then why are you worrying your head off? Leave future matters to your future self.”

Qin Yang smiled and said, “Grandfather is quite carefree.”

“Of course.”

Lin Xuan said proudly, “If I weren’t carefree, you wouldn’t be here today.”

Qin Yang was a little puzzled; how did this relate to him?

Before Qin Yang could ask, Lin Xuan continued, “When your mother was pregnant with you, your Grandfather also got into big trouble, you know about this, right?”

Qin Yang nodded.

He had grown up without a mother's love because Lin Xuan had made enemies and taken Lin Xiaoer to the Annihilation Sea to avoid trouble.

It wasn't until Lin Xuan wiped out his enemies, and the crisis was resolved, that they were able to reunite.

Lin Xiaoer still felt very guilty about this, but Lin Xuan had never mentioned it.

However, at this moment, Lin Xuan's expression was subtle, and Qin Yang could feel that he had always been bothered by this matter.

After all, he had only one daughter and one grandson, and the two had been unable to recognize each other for nearly 20 years because of him, so he would certainly feel self-reproach.

Lin Xuan took a sip of tea and said leisurely, “Back then, your Grandfather was also under a lot of pressure, just like you are now, constantly thinking about how to defeat opponents, which led to cracks appearing in my sword heart.”

Qin Yang nodded slightly.

He could tell that Lin Xuan was trying to guide him.

Indeed, his own state lately had been a bit off, and he really needed guidance.

Qin Yang asked, “Then how did Grandfather adjust?”

Lin Xuan raised his chin and said, “By being carefree. I hardened my heart and simply stopped thinking about you two, father and son.”

“Good, good, good.” Qin Yang clapped his hands in praise, “So that’s what being carefree means.”

“Otherwise?”

Lin Xuan snorted indifferently.

“When facing a powerful existence, the first thing to think about is not how to defeat the opponent.”

“Instead, it’s about how to do your own part well.”

At this point, Lin Xuan's eyes became distant, as if he was lost in thought.

“At that time, after I completely let go of you, I began to practice my sword and level up with single-minded devotion.”

“Sword moves, practiced over and over again.”

“Demons, killed one after another.”

“Slowly…”

Lin Xuan looked at Qin Yang and said, “I found myself invincible.”

Qin Yang was slightly startled and said, “Becoming invincible was so casual.”

Lin Xuan nodded, “It was exactly that casual.”

With that, he patted Qin Yang’s shoulder and said dotingly:

“You, don’t keep everything bottled up inside.”

“Things should be done one by one, and you should only think about one thing at a time.”

“When you finish, you’ll find that you, too, are invincible.”

“Haha!”

Qin Yang laughed, amused by Lin Xuan, and said, “Although it’s a bit casual, Grandfather’s bowl of chicken soup, We will drink it.”

Indeed, too many things had happened lately.

It felt like something that couldn't be cut and was difficult to untangle.

But hearing Lin Xuan say it like this, he really did find the reason.

He was now always trying to do multiple things at once, which led to distraction in everything he did.

This distraction, in turn, made it unclear what was more important and what was less important.

Hmm, it still had to be Grandfather.

Qin Yang took a deep breath, feeling much better inside.

Although the threat was right in front of him, there was no need to worry excessively.

Recalling since his Awakening, which crisis wasn't directly slapped in his face?

When he entered the Mother Insect Forest back then, how could he have imagined that half a year later, his opponent would become a god?

Thinking of these things, Qin Yang's tense spirit completely relaxed.

Only then did he realize that he hadn't been with his family for a long time.

At this moment, thinking of Lin Xuan leaving, he couldn't help but feel a little reluctant.

“Grandfather, can’t you stay in this world for two more days, and leave after the New Year?”

Lin Xuan shook his head and said, “I can’t stay. These past two days, the prompts in front of me have been flashing, urging me to leave as soon as possible, otherwise it will damage the world’s Foundation.”

Qin Yang sighed.

Lin Xuan was not like himself; he was still constrained by Law.

Moreover, he had an important mission on this journey.

That was to explore the Sword World and find the Haotian Pagoda… [Retired Emperors: These two chapters are a bit short, mainly to sort out the outline and decide the subsequent direction, so let's take a break for now. (Go LPL!)]