Chapter 1983: Chapter 1983: Lv Yao’s Mother
Upon hearing this, Lv Yao immediately replied, "Competing in drawing talismans, divination, and array setup is also like dueling."
The "dueling" Lv Yao mentioned was naturally not pure combat like Ancient martial artists, but rather a battle using talisman paper.
Gu Zhiqi nodded slightly at his words.
The categories of competition were quite similar to those in her Master’s Sect; only, they also competed in alchemy and acupuncture.
In this world, the Mystical Five Arts have declined, and Mysterious Sect disciples no longer learn alchemy and acupuncture techniques.
After a while of conversation, Sikong Dian arrived, having found all his shoes.
Once seated, Sikong Dian first expressed his gratitude to Gu Zhiqi.
He was, of course, thankful that she had saved Lv Yao.
Talking about this matter, Gu Zhiqi recalled the citrus smoke in Lv Yao’s body and asked Sikong Dian, "The citrus smoke in his body, was it inherited from his mother?"
Not having discovered citrus smoke in Sikong Dian, it could only have come from Lv Yao’s mother.
Sikong Dian nodded at her words, "Indeed it is so."
While speaking, a hint of daze colored Sikong Dian’s eyes, and he fell into recollection.
"Ah Yao’s mother was also a Mystic Master..."
Sikong Dian’s wife, named Lv Yue, was also a Mystic Master, and moreover, a high-order Mystic Master.
When they first met, Sikong Dian was just a Fourth-order Middle Stage Mystic Master, while Lv Yue was already a Mid-stage of the Sixth-order Mystic Master.
When he met Lv Yue, she had amnesia, remembering nothing except her name.
After meeting Sikong Dian, she insisted on following him.
Sikong Dian admired her greatly and, seeing she had nowhere to go, brought her back to the Master’s Sect.
Later, they fell in love, got married, and had Lv Yao.
Not long after meeting Lv Yue, Sikong Dian discovered that she was afflicted with citrus smoke.
However, the citrus smoke did not harm Lv Yue, and she remained well.
Therefore, Sikong Dian didn’t worry but continued to search for related texts to study.
Before he could make sense of it, Lv Yao was born.
And he inherited Lv Yue’s citrus smoke.
Unlike the citrus smoke in Lv Yue, the one in Lv Yao’s body began frantically absorbing his vital energy right from birth.
At that rate, it would take less than five years for Lv Yao to die from depleted vital energy.
Sikong Dian and Lv Yue searched through countless texts until they found a method: to seal his cultivation level, controlling his vital energy, thus restricting the growth of citrus smoke.
This way, they could at least ensure his survival until the age of twenty.
For years, Sikong Dian and his wife had been seeking a solution to the citrus smoke, but to no avail.
Six years ago, Lv Yue was killed by Tongtian Cultivators.
The citrus smoke in Lv Yao’s body suddenly grew, accelerating the depletion of his vital energy, ensuring he wouldn’t live to twenty at that rate.
Overwhelmed by grief for his lost wife, Sikong Dian pressed on to find a solution for the citrus smoke.
However, he never found one.
Until a year ago, Sikong Dian went into closed-door cultivation.
During this retreat, he completely lost track of time.
On the day he emerged from seclusion, he found out a year had passed, and he was utterly despaired, thinking he could never see his son again.
Unexpectedly, Lv Yao was still lively and energetic.
Moreover, his cultivation had advanced significantly.
After asking Lv Yao, he learned that he had encountered an unexpected savior.
After hearing Sikong Dian’s account, Lv Yao quipped, "So you and Mother sealed my cultivation level, huh? You two really put your son in a tough spot."
Sikong Dian glared at him to make him stop talking, then thanked Gu Zhiqi once more.
Lv Yue had already passed away.
The seal on Lv Yao was her doing.
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