A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1587

"A simplified version?" Chu Qitian was puzzled. "Father, what do you mean? Are you saying that our Invoke the Celestial Cloud technique is the simplified version?" Chu Qitian widened his eyes and looked at his father in disbelief.

Chu Zhengliang nodded and said, "Your grandpa told me this when I first learned martial arts. He had explained that the Invoke the Celestial Cloud technique our family trained in is the simplified version. Back then, your grandpa searched for the full version so that I could learn it."

Then, he paused for a moment before continuing, "At the time, I thought that only the head of the Chu family knew the full Invoke the Celestial Cloud technique. However, the truth is disappointing. When I became the head of the family, I asked the elders in the Chu family about this technique. Unfortunately, I discovered that even the Invoke the Celestial Cloud technique that the former head of the family knew was not the real deal."

"How is this possible? Does this mean that the one you learned is fake too? What is the real technique?

Do you know where the authentic and complete version of the Invoke the Celestial Cloud technique is?" Chu Qitian asked urgently.

He was shocked by Chu Zhengliang's words.

It turns out that even the head of the Chu family does not know the family's top-level technique. How can it be?

Chu Zhengliang shook his head and said, "I had asked your grandpa about this too. He told me that our first-generation ancestors recorded all insights and learnings of their lifetime in a book. That book was called the Book of Celestial Cloud!"

He sighed before continuing, "Unfortunately, the generation after them was less talented. None of them could understand a vast amount of knowledge from that book. Therefore, the first head of the family had no choice but to choose a few techniques from the book and simplify them before passing them down. Therefore, all the secret techniques we know today are the simplified version."

Chu Qitian was stunned to hear what his father said. His eyes turned wide, and his mouth gaped. One could almost stuff an apple into his mouth.

Then, he asked urgently, "Dad, are you... Are you saying that the Chu family has been training in the simplified version all these years?" Chu Qitian could not get over what he heard.

It was common knowledge that the Chu family had been the world's foremost martial arts family all these years.

They relied on their ancestor's secret techniques to obtain this standing.

Now, Chu Qitian discovered that the Chu family had been using the simplified version of the secret techniques.

With that in mind, he could not imagine how powerful the full version of the Invoke the Celestial Cloud technique would be.

If the Chu family could master it, they could dominate the world.

Therefore, Chu Qitian was astounded and exclaimed, "The... The first-generation head of the family is incredible. He's probably the one closest to becoming a deity."

Chu Qitian gaped as he tried to imagine his god-like ancestor worshipped by his followers.

However, Chu Zhengliang shook his head and said confidently, "Closest to becoming a deity? You have underestimated our first-generation ancestors. In other words, he was already a deity." His deep eyes were filled with longing and awe.

Although the elders in the Chu family rarely talked about our first-generation ancestors, it is not hard to guess. Looking at the simplified version of Invoke the Celestial Cloud and Invoke the Celestial Sky, I can see that a human is not capable of creating these techniques. Furthermore, the complete version is much more advanced than what we know. It is not an exaggeration to say that a deity created these techniques. Only a supreme being is capable of something like this.

Chu Qitian was thoroughly stunned. A wave of emotions swept over him, leaving him confuddled.

At this moment, Chu Qitian believed that he had never heard something as shocking as this in all his life.

He continued to stare ahead wide-eyed and nearly forgot to breathe. Then, he stammered, "Dad, are... Are you saying that the Chu family descended from deities? Do... Do we have the blood of deities flowing within our veins?"

Chu Qitian regarded himself as someone from a noble and wealthy family.

He had always believed that he was among the highest elites in the world.

Now, it seemed that he had underestimated his identity.

It turned out that his ancestors may not be human but deities.

"I'm not sure either. What I said were assumptions based on the little clues that we have. The Chu family has a long history. However, no one knew much about the first-generation. Furthermore, I have always wondered this. Shouldn't deities' descendants be deities too? Yet, everyone in the Chu family is a mortal. I've been thinking about this for a long time. Perhaps the first-generation ancestors had many children. However, we descended from the weakest among them. That could be why we are left here to guard the Earth," Chu Zhengliang said solemnly.

Meanwhile, Chu Qitian was completely astounded.

He felt that his mind had gone haywire.

All that he had heard sounded too fantastical, like a scene out of a novel.

Descendants of deities? The Book of Celestial Cloud? Damn it! Isn't this too absurd? Even novelists wouldn't dare to write this kind of story.

In short, Chu Qitian found it hard to accept.

After all, he had never believed in the existence of deities.

However, his father's words changed his mindset.

Nevertheless, he was still a little skeptical. "Dad, do you have any scientific proof for what you said? Or is this your wishful thinking?"

Then, he shuddered and asked, "How... How can there be deities in this world?"

"Why? Do you not believe me?" Chu Zhengliang furrowed his brow and looked at his son.

Naturally, Chu Zhengliang was unhappy to be

doubted.

Therefore, he replied coldly, "You are an ignorant and close-minded fool. Although most of what I said were speculations, they are not without basis. Let me ask you. Who do you think is the most powerful person in this world? What is the highest level in existence?"

"The most powerful person in the world should be my master, Tang Yun. She ranked first in the Sky Ranking, so she should be considered the most powerful in the Supreme level," Chu Qitian answered softly. He was a little afraid after hearing his father's stern tone.

However, Chu Zhengliang laughed upon hearing him. "Tang Yun? Supreme? Is this all you know? The Sky Ranking and the most powerful in the world are both superficial. The ones with real power do not let themselves be known. I can tell you confidently that there are people more powerful than your master in this world. The Supreme level is not the highest in existence. There is an even higher level called the 'god realm.' Back then, your grandpa took risks, hoping to rise beyond the Supreme level."

While Chu Zhengliang was explaining, Chu Qitian remained stunned on the spot and was still as a statue.

"God... god realm? Is... Is there really is a god realm?" he stammered.

Chu Qitian grew up learning martial arts. He thought he had known enough about it.

However, he discovered that what he knew was just the tip of the iceberg.

There was another strange and unfamiliar world in a higher place. Chu Qitian had no way to get there yet.

At this moment, he felt as if he had learned about martial arts for the first time.

It felt unbelievable.