From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

In the hospital room, Li Yang and his father talked for a long time.

”By the way, Yangyang,” Li Guohai asked after a moment of thought, ”you said you can cultivate and walk on the seafloor, but how did you manage to find that school of yellow croakers and the Bluefin Tuna?”

Li Yang smiled. ’My dad is really sharp,’ he thought, ’to have come up with such a key question.’

Previously, when he could only walk on the seafloor, the most he had found was a rare slit shell. The real, monumental change had been his World Tree avatar!

He smiled and explained, ”Dad, that Cultivation Technique is pretty special. I accidentally gained control of an octopus, and I learned about the situation on the seabed through it.”

A World Tree avatar, an octopus avatar—this was even more fantastical than cultivation itself. Li Yang had no intention of revealing it.

His subconscious told him that the fewer people who knew about the mysterious little sword and the World Tree avatar, the better. That was why, even with his own father, Li Yang chose to conceal the truth.

Telling Li Guohai that he was a Cultivator was already enough to solve all their immediate problems.

Hearing Li Yang’s explanation, Li Guohai smiled and said, ”It seems that Cultivation Technique really is something special.”

As the two were talking, Zhao Rou and Li Xue walked in from outside the room.

Zhao Rou looked at Li Guohai, her face filled with worry. In response, he gave her an incredibly gentle smile.

”Xiaorou, I’m sorry I worried you before,” Li Guohai said with a smile. ”I promise I’ll undergo treatment properly from now on. You too. We’ll get treated together.”

”Brother Hai.”

Seeing the familiar, gentle smile on Li Guohai’s face, Zhao Rou’s eyes immediately turned red, and tears streamed down her cheeks.

God knows how scared she had been. First, she was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, and then her husband tried to commit suicide. She felt like her entire world was collapsing.

But now, her husband was back to his old self. She felt as if her world had suddenly become bright again.

Li Yang gave Li Xue a meaningful look. The brother and sister left the hospital room, leaving Li Guohai and Zhao Rou alone.

”Yangyang, what did you say to Dad? How did he recover so quickly?”

Li Xue asked in amazement. She and Zhao Rou had tried to persuade Li Guohai for a long time, but he hadn’t changed at all.

But her younger brother had been here for less than ten minutes, and Li Guohai was already back to normal.

Li Yang smiled. ”Sis, let me tell you a secret.”

Li Yang briefly told Li Xue about his cultivation, but of course, he didn’t mention the entanglements between the Zhao family and the Li family.

”Yangyang, you’re saying you can cultivate and walk on the seafloor, and that’s how you so easily came across that rare slit shell, the school of yellow croakers, and that Bluefin Tuna?”

Li Xue stared at her younger brother, completely shocked. This was the first time she had ever encountered anything like this.

”That’s right, Sis. But you can’t tell anyone,” Li Yang said with a smile.

”Don’t worry, Yangyang. I definitely won’t say a word.”

Li Xue nodded quickly. After the initial shock, her eyes lit up with excitement. ”Yangyang, doesn’t that mean you can make money in the ocean really fast?”

She had been marveling at her brother’s good luck before, but now she knew there was a reason for it.

’He can walk in the ocean!’ She was thrilled at the thought. She could just imagine how quickly he could make money!

The most valuable things in the world had to be in the ocean!

”Mhm, so getting two doses of the Anticancer Agent definitely won’t be a problem,” Li Yang said with a smile.

”By the way, Sis, I can’t stay long in Hu City. I have to go to Xuan City soon to prepare for the Bluefin Tuna auction.”

Hearing this, Li Xue quickly said, ”Don’t worry, Yangyang. I’ve already requested a long leave of absence from my company. I plan to stay in Hu City to take care of Mom and Dad.”

Now that both Li Guohai and Zhao Rou had cancer, they would certainly need someone to look after them.

In fact, as soon as she found out her mother had cancer, Li Xue had tried to resign from her job to spend all her time with her parents. However, her company didn’t approve her resignation. They understood the reason for her request and gave her an extended leave of absence instead.

Li Yang nodded. With his sister here to take care of their parents, he could focus his time and energy on making money.

When they entered the hospital room again, Zhao Rou also had a smile on her face.

”Xiaoxue, Yangyang,” Zhao Rou said with a smile upon seeing them.

”Yangyang, listen to me. You must be careful in the ocean. Don’t put yourself in any danger.”

Zhao Rou looked at Li Yang and warned him earnestly.

Li Yang knew that Li Guohai must have told Zhao Rou something about his situation.

He smiled and said, ”Don’t worry, Mom.”

After talking for a little while longer, Li Yang told his parents he was heading to Xuan City.

He couldn’t possibly be absent for the auction of a Bluefin Tuna worth over eighty million.

Seeing his parents warning him so earnestly filled his heart with warmth.

’Once I’ve bought both doses of the Anticancer Agent and Mom and Dad have recovered...’ Li Yang thought, full of anticipation.

For him, family was the most important thing in his life.

Finally, Li Yang took a taxi and headed for Xuan City.

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In an office in a Xuan City company, a man who looked to be in his fifties stood with his hands behind his back, silently gazing at the scenery below.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. A knock sounded from outside.

”Come in,” the man said curtly.

A middle-aged man walked in, his demeanor slightly reverent.

”How are things? Has Li Guohai called yet?” the man asked.

”President Zhao, we still haven’t received a call from Li Guohai,” the middle-aged man replied, shaking his head.

”No?”

The man frowned slightly, thinking to himself, ’Does that Li Guohai not want the Anticancer Agent anymore?’

He remembered clearly how Li Guohai had begged him to save his younger sister.

This man was none other than Zhao Qianxing’s eldest son, Zhao Rou’s older brother, Zhao Kun.

Zhao Kun held no goodwill whatsoever toward Li Guohai.

’Hmph. If my sister had married into the Zheng family back then, with their support, Xiaoxiang’s power would definitely have increased much faster by now!’ Zhao Kun scoffed inwardly.

Zhao Xiang was his son. Once they learned about Cultivators, these top-tier wealthy families naturally had their own ideas. If a descendant of their own family had the Talent for cultivation, they would definitely provide their full support.

And Zhao Xiang was the only one in the Zhao family with the Talent for cultivation. He had already broken through to the Middle Profound Level!

With the help of a great cultivator family like the Zheng family, Zhao Xiang might have already reached the Earth-Level by now!