After this discussion, Guo Jing felt that his wife was still his wife. Although she might be influenced by memories from a past life, she likely hadn't changed.
The dominant memories were probably still his wife's.
After all, if it weren't for his wife, who would be willing to take out a top-tier pill like the Body Reshaping Rebirth Pill, whose price was comparable to a Nascent Soul Pill, to help their grandson repair his damaged foundation?
There were plenty of other more affordable pills that could repair foundations. Only if Guo Yuntao was their biological grandson would she be willing to bear such a cost. Not to mention the large pile of other pills she later brought out, which were probably enough to make even the disciples of the wealthiest families consider robbing them.
If she wasn't his grandmother, who would believe it?
"Alright, I believe you now.
But this matter... should we tell our son, daughter-in-law, and grandson? Honestly, let alone the three of them, even I can't guarantee I wouldn't leak it. After all, our cultivation is too low, with the highest being only at the Foundation Establishment stage.
We can't withstand even a simple mind-controlling spell.
So, do you have any spells that won't harm us but can ensure we don't leak this information? That way, everyone can be at ease. Otherwise, knowing this, we'll likely be a bit anxious in our daily lives.
If there aren't such spells, then the fewer people who know, the better. After all, the current attitude of those in power towards people who awaken past life memories is unclear. Those carrying legacies from past lives are even more likely to be assassinated and robbed.
In short, if the news gets out, it will be very dangerous.
So, what are your thoughts?"
Guo Jing was unaware of the extent of his wife's recovered memories or how many valuable items she possessed. Thus, he could only hint at the potential crises she might face.
If his wife had a way to resolve these crises or avoid them, it would be manageable. If not, she would have to be extremely cautious.
Ding Yun understood his meaning and immediately replied, "I have a way. The Silencing Curse can achieve this.
It's a form of soul-binding, a secret technique used by many sects in the past to prevent their core cultivation methods from leaking. All disciples who received the inheritance of a core cultivation method would have the Silencing Curse placed upon them by the elder who imparted the knowledge, without exception.
The function of this spell is simple: it prevents the user from speaking about what they've been cursed with. If someone attempts to search their soul, this spell can retaliate. However, if the soul-searcher is too powerful, the spell will self-destruct.
It destroys the memory that has been sealed and that part of the soul. The consequence is soul damage.
I don't know if you can accept this..."
The core requirement when the Silencing Curse was initially created was secrecy; the user's well-being was secondary. In fact, the original spell even had a mutually destructive function. However, later generations found it too cruel to have disciples utterly annihilated without even the chance of reincarnation, so they improved the spell.
During the self-destruction process, it would only destroy the core memory area, minimizing damage to the soul. This led to the current, relatively milder, Silencing Curse.
"This... we can probably accept it. Since the spiritual energy recovered, I haven't heard of anyone mastering the evil art of soul searching, nor have I heard of similar cases. So, the probability of encountering it is likely quite low.
Then let's do this. I'll call Haiqian.
Tell them to come over tonight and bring Yun Tao along. We'll say we bought medicine that can cure Yun Tao's damaged foundation. That should be fine."
After reaching an agreement, Guo Jing proceeded to call his son and, without revealing that his wife had awakened memories of her past life, managed to persuade his son and daughter-in-law to reluctantly believe him.
They might actually believe that the pills they bought this time were real.
However, they did not agree to bring Guo Yun Tao back. They felt that Guo Yun Tao still needed to be hospitalized. It would be too troublesome to inexplicably arrange for his discharge just for a visit. Moreover, they weren't entirely sure if their parents, Guo Jing and Ding Yun, were telling the truth. If it was false, wouldn't it just give their son false hope?
Yun Tao's body was so frail now; another surge of hope followed by disappointment could be detrimental.
Guo Jing and Ding Yun understood this. Not having him return immediately would only mean a few extra days of waiting. They could afford to wait, and Guo Yun Tao's health could also afford it; there was no need to worry about his damaged foundation worsening.
In the evening, Guo Haiqian and his wife rushed back as soon as they finished work. Upon entering, they announced they wouldn't be having dinner there. They wanted to hear what needed to be said quickly and that they would take the pills to a professional appraiser.
They would consider letting Yun Tao take them after confirming their authenticity.
At this point, Guo Jing had already activated the soundproofing and defensive barriers at home. Ding Yun took out dozens of bottles of various pills and directly opened the stopper of the Primordial Golden Pill, allowing a small amount of its internal pill energy to dissipate.
Then, she quickly resealed the stopper.
Just from this slight dissipation of pill energy, everyone present felt their spiritual power surge and circulate rapidly, and their cultivation began to grow. The lower their cultivation, the more pronounced the effect. In less than half an hour, Guo Jing, who was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, directly broke through to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. Guo Haiqian advanced from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the middle stage, and his wife was the same, advancing from the early stage to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
Only Ding Yun did not absorb the pill energy.
Therefore, her cultivation remained unchanged.
With this event as proof, the subsequent explanation became much easier. Both Guo Haiqian and Fu Yayun instantly believed Ding Yun's words.
They believed that she had indeed awakened memories of her past life.
And that she had obtained her inheritance from her past life.
After all, their cultivation advancements at this moment were real, and the effect of the pill energy just now was also real. Such potent effects from just a wisp of energy indicated the extraordinary level of the pill. Such a thing was clearly not something their parents could produce. Currently, other than reincarnation, only the reason their mother gave was plausible.
As for reincarnation?
Those powerful cultivators weren't fools. Who would reincarnate into an old person with poor aptitude, advanced age, and low cultivation?
This scenario was unthinkable and didn't require consideration.
With everything laid bare, the plan proceeded as intended. Ding Yun first cast a Silencing Curse on her husband, then on their son and daughter-in-law. Afterward, she distributed a suitable magic artifact for the Foundation Establishment stage to each of them.
And then, a few bottles of pills suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage.
Following this, of course, was urging them to quickly bring Guo Yun Tao back from the hospital for treatment.
It was not ideal to openly give extremely potent healing pills to the child in the hospital. Therefore, bringing the child home for treatment was more appropriate. Once healed, as long as no detailed examinations or re-testing of aptitude were conducted, explaining it would be relatively easy.
After all, ordinary pills that merely healed damaged foundations could be afforded by many families if they exhausted their fortunes to buy one or two. Without re-testing aptitude, who would know that Yun Tao was taking a higher-grade pill that not only repaired his foundation but also enhanced his aptitude, the Body Reshaping Rebirth Pill?
As for the subsequent rapid recovery of cultivation, it could be vaguely explained away with the excuse of "breaking and then rebuilding."
In any case, bringing him back for treatment was more convenient.