Once the golden silkworm Gu is completed, Chen Dengming's mission to the Luo family is over, and the days when he can practice safely and worry-free in the land of spiritual veins are also over.
He is about to return to the dilapidated gathering place for casual cultivators and compete with a large number of casual cultivators for many cultivation resources.
Resources are always the source of conflicts of interest.
This is true in any world.
But it is especially true in the world of immortality.
Just because those who cultivate immortals need spiritual energy, spiritual objects, etc. to practice, most of the time they don’t have enough for themselves, let alone others.
Moreover, more than ten years can easily pass in the practice of Taoism and seclusion.
Time passes, things change and people change, and time passes and people's emotions gradually become indifferent. Therefore, most people who cultivate immortality are indifferent to self-interest and regard material resources as quite important.
In this regard, even the wealthy Luo family is like this.
At least Chen Dengming had not heard of any extravagant second generation ancestor in the Luo family.
People like Luo Bing, the first person in the third generation, sometimes seem to be very cautious about spending money and value resources and interests very seriously, which somewhat damages the image of a fairy, but this is a real person.
What is more real than Luo Bing are some of the children of the Luo family. It seems that after Luo Bing's engagement happened recently, more people were wandering outside the hospital. They asked with a smile on their faces what the 'outsiders' inside were doing, but privately they were probably... Want to seize the opportunity to condemn at the family meeting.
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At this moment, in the temporarily comfortable room.
Smelling the wisps of spiritual fragrance wafting from the toad incense burners in the four corners of the house, Chen Dengming carefully observed the status of his own panel attributes.
"Second level Qi training monk [Chen Dengming]
Life span: 162/202
Spiritual root: gold, wood (medium grade 50/100)
Martial Arts: "The General Outline of Chen's Martial Arts" (99/100)
Taoist methods: "Gu Refining Chapter" (Master 25/100), "Three Yuan Spirit Gathering Technique" (Level 2 197/200), "Destroying Life and Pulling Out Seedlings Technique" (Level 1 37/100), "Big Fire Ball Technique" (Proficient in 3/100), "Controller Technique" (Basic 67/100), "Wooden Escape Technique" (Basic 18/100), "Golden Spear Technique" (Proficient in 2/100)"
Compared with when he broke through to the second level of Qi training, now his Taoism and cultivation in all aspects have improved a lot.
Especially the "Gu Refining Technique" was directly upgraded from proficient to master level, which increased his lifespan by eight years.
In addition, the first-level and second-level Wood Escape Technique has also increased his lifespan by six years since he learned it, and his lifespan has reached 202 years, which has touched the lifespan of the foundation-building monks.
However, during this period of time, he also gritted his teeth and spent sixty years of his life practicing the "Life-Destroying Art of Pulling Out Seedlings", which increased his spiritual energy affinity by 40 points, reaching the medium affinity of a middle-grade spiritual root.
As a result, the speed of his practice also increased.
Even with the golden spiritual energy, he still cut down most of the wooden spiritual energy at the first sight. After taking the Qingling Pill, his cultivation speed was close to that of a low-grade spiritual root.
This also resulted in that even though the second round of Gu refining tasks was much busier, his cultivation speed still did not drop much, and he was now on the verge of breaking through to the third level of Qi training.
As of now, he only needs to continue practicing at the Luo family until tomorrow morning, and he will be able to break through to the third level of Qi training.
However, if a tree is as beautiful as a tree, the wind will destroy it. Chen Dengming has no intention of continuing to make breakthroughs in the Luo family.
Although he believed that Luo Bing would not care about his cultivation speed, and it was impossible to talk about the beauty of trees with him, a man whose time was short, but after all, the Luo family was a big family, and there were many others. , he instinctively wanted to hide himself and return to the gathering place in a low-key manner.
"This kind of cultivation speed is actually very fast. Others are not like me. As long as they practice, they will increase their cultivation. Once they become proficient, they will directly break through without bottlenecks..."
Chen Dengming thought to himself.
He is satisfied with the current progress of cultivation.
Especially the Golden Spear Technique and Fireball Technique that can be used instantly. These are the results of sweat and are the capital of life-saving. The crazy practice has come to an end for the time being.
He opened his eyes, got up from the futon, walked to the living room, and saw Xu Wei busy collecting things to prepare his luggage.
From clothes to some daily necessities that I was reluctant to use but saved, they are all carefully placed in the bag, with every detail.
"What else have you forgotten?"
Xu Wei frowned and murmured, but unexpectedly looked back and was startled when she saw a figure behind her.
When he saw that it was Chen Denming, he patted his chest and turned around. His ears were slightly red, and his beautiful eyes said angrily, "Master Chen, when did you appear? I was so shocked that I was sweating."
"Hun'er is sweating" is the dialect of Xu Wei's hometown, which means that the soul is frightened to the point of sweating.
However, this kind of dialect, including Chen Dengming's dialect from Nanxun country, is not very flattering. It is considered to be the vulgar accent of the lower Liba people, and Xi'er often ridicules and despises it.
It can be seen from this that in the world of immortality, even becoming a monk does not necessarily mean changing one's class.
Some classes that inherently think they are superior to others will consider themselves noble in the accent they speak. There is a chain of regional discrimination that needs absolute strength to break in the future.
Chen Dengming smiled and leaned his shoulders leisurely on the beam and said, "Xu Wei, how many times have I told you that you are now a monk. You don't need to call me Immortal Master. You can just call me Brother Chen or fellow Taoist. If it doesn’t work, just call me a fisherman, and I’ll accept it.”
Xu Weixuan looked at him with watery eyes for a while, lowered her head and said softly, "I know."
Chen Dengming stroked his forehead. He couldn't stand the pitiful look of this girl. He walked over and picked up the bundle and said, "There is no need to pack so many good clothes. It is not good to wear such good clothes in a gathering place."
Xu Wei shook his head, "Brother Chen, you are just too cautious now, as if someone wants to persecute you every day. You must know that you are a strong man who can kill the immortal master innately, and you have already practiced Qi for the second time. It’s heavy, so what if you wear some decent clothes?”
While she was talking, she picked up a set of clothes and went forward to have Chen Dengming's measurements made. There was something she hadn't added in her mind - 'The important thing is that she took the time to sew this piece of clothing stitch by stitch. '.
It doesn't matter if Chen Dengming doesn't accept her for the time being. Putting on the clothes that she sewed with her own hands means that her heart is always with her, and she doesn't live up to the endless love.
Chen Dengming had no choice but to stretch out his arms and let Xu Wei change his clothes, feeling the sincerity that none of the seven wives and concubines in this world had given him.
At least, those seven wives and concubines did not sew clothes for him.
He didn't try to persuade her any more, and even felt an instinctive impulse due to the particularly obvious 'endless affection' shown by the other party.
But he held back for now.
This is the Luo family after all, and they are outsiders after all, not even guests.
Even though life is better now than when he was at the gathering place, and he has even turned into a monk, he is still a low-level person in this world, and it is not the time to be arrogant.
It's not easy to say "no" in front of a beautiful girl.
That requires not only great courage, but also a very hard heart.
A man must go through many painful experiences before he can learn the word "no".
A man will only know how to cherish the word "no" after experiencing pain many times.
Therefore, Chen Dengming did not say "no" again!
Immortality does not mean forgetting one's feelings, and cultivating immortality does not mean being ruthless. Otherwise, if you live forever, live for tens of millions of years, ignore your children and grandchildren, and ignore your wife and children, wouldn't you be a powerful four-dimensional creature with no emotions, and cannot be called a human being of flesh and blood?
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That night, they moved wicker chairs and lay quietly in the yard together, blowing in the wind and watching the stars. This was the first time that Chen Dengming slowed down his pace and no longer practiced intensely.
He suddenly felt that this was not bad.
There was a sincere person beside me, smelling the familiar fragrance, and chatting with some jokes that were not jokes. I actually felt unprecedented peace and comfort in the world of immortality that was always on thin ice and wary of everyone.
This was something he had never experienced before in his eighty years of martial arts training.
They looked at each other for a long time and chatted for a long time. They never thought about establishing a relationship. It was rare for them to maintain a tacit understanding.
They are all the same, they are all understanding people, and sometimes they even understand too much. They all know that after a certain special relationship or ceremony is established, everything may become boring, even more boring than after doing certain things. It's better to keep it like this, at least it will give you peace of mind - when you are struggling to survive at the bottom of the cruel and uneasy world of immortality, wouldn't it be a happy thing to have someone you trust to hug you for warmth and feel at ease?
There were many stars tonight, and they all felt that it might be a sunny day tomorrow.
Yes, sunny day!
At least Chen Dengming will be in a good mood when he leaves tomorrow.
"It's enough for Mr. Chen to live well."
Xu Wei looked at Xing, secretly calling out the first name in his heart, and his eyes narrowed unconsciously like the stars blinking.
She is a smart woman. Smart women are not reflected in calculations, but in understanding and consideration. These two qualities are always more attractive than the most attractive appearance...
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