Time flies by like an arrow, and the years pass by in a hurry.
The boring but fulfilling years of cultivating immortals soon passed for more than forty years.
More than forty years of time can be said to be short or long, but for Chen Dengming, it feels like he has just blinked in the world of immortality.
Everything seems to have just happened yesterday, such as Xu Wei's death, such as the death of his son Chen Jing thirty-nine years ago. He went south to search again, and the white-haired man sent the black-haired man.
There is not much difference between the life of a mortal or a low-level monk.
Come in a hurry, go in a hurry.
No matter how prosperous and powerful Ren was during his lifetime, when he passed away, he was nothing more than loess and could not occupy much of the land.
Everything that happened before and after, in Chen Dengming's memory, is as vivid as if it happened recently. There is a kind of discomfort like a time disorder after a long period of retreat.
In the final analysis, it was also his first thirty years in the world of immortality, and his experiences were too rich and exciting.
The more than forty years that led to this long-term seclusion were boring and low-key. Instead, it was like practicing in a natural environment. There was a difference between last night and tonight. The decades seemed to be compressed into a very short period of time. .
By this year, it is the forty-third year.
Chen Dengming only had the last few months of practice before he could break through to the late Nascent Soul stage.
At this moment, the four domains have already been turbulent, and competition and friction related to resources of various sizes are constant.
However, these competitive frictions have become less and less powerful in the past two years.
Just because of a piece of news that the Broken Celestial Realm will reopen the Immortal Gate, it gradually spread throughout the world.
As Chen Dengming had judged in the past, the increasingly acute internal conflicts accumulated in the four regions began to be effectively transferred as the news of the broken world of immortals spread.
The major immortal sects all turned their attention to the Shattered Celestial Realm, and they were able to endure the opponents who had almost reached the end of their endurance.
At this moment, even the expelled place that had been silent for many years became active. It seemed that the treaty signed to be expelled to break the world of immortals was not a punishment, but a kind of redemption.
The Four Seas Immortal Sect and many sects in the Four Domains began to contact the Tiandao Sect and the Longevity Sect through various means and relationships, hoping to enter the Broken Celestial Immortal Realm.
This turbulent moment was also the moment when Chen Dengming had to end his decades-long retreat and leave the retreat frequently.
"Husband, the latest news is that the Seven-Eyed Lord of the Eight-Armed Immortal Sect and the leader of the Iron Armor Sect have applied to enter the Shattered Celestial Realm. I hope you can give them a ride."
In the longevity hall of Changshou Peak, He Yingyu, wearing a purple-black Taoist robe with luxurious embroidery and gold thread, reported the arranged sect affairs to Chen Dengming's clone.
Chen Dengming, who was practicing in the cave, felt something secretly. After waking up, he conveyed his thoughts.
"It's just that the old corpse in Iron Armor Zonglou Town is restless. His end is approaching, and he probably wants to find an ancient Feng Shui treasure land in the Broken Celestial Realm, bury himself, and try to use the treasure land to live another third life.
But the Shattered Celestial Realm is on the verge of collapse, and his idea may be in vain.
Why did Seven Eyes want to enter the Broken Celestial Realm? "
"What else could it be? The main reason is to collect some ancient spiritual materials that have long been extinct... As for the Thunder Star Stone you gave me last time, my husband, this True Lord was full of praise. If he didn't know about the Broken Celestial Realm, Location, I think he is going to collect it..."
Chen Dengming understood clearly, "Thirty-nine years ago, my clone ended the collection of Thunder Star Stones. This kind of spiritual material can only be collected in large quantities in the outer world closest to the Shattered Celestial Realm. On the contrary, it can only be collected in the Spiritual Thunder Layer." fragments.
More than twenty years ago, he and Liu Mei teamed up to use this stone to optimize the Divine Transformation Stone and the Earth Immortal Earth Stele for me, and they also left some as reward, so it seems they have tasted the benefits."
"Then husband, do you promise to take him there?"
"If Qiyan is willing to give you the secret of refining the fourth-level magic weapon, my husband will also consider his conditions."
"Mr. Xie Husband, are there too many people? In recent years, in order to resolve the internal conflicts in the Four Realms, you have deliberately joined forces with Tiandao Sect to spread the news that the Shattered Celestial Realm is about to open.
The internal conflicts have gradually shifted due to this, but in the past few years, you have also promised to many sects and promised to take them to Shatter the Celestial Realm. Isn't this too many people? "
In the cave, Chen Dengming responded in a deep voice, "Giving him one of the quotas I have reserved for him is nothing, as long as he is willing to agree to this condition.
You have now begun to conceive a baby. After transforming into a baby, you can start learning to refine fourth-level magic weapons. This is a great thing for the sect. After all, in our longevity sect, even Master Ge cannot refine fourth-level magic weapons. "
Hearing what Chen Dengming said, He Yingyu was moved and had no choice but to obey the arrangement.
If it was just for her personal affairs, she would still feel inappropriate and object.
But since it is a good thing that is beneficial to the sect, it is difficult to refuse it.
If a sect can have a master who can refine fourth-level magic weapons, it will indeed bring many benefits to the sect.
However, the prerequisite is that Seven-Eyed True Lord agrees.
This is not a simple condition. It can be said that some lions have opened their mouths. For any master of weapon refining, the fourth-level treasure refining experience involving the Nascent Soul stage cannot be passed down to his direct disciples.
After Chen Dengming finished his communication with He Yingyu, he took out the list recorded on the jade slip from his storage bag and browsed it.
So far, he has agreed to seventeen sects and take nineteen people with him to the Shattered Celestial Realm.
On the day when the Immortal Gate of the Shattered Celestial Realm was opened, this kind of thing was not difficult for him who had the Jade Seal of Longevity and inherited the Celestial Immortal Tradition.
Taking these many powerful Nascent Souls with them to the Broken Celestial Realm was actually part of the First Ancestor's plan, with the purpose of jointly resisting the invasion of the Broken Celestial Realm by evil cultivators from outside the territory.
No matter what the purpose of the powerful people from all over the world who enter it, before they can achieve their purpose, solving external threats is something that everyone must do together.
"I don't know how many places Tiandao Sect has accumulated so far."
Chen Dengming put away the jade slips thoughtfully, and suddenly noticed a koi-like sound-transmitting jade talisman flashing in another storage bag.
This jade talisman seems to have been sent for some time.
"Hadron."
Chen Dengming's eyes changed slightly.
This jade talisman in the form of a koi carp was prepared by him for Jiang Qiang and other people he was closest to in the past.
If nothing happens, this talisman will not send a message.
Jiang Qiang has been getting together with his daughters Chen Yiran and Heizi often since more than ten years ago.
Chen Dengming quickly took out the jade talisman and sent it to his spiritual mind to browse.
After a while, Chen Dengming looked solemn and sad, took a deep breath and put away the jade charm.
"Fortunately, the news came two days ago. It's not too late."
He stood up.
The moment a huge force spread, all the dust on his body dispersed.
The beards on the chin and corners of the lips also fell off on their own.
He originally planned to work hard and retreat for a few months before he could break through to the late Nascent Soul stage.
But now he had to go out. After thinking about it for a while, he decided to go by himself first and then tell He Yingyu.
A quarter of an hour later.
Chen Dengming's figure appeared in the sky more than six thousand miles away.
Below, an inconspicuous mortal city lay on the plain in the quiet twilight.
Outside the city, there is a field during the autumn harvest season that stretches as far as the eye can see, filling the air with the fragrance of wheat.
There is a lot of traffic in the city. There is a very famous drugstore in the west of the city. The doctors in the drugstore have been saving lives and healing the wounded for more than 20 years. Most of the time, they have even treated many poor people without much medical fees. The people in the city praise the doctors in the drugstore as good medicine. Immortal reincarnation.
When Chen Dengming landed, he walked on the streets like an ordinary mortal, watching the lively and noisy scenes of mortal towns, as if he was in another world.
Not long after, he arrived in front of the drug store.
The drug store has a small facade, and the three characters "Anxintang" are written on the colorful wooden plaque.
There is a terrazzo bonsai in front of the door, with a vigorous fir tree planted inside and a few green vines draped over it. Green and purple are intertwined, giving passers-by a sense of vitality and freshness.
At this time, there was a sign in front of the drug store that said it was not open for business, but some mortals gathered outside the door and talked quietly, with rather sad faces and unwilling to leave.
When Chen Dengming saw this scene, even if he didn't listen to the comments of the people around him, he already knew what happened, and the sadness in his plain eyes was even more intense.
He continued to move forward, and the mortals around him seemed to be unable to see his presence at all.
When you push open the mahogany door and enter the medicine store, you will see a long medicine cabinet.
The medicine cabinet is filled with all kinds of small white porcelain bottles. The bottles contain pills, medicinal tips, and tinctures with different colors, shapes, flavors, and effects, as well as some equipment and secret medicines needed for acupuncture and massage. lead.
A brown wooden bookcase is placed on the right side of the medicine cabinet. There are hundreds of ancient medical books neatly arranged in the bookcase, and there are even some obscure medical books involving the treatment of immortal cultivators.
Seeing these medical books, Chen Dengming couldn't help but think of the application his daughter Chen Yiran made to the sect to purchase medical books. The sadness in his eyes became lighter, and a smile appeared.
At this time, he had also noticed several auras in the backyard.
Walking around the front hall, you can see a pile of medicinal materials piled in the corner of the backyard, exuding a strong herbal fragrance.
Several people gathered around a rattan chair in the courtyard, and the atmosphere was sad and solemn. Only the squeaking laughter of a child who was teased diluted some of the sadness.
Seeing Chen Dengming's figure approaching, several people were shocked.
"Brother Chen!"
"grandfather!"
"father!"
Chen Dengming nodded slightly, and first looked at his daughter Chen Yiran, who was sitting on the rattan chair and was so old that she exuded the air of twilight.
A flash of blue light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately saw that the traces of time beside Chen Yiran were extremely rich, and his remaining life span was passing by at a very fast speed.
Chen Yiran is already 124 years old this year. Logically speaking, with his physique, he could have lived to be over 130 years old.
But as a mortal, Chen Yiran not only worked around the world to help others in her early years, but also founded the Anxin Tang in her later years when she was 100 years old. She worked hard day and night to save lives and heal the wounded. Due to her weak constitution, she had lost a lot of vitality over the years. Now the deadline is approaching.
"father"
Chen Yiran wanted to get up, but Chen Dengming stopped him and said with emotion, "Yiran, my father once warned you not to work too hard."
A satisfied smile appeared on Chen Yiran's cheeks that were so old that he had age spots, and he said in a low voice, "Dad! Even now, I don't regret it. You once taught us that we should be down-to-earth in life, but we only need a clear conscience. .”
"Still, still, you still do things the same way, but you don't listen to advice. Still, the name is correct."
Chen Denming shook his head, looked at Jiang Qiang's obviously older face, nodded slightly, and reached out to pat Jiang Qiang's shoulder.
"Qiangzi, if you work harder, your longevity will increase with each level of "Longevity Skill" you break through. If you have any difficulties, just tell Brother Chen."
Jiang Qiang's eyes turned slightly red when he heard this, he nodded excitedly and said 'yes' repeatedly.
He is already 160 years old this year, but he is only in the early stage of foundation building. Even if the "Longevity Skill" can extend his life, in the future he will break through to the middle stage of foundation building, and living to 230 years old will be his limit.
The hope of breaking through the golden elixir in the future is almost very slim.
He was afraid that in another sixty years, Brother Chen would come to see him off. This became the thing he hoped for the most. He was afraid that Brother Chen would have been in seclusion for too long and would miss it in a blink of an eye.
Jiang Qiang sometimes thinks about these inner thoughts silently, so naturally he will not say them out.
Chen Dengming looked at his grandson Chen Feilin, who was thin, handsome, strong-backed, and very powerful, and smiled.
"Feilin, we haven't seen you for almost 40 years. The last time you came to the Eastern Region was to see your father off, and now you have established a foundation."
Chen Feilin's eyes were reddish due to excitement. He stared at Chen Dengming's unchanging face and said respectfully, "Grandpa, my qualifications are dull and I only established the foundation thirty-seven years ago."
Chen Dengming laughed and said with a little sigh, "Your qualifications are not stupid. You are only almost 60 years old this year, and you are already in the middle stage of foundation building. The future golden elixir is not a problem."
As soon as these words came out, the woman next to Chen Feilin, who had a beautiful appearance and a virtuous temperament, also became excited.
She knew very well the strength of her grandfather. Since he spoke like this, Chen Feilin would definitely be able to enter the Golden Core in the future.
"Grandpa, this is Xiaolan, the second wife I took in twenty years ago. This is our child Peiyi!"
Chen Feilin then introduced the woman greeting him and the child nestling in Chen Yiran's arms.
"Pei Yi? What a good name! The spiritual root is also good, with a medium-grade and high-grade one. It won't be bad in the future."
Chen Dengming nodded, with a bit of joy in his eyes, staring at the tiger-headed boy who looked a little timid and refused to call him 'grandpa' when Chen Feilin called him, and smiled.
"Feilin. Let the child go! This is my first meeting as great-grandfather, so I will also give the child and Xiaolan a little meeting gift."
After saying this, he pointed his finger, and a ball of light flew out, fell into the center of the child Pei Yi's eyebrows, and turned into a faint light, which quickly faded away.
Another medicine bottle with sparkling light flew towards granddaughter-in-law Xiaolan. On the bottle were the words "Ji Establishment Pill", which immediately made her pretty eyes light up with joy.
"You all go, I want to spend time alone with my daughter."
Chen Dengming stopped being intimate with his children and grandchildren and restrained some emotions.
In fact, he has done his best to take care of his children and grandchildren. Even if he is in seclusion for a long time, his avatar will always pay attention to his children and grandchildren.
But as the saying goes, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. This "self-owned" does not mean leaving things alone, but that children and grandchildren also have their own temperaments and pursuits.
Just like when Chen Jing's death comes, he wants to go to Nanxun to have a look, stay in Nanxun, and be buried in Nanxun.
Chen Dengming could only respect his son's choice.
For example, Chen Yiran has always liked to deal with low-level monks and ordinary people. He is willing to help others and save lives and injuries, and he does not hesitate to spend his energy on this.
As a father, he could only provide support and silently help.
Apart from that, it is difficult to do anything, let alone stop it.
There is nothing wrong with these things just because your children pursue them.
His restraint is actually more of a form of protection.
It is not only to protect oneself from the birth of spiritual holes, but also to protect children and grandchildren from repeating some of the disasters of the past.
At this moment, he stayed in the courtyard, accompanied by his only daughter Chen Yiran, watching the traces of time around Yiran becoming more and more intense, lamenting in his heart, taking out the sound transmission jade talisman, and sent the message to He Yingyu .
For the two children, He Yingyu has always regarded them as her own. She saw off Chen Jing in the past, and now she is coming to see off Yi Yiran.
This may be the greatest sorrow between immortal cultivators and mortals. It may also be the reason why many monks become increasingly indifferent to their emotions and to mortals until the end of their cultivation.
Just because between immortals and mortals, there is the gap between immortality and short life.
"Roar--"
In the clouds above, a black clouded leopard poked its head out. Its beard was already white, and tears flowed from its eyes. It looked at the kind little master in the courtyard below who had spent countless years on its back.
Even now, for fear of disturbing mortals, they are not allowed to enter the courtyard to say goodbye.
"The sun is high but timid, the evening breeze is light, and autumn is deep and the fallen leaves are flying. I lean on the gatehouse alone and look at the clouds, and the courtyard is full of fragrant grass and the sunset shines."
Chen Yiran seemed to have seen the clouded leopard in the clouds, but her eyes gradually became ethereal. She was lying on the rattan chair, smiling and singing a poem in a rustling voice.
Chen Dengming didn't know who wrote this poem, but he could understand the regret for the passage of time and the positive attachment to life revealed in this poem.
The sadness in his heart was even stronger.
This is mortal life.
This is also the fate of his children, Chen Dengming.
This life is like the sunset, disappearing at any time.
The quiet twilight that I first saw at the top of the city has quietly surrounded Chen Yiran.
Chen Yiran seemed to feel cold and felt the darkness and twilight surrounding him.
She suddenly raised her head and looked at Chen Dengming, a father who, no matter how tall he was in her eyes, had always been kind and kind to her, and said in a whisper.
"Dad, I want to chase the sunset. Let's ride on Uncle Hei's back to chase the sun, just like you did with me when we were young. Let's chase it together."
"good!"
Chen Dengming's eyes trembled slightly, and he personally reached out to hug his daughter's body, which was so thin that she could hardly feel the weight.
This weight even gave him the illusion that it might be similar to his weight when he was a child.
But this is absolutely impossible, because when she was born, he was not by her side and never held her.
It has been many years since he held his daughter in his arms.
Chen Dengming flew into the sky, and a shield surrounded him and Chen Yiran to prevent the strong wind from attacking the weak daughter.
In the clouds in the sky, the black clouded leopard roared with joy and excitement, swooped over, picked up the two of them, and flew away towards the sun.
As the sky rose higher, the dim sunset seemed to emerge again.
It seems that Chen Yiran's life, which should have been returned to the ruins, has been extended a little longer.
The sun setting in the west, like a pot of burning charcoal fire, became strong again, spraying orange, red and yellow light all over the world.
Two people, one leopard, move away from each other day by day, as if chasing the lost life.
Farther away, He Yingyu's figure was galloping towards her, and the orange-red sunsets in full bloom behind her were extremely poignant, like a red carpet of long skirts lifted up from the sky.
"Crane Mother!" Chen Yiran's eyes were full of tears, perhaps the last warmth of her life, and her vision was gradually blurring.
The burning sunset seemed to have turned into a ribbon shape in her eyes at this moment, squeezing into a thin trembling golden snake.
The sun sets completely in the west.
The last few rays of faint yellow light disappeared from the other side of the sky, and the sky darkened, as if a person's life was coming to an end.
"still!"
He Yingyu arrived at the last moment, and the three people and the leopard merged into the last bit of light in the last dim light of the sunset. Everything in the world disappeared into a blur of purple. This may be a mortal. The final color at the end of life.
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