I closed my eyes and felt the aura emanating from the Fushan Cauldron, and understood that the real function of the Fushan Cauldron was to refine elixirs. A smile appeared on Jining's lips. Although his Holy Star Shield was destroyed, it was good to get this thing.
He sighed secretly in his heart and shook his head. He had always wanted to find the alchemy cauldron, but he didn't expect to find it in this way.
Jining stood on the official road outside Luodu City and looked at a majestic city. The wide moat and towering city walls still stood quietly. It was no different from the first time he saw it. Decades of time had not been here. The thick and tall city walls left traces.
Walking into Luodu City, the bustling merchants and pedestrians on the streets made the bustling and wide streets of Luodu City seem a bit crowded. Looking at the hurried merchants and pedestrians, Jining felt inexplicably kind.
I remembered that not long after I became a monk, I came to fulfill my ten-year agreement with Mr. Yu, but my life experience became youthful. Looking at the ancient and majestic stone tower in Buzhou Mountain in Jining from a distance, I remembered the inscription on the stone tablet under the stone tower that read "There are thousands of ways to teach, and it is difficult to know and practice from ancient times", and I felt a little more enlightened!
"Shopkeeper Liu, why is Luodu so busy? Is it the birthday of the King of Lu?" A fat-bellied businessman said to a colleague beside him.
"Boss Kang is really a god. He actually hit the mark. Although it is not the birthday of the King of Lu, his name is famous in Dongzhou. He is Yu Laoshuai, the head of the Yu family of the Five Dynasties and Three Lords. He is one hundred and ten years old. His birthday will be held in half a month, and now officials from all over the country are secretly coming back to give gifts!" said another person.
"Yu Guogong has a really long life!" Boss Kang continued.
When Jining heard their conversation, there was a trace of surprise on his face. He didn't expect to hear about the old man as soon as he arrived in Luodu City.
Then Jining continued to listen to their chat and got a general idea of the Yu family's situation. Only then did he realize that his actions back then made the Yu family's fortunes even more prosperous. The three brothers of the Yu family later became extremely popular ministers. Among them, Yu Qianding unified the three armies of the Lu State. Yu Qianding led the three armies to sweep through several surrounding countries, making the Yu family's power in the Lu State surpass that of the royal Lu family.
Therefore, there is a rumor that the millions of soldiers of Lu State only recognized the Yu family but not the Lu family.
Many people think that the Yu family is too powerful and can compete with the royal family. The Lu State will have its monarchs and ministers disloyal, and the Lu State will eventually be divided. But when the Yu family was at its peak, the three brothers of the Yu family suddenly resigned and resigned from all official positions.
Although the Emperor of Lu tried his best to persuade him to stay, he finally agreed to their resignation after seeing the determination of the three Yu brothers. At the same time, all the descendants of the Yu family were assigned to serve in important places in the Lu State, and a decree was also issued that the Yu family would inherit the position of duke.
Jining continued to go in one direction. Today he went to visit his parents' tombs again. This time he returned to Dongzhou to meet his final fate. He knew that the monk's roots were wandering everywhere, and he might never return to Dongzhou again.
When they arrived at the foot of the green mountain, Jining looked a little surprised and then felt relieved. At this time, when Jining was about to climb the mountain, he was stopped by several sergeants, saying that this was a private place and no one could enter.
After hearing this, Jining nodded and retreated. After leaving the sight of several sergeants, Jining disappeared into the space.
Jining used the art of invisibility to enter the green mountains, and found that the entire mountain had been arranged into a beautiful garden, with tall and ancient trees standing tall and steep, with lush branches and leaves. In the center of this ancient wood lies a tomb quietly on the marble-inlaid floor, with the names of his parents engraved on the tombstone.
When Jining came to the tombstone, there were sacrificial items placed in front of the tombstone. The surrounding area of the cemetery was neatly arranged. It seemed that someone must have passed by frequently. Looking at his parents' tombstones, Jining murmured to himself, as if he was telling them which group of wolves, tigers, and leopards he had killed, and also seemed to be telling them about his future path. His face looked a little sad and then slowly calmed down.
Maybe Jining was concentrating, a group of people were coming in his direction.
Jining put away his concentrated expression. His consciousness sensed that there was also a row of tombstones standing on the other side of the mountain. A group of people were worshiping. After the worship was completed, the group of people came towards him.
Not long after, this group of people appeared in this patch of ancient trees, and the faces of the sergeants leading the way showed looks of shock. They didn't know that a stranger had appeared in this cemetery.
How did this person get into the cemetery? There was a nervous look on his face and he was about to yell. A voice from behind asked everyone to step back.
"Brother Yu, you are fine. It seems you are still in good health!" Jining said with a smile.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Ji would come here today! It's been almost seventy years since we parted ways, but I didn't expect that Mr. Ji's style is still the same!" an old voice said politely, and at the same time, he could hear the look of envy in him.
It turned out that the person who came over was Yu Qianding. This famous Confucian general in Dongzhou was already old. He looked at Jining's face with a look of shock, looking at him as young as before, and secretly sighed at the difference between immortals and mortals!
Looking at his old and broken body, it becomes clear why cultivators disdain the glory and wealth of the mortal world. At his age, he understands in his heart that there is nothing in this world that is more precious than immortality!
"Thank you, Brother Yu, for making the resting place of Ji's parents a little more peaceful. I will pay a visit to your house in a few days and say goodbye today!" Jining bowed and said with a smile, and then disappeared from the original place. The ground is gone.
Yu Qianding looked at Jining who suddenly disappeared in front of him, with a look of envy on his face, and then let out a long sigh!
After Jining left his parents' graveyard, he saw a courtyard with white walls and black tiles at the foot of the mountain. It was once the humble residence of an old man who cared for his parents' graves, but now it has become such an elegant courtyard. Jining stood outside the yard and looked inside. There was a fruit tree swaying in the wind. The tree was full of fruits. Under the tree, a young man was dancing with a sword.
At this time, Jining saw an old man in his seventies dressed as a Confucian scholar, and Jining vaguely felt that he was the grandson of the old man he had seen back then. Jining looked at them and secretly sighed at the gap between immortal cultivators and mortals. It was like two worlds that only met inadvertently.
Seeing the condition of his family, it can also be seen that the Yu family treats his family well. It also made Jining feel a little relieved!
Jining thought to himself that he had already passed everything he should go and see in Luodu City. Then Jining walked towards the distance, when he felt a cultivator coming towards him.
"Mr. Ji, you're fine!" An old voice sounded.
Jining saw an old man whose cultivation was in the early stages of foundation building. Jining looked familiar to him, and then remembered that he was Yu Chenghai, the younger brother of Master Yushan.
"Fellow Daoist Yu, do you have anything to do with Ji?" Jining looked at him and nodded before asking.
"It's nothing. It's just that Yu received news from the temple and conveyed it to Mr. Ji." Yu Chenghai said.
Then the two chatted and learned from Yu Chenghai that Master Yushan had also become a foundation-building monk and had reached the late stage of foundation-building.
Looking at Yu Chenghai's disappearing figure, Jining's face was calm and he still turned over a jade slip in his hand. It turned out that Yu Chenghai told him that the Nie family had contacted the Black Mountain Association to take action against Jining. The jade slip in his hand contains information about the Black Mountain Society.
Jining seemed to understand it, and put away the jade slip without checking it, and then walked towards Luodu City. He was ready to drink Luoshen drunk again. Not long after, Jining appeared on Mount Buzhou. Looking at Minghu Lake at the foot of Mount Buzhou, he thought to himself: "The world is over and the clouds cannot tolerate me, so I'll just leave!"
Then he came to the "Luoshen Zui" restaurant on Nanshan Street. Jining ordered a few side dishes and a pot of Luoshen Zui and tasted it quietly.
