Chapter 144
Returning to the old place
Chapter 144 Returning to the old place
"However, before leaving, I should go home and visit first."
The northwest corner of the Yue Kingdom.
Jingzhou, one of the thirteen states.
Caixia Mountain near Qingniu Town.
The mountain range, stretching for tens of miles, has not changed much over the years.
The Seven Mysteries Sect of yesteryear still exists today.
That Chishui Peak Waterfall still plunges straight down.
Within the mountain ridge and valley where I practiced the Blinking Sword Technique and Luo Yan Step, traces of the early excavations can still be faintly seen.
A tree hollow where someone once lived has grown to about ten feet tall along with the tree.
Inside a stone cave carved into the side of the mountain wall, you can still see a stove submerged by various plants.
He still remembers those winding paths and those meandering mountain trails.
These all preserve his past memories.
Even the Valley of Divine Hands, which he knew best, still retained traces of his past existence.
"Time flies, and before we knew it, more than 120 years had passed..."
"But this place isn't abandoned?"
Inside the valley, several medicinal fields are planted with the main herbs involved in Jin Sui Wan and Huang Long Dan, such as Huang Long Cao, Ku Lian Hua, Wang You Guo, and San Wu Cao.
The Seven Mysteries Sect actually turned this place into a greenhouse cultivation base.
The key point is that the Seven Mysteries Sect did not demolish several of their former buildings in order to expand their scale.
Not only was it not demolished, but it was reinforced and renovated multiple times.
Otherwise, more than a hundred years later, the house would have collapsed and been abandoned long ago.
His divine sense covered the entire Seven Mysterious Gate.
This martial arts sect still only has a small number of people.
Many of them are descendants of Li Feiyu.
The lineage of the Seven Mysteries Sect leader and three of the six elders, whether openly or secretly, all have intricate blood ties with the Li family.
Moreover, the Li family adhered to their ancestral precepts, refraining from easy expansion and focusing solely on their own small plot of land. Over the years, they lived a peaceful life.
"Huh? The Li family members have accumulated quite a bit of internal energy."
With his divine sense, the situation of the Li family members was clear at a glance.
The older generation, who were also the ones with the purest and strongest bloodline to Li Feiyu, mostly possessed profound skills.
The seventeen or eighteen-year-old Li family youth possessed internal strength that was almost comparable to that of young men in their early twenties from other sects.
In the mundane world of martial arts, he would be considered a third-rate expert.
The Li family's current strength and the solid foundation laid by its members and disciples are undoubtedly due to the aid of the Yellow Dragon Pill and the Golden Marrow Pill. Even if each person can only obtain one or two pills in their lifetime, they are still incredibly precious, aren't they?
"Indeed, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish."
Back then, he left Li Feiyu several elixir formulas, as well as the herb seedlings and medical classics collected by Doctor Mo. Over a hundred years later, the Li family has learned self-reliance and sustainable development.
What surprised him even more.
Among the Li family, there are several individuals who can be considered outliers of the Seven Mysteries Sect.
The others primarily cultivate internal energy, with swordsmanship and lightness skills as secondary skills. But these few individuals, on the other hand, focus solely on swordsmanship and lightness skills, without engaging in any internal energy cultivation whatsoever.
The sword technique they practiced was called the Blinking Sword Technique.
The light footwork technique he practiced was called: Luo Yan Step.
However, when it comes to the ability to injure or even kill enemies, the disciples of the Seven Mysteries Sect who mainly cultivate internal energy are far inferior to those who mainly cultivate swordsmanship and movement techniques.
Moreover, these people all stayed in Shenshou Valley to help manage the medicinal fields there.
She was also highly skilled in medicine, so she was not ostracized by those within the school.
"That guy Li Feiyu..."
I learned almost everything about him.
It was also passed down to future generations.
This is really...
Han Li shook his head and chuckled, deeply moved.
Then, that night, without the others in Shenshou Valley noticing, he helped these descendants of the Li family to cleanse their meridians and eliminate the hidden ailments that would inevitably have been left when practicing the Blinking Sword Technique and Luo Yan Step.
The Blinking Sword Technique not only includes swordsmanship but also techniques like bone shrinking. How could an ordinary person, not a cultivator, not injure their body after years of practice?
Without proper care, it can leave hidden ailments.
Although the prepared Golden Marrow Pill and Yellow Dragon Pill both help to strengthen the body's foundation and cultivate vitality, their main effect is to enhance internal strength. Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the people here will not be able to take them frequently and will leave the two precious pills to those who focus on cultivating internal energy.
Sure enough, in the Valley of Divine Hands, the oldest, thin old man, despite his superb medical skills, had suffered from years of self-inflicted damage to his body, leaving it riddled with holes.
With his help to sort things out, as long as you don't overdo the training, you should be able to live a few more years. At least past ninety.
After a young person's body is properly cleaned and regulated, it can grow stronger and healthier.
Seedlings sometimes need watering and fertilizing.
after all.
These people not only have the blood of the Li family, but also the blood of the Han family.
This lineage of Shenshou Valley was undoubtedly formed under Li Feiyu's special care.
the next day.
It was almost 9 AM when the group was finally woken from their comfortable and peaceful sleep.
After being awakened, these people all felt something was inexplicably strange.
"Huh? That's strange, we've never gotten up this late before."
A physical examination revealed no signs of drugging.
"Wait, my body... how come all the hidden ailments in my body are gone?"
In the next room, the oldest, thin old man exclaimed in surprise.
"Great, some of my minor health problems are gone too."
"My body suddenly feels so light..."
Several people didn't know why.
It wasn't until the old man noticed a stack of letters on the cabinet beside him and read their contents that he realized what had happened. At the same time, he was deeply moved.
"My Han family ancestors actually included immortals?"
"If we count the generations, isn't he my Han family's missing fourth great-grandfather?"
Before the old man could recover from his shock, someone from the sect leader's lineage came down the mountain and came to his door:
"Chongguang, Xiao Wu is missing."
The newcomer was a plump old man, about the same age as the thin old man in Shenshou Valley, both around eighty years old.
"What's wrong with Xiao Wu? He's a rare talent in your Li family, a promising scholar who can actually study."
Upon hearing that Xiao Wu was missing, the old man who was in charge of Shenshou Valley also became anxious.
Li Pu, the fifth son of the Li family, is the heir of the family head's lineage.
He was both literate and skilled in martial arts, and was intelligent from a young age.
The reason he was called "Little Fifth" wasn't because Li Pu was merely the fifth son of his generation, but because he was the fifth eldest son of the legitimate heir after Li Feiyu. Li Feiyu's biological son was called "A'Da," and subsequently, each generation of the Li family's leader used a similar nickname in sequence.
Second mistress, third mistress, fourth mistress...
By the time it came to Li Pu's generation, he was Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu is exceptionally talented, intelligent, and sensible. At the age of eighteen or nineteen, he already possesses the skills of a near-first-rate martial artist.
With proper training, the Li and Han families will have a reliable protective umbrella in the martial arts world for decades to come.
"Don't be in a hurry. I just came to ask you if your Han family has ever produced any remarkable figures in the past?"
"An extraordinary person? Why are you asking about that?"
"Look..."
The elder of the Li family handed over a piece of paper.
"The same letter paper, the same handwriting? Could it be that the fourth great-grandfather took the fifth child away?"
The thin old man exclaimed in surprise.
Then, the more he read the contents of the letter, the more excited he became:
"Xiao Wu actually possesses a spiritual root that only immortals can have?"
"What is spiritual root?"
"I don't understand, so don't ask."
Upon hearing this, the fat old man rolled his eyes.
"By the way, did you also get some benefits?"
The thin old man looked up.
"how do you know?"
"Tell me what happened."
"Well... I feel like my internal energy has increased by at least thirty years, all my hidden ailments have disappeared, and my mental state is exceptionally good, like when I took the Yellow Dragon Pill and the Golden Marrow Pill in succession. Huh? What do you mean by 'also benefited'? Could it be that you also..."
"Nonsense, that was my Han family's ancestor. Your Li family has gotten a huge advantage this time."
The gaunt old man snorted coldly.
"Oh dear, are we talking about this? The Han family's ancestor was also a close friend of my Li family's ancestor, wasn't he? In other words, I, Li, should also call him my great-grandfather. Your great-grandfather is also my great-grandfather." The fat old man chuckled slyly.
The thin old man immediately rolled his eyes in response: "..."
"I've run into a shameless person." "By the way, what did Great-Grandfather mean by telling us to separate and divide the family property as soon as possible?"
"They were probably worried that their enemies in the cultivation world would come knocking and wipe out both of our families. After splitting up, one or two branches were bound to survive."
Is that what you mean?
"It should be. This is probably the risk that must be taken when one leaps from the mortal class to a cultivation family."
"Alright, then let's arrange for a few to go out on their own and sever ties with the main branch from now on."
...
Caixia Mountain is not far away.
The old Qingniu Town is still the same Qingniu Town today.
The former Wuligou has now become Wulitun.
Wulitun now has more than 200 households, and they all share the same surname: Han.
The location of the Han Family Ancestral Hall.
Han Li appears.
Here, all the familiar, simple houses are gone; all that remains is the prestige and prestige brought about by my younger sister's lineage's rise to officialdom.
Back then, the Han family lived a comfortable life for a while because of the large amount of money he sent back.
Later, he had to hide from Doctor Mo, so he faked his death to escape, and at one point stopped sending money back.
The Han family gradually returned to a normal life.
but.
When his younger sister got married, Li Feiyu had already become a high-ranking member of the Seven Mysteries Sect. At that time, Li Feiyu recognized his younger sister as his sworn sister, transferred a large sum of money he had left behind to the Han family, and also gifted them a fortune.
With Li Feiyu as their backer, the Han family prospered once again.
My younger sister's wedding was not a hasty affair, but a grand and lavish affair.
Furthermore, it was precisely because of the support of the Li family, who gradually gained control of the Seven Mysteries Sect, that the Han family's career path became increasingly smooth, and their population grew larger and larger.
It should be noted that initially, the Han family only consisted of a dozen or twenty households.
Now, there are more than two hundred households and six or seven hundred people.
A few generations later, it will double again.
"Among the Han family, I actually found someone with spiritual roots?"
Inside the ancestral hall, Han Li lit several incense sticks and then took away a little girl who looked about seven or eight years old.
The fifth child of the Li family, with four spiritual roots.
This girl also possesses all four spiritual roots.
Although they were both only pseudo-spiritual roots, he still decided to nurture the two children to the Foundation Establishment stage.
The probability of a cultivator with spiritual roots giving birth to a child with spiritual roots after mating with a mortal is not high. However, if two people with spiritual roots marry, the probability of having a child with spiritual roots is much higher.
The Li family and the Han family might very well develop into cultivation families.
"Give these two children a chance, and give both families a chance. What the future holds depends entirely on their own destiny. At most, I can provide a cultivation environment where they won't be easily bullied."
His path is to make courageous progress by borrowing all external assistance, rather than seeking out various obstacles that hold him back.
With the Han family and the Li family both safe and sound, he felt much more at peace.
This puts a weight off my mind.
As for where to settle the people?
Go visit Xin Ruyin's old home. If no one is there, temporarily settle the children there. If someone is there, you can entrust the two children to their care for a while.
...
All the way north.
Avoiding the sacred mountains and rivers frequented by cultivators, Han Li deliberately chose places with many mortals to conceal his figure and escape.
On a spoils-of-war airship, three people stared at each other in bewilderment.
"So, you were a close friend of our ancestor?"
"Little Five of the Li family asked with bright eyes."
His hands were clenched tightly, and his lips were trembling.
"good."
Han Li nodded.
"I... Zixuan and I possess the spiritual roots that cultivators must have, so we can also cultivate immortality?"
"Ah."
Han Li nodded again.
The young man, who received an affirmative response, blushed and his heart pounded.
Before his death, our ancestor said that a friend of the Han family was an immortal.
In the past, the Li family members all thought this was a joke, believing that their ancestor had made a mistake. Unexpectedly, it wasn't that their ancestor was confused, but rather that their ancestors had been too narrow-minded.
"Senior, please accept Xiao Wu as your disciple. Xiao Wu is willing to fulfill the filial duties that our two families have failed to do."
The young man bowed deeply in respect.
The little girl standing to the side, though she didn't understand what cultivating immortality meant, saw how excited the eldest brother of the Li family was and knew it must be a good thing. So she also bowed deeply.
"I won't take you on as disciples. I don't have much time to teach you. In the future, someone will impart their insights into the path of immortality to you."
"in addition…"
"Don't get too excited yet. With your aptitude, although you can embark on the path of cultivation, the process will be very difficult and arduous. The further you go, the greater the difficulty will be. So, I'm just giving you two a chance. How far you end up depends on yourselves."
Whether or not to give up on the idea and simply focus on establishing a cultivation family is up to the two of them to decide.
All he cares about is providing the platform.
...
Xin Ruyin's former residence.
Han Li stopped by to take a look.
He was immediately taken aback by the imposing aura of the new formation here.
"This force is much stronger than it was back then. Could it even be able to contend with a Nascent Soul cultivator?"
As Han Li was greatly surprised, a clear and melodious voice came from within the great formation:
Who's outside the formation?
That voice sounds so familiar…
"Is that Xiaomei inside the formation?"
"Huh? With that appearance, you're Senior Han?!"
The grand formation was then activated, revealing a passageway.
Xiao Mei, who had already reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, trotted out from within.
"It's been over a hundred years since I last saw you. Not only have you established your foundation, but you've also reached the Pseudo-Core stage. Your foundation is quite solid. Not bad, not bad."
Han Li scanned the woman with his divine sense and immediately understood her current state.
"It's all thanks to the Foundation Establishment Pill from back then, senior. Congratulations on successfully forming your Core and becoming a master in the Core Formation stage."
A woman in a green palace dress, whose appearance was well-maintained, stepped forward and gave a graceful bow.
He was incredibly excited.
I am very grateful.
"Where is your young lady? Is she alright?"
Han Li asked with concern.
Actually, he already had the answer in his heart before he even asked that question.
Xiao Mei is just a cultivator with three spiritual roots, yet she has been able to cultivate to her current level in just over a hundred years. Clearly, she did not rely on herself.
"Miss visited Miss Dong's cave in Taiyue Mountain, Yue Kingdom, a few days ago. Senior, haven't you gone back to Taiyue Mountain to take a look?"
"Miss Dong? Dong Xuan'er?"
"correct."
"Could you tell me about the situation there? I have been in seclusion for many years and know nothing about the outside world. I don't know what Senior Sister Xuan'er went through in her early years."
My grandmother passed away at 1 p.m.
I went back to my hometown, but unfortunately I couldn't catch the last glimpse of it.
I need to go back to keep vigil this afternoon.
We must keep watch tonight as well.
The burial will take place tomorrow morning.
That's why this chapter is so late today.
Alas~!
The older generation is beginning to fade away.
I apologize for the reduced production over the next three days. Quality may also decline, and I have mixed feelings about it.
(End of this chapter)