In the courtyard, the flowers are gorgeous, which makes Chen Lian look pale in contrast. She is like a withered lotus in the autumn wind, without any beauty.

"Uncle Chen, I'm afraid I can't go back to the Immortal Sect."

She felt that the deadline had come, and she thought she still had some time to spare, but things did not go as she wished.

Fortunately, the person I care about most is right in front of me, so I have no regrets.

"It's okay, then stay in Changle Country."

Chen Sheng was able to see through the fire and sensed that Chen Lian's life fire was as weak as a candle. However, he was unable to change her fate. He felt a dull pain in his heart, but could not show it.

They understand each other and don't want to show their vulnerable side in front of each other, so let's go through this journey quietly and happily.

"Uncle Chen, I have no regrets. My life has been wonderful enough. I have lived far beyond the Qi Refining Realm cultivators. I have also lived a long life. I have read many immortal classics, and my heart has become more peaceful."

Chen Lian smiled. She had grown up in the Black Abyss Prison since she was a child, and being taken care of by Chen Sheng was like a gift from God.

After receiving the spell to transfer the spirit of mother and child that caused her congenital defect, she became open-minded and free to roam the world, bringing benefits to the people of Changle Country and achieving the fruits of mortal life.

It is a great blessing to have the company of elders before leaving.

Her mind was calm and inspiration came to her. She combined the Taoist scriptures she had read throughout her life with her decades of experience in the secular world. Combined with her state of mind, she leaned over the desk and wrote the "Heart Sutra of Avalokitesvara".

“This method is wonderful.”

Mr. Chen took a look and was astonished. This was a method to purify the mind. If one practiced it often, the mind would be clear and free from worldly thoughts. One would be as divine as if born with an active spirit, and everything would be done with twice the result with half the effort.

This is something Chen Lian figured out in hardship. The existence of the Mother-Child Soul Transferring Spell once made her collapse. After she was freed, her state of mind became extraordinary. After decades of tempering in the mundane world of Changle Country, this was naturally conceived when she was dying. It is definitely a superb method.

"Then leave it to Uncle Chen."

Chen Lian smiled, her eyes became three points brighter, then dimmed in an instant, and drifted away with a faint sound.

"I heard that Putuo Mountain in the Imperial City has beautiful scenery. I have always wanted to go there, but I was always entangled in worldly affairs. Now I have time."

…

Three days later.

Putuo Mountain.

Surrounded by mountains and water, it is extremely beautiful and is indeed a pleasant place.

After burying Chen Lian, Mr. Chen sat beside the lonely grave, remaining silent for a long time, as if his mood at the moment was cold and silent.

“It’s so lonely.”

After an unknown amount of time, he raised his head and looked at the beautiful mountains and rivers from the top of the mountain. They seemed small, insignificant, and overlooking each other. In the same visual dimension, they were empty and lonely, with only the breeze and clouds, nothing else.

Such a lonely world!

He looked at the lonely grave, where there used to be a living person, but now, he was dead.

It seemed as if he had been losing things all his life. No matter how tightly he held on to something, it would turn into sand and disappear as time passed.

And what did he get on the way? He didn't know!

“Wuwuwu…”

Mr. Chen was leaning against a hill, with a lonely grave next to him. There was a hint of loneliness in his eyes, and something was shaking in his hand, which was a suona.

He closed his eyes and began to play the instrument.

The sound is shrill and makes people sad.

But he could no longer hear clearly, he was immersed in his own world.

Thinking of Chen Lian, who was raised from a babbling child to a graceful young lady, who knows the effort that went into it.

When she grew up, he was afraid that she would get hurt, so he took good care of her. When they performed the spell of mother-child transfer, Chen Lian felt sad, but he was silent. When Chen Lian got out of the trough and worked hard, he also felt a touch of brilliance.

But in the end, it could not withstand the passage of time and became a lonely grave.

Looking back in this way, Wang Xian, Cai Rong, the warden, Da Fu, Lao Changtou, and even the prisoner Dapeng Taoist are all vividly remembered.

After leaving the inner door and standing at the outer door, I could only feel the sad past coming like a torrent.

That year, he was in charge of the Medicine House, standing at the level of the second-rank top alchemist. He guarded the south for the Immortal Sect, won the hearts of the people in Qingping Valley, and held back the progress of the Langya Immortal Sect. What a powerful force he was.

However, he was unable to keep his Taoist partner at bay. The scene of Zhou Lie growing old with white hair lingered in his dreams and he could not forget it. Zhou Huang failed halfway and had to take revenge in anger.

Going back further, it was the Dan Dao masters Xi Fu, Fei and Ding who promoted Gao Ge, and the two deacons Zhou and Mo who recommended him. These were his guides and benefactors on the path of cultivation, and they were the ones who had a say in his cultivation, but they have all passed away.

By the way, there is also his brother Chen Ergou, who used to be the leader of the Immortal Sect, but he still worries about his little things and is worried that he might encounter some danger.

When the four sects joined forces to attack him, his cultivation level was low and he was unable to take care of others, so he had to let them bear everything. At the end of the battle, his golden elixir was damaged, so he had to travel far away to a foreign land, seeking a way to make up for his damage.

I have lost so much along the way.

As he thought about it carefully, his heart was agitated, his mind broke through a certain boundary, his whole body was glowing, and his whole body exuded an aura that far exceeded the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Eight hundred years of Golden Elixir Master, hahahaha..."

Mr. Chen understood something, but he did not look happy. His loud laughter made people feel mocked.

"boom"

He took out the rainbow trout furnace, clapped his hands, and turned the furnace upside down. A surge of red-gold light poured out like a surging stream of water.

That was the Qianyuan Dragon-Tiger Pill, which had been congratulated by the ancestor of Qingping Valley in the past. He was in charge of refining the pill, and some of it was left over and could not be condensed into a pill, so it was sealed in the pill furnace.

He took a deep breath, and all the elixir energy pouring out of the furnace mouth fell into his abdomen, and was refined into powerful magic power.

“Crackle…”

At this point, Chen Sheng's mind, body, and magic power have all broken through the limits of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Raging flames burst out from his body, and a ball of brilliant golden substance shone in his dantian, gradually condensing and transforming into a golden pill.

“Boom…”

As the golden elixir was formed, the mysterious energy vibrated the sky, and wisps of clouds gathered together, turning black into purple, and condensed into a calamity cloud that enveloped the area.

Purple lightning dragons and snakes swam and shuttled through it, shaking the mountains, which was extremely terrifying.

"Golden Core Thunder Tribulation?"

Chen Sheng had a calm expression as he offered up the exquisite pearl, but not to protect himself or the Dharma, but to protect Mount Putuo and Chen Lian's grave.

The pearl hangs in the air, shining brilliantly and dropping endless golden light, as if it is a paradise on earth, invulnerable to all kinds of attacks.

He sat on the exquisite gem, with thunder above his head. His eyes were calm and he had no intention of defending himself. He waited for the thunder to strike him.

"boom"

The calamity clouds shook, and a thick bolt of lightning that pierced through the sky struck down. Its fierce and terrifying power caused ripples in the sky, and it struck Chen Sheng on the head.

Mr. Chen remained silent, his entire body was like colored glaze and jade. The surging blood in his body washed over his smooth flesh and blood, making him look like a top-notch magic weapon, eternal and immortal.

When the thunder struck, his body shone brightly, as if he was wearing a purple robe, but when the light faded, his whole body was unharmed.

"boom"

"boom"

It seemed that it felt that the person who was undergoing the tribulation was somewhat fierce. One after another, bolts of lightning fell from the tribulation clouds, roaring like thunder, accompanied by thousands of electric flashes, tearing apart the dark sky and earth.

Chen Sheng was as steady as a rock, and was struck by lightning. Lightning flashed all around him, like a stone soaked in a pool of thunder.

The thunder was like water, drowning Chen Sheng and falling down. Fortunately, the exquisite pearl protected Mount Putuo from being destroyed.

The foot of the mountain was already charred black, the grass and trees turned to ashes, the stones turned to powder, and the whole place was bare and flat.

"You have no other options?"

Chen Sheng calmed his mind and used his physical body to resist the thunder, but there were still strands of lightning that penetrated into his skin, electrifying his internal organs and flesh, and even his golden elixir was covered with electric light.

Fortunately, he has a profound foundation, and his magic power, mind, and body are all perfect and flawless, so he is not afraid at all.

After nine lightning strikes, he glanced at the calamity cloud. The purple calamity light was no longer swirling, and it gradually became quiet.

"call……"

At this moment, the calamity clouds turned, and there was no thunder, but a cold wind blew from the depths of nothingness, and a nameless sky fire ignited out of nothing, surrounding Chen Sheng and burning him so hard that his brows furrowed.

"I am a mediocre person with poor talent, but I can actually trigger the wind, fire, and lightning catastrophe. You really think highly of me."

Chen Sheng laughed at himself. The Jindan tribulation is divided into different levels, but for mediocre people, it would be okay to be struck down by nine thunders.

Only those peerless geniuses with profound background will experience powerful calamity clouds when they are undergoing the calamity. For example, the wind, fire and thunder calamity is an extremely terrifying existence in the classics of the five major immortal sects.

“Crackle…”

Cold wind hurts the body, and heavenly fire burns the body.

Mr. Chen felt that there was no comfortable spot on his body, as if layer after layer of flesh and blood had been cut off by a knife, leaving only a skeleton.

As long as he showed weakness and his courage was gone, he would be doomed immediately.

However, he had experienced the death of many relatives and friends, and through his enlightenment and practice, his heart for the Tao had long been as firm as iron and could not be shaken.

The wind, fire, and thunder tribulations that others feared like tigers failed to destroy him in the end, but instead pushed his condition to the peak step by step.

"The golden elixir was refined by thunder, and the immortal golden energy was filled and rich, so the life span of eight hundred years could be achieved."

I don’t know how long it took, but the wind stopped, the fire went out, and the disaster clouds above our heads also dissipated.

Chen Sheng squatted on the exquisite pearl and looked inward at his body. While the wind, fire, and thunder were torturing him, some of his fortune was also left behind.

His magic power and physique have been refined to be smooth and perfect, without any sense of stagnation. Moreover, he has accumulated profound knowledge that has not been digested. After decades of meditation, he should be able to go a long way on the road to the early stage of Golden Elixir.

The foundation of Taoism, the golden elixir hidden in the dantian, is brilliant and extremely extraordinary, as if it is made up of wisps of immortal golden energy. With every breath, it produces a cloud of energy full of vitality, nourishing the mind and body.

This is the reason why Jindan Zhenren can enjoy eight hundred years. Once the golden elixir is formed, it is like entering a fairyland, and the speed of aging is greatly slowed down.

Thunder roared on Putuo Mountain for half a day, shaking the sky. The surroundings were charred black, as if a thunderstorm had passed. After the tranquility was restored, many people came to explore.

"Could it be that there is an opportunity to be born?"

People in the world of immortal cultivation are most concerned about this kind of celestial phenomenon. It is by no means ordinary, and the rumors about independent cultivators getting treasures by going into the mountains and traveling the world have been enduring.

They long to be the next lucky one.

A casual cultivator came to the foot of Putuo Mountain.

Foreshadowing...

There are already many wandering cultivators rushing towards Putuo Mountain.

"We can't let you disturb Chen Lian's resting place."

As soon as Chen Sheng had a thought, rolling clouds gathered on the top of Putuo Mountain, forming a formation that enveloped the surrounding area for dozens of feet.

He imprinted the golden elixir energy here, which was like a guillotine on his head or a solid wall. Without the golden elixir, no one could get close to the tombstone and ruin the structure of this place.

"Strange, I can't find my way in. Looking at these traces, could it be that a master has survived a thunderstorm here?"

The methods of Jindan Zhenren are extremely mysterious and cannot be broken by anyone of the same level.

This group of enthusiastic wandering cultivators finally came to nothing. They wandered halfway up the mountain and even went deep into the clouds, but their minds were dizzy and they came out again after a while.

In this way, after going around in circles, the newcomer gave up, but the later ones still didn't believe it, and the cycle continued.

Later, many rumors spread about the magic of Mount Putuo, including immortals living in seclusion, rare treasures coming into the world, monsters lurking in the area, and even the fact that the master was still alive, refining elixirs on the mountain in the quest for immortality.

Chen Sheng achieved the golden elixir and sat on Mount Putuo for seven days. He became familiar with the operation of his magic power and was no longer silent. He touched Chen Lian's tombstone, said goodbye, and flew away with a divine light.

This time, he did not activate the teleportation array, but instead traveled across the sky freely.

"The aura of war is so strong, is it the power of the Golden Core level?"

On the way, he suddenly had a feeling, and a divine light flashed in his eyes. He looked towards the northwest, but it was too far away and he couldn't really see what was happening.

All we know is that there was a hidden Jindan-level combat power coming out, which blew up a source of inspiration somewhere, causing the force of destruction to shoot into the sky, which was extremely dazzling.

After flying for two or three days, he returned to the Immortal Sect. Before he could even rest in the Black Abyss Prison, he was found.

"Warden, a fight has broken out."

Yang Huayue came in a hurry and was in a state of anxiety, which was inconsistent with his usual calm and composed state. It was obvious that something big had really happened.

"Take your time."

Chen Sheng suddenly thought of the strong fluctuations on the way back, but he was not too worried. After cultivating into the golden elixir, he was much calmer. In the chess game in the border area, he had transformed from a chess piece to a chess player.

"A month ago, we explored an ancient relic together with the Langya Immortal Sect. Because it was not a new secret realm, it was already very mature. We allowed a group of geniuses to enter and fight against the younger generation of the Langya Immortal Sect."

"Originally, this would be nothing, but the bad thing is that the Langya Immortal Sect cheated, and someone in the secret realm used a forbidden weapon to kill all our people."

"The elder who led the team was furious and argued with the other party, but was beaten to death."

"After all this fuss, the Langya Immortal Sect actually declared war on us."

"Now many people are spreading the word that this is a premeditated provocation and declaration of war."

Yang Huayue spoke very quickly and hurriedly, and even the disciples of the Immortal Sect were frightened by the sudden beacon.

"War broke out in the borderland, and the immortals committed murder. After more than a hundred years, the war finally subsided, and then it broke out again. The cycle repeats itself, and things and people have changed, but the love and hatred remain and cannot be cut off, leaving the free and easy hermit with nowhere to cry."

Chen Sheng was silent, but then he felt like killing. There were clues to this matter. The Langya Immortal Sect must be still brooding over what happened to Chen Ergou in the past.

In that battle, two Jindan Zhenren died, from the two major immortal sects of Langya and Zixi.

What he was worried about was that if the Langya Immortal Sect took action, the Zixi Immortal Sect might also take action.

The secrets uncovered in the Rooster case so far were also due to these two cases, but he also felt that the other two cases were also involved.

(End of this chapter)