Chapter 237: When the Mortal World is Over

Andy Hui is getting old.

In the last moments of his life, he did not experience any disasters, nor did he suffer from any illness.

It's just like what all mortals have to go through, without exception.

It seems that there are only two major things in a person's life.

One is being born, ignorant and confused.

One is death, confusion.

I cried loudly in a daze and had no tears in my eyes.

After all, this is just a mortal world, and we will never see each other again in this life.

Gu Dan seemed so silent.

He stood there silently, like a motionless sculpture.

He couldn't even hear the noise from outside.

Andy Hui was the first person he saw after waking up.

He has always been his elder.

Over the years, Andy Hui has always taken good care of him. Whether it is marriage or personal future, there are traces of Andy Hui's efforts.

Gu Dan also treated Andy Hui like his own elder.

But in the last few years of Andy Hui's life, Gu Dan often did not stay in the small courtyard.

Perhaps, even he himself could not explain his own feelings clearly.

After all, he really wants to cure diseases and save lives as soon as possible, accumulate longevity, and look forward to the advancement of Qingmu Huasheng Jue to the next stage to increase his lifespan in a real sense.

Or was he afraid that the person he was most familiar with was getting older day by day, and was heading towards death, so he had to find an excuse to leave and was afraid to witness it with his own eyes? He couldn't tell.

Perhaps this is the sorrow of those who live forever.

It is said that the cruelest thing in the world is the death of the young by the elderly.

But if it is always the young who bury the old, how can we tell this?

From then on, Gu Dan no longer had any elders.

No one can scold him unreasonably anymore, no one can criticize him harshly anymore, and no one can teach him a lesson unreasonably anymore.

But Gu Dan was not happy.

The original thread that was wrapped around him and anchored him to the world broke.

What is the point of life? You seek but cannot get.

Can it be more painful? To gain and then lose.

What is the most miserable thing? Being alone.

He, finally, became someone else's elder, and will never have elders of his own again.

Gu Dan picked up Cang from Xu Zhian's arms and asked Xun Ke to take care of Xiaoying, who was in so much pain that she lost her voice and was about to collapse.

He said nothing and seemed so calm, as calm as a puppet.

The dead are gone, but the living must continue to work hard to live.

During the last period of his life, Andy Hui was happy most of the time.

According to his lifespan, Andy Hui's age can be considered a happy one.

This is also an old man who has lived through two countries and three dynasties!

I have experienced all kinds of ups and downs, and there are not many magnificent poems worthy of praise. Just like most of the elderly people of this era, I am a part of this world.

Andy Hui's funeral was simple.

But the people who came were very important.

Gu Dan, Wang Mang, Qin Lisheng, Gong Shangguo, Xun Ke, Cang, Xiaoying. The emperor of the Xia Dynasty and his most trusted ministers, as well as those who he loved and who loved him during his lifetime, were all there.

There is another person whom I am not familiar with and most people have only heard of him.

Andy Hui's son.

He was a businessman who was doing business in Daqi after Andy Hui passed away.

Wang Mang had to send someone on fast horse to capture him back.

Facing the news of Andy Hui's death, he did not look that sad. He was silent for a while and said, "He always thought that I was not doing my job properly. We had a bad relationship and we would quarrel when we got home."

But at the funeral home, Andy Hui's son couldn't stop his tears.

He will also forever have one less person who can scold him for being unreasonable.

Mourning and burial.

Andy Hui returned to the Xu family’s ancestral home.

And there is always one person missing in the Gu family courtyard.

And never come back.

Gu Dan has experienced the deaths of many people around him.

Whether consciously or unconsciously.

At first, there was the Imperial Physician Pang Qi, Imperial Physician Lin, then Ding Ji, and then Lin Xiaoyi. Some of these people were familiar, some were not so familiar, some were the target of anger, some were persecuted, and some chose to do so voluntarily.

This was indeed the first time I had personally experienced the death of someone I knew well.

It seems so helpless and irresistible.

Perhaps this is why many people like the elusive and traceless way of immortality.

Immortality, immortality.

There is no need to face the horrible death anymore. As long as one can embark on the path to immortality, even relatives and friends can live longer. Even if they cannot reach the end, they can accompany them for many more years.

Time never stops.

No matter who dies or who is born, the invisible rushing river washes away everyone without leaving any room.

Seven years of the Xia Dynasty.

Nothing big happened, just someone came back.

Qingpingzi.

This old guy, who has also lived through two countries and three dynasties and is about the same age as Andy Hui, still looks healthy and energetic.

The martial arts master has a lifespan of 120 years. With the skills of maintaining good health, he can be considered a great-grandfather at this age. He does not look that different from decades ago, except that he is more mature and stable, and exudes a strong sense of self-confidence.

"That bone is not simple, it really is not simple!"

In the Gu family courtyard, Qingpingzi, who had just returned, sighed like this.

He considered himself to be extremely knowledgeable, and was even quite familiar with the mysterious and elusive ways of immortality that were difficult to reach in this mortal world.

But when it comes to things related to the way of immortality, people still feel that the knowledge in their heads is not enough.

"Um?"

Gu Dan looked back calmly.

Qingpingzi was also secretly looking at Gu Dan.

After these years, the first feeling I had when I came back was that Gu Dan had become younger again! Yes, younger! Just like the time when they were chatting in front of the Gu family courtyard! It was just that Gu Dan still had to rack his brains to deal with him at that time, but now the order has changed.

The person who led the conversation was no longer Qingpingzi, but Gu Dan.

Same place, same people, different years, bringing completely different results.

"Is this guy going to break through again?!"

Qingpingzi was secretly shocked. Those who were used to taking care of him might not notice it, but he hadn't seen him for several years, so he naturally felt it more deeply.

He himself just doesn't look old, but his energy and blood won't lie.

Now, the Qi and blood circulating in the body no longer have the previous full and exciting state.

But when he observed Gu Dan himself, it was like he was looking into a bottomless pool. No matter how hard he looked, he could not find the bottom.

They are already invincible in the world, and they are still making progress. They really leave no way for future generations to survive!

"I found some clues about the bone that has the witch's bloodline."

Qingpingzi didn't waste any words and simply and directly stated his purpose.

After so many years of research, we can't always fail to produce decent results.

"explain."

Gu Dan’s words are concise and to the point.

"The blood and energy in that bone are different from those of a warrior. Rather than saying that the warrior's blood and energy resonate with it, it is better to say that it is inspired by its blood and energy and forced to synchronize with it. It is also in this process that the blockade of the five elements' interaction is broken, and a new pseudo-grandmaster is born."

Qing Pingzi's expression became solemn. When it comes to professional matters, his attitude is very upright. "But this kind of inspiration has a price. Those pseudo-grandmasters will slowly move closer to the blood and qi in their bones, and they will be restricted. And as the time of inspiration gets longer, they will also change towards the blood and qi that do not belong to the human body!"

"I already knew this before."

Gu Dan said without changing his expression.

The master of Dayong named Qin Chuancheng successfully surpassed the life limit of the master by using this method, but the price was that he could not leave the bone for too long.

If this was the only discovery, it would be of no use to him, and Qingpingzi wouldn't be worth the trip back to tell him about it.

"hey-hey."

Qingpingzi chuckled twice, and said with a little pride on his face: "But I found a way to greatly slow down the synchronization of its qi and blood!"

"oh?"

This time, Gu Dan finally showed some interest. "Tell me in detail."

"This method was inspired by Qin Chuancheng. To be more precise, it was because of you."

Qing Pingzi said: "Long ago, Dayong tried to let the Grandmaster use that bone to reach a higher level than the Grandmaster. But all attempts ended in failure, and there was no possibility of success. Moreover, the Grandmaster cannot be considered a consumable. If a genuine Grandmaster died because of such an attempt, no matter which country it was, it would be extremely painful.

Until you appeared, Dayong had this thought again."

This is not surprising.

Regardless of whether Gu Dan showed strong aggressiveness or not, his existence itself was a form of oppression for the emperors of the four countries.

Even if this kind of oppression can make their people live better, they themselves are tired! The mountain is there, if you don't climb it, it will crush you! In order to get rid of this dilemma, countries will definitely try various ways to take shortcuts. If they succeed, it will be great, but if they fail, there will not be much loss.

Being the number one person in the world should have to face enough challenges, and it is normal for him to be made a target out of thin air.

What's more, because Gu Dan displayed methods that surpassed those of a Grandmaster, the Grandmaster seemed less important.

That was why Dayong discussed with the Grandmaster who was willing to try, and restarted the method of using that bone to try to reach a level above the Grandmaster.

Qingpingzi watched the whole process.

To some extent, he was Gu Dan's spy. Dayong was very courageous to do this.

"The final result, of course, was a failure. Not only did one Grandmaster die, but several others were seriously injured."

Qingpingzi shrugged and said indifferently.

In other words, only Dayong, which once mass-produced Grandmasters, could suffer such a level of loss to Grandmasters.

"But it's not completely without gain. I found that the Grandmaster can actually rely on his own blood and qi to forcibly fight against the blood and qi contained in the bones, draw a very small part of it into his body, and then immediately cut off the connection, and then forcibly refine it through special methods. Or, in other words, swallow it up!"

Qingpingzi stretched out his hand. When he was speaking before, his left hand had been hidden in his sleeve, and it was only revealed at this moment.

Gu Dan looked carefully and found that Qingpingzi's left hand was abnormally dark red, especially the index finger, which was covered with dark red as if it had been branded by a branding iron.

Qing Pingzi looked around, picked up a stone, stretched out his left index finger, and inserted it effortlessly - without using any true energy! The master's physical body is extremely strong, and is no less powerful than fine iron.

But this kind of tyranny is multifaceted, and does not include the word sharp.

The changes in Qingpingzi's index finger no longer fall within the realm of a martial arts master.

But it is the power stolen from that bone.

"These are the only discoveries we have made so far. The time is too short. We have made some gains, but they are not big enough."

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Qingpingzi had nothing to hide and was very open-minded.

Sticking a finger into a solid rock might be a cause for joy for ordinary people, but for a martial arts master, it is just that.

Not to mention the Gu Dan who is above the Grandmaster level. It cannot be said to be completely useless, but it can only be said to be tasteless.

But it represents a start.

The changes that have occurred now are not big enough. What if we continue the research and succeed?

At least he didn't waste these seven years, right?

"With your consumption, how long can that bone last?"

Gu Dan seemed to be thinking about something, but he was not valuing the means of drawing strength from external things, but was thinking at a higher level.

"It would take at least a thousand Grandmasters to consume them all, right?"

Qingpingzi said without hesitation.

"Thousands of Grandmasters"

Gu Dan couldn't help but remain silent.

It was just a bone.

Even according to Qingpingzi's judgment, the owner of that bone was only close to the Nascent Soul stage when he was alive. The power of a piece of bone that couldn't even be called a remnant of a body was enough to require hundreds of masters to consume.

How strong was the real owner of that bone when he was alive?

I'm afraid that those below the Golden Core stage are just ants and don't even have the qualifications to fight back.

This is already an absolutely overwhelming level of power, beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"Every realm you cross represents a radical change. Don't forget that behind every realm is a connection of a broken road. The so-called bottleneck is caused by the fact that this connection is not natural enough. Therefore, every leap is a great improvement."

Perhaps seeing Gu Dan's thoughts, Qing Pingzi said: "Don't look at the immortal path with the eyes of the mortal world. Except for the martial arts master, all the realms in the mortal world are just names given to themselves by mortals. They can't be regarded as realms at all."

What about martial artists, organ training, and mastering organ training? If you are not a master, you can only be said to be an ordinary person.

Grandmaster is the true realm, and it marks the beginning of the first leap in one’s own strength.

But unfortunately, in the mortal world, this first leap was already the last leap, and it was completely stuck there with no way forward.

Trying to figure out the level of the immortal way with the fighting power of a grandmaster is like a frog in a well looking at the sky from the bottom of a well.

"But we are lucky. The immortal has already sent out a signal of his return. Maybe if we wait for a while, he will come back. By then, we can still climb the road ahead!"

There was no trace of frustration on Qingpingzi's face.

The Grandmasters of this era are very unfortunate, because there is an existence above them who is suppressing them; but the Grandmasters of this era are also very lucky, they have the opportunity to no longer waste their years. As long as the immortals return and open the blockade of spiritual energy, they can also use the strength of one realm faster to climb the immortal path! "Is there no guarantee that the immortals will return?"

Gu Dan asked.

He refused to show up in public, and even deliberately concealed his own name, because of the pending matter of the immortal's return.

Although Qingpingzi's account of the incident has always been one-sided, Gu Dan also personally experienced the falling stars that night.

Naturally, I would rather believe it exists than believe it does not.

He can't gamble.

"Who can know what the immortal is thinking?"

Qing Pingzi said helplessly: "For mortals, ten or twenty years is almost the same as a generation. But for immortals who have achieved success in cultivation, one or two hundred years is also normal, and cannot be measured by the mortal world."

As I said, the way of immortality is different from the mortal world.

This also applies to the concept of time.

For a powerful and accomplished immortal, one or two decades may be enough time for him to successfully master a powerful magical skill. However, in the mortal world, this time is enough for a babbling baby to become a father.

But no matter whether it takes ten or twenty years, two hundred or three hundred years, or even a thousand years, Gu Dan will definitely be able to wait.

In order to avoid being exposed to the eyes of those immortals who are so powerful that they are even unimaginable, Gu Dan must be low-key enough.

The further time goes by, the more this is true.

The falling of a big rock is not scary. What is scary is the uncertain time before it falls. This is when you should be most cautious.

The immortals have escaped the suffering of their own death, but they will inevitably have to face other troubles. This is a kind of helplessness that is worth being thankful for, and there is nothing to complain about.

After all, this kind of helplessness is something that everyone wants, but cannot obtain.

"I see."

Gu Dan nodded slightly, not surprised.

If the immortal came over now, he would run away on the spot.

Because the influence he caused is far from being eliminated from the mortal world, it would be a good thing not to come at this time.

Time will wash away the traces he left behind, and those who once succumbed and remembered him will also be wasted in time, leaving only a colorful corner of light and shadow on some paper. Immortals probably wouldn't be so boring.

"By the way, I heard another thing."

Qingpingzi asked cautiously: "Your elder passed away?"

The past was mentioned again.

Gu Dan nodded slightly without saying anything.

He was not surprised that Qingpingzi was able to receive the message.

The four countries have never relaxed their attention on him. Although they dare not send people to monitor him, they will definitely send more people to inquire about him.

The royal families of the four countries were eager to know what he ate every day, for fear that this gentleman would eat something not to his liking and find an excuse to punish them.

Although Andy Hui's funeral was not widely publicized, the people present were very important, and the spies would definitely report back.

"There is a popular saying among the lower-level cultivators in the immortal way, which is to cut off worldly ties."

Qing Pingzi pondered and said: "The so-called cutting off does not mean to abandon it or turn a deaf ear to it. On the contrary, these words mean to complete the desires that one has left in the mortal world. From now on, the earthly ties are over, and there is no longer any attraction to one's mind in the mortal world. One can start climbing the immortal path wholeheartedly.

After all, once you set foot on the path of cultivation, you are in a completely different world from the mortal world. Even if we simply talk about life span, when the cultivators are climbing up the ladder, the old friends who stayed in the mortal world are probably all dead bones in the grave. You must be able to pick up and put down. "

Be able to take it and put it down.

These six simple words are really easy to say.

"Moreover, as one's own strength increases, one's perspective also changes greatly. When a martial arts master looks at ordinary people, they are no longer the same kind of people."

Qingpingzi reminded: "Given your strength, it might be even worse."

The improvement of strength will indeed bring a different feeling.

At least to Gu Dan, no matter how beautiful a woman is in this world, she is just that, just a shell.

Pink skull, literally.

This is a terrible thing.

As their strength increased, people from the same origin gradually became unattractive to them, and they even had no intersection with each other.

It is not difficult to understand why those guys at the upper level of the immortal world do not allow people in the mortal world to live too well.

On the one hand, if people live too well in the mortal world, it will inevitably lead to an increase in the number of people seeking immortality and asking for advice, which will only add to their troubles; on the other hand, in their eyes, people are probably no longer considered human beings, at least they are definitely not the same kind of people as them.

"ha."

Gu Dan just smiled, neither nodded nor shook his head.

After those people cut off their worldly ties, they go to embrace their own kind, those who share the same pursuits with them. But where can they embrace them?

He was already in the mortal world, so how could he cut off the mortal world? Moreover, he did not need to cut it off himself.

Time itself is cutting the flesh with a slow knife until it turns into a fatal blow.

I didn't notice it at first, but it never stopped.

"I hope you understand what I mean."

Qingpingzi naturally knew that there was no way to become an immortal to be explored now, he was just expressing his attitude.

After all, it is normal for mortals to play with mortals, and masters to play with masters.

If you force yourself to return to the mortal world, the only one who gets hurt is yourself. This is an implicit consolation.

It is naturally inconvenient to say anything to people who have had interactions with you before, but you should try not to make yourself uncomfortable after this.

For example, he never took people in the mortal world into consideration. When Emperor Zong Ming was in power, he only cared about achieving his own goals and didn't care about how people in the mortal world were doing.

But Gu Dan is not the kind of person who doesn't care about anything until he achieves his goal.

Talking at cross purposes is doomed to failure.

"I'll go back first. Who knows what else I can research."

After a brief narration, Qingpingzi said goodbye and left.

Now he is still full of hope, for the bone and for the immortal who will return.

In the Gu family courtyard, Gu Dan was left alone again.

Cang went to the Sutra Library in the imperial palace to study with Xun Ke.

Xiaoying's medical skills have been effective. She often goes out to see patients and rarely comes back.

In the Gu family courtyard, it was Gu Dan, who used to go out often, who would stay here and watch everything in the courtyard silently.

Sometimes I think about something, but more often than not, I think about nothing.

Occasionally, he seemed to hear a few words from old acquaintances in front of familiar things.

A wind blew between heaven and earth.

Gu Dan held the scripture in his hand and flipped through it silently.

Lying in front of the small window, the wind unfolds the remaining book.

(End of this chapter)