Chapter 281: It’s Time to Part

Qingpingzi and the others are leaving.

Not only them, but even the two masters whose time was approaching, were not going to continue trying to break through to the innate realm and were leaving together.

"Given the time limit for both of you, even if you make it to the Buzhou Mountains, you probably won't have much time left."

Gu Dan still reminded.

Life waits for no one.

Even if the two of them rushed to Buzhou Mountains, how many years would they have left to continue their practice?

If you can’t break through to the foundation-building stage, you’re doomed.

"The limit of Qi training is to live to 150 years old. I dare not think about building foundation. If I can strive for a lifespan of 150 years, it is worth a try. It is not necessarily worse than impacting the mysterious Xiantian realm."

A master said with a bitter face.

They knew that this journey would be extremely dangerous and would take ten years.

But does it mean that there will be a better chance to reach the innate realm?

Not to mention the experiences of the two masters Xin and Tan, they witnessed the end of Xue Wenjian with their own eyes. During their daily sparring, they were not much stronger than Xue Wenjian, so there was no reason for them to succeed.

At least some people in the immortal way have indeed advanced to the foundation-building stage, but what about the innate realm? There is not even a single precedent!

Compared to dying headfirst in the innate realm, choosing a road that is equally bumpy but has more opportunities, no one can say that they made a wrong choice.

This is also the reason why they left so quickly - after all, it was a ten-year journey and no one knew what might happen along the way.

The masters who are familiar with each other travel together. No matter what the situation is in the Buzhou Mountains, they are united as a team and should not be bullied by outsiders.

"Wait for me here for a moment."

Gu Dan thought about it, but decided not to try to keep him.

His figure disappeared from everyone's sight at a speed that ordinary people could not match. It seemed that he really had something urgent to do.

The Xia Dynasty masters could certainly wait for a while, but they were a little curious about where Gu Dan was going.

A mansion.

Gu Dan disappeared in the crowd like a gust of wind, and even the guards at the door didn't react.

After breaking in, Gu Dan immediately saw Gong Shang Guo who was reviewing official documents from various places at his desk.

A few more years passed, and Gong Shangguo had really started to show his old age.

His back was no longer straight, but slightly hunched. His handsome face, which had once captivated everyone, now had many more wrinkles, and even his eyes looked a little dim.

The force of time continues to weigh on him. Four years ago he was still full of energy, but now, his condition has greatly declined.

This country is still young, but the generation back then is already very old.

Gong Shangguo is now an eighty-year-old man. If he did not have the foundation of a martial artist who has mastered internal organ training, his body would have been worn out by such intense thinking every day.

After the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, he never practiced martial arts again. He had been overdrawing his foundation from his youth and busying himself with state affairs.

Even Wang Mang would take some time out from his busy schedule to sit in the Gu family's courtyard and have a rest.

But the Duke has not yet passed.

He always finds something that needs to be done and then throws himself into it.

If Gu Dan didn't go to see him throughout the year, he would probably never see him.

As the prime minister of the Xia Dynasty, Gong Shangguo was absolutely worthy of the praise of "a role model for all officials", so much so that Wang Mang and Gu Dan had privately complained about him many times and asked him to come over and give some advice.

After all, the prime minister worked so hard that the officials working under him dared not take a rest. Even on the day of bathing and resting, few people dared to go home to rest unless there was something important.

Although Gong Shangguo didn't care about these things, there were always people who would gossip, saying that the Prime Minister was so tired, what kind of work did you do that you dared to ask for a rest? There was even an incident where Gong Shangguo's subordinates fainted while working, which was enough to show how terrible the intensity of the rumors was.

Your body is your capital, and it is not easy to be "harmed" by him for so long.

"Is there anything urgent?"

Gu Dan's intrusion made quite a noise. Gong Shangguo looked up and saw him, and asked curiously.

But he had never seen Gu Dan so impatient.

"There is one thing indeed."

Gu Dan said without any delay: "Now there is a way to become an immortal in the mortal world, do you want to go?"

As the prime minister, Gong Shangguo certainly knew the news about the International Chamber of Commerce, but he didn't need to worry about such matters as the masters had their own decisions to make.

"That's all?"

Gong Shangguo was stunned at first, then he laughed and said, "It will take the Grand Master ten years to go there, why should I join in the fun?"

He was originally stuck at the interaction of the Five Elements and couldn't make any progress. Now he was old and weak, with his Qi and blood declining. It would take him even longer.

Distance and time are costs in themselves.

"Many masters of the Xia Dynasty are going there. You can go with them. I will ask them to take care of you."

Gu Dan waved his hand and took out a bag containing ten spirit stones confiscated from the Wan Guo Chamber of Commerce. "With these ten spirit stones, it is enough to take care of your body. Even if you are not good at martial arts, you may still have a chance at becoming an immortal."

An 80-year-old man is considered very old, but if he were a martial arts master, he could live another 40 years!

If it were a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training, he could live another seventy years - eighty years old could still be considered to be at his peak! The life span of a mortal is limited and too short. Once you enter the path of cultivating immortals, even if you only achieve the most superficial realm, your life span will leap forward.

In order to achieve this leap, there are many people who want to become immortals.

It is rare for an average person to live to be seventy, and even fewer to live to be over a hundred.

As long as you step into the path of immortality, you can live to be a hundred years without worries, and every day you live longer is earned!

This temptation is indeed huge.

"Are you serious?"

Seeing that Gu Dan didn't seem to be joking, Gong Shangguo's expression also became serious.

"Of course I'm serious."

Gu Dan nodded very affirmatively, his eyes fixed on his body.

After another breakthrough in the Qingmu Huasheng Jue, his perception of other people's bodies almost reached its peak, and he could use this to predict other people's lifespans without any mistakes.

Based on his assessment of Gong Shangguo's physical condition, he was afraid that he could only last another ten years at most.

But with these ten spirit stones, if they are properly taken care of, it will not be a problem to extend the life for a few more years. After all, although the capital was almost gone due to the disaster caused by Gong Shangguo, the foundation is still there.

The extra time was enough for Gong Shangguo to rush to the Buzhou Mountains and start practicing with the help of spiritual energy. Even if he couldn't break through to the realm of foundation building, it would always be good to continue for a few more decades.

This is a very rare opportunity. Once missed, there will probably be no chance of recovery.

No matter how strong Gu Dan is, he can't help people prolong their lives.

"Xian Dao? Me?"

Gong Shangguo laughed loudly, "Do you still remember how we scolded Emperor Zong Ming?"

"Remember."

Gu Dan said.

"Emperor Zong Ming doesn't want to go and seek the immortals, so you want me to go?"

Gu Dan said firmly, "It's different. At that time, the immortals didn't exist in the mortal world at all, and Emperor Zong Ming was courting death. Now, the immortals have truly arrived in the world, and everyone should have the opportunity to make their own choices."

“I choose not to go.”

Gong Shangguo refused without hesitation, "Don't try to comfort me. I know my situation very well. My family owes too much to all the people in this world. Everyone else is dead, but I'm still alive. Someone has to pay it back, right?"

“.”

Gu Dan was silent for a moment.

Gong Shangguo has the blood of the Dayue royal family. To be precise, he is the grandson of Emperor Zongming.

Although they are related by blood, they are completely different people.

If it weren't for Gu Dan, this guy would have decided to die.

In a way, Gong Shangguo is also a stubborn person.

"After so many years, it's almost time to pay back what you owe. After all, it wasn't your fault."

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After thinking about it, Gu Dan said.

"No, it's the same thing."

Gong Shangguo shook his head: "Although I didn't grow up in the imperial capital, my daily food, clothing and daily expenses were all taken from the people. Even when I was exiled to Yuzhou, I never suffered any hardship. Since I have enjoyed the benefits brought by my status and position, there is no reason to deny the injustice.

Those who died will never stand up again. I can only do my best to make the living live better, so that the descendants of those who died can have a good life in the Xia Dynasty. This is my duty, and only death can eliminate it. "

“You.”

Gu Dan sighed, but still refused to give up and advised: "In this case, you should go to Buzhou Mountain. If you don't become a master, you won't live to be a hundred years old. As long as you advance to the foundation building stage, you can live at least two hundred years. When you return to the Xia Dynasty, you can bring more help to the people.

There is a saying that goes, "Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood." Who says that spiritual practice is not considered sharpening the knife? "

"Don't lie to me."

Gong Shangguo glared, and his long-time officialdom aura naturally emerged, with a sense of authority without anger, "How can a realm be broken through just by saying so?

If it were that simple, why would Tao Shushan leave the Buzhou Mountains and run to the mortal world as a businessman?

Even the Grandmaster has no confidence in himself, so how can an old man like me, who is about to die, have the ambition to make breakthroughs? Although your realm is much higher than mine, you can't lie with your eyes open."

This time, Gu Dan was finally speechless.

Gong Shangguo is not a child, on the contrary, his mind is still quick.

What's more, he was extremely pragmatic. Don't forget that the Mohist School was actually built by him and Mo Qiu together.

It would be very difficult to convince him with Gu Dan's words.

"Human life span is limited. How can anyone be immortal? The last emperor, Emperor Zong Ming, who dreamed of immortality, even had his coffin lid lifted."

Gong Shangguo said: "I know you are thinking about me, but let's give this opportunity to the young people. I am already eighty years old, what else can I not see clearly? Instead of struggling, I would rather die of old age on this land where I have fought all my life."

Gu Dan said nothing more.

Time is his friend.

But as we all know, a friend of a friend is not a friend.

While the years have brought him a deeper foundation, the people around him are also getting older.

In fact, he understood this from the very beginning, and there was no solution.

If life is a long road, then there is probably no one who will accompany him all the way on that road.

It's just that on a road, you can meet some like-minded people, and then watch them fall behind and go away little by little, and finally you are left behind to continue moving forward.

This is another kind of bitter fruit that belongs only to those who live forever.

Now he cannot be considered immortal, let alone long-lived, but when the generation he truly belongs to has truly grown old, all that will be left in this world is nostalgia.

Gu Dan looked at Gong Shangguo deeply, turned around and returned to the Xia Dynasty's palace.

"You guys go, I'm fine."

Gu Dan said goodbye to them calmly.

Except for Xun Ke and Qin Lisheng, no other master remained from the Xia Dynasty.

In today's world, there is no place where a master can play a big role. Unless one has the ability to govern a country and maintain peace, it is indeed a better choice to explore the more profound and sublime way of immortality.

Wang Mang also gave the news of Buzhou Mountain to Daqi and other countries.

As expected, all the masters from Daqi and other countries who were able to take a breath set out on the journey to Buzhou Mountain. Even if it took ten years to get there, it could not stop the masters' faith.

Even if another master is born in the future, he will probably follow the path of his predecessors and head towards the Buzhou Mountains.

From now on, I am afraid that even the Grandmaster will become a "folk legend" and it will be difficult to find any trace of him.

Because Grandmaster is no longer the true pinnacle, they still have a long way to go and there is no need to stay in one place.

Qin Lisheng was still leading the Mohists on this vast land, and Xun Ke's Confucianism was also flourishing, and Confucian scholars could be seen everywhere.

The departure of a group of masters had absolutely no impact on this country.

When the birds are gone, the good bows are put away; when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked. Although this sentence is used to say that after the work is done, the person who did it is of no use and can be disposed of, but if we understand it in the most simple literal meaning, it is actually not wrong.

The Grand Master who protects the country, the Grand Master who protects the country, when there is no need to protect the country, the Grand Master is just a mascot who is highly worshipped.

There are countless masters like Yang Zhu who once traveled to the Xia Dynasty.

The most difficult thing for people is to find meaning for their existence.

Only when your heart is filled with desire can you have the motivation to keep moving forward.

Time leaps forward! In the 43rd year of the Xia Dynasty, Gong Shangguo resigned from the position of prime minister of the Xia Dynasty.

To be precise, he was asked to resign.

The reason was that he fainted while handling official business.

This matter made Wang Mang very anxious and also alarmed Gu Dan.

Fortunately, after the inspection, the doctor found that there was nothing seriously wrong with Gong Shangguo, and it was just caused by overthinking.

His health is no longer as good as it used to be.

Those who practice dirty martial arts also find it hard to endure the years of hardship.

Both Gu Dan and Wang Mang firmly disagreed with Gong Shangguo continuing to hold his official position. Even if Gong Shangguo was unwilling, it was useless because he was not the emperor.

In desperation, Gong Shangguo abdicated and gave way to others.

The new prime minister of the Xia Dynasty was called: Xun Ke.

This is really a step down and giving way to others with talent.

Gu Dan found two donkeys and urged the reluctant Gong Shangguo, "Let's go, you've been busy for so long, why not retire? Let's go and see this prosperous world together."

(End of this chapter)