Chapter 384: Prolonging Life

In the forest.

Chen Mu walked slowly forward, looking into the distance, bypassing the area where he had previously killed the bandit leader with a dead leaf, and glanced back, but he did not notice anything unusual, and a glimmer flashed in his eyes.

Illusion?

Killing a mere bandit leader naturally did not require such a big commotion. He did it just because he happened to meet an old friend, nor was he just pointing his finger at Song Zhou's swordsmanship, but it was a test.

After leaving Qixuan Sect, on the way to Yu County, he occasionally had a vague feeling of being stared at by some sight, but after careful perception, he could not find the source.

This kind of intuition did not come from actual perception, but from his soul realm. At the level of clear mirror and still water, sometimes there is a mysterious feeling, which does not belong to the scope of exploration.

With his current cultivation level, it is extremely difficult to follow him secretly without being noticed or sensed by him. Even Yin Heng, who is at the same level, is unlikely to do it. Only masters who have achieved the unity of heaven and man, whose body and mind are integrated with the world, almost merge with the world itself, and are indistinguishable from each other, can naturally block all detection.

Is there a master who has achieved the unity of heaven and man in the dark?

This thought flashed through Chen Mu's mind, but his expression did not change. After his eyes swept across the forest in front of him calmly, he slowly stepped forward, and his figure quickly disappeared among the forest.

Since he left the Qixuan Sect, he had already prepared for the encounter with the master who had achieved the unity of heaven and man. Although the people at that level are powerful, there is no essential difference between the Wuti Yuan Gang and the ordinary blood exchange realm. The real power lies in the fact that the power of heaven and earth that can be mobilized is even larger and wider, and the perception range covers thousands of miles. Things like thousands of miles of sound transmission or even ten thousand miles of sound transmission can also be easily done.

In terms of actual strength, the masters of the heavenly man level are not as far away from Yin Heng as the abyss of the sky. Even if they cannot be enemies, they can at least escape and will not be powerless to resist.

In addition.

Among the billions of lives and countless warriors in Daxuan, only more than twenty can reach the heavenly man level. They stand at the top of the martial arts, and each of them has his own determination and courage. If they are only worried about his future threats, they will come to the cold north to find an opportunity to attack him, and it is impossible for them to reach the heavenly man realm and the end of the martial arts.

This is what Yin Heng said to him. At least before he entered the blood exchange realm, as long as he did not take the initiative to provoke those masters who were in harmony with heaven and man, and did not take the initiative to cause disputes, those beings would hardly be able to suppress the master with heaven and man.

And.

Almost all the masters at the level of Heavenly Man are pursuing a higher level of martial arts, trying to explore the path of further martial arts. What they pursue is different from ordinary warriors. Most of the time, they have even left the world. This is one of the reasons why they are called "Heavenly Man". Heavenly Man and the mundane are naturally separated.

On the contrary, those who are below Heavenly Man and who are rampant in the blood exchange realm will regard him as a person of the same level after he repelled Yuwen Hao head-on. They will no longer regard him as a junior. These people are the real threats he will face now.

But for Chen Mu now, he is not afraid of Heavenly Man unless he takes action.

Even if he faces Heavenly Man, he also has some self-protection power. Since he left Qixuan Sect alone, he will take the road of fearlessness and invincibility without any worries.

...

Yucheng.

Chen Mu's figure appeared silently on the city gate, and his eyes fell on the houses in the distance.

There were patrolling soldiers walking along the city gate nearby, but they all walked past Chen Mu without any reaction, as if they could not see Chen Mu at all.

"Hey, let me tell you, yesterday the widow of the southern king and..."

Several soldiers patrolled along the city wall, each quietly talking about neighborhood matters.

Chen Mu just stopped and looked at the magnificent Yu County Prefecture, then walked slowly forward, his figure disappeared on the city wall, landed in Yu City, and walked along the streets of the outer city.

In the early years, the edge of the outer city of Yu County was the most remote and chaotic place, with starving people everywhere and evil people, but now there are not so many scenes, perhaps the result of Yan Jingqing's governance, or perhaps the changes brought about by the gradual entry of various sects.

Go forward.

There are more and more pedestrians on the road.

Chen Mu just walked through the street market, but no one touched him, and no one's eyes stayed on him. He was in the street market, but he seemed to be far away from the world.

It seemed that he had only walked a few steps before a familiar street scene appeared in Chen Mu's sight. This was Jiutiaoli where he lived in his early years and spent the first years of his life here.

The two low houses of that time were still located in the streets and alleys.

The difference was that.

Every household and house nearby had been renovated to form a courtyard.

"Sir, look there, that's the old residence of that year. People say it is the land of soaring dragons. Every time the sun rises, there is purple air lingering... The courtyards nearby have all been bought by the masters in the city. If you want to get lucky, we just happen to have a courtyard less than a thousand steps away, right over there."

Suddenly, there was a counter of a dental shop in the distance, accompanied by a guest in a long gown, constantly introducing things beside him.

There were also several servants behind the guest, but everyone turned a blind eye to Chen Mu standing in front of the two low houses, or in their sight, they could not see Chen Mu's existence at all, and all they could see was that there was no one.

The land of soaring dragons.

Chen Mu listened to the words of the clerk at the pawnshop and the squire who seemed to want to buy the courtyard residence. He couldn't help but shake his head and laugh for a while. He didn't see any Tenglong place, and he didn't see any purple air lingering in the past.

When Xu Hongyu and Chen Yue were still in Yu County, there was not much change in the vicinity. But in the past few years, everyone moved to the state capital, and the whole place was brand new. It was originally just an ordinary street where some poor people lived, but now it has been widened into an open street, and the bluestone courtyards are all built cleanly and elegantly.

I don't know how many taels of silver the courtyards nearby were sold for. According to his estimation, it is probably not a small amount.

However.

These people still know the importance of their actions. No one has moved his two low houses from beginning to end, and no one should dare to move them. Not only these two rooms, but also the ones not far away where Wang Ni and her grandfather lived in the past have never been moved.

The deeds of these houses have always been in his hands. Although deeds are often just waste paper in a chaotic world, whether they are waste paper or insurmountable laws depends on who holds them.

"Hehe."

Chen Mu looked at the two low houses, sighed with a little nostalgia, and then waved his sleeves lightly at the low houses, then turned around and walked away without stopping.

Almost at the moment when his figure disappeared, the low houses seemed to be in disrepair for a long time, making a creaking sound under the heavy load, and then with a bang, they collapsed completely, turning into scattered gravel and dust.

The clerk of the dental shop, who was introducing the nearby courtyard residence to several gentry, and talking about mysterious words such as "luck", "fate", and "purple air", and a group of gentry were all startled by the sudden collapse.

Everyone staggered back a few steps, and when the houses collapsed completely and returned to dust, they looked at each other in bewilderment.

…

Not far from the old residence.

A mansion with several duplexes and nested courtyards was located. The courtyard walls were towering and rose ten feet above the ground. They were all made of bluestone. There were several courtyards nested inside. Some maids and servants were busy, cleaning the courtyard or washing clothes.

In the inner courtyard, an old woman sat on a recliner with a kind look. Her hair was full of gray silver hair, with only a little black left. The years left wrinkles on her face, but the old woman was in a good mood. There were two children about five or six years old and three four or five-year-old girls around her, all shouting "Grandma", "Grandma".

"Grandma, grandma, can you tell me more about my cousin's story?"

"Grandma, I also want to learn martial arts, and become as powerful as my cousin in the future."

A group of children who are still changing their teeth are surrounding her, with crisp voices and laughter.

Chen Hong said kindly: "It's not easy to learn martial arts, but you have to endure hardships. Back then..."

While she was speaking.

She suddenly felt startled, as if a thread was slightly plucked. She subconsciously turned her head and looked above the eaves behind her, but the eaves were empty, with only a sparrow combing its feathers.

Chen Hong's action also made the children in the yard look up at the eaves, but they all saw nothing. For a moment, they looked at Chen Hong with some curiosity: "Grandma, what are you looking at?"

"Nothing."

Chen Hong shook her head, lamenting that people always have some ghosts and spirits when they get old. She quickly gathered her thoughts, looked at the children kindly, and told them: "At that time, the family was still poor, and we didn't know where we would eat next..."

The children gathered around and listened to the story quietly.

On the corner of the eaves.

Next to the sparrow combing its feathers, Chen Mu stood quietly, looking at Chen Hong with her children and grandchildren, and finally nodded gently, then turned around quietly and disappeared on the corner of the eaves, while the sparrow was still combing its wings as if it didn't notice anything.

...

Going forward along the streets, Chen Mu didn't stop and soon entered the inner city.

After several years, the inner city has changed a lot. The area occupied by the Yu family has also changed a lot compared to the past. Some directions have expanded a little, while some directions have shrunk a little due to sectarian power.

Chen Mu went deep into the inner city with a peaceful demeanor. Along the way, he passed by some of the Yu family's followers and guards, but no one could see him until he came to a simple courtyard deep in the Yu family.

Push open the gate.

There are many flowers growing in the courtyard. An octogenarian with white hair and beard is walking leisurely along the flowers with his hands behind his back. From time to time, he gently raises his hand, and raindrops condense quietly in the air and water the flowerbed.

Feeling the gate being pushed open, Yu Jiujiang turned around and looked at the door. He saw Chen Mu walking in slowly with a calm expression and whispered, "It's been many years since we last met. How are you, old man?"

"Good, good, everything is fine."

Yu Jiujiang was surprised at first, but soon came to his senses and said with a smile.

He slowly withdrew his hand, and the rain and dew that kept condensing in the void disappeared. Then he walked towards Chen Mu with a cane. His steps were still steady and healthy, but Chen Mu could see that the blood and energy in Yu Jiujiang's body had declined to the point that it was even inferior to that of ordinary people.

With Chen Mu's current cultivation level, he could even directly judge Yu Jiujiang's life span based on this. If nothing unexpected happened, it would be about a year before he returned to the abyss.

"How come I have time to go back to Yucheng today, but I happened to pass by?"

Yu Jiujiang looked at Chen Mu.

Although they are far away in Yu County, the Yu family has actually always exchanged letters with the state capital and exchanged information with Xu Hongyu and others. What's more, the Yu family's status is now different, and they also know many recent events about Chen Mu and even the Qixuan Sect.

Yu Jiujiang knew that although Chen Mu was already well-known in Hanbei and ranked as the number one master in the world, he had also reached the most critical moment. Whether he could break through and become the world leader would depend on the next few days. At such an important period, he didn't expect Chen Mu to come back to Yu County. He was a little surprised, but also a little happy.

It is inevitable for people to get old and approach their final years. In fact, he still wanted to see Xu Hongyu, but the road from Yu County to the state capital was far away. Now he was physically unable to travel long distances. Due to the serious situation faced by Chen Mu, Xu Hongyu is the safest place to stay at the Qixuanzong Mountain Gate, and it is not appropriate to travel far back to Yu County.

I thought that in the last few years, I would not have the chance to meet Chen Mu and Xu Hongyu again, but I didn't expect that we would meet again today.

"I came here specifically to see you."

Chen Mu spoke in a calm tone.

After taking a closer look at Yu Jiujiang's physical condition, he gently raised his hand, and a drop of crystal clear green liquid quietly emerged and floated quietly in his palm.

"This is the dew of heaven and earth. It can prevent the decay of flesh and blood. I got some by chance. Although you have not washed your marrow and trained your martial body, it should be effective for you."

The dew of heaven and earth is a very rare spiritual object recorded in classics. He had previously snatched seven drops from Yu Shouxuan and others. It was rumored that one drop could extend a person's life for ten years, but Chen Mu was not sure about its effect on Yu Jiujiang. .

Because the so-called ten years of life extension is relative to the marrow cleansing master.

When a master's martial body is perfect, he can lock his own energy and blood tightly, and the blood energy will not dissipate until the end of his life. Therefore, the dew of heaven and earth is extremely effective in preventing the dissipation of blood energy.

And Yu Jiujiang is not a master of marrow cleansing, he is only in the realm of five internal organs, and now his realm has fallen. His own energy and blood are almost the same as ordinary people. The effect of using the dew of heaven and earth will inevitably be much worse, but as for the specifics, Chen Mu also Not sure.

after all.

There are no records in the classics about the use of Dew of Fortune by people under the Grand Master.

However, seeing the drop of crystal clear spiritual liquid in Chen Mu's palm, Yu Jiujiang was stunned for a moment, and then said with some sigh: "Old man, I have lived for a hundred years, and I have achieved everything I want and see. I no longer have any obsessions. Now, Half of the body is already in the coffin, so don’t waste this precious spiritual thing on an old man like me.”

Hearing Yu Jiujiang's words, Chen Mu shook his head slightly and said: "You... as long as I am here, the blood of the Yu family will not be cut off. The world may change in the next few years, and you should always think more." See how wonderful the world is in a few years.”

It can be said that Yu Jiujiang did everything for the Yu family in his life.

No one doesn't want to live longer, but Yu Jiujiang knows how precious the dew of heaven and earth is, so he doesn't want to use it. He also hopes that Chen Mu can take more care of the Yu family in the future. After all, Chen Mu's current martial arts cultivation and long life span have just begun. Decades later, all the elders of the Yu family who knew Chen Mu were gone, and the bond between Chen Mu and the Yu family was not much left.

Chen Mu knew this in his heart, so he simply mentioned that the bloodline of the Yu family would not be cut off, not only because of Yu Jiujiang's care back then, but also because he had benefited a lot from the Yu family, and Xu Hongyu had benefited from the Yu family. Growing up in a Yu family whose surname was not Yu, Chen Yue also received a lot of care from the Yu family in his early years, allowing him to get through the most troublesome period in the beginning.

I heard Chen Mu say this.

Yu Jiujiang finally smiled and said with some emotion: "If I can live a few more years and see such a situation, it would be really worth living."

He knew what Chen Mu meant. If anything exciting in today's world, it all stems from Chen Mu.

A few more years to live.

Can you see it?

He found it difficult. After all, although his realm was low, he was still from the Qixuan Sect, and he knew the affairs of the world. He also understood that Chen Mu today seemed to be only one step away from becoming the world leader, but in fact it could not be achieved overnight. .

But since Chen Mu has said so, he will naturally not refuse again.

"Will do."

Chen Mu spoke softly, and then gently moved forward.

That drop of crystal-clear dew of heaven and earth flew towards Yu Jiujiang silently. When it got close, it disintegrated in the air and turned into a colorful mist. It rushed towards Yu Jiujiang and surrounded him.

Yu Jiujiang took a deep breath, and felt as if he was in the desert. A person who was about to die of thirst suddenly drank a mouthful of nectar. In an instant, his body, which had declined in vitality and blood and was almost decayed, was once again full of vitality and vitality. .

After a while.

Wait until all changes disappear.

Yu Jiujiang opened his eyes again, felt his physical condition, and sighed: "There is nothing more miraculous in the creation of heaven and earth than this. It's a pity that my old body is really wasting such wonders."

With his past status, he was naturally unable to come into contact with life-extending wonders such as the Dew of Heaven and Earth. He had almost only heard of all life-extending spiritual objects in rumors, but this did not prevent him from understanding the Dew of Dew of Heaven and Earth. Coming changes.

If his realm has not declined and he still maintains the state of the five internal organs, then this drop of the dew of heaven and earth is enough to allow him to maintain his energy and blood for another ten years, which can truly extend his life for nearly ten years.

But now.

His blood and qi were declining, and he was no different from an ordinary person. Although this drop of fortune dew made his blood and qi no longer decay and restored a certain vitality, the decline was irreversible, and it was impossible for him to recover to the five internal organs realm.

According to his judgment, the effect of this drop of heaven and earth fortune dew on him now would be at least halved, and it would probably only allow him to live another four or five years at most. So he lamented that this rare treasure of heaven and earth was somewhat wasted.

"If you can see the wonders of the world for a few more years, it is the best use of it, how can it be wasted."

Chen Mu's judgment of Yu Jiujiang was also very clear. This drop of heaven and earth fortune dew should be able to extend his life by about four or five years, and the effect is not too much loss, and the process of its effect makes Chen Mu think about it.

This effect of preventing the decay of qi and blood and revitalizing it is quite similar to the evil method practiced by the Heavenly Demon Sect, except that the effect of the Heavenly Creation Dew is upright and has no side effects, while the magic of the Heavenly Demon Sect is evil and even affects people's mind and rationality. The two are similar in effect, but the process is very different.

It is said that the old Emperor Xuan practiced evil methods to prolong his life, causing himself to be half crazy and half awake, and eventually led to chaos in the world. Until today, the chaotic world is raging, but no one knows what method he practiced.