Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 940: Chapter 169: An Old Friend’s Passing, the Pursuit of Immortality

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On this day, at Jingxin Pavilion, Zhou Xun sat upright on a stone bench, with a pot of Spirit Tea in front of him, cultivated over many years,

the Cloud Mist Tea had already reached Tier Four Middle-Grade level.

It was late autumn, the setting sun casting its glow over the lake, blending with the sky into one, with a line of autumn geese in the distance, flapping home before the sun set.

Zhou Xun looked at the beautiful scene, sipping the Spirit Tea, unable to help but feel a sense of ease,

when suddenly, a light sound of footsteps came from the stone steps nearby, Zhou Xun turned to look,

only to see a graceful woman slowly approaching, none other than Song Yiqing.

”My husband!”

”Yiqing, what brings you here? Come and try this Cloud Mist Spirit Tea!” Zhou Xun said, pointing ahead.

At this moment, Song Yiqing was not far from the peak of Middle-Stage Core Formation.

”My husband...” Song Yiqing hesitated, sighed, and then took out a Jade Scroll and handed it over:

”This is from True Monarch Iron Mountain at Tianhan City; you should see it for yourself!”

Zhou Xun took it out of curiosity, used his Divine Sense to begin checking it:

”What!”

”Junior Martial Uncle Nanyue, he...”

Zhou Xun was so shocked that he stood up directly,

”Master Nanyue Lv Henghua, his lifespan is reaching its end!”

To know, Master Nanyue was for him both a mentor and a friend, and now after hundreds of years, he had finally come to the end.

”My husband, we...” Song Yiqing said softly, her eyes full of worry.

Zhou Xun took a deep breath, slowly stood up, the wistfulness in his eyes gradually replaced by determination:

”I will make a trip to Tianhan City.”

Immediately, Zhou Xun’s figure flashed, and in the next moment he appeared in the Teleportation Hall.

”Greetings, True Monarch!”

Seeing the sudden appearance of Zhou Xun, the cultivators in the hall showed expressions of surprise and joy, bowing to the ground.

Zhou Xun lightly waved his hand, lifting everyone up,

At this moment, he was not in the mood to talk with the cultivators, and went straight to the teleporation array, forming a spell with his hands, hitting the array,

With a flash of white light, his entire being suddenly disappeared,

In the next moment, the Teleportation Hall of Tianhan City suddenly displayed Zhou Xun’s figure.

Walking out of the Teleportation Hall, stepping into the city, it had been several years since his last visit,

Soon, he reached the thirty-third floor, the Daoist temple of Master Nanyue.

A middle-aged man in a white robe, with a sorrowful face, waited at the entrance of the Daoist temple, seeing Zhou Xun enter,

”Greetings, Elder Zhou!”

At seeing Zhou Xun, the middle-aged man’s eyes lit up, then he bowed and saluted.

”How is Junior Martial Uncle Nanyue now?”

”Master is waiting for you!” The middle-aged man said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun quickly walked towards Master Nanyue’s cave mansion, soon arriving at his destination, entering the cave hall,

He saw True Monarch Tianci, True Monarch Iron Mountain, and the white-haired, full-of-spots Master Dan Ding, all with sorrowful faces, sitting in their seats.

”Brother has come...” True Monarch Tianci raised his head, looking grief-stricken.

Zhou Xun’s heart tightened, he hurriedly went into the inner hall.

Only to see inside the inner hall, Master Nanyue lying on a bed, looking haggard, the spark of his past all but gone, but upon seeing Zhou Xun, a faint glimmer appeared in his eyes.

”Zhou Xun... you’re here!” Master Nanyue’s voice was weak, yet it carried a sense of comfort.

Zhou Xun quickly walked to the bed side, his eyes reddened: ”Master, you...”

Master Nanyue gently shook his head, showing a wry smile of helplessness on his face:

”The path of cultivation is full of hardship, I have already lived close to six hundred years, which surpasses most Core Formation cultivators. Now that my lifespan is exhausted, it is fate!”

Master Nanyue paused slightly, catching his breath, then continued: ”However, there are some things I want to say to you!”

Zhou Xun tightly held Master Nanyue’s hand, which had become so withered, as if a gust of wind could blow it away,

”Please enlighten me, Junior Martial Uncle; Zhou Xun will remember it well.”

Master Nanyue gently nodded, his gaze moving to the walls of the cave mansion, as if recalling the past:

”In the journey of cultivation, many temptations await, you have extraordinary talent, as you go forward, you must hold firm to your original aspirations. Do not forget the original heart for seeking the Dao!”

”If one day you see the scenery above the path of immortality, do not forget to share it in front of my grave!”

Zhou Xun solemnly nodded.

Master Nanyue looked again at True Monarch Tianci, True Monarch Iron Mountain, and Master Dan Ding standing nearby, and slowly said: ”I entrust Tianhan City to you,”

The three True Monarchs nodded in agreement, ”Rest assured, brother!”

Elder Song responded by nodding, then suddenly his face emitted a glow of red light, and he directly sat up, full of restored vigor,

Seeing this, Zhou Xun and the others felt even more grief,

They all knew, this was the phenomenon of one’s spirit returning before passing away, and once this final breath left, it would be the end.

”I, Lv Henghua, have had the joy to meet all of you in this life; I die without regret, hahahaha...”

At this moment, Master Nanyue seemed to let go of the last burden in his heart, his presence suddenly paused, passing away naturally!

”Master... Master...”

Zhou Xun gently called out to Elder Song, but only silence answered him.

Looking at Master Nanyue’s peaceful face, a complex emotion surged in his heart.

A moment later, Zhou Xun slowly stood up, deeply bowing towards Master Nanyue’s body.

”Master Nanyue, has passed away!”

Zhou Xun slowly sat down again, his gaze somewhat dazed, memories of his past interactions with Master Nanyue flashing through his mind like a slideshow.

Those helping hands during times of trouble, as if just yesterday.

”Life and death cycle, us cultivators pursue the Dao for longevity, practicing Qi Cultivation, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and then Divinity Transformation—can we truly reach the other shore, is there truly someone who can attain eternal life?”

Zhou Xun muttered to himself.

He once believed that with the divine techniques of a cultivator, one could to some extent transcend life and death, but now facing the end of Master Nanyue’s lifespan, he realized deeply that in this vast world, life remains so fragile.

He still felt so small!

”However, having come here, with the ’Spring Condensation Scripture’ at my command,”

”If there truly are immortals in this world, why can there not be a place for me, Zhou Xun!”

In an instant, tremendous vigor rose in Zhou Xun’s heart, his gaze turned firm again, stronger than before.

Then all of Tianhan City mourned for three days, as a sign of respect for Master Nanyue,

after which he was buried on the thirty-sixth floor of Tianhan City, wishing that after his death, he could also witness Tianhan City becoming more prosperous day by day.

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After staying in Tianhan City for a whole month, Zhou Xun then returned to the Lake Heart Island Cave Mansion,

beginning his serene daily cultivation life.

Winter passed and spring came, in a flash another year had gone by, and it had been five full years since the last sacrificial refining of a Tier Four Middle-Grade spirit medicine.

On this day, in the Cultivation Room,

the original and the incarnation sat facing each other,

the incarnation formed a spell with both hands, pointing towards himself,

Immediately, a cyan spirit light illuminated the entire stone chamber, and then a spirit grass half a foot long, with a quality like beautiful jade, of cyan hue, flew out,

The fragrance of the medicine was overwhelming, the spirit charm flowing on its surface, causing one to be deeply entranced, dreamy and illusionary!

It was precisely the Tier Four Middle-Grade spirit medicine ”Cyan Jade Grass” that Zhou Xun had previously nurtured.

Looking at the spirit medicine before him, Zhou Xun hesitated no longer,

forming the spell gestures, he used the incantation of the Spring Condensation Scripture,

”The Way of Heaven, it reduces what is more than enough to offer to what is insufficient...”

As the incantation ran through, he lightly pointed a finger at the Cyan Jade Grass, and immediately the surrounding Primordial Qi was attracted, gathering around.

Before long, a green luminescent point appeared on that Cyan Jade Grass, emitting a soft glow.

Immediately, Zhou Xun cautiously controlled this ball of light, slowly nearing his body,

As soon as the ball of light touched his body, the essence merged,

Zhou Xun felt himself enveloped by a familiar warmth, then felt refreshed; it was as if he was being elevated.

After an unknown amount of time, this strange phenomenon finally stopped.

Zhou Xun slowly opened his eyes, smiling lightly,

”I’ve finally improved again, getting a step closer to one hundred points!”

Muttering to himself, Zhou Xun patted the storage bag at his waist, a spirit light flew out, landed in front of him, transforming into a circular disc about a foot in diameter.

It was the Spirit Testing Disc!

Seeing Zhou Xun place his hands on the Spirit Testing Disc, then using a spell to activate it.

A beam of light flashed, Zhou Xun looked at the Spirit Testing Disc, smiling slightly:

”Wood Spirit Root Sensitivity, ninety-seven points,”