Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 603: 358

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“This is what it means for life to reach its natural end,” Chen Mu observed Liu Wanzheng, who sat motionless in death, a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.

Since Liu Wanzheng neither fled nor resisted, Chen Mu did not mind granting him a dignified death; such a sitting transformation was essentially equivalent to dying of old age.

That being said,

though Chen Mu had witnessed the scene of dying from natural causes, on the one hand, he did not have his current realm in the past, and on the other hand, those he had seen before were not Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters like Liu Wanzheng.

“He gave up tightly locking his own Qi-Blood, which is no different from the end of natural life. However, this seems somewhat different from what I previously thought,” Chen Mu murmured to himself.

He had originally thought that the limit of life and death in this world was the ultimate lifespan of human cells and that if one could continuously maintain vitality, one could achieve immortality, but now it seemed his initial thoughts were superficial.

Liu Wanzheng’s death, although through sitting transformation, was clearly different from the usual old age of common folks. In an extremely short time, his body withered and decayed, which was not just the loss of vitality but also faintly revealed other traces.

“Is it the years?” Chen Mu whispered to himself.

Or was it his illusion?

At his current realm, he should not have any illusions. Perhaps the intangible substance of years really could carve deep “scars” on a person, erupting at some point.

But if the years truly represented a state, even now he could not glimpse the true passage of time; just now, he had only caught a fleeting glimpse due to Liu Wanzheng’s sitting transformation.

Mystery Mechanism Pavilion Master cultivates the Artistic Conception of the Four Seasons, which seems to follow the passing of years, but in reality, he only cultivates the appearance of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, unable to touch the true concept of years at all.

Even with Chen Mu’s current level, cultivating the Qiankun that encompasses all changes in heaven and earth, he also could not touch upon the years.

Leaving the years and time aside, even the essence of space eludes him as if he peers through the fog, unable to see clearly or cultivate and comprehend.

Yet logically, in this world, the existence of spatially natured Spiritual Treasures like the Qiankun Pot suggests that space should also be an avenue that can be comprehended. It might simply be too advanced, too hidden for anyone to truly reach.

“Even if there really are as ephemeral and elusive avenues as time and years, ordinary people cannot touch upon them; neither can I at present. Perhaps once I master the third step of Artistic Conception and step into the level of Unity of Celestial Human, I might have the chance to glimpse its form?” Chen Mu lifted his head and gazed into the void.

At least in the current world, no type of Martial Arts truly contains the concepts of the void and the years. And only those at the pinnacle of Martial Arts within the Unity of Celestial Human Realm could tear open rifts of the void during fierce battles.

Perhaps this is forever beyond the reach of mortals, or it may just be that the Martial Arts of this world have not yet reached such heights.

In any case, currently he could not comprehend it out of thin air, so after brief contemplation, Chen Mu stopped dwelling on it, took a step forward, erased the remains of Liu Wanzheng, and swiftly cleared the battlefield.

Apart from Spirit Weapons, Yu Shouxuan and others did not carry anything else. Chen Mu was not very concerned about these, except for the thousand-year-old Qiankun Jade Vase containing Heaven and Earth Dew, which he took in hand to look at closely before gently opening the lid.

“Heaven and Earth Dew, a longevity Spiritual Object…” Chen Mu’s gaze settled on the bottom of the vase, contemplating the small amount of crystal-clear Spiritual Liquid.

Indeed, Heaven and Earth Dew was an extremely rare longevity Spiritual Object of extraordinary value. However, for him, it was unlikely to have much effect; after all, even he was uncertain how long he could live. With his Qiankun Martial Body perfected, his vitality was so vigorous that it would probably not diminish for centuries.

Once he steps into the Blood Exchange Realm in the future, possessing a lifespan of a thousand years would not be surprising, enough to compare with a Heavenly Demon.

Nevertheless,

though he had no use for Heaven and Earth Dew himself, he could trade it for something he needed, and it would be incredibly easy to do so. After all, this belonged to the category of Spiritual Objects that one finds only by luck and those in the Blood Exchange Realm would compete for it.

He also pondered bringing it back to Xu Hongyu and Chen Yue among others, to use a drop and see the effect.

It would be very difficult for Xu Hongyu to advance to the Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster Realm in the future. Her aptitude was a notch below that of true inheritors like Meng Danyun, and her Cultivation was also a step behind. In Martial Arts Cultivation, being one step behind often meant worlds apart.

Even the possibility of Meng Danyun becoming a Grandmaster in the future did not exceed twenty to thirty percent; Xu Hongyu was, of course, even more unlikely.

But with Heaven and Earth Dew, which can heal the scars of years and replenish lost vitality… Even if prolonging life by ten years does not mean becoming ten years younger, it would be enough to significantly increase the probability of Xu Hongyu becoming a Grandmaster in the future, and the same would apply to Chen Yue.

In the eyes of others, bestowing Heaven and Earth Dew, a longevity treasure, to “mortals” who couldn’t even become Grandmasters might seem like a wasteful squandering of precious resources, but to Chen Mu, his loved ones were naturally far more important than anything else.

“Time for a trip back home.” After gathering everything, given his ability, he could still carry it, but it had become slightly inconvenient. After brief consideration, he decided to return to the surface first.

Once familiar with the route, returning from the Earthly Abyss to the surface was quick, and he did not need to travel too far.

With this in thought,

Chen Mu waved his hand to erase the remaining traces in the area, then he took another look at the nearby terrain where the Azure Dragon drew water.

“The Azure Dragon drawing water still exists, but Earthly Abyss’s Green Lotus is gone. This place, after a hundred years or so, might still produce some Spiritual Liquid, but it is probable that it will no longer produce Heaven and Earth Dew.”

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