In my twilight years of cultivating, I became a Supreme Daoist of the Longevity Path

Chapter 1262: 490: Venerable of the Ancient World! Two hundred years! In seclusion_3

Chen Dengming’s heart jolted at these words, and his gaze involuntarily shifted to Jiang Jian. He immediately noticed that Jiang Jian’s cultivation was still at the early stage of Nascent Soul, and he couldn’t help but silently lament in his heart.

It had been over two hundred years since Jiang Jian had restarted his cultivation.

Even if Jiang Jian managed to advance his cultivation to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, he would have less than a hundred years of lifespan left. Unless he could progress to the late stage of Nascent Soul in the next hundred years, he might live another hundred years or so. But that hope seemed too faint.

Birth, aging, sickness, and death—mortals cannot escape them, and cultivators could at most avoid sickness but could not escape aging and death.

Chen Dengming looked solemnly at Jiang Jian, “Second senior brother! I hope that when we meet again, you will have reached the late stage of Nascent Soul.”

Jiang Jian laughed heartily, patting his round belly, “My good junior brother, don’t worry, with your esteemed reputation as the Heavenly Human Daojun, I won’t fall too far behind. I’ll definitely catch up and hope to hear more about your legendary exploits in the future.”

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“Sure!” Chen Dengming gravely nodded.

Su Yanyan tried to speak as she looked at Chen Dengming but then hesitated.

Chen Dengming immediately sensed her message from her gaze and asked with surprise, “Senior sister, is there something you want to say?”

Su Yanyan shook her head and then sighed and nodded, “Junior brother, I just don’t understand. The wars have long ended, the world is peaceful, at most there is only the Buddha Trick as a threat, but even it is constrained by the Buddha in The World.

Why then do you still so urgently seclude yourself for cultivation so often? Remember that haste in cultivation does not lead to success.”

Upon her words, others including He Yingyu showed curious and puzzled expressions.

Chen Dengming was momentarily speechless upon hearing this. After pondering for a moment, he looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back and said, “Senior sister, the secrets of Heaven must not be divulged. I don’t want you to know too much, and there’s a reason for that.

But you all should understand one thing—the world may not be as peaceful as it seems!”

“The world may not be peaceful?!” Everyone was startled.

Su Yanyan had a sudden realization, her gaze involuntarily deepened.

She knew very well that the secrets of Heaven should not be revealed, but she had never delved deeply into the matters of Heavenly Will and destiny.

She hadn’t expected Chen Dengming to have already grasped these secrets. Chen Dengming now gave her a sense of unfathomable depth, akin to how she felt about her master, the Longevity Taoist Lord, in the past—even though she had already achieved Divine Transformation, that feeling remained unaltered.

There were differences even between those who achieved Divine Transformation, it’s just that she hadn’t anticipated the gap between her and Chen Dengming would form so quickly.

This man, indeed, turned out to be a dark horse, blossoming late after a long period of accumulation.

Escorted by Su Yanyan and others, Chen Dengming soon left the sect and headed towards the nearby Nether Spring.

The stronger his strength and the higher his status, the heavier the burdens he shouldered. Compared to the past, he seemed to have more lifespan and time, yet paradoxically, there was no longer much time to enjoy and reminisce about the good old days.

Now positioned high in the sky, he looked down at the numerous Cultivation Families, Immortal Sect Way Gates, and mundane kingdoms bustling with life and beauty. Yet, he no longer had the leisure or the mood to travel through the red dust of the mortal world and play among mortals.

He could only fly around simply, observing from above, much like a mortal taking a leisurely walk.

Otherwise, with just a thought, he could instantly teleport to his destination.

It’s lonely at the top!

Chen Dengming always felt he was someone quite down-to-earth, but now he found himself experiencing such feelings.

“Two hundred years have passed, and it is said that those people who migrated from Nanxun to Dachou Country have now propagated three or four generations. Some of their descendants have already manifested Spiritual Roots and embarked on the immortal path, which has led to people still leaving Nanxun in these recent years…”

As Chen Dengming flew over Dachou Country, he took an extra look, though, he could not see the shadows of the mortals whom he had personally sent to Dachou. Still, he felt quite comforted inside.

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A short while later.

Chen Dengming arrived at Yin Ghost Mountain.

A figure radiating blue light, large as a hill, descended from the sky beside a sleek and glossy-furred leopard.

It was none other than the Incense Fire Incarnation and the Black Cloud Leopard.

“Heizi!” Chen Dengming called out with a smile to the Black Cloud Leopard, beckoning with his hand.

The Black Cloud Leopard bared its teeth in an almost human-like grin, promptly cavorting towards Chen Dengming with its tail wagging, crouching low and making a long-missed whining sound that was pleasing to the ear.

Since the death of Chen Yiran, the Black Cloud Leopard had been cultivating with the Incense Fire Incarnation these years.

With both the Incense Fire Incarnation and the Xianling Sacred Sect providing for it, the Black Cloud Leopard was never left wanting. Hence, it had managed to cultivate to the mid-stage of Golden Core and had survived unto this day.

After showing affection to the Black Cloud Leopard, Chen Dengming reluctantly shooed Heizi away, and then entered the depths of Nether Spring together with the Incense Fire Incarnation.

Beneath the Nether Spring was the land of the deceased, where vitality was stripped away. Even with the protection of Senluo’s aura, it was not suitable for demonic beasts of the Black Cloud Leopard’s strength to live there for extended periods.

Chen Dengming’s reason for bringing the Incense Fire Incarnation with him into the depths of Nether Spring was not only to cultivate himself but also to spread the faith of Incense Fire among the Ghost Shades.

This was because the Incense Fire Incarnation’s preaching territories within the Four Regions had reached its limits. To further enhance the Incense Fire Power, ignite the Divine Fire, and break through to Divine Transformation, it was necessary to develop new preaching territories among the Ghost Shades.

And for Chen Dengming himself, he planned to use the Heaven Longevity Hall to create a Heavenly time environment within the Ghost Shades’ domain to accelerate his cultivation, with the hope of making a breakthrough and achieving a Fulfilled God Transformation, nearing the He Dao…

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(Transition chapter, asking for monthly tickets, a new climax is on the horizon)

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