Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 859: Chapter 631 Opportunity Lies_2

Whether it is the remnants of the Gold Core Cultivator who died within the cave mansion or the Cultivator’s Golden Core left after his death,

Both are extremely valuable, drawing attention that one simply cannot ignore.

And exactly because of this,

When one after another cave mansion appeared in Luo Feng Province and the surrounding Immortal States,

Qi-refining cultivators, Foundation Establishment True Persons, and even Golden Elixir Masters from various places all rushed to the location of these cave mansions upon hearing the news.

In the twenty years while He Song was in seclusive cultivation, numerous cave mansions emerged, attracting the gazes of far too many cultivators.

...

This allowed many cultivators to fulfill their desires, vastly increasing their wealth.

However, at the same time, it resulted in the deaths of many cultivators. While fighting for opportunities, they quietly lost their lives.

Among them, there might have been cultivators from Luo Feng Province who were acquainted with He Song.

But He Song’s thoughts on this were merely speculations.

During these twenty years, He Song had never communicated with any acquaintances from the state mansion in Luo Feng Province,

And naturally, he had no way of knowing whether any of these people had perished elsewhere.

But one thing He Song did know for certain during these twenty years was,

that a Golden Elixir Master had fallen within an emerging Golden Elixir Cave Mansion.

This event had been widely discussed at the time, with numerous cultivators debating it.

So much so that even He Song, who was in the middle of seclusive cultivation within his Mansion, occasionally projecting his divine sense outside to check on the world, took notice.

According to what He Song had heard at the time,

the Golden Elixir Master was besieged within an emerging Golden Elixir Cave Mansion and ultimately killed by a collective assault.

The cultivators involved in the siege looted everything from that Golden Elixir Cave Mansion.

It could be said that the Golden Elixir Master who died in that cave mansion was incredibly unlucky.

When He Song first heard about the incident, he was slightly surprised about it,

And even suspected that it wasn’t as simple as it seemed.

After all,

Even though a Golden Elixir Cave Mansion would attract many Golden Elixir Masters,

In their ranks, there might not be many who knew each other.

Under such circumstances, assembling a force capable of besieging a Golden Elixir Master would be quite difficult.

Moreover, the besieged Golden Elixir Master might have been acquainted with other Golden Elixir Masters.

This would make orchestrating such a siege even more challenging.

Yet, under such circumstances, the Golden Elixir Master was still effectively besieged and killed.

In He Song’s estimation, there must have been something peculiar about it.

However, when He Song first heard of the incident, he did not delve deeper and naturally had few clues.

He Song did not pay too much attention to it,

But he did give himself a quiet warning in his heart.

It seemed that if he ever encountered such a situation in the future, it would be wise to stay as far away as possible.

Otherwise, if he were to be besieged like that Golden Elixir Master, he feared he would find no help from heaven or earth.

Thinking back on his understanding of the outside world over these twenty years,

He Song’s expression remained unchanged, yet his heart was filled with renewed reflection.

In the twenty years of his seclusion, indeed much had happened in the world outside.

However,

Since he was always in seclusion, he never really participated in these events,

And consequently, he escaped many dangers.

Like the great battle among the four Golden Elixir Masters in the Demons Realm or the Golden Elixir Master who died besieged within the Golden Elixir Cave Mansion.

These were all potential dangers for He Song.

After draining the cup of spirit tea in his hand and pondering over what he had heard about the outside world during these twenty years,

The feeling of being a stranger to the outside world began to fade for He Song.

This period of seclusion had lasted a full twenty years.

A duration He Song had never experienced before in his seclusion.

And because of this,

When He Song emerged from his seclusive cultivation, he naturally felt a touch of unfamiliarity with the outside world.

It was as if he had become disconnected from this world, ignorant of all that had happened outside.

Previously, He Song had secluded himself for cultivation for several years, even around a decade, and had never felt this way.

But after a full twenty years of seclusion this time.

Although He Song would occasionally extend his divine sense to observe his surroundings and learn about recent events from the mouths of nearby cultivators.

Even so, He Song himself still felt a sense of strangeness towards the external world.

Twenty years.

For the average mortal, this was nearly one-third of their lifespan.

In the mortal world, it was considered a long life if one lived past sixty.

Therefore, as two decades passed in the blink of an eye, significant changes naturally occurred in the outside world.

Such changes were the reason for the unfamiliar feeling that suddenly arose in He Song’s heart.

However, as He Song’s sense of unfamiliarity with the outside world dissipated.

He also began to understand why cultivators with profound cultivation levels became emotionally detached towards various feelings.

As a cultivator’s level gradually deepened, reaching Foundation Establishment, Golden Elixir, and even the Nascent Soul Realm.

With each seclusion, the outside world would undergo no small changes.

This was not very obvious when at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

After all, Foundation Establishment True Persons, though they lived for two hundred years, didn’t seclude themselves for lengthy periods.

A Foundation Establishment True Person secluding themselves for ten or fifteen years was already considered a very long period.

If something happened during seclusion, they might have to break out of cultivation to deal with the matter before anything else.

However.

When this situation reached the Golden Elixir Realm, it became quite noticeable.

Gold Core Cultivators lived for five hundred years.

A single seclusion could last a short dozen years, or as long as several decades.

During this extended period, Gold Core Cultivators’ cultivation progressed continuously, with their personal strength increasing with the passage of time.

But along with their secluded cultivation, as time passed in the outside world, and as changes occurred due to the passage of time, the change compared to the Foundation Establishment period was immense.

With cultivators secluding themselves for a dozen to several decades, the changes in the outside world were indeed colossal.

These changes weren’t just the lifespans of those close to them or their change in appearance.

rather, it was the changes within the Cultivation World.

Among the major sects and powers, perhaps some year a disciple of exceptional talent would emerge.

Maybe in a brief time, they would successfully break through the Golden Core Realm and become peers with oneself.

Various shops in the Immortal States and Immortal Cities might also change continually with the passing of time.

When a cultivator who was once less skilled than oneself, suddenly gains power and progresses rapidly in cultivation.

Leaving oneself far behind…

When after each seclusion, the state of the outside world becomes more and more unlike what one remembers.

These cultivators, who retreat for dozens or even several decades, naturally undergo significant changes in their attitudes towards people in the outside world and those around them.

The transformation is vast, just like the sea’s change into mulberry fields.

The mountains are still those mountains, and the city remains that city.

But when one ends their seclusion and steps out of the mansion, the scene they see is another.

Another scene, completely different from what one remembers.

This feeling naturally becomes the reason why cultivators with profound cultivation levels become detached from various emotions. @@novelbin@@

All things, in the eyes of these cultivators, seem to have become but fleeting clouds.

In their eyes.

By the time they break out of seclusion next time, the world they see before them will probably have changed again.

And in He Song’s heart.

Even Gold Core Cultivators are like this.

What more for Ancestor Yuanying with even deeper cultivation, capable of living two thousand years, and who retreats for several decades or even centuries at a time?

As Ancestor Yuanying, after finishing their seclusion, when they look upon the world before them, so different from their memories, what kind of feelings do they experience?

Although Ancestor Yuanying generally have their own sects and powers.