Chapter 248 Returning to the old place and climbing the 30,000 steps again
“I am old and my life is about to end, and I have no intention of running around anymore.”
“It would be better to be here with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Changchun Mountain ended this life..."
The expression of the foundation-building old man was calm, as if he had already thought about the future.
Lin Chen nodded, "My fellow Taoist is so upright and upright, I admire you very much."
After buying some elixirs from the elixir shop, Lin Chen left and went to another shop in the market.
This shop is located in a remote location, and few monks come to visit it.
A locust tree was planted in front of the shop, and the tree’s shadow shrouded the shop, making it invisible and giving it a more eerie feel.
Inside the store, the light is also very dark.
Lin Chen didn’t stay on the first floor and went straight to the second floor.
Soon he saw the woman practicing in a dark corner on the second floor.
The woman suddenly opened her eyes and was stunned when she saw Lin Chen.
"Master? You are finally here!"
Yes, this woman is the Jade Ghost, who was originally placed by Lin Chen in Shanfang City, Changchun, to be used as a transit trading resource.
Now that all his transactions in Yanlai have been cancelled, it is time for Jade Ghost to go elsewhere.
We haven’t seen each other for several years, but Jade Ghost’s practice has taken a further step forward.
Jade Ghost is a natural ghost cultivator with excellent qualifications, plus there is no shortage of cultivation resources.
After devouring many remnant souls in the previous battle, the Jade Ghost is now comparable to a ninth-level golden elixir monk.
The speed of practice is not unpleasant.
Lin Chen nodded and said to Jade Ghost:
"Well, it's time to go back..."
After hearing this, Jade Ghost suddenly beamed with joy.
In the past few years, she has been frightened. The power of the Kingdom of the Underworld is getting stronger and stronger, and Yan Lai Realm is about to overthrow.
In this case, Jade Ghost just wants to escape from the place of right and wrong quickly.
If it weren’t for Lin Chen’s failure to return, Jade Ghost might have escaped long ago.
Lin Chen planned an escape route for Jade Ghost and asked her to follow him to Daocheng.
After all, he is a ghost cultivator comparable to the Nine Transformations Golden Pill. If he can go one step further in the future and achieve the realm of Yuan Ming, it will be a great help.
After taking away the jade ghost, Lin Chen was in no hurry to climb Changchun Mountain.
But we went to Lin’s Xiaoxuan first.
The layout of Lin's Xiaoxuan is not much different from when Lin Chen left a few years ago.
The elixirs and ornaments in the shop are still there, but they are just covered with a layer of dust.
It seems that no one has taken care of it for a long time.
"Huang Xin..."
Lin Chen was silent for a moment. Could it be that after not seeing each other for several years, Huang Xin also encountered an accident?
When we left Changchun Gate, we were pressed for time. Besides, it was more than 200,000 miles along the way, and Huang Xin's cultivation level was still low, so it was impossible for Lin Chen to take him there.
"Oh, I hope nothing unexpected happened?"
Lin Chen still has some feelings for Huang Xin, and the two can be considered friends.
After searching around Lin's Xiaoxuan, Lin Chen suddenly found a letter in the corner.
With a slight movement in his heart, Lin Chen picked up the letter.
Only one line of words was written on the cover of the letterhead.
Senior brother Lin Chen personally initiated the ceremony.
Lin Chen opened the envelope and read the contents.
Huang Xin’s handwriting is square and meticulous, just like others.
"It has been more than three years since my senior brother went to Daocheng. I miss him very much."
"My senior brother is very sorry that I cannot continue to complete the task assigned by my senior brother. The country of Hades is powerful and has countless demons. The cultivators continued to invade, and the number of cultivators in the city continued to decrease.”
"The Patriarch dismissed a group of disciples some time ago, and Junior Brother was among them."
"Although I want to stay in Fang City and continue to grow elixirs for Senior Brother, but..."
"Some time ago, junior brother successfully broke through to the sixth floor of the foundation building. We are only one step away from the late stage of foundation building.”
“Although my cultivation is still shallow, I still want to follow in my senior brother’s footsteps.”
“I heard that Senior Brother Lin is now in Dao City. Junior brother wants to find it.”
"So, I dismissed the monks in the medicine garden and mine, and after paying their wages, the remaining elixirs and ores were buried in the backyard of my brother's shop..."
"There were a total of 70,000 elixirs in the storage bag. "Yu Zhu, 800,000 catties of ore..." "I hope that one day I will meet my senior brother again in the future."
After seeing the contents of the letter, Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief. .
Huang Xinfei encountered an accident and left Shanfang City, Changchun.
But at the same time, Lin Chen was also a little worried.
Judging from the content on the letterhead, it has been more than two years since Huang Xin left Fangshi.
He is just a foundation-building monk. It is too difficult to get to Daocheng. The journey is extremely bumpy, and I am afraid it will be a disaster...
"Alas, Junior Brother Huang..."
Lin Chen sighed and came to the place where Huang Xin said the storage bag was hidden.
Sure enough, I found several storage bags that had been buried for some years.
Lin Chen counted the elixirs and ores in the storage bag, and they were exactly as Huang Xin said.
"These resources are probably all Huang Xin has earned in the past few years... This silly junior brother doesn't even keep some for himself."
Lin Chen sighed, feeling a little moved in his heart.
Although Huang Xin has good qualifications, his character is unparalleled among the monks Lin Chen has seen.
He is diligent, responsible, trustworthy and has a heart for seeking truth.
It can be said that except for his poor qualifications, Huang Xin has almost all the characteristics of a great monk.
The world of immortality can be so cruel sometimes.
Although qualifications do not mean everything, without qualifications it is definitely difficult to get ahead.
"In a blink of an eye, I have known Junior Brother Huang for more than twenty-five years. If Junior Brother Huang is still alive, maybe he has reached the late stage of foundation building, right?"
Lin Chen thought silently.
He put away the storage bag and took away all the items in Lin's Xiaoxuan.
Didn’t stay too long.
Old places are not worth revisiting, only old friends are worth remembering.
After leaving Lin’s Xiaoxuan, Lin Chen walked towards the deepest part of Fang City.
We arrived at the foot of Changchun Mountain.
This square that I visited more than 20 years ago has now become much dilapidated.
Perhaps I feel that this may be the last time I climb the gate of Changchun Mountain.
Lin Chen did not choose to fly to the top of Changchun Mountain. Instead, he chose to walk the same path that he had not walked in the past twenty years.
Ascend to the 30,000th level of immortality.
Since Lin Chen entered the late stage of Qi refining and was able to fly with weapons, he has never gone through it again.
The narrow and steep mountain steps wind up, and you can’t see clearly when they are submerged in the sky.
Lin Chen walked forward step by step, not feeling tired at all, but feeling a little more emotional in his heart.
The weeds beside the steps are very deep, almost covering half of the steps.
It seems that no one has cleaned it for many years, and there is still moss growing on the steps, which makes your feet slippery.
Lin Chen didn't cast any spells and just walked up the mountain.
Even so, walking is not slow.
Lin Chen had to complete the 30,000-step, more than 8,000-meter mountain road in less than half an hour.
When I turned around and looked at the steps behind me.
Lin Chen seemed to have seen something.
He saw his own figure when he was climbing a mountain more than 20 years ago.
At that time, he was just a young warrior and had never practiced.
It took him a lot of effort to reach the 30,000th level of immortality.
But in the blink of an eye, more than twenty years have passed...things have long changed.
“Alas...”
Lin Chen sighed and stepped onto the top of Changchun Mountain.
At the same time, a slightly tired voice came from Lin Chen's ears.
"You shouldn't have come back..."
(End of this chapter)