Returning to an Old Place, Things Remain but People Have Changed!

The girl, holding Green Bamboo Staff, plunged headfirst into the Bamboo Mountain Sea.

Outside.

Looking out, one can see that the Bamboo Mountain Sea is filled with Sha Qi and bloodshed, with crimson light and swirling black smoke. Ordinary people would never dare to enter rashly.

The fifth level of danger is so perilous that even Core Formation True Person could perish there.

This girl's cultivation level was only at the Foundation Establishment.

Entering rashly would be a near-certain death.

The girl was afraid, yet she went forward without hesitation.

Stepping into the Bamboo Mountain Sea.

It was truly Sha Qi black smoke that obscured the view, a bloody atmosphere that left no way forward, and one would immediately lose one's way within it.

The young girl sailed across the sea in a small boat, as Sha Qi surged from all directions, subtly infiltrating and eroding her mind.

A few days have passed.

A layer of black smoke had covered the girl's face, and her originally pure and clear eyes were gradually becoming Baleful Threads and filled with malice.

It looked somewhat ferocious.

"I must find the elixir!"

The girl gritted her teeth, her determination unwavering, stubbornly forging ahead with only her willpower. Sha Qi aura eroded her will, and from time to time, crimson fish and sea monsters leaped from the ocean floor, lunging to tear at her.

The girl was, after all, Foundation Establishment cultivator.

With a casual wave of his Green Bamboo Staff, he knocked down the sea beasts and fish that had long since sunk into the Netherworld Blood Sea.

The Green Bamboo Staff looks ordinary.

With a single strike of the staff, even the most ferocious sea beasts convulsed and fell to the ground. The girl, consumed by the Sha Qi, her will gradually blurred, and she failed to see how the sea beasts, after falling, instantly disintegrated into bones and vanished into nothingness.

All the essence of his Qi and Blood and qi, his endless sins, and his dense Sha Qi transformed into a wisp of black smoke invisible to the naked eye, which disappeared into the Green Bamboo Staff in his hand.

Not just sea creatures.

A faint black smoke wafted around the girl, disappearing into the Green Bamboo Staff.

Core Formation True Person cultivator would face certain Life and Death if they rashly entered the Bamboo Mountain Sea, so the dangers for a mere Foundation Establishment girl are unimaginable.

If it weren't for the Green Bamboo Staff secretly absorbing the black smoke Sha Qi, the girl would probably have had her mind completely corrupted within an hour or two, and would have sunk into the Blood Sea Demon Abyss like those sea beasts and fish, never to regain her senses.

Only.

The Green Bamboo Staff passively absorbed the Sha Qi, but it was still gradually corroded by the faint Sha Qi.

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

As time goes by, the girl will eventually be corrupted.

On the sixteenth day after the girl entered the Bamboo Mountain Sea.

"Who I am?"

Where am I?

What am I supposed to do?

Just as the girl was about to succumb, she felt a cool sensation on her hand, instantly jolting her back to reality. She opened her eyes, initially confused, but then it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, instantly dispelling the cloud of confusion from her mind—

"I am Mu Chen."

"I am in the Bamboo Mountain Sea."

The young girl Mu Chen, widened her eyes, recalling everything that had happened. Realizing she had been lost, she felt a lingering fear. Gripping the Green Bamboo Staff tightly, she lowered her head after a long while, looking at Green Bamboo Staff with a strange light in her eyes. "This bamboo staff saved me. The Bamboo Mountain Sea, the bamboo staff... could it be—"

A light shone in Mu Chen's eyes.

This Green Bamboo Staff is associated with the Bamboo Mountain Sea.

Without a moment to think.

Mu Chen looked up and saw a dark shadow suddenly appear in the vast sea ahead. The shadow was enormous, initially appearing like a mountain. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an island.

"This is--"

"Such a large island must contain miraculous medicines!"

Mu Chen was overjoyed and quickly urged the small boat to head towards the island.

Upon arriving on the island.

The first thing you see is a scene of ruins.

"It's Fangshi."

"We've come to the right place!"

Mu Chen gripped the Green Bamboo Staff tightly, both joyful and cautious, as he walked towards the ruins. From the dilapidated buildings, it was barely possible to discern that this had once been a sizable market town. Unfortunately, it was ultimately destroyed by the Blood Sea Calamity. Judging from the traces of destruction, it was likely caused by the Blood Demons corrupted by the Blood Sea.

Mu Chen stepped over the dilapidated buildings and arrived at a relatively intact one.

Looking as far as the eye can see.

It was vaguely discernible that this was a pavilion. The pavilion was dilapidated, with the lower half buried under mud and rubble. Mu Chen stepped forward and found a wooden plank leaning against something. He used his Green Bamboo Staff to pry it open and saw that the plank was half broken, with only the two characters 'Yushan' written on it, written in a flamboyant and powerful style, Zhang Yang a strong sword intent.

Even if it wasn't Core Formation True Person cultivator, this person's Technique Method and swordsmanship are by no means inferior.

"Rain Mountain—"

"Let's go in and take a look!"

Mu Chen swallowed hard, then slammed his Green Bamboo Staff into a pile of rubble, blasting away the debris and dirt to reveal the entrance to the second floor of the Rain Mountain Pavilion. Stepping through the ruins, he entered.

The upper part of the attic is well preserved, and even some of the counters on the second floor are still there.

Mu Chen walked closer to take a look—

"Spirit-Gathering Pill, Foundation-Nourishing Pill, Body-Tempering Pill, Life-Giving Creation Pill..."

This is a second-tier elixir.

"Five-Element Pill, Heavenheart Pill, Baleful Reversal Pill..."

This is a third-tier elixir.

"Spirit-Replenishing Pill, Spirit-Containing Pill, Spirit-Melding Pill..."

This is a fourth-tier spiritual pill.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Mu Chen's breathing became rapid. She saw characters engraved on the counter, which was empty. This place should have originally been an Alchemy Pavilion selling elixirs, and the counter should have been filled with various pills.

The order varies from second to fourth.

It's a pity.

All the pills in the counter were gone.

Unwilling to give up, Mu Chen searched the second floor carefully and finally found a counter in a corner. The counter was shrouded in an array, which was broken and swaying, looking as if it would break at any moment.

Among them.

There is a jade bottle.

"A miraculous pill!"

Mu Chen's eyes lit up, and he quickly reached into the broken array with his Green Bamboo Staff. With a twist, he completely destroyed the array. Then he reached out and grabbed the jade bottle.

Open the bottle and take a look—

A rich medicinal fragrance instantly filled the air. Upon smelling it, Mu Chen felt his soul become infinitely powerful, as if he had broken through more than ten realms in an instant, reaching an unbelievable level.

The True Essence within his body surged and circulated.

Originally only at the Foundation Establishment Qi Guiding Realm, he instantly broke through to the Qi Guiding Realm and reached the Liquid Condensation Realm. He even made rapid progress in the Liquid Condensation Realm until his physical body felt swollen and his meridians throbbed with pain. Only then did Mu Chen hurriedly stop circulating his Cultivation Method.

His cultivation was exceptional.

However, he had already reached the peak of the Foundation Liquid Condensation Realm.

Just one step away from advancing to the Origin Nurturing Realm.

This medicinal aroma—

"It saved me thirty or forty years of arduous cultivation!"

Mu Chen was overjoyed.

He hurriedly put the elixir back into the jade bottle. If he brought this elixir back to the Cloud Mountain Sect, it would surely heal his master's injuries.

Only.

She moved her hand.

But then the elixir flashed with Radiance, turned into a wisp of Azure Smoke, and drifted into the Green Bamboo Staff in his hand, disappearing without a trace.

"..."

Mu Chen stared intently at the Green Bamboo Staff.

It took her several breaths to react. Her joy instantly turned to despair, her lips trembled, and she almost burst into tears. This was a life-saving elixir; a single sip could increase her cultivation by thirty or forty years. If she swallowed it whole, it would likely propel her cultivation directly to the Spirit Void Stage.

Such a precious elixir.

She resisted taking it, but ended up being eaten by a Green Bamboo Staff?!

"Give me back my elixir!"

Mu Chen was furious.

He yelled and slammed the Green Bamboo Staff to the ground.

The Green Bamboo Staff bounced twice on the ground.

There was no movement.

Seeing this, Mu Chen finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears. He plopped down on the ground, wailing uncontrollably. There was no one around; his master was seriously injured, the Cloud Mountain Sect was about to be disbanded, and he had nearly lost his way and fallen into the blood demon realm while alone in the Bamboo Mountain Sea ...

Various pressures.

Extremely dangerous.

Failure at the last moment ultimately drove Mu Chen to the brink of collapse, causing him to wail and cry out in this deserted place.

The cries were extremely pitiful and heart-wrenching.

"Don't cry."

Mu Chen's eyes widened, his eyes and face filled with tears. He stared blankly at the pink and tender little person in front of him, forgetting even to cry. He hugged his knees and stood there stunned.

Lu Qingfeng shook his little head.

The anger that had been so hard to extinguish was almost reignited by the little girl's wailing.

The girl stopped crying.

Lu Qingfeng turned his head to look around, a smile spreading across his face, and he was filled with emotion—

"I didn't expect that."

"After 89,000 years, I can still return to this 'Rain Mountain Pavilion' one day."

Shattered Star Sea.

Bamboo Mountain Sea.

Yushan Island.

Qiantian Market, Rain Mountain Pavilion.

One memory after another was awakened.

Returning to familiar places.

It was all ruins, a scene of desolation and loss. The entire Qiantian Market, along with Yushan Island, had been reduced to rubble. Only Rain Mountain Pavilion, Guardian by the array he had set up, remained standing to this day, sheltered from the wind and rain.

Even the fourth-order 'Spirit-Containing Pill' nurtured by Secret Method, after a long period of time, has an incomparably mellow medicinal power, comparable to sixth-order or even seventh-order spiritual pills.

He swallowed a Spirit-Containing Pill.

Lu Qingfeng's injuries, which were just a hair's breadth away from recovery, were instantly healed.

The fire in my heart has been completely extinguished, and the injury from the fire is no longer a major concern.

"The laws of fate in this world."

"True Mystery."

Lu Qingfeng sighed inwardly.

Turn your head.

Seeing that the girl was still in a daze, he couldn't help but smile.

Whoosh!

He reached out and grabbed at the air, gathering the Spiritual Qi of the void and condensing it into thirty-six radiant pills. He opened his mouth and swallowed thirty-five of them, his complexion becoming even more rosy, making him truly adorable, like a Radiance carved jade.

He handed the last pill to Mu Chen, but the child's face was full of old age as he said, "This is the 'Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Alone Am Supreme Longevity Elixir.' Take it back and let your master take it, and his injuries will heal."

"The Elixir Eight Desolations Immortality, the Supreme Ruler of All Under Heaven?"

Mu Chen looked at the boy in blue robes in front of him and was momentarily stunned.

This boy looked like a five or six-year-old child, with a face as white as jade, rosy and fair skin, and a complexion that was white with a rosy tinge. He wore a green bamboo-patterned robe, was barefoot, and looked very spirited.

What he held in his hand was the Green Bamboo she had picked up while playing on the riverbank when she was a little over three years old. Counting carefully, it had been a full nineteen years.

"Who are you?"

Mu Chen dared not accept the 'elixir', and although he wanted to ask for the Green Bamboo Staff back, he dared not speak, remaining timid and hesitant.

Amidst these ruins and in this perilous place, a five- or six-year-old child suddenly appears, which is clearly unusual to anyone.

Moreover, this boy looked prematurely old.

It makes it even more extraordinary.

Although Mu Chen was pure of heart, he was not stupid, and he dared not treat Lu Qingfeng as an ordinary child.

"Who I am?"

Lu Qingfeng looked at Mu Chen and couldn't help but laugh when he saw his fear and uncertainty.

Twenty years ago.

He returned to the Five Directions Realm, but fell into a deep silence after being scorched by the Five Fires. In recent years, he has been recuperating and Spirit Nurturing by taking the form of Green Bamboo Staff. Although he is in seclusion recovering from his injuries, he is still aware of the outside world.

She watched Mu Chen grow up and cultivate.

He met Mu Chen.

This makes me think of Lu Xiao and Lu Yao in the Immortal Qin Realm, whom I regard as my nephews and juniors.

Mu Chen grew up in the Cloud Mountain Sect and was fearless. He even dared to enter the Bamboo Mountain Sea, a fifth-level dangerous area, alone. But now he was afraid of him.

Lu Qingfeng smiled and said loudly, "I am the Pure Great Sage."

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