A Long Life Is No Match for a Fleeting Moment of Youth

"Eighty thousand years ago, when I first met you, it was to help you defy fate."

"When we meet again after 80,000 years, your hard-won Earth Immortal Dao Fruit will be ruined."

With his hands behind his back, Lu Qingfeng looked at Ding Yu and seemed to see the same determined young man who had defied Cloudmist Rear Mountain back then, yet whose face was full of stubborn persistence.

Time flows on.

Time waits for no one.

It's impossible to go back to how things were back then.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Lu Qingfeng looked at Ding Yu, who was kneeling before him, and asked, "Do you blame your master?"

Ding Yu achieved the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit 1,800 years ago.

However, his previous injuries were too severe, and although he tried his best to advance, he was nearly exhausted. He could only seal himself with Secret Method and wait for some years to accumulate the power of the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit before he could awaken.

Two thousand five hundred years have passed since the oil ran out and the lamp went out.

He eventually achieved the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit by relying on the elixir of immortality.

Ding Yu had exhausted all his accumulated resources. If he were to forcibly revive, he would not only lose his Dao Fruit but also fall back into the Netherworld. Fortunately, his achievement Earth Immortal allowed him to repair himself.

Give him time, and his life will be safe. Once he emerges from his cocoon and is reborn, he will become an immortal in the mortal Earth Immortal, Changsheng forever without fear of death.

But the time was not right.

Lu Qingfeng's awakening of Ding Yu from his slumber had already disrupted his cultivation. His Earth Immortal Dao Fruit was unstable and on the verge of collapse; he was about to fall back to Earth Immortal and his life was nearing its end.

This move.

This is a deep-seated hatred!

"If a disciple can cultivate, it is because of the teacher's blessing that the disciple can live for eighty thousand years and have a glorious life."

"His later attainment of the Earth Immortal was entirely due to his teacher's tireless efforts, which enabled him to witness the Human Realm."

"This disciple is grateful and apprehensive, and would never dare to harbor the slightest resentment!"

Ding Yu looked up, his eyes sincere. An old man with white hair and beard knelt before the boy, yet he was extremely respectful, even showing a childlike expression on his face, which was truly strange.

But...

The celestial child remained calm and composed.

The old man was excited and overjoyed.

At first glance, it looks strange.

Yet the scene is remarkably harmonious, leaving one in awe.

"Master?"

Fairy Yanlan, who was standing by, was already filled with many thoughts as she witnessed this scene of master and disciple reunited. When she saw her teacher bow down to the boy in green and call him "Master," she was completely stunned.

This boy.

Could this be Qing Yuanzi, the master whom his teacher had spoken of most deeply when he was about to Liberation by Violence, the one who changed his fate and led him onto the path of cultivation?!

Then she just now—

With a single thought, Fairy Yanlan felt terrified. Coupled with her teacher's sudden emergence from seclusion, her mind was filled with a myriad of emotions, and she could no longer suppress the urge to vomit blood.

"Puff!"

Blood splattered on the ground.

My whole body ached and I collapsed to the ground.

"Smoke and Mist".

Ding Yu quickly reached out to support Fairy Yanlan, his eyes filled with pity. "Why did you do this?"

Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng remarked with admiration, "You've taken on a fine disciple."

"Yanlan, she—"

"Indeed respectful."

Ding Yu looked at Lu Qingfeng with a hint of evasion in his eyes, and finally gave a vague "praise".

"I remember you weren't like this back then."

"How come after becoming an immortal and governing thousands of cultivators and billions of Spirit Birth, you've become so rigid?"

Lu Qingfeng gently rebuked, "This woman risked Mountain Foot Fire life to save you. If you have no intention of reciprocating her feelings, simply explain it to her. If you do, don't rigidly adhere to worldly etiquette and doctrines. Otherwise, wouldn't it be pointless for me to destroy your Earth Immortal Dao Fruit?!"

Ding Yu's expression shifted, as if he were struggling.

Seeing this, Fairy Yanlan struggled to her feet, her face pale with a hint of embarrassment, but her eyes were filled with bitterness. She said to Lu Qingfeng, "Grandmaster... you have misunderstood. I have always only respected and admired my teacher, and I have never had any romantic feelings for him."

"..."

Lu Qingfeng gripped his Green Bamboo Staff, glanced at Fairy Yanlan, and scoffed, "She's about to die, yet she's still so timid and cowardly. It's true that you get the kind of disciple you're taught by your master."

These words were spoken.

Ding Yu and Fairy Yanlan both looked at Lu Qingfeng.

"Snort!"

"I have never taught such an incompetent disciple!"

Lu Qingfeng pointed at Ding Yu and said crisply, "You were previously the leader of the South Sea Alliance, considering yourself a role model for all immortal cultivators, and I didn't blame you for not daring to overstep the rules. But now you and your disciple are both half-buried in the Netherworld, and you still can't take this step?! If you had no intention, why did you, without a second thought, willingly give up your Earth Immortal Dao Fruit and your life to forcibly leave seclusion when I mentioned your situation as a disciple?"

He didn't call out just now; he wasn't forcing me.

He only informed Fairy Yanlan of her injuries and thoughts; the decision was ultimately up to Ding Yu. Of course, given Ding Yu's personality, he knew that Fairy Yanlan was willing to die and have her soul vanish forever just to see him one last time.

The decision to forcefully awaken was also expected.

"Give up the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit, your life and fortune?!"

Fairy Yanlan was taken aback, looking at Ding Yu beside her, momentarily flustered, "Teacher, the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit was hard-won, and you will live a long and Changsheng from now on, why—"

She was truly disoriented.

"Your teacher—"

Ding Yu was speechless. With his teacher in front of him, he lost his composure for the first time in front of this disciple and remained silent.

Upon seeing this, Lu Qingfeng chuckled.

She strode out, and as she left, she murmured, "I'm afraid I don't know that when your teacher was on his Liberation by Violence, he uttered the words 'Yanlan'."

After saying that.

Then it disappeared.

"Teacher."

Fairy Yanlan looked up, her face initially anxious and worried, but upon hearing these words, her eyes lit up with surprise and joy, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up as she stared intently at Ding Yu.

About half a day later.

A young man with an ordinary appearance but an air of otherworldly elegance walked out side by side with a woman dressed in simple, elegant clothes.

Just then, I saw a little boy with his hands behind his back, looking up into the distance, his back view desolate, as if he was thinking about something.

The young man and the woman exchanged a glance.

The young man stepped forward and softly called out, "Teacher."

Lu Qingfeng put away his thoughts and turned around. He saw that his disciple Ding Yu had transformed from an old man into a young man, and that the two of them were holding hands. He immediately knew that everything was perfect and nodded repeatedly in praise, "Not bad."

Fairy Yanlan blushed and bowed to the boy master, saying, "Thank you, Master."

This was arranged by Xie Lu Qingfeng.

"Ha ha!"

"It's good that you didn't make things worse."

Lu Qingfeng laughed loudly.

It's always a wonderful thing when lovers finally get married.

"I was previously bound by worldly etiquette and experienced the Blood Sea Calamity. I only wanted to wipe out all demons and set an example for all immortal cultivators in the world. I dared not cross the line."

"Thanks to the teacher's guidance, I was able to live up to the expectations of my beloved."

Ding Yu glanced at Fairy Yanlan beside him, his eyes filled with tenderness and affection. His face was beaming with a smile, clearly showing that he had let go of everything and was at peace with himself.

"Pity."

"Many years have been wasted, and only sixteen years remain."

Lu Qingfeng looked at the two of them and sighed.

"Sixteen years later, there will be an afterlife."

"Life after life."

Fairy Yanlan moved closer to Ding Yu.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingfeng looked at Fairy Yanlan, a half-smile playing on his lips. Fairy Yanlan, seeing this, immediately realized what he meant, her face flushing even more.

They fell silent.

Ding Yu looked at Lu Qingfeng and said with relief, "Fortunately, Master reminded us in time. If we had waited until sixteen years later, Yanlan would have survived the Windfire Tribulation, and there would have been no turning back. Even if I became Earth Immortal by then, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life. Compared to that, we still have at least sixteen years to rely on each other now. A mortal's life is only a few decades long. But Yanlan and I have countless years to live in the next life."

That's enough.

It's obvious.

Ding Yu has indeed come to terms with everything.

Perhaps it was because he was about to die that all the burdens that had weighed on him in this world, which had endured so many tribulations, were lifted, allowing Ding Yu to shed his weariness and regain his youthful vigor, just like his physical body.

"With a teacher here, it is unlikely that demons will gain power."

Ding Yu smiled.

Lu Qingfeng listened without commenting, but instead asked, "What are you planning to do for the next sixteen years?"

Ding Yu glanced at Fairy Yanlan nestled beside him and smiled at Lu Qingfeng, "This disciple plans to travel around the South Sea with Yanlan. After tens of thousands of years of development, looking back now, this disciple has never truly seen this land. It's a good opportunity to escape worldly affairs and spend some quality time with Yanlan."

Ding Yu is one of the few supreme experts in the world who emerged from the Blood Sea Calamity.

After the Blood Sea calamity.

The Five Directions Realm were shrouded in smoke and fire, decay and Spirit Birth, and countless lives were lost.

It was Ding Yu who turned the tide, leading the surviving cultivators scattered across the land through a bloody storm, and establishing the rudimentary form of the South Sea Alliance. After tens of thousands of years of tireless effort, the South Sea Alliance finally achieved its current splendor.

Overpowering the two major Eastern and Western Immortal Alliance.

Demons and monsters make things easier.

Even the Longevity Alliance would give way to them.

"That's fine too."

Lu Qingfeng nodded.

Ding Yu flipped his hand, and a fiery red feather fan appeared in his palm. He respectfully presented it, saying, "This is what I had with..."

Ding Yu paused, glanced at his teacher's expression, and continued, "When I explored dangerous places with Junior Brother Zheng Chi, we obtained the treasure 'Divine Fire Fan,' which is a supreme treasure of the Five Fire Gate. As a result, I also received the Five Fire Gate's inheritance. This fan has played a significant role in my achievements today."

"This disciple is about to be reincarnated with Yanlan, so there is no use for this Divine Fire Fan. Please accept it, Master. Whether you use it to command the South Sea Alliance or to find a successor to take charge of the Immortal Alliance, it is entirely up to you, Master."

This is both a sign of trust in Lu Qingfeng, their master.

It's another case of complete detachment; even the South Sea Alliance, which was once considered number one, can be dealt with so casually.

He didn't concern himself with anything after his death.

"Divine Fire Fan".

Lu Qingfeng took the feather fan and examined it briefly. It was indeed somewhat similar to the 'Five-Fire Seven-Bird Fan' that he had seen Yang Ren Jiazi Grand Year Star Tai Sui, use in the void.

The flames were so intense that even he could feel a slight unease.

It is clearly an Immortal Artifact.

"I will handle this fan properly."

"The South Sea Alliance need not worry either."

Lu Qingfeng accepted the Divine Fire Fan, then looked at Ding Yu and said leisurely, "Tell me in detail about your junior brother's situation. Although I have been searching far and wide over the years, I only know the facts but not the reasons behind them, so it is certainly not as detailed as what you know."

"Yes."

Ding Yu responded, recalling, "The first time I met Junior Brother Zheng Chi was when—"

An 80,000-year-old feud began to unfold in Ding Yu's words.

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When I have time later, I definitely want to write some side stories. How the two brothers, Ding Yu and Zheng Chi, have their love-hate relationship, the story between Ding Yu and Fairy Yanlan, the later events of Six Wings and the other four disciples in the Black Star Realm, Mu Yuanyi's ascension to immortality in the Bingling World ... there's so much to write, but I don't know when that will be.