Immortal and Mortal's Sinful Love! Old Chen Ascends to Watch the Dance and Fuse Spirits

In the air, Little Array Spirit skirt fluttered, revealing her crystal-clear toes beneath the thin veil, making her appear like a fairy floating on the waves, showcasing her slender and exquisitely curvaceous figure.

As she swallowed the pure Spiritual Energy in the air, she turned to look at Chen Dengming, her smile as beautiful as a flower, her rosy lips carrying a captivating air of a half-smile.

As she swallowed streams of Spiritual Energy, her crystalline skin became even more snow-white and jade-like, unusually white and dazzling. Her dark eyebrows arched upwards, making this old girl simply breathtakingly beautiful.

Even Chen Dengming, who had long been accustomed to seeing her from every angle, had to admit that the charm of the "old lady" was truly captivating, as if she possessed a different elegance and grace every day, making her endlessly fascinating.

Chen Dengming didn't understand what it meant to be the type of spirit that could make an emperor skip morning court, but now he does. This Little Array Spirit.

When he was tired of cultivating each day, this old girl would fly out and say, "Your Majesty, it's time for court!" and all his cultivation would be in vain.

"Daoist, fellow Daoist, come quickly!"

"They're here!"

Chen Dengming was just about to get up.

He jumped up too hard, and his muscles, which were still healing, suddenly felt a tearing pain; his old arms and legs couldn't take it.

After a short while, Chen Dengming floated into the air and felt the pure Spiritual Energy slowly dissipating in the air in front of him.

These Spiritual Energy are invisible to the naked eye; they can only be sensed when you get close. They cannot be sensed from a distance, which explains why the Incense Clone failed to detect them before.

At this moment, these strange forces floated like bubbles, gradually rising into the air, and then dissipating and disappearing.

Chen Dengming opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing in a ball of pure Spiritual Energy. It felt like a soft mist entering his throat, suddenly transforming into countless tiny bubbles that rose into his Divine Sense sea, giving him a feeling of floating on air.

Chen Dengming immediately felt a surge of energy, his depleted spirits quickly recovering as if a long-awaited rain had fallen, and the needle-like pain in his brain also rapidly subsided.

Within the empty, desolate Sea of Consciousness, resembling a dark, starry sky, a pure and radiant stream of Divine Sense rapidly emerged.

"Nice one."

Chen Dengming's eyes lit up, feeling that this pure Spiritual Energy not only healed his mental injuries but also enhanced his Divine Sense foundation.

On the panel, the proficiency level of the Longevity Merit fluctuated sharply a few times, showing an increase.

Cultivating Divine Sense is just as important as cultivating Law Power.

Furthermore, according to the steps of Qi Cultivation into Spirit, the growth of Divine Sense is derived from Law Power and refined by Law Power, making it even more precious.

Practicing the Longevity Merit not only enhances Law Power but also strengthens Divine Sense.

Therefore, the increase in Divine Sense power at this moment is reflected in the Longevity Merit, which also means that the proficiency of the Cultivation Method is improving. Once the accumulation reaches the standard, a breakthrough will be achieved directly.

Chen Dengming had not expected that after defeating the will of the Outer Realm Devil Venerable, he would still be able to leave behind such clusters of pure Spiritual Energy.

However, upon closer examination, this might be related to the involvement of the Heavenly Dao.

The way of Heaven is to take from those who have too much and give to those who have too little.

The will of the Outer Realm Devil Venerable did not belong to this world; when it invaded, it was defeated by the Heavenly Dao.

The defeated willpower will naturally transform into a pure source of power, merging into this world and being absorbed by other things.

Therefore, Heavenly Dao is fair and impartial, treating everyone equally.

However, before this pure Spiritual Energy could dissipate into the world, it was detected by the clever Little Array Spirit. Otherwise, if Chen Dengming hadn't gotten close, he might have missed this fortuitous opportunity.

Fifteen minutes later.

As the last wisp of pure Spiritual Energy was absorbed into Chen Dengming's mouth, he looked with lingering satisfaction at the Little Array Spirit lying on its back in the air, patting its round little belly.

"Hmm--"

The Little Array Spirit covered her mouth, almost spitting out a mouthful of unrefined Spiritual Energy. She swallowed it back with wide almond eyes, and her delicate body suddenly flashed with spiritual light. A burst of spiritual power spread out, and she actually broke through.

"He broke through? He's already at the Golden Core Late Stage?"

Chen Dengming stared in astonishment at the Little Array Spirit whose spiritual power was slowly spreading from his body.

This Little Array Spirit's cultivation level has now caught up with his.

However, the Little Array Spirit had already recovered its strength at the Golden Core Mid Stage seventeen years ago.

For many years in between, Chen Dengming devoted himself to cultivation, so unlike when he was fighting on the Battlefield, he no longer frequently obtained the souls of powerful cultivators, which he would shatter and feed to the Little Array Spirit. As a result, the Little Array Spirit's growth rate naturally slowed down.

Now, having broken through and recovered the strength of the Golden Core Late Stage, it is also a process of accumulating strength until it overflows.

"At this rate, this old hag might even reach the Nascent Soul before me."

Chen Dengming thought to himself, checking the panel, he found that the proficiency of the Longevity Merit had increased to more than 280,000 points, which saved him almost two and a half years of hard training.

This was only a tiny fraction of the Outer Realm Devil Venerable's willpower, yet it helped the Little Array Spirit break through and brought him such a significant boost. Truly, a single whale fall can bring forth countless life forms.

At this moment, his brain no longer hurt. Although his depleted mental energy had not fully recovered, a new river of Divine Sense, shimmering with light, had appeared in his Sea of Consciousness, signifying an improvement in his Divine Sense cultivation.

"This unexpected advancement in cultivation, coupled with resolving the deficiencies in my Spirit Root after I return, might allow me to break through to the Golden Core Perfection before the Four Seas Counterattack begins."

While pondering, Chen Dengming flew towards the Little Array Spirit and took it into his Soul House.

His gaze then fell upon Li Xue's body beside the beach. His eyes flickered slightly, and with a sigh, he flew over and found a burial site with excellent feng shui nearby.

Li Xue is Chen Family's daughter-in-law. Although she was taken advantage of by demonic forces, she was able to return to her true nature and pull back from the brink. As her elder father-in-law, Chen Dengming should forgive her, bring her back to the Chen Family, and hold a funeral for her.

However, this demonic infection has manipulated matters of the mind, which is difficult to say and difficult to hear in this sensitive period when the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance is besieging and killing Devil Cultivator everywhere.

Moreover, neither Chen Jing nor Chen Feilin would likely be able to accept Li Xue's death.

After careful consideration, Chen Dengming decided to conceal his death for the time being and inform Chen Jing and Chen Feilin when the time was right.

If there isn't a suitable opportunity, then let's just assume that Li Xue has left the Chen Family and gone far away.

Given her previous frequent attempts to escape the Chen Family and get away from her ordinary husband Chen Jing, this reason for running away from home would easily convince Chen Jing.

"This is similar to the choice made by Li Xue's mother, Cheng Yun Xue."

Looking at the nameless metal tombstone standing opposite him, Chen Dengming suddenly realized that he was actually quite selfish.

Perhaps when it comes to the issue of offspring, parents tend to be selfish.

A truly selfless person is a saint; he is at best a person with principles, but far from reaching the level of a saint.

With a flick of his wrist, Chen Dengming, using his Gold Touch Technique touch, carved lines of text onto the tombstone. "Tomb of Madam Li Xue, wife of the Chen family. Husband: Chen Jing; Son: Chen Feilin; Father: Li Rong; Grandfather: Chen Dengming."

Finally, Li Xue's life and cause of death were recorded on it.

After writing the last line...

With a flick of his sleeve, Chen Dengming sent a wisp of Metal Elemental Spiritual Energy over the tombstone, and in a flash of light, the tombstone returned to its original state as an unnamed metal tombstone.

Years later, when the Metal Elemental Spiritual Energy covering the tombstone is completely depleted, this line of writing will appear, revealing the cause of death and allowing those who come to pay their respects to find peace.

This is truly a life filled with countless tribulations and hardships, yet destined for marriage across three lifetimes. Beautiful children, why must we, mortals and immortals, be bound by karmic entanglements?

Mortal.

Cultivators.

Mortal.

Cultivators...

There is still an insurmountable chasm between mortals and cultivators.

Only those mortals who climb the mountain can become 'immortals'; those who never climb the mountain will remain just mortals.

The decision to allow mortals to unite with cultivators was, perhaps from the very beginning, a trampling on the authority and dignity of that class.

The unexpected event wasn't entirely unexpected, but rather within the realm of possibility, unless one day this class divide ceases to exist.

Chen Dengming straightened his clothes and circulated his Blood Qi, restoring the white hair that had grown after his lifespan was shortened to its original state.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he flew away without taking a single cloud with him, hands behind his back.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the fourth Dao script began to gradually refine itself through introspection, shimmering with brilliant Silver Light.

Through this self-reflection, his understanding of human nature and the human heart became much deeper.

The Cultivation World is rife with deceit and treachery, teeming with countless old fogies skilled in intrigue and scheming.

Strength is indeed the standard by which everything is measured, but there are always stronger opponents. Unless you can sweep away all enemies, you can't rely on brute force alone.

Therefore, cultivation is not just about immortality, but also about human relationships and how to conduct oneself in society.

Wealth, Companions, Dharma, and Place— the exchange of money, power, resources, and so on—is nothing more than a game and contest between people's hearts and human nature. The Outer Realm Devil Venerable is an expert in this field.

He once valued an emotional worth.

Emotions are the balancers of the human spirit.

This time, they failed to consider Li Xue's feelings and suffered a setback because of her.

But having learned this lesson, as long as he isn't killed, it will only help Old Deng, who has reached the pinnacle and made a name for himself, grow even faster.

Spring has passed and autumn has come in just a few months; the flowers have fallen and my hair has turned gray.

In the blink of an eye, several months have passed.

During these past few months, Chen Dengming did not enter another period of seclusion. Instead, he made numerous preparations to change his Spirit Root using the <Spirit Fusion Foundation Seizing Technique>, while also dealing with family matters.

Since returning that day, the Immortal City stewards and elders involved in suppressing Li Xue's murder case have all been identified and dealt with seriously by Su Yan Yan.

Among the elders involved was Gongshu Zai.

Regarding the reports from below probing the truth about Chen Dengming's daughter-in-law Li Xue, repeatedly committing murders, he read the reports but, believing he was tacitly aware of the situation, chose to suppress them.

They believed that Chen Dengming, as the sect leader and a relative, probably already knew about this matter, so it was not their place to punish the sect leader. Therefore, they turned a blind eye.

Now that the truth has come out, Gongshu Zai is dumbfounded when faced with Su Yan Yan's questioning.

In the end, it was Chen Dengming who stepped forward and took part of the responsibility on the grounds of neglecting discipline, thus Gongshu Zai. Furthermore, as the Longevity Sect Leader, he set an example by setting a good example and improving this aspect of the law and discipline.

However, Chen Dengming chose to conceal the news of Li Xue's death.

When he told his son Chen Jing that Li Xue had run away from home to live the free and unrestrained life of cultivating immortality she had always wanted, he did not stop her but chose to grant her wish.

Chen Jing was still unable to accept this response immediately.

But Li Xue's past actions and attitude towards him had already foreshadowed this event, and he was mentally prepared for it.

Therefore, Chen Jing did not attempt suicide. Instead, he became even stronger and gradually shifted his attention to Chen Feilin, deciding to raise his son to adulthood.

He asked himself, having lost his mother at a young age, and having spent little time with his father, Chen Dengming, he had rarely experienced paternal or maternal love.

Now that Chen Feilin has lost Li Xue, he naturally cannot lose his father as well.

Chen Jing's strength greatly pleased Chen Dengming, who felt ashamed that his son was more competent as a father than he was.

Relieved, he then sent people to recall Chen Yiran, who was wandering around with the Black Cloud Leopard, to accompany Chen Jing in developing the Chen Family. He himself then focused his mind on preparing for the important matter of changing his Spirit Root and continuing his secluded cultivation.

Children and grandchildren have their own destinies; the future of the Chen Family depends solely on its own development.

The only people he could consistently and enthusiastically focus on were Chen Jing and Chen Yiran of his own generation, and at most, Chen Feilin.

As for anything else, Chen Dengming wouldn't focus too much on it.

Cultivating immortality does indeed require devoting all one's energy and Mental Strength; otherwise, it's difficult to go far.

The Lineage's affairs were complete because of Chen Feilin's birth, incomplete because of Li Xue's death, and continued because of Chen Jing's strength.

In Chen Dengming's view, this imperfect perfection was a full stop; it was time to cleanse his soul and let go.

October, Cold Dew.

It is taboo to hold a wedding, break ground, or move into a new house.

Suitable for migration, offering sacrifices, and fishing.

On a deserted island, there are stretches of smooth, soft sand, flat and fine, without a single pebble or puddle, but with various seashells as white as jade and as red as agate.

Amidst the rolling waves on the beach, Little Array Spirit's melodious laughter, like the tinkling of silver bells, drifted over. She kicked her tiny feet wildly in the waves, her little body swaying as she danced an ancient fisherman's dance, both comical and adorable.

Chen Dengming sat on the beach, smiling as he looked at the Little Array Spirit whose body had become half-solidified. Sunlight shone on the little guy, and his gauze dress and his beautiful, youthful body rippled and undulated like ocean waves.

As an elderly man cultivating immortality in his twilight years, he always feels joyful and energetic whenever he sees such beautiful scenes. It's as if his frail body is full of vitality, and he's full of energy for everything he does.

For example, today he will use the Spirit Fusion Foundation Seizing Technique to fuse with a finished superior Water Spirit Root, change his own Spirit Root, repair the defects of the incompatible Spirit Root, and even make it a mutually reinforcing Spirit Root.

For him, this was an even more important matter than breaking through to the Strength Realm; its success or failure would affect his future.

Therefore, even with thorough preparation and a belief that everything was foolproof, Chen Dengming still felt slightly nervous. He decided to remain calm and watch the beautiful women dance, thus easing his mind and enjoying his cultivation.

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