Building a Hut in the Human Realm, Three Years Observing Peach Blossoms! Xu Wei's True Spirit Integrates

Just as Chen Dengming left the Yin Ghost Mountain Range, Counterattack Cultivator Alliance was still in the final stages of finalizing the Spirit Transformation stage ceasefire agreement...

In the Cultivation World beyond the realm, news of the Demon Lord's defeat and humiliating retreat had already spread throughout the major immortal sects and demonic factions.

Among the many reports of the Demon Lord's defeat, the Longevity Sect was naturally mentioned the most, since the Demon Lord's counterattack plan at the last moment was to seize the three Dao artifacts in the hands of Longevity Dao Lord.

The Longevity Dao Lord, who wields three Dao artifacts and is both cunning and powerful, is seen by cultivators from beyond the realm as a powerful cultivator capable of fighting against a Dao-Merging Demon Lord with his Spirit Transformation form.

The Heavenly Dao Ancestor Qu Shenzong was seen by many cultivators from beyond the realms as a formidable enemy with the qualities of a leader.

Besides, among the Nascent Soul Cultivator below the Spirit Transformation, the Longevity Sect's Fighting Longevity Lord, who has slain many powerful Nascent Soul True Lord, is undoubtedly the most watched and influential figure.

The intelligence they brought back indicated that this Battle Longevity Lord Chen Baimao had earned his formidable reputation by slaying Nascent Soul almost from the time he reached the Golden Core Perfection.

To fight a Nascent Soul Nascent Soul across realms, and even kill him, seems not to be an impossible task for Battle Longevity Lord Chen Baimao. This alone is something that 99.99% of Nascent Soul True Lord from beyond the realms cannot accomplish.

Jian Wenxin, Deputy Palace Master of the Three Saints Palace Law Sage Palace and the Palace Master of the Palace of Dharma Saints; the Palace Master and Deputy Palace Master of the Palace of Indulgence; the Palace Master of the Palace of the Northern Spirit Sect.

From the Nascent Soul Early Stage to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, there seemed to be no one that Battle Longevity Lord Chen Baimao, could not defeat. He clearly has the potential and momentum to grow into the next Longevity Dao Lord.

As a result, the various rumors and achievements about Chen Dengming immediately became a topic of great interest to many cultivators from other regions.

Furthermore, the most authoritative list of True Lord outside the region includes him in the top twenty.

This is the first time that a Nascent Soul True Lord from another realm has been included in the True Lord Ranking, and with the strength of Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator, he has made it into the top ten, standing shoulder to shoulder with the sect leaders, ancestors, and elders of various immortal sects Nascent Soul Late Stage.

At that moment, the names of Battle Longevity Lord Chen Baimao, Chen Dengming, the Longevity Sect, were so powerful that they were unparalleled in the outer realms, becoming the most watched enemy cultivators in the outer realms 'Cultivation World.

As a result of this incident, some Nascent Soul True Lord from other realms who were confident in their strength set their sights on killing Chen Dengming.

Because eighty years from now, the Immortal Sect the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm will be opened.

At that time, not only will powerful figures such as the Outer Realm Devil Venerable and the Old Man Qing Ming of the Qing Ming Sect enter the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm in different ways, but anyone who possesses a token of Immortal Destiny can also enter the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm to seek Immortal Destiny and lineage.

If one could hunt down Chen Dengming, the Longevity Sect Leader, not only would one gain a massive amount of battle merits and a prestigious reputation, but one would also have the opportunity to glimpse the secrets of the Immortal Celestial Lineage. This might be the greatest resource package for many Nascent Soul Cultivator climbing to the Spirit Transformation stage.

Chen Dengming, who has always preferred to keep a low profile, had no idea that he had become so famous overseas.

Its prominence even surpasses its former status as one of the top three on the Outer Domain Evil Cultivator Alliance's Kill List, making it a key target for many extraterrestrial Nascent Soul researchers.

He had now returned to a peaceful and tranquil life of cultivation, and carrying the Soul Mussel Pearl that was suspected to carry Xu Wei's true spirit, he embarked on his journey home.

The lonely shadow of heaven and earth is a guest in the world. Wherever the green mountains are, this is my hometown.

This is a question Chen Dengming often asked himself after he traveled through time.

After entering the true Cultivation World, he thought Nanxun was his hometown.

After entering the Longevity Sect, he believed that the Eastern Region was his homeland.

Now, having weathered countless storms and reaching the advanced age of over two hundred, he has gradually come to truly understand that home is where the heart finds peace. Therefore, Nanxun is his home, Longevity Sect is his home, and the Eastern Region is also his home.

Unfortunately, those who had wandered together seemed to have lost their homes forever; their souls had gone to the Below the Yin Spring, and the only remaining trace of their true spirit had merged into the Soul Mussel Pearl.

Chen Dengming then wanted to take Xu Wei "home" to see her.

Let's go back to Lüoshan City and take a look.

Wait a year for the peach blossoms to fall and the leaves to fall before new branches sprout.

This rare tranquility and companionship was something Xu Wei had longed for, but he was unable to provide.

Now I can give, but the person is gone.

Several days later.

Chen Dengming then arrived at the former site of the Evergreen Sect.

This place has become a desolate wasteland, with jagged rocks and deep ravines covering the mountains and valleys. Occasionally, weeds grow in abundance, and a few wildflowers sway forlornly in the wind, creating a scene of utter desolation.

This place has been deserted for a long time.

This place was ravaged by war. The Evergreen Sect was razed to the ground, the Spirit Spring dried up, and all the Spirit Vein were dug up, making it the most worthless wasteland in the Cultivation World.

Even the once bustling Changle Workshop has long since become ruins, and no one lingers in this desolate place anymore.

The newly established Evergreen Sect has also been stationed at Tidal Cliff, seven thousand miles away.

Only Chen Dengming still felt a lingering attachment to this place.

This was because he had brought Xu Wei's body back from the Luo Family in Jiamu Pass and buried it inside the Evergreen Sect's Mountain Gate.

Now that the Mountain Gate has been broken and reopened, many of the landscapes have changed so much that they are difficult to recognize.

He lingered in the familiar place, searching with all his Divine Sense among the ravines and deep pits.

Fortunately, Xu Wei's remains were eventually found and placed in a prepared coffin.

Then he turned around, shook his head, and sighed slightly.

Even though the Evergreen Sect has been rebuilt, many of its former Senior Brother, such as Liang Yunsheng, Guan Le Snake Dweller, and Bian Chen, had already died in the war.

Looking back, everything has changed; decades have passed and all is in vain. Returning today, I am filled with emotion. Looking back on past travels, it all seems like a dream; the sky is filled with wind and rain, and the red partridges sing.

Ten days later.

The former Lüo Family Mountain City has been destroyed since the southern region was recovered.

This place has been occupied by a small Cultivation Family established by a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

Compared to decades ago, this place has undergone a dramatic transformation.

The once-peach grove is now deserted and overgrown with weeds.

The hill behind where the ancestors of the Luo Family and the remains of Lüo Bing were once buried has collapsed and become a chaotic graveyard.

Two newly built thatched huts suddenly appeared in this area of ruins, built on the hillside opposite the peach grove.

These two thatched huts were discovered by the Hu family, Cultivation Family that occupied the area, just a few days after they were built.

Some cultivators from the Hu family tried to approach and drive them away, but they found that as soon as they flew into the area behind the mountain, they would become disoriented and lose their senses.

When I regained consciousness, I was already outside the mountains.

Looking ahead, the mountain is still a mountain, and the thatched hut is still a thatched hut.

However, after entering the mountains, it seemed that they were confused by their own situation, and they had a feeling of being trapped in the mountains, with the feeling of "seeing mountains as mountains, but not as mountains, and not knowing where the clouds are high, only because they are in the mountains".

This experience, which felt like being lost in a maze, terrified the Hu family cultivators, who all knew they had encountered a master.

Unaware of the master's purpose in setting up the formation, they could only immediately report to their family's Foundation Establishment Ancestor.

The head of the Hu family was also surprised and uncertain upon hearing the news.

Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain, his expression became extremely solemn, realizing that even he was not confident in passing through this seemingly real yet illusory high-level illusion array.

Thinking back on the various past events of Lüojia Mountain, it is truly a place that has weathered many storms.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and knew that there were many graves on the back mountain, so he did not rush to develop the area and dig up people's ancestral graves.

He immediately bowed and paid homage outside the mountain.

"May I ask who this distinguished elder is who has come to visit? I am Hu Chunsheng, and my ancestor was Hu Feiwei. My Hu family was once a small Lineage native to this land."

"Due to the outbreak of war in the past, the original site of my Hu family was destroyed. We had no choice but to relocate to Lüojia Mountain nearby. Recently, the Lineage has been rebuilt. If we have disturbed our elders in any way, please forgive us."

After Hu Chunsheng, the head of the Hu family, finished speaking, he saw that there was no response from within the mountain. He was not annoyed. He wisely bowed again and then turned to leave, feeling greatly relieved.

His visit to the shrine was also a test.

Now that we have paid our respects, although the senior masters in the mountain did not respond, they at least did not express any intention to expel or hostile towards us.

This indicates that the other party has no malicious intent and may not have any connection with any of the forces that once occupied Lüojia Mountain.

Perhaps it was because the elders built their hermitages in this place, far from the noise of carriages and horses. It seems that wise people all prefer this kind of place, which is not surprising.

"The Hu family. Hu Feiwei's descendants? I never expected to encounter a descendant of the Hu family again after so many years of revisiting this place. Judging from Hu Chunsheng's appearance, he seems to have only recently broken through to the Foundation Establishment and is already eager to bring glory to his family."

Within the peach grove, hidden among the peach trees, a thatched cottage can be glimpsed in the distance, resembling a secluded paradise.

Chen Dengming's murmured sighs came from behind the peach tree.

He emerged from behind a tree, sickle in hand, like an old farmer, with two buckets of fertilizer slung over his shoulder. He walked along the forest path, casually raising his sickle to cut away weeds and tangled branches.

A moment later, he stopped, put down the fertilizer, and watched Hu Chunsheng leave, sighing inwardly.

The Hu family is really lucky.

Back then Ten Thousand Mile Frontier, there were four major Foundation Establishment families: the Zhu Family, the Luo Family, the Hu family, the Lin family, and the Xiong family. Excluding the Lin family, which had a powerful expert like Lin He, who was between the Golden Core and Pseudo Core stages, there were four major Foundation Establishment Lineage.

Of these four Foundation Establishment Lineage, the Zhu Family and Luo Family had both enjoyed their glory days, and the Xiong family was stronger than the Hu family. The Hu family was quite low-key and mediocre back then, keeping a low profile.

Unexpectedly, after many years, another war broke out between foreign and Inner Domain forces, and the other factions had already been wiped out.

Surprisingly, the Hu family still had a lineage left, and one of its members, Hu Chunsheng, even advanced to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, bringing glory back to the family.

Perhaps this was also due to the assistance of Fang Yuzhi, the Golden Zhuang Fangyu of the Wind Hành Sect.

He had no idea what had become of Zhuang Fangyu. There was no news of him anymore. The two Foundation Establishment Flying Snake that Zhuang Fangyu had given him were still in the Chen Family Mansion in Evergreen Island.

This is truly an unpredictable world; how one's fate unfolds is hard to say, and there's no need to inquire further.

Chen Dengming continued to bend over, cut grass, fertilize, and plant trees.

This process was his journey of self-refinement.

What appears to be a simple act of weeding is actually him removing the distracting thoughts that arose in his mind due to the birth of Xu Wei's true spirit and the repair of the Little Array Spirit's soul, thus eliminating the dross and retaining the essence.

What may seem like an ordinary act of planting trees is actually his way of rebuilding his soul.

Sometimes, the cause and effect of fate that he couldn't fathom was precisely found in these ordinary actions of "planting flowers with care but they don't bloom, while planting willows without intention and they thrive."

At the edge of the peach grove, Little Array Spirit were dancing around the Soul Mussel Pearl.

Directly in front of it, a new mound has risen, where the coffin was buried. Formation was arranged to gather auspicious feng shui, and the site was built in a dignified and solemn manner to prevent outsiders from disturbing it.

The tombstone on the grave is made of cold jade and bears the inscription: "Tomb of my beloved wife Xu Wei".

However, Chen Dengming did not include his full name at the end of the signature.

He had too many enemies, and they didn't want to cause trouble because of his name.

Xu Wei was insignificant in life, but after her death, Chen Dengming built a tomb for her that even Golden Core Cultivator couldn't afford, and personally constructed a peach grove for her.

But all that has been done is irreparable, as the person is gone; it can only offer solace to the living.

Chen Dengming plans to stay here for three years to guard Xu Wei's new grave and cultivate his mind and spirit.

Watching the peach blossoms bloom and fade over three years, letting go of all the superficiality, returning to simplicity and authenticity.

Spring comes and autumn goes, and the seasons cycle endlessly.

The first year passed quickly.

That year, the peach blossoms were not particularly vibrant, but the falling petals were like rain.

A few petals are scattered before the grave, creating a poignant and beautiful scene. The Soul Mussel Pearl within seems to gain even more ethereal charm and radiance, like a beautiful woman bidding farewell with tears in her eyes.

Chen Dengming was deeply moved and saddened, but his State of Mind was gradually opening up, and the weeds in his heart were gradually cleared away as the flowers bloomed.

The following year, the peach blossoms were even more splendid, covering the entire mountain with their fragrance. The peaches ripened and bore abundant fruit, which fell to the ground when ripe.

The Soul Mussel Pearl glowed with a radiant light, like the smiling face of a beautiful woman, rich in spirituality. Wisps of Spiritual Qi lingered around Chen Dengming, as if offering comfort.

Chen Dengming looked at the peach blossoms covering the mountains, his State of Mind brightened, and he completely let go of his own worries.

In the third year, the peach tree shed its leaves and sprouted new branches.

After the peach blossoms bloom, the mountains and forests no longer have any desolate appearance, and no weeds have sprouted.

That year, He Yingyu, who had been waiting for several years at the Longevity Sect, finally arrived.

She did Chen Dengming's laundry and cooked for him, and swept Xu Wei's grave.

Just like the handover between the two sisters in the past.

That same year, before Xu Wei's grave, a beautiful, human-shaped figure emerged from the Soul Mussel Pearl, and the spiritual energy nurtured by its true spirit reached its peak.

The humanoid spirits danced around the Little Array Spirit, the two women deeply in love. The Little Array Spirit sensed their feelings and shed tears.

When Chen Dengming arrived after hearing the news...

The spirit rushed into his arms, but he missed. Nevertheless, it stirred his mind and spirit, causing a somewhat vague message to emerge.

"Brother Chen, please let me be with Ling'er. That way, I can fulfill my long-cherished wish and stay by your side for the rest of my life."

After this moment of spiritual communion...

The Soul Mussel Pearl's radiance dimmed, like a precious pearl covered in dust, as if the true spirit it had nurtured and accumulated over the past three years had been completely consumed after uttering these heartfelt words.

Three years have passed since the peach blossoms bloomed and faded, and only now has Chen Dengming truly felt Xu Wei's presence.

Even with the most vivid perception before, he could only say that the spiritual essence within the Soul Mussel Pearl was 'suspected' to be the manifestation of Xu Wei's true spirit.

Now, however, he can be truly certain.

For the past three years, he has kept his promise to bring Xu Wei to Lüojia Mountain to see the peach blossoms blooming all over the mountain, just to get this simple, heartfelt message from her.

Even though Chen Dengming already knew Xu Wei's feelings and had long since accepted them, he couldn't help but feel endless pity and emotion at this moment.

Xu Wei is too kind.

Even though it is as insignificant as a blade of grass in the mortal world, it still yearns for the sun and is willing to share its light and warmth with others.

That's how Lüo Bing was back then.

Even now, during the Little Array Spirit stage, it remains the same.

All I ask for is to stay by his side forever, to be with him to the ends of the earth.

Is she foolish? Perhaps she is, but it is precisely this foolishness that makes Chen Dengming unable to let go.

Xu Wei's aptitude is inferior, making it difficult for him to progress in the Cultivation World and hindering his path to the Great Dao. This is something he cannot achieve.

Chen Dengming achieved great success late in life, becoming a powerful figure in the Cultivation World. He had the potential to attain the Great Dao and could help many friends and even strangers, but he couldn't help Xu Wei, which was something he couldn't obtain.

But this is what I can't let go of.

Now that the Soul Mussel Pearl has been transmigrated, Chen Dengming has chosen to accept Xu Wei's choice.

They moved towards letting go in both directions, fulfilling each other's desires, and letting go together in the face of unfulfilled longing.

On this day, near dusk, in a small thatched hut on the hillside.

Chen Dengming sent the Soul Mussel Pearl into the Soul House.

After today, Xu Wei's true spirit will transform into one of the Seven Souls of the Little Array Spirit, and from then on, she will merge with the Little Array Spirit.

This is precisely the companionship that Xu Wei Xu Wei sought, yet it appears so cruel and fraught with hardship.

Chen Dengming gazed at the swirling spiritual light within the Soul House, while the Little Array Spirit also shed tears for Xu Wei's sacrifice.

He didn't know whether to be happy that the Little Array Spirit had regained a part of its soul, or happy that Xu Wei's wish had been fulfilled, or perhaps feel disappointed.

All he can do right now.

The only option is to follow Xu Wei's wishes and stay by her side.

Compared to complete annihilation, this might be the best outcome this unfortunate woman could hope for.

I hope my next life won't be so miserable. If there is reincarnation in the underworld, then there is a next life.

Smoke was rising from the chimney of another small thatched hut.

He Yingyu had her hair styled in a bun and was cooking fish in the kitchen. She seemed to be able to sense what was happening in the other thatched hut. Her beautiful eyes dimmed, and the fish soup she was making didn't taste as sweet as usual, but instead had a bitter taste.

The bitter fish soup is like the unfortunate people of yesteryear who used to take fish from under the eaves of dilapidated houses in shantytowns to make soup.

Despite being the wife of the Longevity Sect Leader and Golden Core Elder, she personally performs the simplest kitchen tasks.

Just like Chen Dengming, who is the Longevity Sect Leader, he is like an old farmer cutting grass and fertilizing in the forest.

Isn't this also a form of rushing to help and supporting each other?

The Cultivation World is cold, cruel, and full of deceit. If you can find a little warmth in your life, that is probably the most heartwarming moment in your cultivation journey.

But this warmth is hard to come by.