Immortal Descends, Top-Grade Water Spiritual Root

"Are you blaming me for not saving your mother?"

Chen Changsheng spoke softly. Li Niansheng hurriedly said,

"No, I have never blamed you!"

"When my mother died, I saw sorrow and pain in your eyes."

"Ever since I was little, you treated me like a younger sister and took care of me. I know you too well. If you had a way to save my mother, you would never have stood by and watched her die."

"Mother told me this secret before she passed away. She knew that I..."

Before Li Niansheng could finish, a steamed bun was stuffed into her mouth.

Chen Changsheng smiled. "Tomorrow, I'll take you to catch rabbits. Let's put an end to this matter."

With that, Chen Changsheng picked up his bowl and continued drinking his porridge, as though Li Niansheng's words had not affected him at all.

Seeing Chen Changsheng like this, tears welled up in Li Niansheng's eyes.

"Why!"

"You missed your chance once back then. Are you going to do the same thing now?"

Faced with Li Niansheng's agitation, Chen Changsheng could only set down his bowl again and speak softly.

"I hope the ones who bury you with their own hands will be your descendants, not me. Do you understand what I mean?"

Hearing this, Li Niansheng could not help clenching her fists.

Eighteen years ago, she had not even been born yet. At that time, Chen Changsheng and her mother had already been deeply in love.

Yet eighteen years had passed, and Chen Changsheng still looked twenty.

Although she did not know why this was happening, Li Niansheng knew that Chen Changsheng could live for a very, very long time.

So long that it was beyond a mortal's imagination.

At that thought, Li Niansheng's lips trembled, but she still forced a smile.

"Brother Changsheng is always so easy to fool. I tricked you again."

"As punishment, what are you planning to give me today?"

Seeing the tears sliding from the corners of Li Niansheng's eyes, Chen Changsheng took out a little wooden rabbit from his robes and handed it to her.

"This is your birthday gift."

Li Niansheng took the rabbit from Chen Changsheng and gripped it tightly in her hand.

She was squeezing so hard that her fingers had already turned somewhat pale.

"Brother Changsheng, I heard that immortals will come to town tomorrow to choose disciples. I want to give it a try."

"Immortals can live for a very, very long time. Perhaps then I can stay by your side forever."

"Nian Sheng, immortals aren't so—"

"Brother Changsheng, let me be willful just this once, all right?"

Li Niansheng interrupted Chen Changsheng before he could finish.

Looking at Li Niansheng's stubborn expression, Chen Changsheng nodded. "All right. As you wish."

Having received Chen Changsheng's answer, Li Niansheng stood up.

"I'll head back first. Brother Changsheng, come out and get some sun when you have time. Don't keep lying in coffins all the time."

With that, Li Niansheng turned and left. Yet when she reached the doorway, her footsteps paused.

"Brother Changsheng, have you ever heard this saying? A person is bound for life by the thing they could not obtain in their youth."

"By doing this, aren't you adding another shackle to yourself?"

As her words fell, Li Niansheng's figure had already vanished.

Chen Changsheng stared in the direction Li Niansheng had disappeared for a long time without speaking. No one knew what he was thinking.

Whoosh!

A Yellow Talisman above the town emitted a dazzling golden light.

Under the illumination of that golden light, the Plague shrouding the town was swiftly dispersed as well.

In response to the immortal's display of divine power, everyone in the town was deeply grateful.

Yet in the face of their gratitude, the woman standing atop a Flying Sword maintained an aloof coldness that kept people at arm's length.

With a wave of her right hand, a Boulder over one zhang tall flew out from the ring on her hand.

The Boulder crashed heavily onto the ground, and spiderweb-like cracks spread across the surrounding pavement.

"Those under sixteen who seek immortality may step forward to test their Immortal Destiny."

Though it was only a short sentence, it stirred the entire town into excitement.

If imperial power and official rank were positions ordinary people could only gaze upon from afar,

then immortals were an existence no one even dared dream of.

Becoming an immortal not only meant no longer suffering hunger, but also escaping the suffering of reincarnation and attaining great freedom in this world.

Even the emperor seated upon the dragon throne had to bow upon meeting the legendary immortals!

Before long, the townspeople brought all their children to test their Immortal Destiny.

Unfortunately, Immortal Destiny was not as common as cabbages by the roadside. More than half the children in town had been tested.

Yet only a scant few could make the great stone light up. Even among those few lucky ones, the light emitted by the stone was exceedingly dim.

After waiting in line for a long time, Li Niansheng finally arrived before the Boulder.

The moment she gently placed her hand upon it, the stone immediately emitted a dazzling Blue Light.

At the sight, the woman who had been floating in the air instantly appeared beside Li Niansheng and carefully examined her physique.

"It really is a Top-Grade Water Spiritual Root."

After confirming Li Niansheng's constitution, the veiled woman immediately said excitedly,

"Girl, are you willing to take me as your master?"

Seeing that an immortal wanted to accept her as a disciple, Li Niansheng was happy at first.

But the smile did not remain on her face for long. She quickly became hesitant.

Seeing Li Niansheng's expression, the woman did not rush her.

When mortals first encountered Immortal Destiny, they would always become torn by gain and loss. Most of them found it hard to part with the bonds of family in the mortal world.

The woman was thoroughly familiar with how to deal with such matters.

"Are you worried about your family?"

Hearing the woman's words, Li Niansheng raised her head. "Immortal, after becoming your disciple, can I still return?"

"Of course. Once you have completed your studies, you may naturally come down from the mountain."

"Also, there are some things here that you can give to your family."

As she spoke, the woman took a Bundle from her Spatial Ring and handed it to Li Niansheng.

Li Niansheng looked at it in confusion. "Immortal, what is inside?"

"You will know once you open it at home. You have one shichen to settle your family affairs. After one shichen, I will take you away."

Looking at the Bundle in her hands, that familiar face surfaced in her mind again.

Li Niansheng bowed and said, "Thank you, Immortal. Please allow me to settle a few trivial matters."

With that, Li Niansheng turned and left.

Watching Li Niansheng's retreating figure, the woman narrowed her eyes.

When recruiting disciples in the past, there had also been some who refused to go.

For mediocre people like those, it was no great loss if they were not accepted. But a Top-Grade Water Spiritual Root was truly rare.

Had she not happened to pass through this place and made the decision on a whim, her sect might very well have missed this heaven-sent opportunity.

Such an opportunity could not be allowed to suffer the slightest mishap.

Coffin Shop.

Chen Changsheng reclined halfway inside a coffin, reading the Book of Burial, when Li Niansheng walked in with her lips pressed together.

Upon seeing Chen Changsheng's face, a timid voice slipped from Li Niansheng's lips.

"Brother Changsheng, an immortal wants to accept me as a disciple."