A Woman Three Years Older Brings Gold Brick, Artificial Spirit Roots

When the Linglong Sect Leader discovered that Li Niansheng might be interested in Yixiu, several plans flashed through his mind in the blink of an eye.

"Worthy nephew Yixiu, how has your master, Huihai Chan Master, been lately?"

Seeing the Linglong Sect Leader warmly greeting him, Yixiu was somewhat bewildered.

No matter how he thought about it, he could not understand why Longevity Fairy, famed for her coldness, would take a liking to such an ordinary wooden carving.

And everyone seemed to have misunderstood something.

"In reply to Sect Leader, my master is in good health."

"He has merely gained some recent insight, which is why he sent this humble monk here."

"Neither servile nor overbearing. As expected, a renowned master produces outstanding disciples."

"We old folks will not interfere in matters between you young people."

"After a hundred years, once your cultivation has stabilized, remember to come to Linglong Sect and propose marriage."

Yixiu: ???

"Sect Leader, you have misunderstood. I am not..."

Hearing this, Yixiu immediately panicked and hastily tried to explain.

But before he could finish, the Linglong Sect Leader interrupted him.

"Ah!"

"Young people should not be so wishy-washy in what they do, nor should you feel embarrassed just because your strength is temporarily a little lacking."

"As the saying goes, a woman three years older brings gold brick; a woman thirty years older gives a kingdom; a woman three thousand years older ascends to immortality."

"Though this closed-door disciple of mine is fifty years older than you, that is no great issue for cultivators."

"As for your master, I, Zhao Dezhu, will speak to him personally."

"Your Heavenly Buddha Temple does not lack precedents of disciples becoming Dao companions. Your master will give me this much face, after all, he and I have known each other for over three hundred years."

Seeing the matter grow darker the more it was explained, Yixiu immediately gave up on explaining.

For now, he could only wait until he met Martial Uncle Changsheng alone and explain everything clearly.

Li Niansheng returned to the elders' seats, and the Linglong Sect ceremony continued.

Linglong Town.

"Martial Uncle, that is what happened. That wooden carving is not mine."

"This really used to be a Coffin Shop. You have to believe me."

Looking at the utterly empty Coffin Shop, Yixiu was nearly driven to tears.

That bastard Chen Changsheng had suddenly vanished. Even if he had a hundred mouths now, he could not explain himself.

After the ceremony ended, Yixiu hurriedly went to explain things to Li Niansheng.

To make Li Niansheng believe him, Yixiu truthfully recounted everything that had happened between him and Chen Changsheng over the years.

But when Yixiu brought Li Niansheng to see Chen Changsheng and prove his innocence,

the Coffin Shop that had been there was gone. Every trace of Chen Changsheng's life had vanished, leaving behind only an empty storefront.

It was as if Chen Changsheng had never existed at all.

Yet in the face of Yixiu's anxiety, Li Niansheng remained calm from beginning to end.

After a long while, Li Niansheng said, "Yixiu, do you wish to become Dao companions with me?"

The moment those words left her mouth, Yixiu's eyelids began twitching wildly.

"No. I do not now, and I never will."

"That is for the best." Li Niansheng nodded. "If you dare entertain such thoughts, I will pluck your bald head right off your shoulders."

"From now on, no matter who asks, you are forbidden from mentioning Chen Changsheng's name."

"If you dare reveal even half a word, your life will be forfeit."

Faced with Li Niansheng's murderous threat, Yixiu immediately realized something was wrong.

Martial Uncle Changsheng seemed to know Chen Changsheng, and it looked as though they had known each other for a long time!

"Rest assured, Martial Uncle. This humble monk guarantees that I will not reveal a single word."

"But this humble monk often came here. If someone investigates with intent, they should uncover some clues."

"How should this humble monk answer then?"

Hearing this, Li Niansheng thought for a moment and said, "You may recount your experiences together truthfully, but leave out his appearance and name."

"If someone insists on asking what he was called, tell them he called himself the Undertaker."

"This humble monk understands. Then, will this humble monk be able to see him again?"

"Probably. After all, he is someone who cherishes old ties."

With that, Li Niansheng turned and left.

Yixiu looked at Li Niansheng's retreating figure, then at the empty Coffin Shop.

Many questions had piled up in his heart, but no one could answer them for him.

Perhaps time was the only thing that could unravel those questions.

Somewhere in the wilderness.

"Azure Dragon to the left, White Tiger to the right, Vermilion Bird before, Black Tortoise behind."

"It truly is a treasure land of feng shui."

After checking the Compass in his hand once more, Chen Changsheng excitedly slapped his thigh.

Once the Teleportation Array activated, he had been sent to this wilderness.

After arriving here, Chen Changsheng immediately began searching for a treasure land of feng shui.

Accompanying Nian Sheng as she grew up had taken eight years. Walking to Linglong Sect had taken fifty years.

After arriving near Linglong Sect, Chen Changsheng had spent another twenty years in Linglong Town.

Of his eighty years of Lifespan, only two remained.

Since he was about to enter slumber, Chen Changsheng naturally had to find a "good place."

After settling on the location, Chen Changsheng immediately began digging.

Yet this digging took a full year.

"Tsk tsk!"

"Simply perfect. How did I come up with such a clever idea?"

As he paced back and forth through the cave, Chen Changsheng could not stop smiling.

Chen Changsheng had spent a year forcibly digging out a cave halfway up the mountain.

To prevent anyone from disturbing him during his slumber, Chen Changsheng had also given the cave entrance a foolproof disguise.

Above the entrance, Chen Changsheng had piled up a great quantity of soil, mixing many seeds into it.

Once it rained, the loose soil above the entrance would be washed down.

That washed-down soil would then cling to the stone blocking the cave entrance.

After those seeds naturally grew for a year or two, all traces of human excavation here would vanish without a trace.

After taking a moment to admire his own design, Chen Changsheng took a jade coffin from the System Space.

The jade coffin was filled with liquid that gave off a medicinal fragrance.

This was also the second thing Chen Changsheng needed to do before entering slumber: create an Artificial Spirit Root.

"System, will this method really work?"

"Whether it works or not, the host will know after trying it."

"The result of failure is nothing more than wasting slumber time that you do not care about in the first place."

Hearing that, Chen Changsheng nodded. "True. Even if it fails, I will not lose anything."

With that, Chen Changsheng stripped off all his clothes, climbed into the jade coffin filled with medicinal liquid, and began an eighty-year slumber.

After obtaining the Blood Demon Ancestor's autobiography, Chen Changsheng had constantly been pondering the matter of Artificial Spirit Roots.

After ten years of pondering, Chen Changsheng had actually devised a safe and reliable method.