Two Hundred Years, Time Like Smoke

As the man spoke, he gritted his teeth and strode forward, flying ahead.

They had only flown for a dozen miles when they felt a sudden dizziness and plummeted from the sky.

"Who are you, daring to trespass on Qingyuan Mountain?"

The brother and sister finally came to their senses and found a man in black robes standing in front of them, with an extraordinary temperament and handsome appearance.

He simply stood there, yet he possessed a strange, magical power that made people feel unapproachable.

They were both momentarily stunned after just one glance, but the elder brother was the first to recover and quickly bowed down.

"Greetings, Ancestor."

"My name is Chen Xuhuan, and this is my cousin Chen Xuling. We are elders of the Chen Clan of Mingzhou in Qi State. We have come here to find the Chen Clan of Qingyuan Mountain."

"The Qi Chen Clan?"

Chen Nianchuan's eyes flickered slightly as he activated his Jade Spirit Eyes to examine the two of them.

Upon seeing this, he let out a soft exclamation and looked at Chen Xuhuan, asking, "The Blazing Sun Soaring Void Art, where did you obtain this technique?"

Hearing this, Chen Xuhuan showed a look of surprise and delight, and he said excitedly.

"This Cultivation Method is a closely guarded secret of the Chen Clan."

"Oh."

Chen Nianchuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he calmly said, "You all wait here for now."

Chen Nianchuan had someone entertain the two at Guest-Welcoming Peak, while he flew all the way to the back of Qingyuan Mountain, where he found the two playing chess on the edge of a cliff.

Beside the Old Clan Leader, Chen Nianfu was pouring tea for the two of them. This clan elder sister of the Nian Generation was already nearing the end of her lifespan, but after consuming three Spirit Apricot, her lifespan was extended by nearly a hundred years.

Chen Nianfu's natural talent was not particularly strong, and she broke through to the Foundation Establishment relatively late. In addition, most of the Lineage's trivial matters had been placed on the shoulders of those with lower potential who had reached the Foundation Establishment in recent years. Therefore, she was 180 years old when she first attempted to break through to the Purple Mansion stage.

However, she had extensive connections within her Lineage, and several patriarchs of the Purple Mansion, including Chen Qinghao, Chen Xianyan, and Chen Nianchuan, supported her in making three consecutive attempts to break through to the Purple Mansion realm. She only managed to reach the Purple Mansion realm not long ago by relying on these resources.

Chen Nianchuan glanced at Chen Nianfu, nodded calmly in acknowledgment, and then looked at the two Golden Core True Person.

When the Old Clan Leader saw Chen Nianchuan arrive, he put down the chess piece in his hand, smiled, and said, "Nianchuan, you've come too."

"Now only the three of you are left in the Nian Generation of the Lineage, it's truly a rare occasion for us to get together."

The Old Clan Leader spoke with a hint of sighing.

Before they knew it, more than two hundred years had passed, and only a handful of cultivators of the Nian Generation remained.

Originally, there were three members in the Nian Generation of the Lineage: Chen Nianzhen, Chen Nianfeng, and Chen Niankong. Unfortunately, Chen Niankong died because of Lin Mohe's act of burning everything together.

Chen Nianfeng died in the Demon Cave, while Chen Nianzhen lived a long life, living for over two hundred years.

Unfortunately, the reason Chen Nianzhen was able to Foundation Establishment at the age of sixty-one was because he used one of Chen Qingxu's Tier 1 Spirit Apricot.

Ultimately, because he missed one opportunity to take the Spirit Apricot, Chen Nianzhen still suffered from insufficient Qi and Blood, yet he risked burning his Qi and Blood to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm and died.

It can be said that Spirit Apricot and Spirit Apricot weakness; the difference of twenty years in lifespan became his biggest regret before his death.

After Chen Nianzhen passed away, only these three cultivators of the Nian Generation remained.

However, the three generations of cultivators, namely Xian, Si, and Zu, caught up with the Lineage's period of rapid development. Now, these three generations are full of vigor and vitality, and there are still a large number of cultivators in them, many of whom have the hope of breaking through to the Purple Mansion Realm.

Chen Nianzhi was also somewhat emotional. Over the years, he had Jiang Linglong by his side, and his Lineage also had the Old Clan Leader, Chen Qinghao Chen Qingwan, Nianchuan, and other cultivators with whom he had a close relationship. For a while, he didn't even feel that the number of people around him was gradually decreasing.

Chen Nianzhen and others were not very close to Chen Nianzhi. In fact, they were closer to their cousins, such as Chen Nianyang and Chen Nianyong, who had passed away many years ago.

Looking back now, I realize that many of the familiar faces around me have changed.

"Well."

Chen Nianzhi sighed, turning his head to look at the sea of clouds at the edge of the cliff and the ancient trees beside him, feeling a sense of loneliness.

I still remember how he used to breathe in and out the Hongmeng Purple Qi every day on this cliff edge, painstakingly accumulating his own inner strength.

I still remember that day, right here on this cliff, Chen Qingyuan leaned against a deck chair, resting against this tree, and we met for the last time.

Two hundred years have passed, time flies like smoke.

Time flies like water, and so many years have passed.

He is still young, but those who have passed away may have already walked through the world many times over.

We're alive, but what can we do?

Although she didn't say it, Chen Nianzhi had already expected it.

Pan Boyuan's lifespan is running out. If he doesn't break through to the Golden Core realm, even if he takes Longevity Pill pill, he will probably only live for less than a hundred years.

Wei Xuyuan broke through to the Purple Mansion realm at over two hundred years old, and now one hundred and forty years have passed. He has already consumed three Tier 2 Spirit Apricot Purple Mansion, so his lifespan is one 60-years shorter than that of someone who consumed third-tier Spirit Apricot. He is estimated to have about seventy more years to live.

When they last met, Wei Xuyuan had told Chen Nianzhi that he had no hope of breaking through to the Golden Core realm stage and that there was no need to waste resources on cultivation.

He instructed Chen Nianzhi to save up her annual salary of five thousand Spirit Stone, intending to exchange it all for Five-Elements Treasure Crystal in the future, hoping to cultivate more Purple Mansion cultivators for the Wei Clan.

In fact, throughout the entire Border Province, apart from cultivators above the Purple Mansion level, Chen Nianzhi could no longer find many old friends of his generation. In fact, many of the Purple Mansion ancestors he knew in the past had mostly passed away.

Suppressing her emotions, Chen Nianzhi looked at the Old Clan Leader, a sense of urgency pressing down on her once again.

Even for Golden Core realm cultivator, a lifetime is nothing more than a race against time to increase their cultivation level, lasting at most a thousand years or so.

Only by becoming Nascent Soul True Lord and enjoying a lifespan of three thousand years can one be truly at ease. If one also possesses longevity-extending treasures and the Nirvana Tribulation-Transference Art, perhaps one can witness the day one ascends to immortality.

"Middle-grade Golden Core."

"Only those who achieve the Middle-grade Golden Core have a considerable chance of reaching the Nascent Soul."

Having silently made her decision, Chen Nianzhi looked at Chen Nianchuan and then asked with a smile.

"What brings you here?"

"Yes, there is indeed something."

Chen Nianchuan nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "A person has come from outside. He says he is from the Qi Chen Clan, and seems to have some connection with our Chen Clan."

"Oh?"

Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly. Ever since the Chen Clan rose to prominence, various cultivators and Lineage with the surname Chen have been trying to establish connections with the Chen Clan.

They wanted to claim any connection to the Chen family, such as their Chen Clan home or the bloodline of the Chen Clan cultivators.

Unfortunately, upon investigation, most of them turned out to be completely unrelated. Even if some Chen Clan family cultivators had left behind descendants outside the family, how could they not bring them back to the Lineage themselves?

However, now that Chen Nianchuan has personally come to them, the situation this time is probably quite different from usual.

As expected, Chen Nianchuan nodded and calmly said, "This person cultivates the Blazing Sun Soaring Void Art, which he claims is an ancestral method."