Qingwan's Passing

Jiang Linglong looked at the Creation Azure Jade Lotus and said after a moment, "Although this thing is mysterious, it will probably take nearly a hundred years to advance to the Tier 5."

"It's alright, we can wait a hundred years," Chen Nianzhi said with a smile.

As the two explored the Spirit Vein and Earth Vein of Azure Lotus Isle, they were increasingly delighted. Such precious Earth Vein were difficult for even many True Lord who had just entered the Nascent Soul stage to obtain, yet they now possessed one themselves.

In particular, the Tier 5 Wood Attribute Earth Vein also contain a large number of spirit medicine. Although the mature spirit medicine were almost all harvested by the Ji Clan, a large number of immature spirit medicine were left to the Chen Clan.

Chen Nianzhi had someone do a count, and aside from the large number of Ren-Water Azure Lotus, Tier 4 spirit medicine would mature in this Earth Vein every ten years.

They also found three immature Tier 5 spirit medicine deep within the Earth Vein: a Nascent Soul Fruit, a Spirit-Restoring Wood, and a Tribulation-Crossing Flower.

The Nascent Soul Fruit is a supreme treasure for refining the Nascent Soul Formation Pill. It takes three thousand years to mature and is an extremely rare treasure. The one in front of us has been growing for more than two thousand years and will probably take another five hundred years to mature.

The Spirit-Restoring Wood possesses the miraculous effect of nourishing the soul. This material can be used to refine the precious Second Primordial Embryo, making it an extremely rare and wondrous item in the world.

The ' Tribulation-Crossing Flower ' is even more wondrous. This flower possesses the power to overcome calamities and tribulations, helping cultivators to overcome the mysteries of the womb and embark on the path of cultivation anew with the memories of their previous life.

It is said that the ' Tribulation-Crossing Flower ' is a precious medicinal ingredient for cultivating the ' Nirvana Tribulation-Transference Art ', so it is a very precious and rare item for many Nascent Soul True Lord.

However, the ' Tribulation-Crossing Flower ' grows extremely slowly, requiring five thousand years to fully mature. The one in front of us has been growing for over three thousand years, but it will still take another thousand years to fully mature.

"These Nascent Soul Fruit, Spirit-Restoring Wood, and Tribulation-Crossing Flower are all priceless items."

"Unfortunately, the Nascent Soul Fruit will take another five hundred years to mature, the Spirit-Restoring Wood will need another four hundred years to grow, and the Tribulation-Crossing Flower will need to be nurtured for twelve hundred years to ripen."

Chen Nianzhi shook his head and said, "These treasures are all priceless, but unfortunately we can't use them for the time being."

Just then, the Old Clan Leader hurriedly took the Teleportation Array to Azure Lotus Isle Azure Lotus Isle. As soon as he arrived, he found Chen Nianzhi.

The Old Granduncle looked a little off, and said with a hint of sorrow, "Nianzhi!"

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Chen Changxuan's expression was off, Chen Nianzhi's heart sank slightly.

Chen Changxuan shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Your Aunt Qingwan... has passed away."

"..."

Chen Nianzhi arrived at the Ancient Wilderness City with a silent expression. In the city lord's hall, he saw Chen Qingwan's corpse.

At that moment, a hint of pain flashed in his eyes.

As the Old Clan Leader recounted the story, Chen Nianzhi quickly understood the cause and effect.

Chen Qingwan passed away seven days ago. It turns out that when the people of Demon Ape Mountain were fighting, almost all the cultivators from the Chu Kingdom Cultivation World went to Demon Ape Mountain.

Taking advantage of the emptiness of the Chu Kingdom Cultivation World, some demons took the opportunity to infiltrate Chu Kingdom and cause trouble, including many powerful demons at the Golden Core realm stage.

The strongest demon at that time was the Blue Flood Dragon Demon King, who was in the Pseudo-Nascent Soul realm. This fiend was a direct descendant of the Azure Flood Dragon Demon Emperor and had already transformed into Flood Dragon before breaking through to the Nascent Soul.

The Blue Flood Dragon had a grudge against Chen Nianzhi, so it naturally wanted to take the opportunity to devour the Chen Clan cultivators in the Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wilderness.

At that time, among the high-level cultivators stationed in the Ancient Wilderness City, only Chen Qingwan, a False Core realm, remained.

With her own strength, fighting the Blue Flood Dragon was almost a dead end for her, but in order to prevent the Chen Clan's army at the front from falling into chaos, she did not send anyone to ask for help and stubbornly held on to the formation to resist.

Because the Blue Flood Dragon Demon King was too powerful, in order to fight against this Flood Dragon whose strength was close to the Nascent Soul realm, Chen Qingwan had to burn her Qi and Blood and exhaust her Law Power to activate the power of the formation.

Despite her best efforts, Chen Qingwan managed to hold off the Blue Flood Dragon's attack for three hours using the Heavenly Dipper Stars Grand Formation, but the cost was extremely high.

Her lifespan was already close to four hundred years, and her vital Qi and Blood was extremely depleted. In order to activate the formation, she exhausted all her Law Power Essence Blood.

After the Blue Flood Dragon Demon King retreated, Chen Qingwan lay on her sickbed for several days, but eventually succumbed to her illness and passed away.

"While you were attacking the Fifth-Tier Spirit Vein, I was also healing Xian Ye, and I only learned about this in the last two days."

The Old Clan Leader sighed, a hint of regret showing in his eyes.

Chen Nianzhi looked somewhat pained. If Chen Qingwan hadn't spent so much time helping him acquire the Five Elements Essence, he might have broken through to the Golden Core realm realm by now.

If she were to break through to the Golden Core realm realm, she wouldn't die from exhaustion of her Qi and Blood.

Chen Changxuan noticed his expression and knew what he was thinking, so he comforted him from the side, "It's not your fault at this point. Her Law Power is not refined enough. Even if we don't waste time, her chances of breaking through to the Golden Core realm stage are probably not high."

"Sigh." Chen Nianzhi sighed, and could only grit his teeth and say, "Have someone keep an eye on that Blue Flood Dragon. Once it leaves Azure-Wave Lake, I will personally take its head to avenge Aunt Qingwan."

"I will." The Old Clan Leader nodded.

Thinking of Chen Qingwan's death, Chen Nianzhi asked again, "Does Uncle Qing Hao know about this?"

"I don't know yet." Chen Changxuan shook his head and said with a wry smile, "His physical body is destroyed, Nianchuan is still in seclusion helping him stabilize his Golden Core realm. I don't know how to tell him about it."

Chen Nianzhi remained silent, but then noticed a sobbing girl in red approaching from not far behind her.

The girl was Chen Nianxuan. This girl was a cultivator with Heavenly Spirit Root. She was only in her early forties, but she had already cultivated to the Purple Mansion Realm.

She stayed behind and did not participate in the battle, thus witnessing Chen Qingwan burn out her Essence Blood and die.

Chen Nianxuan wiped away her tears, her eyes slightly red, and said, "My mother told me to tell you that the path of cultivation is always full of hardships and trials, and she is already incredibly lucky to have come this far."

"She never dreamed of cultivating to become an immortal; she was already very content to have lived for nearly four hundred years."

"After she leaves, you don't need to have any regrets or hesitate; just keep moving forward..."

Chen Nianzhi silently walked out of the mansion and arrived at Qingyuan Mountain with a somewhat indifferent expression.

At this moment, inside the Spirit Pool Cave Abode on Qingyuan Mountain, Chen Nianchuan was helping Chen Qinghao stabilize his Golden Core realm.

Upon seeing Chen Nianzhi, Chen Qinghao, disregarding his completely destroyed physical body, exclaimed joyfully, "You're finally back! I heard we managed to capture that Fifth-Tier Spirit Vein this time!"

"Hahaha, being able to seize a Fifth-Tier Spirit Vein makes even the destruction of my physical body worthwhile."

Chen Nianzhi remained silent for a moment, seemingly reluctant to tell him the truth.

A slight pang of sorrow gripped his heart, but he could only take out the Nirvana Pill and say, "Fortunately, the Lineage has a Nirvana Pill in its possession. This item can help you reshape your physical body."

"It's just that your physical bodies have been destroyed, why are you all making such a fuss?"

Seeing that everyone's expressions were off, Chen Qinghao assumed it was because his physical body had been destroyed, which made them feel distressed.

He took the Nirvana Pill and said happily, "This Nirvana Pill truly lives up to its reputation as a top-grade Precious Pill. With this in hand, I can recover to my peak condition in sixty years without affecting my cultivation."

"Once I regain my physical body, I can fight for my Lineage for another five hundred years."

As Chen Qinghao spoke, he asked with a smile, "Where is your Aunt Qingwan? I was so badly injured this time, and she didn't even come to see me. It's simply outrageous."