No Regrets for the Past, No Fear of Growing Old

"That's not entirely true."

Chen Nianzhi shook his head, considering things more deeply. "All the Golden Core realm Demon King of the Chen Kingdom have either been killed or escaped."

"The great demons of the Purple Mansion who remain have no backers, isn't that also fortuitous opportunity we're leaving for the Purple Mansion Lineage of the Heavenly Ruins Alliance?"

"We killed the Nascent Soul Demon Emperor, drove away the high-level Demon Beast, and left a large number of Demon Beast below the Purple Mansion level as fish on our chopping block."

"But if he goes off to kill a large number of the Purple Mansion Demon Beast at this time, it will cause the cultivators and Lineage who fought alongside us to lose a huge benefit for nothing."

Hearing Chen Nianzhi talk about human relationships and social customs, Ya Ya nodded unconsciously.

Seeing that Ya Ya seemed to understand but not quite, Chen Nianzhi continued, "However, in conquering Chen Kingdom, we contributed far more than the other immortal clans of the Heavenly Ruins Alliance, so the lion's share of the spoils should naturally be on our side, and we should earn the Spirit Stone we deserve."

"Moreover, we are severely understaffed and need Golden Core realm cultivators to guard the border Spirit Vein and share the pressure from the Demon Race. Therefore, we still have to sell this Tier 4 Spirit Mountain, but we need to find a balance."

He explained in detail that, according to his plan, in the future, the Demon Beast within a certain range of the Chen Kingdom's Spirit Vein territory would be handled by the Immortal Cultivation Family of their respective Spirit Mountain.

For example, if Sikong Yu buys the Tier 4 Spirit Vein of the Savage Bull Ancient Plains, then the Demon Beast resources within 300,000 li of his Spirit Mountain range will be under Sikong Yu's control.

If the territories of two Spirit Mountain overlap, then the Heavenly Ruins Alliance will make a judgment before deciding on the allocation of the Demon Beast resources within.

In this way, the Chen Clan not only sold Spirit Mountain and made a profit, but also distributed the pressure of protecting the territory to various immortal clans, greatly reducing the manpower and material resources required to develop the Chen Kingdom.

These immortal clans, large and small, will spare no effort to eliminate Demon Beast in order to develop themselves and protect their land of survival and reproduction.

After considering these matters carefully, Chen Nianzhi decided to sell the territory of the Savage Bull Ancient Plains to Sikong Yu and his dao companion.

"You can have Spirit Mountain, but I have to tell you the rules first."

Chen Nianzhi spoke calmly, explaining the rules of the Chen Kingdom to the two of them.

After learning that he could only kill demonic Demon Beast within 300,000 li of the Savage Bull Ancient Plains, Sikong Yu nodded.

Although he couldn't take advantage of the situation or cross the border to kill Demon Beast within the Chen Kingdom's territory, the Savage Bull Ancient Plains was adjacent to the Demon Race territory, so he could certainly venture deep into the Demon Race territory to try and kill Demon Beast.

Although it was somewhat dangerous, as long as they didn't encounter Nascent Soul Demon Emperor, the two of them had a good chance of saving their lives by joining forces.

Moreover, the Chen Clan is based in Azure Lotus Isle. Unless a tremendous battle breaks out, ordinary demon emperors would most likely not venture deep into the Chen Kingdom. So, the threat from the Savage Bull Ancient Plains is not too great.

Thinking of this, Sikong Yu took out two Tier 4 treasures and said with a smile, "From now on, we will join the Heavenly Ruins Alliance and obey the Alliance Leader's orders."

"Hahaha." The Old Clan Leader laughed and accepted the two Tier 4 Magical Treasure: "Now that you've joined the Chen Kingdom's cultivation Immortal Realm, we're on our own. We'll give you two positions as elders of the Heavenly Ruins Alliance."

Qing Zhai smiled and bowed, saying, "Thank you..."

That day, Chen Nianzhi and the others boarded the Heavenly Crane Treasure Boat and flew towards the Ji Continent Cultivation World.

Sikong Yu and True Person Liu Chuan accompanied them, planning to first settle in the Chen Kingdom and begin taking over the two Tier 4 Spirit Vein.

Qing Zhai stayed behind because her bloodline with Sikong Yu consisted of over ten thousand mortals, and she was needed to oversee the migration.

"..."

When they passed through Ji Continent Market, the Old Clan Leader continued to fly to the Chen Kingdom on the Heavenly Crane Treasure Boat, but Chen Nianzhi and Ya Ya stayed behind.

After comprehending the Ancient Desolate Inscription, Ya Ya didn't intend to waste any time. She wanted to take the Ji Clan's long-distance Teleportation Array to the Long River Holy Land, one of the three great Human Race holy lands in the Eastern Wilderness.

Seeing that Ya Ya was about to leave, Chen Nianzhi felt a little reluctant.

When I first met her, this girl was just a dirty beggar. Three hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye, and before I knew it, she had become one of the top five peerless fairy maidens among the Golden Core realm female cultivators of the Ji Continent.

Now, throughout the Ji Continent, who doesn't know that her Ice-Soul Cold Light Sword has earned her the reputation of the Guanghan Fairy?

"You are going to travel across countless mountains and rivers, and no one knows when you will return. Have you really thought this through?"

Chen Nianzhi looked at her and finally asked.

To reach the Far-Northern Icefields, one must make several detours. First, one must take the Ji Clan's Teleportation Array to reach Guyuan City, hundreds of millions of miles away.

Then, one must take Teleportation Array to the Long River Holy Land, and wait for the Tier 6 Teleportation Array of the Long River Holy Land to open before traversing countless billions of miles of void to reach the distant Far-Northern Icefields cultivation Immortal Realm.

The Far-Northern Icefields were incredibly remote and completely unfamiliar to cultivators of the Eastern Wilderness. Even many True Lord had never been there in their entire lives, and Chen Nianzhi had no idea what the situation was like there.

The thought of her going alone to a completely unfamiliar place filled Chen Nianzhi with worry.

He still asked, "Are you really sure?"

Ya Ya didn't say a word, but just looked at him silently and nodded solemnly.

"Sigh." Chen Nianzhi sighed and could only say, "Never mind, you're all grown up now, it's time for you to go out and see the world."

As Chen Nianzhi spoke, he took out a Storage Bag and gave it to her.

These are Spirit Stone obtained from trading in the Spirit Mountain. Chen Nianzhi gave her a full ten million spirit stones as travel expenses along the way.

Looking at the Spirit Stone in the Storage Bag, Ya Ya bit her lip, unwilling to accept them. These Spirit Stone were a considerable fortune for Chen Nianzhi.

However, Chen Nianzhi resolutely handed it over, saying decisively, "Your trip to the Far-Northern Icefields will likely involve a huge expense just for teleportation fees."

"Without the Lineage's Spirit Mountain, your cultivation will be a troublesome matter. It's always good to bring extra Spirit Stone."

"Uncle Nianzhi..."

Ya Ya's pupils reddened slightly, but she hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

"What's wrong?" Chen Nianzhi frowned.

"Nothing."

She shook her head again, but her hand gripping the Storage Bag tightened unconsciously.

Chen Nianzhi glanced at her, sighed inwardly, and ultimately decided not to ask. Some things are better left unheard.

Having said all that, there was nothing more to say. Before parting, Chen Nianzhi simply said, "If you cannot return within a hundred years, I will go to the Far-Northern Icefields after I break through to the Nascent Soul."

Snow began to fall from the sky without anyone noticing. Ya Ya stood quietly in place, watching the figure in white, as white as snow, depart.

She stood quietly in the wind and snow, silently standing there for a very long time.

"Do you know that I do not grieve for the past, nor fear growing old, nor am I afraid of dying?"

I fear that you will be as old as you were in the past, that you will not see me in this life, and that you will not remember me in the next.