Life Stretches Long, Looking Out Across the Ages!
As Zhao Zhen finished speaking, she choked up...
He looked out the window, where the last rays of the setting sun seemed to bid him farewell. He saw the Zhao Household from years ago...
I saw the scene from back then, when I was in my thirties and took over the Zhao Household!
He saw it...
He saw back then, when the ancestor suddenly departed, when his younger brother Zhao Tian was mutilated and turned into a human pig, and when he carried the Zhao Household forward alone...
He saw himself, in his thirties, kneeling before Qin Lu, the young man, begging him to accept the Zhao Household...
He saw many, many more.
He was cautious and meticulous, and participated in the establishment of the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce back then...
Watching the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce grow into a behemoth step by step, even if it only earns one-twentieth of the profits each year...
That's enough for the Zhao Household to make a fortune every day!
Looking back, he recalled those days when he was constantly on edge, handling government affairs and managing the Ba City...
Qin Xiao was just beginning to show his talent at that time!
The young man was dashing and decisive; he was almost fifty years old that year...
We have witnessed the rise of another king!
Later--
The Great Zhou-Liang War broke out in full force, and he toiled day and night in the rear, requisitioning provisions and military supplies to send to the front lines for the army's consumption...
In many cases, he even used his own savings to fund the military!
He was almost sixty that year...
It witnessed the war of unification between two great powers, and the rise of a powerful nation!
This is already a blessing from heaven...
After that, the Zhao Household also became powerful!
Although no one has yet emerged as a Qi Condensation cultivator, the clan boasts several thousand members, including hundreds of Warrior, with members holding prominent positions in the military and cultural spheres...
He witnessed the rise of the Qin Clan and the prosperity of the Zhao Household!
He never coveted great wealth or status; he only wished for his Lineage to continue and endure...
As people get older, they see more of the world and become more discerning...
Although it has been a long time since I last saw Qin Lu.
But last time, it seemed that Qin Lu had a few more gray hairs at his temples. So even immortals age and grow gray hairs...
It's such a pity--
It seems like he's going to die first today!
It's a bit of a shame that no one in my family has produced an immortal...
Oh, immortals...
Oh, immortal!
Immortal... Ah...
Three cries, seemingly true yet false, such is the way of mortals and immortals, their lives ending in death...
Finally, with a kick of his foot and a flick of his neck, Zhao Zhen, the old man who witnessed the rise of the Qin Clan, passed away at the age of 73!
Speaking of which, Zhao Zhen is also Warrior.
Unfortunately, he lacked natural talent, damaged his heart and blood vessels in his youth, and overworked himself in his middle and later years, which led to his short life...
As the saying goes!
Seventy-three, eighty-four, even the King of Hell won't invite you; you'll go on your own...
I'm not going to walk anymore at 73!
I've seen all the ups and downs in my life, and I've experienced being surrounded by children and grandchildren...
He witnessed the birth of a legend, and wasn't he himself a legend admired by others? That's life...
I've experienced all the flavors of life, from joy to sorrow, from love to hate...
Only then can life be fulfilling!
Life!
Life?
Life.
Muxuan Mountain – at the summit – amidst a sea of clouds
A few strands of gray hair had appeared at the tips of Qin Lu. Looking back on the past, he realized that he was already in his sixties, well past sixty...
For a cultivator at the Dao Foundation Realm stage, this is still quite young...
But for people...
Sixty years old, the age of understanding and acceptance, is the end of life for most people...
The more Qin Lu reflected on the past, the more enlightened and open-minded he felt about life. Perhaps it was because he had killed too many people that he felt indifferent to life and death.
Qin Lu looked up at the clouds, raised his teacup, invited the bright moon to join him, and drank to honor his deceased friend...
May you rest in peace...
A single sentence can define a lifetime. Mortals always question why immortals can roam freely in this world, why they can enjoy immortality and freedom, and see the magnificent landscapes!
That's a question that might be difficult to answer.
But in Qin Lu's eyes, a single sentence was enough to elicit a response:
"Because immortals must endure pain that ordinary people cannot comprehend, and because their cultivation requires years of accumulated effort..."
"To waste a hundred, or even several hundred years, to endure the long and lonely journey of cultivation!"
To endure pain that ordinary people cannot comprehend, to do things that ordinary people cannot comprehend...
Only pursue that elusive and effortless Dao!
This is the life of a spiritual practitioner, the carefree existence they enjoy. The Way is right beneath their feet; when they wish to leave, the Way departs from them...
When you don't want to leave, the path is right beneath your feet; how can you refuse it?
The Tao is here, yet the Tao is not here; the Tao is near at hand, yet the Tao is a thousand miles away...
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
A person who can be human, but not an ordinary person.
The Dao Emulates Own Inherent Spontaneity; humans cannot return to their origin; the transformation from dragon to snake occurs in the blink of an eye...