Chapter 67: Returning Home
The small county town is not far from Qingxuanzong, it would have taken a few days to walk, with the help of the flying magic weapon, but the two incense sticks arrived at the hour, and stopped at a place less than a mile outside the small county, Yi Chen put away the shuttle, looking at the small county town that could vaguely see the city gate in the distance, his eyes trembled a little, and there were faint tears flashing.
When did you leave a small county town for such a long time?
Since he was a child, he has been living in a small county town and has never left a step, and now he has only been away for a few months, but he feels like a long time.
Standing in place, Yi Chen couldn't take a step, his body was trembling slightly, and now that he finally came back, he was terrified in his heart.
Are the families in the small county all right?
Are Uncle Li's buns as fragrant as ever?
Do the young guys who used to play together still have cheerful faces?
Grandpa Zhang...... Are you okay?
He didn't know any of this......
Seeing that the small county town was not far away, but Yi Chen couldn't walk, he was terrified in his heart, and after leaving for such a while, he was afraid that the small county town would change.
It must have made everyone sad to say goodbye at the beginning......
But after a while, Yi Chen wiped the corners of his eyes, took a deep breath, and immediately saw a certain amount of certainty in his eyes, and stepped forward, no matter what the small county town has become now, this place has always been his home!
Walking dozens of zhang away, the small county town was close in front of him, Yi Chen stopped again, lowered his head, looked at the inch of land under his feet, his eyes were slightly stagnant, his expression was a little trance, he remembered a few months ago, he still remembered that at that time, he knelt down here and made a determined oath!
After a long time, Yi Chen took a deep breath, looked up at the small county town in front of him, and could see the people coming and going on the streets inside through the city gate.
As soon as he entered the city, Yi Chen looked at Grandpa Zhang's tavern for the first time, his eyes lit up, the doors were open, and sometimes pedestrians came in and out, Yi Chen did not hesitate, and immediately stepped forward.
When he came to the door of the tavern, Yi Chen's figure was suddenly shocked, and he froze in place, there were several people sitting in the tavern, some drinking tea and some eating wine, but at this moment, Yi Chen looked at the dilapidated but clean small counter, where an old figure with a little bit of gauntlet entered his eyes for the first time.
Suddenly, from the corners of Yi Chen's eyes, two lines of hot tears rolled down.
"Grandpa Zhang......" The choked voice came out of Yi Chen's mouth in a low voice, and inside the tavern, at the counter, Old Man Zhang also seemed to notice that someone was standing outside the door of the store, and he turned his head to look at it, but his body immediately trembled slightly, and his cloudy old eyes showed disbelief.
"Chen'er ......" muttered in a trembling voice, Old Man Zhang's rickety figure was a little unstable on his feet, but immediately after, he hurriedly walked out of the counter and walked towards the door.
"Grandpa Zhang, Chen'er is back......" Yi Chen couldn't hold back any longer, burst into tears, stepped directly over the threshold, and threw himself into Old Man Zhang's arms.
Old Man Zhang's expression trembled, tears crossed the corners of his eyes, revealing disbelief, he really didn't read it wrong, this look, this voice, it was indeed Yi Chen, this child!
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back......" Old man Zhang choked up, old tears, he has no children and no daughters, and now he is in his old age, alone, if there is anything he can't let go, there is only Yi Chen, the child.
In his eyes, Yi Chen has no blood relationship with him, but he is closer than his grandson!
The grandfather and grandson hugged each other for a long time, and they saw that the pedestrians around them and the guests in the store were a little stunned, and they didn't understand the situation, but the grandfather and grandson didn't care until a good moment later, Yi Chen let go, and there were still tears in the corners of his eyes.
Subsequently, Mr. Zhang dragged Yi Chen to the backyard, and he didn't care about taking care of the business, he had endless things to say to Yi Chen, and the latter was the same.
Half an hour later......
Old Man Zhang looked at Yi Chen with a face full of disbelief, and he was stunned when he heard the experiences that Yi Chen told him.
"Abolish an immortal...... old man Zhang said in a daze, what Yi Chen said was like a fantasy, which made him unbelievable, but when Yi Chen summoned a flame out of thin air in his hand, he was shocked and accepted what Yi Chen said, because the latter is also an immortal now!
He looked at Yi Chen with relief and pride, his wish that he failed to realize at the beginning, but Yi Chen realized it, and became the famous disciple of the Qingxuan Immortal Sect, and became an immortal beyond the reach of mortals!
Yi Chen smiled slightly, there were some things he didn't say, such as the formation peak, the old man who protected the Dao, the inheritance of the immortal array master, etc., he didn't say it, these things are very important, and it is not good for Old Man Zhang to say it, and even if he says it, the latter will not understand.
The grandfather and grandson chatted for a long time, and then Yi Chen got up and left the backyard and walked towards the street outside the tavern.
Walking slowly on the street, Yi Chen's eyes crossed a little guilt, although the small county town was as prosperous as ever, but compared to before, there was obviously less laughter among the neighbors, and the faces of those guys were rarely cheerful.
Taking a deep breath, Yi Chen walked towards Uncle Li's steamed bun shop, and when he came closer, he sniffed lightly and smiled, this steamed bun was still steaming, fragrant, and it was still his favorite familiar taste before.
In that shop, a middle-aged uncle and a young man were busy working non-stop, and there was a queue in front of the door, seeing this, Yi Chen smiled softly, and walked to the back of the line and lined up.
But in a moment, it was finally Yi Chen's turn, and immediately, he took a step forward, with a cheerful smile on his face, which made the two people in the store suddenly stagnate, looking at the familiar figure in front of him that had not been seen for a long time, and they were all stunned for a while.
"Uncle Li, here are three meat buns!"
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It wasn't until the evening that the sky was getting dark, Yi Chen visited every household in the small county, and when he returned to the tavern, he helped Mr. Zhang to start, and after closing at night, he walked out of the tavern, and walked towards Nanfeng alone while greeting the guys who were cleaning up on both sides of the street.
Today's Yi Chen looks more like an ordinary mortal than a monk.
He has become a monk, condensing qi at the fifth level, and is a disciple of the inner sect of Qingxuanzong, he has gone beyond the world, it is said that he should cut off contact with mortal dust, but Yi Chen will never be like this, here is his root, not to be cut off, not to forget.
Because this is the original intention of his decision to step into the path of cultivation!
If the original intention is forgotten, if the root is forgotten, then what is the point of his cultivation, and why is he practicing?
After half a burnt incense, Yi Chen came to the cliff side of the south peak, overlooking the small county town at the foot of the mountain, as before, at night, the lights gradually died down, and the small county town that had been prosperous and noisy for a day slowly became quiet, and the corners of Yi Chen's mouth rose slightly, revealing a gentle smile.
In Qingxuanzong, the four seasons are like spring, I don't know the season, I don't know the years, now I have returned to the outside world, it is summer into early autumn, although the day is still a little stuffy, but the night is cool, especially the top of the cliff of the South Peak, it is quiet and peaceful, occasionally the night breeze blows, making people feel refreshed and happy, sitting alone on the edge of the cliff, Yi Chen's mood is slightly rippling.
He loved the feeling of purity, and it would be nice if he could do it forever......
Soon, under the caress of the night breeze, Yi Chen fell into a deep sleep, without the slightest defense, with a sweet smile on his face.
In the darkness, an old sigh came low, and the sound gradually disappeared with the wind, and then quietly disappeared......
The night passed quickly, and when Yi Chen woke up, he was lazy, and his face showed satisfaction, he hadn't slept so peacefully for a long time.
When I looked at the distant mountains, the sky was gradually spreading white, and the sky and the earth were slowly brightening, and the sun was about to rise soon.
Yi Chen still remembered that before entering Qingxuanzong, one of the things he had to do every morning was to climb to the top of the cliff of this south peak and watch the sunrise.
Taking a deep breath, there was aura rolling around him like an air dragon, Yi Chen's eyes showed essence, and he immediately sat up and entered the state of cultivation, he has now stepped into the path of cultivation, although the knot in his heart has already been completed, but cultivation cannot be given up, and he needs to be more diligent.
After all, eight months later, a trip to the prison realm awaits him!
As soon as he entered the cultivation, the spiritual energy between this heaven and earth continued to surge in a moment, condensing into a milky white air dragon around Yi Chen's body, although this mundane is not as rich as the aura of the immortal land of Qingxuanzong, but there is also spiritual energy floating between heaven and earth, maybe not much, but under the spiritual energy gathering array in Yi Chen's body, the spiritual energy in the surrounding space of more than ten zhang is all gushing out, which is still extremely impressive.
He didn't dare to urge the Spirit Gathering Array too much, such as what he did at the peak of the array that day, although he swept all the spiritual energy within a hundred zhang, it would cause too much burden on himself, and his body would not be able to support it for a long time, and it would definitely collapse, he had not yet started to cultivate the Blood Spirit Refining Body Technique, so he could only practice so smoothly, but the speed was not slow.
Soon, the sun slowly rises from the distant mountain sky, thousands of feet of brilliance sprinkled on the earth, at the foot of the mountain, the small county town has begun to hustle and bustle, the cliff side, bathed in the soft light of the morning sun, easy dust's cultivation is accumulating like a drop of water into a spring, little by little gradually improving!
When he walked down the South Peak, Yi Chen's eyes were full of energy, his aura was even stronger, his cultivation had been completely stabilized in the early stage of the fifth layer of condensation, presumably he could try to move towards the middle stage in a few days, according to this, maybe before the trip to the prison realm, it was not impossible to step into the foundation building!
Moreover, now that he has not yet cultivated the Blood Spirit Refining Body Technique, once it is refined, he will be able to release the Spirit Gathering Array even more, and at that time, the entry will be faster!
Walking on the streets of the city, the neighbors looked at Yi Chen and smiled, there was a strange color in their eyes, they had not seen each other for a few months, Yi Chen gave them a more elegant feeling, and the whole person had an otherworldly temperament, just like the legendary immortal who did not come to the mortal dust, which surprised them.
Yi Chen strolled through the streets, greeted everyone with a smile, he became a monk, except for Old Man Zhang, he didn't tell anyone else, everyone didn't know about that incident at the beginning, he didn't want everyone to worry about him.
"That's what it feels like to be at home...... That's nice. Walking around the small county, Yi Chen was full of smiles, and sighed in his heart, this kind of ordinary life as at the beginning is what he really yearns for in his heart.