Daxuan Wusheng: Start by practicing and adding points

Chapter 528 Four Years
Time passes and years are merciless.

Four years passed in the blink of an eye.

Outside the city of Yu County, in an open cemetery, Chen Mu, dressed in blue, stood in front of a tomb, holding a jade wine jug in his hand. He gently opened the lid, and a fragrant aroma filled the air. It was obviously a fine wine worth a fortune.

"This is the finest Tianya wine, a fine wine that Tianya Haige can only produce once every ten years or so. I asked them for some and came to see you off, old man."

Chen Mu looked at the tomb, spoke softly, and then gently poured the wine in the jade pot in front of the tomb.

On the upright tombstone, the name "Yu Jiujiang" is engraved.

This ancestor of the Yu family, the only remaining person of the oldest generation in the family, died suddenly after he was over a hundred years old, despite the many longevity resources given by Chen Mu. However, he eventually ran out of energy and blood and passed away suddenly.

When Yu Jiujiang passed away, Chen Mu was still in seclusion and no one came to disturb him, so he did not attend Yu Jiujiang's funeral. Only Xu Hongyu, Xiao He, Chen Yue and others all rushed to Yu County from Qixuan Sect.

"The demonic disaster is coming. I need to concentrate all my energy and practice the origin path in order to save the world..."

Chen Mu whispered in front of Yu Jiujiang's tomb, as if he was talking to the deceased Yu Jiujiang.

Everyone knows that he is the peerless martial saint, invincible in the world, the most talented person in ancient and modern times, and he himself has the help of a system panel, which allows him to have a smooth journey on the road of cultivation. But even so, facing the demonic disaster, how can he feel at ease at all?
This disaster is different from the past. In the past, it was always a matter of the world, and he knew everything about it. What he had to protect was only himself and his family. At worst, he could abandon everything, hide in the edge of the mountains, become invincible, and then be born again.

But this time, it was a disaster that could not be avoided.

The demons are powerful.

He actually never explained to others how powerful the force was. Even Daoist Master Xuantian and others only knew that the demon clan had powerful gods, and there might be more than one.

But in fact, he knew clearly that the demon clan not only had gods, but also had god-level existences who could break through the seventh heaven. They could run rampant in the endless space and be regarded as the heroes of a domain. They could even rule a domain and reign over thousands of worlds.

He was confident that he could resist the ordinary gods of the demon clan.

But the God...

That was too far away for him.

Although he will definitely not stop at the level of a God Lord in the future, what he lacks is time.

"After all, money is easy to come by, but time is hard to find."

Chen Mu looked at the tombstone in front of him and sighed.

Time is something that everyone lacks. He lacks it, and so does Yu Jiujiang. If Yu Jiujiang could be a few decades younger, with the resources he found, it would not be impossible to force Yu Jiujiang's cultivation to the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

But fate did not grant him longevity. By the time he was finally invincible and had access to all the world's resources at his fingertips, Yu Jiujiang's life was already like a candle in the wind, and it was difficult to reverse the situation. All this could be attributed to Yu Jiujiang, who had restrained his vitality with the tortoise breathing method back then. Because of the Yu family and the many enemies he faced, he had to take action many times, and he could no longer hold on to his energy and blood.

Heaven is cruel like this.

If he had not existed, the Yu family would most likely have been unable to continue under the relentless pressure from the He family. After Yu Jiujiang's death, the Yu family would probably have been split apart, and perhaps only a very small number of descendants would have been able to survive in hiding.

Because of his existence, Yu Jiujiang was forced to take action many times, which shortened his lifespan. He could not live to the day when he was invincible, sweeping across the world, and having all resources at his disposal. After all, there is no complete method.

Pour out the last drop of wine in the jade pot.

Chen Mu stood up slowly.

He glanced at the mausoleum and saw that it was very large, with graves everywhere, but there were not many graves with tombstones.

This piece of land belongs to the Yu family's ancestral land. All the descendants of the Yu family are buried here. Only those who have enough status in the Yu family are qualified to leave tombstones after their death. For those ordinary members of the Yu family, it is just a small grave buried here, and it will not be long before it will be forgotten.

Chen Mu looked up again.

His eyes swept across this ancestral land and looked far into the distance at the county town of Yu County, taking in everything in the county town. He saw the poor people who were poor and destitute, with hungry stomachs and cold quilts. He also saw the powerful masters who lived in large mansions with blazing fires, beautiful concubines warming their beds, and beauties on both sides.

He saw low-level officials who took advantage of their power to bully others, poor people who endured humiliation in silence, some who lamented all day long, and some who sang and danced.

Chen Mu lowered his head slightly.

His gaze returned to the cemetery.

No matter how you are born or what experiences you have, you will eventually return to the yellow earth under your feet.

“Time is the fairest thing in this world. It will not be changed by human will. No matter rich or poor, everyone will reach the same destination. Time is the witness of this ruthlessness.”

Since the creation of the world, all things have been competing with each other, and there is no fairness to speak of. Therefore, when Chen Mu saw that petty officials in Yu County bullied others and the common people swallowed their anger, he felt nothing in his heart, because it was impossible to put an end to all these things. All he wanted was overall stability, unlike the chaotic times in the past when gangs were rampant and life was worthless.

Although there will always be some disputes in the current Yu County city, at least the common people have a way to survive. When various disasters come, the government will do its best to resist them, instead of standing idly by like in the past. This is enough.

This world.

The only thing that is absolutely fair is time.

It is fair to everyone. No matter how rich and powerful one is, no matter how influential one is, one cannot resist the ravages of time and will eventually become a handful of earth like the poor common people.

Perhaps the names of those powerful figures will be remembered, and their families can be passed down for thousands of years and receive incense, but as time goes by, one day they will be completely obliterated in the long river of history, and no one will remember them anymore.

Just like this cemetery.

Even if you are from the Yu family, born into power and no worries about food and clothing, you will be just a pile of bones after death.

"Not to be moved by external things..."

Chen Mu murmured, and suddenly he seemed to understand something.

He just stood quietly in the cemetery. He didn't know how long it had been before he gradually came to his senses. Then he thought about it, called out the system panel, and looked at it.

[Original Dao: Years (Prototype)]

[Experience: 3000 points]

"Is that enough?"

Chen Mu looked at the data on the system panel, but his eyes were calm, without much emotion.

With the Fire of Time for him to comprehend, he accumulated experience in the Way of Time at a rate similar to that of comprehending the Void. In just one year, he had already gained a thousand experience points, and then used the system panel to master the rudiments of the Way of Time in one step. Not long ago, he comprehended the Fire of Time for the last time, and when he came to his senses, his experience points had accumulated to more than 2,900 points, just a few points away from the 3,000 points required for "Entering the Way of Time".

But just when he was about to continue his contemplation, he learned the news that Yu Jiujiang had passed away.

After a while of silence.

Chen Mu quietly left the Qixuan Sect and came to the Yu family's ancestral cemetery outside the city of Yu County, carrying a pot of wine.

The devil's calamity is approaching, he should not be swayed by any external things, even if his loved ones have passed away, he should concentrate on comprehending the origin of the great way. However, he has a vague premonition that if he goes out for a trip, perhaps he can gain some understanding of the way of time.

And everything was indeed so. After indulging himself in it, he recalled all the mysteries he had comprehended from his previous comprehending of the Fire of Time. He sorted them out in his mind one by one, and finally accumulated the experience points of the Way of Time to three thousand points.

Swish.

Chen Mu thought about it and closed the system panel.

He looked at Yu Jiujiang's tomb, bowed, then stood up and took a step out, and disappeared quietly.

A gentle breeze blew.

All traces disappeared.

In the distance, the figure of the Yu family patrolman who was stationed at the Yu family ancestral cemetery appeared. He walked over, stared at the direction of Yu Jiujiang's tomb, rubbed his eyes, and muttered, "It seemed like there was a figure just now?"

He walked closer and took a closer look, but saw no traces. Finally, he left suspiciously.

He was not afraid.

After all, he is also a member of the Yu family. This is the Yu family cemetery, and his ancestors and blood relatives are everywhere. But he is also a warrior, so normally he would not be dazzled. When he looked from a distance just now, he should have seen a figure.

"Maybe some adult came to pay homage?"

This thought arose in his mind.

This is quite normal. After all, on the day Yu Jiujiang passed away, people from all sides came to pay their respects. Even some masters who had entered the marrow cleansing realm and some big shots who were usually elusive showed up.

Although Yu Jiujiang was just an ordinary figure in the Five Internal Organs Realm during his lifetime, now in the entire Yu family, there are nearly ten masters in the Five Internal Organs Realm, and more than one in the Six Internal Organs Realm. However, Yu Jiujiang's status is unshakable, and he is an ancestor respected by everyone.

In the turbulent times, he became the pillar of the Yu family, like a towering tree supporting the Yu family for decades. Later, he protected Chen Mu when he was weak. He was not only a witness to the rise of this martial saint, but even Chen Mu always showed respect to Yu Jiujiang. Xu Hongyu, who had already become a master, also often came to visit him.

It is also normal for other important figures to come quietly to pay tribute to Yu Jiujiang.

even……

The name 'Chen Mu' flashed through Yu He's mind.

When Yu Jiujiang passed away, many people rumored that Chen Mu might come in person to pay his respects. This was one of the reasons why many bigwigs from all sides came to pay their respects. After all, what kind of person is Chen Mu now? He is a martial saint who reigns supreme and can decide the fate of the world with just one word. There are countless people who want to establish a relationship with Chen Mu.

For example, Xue Huaikong, who is now old and has long resigned from the position of Yu County Magistrate, has sighed countless times that he did not have any connection with Chen Mu in his early years when Chen Mu was an unknown figure, so Yu Jiujiang took the lead and even made Xu Hongyu marry Chen Mu. But now Xu Hongyu's status is so respected that even the supreme figures of various sects have to treat her with courtesy.

At that time, some of the children of his Xue family were no worse than Xu Hongyu. Not to mention marrying Chen Mu, even if they could enter the Chen Mansion as a concubine, based on this relationship, it would be enough to make the Xue family an unshakable family in Yuzhou.

This is the Yu family today.

Yu County had long since ceased to have a division into several major families. Only the Yu family had an exceptional status, high above everyone else. Even some sectarian forces, and even the supervisors sent by Zhenbei Prefecture, did not dare to neglect the Yu family.

In the capital of Yuzhou, the Yu family, which had arrived in the capital with Chen Mu and had expanded in the capital, although their influence in the capital of Yuzhou was not very large due to their short time, their status was still very transcendent. The major families that once ruled the capital of Yuzhou were also polite to the Yu family, and even deliberately made friends with them and tried to win them over.

There is nothing better than when one person succeeds and the whole family benefits.

Even though Chen Mu did not take much practical care of the Yu family, and there were only a few members of the Yu family that Chen Mu cared about, as long as the relationship with Xu Hongyu existed, the Yu family's position would be unshakable.

In fact, it’s not just the Yu family.

Now, the Song family, which was unknown in the early years, has also risen in Yu County!

How did the Song family rise? It was because of their blood relationship with Chen Mu. Chen Mu personally recognized them as his relatives in his early years, and then they became related to the Yu family. The young nephews at that time are now the commanders of Yu County.

In the early years, the Song family rose to prominence by relying on the Yu family. Later, Chen Mu's status became higher and higher, and gradually the Song family also rose because of Chen Mu. Now it is also a powerful family in Yu County, and it has formed many in-laws with the Yu family and has a close relationship.

There is also the Ning family.

The Ning family used to be just a subordinate of the Yu family and had a servant status. But after Xiao He and Xu Hongyu married into the Chen family, Chen Mu's status became higher and higher, and the Ning family's say in the Yu family gradually increased, and then they slowly rose.

Many people who have witnessed Chen Mu's rise are now old, and they sigh with regret when they recall the past. There are also some subtle things. For example, when Xiao He returned to Yu County, she accidentally met Xue Lin, who had cultivated into the Five Internal Organs Realm and became the new head of the Xue family. However, their status has quietly changed.

Back then, Xue Lin even looked down on Xu Hongyu, not to mention the maidservant beside Xu Hongyu. But now that Xue Lin is the head of the family, he is still not in Xiao He's eyes. The first time he met Xiao He, he bowed his head in fear and trepidation.

of course.

These things were only quietly circulated on the gossip street, and no one dared to bring them up in public. After all, offending Xue Lin was one thing, but if one offended Ning He, one would have difficulty finding a place to stay in the entire Yuzhou.

Nowadays, there are not many people who dare to call Ning He "Xiao He", and they all respectfully call her "Mrs. Ning".

……

Qixuanzong.

Chen Mu returned to the sect quietly.

He did not rush back to the forbidden area to meditate, but first found Xu Hongyu, Xiaohe and others, talked about the past, and taught some martial arts to the grown-up Chen Yao. After accompanying everyone for several days, he entered the forbidden area of ​​the Qixuan Sect again.

The last time he entered the Dao of the Void, his consciousness was trapped in the empty land of nothingness. After thousands of years, he completely mastered the power of the Dao of the Void and finally returned. It was a bit unexpected.

But this time, he was mentally prepared in advance.

"let's start."

Chen Mu's eyes were as calm as water. After sitting cross-legged, he summoned the system panel with a thought.

(End of this chapter)