Longevity: Never leave the mountain until you are invincible

The practice of Shui Yuan Jue was not smooth, but the practice of Soul Seizing Body Training Sutra was like a fish in water.

after all.

As long as there are enough medicinal materials to assist in practice, breaking through the Soul Seizing Body Training Meridian is as simple as eating and drinking, and there is no such thing as a bottleneck.

If you encounter a bottleneck, you can only say that there are not enough medicinal materials or the quality is not up to standard.

After a year and a half of practice, Chu Chen finally completed the first level of the Soul Seizing Body Training Sutra and reached the peak of the Skin Refining Realm.

The realm of martial arts can be roughly divided into skin refining, bone refining, and marrow refining. Once the marrow refining is complete and the blood exchange is completed, you can try to open the divine bridge of heaven and earth and communicate with the inside and outside of the human body. You can break through the innate realm and become a master.

In other words, Chu Chen has taken a big step in his martial arts practice.

congratulations.

"Martial arts training should be relaxed and relaxed."

After thinking about it, Chu Chen decided to go to Manchun Courtyard to celebrate.

It's not because I miss my gentle and lovely little sister, it's just to celebrate.

Pushing open the door of the pawn shop, a lively atmosphere hit your face.

"Bingtanghulu~"

"Excellent floral fabrics and fine silks and satins. If you are passing by, don't miss them!"

"Take a look, take a look, exclusive secret recipe, fine sake!"

Although it is the middle of winter, Changlefang is still very lively and unaffected by the crowds of people.

Buildings are lined up on both sides of the road, and various small merchants and hawkers are selling loudly.

Occasionally, you can see a few ragged beggars with numb eyes, begging along the street.

Chu Chen’s goal was clear and he aimed directly at Yongle Square.

"Boy, come here and play chess with me."

However, as soon as he took half a step out of the pawn shop, he was stopped by Old Man Shen.

"I still have something to do, why don't you always find someone else to do it?"

Hearing this, Chu Chen waved his hands repeatedly.

Old Shen was very fond of Go and often found people to play chess with him. Naturally, Chu Chen was not immune.

Chu Chen was quite interested at first and would play a game with Old Shen from time to time.

But later, he refused to play chess with Old Shen.

after all.

The joy of playing chess lies in enjoyment, not in seeking abuse.

Whether you enjoy the joy of playing chess or the joy of winning, it is always a kind of fun.

But if you can't win all the time, then what fun is there in playing chess?

This was the case when Chu Chen played chess with Old Shen. He had only been learning to play chess for more than a year and had only read some rough chess records. He was a beginner.

Old Shen has been studying Go for decades, and his experience and chess skills in this game far exceed his.

When playing chess with Old Shen, he was led by Old Shen most of the time and was no match for him at all.

Occasionally, when Chu Chen had the upper hand and had the possibility of winning, Old Shen would behave like a child and find various reasons to regret the game, or leave with excuses, and the game would be over.

An old naughty boy.

Over time, Chu Chen no longer wanted to play chess with Old Shen.

"Today, I just want to have sex with you."

Old Shen put his hands behind his back and said seriously.

"good."

Seeing that Old Shen was so serious, Chu Chen could only agree.

After entering the drug store, Old Shen closed the shop and went to the backyard with Chu Chen to take out the chessboard and chess pieces.

The two sat opposite each other.

"Boy, I'm leaving."

Old Shen's next words made Chu Chen slightly stunned.

"Old man, where are you going to collect herbs this time? How many months are you going to go?"

Chu Chen smiled and didn't care much.

Having been with Old Shen for nearly two years, and coupled with the memories of his predecessor, he had a certain understanding of some things about Old Shen.

Every year, Old Shen would leave the imperial capital for a period of time, sometimes for a month, sometimes for two or three months, and the longest time he disappeared was for four months.

According to Old Man Shen, he went to explore the world and collect precious medicinal materials from all over the world.

Old Shen left the imperial capital last year and disappeared for two months before reappearing.

And this year, Old Shen has not left the imperial capital yet.

Chu Chen thought that leaving this time was also Old Shen's annual routine.

"This time, I may never come back."

Old Shen's voice was hoarse and low, as if he was suppressing some emotion.

The backyard was quiet.

Chu Chen remained silent. How could he not notice anything strange after spending so much time with Old Shen.

Old Shen can take out many precious elixirs and medicated bath prescriptions to assist in spiritual practice, as well as some unofficial and forbidden books that are not circulated on the market.

Shui Yuan Jue is not an ordinary internal qi technique. It points directly to the innate realm and far exceeds most internal qi techniques. It is by no means as simple as what Old Shen said he got by chance.

All kinds of deeds show that Old Shen's identity is not as simple as a drug store owner.

However, Old Shen had been avoiding talking about his identity and seemed unwilling to talk about it, so Chu Chen didn't ask more.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to die. It's just that I'm not completely sure about this matter."

Old Shen smiled and while speaking, a black chess piece fell on the chessboard.

"Can't you not go?"

Chu Chen also dropped a white chess piece and asked.

"A person's life only lasts a hundred years, and there are always things that must be done."

Old Shen did not answer directly, but Chu Chen could hear the determination in it.

Chu Chen didn't try to persuade him anymore, but just played chess silently, listening to Old Shen's ramble, telling him not to be too aggressive when encountering problems, not to give up on martial arts training, not to go to Manchunyuan, etc.

It's like explaining the aftermath.

Because the energy was not on the chessboard, the black pieces failed to take advantage of the board and gradually fell into a disadvantage.

"Forget it, my heart is in a mess, it's not suitable to play chess today."

Old man Shen put down the chess piece in his hand and sighed.

"Boy, my parents died early, I have no children, I am used to being alone, I thought it would be like this for the rest of my life.

But when I came to the imperial capital and bought this medicine shop, I didn't expect that the first person to step into the medicine shop was you, a naughty boy. You were only five or six years old at that time, much cuter than now."

Old man Shen's eyes showed a trace of reminiscence, as if he saw the scene of the past.

A delicate child pushed open the door of the medicine shop, clumsily holding a plate of dumplings, and said in a baby voice that this was the opening gift his father asked him to send.

At that time.

He thought he had a heart of stone, but a ripple suddenly appeared in his heart.

The thought of wanting to protect this child came to his mind.

So, he stayed in the imperial capital and took root here. In a flash of more than ten years, the child has grown up.

If possible, he also wanted to watch the child get married and have children, become a parent, and let him enjoy the joy of having children and grandchildren.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.

He will leave after all.

"Boy, there is a letter I left for you here. After I leave, you can open it and read it. There is everything you want to know."

Old man Shen took out a wooden box from his arms and put it in front of Chu Chen.

"Old man, this game of chess is not over yet. I will wait for you to come back and finish this game of chess.

I have never beaten you before. You can't find an excuse to escape this time!"

Chu Chen did not look at the wooden box, but pointed at the chessboard, staring at old man Shen with burning eyes.

"Okay!"

Old man Shen grinned, his dry skin piled up layers of wrinkles, and his slightly turbid eyes revealed a faint light of countless emotions.

Thousands of words came to his lips and turned into a simple word.