mortal mortal cultivator

Chapter 284 Against the Tide
"As for?" Lu Yunze couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth when he saw Ling Yuling who was a little out of strength due to flying too fast.

He felt that compared to his elders, Ling Yuling's reaction was more like bumping into a creditor.

Ling Yuling shook his head at him, and said with lingering fear: "You don't understand, this person..."

In the middle of speaking, Ling Yuling suddenly came back to his senses, looked around subconsciously, and quickly waved his hand to signal to change the subject.

It made Lu Yunze feel awkward.

"Anyway, today's matter is over." Ling Yuling heaved a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face.He turned his head and smiled teasingly at Lu Yunze.

"Congratulations, Master Tianmu. Everyone in Tianxing City must have seen it clearly today. A cultivator who formed an alchemy beheaded a cultivator who was a Nascent Soul. It's been a long time since there was such a big news."

Lu Yunze rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction, and said angrily, "If you call me that nickname again, I'll turn against you! Who picked it up? It's too vulgar!"

Ling Yuling looked at him suspiciously, "I think this nickname is pretty good, why don't you think of a new one for yourself, and I'll send someone to help you promote it?"

"This is fine!" Lu Yunze instantly became excited.

"My name is... Tie Yu... No, this won't work... N... There is no English in this world..."

Seeing Lu Yunze muttering there, Ling Yuling couldn't even understand a single word that popped out of his mouth.

"Brother Lu, let's just go to Master Tianmu, this nickname is quite good." Ling Yuling sighed helplessly.

He obviously looked like a person just now, but now he shows his original shape again.

Lu Yunze thought for a long time, and suddenly found that the things he could think of did not fit the style of the whole world, and suddenly became depressed.

Ling Yuling looked at him like this, just smiled, then hesitated a little, and said calmly: "Brother Lu, I'm going back to the Holy Mountain for retreat."

Lu Yunze was slightly taken aback, and looked at him in surprise.

Ling Yuling's smile was a bit complicated, and she looked up at the holy mountain standing between the sky and the earth, and let out a sigh of relief.

"Brother Lu, in the world of cultivating immortals, strength is the most important thing. If I have a cultivation level above the alchemy stage, I don't need to take risks with Brother Lu. I can deal with Elder Yun and his minions by myself."

Ling Yuling clenched her fists tightly, and there was a gleam of coldness in her eyes.

"If my cultivation base is low, I will naturally be bullied by others. I have decided to go back to the mountain to retreat and advance to alchemy as soon as possible."

Ling Yuling lowered her head and looked at Lu Yunze with a smile.

"At that time, I will be able to call you Brother Lu as a matter of course."

Lu Yunze sighed slightly, he is not shy and easy to make friends, but in this world, there are too few people worthy of his friendship.

Han Li is still shutting down life and death, and he doesn't know when he will be able to successfully form the alchemy.

Now that Ling Yuling was going to retreat, Lu Yunze felt a little lonely for a while.

"Brother Lu..." Ling Yuling said hesitantly.

"Before retreating, I have a question that I have thought about for a long time and want to ask you."

Ling Yuling put back her long hair, and stared at him with a pair of star-like eyes with a smile.

"You and I have known each other for so long, and we have gone through wind and rain, life and death, but for some reason, I always feel that I can't see through you, Brother Lu."

"I always feel that you are out of tune with this world, as if you are always afraid and angry all the time."

Ling Yuling sighed softly, "Brother Lu, what exactly do you want? What are you afraid of and angry about?"

Lu Yunze raised his eyebrows and looked at him in surprise.

"Is this question important to you?" Lu Yunze asked with some doubts.

"That's right..." Ling Yuling chuckled, but there was sadness in his eyes.

"I have practiced hard since I was a child. What I seek is longevity and long-term vision, in order to enjoy the world. Not only me, but everyone else around me thinks so."

"I've tried my best and tried my best, just to walk a little longer on the road to longevity."

"But Brother Lu, you are different, you are different from everyone else." Ling Yuling sighed lightly, "It's so different. No matter how I think about it, I can't think of what you're asking for."

"Brother Lu, think of it as something on my mind before retreating."

Lu Yunze looked at him without saying a word.

After a while, Lu Yunze calmly said: "What do I want... I'm actually not very clear about this question. If I have to say it... probably just live a more comfortable life."

"I don't want others to tell me what I should pursue and how I should live. I just want to live like myself."

Lu Yunze shrugged with a smile, "I remember a very remarkable person once said that the wind can blow up a blank sheet of paper, but it cannot blow away a butterfly, because the power of life lies in disobedience."

"I think what he said is very reasonable. The meaning of life is to fight, but there are winners and losers. So I have been fighting, and I can clearly feel that I am alive every moment. "

Lu Yunze proudly puffed out his chest, and said as a matter of course:

"I like who I am, what I'm doing, and I'm proud of me and my hobbies. So I'm enjoying myself every single day."

"The world is hard, isn't it enough to live happily?"

Ling Yuling stood where she was, raised her head slightly, and didn't speak for a while.

In life, how many things do you really like, and how many things are instilled in you by others and forced to pursue.

Lu Yunze figured this out a long time ago. For him, cultivating immortality is just a means, and longevity is at most just a side benefit. He likes Gundam, the small toys he made, wandering around the world, and taking care of himself from time to time. Gossip and meet some new friends.

He likes himself the way he is now, and he likes his life even more.

As for Ling Yuling... His education since he was a child has shaped him into the most mainstream group of people in the world, a group of people who will do whatever it takes to live forever and do anything to make progress.

Longevity, is this really his pursuit, or is it just the result of being coerced by society?

Ling Yuling didn't know, and he couldn't tell the difference between the two.

In his vague recollection, the thing he really likes, the thing that makes him happy for almost no reason, seems to be a shell that he sneaked out of home and bought from a street vendor when he was six years old.

Where did that shell go?
He couldn't remember.

"Brother Lu..." Ling Yuling was silent for a moment, then cupped his hands slightly and said, "Brother Lu must come to see me after I succeed in forming the alchemy."

"Okay." Lu Yunze smiled, "I'll give you a nice gift when the time comes."

Ling Yuling took a step back and said with a smile: "It's a deal, I'll just wait."

(End of this chapter)