Data cultivation, I observe immortality in the five elements

"Since you've drunk the porridge cooked by Junior Sister Yingying, isn't it perfectly normal for me to give you a return gift?"

Luo Yan smiled and pointed to the other side of the stone table, gesturing for the other person to sit down as well.

He looked at the familiar figure, his eyes filled with nostalgia, just like many years ago.

Three or five friends gather here to drink tea, discuss philosophy, and exchange news from the outside world.

Time flies! My old friends are all getting old now.
"Senior Brother Luo, I never expected you to come back. I am overjoyed."

"I'll go and call Lian over so you and your fellow disciples can catch up."

Yingying felt the youthful vitality of her body, her face showing both surprise and shock.

She was just about to sit down when she suddenly remembered something and wanted to leave in a hurry.

The happiness on her face did not come from the recovery from illness or the return of youthful skin, but from the joy of reuniting with old friends.

No rush, no rush.

Luo Yan waved his hand, his gaze piercing through several walls and landing on the stern-faced old man.

His figure was still robust and imposing, but all the sword intent on his body had disappeared, clearly indicating that he had abandoned his former path.

This outcome was indeed unexpected for Luo Yan.

The swordsman who once regarded the sword as his life has actually abandoned the path he relied on for survival.

He didn't understand, but he expressed respect.

"Junior Sister Yingying, although I have healed your injuries, the core reason for these unusual symptoms lies in your cultivation level."

"Your lifespan is running out. As your body nears its end, many injuries and illnesses will naturally erupt."

"Even I don't have a good solution for this kind of limitation on lifespan."

Luo Yan sighed. His junior sister had extremely poor cultivation aptitude, possessing only the innate talent of four spiritual roots.

Even though he has consumed a lot of resources, after so many years, he is only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

This is the real reason why she went blind.

Because the spiritual roots in the body are depleted and lifespan is running out, it is as if they have reached the final stage of life, and various illnesses will naturally appear.

Cultivators are not ordinary people, but many of their pathologies are the same.

Only the young can have everything!
The old man outside who was forging iron was doing the same thing.

After Lian destroyed his sword spiritual energy, his cultivation level was fixed at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Once a brilliant swordsman with lofty ambitions, looking down on all his younger fellow disciples, he has now become a quiet old man forging iron.
He was also nearing the end of his life.

"Senior Brother Luo, my life's wish is to have Lian by my side."

"Now, we have a child together. Even though my lifespan is short, my junior sister can die without regrets."

A sweet smile graced Yingying's face, just as it had been more than two hundred years ago, her gaze fixed on only one person.

Admiration, reverence, utmost care, companionship, and devotion to him.
Her blindness and rapid aging were caused by giving birth to that child, which disrupted the balance of her body.

However, Yingying seemed to have no regrets about it.

She wanted to add a little surprise to her relationship with Lian.

At least a hundred years from now, there will still be traces of their existence.

Luo Yan fell silent, thinking of that beautiful figure in blue, who too had been so devoted to love without regret.
Indeed, love is a truly wondrous thing, capable of making people willing to give up their own lives.
"What's his name?" Luo Yan asked.

Yingying looked up and met his gentle gaze. Knowing that Senior Brother Luo was asking about her child's name, she softly replied, "His name is Tie!"

"Lian and I don't plan to have him join a sect. Instead, we intend to train him ourselves. At least his future will be easier; he won't be sent to the battlefield and die inexplicably."

The Cangwu Realm is in chaos right now, with large sects and reclusive ancient sects fighting each other for territory.

In such a world, joining a sect and becoming a member is definitely a very dangerous thing.

Who knows, he might die on the battlefield one day.

In such an environment, the safety of sect cultivators is actually much more precarious than that of independent cultivators.

As a mother, Yingying naturally didn't want to see her child go to the battlefield and have their fate out of her control.

Instead, she chose to live a secluded life in this small town, slowly teaching her children. With Lian's talent—which had once suppressed most of the geniuses of her age—she was more than capable of serving as Tie's master.

“My junior nephew’s talent for cultivation seems extraordinary; he resembles his father in his youth.”

Luo Yan had reservations about the decision proposed by his junior sister Yingying; he could not agree with it, but he did not say so.

It is undeniable that major sects were in chaos during wartime.

But the world is a huge makeshift operation, and many things can't be resolved peacefully just because you stay away from the roof and the house collapses.

Living in this world, if you don't have a sturdy house to rely on, then you must be prepared to suffer unexpected disasters.

Every sip and every bite is a matter of destiny!

If disciples of major sects have even a sliver of the right to control their own destiny, then rogue cultivators are truly nothing more than weeds.

They will never have even the slightest possibility of controlling their own destiny!
Even if they are not reaped during wartime and can sit idly by and watch the chaos unfold, once the war between the major powers ends, the first to be suppressed will inevitably be those small family forces and rogue cultivators!
Therefore, Junior Sister Yingying's idea is extremely naive!

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Yingying and Lian, because given the current external environment, their arrangement is indeed the best for their child and can save their child's life to the greatest extent possible.

However, we cannot judge things by appearances alone; internal factors are the true key to influencing a matter and a person's future.

This is determined by a person's perspective and cognition.

Junior Sister Yingying is just a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, and Lian has never entered the upper echelons of the Five Elements Temple. She is also a stern and decisive sword cultivator.

Not only did he lack a strong foundation within the sect, he also made numerous enemies everywhere.
They both felt that the current concept of the Five Elements was chaotic, so they developed the idea of ​​withdrawing from the world.

Little did they know that such a decision would harm their child.

If one could achieve the Great Dao by remaining secluded from the world, then the Xuan Turtle Clan would have long since dominated the entire heavens!

When it comes to seclusion and spiritual cultivation, no other species can compare to that group.

The fate of the Xuan Turtle clan is known to all.

Their shells can be used to forge magical armor.

Their flesh can be used as sustenance.
This is a group of long-lived spiritual beings!

"Senior Brother Luo, you flatter me. Tie is very similar to Lian, not only in temperament but also in cultivation talent."

"He truly possesses exceptional talent in the art of the sword."

When she talked about this, Yingying's eyes were filled with loving kindness. This was her child, the object of her and Lian's hopes.

"Since he is my junior disciple, I must prepare a gift for him." Luo Yan thought for a moment and did not object to Junior Sister Yingying's arrangement, because everyone has their own opinions.

No matter how reasonable or correct what outsiders say, individuals caught up in the moment often find it difficult to perceive any problems with their own thoughts.

Many things that parents believe they are giving their children are the best.

However, years later, it may become a shackle that restricts the flight of one's own child.

This isn't like Yingying and Lianhua's wickedness, but rather a kind of self-righteous stubbornness.

It's also a kind of stupidity of not knowing how to be flexible!
To mistakenly believe that by not participating in the current war, that child [Iron] could be spared the great calamity of this chaotic world is utterly foolish!

In fact, these times of manpower shortage are the perfect opportunity for ordinary geniuses within major sects to shine.

War is dangerous, but as long as you master the secrets to survival and remain rational in battle, it is not difficult to save your life.

If we wait until the war ends, all resources such as cultivation techniques, elixirs, talismans, and magic weapons will instantly return to the era of exchanging qualifications.

This is the biggest shackle and restriction!

In normal times, in terms of talent and background, could the offspring of these two Foundation Establishment cultivators compare to the descendants of those from cultivation families or Nascent Soul stage elders?
That's wishful thinking!

Furthermore, the truth of the world is that large powers block top-tier inheritance methods and truly rare cultivation resources in order to limit the expansion of external forces.

This is the most sophisticated and overt strategy. Those who do not join it and become part of a powerful force will never be able to break free from this constraint, no matter how hard they try.

At least 99% of cultivators cannot do it.

'Snapped! '

Luo Yan opened his hand, and a hazy light emanated from his palm, containing gold, brown, blue, and cyan hues.
The Qi of the Five Elements is constantly changing.

Before long, an ancient jade pendant appeared in Luo Yan's hand.

"This ancient jade contains a trace of my power, which can withstand most attacks in this world. It should be just right to serve as a protective talisman for my junior nephew."

Luo Yan smiled. He was increasingly understanding the meaning of the saying, "Respect others' fate and do not arbitrarily alter their cause and effect."

However, the person in front of him was special, as he was one of Luo Yan's former close friends. He still couldn't help but lend a hand and save the other party's child a minimum.

The most important element of this ancient jade is not its power, but its energy.

That was the aura of the ancient monitoring mirror from the Five Elements Temple. It was because of that spiritual treasure that Junior Sister Yingying's child was regarded as one of their own by the people of the Five Elements Temple.

This can be considered a perfect ending to Luo Yan's friendship with them.

The gap between Yingying and Lian and him is widening.

Perhaps this conversation will be their last.

"Senior Brother Luo, this thing is so valuable, I'll go and call that boy Tie over so we can thank you properly!"

Looking at the ancient jade in front of her, Yingying knew it must be a rare treasure. Since it concerned the safety of her child, she hesitated for a long time but still did not refuse.

Because of Senior Brother Luo's level of cultivation, she found it increasingly difficult to understand him.

More than two hundred years have passed. With the talent of the person in front of us, he must have already broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, right?

A protective treasure bestowed by a Nascent Soul Realm expert can definitely withstand many unexpected attacks.

With such an old friend to help him, even if she and Lian pass away, Tie can live a good life and will not be bullied by others.

Yingying turned around hurriedly and ran towards the outer hall. She wanted to inform Tie as soon as possible so that the child could express his gratitude to his Uncle Luo.

Luo Yan sat on the stone bench and chuckled as she watched the familiar figure leave. The burly old man outside remained as stern and unsmiling as ever.

"As long as you're happy, that's all that matters."

"I'm just a passerby; this kind of atmosphere is ultimately not for me."

Luo Yan sighed softly. Seeing his old friend meet such an end, he felt at peace.

The path of spiritual practice is very difficult; if you keep going on and on, you don't know when you'll reach the end.

On the contrary, it was this kind of family reunion, where happiness was almost overflowing, that made Luo Yan even more envious.

When Yingying arrived at the backyard with an old man and a young man, the person who had been sitting on the stone bench had disappeared.

Only that ancient jade, placed on the stone table, shimmered with a hazy, flowing light.

"Mother, where is that uncle you mentioned who can make people young again?"

The dark-skinned boy pressed for answers with curiosity, his eyes filled with doubt.

He was extremely shocked when he saw that his mother had actually reverted to her youthful appearance.

If outsiders saw this, they would never think she was his mother; at most, she would be considered his older sister!

"Lian, Senior Brother Luo should have already left."

Yingying's eyes searched around, but found nothing, and the excitement in her voice gradually faded.

They didn't have many old friends, but Senior Brother Luo, dressed in blue, was the only one.

He was an extremely special person, with only gentleness and rationality in his eyes, and he never looked down on anyone.

Even though Yingying's own cultivation talent was very poor, that Senior Brother Luo never looked down on her in the slightest and still treated her equally.

That was an extremely rare form of respect!

"You're probably invincible in the entire lower realm now, aren't you?"

Lian stared silently at the ancient jade, its aura gentle and seemingly unremarkable.

Having traveled a great distance in the field of swordsmanship, he could still sense the extraordinary within that ordinary aura.

That's the aura of the Five Elements!
Most importantly, Lian glanced at the frail woman beside her and heard Yingying say that all her old ailments had been cured in the blink of an eye.

Even her skin has returned to its youthful appearance.
Such a sacred method is something that no Nascent Soul stage or Deity Transformation stage can achieve!

After all, his master was also a great figure in the Five Elements Sect, who had explained to Lian in detail the source of the strength of cultivators at each realm.

"Take it."

Lian patted her child's head. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, the child already had the cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining.

This is his pride!

He seemed to see his former self rising up.

"Tie'er, your father and mother will no longer interfere with your cultivation from now on."

"You only need to cultivate according to the energy within this jade pendant."

Lian coldly cautioned, "More than two hundred years have passed, and his temperament remains cold, but those around me have long since grown accustomed to it." (End of Chapter)