The spiritual energy was restored, and he became a mortal immortal in two days.

November 7th, light rain.

Thanks to the efforts of the authorities, the unrest in Qingcheng has been brought under control.

As for the various strange phenomena brought about by the rise of the Blood Moon Array, the authorities dismissed it as a secret electromagnetic weapon.

"Old man, you're seeing things. There are no ghosts or monsters. It's just electromagnetic waves refracting in the air, causing a glare."

"What, you're asking about the specific reason?"

"It's too complicated to explain, so let's just say, have you ever seen a mirage?"

"Just like a mirage, the blood-red moon in the sky was an illusion projected by the combined effect of various lights."

"What? You're asking why we're secretly researching electromagnetic weapons?"

"Of course it's to protect the land, to ensure peace and prosperity for the people. Who knows, we might even need it to fight the Ryukyu Islands in the future."

"Are you going to attack Ryukyu?"

"Then I won't ask anymore, I won't ask anymore. You guys do your research. When it's time to fight, I'll donate money and supplies."

……

Although many people still have questions, the controversy has finally come to an end.

"Sir, there's something I've never understood."

Early in the morning, Wang Baole stood outside the door carrying various gifts. When Chen Xuan opened the door, he casually slipped inside.

"you say."

Chen Xuan didn't mind his rudeness and simply sat on the stone table, leisurely brewing tea.

"Nowadays, the revival of spiritual energy is intensifying, and all sorts of extraordinary events are emerging one after another. Why is Ling Xiao still keeping it a secret and not announcing it to the public?"

Chen Xuan poured himself a cup of tea, brewed from tea leaves picked from Mount Qingcheng. "They also want to make an announcement, but unfortunately, they are severely lacking in ability."

"what?"

Wang Baole looked completely bewildered and couldn't understand.

"Just dealing with extraordinary events and those messy cultivators is enough to make their scalps tingle."

"If they announce it now, there will definitely be a period of turmoil in China. How will they maintain order then?"

Wang Baole muttered, "So you're not planning to announce it?"

"We can't announce it all at once. We need to let the public accept it gradually, and then officially announce it when they are ready."

"This is the right choice; there's no need to rush it."

Currently, many people outside have realized the problem, but a general understanding has not yet been formed.

Ling Xiao's people are somewhat acquainted with him, and he's not driven by short-sighted ambitions.

"By the way, sir, there's another question I'm not sure if I should ask..."

Wang Baole rubbed his hands together sheepishly, a smile plastered on his face.

Chen Xuan took a sip of tea, glanced at him, and said, "Usually, the person who says that means they want to ask, 'Go ahead and ask.'"

"You destroyed the sword tomb, leaving behind the sword seed. Did you really suffer lightning punishment afterward?" Wang Baole asked the question that everyone was concerned about.

Even Lu Yao, who was making breakfast nearby, immediately perked up and listened intently.

She's now considered an insider at Lingxiao, and she stayed up all night reading those autobiographies, just like following a novel, unable to put them down.

If the intranet had a gift-giving function, she would definitely send a ton of gifts and urge the author to update the game.

"That's right."

Chen Xuan nodded, not hiding anything, "That lightning punishment was very powerful; I almost died."

"So it really is death..."

Wang Baole spoke with great regret, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly realized something was wrong, jumped up from his chair, and raised his voice.

"Almost died? So...so...so you didn't die?"

"So...sir, you...you survived the lightning punishment?"

"He survived by sheer luck."

Chen Xuan took a sip of tea. This tea was indeed delicious. He would go to Qingcheng Mountain in a few days and pick more.

As for this past event, it was actually quite distant in his long cultivation career, and he didn't pay much attention to it.

What the hell!

My brother Xuan, a true hero, actually survived the divine punishment of heaven and earth?!

Wang Baole felt his head buzzing and his heart pounding wildly, as if it wasn't his own.

"So...where did you go after that?"

He asked cautiously, "Why haven't I heard from you at all since then?"

"In that lightning punishment, although I survived, my sea of ​​consciousness was shattered, my spiritual platform collapsed, and I lost all my cultivation."

"I was feeling a bit emotionally exhausted, so I decided to go deep into the mountains and start living a rural life."

"When we were thirsty, we drank from the mountain spring; when we were hungry, we ate some wild fruit. We also raised some small animals, which we would slaughter and eat whenever we had the chance."

Chen Xuan spoke calmly and composedly.

That sounds easy, but it must be incredibly difficult to live through... going from a master swordsman to a mere mortal in an instant...

The feeling of falling from a height must be very unpleasant.

The light in Wang Baole's eyes gradually faded, and he felt a deep empathy for his husband, feeling immense regret for him.

His sea of ​​consciousness was shattered, and his spiritual platform collapsed... He could no longer cultivate, which explains why the master disappeared afterward.

Even if a god came, he would be powerless to help.

And who would care about an ordinary person deep in the mountains and forests?

"Sir, I have good news to tell you."

Wang Baole didn't want to dredge up his husband's painful memories, so he quickly changed the subject, saying, "We received news from the engineering department that the Taoist temple will be completed in two days."

"Really?"

"That's great."

Lu Yao was the first to excitedly say it, and the seven little ones behind her jumped for joy.

They have a very deep affection for the Taoist temple.

"Ling Xiao has other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

Wang Baole knew he couldn't stay any longer, so he wisely got up and left.

"You left something behind, these things..." Lu Yao reminded her immediately, looking at the things scattered on the ground.

Wang Baole said with a smile, "These are pills that Ling Xiao gave me. I don't need them, so I brought them to you."

Lu Yao refused, saying, "How could you not need them? Aren't you just starting your cultivation? These pills are very precious."

"You really don't need it."

Wang Baole raised his chin slightly and said with some pride, "Now everyone in Lingxiao calls me a genius. A few days ago, during the Blood Moon Formation, I conquered a few more vengeful spirits."

"Hehe... Um, I'm now at the seventh level of Qi Refining, my progress is incredibly fast!"

Lu Yao was dumbfounded. "How did you cultivate like this? How are you so powerful?"

"It's all thanks to Master; the techniques he taught are excellent."

"I just received a message from above that there are monsters causing trouble in other cities of Qingzhou, and I need to go on a mission. I'll take my leave now."

Wang Baole left full of enthusiasm, and now he feels a great sense of accomplishment when he goes on missions.

"Senior brother, what kind of cultivation technique are you teaching? I want to learn it too."

Lu Yao watched Wang Baole's departing figure with envy, then turned to Chen Xuan and said something.

puff--

Chen Xuan spat out the tea he had just drunk, then said with a wry smile, "Listen to me, you really can't learn this technique."

"……All right."

Lu Yao said regretfully, and then after a while, she said with heartache, "Senior brother, after the lightning punishment, your life in the deep mountains and forests must have been very difficult, right?"

For a sword cultivator, being unable to cultivate is more painful than death.

"It wasn't hard work, it was quite fun."

"Some of the pets I keep are quite adorable and fun to play with."

Chen Xuan paused for a moment, then smiled and said.

Have you ever seen a phoenix egg?

Back then, he would boil one and bake one every day, and they tasted quite good.

During that time, he was cultivating his character and temperament, not just wasting his life.