Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

Even in his eighties and nineties, he still loved reading and worked on the front lines, busy researching the company's cutting-edge biotechnology business. As he grew older, his friends and relatives who had accompanied him passed away one after another.

Despite never marrying, his later years were not miserable. He possessed immense wealth and was meticulously cared for by his servants.

Time flies, and in the winter of 1984, Lu You closed his eyes forever in front of the fireplace in the villa.

That night.

Upon learning the news, Lu Jin used the magic array inside the gate to immediately travel to the United States and see her third uncle's remains.

The elderly man had made arrangements for his funeral long ago, and most of his assets in his accounts were transferred before his death to support the development of the motherland.

Even though he has spent most of his life here, he still considers himself a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. He's just used to life here and being alone.

Of the remaining 15% of assets, Lu You left 10% to the Lu family to repay the kindness of raising him in this life. That was an astonishingly large sum, many times more than the Lu family's income from business over the previous half-century.

The final 5% was given to his students who would inherit his business, and they would be responsible for the company's research and maintaining relations with Trinity.

The following year, two senior martial uncles, Jingyao and Dongshan, passed away peacefully.

Of Jiang Mo's fellow disciples from the same era, only Si Chong remains.

As the sect leader, forty-two years had passed, a long enough time. On the summer solstice, he passed the throne to Chengzhen, witnessed by more than a dozen disciples and two protectors.

Several years later, a guest came to visit, inviting the new generation of disciples in the sect to serve the country and handle some special supernatural events.

Si Chong's two disciples, Yu Huai and Xian Shu, as well as Shui Yun's disciple, Lin Qi, all expressed their willingness to follow him down the mountain.

For nearly half a century, the Sanyi Sect has rarely made a name for itself, and fewer and fewer people have sought to become its disciples. However, occasionally, children have passed the test of the Illusion Forest. In the early 1990s, the sect's membership expanded to 26.

Zhuge Yu, Chang Qing, Sheng Sheng, Li Qing, Yan Gu, and Yun Feng all took on disciples. As the children entered the sect one after another, the sect regained its lively atmosphere.

1995 years.

Jiang Mo granted You Sha and Wei Er a five-year leave of absence, stipulating that whether they wished to return to the sect before 2000 was entirely up to them.

At the same time, his cultivation encountered a bottleneck.

With Chengzhen and Si Chong watching over him from inside the gate, Jiang Mo felt at ease. On a quiet night, he left a letter, not liking to say goodbye in person, and then went down the mountain to travel and seek opportunities.

Bathed in the moonlight that illuminated the entire mountain, Jiang Mo descended the stone steps.

A moment later, light footsteps gradually caught up, and a clear, cold voice came from beside them.

"Where?"

You Sha was still awake. She noticed Jiang Mo's whereabouts from the third-floor window and followed out of curiosity.

"Let's go for a stroll."

"Looking for something."

After fifty years of living and working together day and night, the two had talked countless times. Their feelings for each other were quite subtle. They were not friends, not partners, and not even relatives. They had simply grown accustomed to each other's presence.

"Together?"

Perhaps it was the beautiful moonlight that made You Sha change her mind. Looking at the white-haired young man in black before her, You Sha decided to tour the magnificent landscape of this ancient kingdom with him.

“…That’s fine.”

Jiang Mo did not refuse, and the two traveled together. Their faint voices gradually disappeared into the mountains and forests as their figures receded into the distance.

What are you looking for?

"The sea of ​​suffering is heavy with water, while the sun shines brightly in the daytime."

“Cultivation... for that? In my perception, your current state is extremely unstable, like a ball of energy that could explode at any moment. If you continue to evolve... it might be very dangerous.”

Jiang Mo didn't take You Sha's warning to heart, and simply smiled faintly:

"The road is made by people walking. If I'm going to hesitate and look back, I might as well live forever and be a carefree parasite."

"I have traversed nearly a quarter of the vast sea of ​​suffering of the triple rebirth; I do not know whether those who came before me have reached this place, but I have an obligation to go further, for myself and for my disciples."

"If I encounter difficulties in my spiritual practice, I might be able to pass on my experience to them in the future, so that they can avoid some detours."

"......"

You Sha fell silent at these words. She had no way to respond, and she knew that this was the path Jiang Mo insisted on choosing. Even though he had now surpassed the limits of human understanding, he would still continue on this path, expressionless and unwavering.

From that day on, You Sha, as his assistant, recorded the changes in the energy values ​​of various aspects of Jiang Mo's body every day.

They traveled to famous mountains and rivers, followed ancient legends, and ventured into deep forests to search for ancient cultural relics.

Wilderness, desert, glacier, volcano, rainforest—almost every magnificent landscape on earth unfolds during their journey.

During this period, to avoid worrying his disciples, Jiang Mo would send a letter back to the sect every three months to communicate with his senior brothers and other disciples.

On this vast continent, Jiang Mo's cultivation level was like that of a walking god; no mountain spirits or dangerous terrain could hinder his exploration.

As fate would have it, in 1998, deep inland, there was a lake that was shrouded in mist year-round.

Jiang Mo found the colorless and odorless 'Bitter Sea Heavy Water'. After hundreds of years of gestation, the lake, which holds hundreds of millions of tons of water, contains only a small pool of Bitter Sea Heavy Water the size of a fist.

Upon swallowing it, dense white cracks appeared on Jiang Mo's body, and a powerful burst of energy, like celestial light, shot out, penetrating the dark lake waters nearly two hundred meters deep and stirring the sky.

The closest person, You Sha, was nearly burned; the magical barrier she had hastily erected was almost completely melted away.

"Are you OK?!"

You Sha asked anxiously. In her vision, Jiang Mo looked like a broken porcelain doll, with blood of blazing silver seeping from the wounds on his body, as if he were another species.

"without....."

Jiang Mo sensed the shattered body, let out a long sigh, and signaled to You Sha not to worry about it; he knew what he was doing.

"Wait for me for a while."

Before You Sha could react, thick black substance flowed wildly from Jiang Mo's body, instantly forming a giant black egg that enveloped him.

There was no breathing, no heartbeat, and everything fell silent. In the dim light at the bottom of the lake, Jiang Mo seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.

You Sha looked horrified. After examining the black egg and its interior several times, she found that there were no signs of life.

A week.

半月。

two months.

Half a year.

The long and agonizing wait made You Sha uneasy. She couldn't be sure of the specific situation inside the black egg. Even if she didn't want to believe that Jiang Mo was dead, she couldn't find any evidence to prove that he was still alive.

A year passed in the blink of an eye. One night, a terrifying wave swept across the entire lake, and You Sha was awakened from her sleep.

What comes into view is a broken black egg, bathed in brilliant light, from which a tall, upright figure emerges.

Jiang Mo felt reborn, becoming stronger than ever before. The four elements of Qi were fused into his body, and he was only missing the final Daylight Purifying Fire.

"How are you?"

"..."

Yu Sha was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled with relief:

"I thought you were dead. I was guarding your grave, planning to dig up your remains and turn them into a necromancer skeleton when you stopped moving."

"How long has it been?"

Jiang Mo was sealed by the black egg and focused solely on cultivation, completely oblivious to the passage of time.

"One year and seven days".

You Sha reported truthfully that she noticed Jiang Mo's body, which had been extremely unstable before, was now completely calm.

"Has it been so long?"

Four quarters later, Jiang Mo used Qi to write a letter and sent it directly back to the sect across the vast void.

Then, he looked at You Sha and said, "I apologize for wasting so much of your time."

"It's alright. If it's convenient, may I see your blood?"

“Your current state is completely different from before. I want to make sure that your evolution has not gone astray.”

You Sha's distant memories resurfaced from the depths of her heart. The feeling she had of Jiang Mo before her was exactly the same as when they first met—powerful and flawless, as if he were the embodiment of order.

Later, as the number of times he went into seclusion increased, Jiang Mo would become stronger and stronger every time they met. However, this strength brought You Sha a fear that was as if she were tied to a time bomb, afraid that if she was not careful, the energy in his body would go out of control.

"can."

Jiang Mo did not refuse her request. With a thought, the flesh in his right palm split open, revealing a flawless crimson blood, and the original fiery silver color disappeared completely.

"..."

As You Sha approached for a closer look, the life force contained within the crimson blood was astonishing and flawless.

"You won the bet."

"You're on the right path..."

This was Yu Sha's evaluation, her words tinged with sincere admiration.

"You've already done remarkably well to reach this level. There's still the final Fire Qi Supreme Material to consider. Have you thought it through?"

"Shall we continue?"

The image of Jiang Mo swallowing the Bitter Sea Water a year ago is still vivid in her mind. You Sha is worried that his next evolution will be out of control and he will explode and die.

Chapter 235 Spanning Seventy Years (Part 2)

"continue."

Jiang Mo stated bluntly that he continued his journey, leaving the mist-shrouded deep lake.

In the following years, You Sha followed her closely. The two traveled from west to east, starting from the Taklamakan Desert and ending at the Kubuqi Desert. The eight major deserts in the country were their only route of exploration.

In 2005, on the edge of the Tengger Desert, near the border region, Jiang Mo found the 'Day Sun Pure Fire' in the remote Gobi Desert. It was a cluster of radiant light with surging high-temperature flames.

At night, the desert climate was extremely cold. By the campfire, Jiang Mo sat in meditation, and silvery Qi flowed from his fingertips, slowly forming words that were imprinted on the paper in his palm.

"How long will this take approximately?"

You Sha sat opposite, holding a bottle of foreign liquor, taking small sips, her hazy eyes fixed on the campfire, her expression alluring.

"It takes at least seven or eight years, and sometimes more than ten years."

Jiang Mo's fingertips suddenly stopped. He had written everything he needed to say in the letter. He gently folded the letter, and a shimmering white light appeared in his palm. The letter, made of Qi, vanished in an instant.

"Aren't you going back to seclusion?"

You Sha had absolutely no interest in this desolate, ghostly place that stretched for hundreds of miles; she hadn't yet figured out how to get through these long years.

"..."

Jiang Mo gently shook his head and explained, "The fusion of the five elements might be more terrifying than I imagined. If it gets out of control, it could cause irreparable damage to the sect."

"Moreover, the Reverse Life Technique I cultivate has helped me transform several times over the past sixty years, with my Profound Fate advancing step by step. This time it is the sixth level. I cannot be sure what will happen, and I do not want my disciples to worry. Therefore, choosing to go into seclusion in such a dangerous place is the most appropriate choice."

"Good luck...Want some?"

You Sha untied the purple crystal tied to her chest, took out the red wine stored inside, and handed it to Jiang Mo.

"I never drink alcohol."

Jiang Mo smiled and politely declined, gazing at the starry night sky, feeling refreshed and relaxed.

"..."

Silent all night.

The next day, they went to the secluded underground. Jiang Mo set up a trap around them, and a white sea of ​​fire flickered and swayed, forming a forbidden zone for life.

You Sha pitched her tent in the distance. Fortunately, during her years of travel, she had passed through many towns in the desert and had intermittently replenished her freshwater and dry food supplies, so she didn't have to worry about this at the last minute.

In her silver-gray eyes, a tall, slender figure gradually walked away and disappeared into the white sea of ​​fire.

This is the end.

With the goal of integrating the Five Qi into his body and ascending to the next level of Xuanming, Jiang Mo began a new period of seclusion.

.........

On November 8, 1997, in the autumn...

Lu family.