Longevity Candle

Chapter 118 My name is Yunmeng, Jiang Yunmeng
Jiang Zhu studied the Candle Illumination Method, and Fu Sheng constructed the Candle Illumination Heaven according to this method, which was similar in principle to the Boundless Moon Heaven.

He only learned the Great Yin Boundless Heaven, so it was difficult for him to break free from the shackles.

With this method, his dormancy time will be shortened until he only needs to dormant for one year before he can wake up.

They returned to Peach Blossom Spring, and Jiang Zhu once again fell into a deep sleep.

The dragon egg was also brought back and placed in Peach Blossom Spring.

Time passed, and three months later, news came from the south.

The Ning Kingdom army breached the capital of the Sheng Kingdom, and the wicked Empress Jiang Chenxi committed suicide by burning herself in the palace. Her son has disappeared without a trace.

Whether or not they obtained the elixir of immortality remains unknown.

Throughout the Sheng Kingdom, righteous armies rose up everywhere, raising the banner of united resistance against Ning.

The blood feud between the two countries was laid bare at this moment, and the Sheng Kingdom resisted fiercely.

Normally, Ningguo should continue to reinforce its troops and take down Shengguo in one fell swoop.

What was unexpected was that Ningguo's Qi cultivator, Emperor Ning, had his mind on the South China Sea Peaches.

Ningguo advanced southwards without rushing to exterminate the rebels.

Zhang Youwei also went to the palace. He rarely interfered in court affairs, but he still offered his advice.

This time, however, he faced resistance from the officials.

The entire court, including Emperor Ning, felt that the Sheng Guo Yi Army was merely a minor ailment and not worth worrying about; longevity was the priority.

Left with no other choice, Zhang Youwei had to return to Peach Blossom Spring.

Everything seemed to be developing as the court had predicted; the rebels' resistance did not cause much damage.

In the first year, the rebel armies acted independently and no longer paid attention to Ningguo.

The following year, the Ningguo fleet searching for the Peaches of Immortality officially entered the South China Sea, embarking on a new journey to immortality.

The tabby cat has returned, accompanied by the dragon-blooded serpent.

Li Qingchen stared at them coldly without saying a word.

"Master is back, and you're not even going to greet him?" The tabby cat sat opposite him, quite displeased.

At this moment, the tabby cat's fur is completely bald, which looks quite comical.

The Dragon Blood Serpent was also somewhat dissatisfied: "I promised before that I would go to Sheng Kingdom to help."

"Not interfering is the greatest help you can offer," Li Qingchen said coldly. "You have disrupted the world, devastated the peaceful era, and harmed the dawn, and you still want my help? If I didn't call you 'Master,' I would have drawn my sword and killed you right then and there!"

The tabby cat paused for a moment: "This also means the Nine-Colored Deer."

Li Qingchen said coldly, "Where is Chenxi's child?"

"I don't know." The tabby cat shook its head: "Chenxi's child was sent away a long time ago. The one in the palace is fake. Nobody knows where she sent the child."

"Can you believe I've fooled you?" Li Qingchen looked at the Dragon Blood Serpent.

The Dragon Blood Serpent explained, "The child has the Cloud Dream Sword Qi within him, which blocked my ability to see through him."

Li Qingchen frowned. The Cloud Dream Sword had disappeared along with the Azure Sky Domain, and he couldn't find it.

In this vast sea of ​​people, all I can do is pray that the child is safe and happy.

However, the prosperous nation of today is in a state of chaos.

“West Kunlun…” The tabby cat opened its mouth.

"You won't find what you're looking for." Li Qingchen sneered, "Go chase after immortality, and die on the road to immortality sooner rather than later."

He secretly gripped the green lamp, knowing that if the tabby cat and the dragon-blooded serpent went berserk, he would surely awaken Jiang Zhu.

The tabby cat is now severely injured. If Jiang Chenxi's plan hadn't gone awry, he would never have been able to return to Peach Blossom Spring alive.

To his surprise, the tabby cat did not get angry, but instead got up dejectedly and left Peach Blossom Spring.

His bare body made him look particularly disheveled and forlorn.

The Dragon Blood Serpent sighed and returned to the Sheng Kingdom.

Li Qingchen stood up and found Zhang Youwei: "We are about to leave. The elves and immortal masters, and even Ningguo, will not let Peach Blossom Spring go. I also want to protect the True Dragon."

The true dragon has been born, and he must teach it well so that it does not fall into the hands of the elves and become their tool to control the fate of the nation.

"Take some people with you and leave," Zhang Youwei thought for a moment and said, "I'm not leaving. I've spent my whole life on this land, and I can't bear to leave."

Li Qingchen was silent for a moment, then said, "I will stay for a while longer. You can consider it."

Zhang Youwei smiled, shouldered his hoe, and went to the field.

Peach Blossom Spring returned to tranquility, and Ningguo was relatively peaceful, at least on the surface, with no Qi cultivators causing trouble.

Most Qi cultivators went to the South China Sea to search for the Peaches of Immortality, pursuing immortality.

In the seventh year, Jiang Zhu awoke from his deep slumber, drinking peach blossom wine and enjoying the tranquility.

Li Qingchen sat beside him, basking in the sunlight: "I want to leave. Peach Blossom Spring won't be peaceful forever. Ancestor, will you come with me?"

"Where are you planning to go? To Tian She Nu?" Jiang Zhu asked.

“Yes, I plan to bring the True Dragon Egg with me, so that the young True Dragon descendants can learn about the will to maintain peace and understand the peace of the world,” Li Qingchen said.

The true dragon egg that can suppress Fusheng has the most abundant true dragon bloodline and the strongest talent.

In the future, the bloodline of the true dragon will be aligned with the fate of the nation, and at that time, he will release the true dragon back.

Jiang Zhu pondered for a moment and said, "I won't go. Just take me to Yigu City."

Fusheng once ate the Emperor's Rest Tree. If he were to go there, he wondered if the Emperor's Rest Tree would be afraid, and it might very well disrupt the peace there.

“Alright, I’ll take you to Yigu City then,” Li Qingchen nodded.

Jiang Zhu drank the peach blossom wine and felt somewhat at ease, thinking that Li Qingchen had finally found a good home.

Of those who lowered their eyes, at least one has safely retreated into seclusion.

“The tabby cat came back, and when he learned that we went to West Kunlun, he didn’t cause any trouble,” Li Qingchen said.

Jiang Zhu was somewhat surprised: "Really? He's actually not so persistent anymore?"

“I don’t understand it either, but Chenxi died because of him and was burdened with infamy. I can’t forgive him,” Li Qingchen said, shaking his head.

In the present-day Sheng Kingdom, and even Ning Kingdom, demons have combined with the spirits of the past to form monsters.

Those things that are ugly, harmful, or even offensive are described as monsters.

She was also known as a femme fatale who brought ruin to the country, being both beautiful and vicious.

Jiang Zhu hesitated for a moment, and a wisp of silver light appeared in his palm: "Send me to Yigu City."

"Now?" Li Qingchen was slightly taken aback.

"Don't you want to see Jiang Chenxi's child?" Jiang Zhu said with a faint smile.

"Is that child in Yigu City?" Li Qingchen immediately stood up: "I'll call Yuqing and we'll go there together."

A moment later, the couple, carrying a blue lantern, rode away on a cloud.

Inside Yigu City, in the peach orchard planted by Li Qingchen back then.

A gaunt man was picking peaches, while a seven-year-old girl with pigtails gazed longingly at the peaches.

"Father will wash you."

The man chuckled, washed the item in the bucket, and then handed it to the little girl.

"Father, eat." The little girl obediently fed him the peach.

The man took a bite; it was very sweet. "It's very sweet, Mengmeng. After Daddy picks the peaches, we'll go home."

"Okay." The little girl sat obediently on a rock to the side, eating the peach in small bites.

Watching this scene, Li Qingchen and his wife were filled with emotion. He too had been like this back then, carefree and happy. "Is this Chenxi's child?" Yuqing murmured softly.

They hid in the void, so the other side could neither see them nor hear their conversation.

The man was just an ordinary martial artist, while the little girl named Mengmeng, like Li Qingchen, had the talent for immortality.

As if sensing something, a silver-white longsword silently pierced into the little girl's body from the void.

"The Cloud Dream Sword has chosen her," Li Qingchen said.

Jiang Zhu nodded slightly: "Yunmeng Sword chose her back then, but I never expected that Jiang Chenxi would send her to Yigu City."

Jiang Chenxi had already made arrangements to send the child away, not wanting the child to be like her, born as a demon in people's eyes, cursed to die young.

Ningguo is a peaceful country, so it would be better to send him here.

"I just don't know how she got to Yigu City. She must have suffered quite a bit," Li Qingchen said.

"Shall we take her with us?" Qin Yuqing asked softly.

Li Qingchen thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Let her stay here. The Ancestor will take care of her."

The three watched quietly until noon, when the man picked two baskets of peaches, carried them on his shoulders, and left with the little girl in his arms.

They returned to Yigu City and went to a small tavern.

The tavern is named Yunmeng, perhaps in remembrance of the Yunmeng Marsh of yesteryear.

The lean man got busy, and the little girl obediently helped wash the peaches; the father and daughter looked very warm together.

The tavern wasn't officially open yet, but people would occasionally come in to buy drinks, and when they saw the pretty little girl, they would compliment her on how cute she was.

By evening, the father and daughter had finished their work and were resting in the tavern.

The three emerged from the void and entered the tavern.

"Give me a jar of peach blossom wine," Li Qingchen said.

"Alright!" The lean man quickly served the wine.

Li Qingchen poured three bowls, took a sip, and exclaimed in surprise, "Very authentic peach blossom wine! Did the shopkeeper learn it in Sheng Kingdom?"

"I studied there for two years." The man grinned. "I'm not bragging, but in the entire Ningguo, you won't find another place that makes such authentic peach blossom wine as I do."

“We really can’t find it,” Li Qingchen nodded.

His Peach Blossom Inn has long been closed, and his whole family lives in Peach Blossom Paradise.

"Have you been to Sheng Kingdom, sir?" the man asked.

“I went there a long time ago,” Li Qingchen said. “What’s your name, shopkeeper? Are you a native of Yigu City?”

"My name is Jiang De," the man said. "I'm not a local; I'm from elsewhere."

"Why did you decide to open a tavern in Yigu City? This isn't a big city," Li Qingchen asked curiously.

Jiang De said with some sadness, "The child's mother was from Yigu City. She fell ill and passed away on the way. I brought her back to return to her roots, so she won't leave again."

"Please accept my condolences." Li Qingchen thought to himself, Jiang De was lying.

The little girl is not his child, and the so-called mother of the child is probably unknown.

But saying this clearly means he has accepted the little girl as his own child and is raising her as such.

Perhaps Jiang Chenxi offered some kind of benefit.

Qin Yuqing looked at the little girl: "What a lovely child. It's a pity we're leaving. Otherwise, I would really like to move here so she can keep my child company."

Her words were very suggestive; if Jiang De didn't want to raise the child anymore, he could simply offer to sell the child to them.

Jiang De looked at the little girl with loving eyes: "That's a pity, my Mengmeng is not blessed with that."

Jiang Zhu sipped his wine and waved to the little girl: "Come here, let Uncle give you a hug."

The little girl blinked, a little shy, but a unique feeling in her heart made her walk up to Jiang Zhu and call out in her childish voice, "Uncle."

"So good." Jiang Zhu chuckled and hugged her tightly. "So cute, what's your name?"

"I... my name is Yunmeng, Jiang Yunmeng," the little girl said timidly.

Bang

Li Qingchen was stunned for a moment, and the wine bowl in his hand fell to the ground, spilling wine all over himself. He stared blankly at the little girl.

Yunmeng!

Jiang Yunmeng!
Qin Yuqing never expected that the little girl would have this name.

Xiao Yunmeng seemed startled and shrank into Jiang Zhu's arms.

"How old are you? You still can't hold a wine bowl properly?" Jiang Zhu glared at him. "Don't scare little Yunmeng."

Jiang De quickly stepped forward: "Sir, are you alright? Let me get you another bowl."

"It's nothing, it's nothing. It's just that I had an old friend, also named Yunmeng, and I was momentarily lost in thought," Li Qingchen quickly said.

“That’s quite a coincidence,” Jiang De said with a smile. “Her mother named her this, and I thought it sounded nice. I didn’t expect it to be the same name as your old friend.”

"Little Yunmeng, look what this is." Qin Yuqing magically produced a jujube, bright red and fragrant.

"Are the jujubes ripe around this time of year?" Jiang De asked, somewhat surprised.

According to the current season, the dates in Ningguo should not be ripe yet.

"These are homegrown, or I bought them from Taipingdao jujube trees; they ripen early," Qin Yuqing said with a smile.

"So these are jujube trees from Taiping Road. Taiping Road in Ningguo is truly wonderful," Jiang De exclaimed in realization.

The paths to peace in the two countries are vastly different.

The Taiping Dao of Shengguo was in a state of barbarity, while the Taiping Dao of Ningguo always put the people first.

The three sat for a while longer. Li Qingchen took out the green lamp and handed it to Yunmeng: "We are moving away, and we can't take this lamp with us. Please give it to little Yunmeng."

Xiao Yunmeng waved her hands nervously, "No, no, Father said, no, we can't take things randomly."

"It's nothing valuable, it's a pity to throw it away." Li Qingchen said with a smile, "Brother Jiang De, just consider it helping me get rid of it."

"Thank you very much." Jiang De hesitated for a moment, then simply accepted it.

A single lamp is nothing of great value.

Jiang Zhu got up and left with the two of them.

Having left the tavern, Li Qingchen said, "Ancestor, if you need anything, please let the spirits find us."

"Go ahead and don't worry, I don't need anything." Jiang Zhu said calmly, "Since Yunmeng Sword has chosen her, I will help look after her for a while."

The two bowed to each other before riding away on the clouds.

Jiang Zhu merged into the void, carrying a jar of peach blossoms, and lay on the roof of the tavern, gazing at the starry sky.

Time passed, and six hours went by, but he did not fall asleep.

Although he could not stay in the human world forever, he had extended his time on earth, and for him, that was enough.

As for who turned him into a ghost, he didn't want to think about that for the time being.

He didn't think he could handle things that even Fusheng couldn't manage, so he decided to enjoy every day he woke up.

Now, he no longer wants to accumulate magical power. Ever since he practiced Candlelight and Boundless Yin, his magical power has been increasing constantly.

Although not as powerful as the old elves, with his two major magical techniques, he is still considered to have boundless magical power.

Furthermore, once one enters the path of immortality, one will achieve eternal life and will not have to worry about spirits from mountains and seas, or immortal masters and Taoists attacking him for no reason.

At least, the tabby cats, who knew of his existence, didn't dare to cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)