Cultivation: I Forge Immortality with My Spiritual Eyes

Chapter 107 Tears

A person and a cat swiftly traversed the mountains and forests.

Little Pear was nimble and darted around, avoiding several battlegrounds along the way.

Shi Qianye was equally swift, leaping silently like a gray shadow following closely behind.

About an incense stick later.

The man and the cat arrived at a cliff edge overlooking the sea.

Jiang Yi faced the mountains and forests, his expression calm, standing with his hands behind his back on the cliff, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"Meow~"

Xiao Li darted over in a flash, quickly jumped onto his shoulder and squatted down, tilting her head to examine Shi Qianye who was walking out of the woods.

Jiang Yi's gaze also fell on Shi Qianye.

The aura emanating from it was deep and heavy, clearly indicating that it had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

The two were of similar age, but the other had already crossed that hurdle, a progress that was truly astonishing.

He was secretly shaken, but showed no sign of it on his face.

Shi Qianye was also sizing up Jiang Yi.

After years of separation, we never expected to meet again on this Green Snail Island.

The two looked at each other, neither speaking for a moment.

After a long silence, Jiang Yi cupped his hands in greeting and said, "How have you been?"

Shi Qianye returned the greeting, his voice calm: "How have you been?"

Jiang Yi asked, "Since you're going back to Qingluo Island, why didn't you send a message beforehand?"

Shi Qianye shook his head: "I was unaware of it beforehand; I only received the definite news just before I set off."

Jiang Yi nodded slightly and said, "The Wang, Luo, and Liu families' scheme against Island Master Feng must be related to Blood Sail Island."

They're busy taking over Qingluo Island right now, and you're just interfering, ruining their plans?

Shi Qianye spoke indifferently, not taking it to heart: "The Bloodstained Bandits never care about these things when they do things. If they are always looking back and forth, they might as well quit as soon as possible."

Besides, there's no need to worry about those few scoundrels. Even if things really fall out, what can they do? Would they dare to come knocking for revenge?

Jiang Yi seemed thoughtful and said, "That Island Master Feng hasn't shown himself yet. How many of you have come? Aren't you afraid that he might suddenly emerge from seclusion and wipe you all out, just by recklessly ambushing and killing people on the island?"

Shi Qianye's lips twitched: "Feng Yuanshan is dead. He came out of seclusion a couple of days ago and went straight to Changjing Island, where he went on a killing spree at the Wang family, taking many people down with him."

However, those families were already prepared, anticipating that he might resort to desperate measures, and that he might obtain a talisman from somewhere to use in conjunction with the power of the formation to deal with him.

They dragged it out until Feng Yuanshan's blood poison relapsed and his magical power collapsed. Now, his head hangs on the dock of Long Whale Island.

Jiang Yi's pupils contracted sharply, and he remained silent for a long while.

After a long silence, he spoke in a low voice: "So this is true... No wonder the island is in such chaos, and none of his disciples have come out to take charge. It seems they knew all along that the situation was beyond saving."

Shi Qianye did not respond.

His lips moved slightly, as if he was carefully choosing his words.

After a moment's hesitation, he finally asked, "Have you... seen my mother? Where is she now? Is she alright?"

Jiang Yi gave him a deep look but did not answer.

Shi Qianye met that gaze and instantly understood.

He stood frozen in place, his hands trembling slightly as they hung at his sides.

After a long pause, he finally managed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth: "How—did she die?"

Jiang Yi said in a deep voice, "I was tricked into leaving the island two days ago, and by the time I returned, it was too late. When I found Aunt Yang, she was already seriously injured and on her deathbed."

He was hanging by a thread, leaving only a few words before passing away.

Fearing her body would be defiled by insects and beasts, I followed the old customs of the sea and cremated her remains, scattering the ashes across the ocean.

After listening, Shi Qianye remained silent for a long time.

His face was covered with a blood-stained cloth, obscuring his expression.

Only his constantly twitching eyes revealed the turmoil in his heart.

"she..

'

After a long pause, Shi Qianye opened his mouth, his voice somewhat hoarse: "What did my mother say before she left?"

Jiang Yi said softly, "When Aunt Yang was on her deathbed, she was already delirious and mistook me for you. She talked on and on for a long time, and every word she said was about her concern for you, hoping that you would be safe and sound and that nothing bad would happen to you."

He paused, then said, "She left some things with me, which I kept safe. I thought it would be a long time before I could return them, but now that you're here, it's a good opportunity to return them to their rightful owner."

Shi Qianye looked up and asked, "Where is it? What is it?"

"Come with me."

Jiang Yi didn't say much, he just waved.

It then leaped into the air and darted swiftly through the forest, heading straight for the southwest coast.

Shi Qianye took a deep breath, suppressed his surging emotions, and followed closely behind.

Soon after.

The two arrived at Crescent Beach and stopped in front of a rock wall.

Shi Qianye glanced around and then at the stone wall in front of him, vaguely sensing something unusual.

Jiang Yi casually explained, "Just in case, I set up an illusion array here. Only Fairy Qin and I are staying in the cave temporarily. There is no one else. Speaking of which, it's been almost ten years since you last saw her."

Upon hearing this, a delicate figure vaguely flashed through Shi Qianye's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he stopped thinking about it. He secretly became vigilant and followed Jiang Yi into the stone wall.

Inside the cave.

Qin Ruyi was holding a spirit stone, sitting upright on the stone slab with her eyes closed, trying her best to recover from her injuries.

Hearing footsteps outside, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw Jiang Yi, her eyes first lighting up with joy.

He then noticed a strange cultivator with a blood-stained face and a sharp aura following behind him, and his face turned pale again. He immediately grabbed his magic weapon and became tense and on guard.

Jiang Yi quickly raised his hand to reassure her: "Don't panic, fairy. This is also an old acquaintance of yours, Aunt Yang's son, Shi Tou, Shi Qianye. You met him back then."

Shi Qianye raised his hand and tore off the blood-stained handkerchief, revealing a handsome face with well-defined features.

He cupped his hands in greeting to Qin Ruyi and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Qin, it's been many years. How have you been?"

It's you...

'

Qin Ruyi's expression was complicated, and she was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses.

The wariness slowly faded, and Yingying returned the greeting: "Fellow Daoist Shi... it's been so many years since I've seen you. Aunt Yang has been talking about you a lot these past few years, how come you're here—"

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Yi waved his hand to interrupt her: "We can talk about this later. Fairy, please heal your wounds first. We still have some things to discuss."

He walked deeper into the cave, pulled an old bundle from behind a crevice, and handed it to Shi Qianye: "This is what Aunt Yang left for you. Everything is inside. I haven't touched it."

Shi Qianye lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the bundle.

After a long silence, he reached out and took it, then slowly opened it.

Inside was a large handful of spirit stones, numbering in the hundreds, which shone brightly in the dim cave.

There was also a letter buried under it.

Shi Qianye stared at the spirit stones, his fingers trembling slightly.

He had a general idea of ​​how much Yang Hongmei earned.

Later, although he switched to raising silkworms and weaving silk, that job was no less stressful than fishing, and the income was not expected to be much different.

I really don't know how she managed to accumulate those hundreds of spirit stones.

He probably neglected his spiritual practice and had to scrimp and save to scrape together this amount of savings.

Shi Qianye suppressed the surging bitterness in his heart, took another deep breath, and picked up the letter from his bundle.

He recognized the handwriting on the letter; the seal was intact, showing no signs of having been opened.

He gently tore open the envelope, pulled out a neatly folded piece of paper, and slowly unfolded it with trembling hands.

"Stone:

If you can see this letter, your mother is probably no longer alive.

You haven't been back for many years, and your mother doesn't know if you're doing well.

Many things have happened lately, and the island is becoming increasingly unstable. I'm always worried that I might not be able to see you again.

After much thought, I've decided to leave you a letter.

What happened back then was my fault.

Back then, you wanted to learn alchemy, but your mother couldn't afford the spirit stones and felt you weren't cut out for it. She suggested you stick to fishing at sea instead, and we had a big argument about it.

You ran away from home in a fit of anger, and your mother told you not to come back, but she regretted it that very night.

Your mother searched for you for a long time and asked around, but she couldn't find you anywhere.

For the past few months, I've been having a lot of dreams about you as a child, running around in the yard.

You were only ten years old when you left, and you had a few ounces of spiritual sand with you. How did you manage to survive outside?

Every time my mother thinks about these things, it feels like a knife is cutting into her heart.

I only hope that you are safe and sound, free from disaster and hardship.

My mother wasn't very capable, and being old, she couldn't withstand the storms at sea, so she sold the family's fishing boat and learned to raise silkworms and weave silk.

Mother will save all the spirit stones you earn for you.

"When you come back someday, if you still want to learn alchemy, just go ahead and learn. Your mother will definitely support you this time."

The letter was short and ended there.

Shi Qianye's hands trembled, his eyes were red, and he clenched his teeth, reading it over and over again.

He had been working his way up in the world for nearly ten years, and had countless lives on his hands, so he thought he had become hard-hearted.

But holding this light piece of paper, my heart felt like it was being gripped tightly by a large hand, and I couldn't suppress the dull pain.

"mother..

'

Shi Qianye's Adam's apple bobbed, unable to contain his emotions, and two tears silently slid down, leaving damp marks on the letter paper.

Seeing this, Jiang Yi felt a little gloomy.

Although he hadn't read the contents of the letter, judging from Shi Qianye's reaction, he could roughly guess what Aunt Yang had written.

He sighed softly, tilted his head slightly, and met Qin Ruyi's gaze.

Neither of them spoke, remaining silent.

A long time passed.

Shi Qianye snapped out of his daze and took a deep breath.

His emotions quickly vanished, and he returned to his usual cold calm.

He folded the letter, put it back in the envelope, wrapped the bundle tightly, and tied it securely to his shoulder.

He then looked up at Jiang Yi and said calmly, "Thank you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid these things would never have come to my hands."

Jiang Yi waved his hand: "No need to thank me. Aunt Yang is a kind and easy-going person. I also regard her as an elder in my family. It is my duty to hand over her belongings."

Shi Qianye nodded and said nothing more.

After a moment of silence, he asked again, "Where were my mother's ashes scattered? As her son, I must see her off on her final journey."

Jiang Yi raised his hand and pointed towards the cave entrance: "It's right here on this beach."

Upon hearing this, Shi Qianye turned around, strode out of the cave, and ran straight to the beach.

Jiang Yi followed.

Qin Ruyi hesitated for a moment, then slowly rose and followed behind...

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