Chapter 1116: 442: Now I take steps to start over!
An odd visit_2 Chapter 1116: 442: Now I take steps to start over!
An odd visit_2 “Now that I’m quickly approaching fifty, I must recognize that time waits for no one.
The Spirit Veins within our Sect are far superior to those outside and even better than those at the Changchun Sect, which helps in rapidly restoring one’s strength,”
Jiang Jian had anticipated this question from Chen Dengming.
After turning his cup upside down, he said thoughtfully, “Indeed, time waits for no one.
But, Brother, what I want now is to live differently.
With this rebirth, I’ve been given a new life.
...
I used to count the days and treasure every moment, striving for longevity, dedicated to cultivating just for the sake of longevity.
Honestly, that kind of pressure was immense; it was unbearable.
The most critical thing is, even with such cultivation, I ultimately hit a bottleneck, and my cultivation was stuck at the mid-Nascent Soul phase for over three hundred years without any progress…
Do you understand how I felt?”
Jiang Jian shook his head, took the wine gourd in hand, stood up, and walked to the edge of the cliff, saying with a smile, “What I felt was pressure like a mountain, watching the junior sister catching up with me step by step, even surpassing me.
Watching you, Brother Chen, as my former disciple, also gradually catch up and surpass me; I’m not jealous, I’m just envious, yet I also felt even greater pressure…”
“Is that…
my fault?”
Chen Dengming fell silent for a moment, his gaze shifting to Qiu Feng beside him.
Qiu Feng gave a bitter smile and shook his head; he too had once felt envious and pressured by Chen Dengming’s astonishing speed in cultivation.
Such feelings are common to everyone.
After all, they are living beings.
Even in the pursuit of immortality, unless one becomes like the Heavenly Dao, devoid of emotions and desires, one will inevitably feel envy and pressure.
None are truly heartless and unaffected.
Jiang Jian continued, “Pressure breeds motivation; having something to chase means continuing the pursuit.
Unfortunately, while my natural talent may be decent, my comprehension was too poor.
In the path of cultivation, one’s natural talent, Spiritual Root, state of mind, and comprehension are all indispensable.
Initially, everyone competes in natural talent and Spiritual Root, but as one progresses, it’s more about state of mind and comprehension.
The more pressure I had, the harder it was to break through the bottleneck, and my cultivation remained stagnant…”
At this point, Chen Dengming understood why Jiang Jian did not return.
Jiang Jian turned around, his chubby face beaming a smile that seemed even more joyful than in his earlier playful days, and he chuckled.
“So, Brother Chen, do you think I need to continue the old ways of cultivation and repeat the same mistakes in this new life?
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I don’t want to!
If I walk the same path again, the same wall will stand before me, and perhaps due to the pressure, it will become even thicker.
I’m afraid I could break my head trying to smash through it and still fail.
But in this life, if I choose a different path, not racing against time, not solely seeking longevity through cultivation, might I then break free from this deadlock and walk a more carefree and broad path, with endless possibilities?”
“Profound!”
Chen Dengming nodded earnestly, stood up, and made a bow, saying, “Second senior brother, you are right, and the path you’ve chosen for yourself is also right.”
Everyone has their own path to walk, and no one can say definitively that someone else’s path is wrong.
Now that Jiang Jian has had this new enlightenment and found a new path, Chen Dengming finally understood why Senior Sister Su had said, “Let him be.”
He then gave up the idea of persuading Jiang Jian.
Because his persuasion might not necessarily be right.
Even if Jiang Jian returned to the Longevity Sect and used the Sect’s resources to quickly regain his peak strength within two hundred years,
It would remain questionable whether he could swiftly break through his old bottleneck in the hundred remaining years of his life, advance to the later stages or Completion of Nascent Soul, not to mention aiming for Divine Transformation.
Without achieving Divine Transformation, one eventually turns to dust.
But now, Jiang Jian having chosen a different path, opening up his state of mind to resolve his bottleneck and pressure, with his experience and strength, might just carve out a grand avenue for himself.
“Brother Chen, thank you for understanding.
As the Ancestor said, ‘My Dao is not alone.'”
Jiang Jian’s smile was radiant as he sighed, “Sadly, as your senior brother, my strength falls short; I cannot stand alongside you in the upcoming challenge of the Broken Heavenly Immortal Realm.
I can only hope that our Ancestor returns safely to continue leading our Longevity Sect…”
A thought struck Chen Dengming as he looked at Jiang Jian.
However, the latter had already turned away, facing the waves, his expression unreadable.
For a moment, Chen Dengming wasn’t sure whether Jiang Jian knew that the Ancestor might well be resigned to his fate.
“Plop—”
Jiang Jian threw his Wine Gourd into the river below, watching it bob uncertainly with the changing tides, and said.
“Brother Chen, Brother Qiu, we are all like this Gourd, momentarily amidst the rising tide.
As long as we can survive the whirlpools of the high and low tides and avoid shattering against the rocks, the time will come when the dragon returns to the sea…”
Qiu Feng nodded solemnly, understanding that Jiang Jian was referring to the crisis of the Broken Heavenly Immortal Realm.
Indeed, if they could survive this crisis, the people of the Four Seas and Four Regions would have a future.
If not, they would likely suffer greatly and be shattered to pieces.
He looked at Chen Dengming, sending his thoughts his way.
Chen Dengming, however, shook his head and said to Qiu Feng, “The candidates for the battle within the Broken Heavenly Immortal Realm have already been decided.
The Ancestor has made his plans for the battle, and I am well prepared.
Sect Leader Qiu and Brother Xing should stay in the Sect and oversee matters there.”
Qiu Feng’s body tensed, meeting Chen Dengming’s gaze; he could see the determination and resolve in his shining eyes.
At that moment, he seemed to see more than just the leader and burden-bearer of the Longevity Sect Leader; he also recognized a hint of the once-resolute figure of the Changchun Sect facing peril.