Chapter 352: 169-170: Eight Hundred Lifetimes of the Centenarian Golden Core, How Many Springs and Autumns Have Passed in the World of Mortals_2 Chapter 352: 169-170: Eight Hundred Lifetimes of the Centenarian Golden Core, How Many Springs and Autumns Have Passed in the World of Mortals_2 “Absolutely, self-punishment is the answer.
But Senior Brother Chen, Brother Sang does have a point here, you can’t always be the one treating us…”
Chen Dengming laughed heartily, raising his cup with Sang Tianrong who was ready to punish himself, saying, “Alright, younger brothers are indeed correct.
Since Brother Sang is already ready, I am willing to join him in punishing myself with a drink.
But this round is on me, as I do have some trivial matters to ask you all…”
“Senior Brother Chen, there’s no need for such formality!
Given our relationship, if you want to ask something, a simple transmission via jade talisman will do!”
“Exactly, exactly!”
…
A half an hour later.
Laughing, Chen Dengming handed out some local delicacies from the Changchun Sect, waved and said goodbye to the three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Longevity Sect.
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This relationship needs to be nurtured through frequent meetups.
Even now, he’s almost on the brink of breaking through to the False Core stage as a cultivator.
However, there are quite a lot of False Core cultivators in the Longevity Sect, a total of thirteen, whereas there are six Golden Core cultivators.
If one comes across as too self-centered, acting high and mighty, they will have to suffer at the Longevity Sect, at least with some tedious trouble definitely inevitable.
Hence, for the past half year, apart from his normal cultivation, Chen Dengming often visited the territory of the Longevity Sect, to familiarize himself with the environment beforehand.
At the same time, he has made friends with many cultivators from the Longevity Sect, inquired about some rules of the Longevity Sect, and things that need attention.
Besides, having more friends will make him feel right at home when he enters the Longevity Sect in the future, so he won’t be like a clueless fool in unfamiliar surroundings.
“Who would have thought that just four years after the war had come to a halt, the sects of the Eastern Region have started to besiege the Magical Way of the Western Region ! Why the bother?
Apart from demonic beast resources, the Western Region is so barren, what good does it have?”
Chen Dengming grumbled about the confirmed news he had just heard, feeling somewhat depressed.
It’s been just four peaceful years, and now some sects of the Eastern Region are initiating trouble.
However, this dispatch from the Eastern Region to the Western Region is well-motivated, as it’s an eradication campaign initiated by the Heavenly Dao Sect, under the banner of ‘revenge’.
Four years ago, the Western Magical Way invaded, acting arrogantly and killing many people, many cultivators from various sects died in that war.
Much of the deceased’s family members and offspring want revenge, but most of them are powerless and lack the opportunity to do so.
Now, the Heavenly Dao Sect, in conjunction with the Shu Sword Pavilion, Five Elements Escape Sect, and other sects, are calling for a counterattack, to thoroughly besiege the Western Magical Way, weakening them to the point where they dare not invade the Eastern Region again.
Once the call is made, they naturally become righteous, attracting countless cultivators and sects who desire revenge to join in.
Fortunately, Chen Dengming has confirmed that the Longevity Sect still adheres to the principle of being uninvolved with the world.
For the time being, apart from a few individuals, no elders or ancestors have expressed a desire to get involved in this.
However, as for the matter of war!
The further it develops, the more unpredictable it becomes.
Chen Dengming has already taken precautions, and more than ten days ago, he instructed someone to buy up a lot of the Pill of Strengthening Spirit, Beneficial Qi Powder, and some materials for creating magic artifacts, in advance in the Chang’an Market.
Just over a dozen days later, the prices of goods in the market have risen significantly.
A tense atmosphere, absent for several years, has reappeared and is starting to brew.
!
On his departure from the market, Chen Dengming hears a wild roar from afar, and the mighty figure of the Black Cloud Leopard rushes towards him like a dark cloud.
Amid the respectful gazes of those around him, Chen Dengming swiftly steered the Black Cloud Leopard away.
Halfway through, someone blocked the road ahead.
The Black Cloud Leopard swooped down, its aura as a Foundation Establishment demonic beast causing the complexions of the few people on the road to turn pale, but what was even more thrilling was the two lines of words on the leopard’s body, which was utterly shocking.
“Senior Chen!”
Among the group of people on the roadside, a burly cultivator dressed in black stepped forward deferentially, offering up a storage bag with a smile.
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All these materials collected for you, Senior, along with seven unused top-grade spirit crystals are in the bag.
The list is within the storage bag for your perusal.”
“No need.”
Chen Dengming took the storage bag with a smile, opened it, took out a top-grade spirit crystal, and threw it to the man in black.
“I trust in Black Wind’s ability to handle affairs, you have taken care of a lot of small matters for me over the years.”
Black Wind, accepting the crystal responded, “Thank you for your praise, Senior.”
“Now that war is looming and the winds of change are upon us, many things are unpredictable.
You should be careful.
This business of intercepting and robbing, you should start to restrain them…”
After advising him, Chen Dengming, no matter whether he listened or not, rode away on the Black Cloud Leopard.
This Qi Refiner Black Wind, who had reached the tenth level, was someone he had known for a long time.
Initially, they got acquainted due to a share of the robbery loot.
Later, he established the Gu Refining Workshop, and for a long period, Black Wind and his men were responsible for the safe transit of goods from the workshop to Chang’an Market.
Chen Dengming had closed down the Gu Refining Workshop several years ago.
The profit was minor and every few months he had to personally refine Gu.
It was time-consuming, strenuous, and hardly worthwhile.
But he maintained contact with Black Wind.
He proved to be resourceful and recently helped in procuring supplies, mainly running errands, which saved him a lot of energy.
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A quarter of an hour later.
Chen Dengming returned to the Changchun Sect’s cave residence, just in time to hear a loud rumble from inside the room.
The energy leaking from the room carried a weird smell of something burning.