Chapter 778: 326: Immortal Mortal Sinful Affection!
Chen Laodeng Watches the Dance of Spiritual Fusion (Additional Chapter for Monthly Tickets)_2 Chapter 778: 326: Immortal Mortal Sinful Affection!
Chen Laodeng Watches the Dance of Spiritual Fusion (Additional Chapter for Monthly Tickets)_2 Chen Dengming pondered for a moment, then flew toward the Mini Array Spirit, storing it in his Soul House.
He then turned his gaze to Li Xue’s corpse next to the beach.
With a sigh, he flew over, found a feng shui-appropriate spot nearby, and buried the body.
Li Xue was the daughter-in-law of the Chen Family, though she was taken advantage of by Demonic intentions; in the end, she could return to her natural disposition and halt on the brink of doom.
As a senior and patriarch, Chen Dengming could forgive her and should bring her back to the Chen Family to host her a funeral.
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However, the issue of the Demon’s influence controlling the spirit was a taboo during this sensitive period of the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance hunting and killing Demon Cultivators.
It was a topic that was difficult to raise and to listen to.
Moreover, Chen Jing and Chen Feilin would probably be unable to accept Li Xue’s death.
Chen Dengming, assessing the situation, decided to temporarily conceal her death.
If there was a suitable opportunity in the future, then he would inform Chen Jing and Chen Feilin.
If there is no appropriate occasion, then they would regard Li Xue as having left the Chen Family forever, flown far away.
Given her previous frequency of trying to escape from the Chen Family and keep a distance from Chen Jing, her mortal husband, this excuse for running away from home might easily convince Chen Jing.
“This is…
similar to the choice made by Li Xue’s mother…”
Watching the nameless metal gravestone standing tall, Chen Dengming suddenly realized that he was quite selfish.
Perhaps when it comes to offspring, parents tend to be selfish.
True selflessness was the domain of saints.
He was just a principled man, far from attaining saintliness.
With a flick of Chen Dengming’s hand, he used the Gold Touch Skill to etch lines onto the gravestone—”Tomb of Mrs.
Li Xue of the Chen Family…Husband: Chen Jing; Son: Chen Feilin; Father: Li Rong; Father-in-law: Chen Dengming…”
At the end were the details of Li Xue’s life and cause of death, all recorded on it.
After the last line was written.
Chen Dengming waved his sleeve, and a golden glow of Spiritual Energy covered the tombstone.
With a flash of light, the tombstone returned to being a nameless metal gravestone.
Years later, when the golden Spiritual Energy covering the gravestone is depleted, these inscriptions would surface, baring her cause of death to visitors and comforting them.
This was—through hardships of endless incarnations, there are bonds through hundreds of years and many generations.
The real pain of humanity is asking why demons form with immortals.
Mortals.
Cultivators.
Mortals.
Cultivators…
In the end, there is a substantial ravine separating mortals and cultivators.
Only those mortals who climb the mountain can become ‘Immortals’, whereas those who fail to climb the mountain remain as mortals.
Pairing mortals with cultivators possibly trampled the authority and dignity of this class hierarchy from the beginning.
An accident could not be truly unexpected; it’s within reason, unless the day comes that this class divide no longer exists…
Chen Dengming adjusted his robe, manipulated his energy, and turned his white hair which had been due to the loss of lifespan, back to its regular state.
Then, without taking away a single cloud, he casually flew away.
In his sea of knowledge, the fourth Daoist Script started to gradually refine itself as the result of introspection, showing a dazzling silvery light.
Through this introspection, he’s come to understand human nature and the human heart in a much deeper sense.
In the Cultivation World, there are countless deceitful and scheming elders.
Power is the measure of all things, but there will always be someone stronger.
Unless one is capable of sweeping all foes aside, brute force won’t be sufficient on its own.
Therefore, cultivating is not only the path to becoming an Immortal but also the journey of learning about humanity and how to interact with others.
The Financial Couple Lawland, the exchange of money, power, resources, and such, are all games and contests between human hearts and human nature.
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The Outer Domain Devil Lord is a master in this regard.
He once valued an emotional value.
Emotion, this is the balance of the human spirit.
He didn’t consider Li Xue’s emotions this time, and stumbled in this aspect.
But once he had learned this lesson, as long as it didn’t kill him, it would only assist him, Chen Laodeng, in ascending to the pinnacle and stunning the world with a faster growth rate…
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Spring went and fall came; in a few months, the flower branches withered and the hair grayed.
In just the blink of an eye, several months have marched on.
During these months, Chen Dengming did not enter a new closed-door state.
Instead, he was preparing to alter his Spiritual Root using “Melting Spirit Base Stealing Skill” and dealing with family affairs.
Ever since he returned that day, the Immortal City Executive who had previously covered up Li Xue’s murder, as well as the involved elders, were all severely dealt with by Su Yanyan.
Among those involved was Gongshu Zai.
He had seen the reports about probing Chen Dengming’s daughter-in-law, Li Xue, regarding her repeated killings.
However, he chose to overlook it, assuming that as the sect leader and a family member, Chen Dengming must already know about it, and it wasn’t his place to reprimand the sect leader.
When the truth was revealed, Gongshu Zai was at a loss in front of Su Yanyan’s questioning.
In the end, it was Chen Dengming who stepped forward.
He took on part of the responsibility for failing to discipline properly, saving Gongshu Zai.
As the Longevity Sect Leader, his actions improved this aspect of the law.
However, he chose to hide the news of Li Xue’s death.
He told his son Chen Jing that Li Xue had left home to live the life of cultivation she had always wanted.
He did not stop her, but chose to fulfill her wish.
Although Chen Jing found it hard to accept this explanation at first,
Li Xue’s past actions and her attitude towards him had already hinted that something like this could happen, so he had already prepared himself emotionally.
Therefore, Chen Jing did not choose to harm himself out of despair but showed more strength.
He gradually transferred his attention to Chen Feilin and decided to raise his son into an adult.
He admitted to himself that he grew up without a mother and didn’t receive much love from his father, Chen Dengming, either.
Now that Chen Feilin has lost Li Xue, he can’t lose his father too.
Chen Jing’s strength brought great comfort to Chen Dengming.
He felt ashamed that his son was taking up the role of a father, proving to be more fit for the role than he was.
Relieved, he then sent people to bring back Chen Yiran, who had been adventuring with the Black Cloud Leopard.
Chen Yiran accompanied Chen Jing in developing the Chen family, while Chen Dengming prepared to replace his spiritual root and continue his cultivation.
The fate of the future generations is theirs to make.
The development of the Chen family depends on them.
The only ones he could continuously and passionately focus on were this generation’s Chen Jing and Chen Yiran, at most also including Chen Feilin.
As for the rest, Chen Dengming wouldn’t invest too much energy anymore.
Indeed, cultivation requires dedicating all your energy and attention otherwise it’s hard to go far.
The family affairs became flawless with the birth of Chen Feilin, became imperfect with the death of Li Xue, but were continued because of the strength of Chen Jing.
Such imperfect perfection, in Chen Dengming’s eyes, was a period, a cleansing of the spirit – it was time for him to let go.
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In October, the Cold Dew came.
Marrying, breaking ground, and moving were all advised against.
Moving, sacrificing to the gods, and harvesting fish were all recommended.
On a desolate island, the beach was smooth and soft, spread out with fine sand, without a single pebble or watery puddle.
However, it was adorned with beautiful shells of varying types, white as jade and red as agate.
From the fluctuating waves at the beach, a melodious laughter sounded like a silver bell from the Mini Array Spirit.
Kicking her little feet in the waves haphazardly and twisting her torso as she danced an ancient fisherman’s dance, she was amusing and adorable.
Chen Dengming sat on the beach, smiling as he watched the half-materialized body of the Mini Array Spirit.
The sun shone on the little one, her muslin dress and youthful body dancing and swaying like the sea waves.
As an elderly cultivator, whenever he saw such beautiful sights, his heart was always filled with joy as if his old body was also brimming with vitality, full of energy to do anything.
Like today, he was going to use the Spirit Fusion Seizing Base Skill to blend into an upper-level Water Spirit Root, change his own Spiritual Root, fix the defective Spirit Root and even turn it into an interdependent Spirit Root.
For him, this was even more significant than a boost in power level.
Success or failure would impact his future.
Hence, despite preparing thoroughly and ensuring there were no errors, Chen Dengming still felt a bit nervous.
For now, he wouldn’t rush, but would watch a graceful dance to ease his mind and enjoy cultivation.
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