Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 171 - 122: Cultivation Has Always Been a War (Super Long Chapter)
Chapter 171: Chapter 122: Cultivation Has Always Been a War (Super Long Chapter)
Chen Qing is currently not very concerned about the major affairs of the world, which still seem quite distant to him.
He at least feels that way for now.
“I am just a cultivator who has fully completed the Qi Refining Realm.”
He has a clear understanding of himself.
Straightening his back, he symbolically wiped his forehead which wasn’t even sweaty, to make those men working with him feel better.
Chen Qing continued swinging his hoe, loosening the soil in the Spiritual Ginseng Field.
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As a member of an ancient native tribe, he perfectly inherited his ancestors’ genes, planting wherever he went.
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Planting Spirit Ginseng and growing grains and vegetables were quite similar; both were farming.
Hearing that Chen Qing was farming these days, the Great Witch took interest and went to Iron Flow Valley to join him in the fields, wielding a hoe.
“When I was in the royal city, I once supervised the military in Mangcang Mountain, where I grew Spiritual Medicine for thirty years.”
“Your timing for applying fertilizer is off, it should be done after the rain when the soil is still moist.”
“This timing allows the fertility to enter the soil more effectively and prevents it from being washed away by the rain.”
After hearing this, Chen Qing felt that the Great Witch made a lot of sense, truly worthy of someone who had been farming Spiritual Medicine for thirty years.
At noon, Chen Qing and the Great Witch sat on the ridge, rolled up their trouser legs, and started eating the steamed buns brought by Jiang Miaoxian.
“By the way, Great Witch, do you still need to eat?”
The Great Witch broke a steamed bun in half and handed one piece to Chen Qing, “I’m old and can’t eat much.”
“But I still haven’t reached the point where I can subsist entirely on drinking dew and feeding on Spiritual Energy.”
While they were chatting, a fast horse approached, and a bloodied warrior dismounted, “Report, we have taken down the Shuye Clan!”
“To fully control the mobilization of troops, Mei Zuochen led us to defeat the Black Stone Clan, who were vying for the spirit stone mine.”
Chen Qing wasn’t very pleased, he simply nodded slightly, “I know, you may go back.”
The bloodied warrior respectfully bowed and slowly backed away, thinking inwardly: Why does Lord seem not very happy?
At that moment, a brother from the Jiang family galloped over, his appearance clean as if he hadn’t been in a battle.
Contrarily, he even carried the scent of a woman’s makeup.
“Report, with Yuan Wujue’s help, we have seized the military power of another tribe.”
Chen Qing then smiled, “Well done, you may go.”
The Jiang family brother left joyously, while the bloodied man, spat out a mouthful of saliva, “Phew, a sly and villainous lot!”
After finishing the steamed bun, the Great Witch softly said, “If anyone near you ever mentions the four words ‘Master of Mortal World,’ execute them immediately!”
Chen Qing pondered for a moment, thinking greatly of the extensive knowledge of the Great Witch. Is this the accumulation of power from living two hundred years?
“How many people are aware of this?”
The Great Witch smiled, “You haven’t kept it from Xuanping, so naturally Da Lang and I know.”
“Besides us, no one else knows, not even Xuan Mang.”
“That boy can’t settle his mind and shouldn’t be involved in this.”
“Xuan Cuo is reliable, no worries.”
“I remember when Cuo’er was just born, I was wondering what name to give him.”
“After much thought, I finally decided to name him ‘Cuo’ [mistake/error].”
“It’s not that his birth was a mistake, but as a reminder to myself that in the world of cultivation, you often face schemes planned for thousands of years, one careless move and the whole game is lost.”
“Cultivation is always a battle.”
“The world is only so large; the more you cultivate, the less others can.”
“Take mortal kingdoms, for instance, since they consist of mortals, their individual strength isn’t strong, so they band together; the small ones become tribes, the large ones become nations.”
“That is their way of surviving.”
“Cultivators, on the other hand, possess power far beyond that of a single country.”
“Among nations, other than strife and submission, what else is there?”
“Don’t think that meditation alone in silence is cultivating; that won’t yield any results.”
“If mere tranquility could lead to immortality, wouldn’t the whole world be full of deities?”
The Great Witch said a lot, making Chen Qing understand a lot more.
The Master of Mortal World from three hundred years ago, as well as his witnessed experiences of Abnormal people, made him deeply realize how dangerous this world is.
Even the Jiguang Sect, which once had total control over a realm, ended up in its current state, let alone him.
“In a few days, Ping’er will undergo Foundation Establishment, and you are to protect her.”
“Watching may also help you accumulate some experience for Foundation Establishment.”
Three days later, Chen Qing arrived in front of Cold Mountain City, and seeing it was Chen Qing, the Hei Pi at the gate immediately let him through.
Hei Pi had already vaguely sensed that Chen Qing was completely different from others.
During this period, the troops of Iron Flow Valley had spread far and wide beyond the Xuan Bird tribe, causing him unease.
Furthermore, every two days, a person from Iron Flow Valley successfully became the Hu Kui of a tribe, making him realize that Chen Qing’s momentum was unstoppable.
Even a family with members at the Foundation Establishment level, in front of Chen Qing, could be annihilated with a flick of the wrist.
“Lord Qingxu has arrived; I’ll lead Lord Qingxu to the City Lord’s Mansion!”
Entering Cold Mountain City, Chen Qing observed people from the Xuan Bird tribe stationed at various watchtowers.
Outside the city, there were over ten scouting teams constantly patrolling day and night.
Foundation Establishment is a significant event, and in the Xuan Bird tribe, Xuanping’s Foundation Establishment is even more critical.
