Following a Hundred Years of Cultivation, I'm dying Before I Got Cheats - Chapter 671
Chapter 671: 600 Years in a Flash, Shen Yuanlong’s
Passing
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Time went on and on.
Three hundred years had elapsed since the last great battle.
During these three centuries, the development of the Northern Border had been nothing short of remarkable.
Particularly noteworthy was the Dao Seeking Academy established by the Jiang family, which had now spread across most of the Northern Border.
Accompanying this expansion was the implementation of corresponding rules wherever the academy was established.
The cultivation environment throughout the Northern Border had become much more peaceful under this influence.
At the very least, within the defined areas, acts of murder and robbery for treasure had become a thing of the past.
Another point worth mentioning was that, thirty years ago, Jiang Anran stepped down as the head of the Dao Seeking Academy to focus on cultivation.
Her successor was Huang Ling’er, who had become the most popular teacher in the academy.
Not only was she the most favored by the students, but she was also the best in teaching.
She had even truly understood her own path of cultivation.
Fifty years ago, she successfully transcended the heavenly tribulation and achieved Nascent Soul.
This was unforeseen by anyone in the past.
Before the establishment of Dao Seeking Academy, Huang Ling’er’s cultivation aptitude was considered decent at best.
With limited combat experience, reaching the peak of Violet Palace would have likely been her limit.
At that time, even Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan were mentally prepared for this outcome.
Unexpectedly, since she started teaching at the academy, her cultivation began to change day by day.
She not only successfully formed her Golden Core but had even refined it into a Nascent Soul.
This transformation was truly remarkable.
Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan were confident that, following this trend, Huang Ling’er’s potential to achieve Soul Formation in the future may even surpass their disciple Jiang Anran.
At this moment.
In a place called the Great River of Chenchuan.
Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan were walking step by step on the glittering surface of the water.
Jiang Chengxuan said, “Wife, the spiritual Qi here shows a confronting flow, originating from the southeast and ending in the northwest.
If we want to thoroughly regulate it, it might take us about twenty years here.”
Shen Ruyan smiled at her husband and nodded, saying:
“In that case, let’s stay here for twenty years.”
Over the past nearly three hundred years, Jiang Chengxuan indeed did as he initially said, traveling across the entire Nine Essences Cultivation World together with Shen Ruyan.
They helped this world comb through its earth veins, clear waterways, and repair damaged spiritual veins.
To date, the number of earth veins, waterways, and spiritual veins they had unblocked and repaired had reached several dozens.
Both of them could vaguely sense that with their efforts, a slight bit of vitality seemed to be recovering in this world.
Indistinctly, there seemed to be an invisible fortune quietly integrating into their bodies, making everything they did more effective.
Even their cultivation levels had greatly improved over these years without deliberate cultivation, breaking through to the fourth and fifth levels of Soul Formation, respectively.
As time continued to pass, another three hundred years later, the earth and spiritual veins and waterways in the Northern Border and the Western Desert were almost entirely repaired by Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan.
At this moment, not only they but many high-level cultivators in the Nine Essences Cultivation World could clearly feel a renewed sense of vitality and spiritual Qi in the environment.
During this process, Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan’s cultivation and strength had once again made breakthroughs, reaching the fifth and sixth levels of Soul Formation, respectively.
In addition.
Jiang Chengxuan’s Yin Yang Divine Water Jade, while repairing the waterway of the Great River of Chenchuan, received feedback from the waterway’s origin, allowing it to directly advance to the level of a Pure Yang True Treasure.
Now, Jiang Chengxuan only needed to wait for his Eternal Scorching Sun Furnace to advance to a Pure Yang True Treasure to proceed with his next treasure refining plan.
However, at this moment, a piece of bad news suddenly reached them.
Their fifth granduncle, Shen Yuanlong, had reached the end of his lifespan.
Jiang Chengxuan immediately used the Heavenly Calculation Technique to calculate and found that this matter had indeed become an unchangeable fate, primarily because Shen Yuanlong had consumed life-extending spiritual items three times in his earlier years.
Despite having these items and his cultivation stagnating without further breakthroughs, even the extraordinarily heaven-defying Longevity Peach Fruit in Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan’s possession was of no use to him.
“Let’s go, Wife. We should return to see Fifth Granduncle for the last time,” Jiang Chengxuan sighed.
At this point, all they could do was to see off Shen Yuanlong on his last journey.
Shen Ruyan nodded sadly, and the couple immediately tore through space, arriving at the Shen family in no time.
At this moment.
The entire Shen family was extremely busy.
As the family’s ancestor and Shen Ruyan’s only senior, Shen Yuanlong held an irreplaceable position in the Shen family.
Now that he was about to reach the end of his lifespan, this was undoubtedly a huge matter for the entire Shen family.
All the members of the Shen family understood.
Once Shen Yuanlong passed away, the connection between the Shen family, Shen Ruyan, and Jiang Chengxuan would sharply decline.
Although Shen Ruyan’s older brother, Shen Daoming, was still around, it was undeniable that in many matters and issues, Shen Yuanlong could speak directly to Shen Ruyan and Jiang Chengxuan, but Shen Daoming could not.
At this moment, Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan had arrived at Shen Yuanlong’s cave abode.
During this time, they did not alert any members of the Shen family.
Given their current cultivation and strength, it was very easy for them not to be noticed by the members of the Shen family.
In the room, there was only Shen Yuanlong, lying on the bed, and Shen Daoming by his side.
It was apparent that Shen Yuanlong no longer possessed the demeanor of a Golden Core cultivator.
He resembled an elderly man from the mortal world.
His hair was white, his face was covered in wrinkles, and the life force in his body was diminishing moment by moment.
At this moment.
The two people in the room seemed to sense something and simultaneously turned their heads to look at the other side.
“Chengxuan, Ruyan!” Shen Daoming couldn’t help but speak out.
“Mm, Brother,” both Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan nodded to Shen Daoming, greeting him.
Then, they stepped forward and approached Shen Yuanlong’s bedside, looking at him without uttering a word for a long time.
At this point, Shen Yuanlong was clearly unable to say anything. He could only use his cloudy eyes to gaze intently at the two of them.
Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan also really didn’t know what to say.
Apart from saying, “We’re here,” they each extended a hand and held one of Shen Yuanlong’s dry, aged hands.
Just like that.
Some time later.
Shen Yuanlong, who had been unable to speak and lay motionless on the bed, suddenly sat up.
His face, full of wrinkles, unexpectedly showed a touch of rosiness, and his spirit, Qi, and essence reached a peak at that moment.
Jiang Chengxuan, Shen Ruyan, and Shen Daoming, seeing Shen Yuanlong in this state, felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.
They knew that this was probably Shen Yuanlong’s final burst of energy, the last flicker of a candle’s flame.
He turned his head to look at Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan, and began to speak with a faint smile:
“Chengxuan, Ruyan, I never thought that in my final days, I would still be able to see you two.
Now, I truly have no regrets.
You don’t need to be too sad.
In fact, I’ve lived many more years than I ever expected.
Back in the day, who would have thought that I, an old man, would one day advance to Golden Core?
Haha!
So, I’m truly satisfied.
My only wish is that once you ascend to the higher realms, you’ll take a look at the scenery there for me.
Besides that, I have no other desires.”
Saying this, Shen Yuanlong grabbed Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan’s hands, then put them together and patted them firmly.
Finally, he turned to Shen Daoming with a smile and said,
“Daoming, after I’m gone, the Shen family will depend on you.
But you don’t need to worry too much. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and it’s up to them to decide how far the Shen family will go in the future.”
After saying these words, Shen Yuanlong slowly closed his eyes and passed away with a smile.
From beginning to end, he didn’t ask Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan to help take care of the Shen family or anything like that.
He understood that with their level of cultivation and strength, their perspective was no longer focused on trivial matters of a single family or place.
Sometimes, leaving things unsaid can be better than saying them.
Besides, at his stage in life, what couldn’t he let go of or see through?
In the following days, Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan stayed in the Shen family.
They remained there for nearly half a year, partly to mourn and partly to reminisce.
After all, following this event, it would be difficult for them to stay in the Shen family for such an extended period, and their visits in the future would likely be infrequent.
Shen Daoming clearly understood this as well.
Thus, during these six months, whenever he was free, he would visit the small courtyard where his sister and brother-in-law resided to spend time with them.
However, one day, when Shen Daoming arrived at the mountain peak courtyard where Jiang Chengxuan and Shen Ruyan lived, he was surprised to find that besides them, there were two more people in the courtyard.
