Chapter 440: Death of a Relative

"I'm not in a hurry to leave now, I just want to trouble you, Daoist Fellow Qingmian!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

"Daoist Lu is also a weapon refiner. If you stay in Qingmian City, you can watch me while I refine the Yinquan Ghost Card. Then we can exchange experiences in weapon refinement!" Qingmian Ghost Emperor said with a smile.

Qingmian Ghost Emperor is a versatile person. He is not only proficient in weapon refinement, but also has experience in alchemy and array formation, and has reached a relatively high level.

Lu Cheng'an also has a certain understanding of Qingmian Ghost Emperor's weapon refinement skills. After receiving the invitation from Qingmian Ghost Emperor, he immediately agreed.

As Qingmian Ghost Emperor said, it is not difficult for him to refine the third and fourth level Yinquan Ghost Cards. He can refine the third and fourth level Yinquan Ghost Cards in a very short time.

Qingmian Ghost Emperor also needs flame forging and tempering to refine magic tools, but he uses Yin Fire.

This leads to a certain difference between the weapon refining method in the netherworld and the world of the living.

During the refining process, the Green-faced Ghost Emperor was explaining to Lu Chengan the core of refining magic tools in the Netherworld.

After Lu Chengan and the Green-faced Ghost Emperor communicated, he felt that his refining skills had improved significantly.

Sometimes he would demonstrate the refining methods of the Yang World not far from the Green-faced Ghost Emperor, and they would verify each other.

Time passed slowly, and three years passed in a flash.

At this time, the Green-faced Ghost Emperor refined all the Yinquan Ghost Cards that Lu Chengan needed, and the Yinquan Ghost Card that Lu Chengan used was a fifth-level middle-grade Yinquan Ghost Card.

After Lu Chengan and the Green-faced Ghost Emperor exchanged their refining experiences, they both made considerable progress in refining.

Lu Chengan felt that he could now refine some relatively simple fifth-level middle-grade magic tools.

After the Yinquan Ghost Card was refined, Lu Chengan did not stay in the Netherworld for long.

However, before he left, he told the Green-faced Ghost Emperor that there would be cultivators from their Lu family entering the Netherworld to exchange formations and alchemy with him.

Lu Jingkun's cultivation had just broken through to the Spiritualization Realm not long ago. Although his current formation level has reached the fifth level, it is still difficult for him to refine the fifth-level formation alone.

The Green-faced Ghost King has also reached the fifth level in formation. If Lu Jingkun and the Green-faced Ghost King have a discussion, it will be of great benefit to Lu Jingkun.

After Lu Chengan left the netherworld, he went directly back to the family mountain gate.

"Patriarch, have you not completely determined the candidate for the family to leave?" Lu Chengan asked.

Lu Chengan's understanding of the Lu family's Yuanying and Jindan realm cultivators is not as good as Lu Wenxing's, so after he made some requests, he asked Lu Wenxing to determine the candidate for leaving according to his requirements.

"It has been determined. According to your requirements, a total of 76 Jindan Realm clansmen and 23 Yuanying Realm clansmen have been selected."

Lu Wenxing took out a jade slip from the storage ring and said with a smile: "This jade slip contains a reliable introduction to these clansmen. You can find time to read it. If there is any problem, please inform me in time."

"I believe in the ability of the clan leader. There will be no problem with these people."

Lu Chengan smiled faintly, but still put the jade slip away.

The jade slip contains an introduction to these cultivators. These people will leave with him next. It is also good for him to know more about these people.

"These are the third and fourth level Yinquan ghost cards. You will give each of the clansmen one later and let them sacrifice it. They will need this thing to cover their breath when they enter the netherworld in the future." Lu Chengan said.

After that, Lu Chengan left Lu Wenxing's cave and went to Lu Jingkun's cave, handing a fifth-level lower-grade Yinquan ghost card to Lu Jingkun.

And told him that he could find time to take Lu Yonghui into the netherworld and go to Qingluo City to find the Green-faced Ghost Emperor to discuss formations and spiritual plants.

After Lu Chengan dealt with the affairs of the clan, he went to Danding Mountain.

After he and Shi Ningyu came back this time, Shi Ningyu stayed at the gate of Danding Mountain to accompany her grandfather and never returned to the Lu family.

Lu Chengan also saw Shi Mingxin's situation that day. Now that several years have passed, Shi Mingxin's situation may be even worse.

Thinking of this, Lu Chengan appeared outside the gate of Danding Sect.

"Ningyu, how is grandpa now?"

After entering the small courtyard where Shi Mingxin lived, Lu Chengan saw only Shi Ningyu sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard, and did not see Shi Mingxin.

"Grandfather is resting in the cave now. He is becoming more and more like an old man!"

Shi Ningyu looked up at Lu Cheng'an and asked softly, "Husband, why are you here now? How is my uncle now?"

Shi Ningyu knew that Lu Wenhua's lifespan was about to end, but she was more worried about her grandfather's health. After returning with Lu Cheng'an, she went directly to see her grandfather and has not met Lu Cheng'an's uncle until now.

"The family affairs are now done, so I thought of coming to see him!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled slightly and sat next to Shi Ningyu.

He took Shi Ningyu into his arms and said softly, "My uncle is in good health. He is surrounded by his children and grandchildren and is very happy every day."

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu talked softly. They did not talk about cultivation anymore, but talked about some trivial things in their childhood.

An hour later, Shi Mingxin finished his rest and walked out of the cave.

When he saw Lu Chengan arriving, he acted very happy and expressed that he wanted to have a drink with Lu Chengan.

Lu Chengan was not in a hurry to leave Shi Mingxin's small courtyard this time. After Shi Ningyu prepared some dishes to go with the wine, Lu Chengan and Shi Mingxin had a good drink that night.

Neither Lu Chengan nor Shi Ningyu mentioned the end of Shi Mingxin's lifespan. They just wanted to accompany Shi Mingxin on the last journey of his life.

The years passed ruthlessly, and another three years passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Shi Mingxin's condition became worse and worse. His golden elixir was covered in dust and his physical body became extremely decayed.

He was now very frail and spent most of the day in bed.

After Shi Ningyu finally stayed with her grandfather for such a long time, she gradually opened her eyes and was somewhat able to accept the reality that her grandfather was about to leave.

In the last two years, Lu Chengan began to frequently travel between the Lu family and the Danding Sect, because his uncle's body was rapidly declining as the past few years passed.

This is something that all monks have to go through.

No matter how advanced the monks are, in the last few years of their lifespan, everything about them will decay rapidly, and in the end they will become no different from ordinary mortals.

A sunny warm afternoon in three months.

Shi Mingxin was still lying on the lounge chair in the small courtyard, his breathing was very steady, and the warm sunlight fell on his body, as if it had coated him with a layer of golden paint.

Shi Ningyu sat next to her grandfather. She gently held her grandfather's palm and kept her eyes on her grandfather's old face.

Lu Chengan sat behind Shi Ningyu, watching this scene with soft eyes.

This has been the normal state of their lives in the past few years. They have no longer spent time on cultivation, but their state of mind has improved greatly.

Suddenly, Shi Ningyu held her grandfather's hand tightly, and then burst into tears.

"grandfather!"

Shi Ningyu burst into tears, her grandfather was still gone!

Lu Chengan leaned over and hugged Shi Ningyu, silently comforting Shi Ningyu's emotions.

"Ningyu, if you want to cry, just cry, but don't stay in sadness, otherwise your grandfather will be worried."

Lu Chengan comforted her gently and patted Shi Ningyu's back gently.

The Danding Sect has already prepared matters after Shi Mingxin's death.

After Shi Ningyu told the monks of the Danding Sect about the death of her grandfather, everyone in the Danding Sect began to prepare for Shi Mingxin's funeral.

Shi Ningyu didn't let the Danding Sect invite too many monks because that would be of little use.

After Shi Mingxin passed away, Shi Ningyu stayed in the Danding Sect for more than three months, where she recalled the time she spent with her grandfather.

A hundred days after Shi Mingxin passed away, Shi Ningyu and Lu Chengan left the Danding Sect together.

At this time, Lu Wenhua's health was deteriorating. According to Shi Mingxin's condition, Lu Wenhua might only have three to five years left to live.

However, Lu Chengan didn't spend much time with his brother-in-law, because Lu Wenhua now has too many children.

But Lu Chengan and Shi Ningyu didn't have much thought about practicing. After thinking about it for a while, they began to instruct the Lu family's monks on how to practice.

Lu Chengan and Shi Ningyu both have cultivation levels in the realm of god transformation. They have a very deep understanding of each realm. They can solve all the problems encountered by the Lu family monks in their cultivation.

After three and a half years of this, many monks in the Lu family have made great breakthroughs in their cultivation.

At this time, Lu Wenhua's lifespan was coming to an end.

At this time, Lu Wenhua drove away all his descendants, including his most proud son Lu Chengzhuo, who was treated the same way.

After Lu Chengan learned the news, he immediately appeared in front of his brother-in-law.

"Cheng'an, I seem to have seen Chengyun these days, he seems to be coming to pick me up!

Lu Wenhua looked at Lu Chengan with somewhat cloudy eyes and said softly: "Take me back to Jinyuan Mountain before anything happened to the family. I'm afraid Chengyun can't find me."

The Chengyun Lu Wenhua mentioned was his first child and Lu Chengan’s eldest brother.

Lu Chengyun is very stable. He is six years older than Lu Chengan. He took great care of Lu Chengan when he was a child.

"Uncle, I'll take you back to find Brother Chengyun!" When Lu Chengan heard his uncle mention Brother Chengyun, his eyes suddenly became very sour.

Jinyuan Mountain was where the Lu family's mountain gate was before the disaster. After Lu Chengan destroyed his enemies, Jinyuan Mountain was recaptured.

Even though the Lu family's mountain gate has now been moved to the Hong'e Mountains where the cultivation environment is better, Jinyuan Mountain has not been abandoned. There are still monks from the Lu family staying there.

Because it carries the memories of many elderly people in the Lu family.

Lu Wenhua now wants to return to Jinyuan Mountain because he misses the Lu family's trouble-free life too much.

Although the Lu family was not as prosperous as it is now, it was happier than it is now.

Jinyuan Mountain is extremely far away from the Hong'e Mountains where the Lu family is currently located. Lu Wenhua's current physical condition is so bad that Lu Chengan did not dare to use the space folding magical power. Instead, he took Lu Wenhua to Jinyuan Mountain on a cloud.

Lu Chengan was not walking very fast. During this period, he and his brother-in-law had been reminiscing about their life in Jinyuan Mountain.

When Lu Chengan brought Lu Wenhua back to Jinyuan Mountain, Lu Wenhua was a little disappointed.

Because although Jinyuan Mountain is still Jinyuan Mountain, many things on Jinyuan Mountain have changed, and there are almost no traces of their lives back then.

But even so, Lu Wenhua still felt at ease after returning to Jinyuan Mountain.

Lu Wenhua's life was about to end. After returning to Jinyuan Mountain, he was still reminiscing about his life in Jinyuan Mountain.

Lu Chengan thought about persuading his uncle to return to the Lu family, but was rejected by his uncle with certainty.

Lu Wenhua did not mention Lu Chengzhuo and other descendants again, but Lu Chengan still sent a message to Lu Chengzhuo and others about Lu Wenhua's intention, asking Lu Chengzhuo to bring some people to see Lu Wenhua off for the last time.

Perhaps because his last spirit was gone, Lu Wenhua declined even more quickly after returning to Jinyuan Mountain.

After receiving Lu Chengan's message, Lu Chengzhuo did not dare to delay at all and immediately took some of his father's descendants to Jinyuan Mountain.

Shi Ningyu also received Lu Chengan's message. After she knew that Lu Chengzhuo and others were going to Jinyuan Mountain to see their father off for the last time, she also decided to go to Jinyuan Mountain.

There were too many descendants of Lu Wenhua, and Lu Chengzhuo did not let everyone go, but only selected some bloodlines that were closer to his father.

Soon after, Shi Ningyu brought Lu Chengzhuo and others to Jinyuan Mountain.

"Husband, how is my uncle doing now?" Shi Ningyu asked softly.

"He has been in a coma for a day, and he seems unwilling to wake up." Lu Chengan sighed helplessly.

"Now that Chengzhuo and the others are here, my uncle and Chengzhuo should have no regrets!"

"Husband, you have done a good job!" Shi Ningyu said gently.

Lu Chengan slightly clenched Shi Ningyu's palm, but said nothing more.

Five days after Lu Chengzhuo and others came to Jinyuan Mountain, Lu Wenhua finally came to the end of his life and passed away in Jinyuan Mountain.

According to Lu Wenhua's last will, he was not buried in the current mountain gate of the Lu family, but buried in Jinyuan Mountain.

There are also tombs of Lu Chengan's parents in the Lu family mountain gate, but they are all cenotaphs, because at that time, their bodies were not left behind during the great escape.

Lu Wenhua's funeral was not a big one, only some old people from the Lu family came, which was also Lu Wenhua's intention.

After Lu Wenhua's funeral, Lu Chengan and Lu Chengzhuo stayed in Jinyuan Mountain for a while.

Later, some of Lu Wenhua's direct descendants will move to Jinyuan Mountain to live.

These people's cultivation talents are not high, so even if they move to Jinyuan Mountain, it will not have any impact.

If there are high cultivation talents among their descendants, they can return to the Lu family mountain gate and get better training.

This is the common promise of Lu Chengan and Lu Chengzhuo. (End of this chapter)