Chapter 203 Sudden bad news

In the quiet alchemy room of Chunyang Cave, Ye Chunyang closed his eyes quietly, and several pills were spinning around the pill furnace.

This is exactly the high-grade Great Return Pill that he promised the Lu family and his wife to refine.

After returning to Huaxue Sect that day, he took enough medicinal materials and went down the mountain again to Chunyang Cave. After a month, he finally refined a furnace of elixirs.

However, although the elixir had been refined at this time, Ye Chunyang did not leave the seclusion immediately. Instead, he placed his hands in front of his abdomen and guided the true energy to travel through the major acupoints around his body, breathing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

He has long been familiar with the refining method of the Great Return Pill, so this month is called refining the pill, but it is actually practicing in seclusion.

Perhaps due to the miraculous effects of the Spirit-nurturing Wood and the Spiritual Aperture Treasure, the feeling of bottleneck has become stronger recently. As long as there is a suitable opportunity, the advanced stage of foundation building will be a matter of course.

"Although Xiaobao's body has Heavenly Spiritual Roots, it becomes more difficult to break through the realm of immortality the further you advance. If you want to advance, it seems that you still have to use the Lingqing Pill."

In this month, Ye Chunyang tried to break through the bottleneck several times, but unfortunately they all ended in failure. Obviously without the complementary spiritual root cultivation of two bodies, even the heavenly spiritual root would be difficult to break through.

Therefore, the right way is to get the Lingqing Grass from Lu Yezhou as soon as possible.

After looking at the several Great Return Pills that were successfully released, Ye Chunyang no longer hesitated and immediately left the cave after collecting the pills.

His Chunyang Cave is located deep in Tian Chong Mountain, thousands of miles away from the small bamboo forest where the Lu couple live in seclusion. However, with his current strong spiritual power, the floating beads reached the destination after several teleportations.

Looking down from above, you can hear the sound of rustling bamboo and waves, and you can see the lush greenery, which makes people feel cheerful.

Thinking back to the day he met Lu and his wife, Ye Chunyang couldn't help but smile.

Along the way, he had seen too many intrigues, and most immortal cultivators kept plundering in order to strengthen themselves. It was rare for this couple to treat each other sincerely. Even though Lu Qin was seriously injured, Lu Yezhou never left.

Maybe it was this true feeling that moved Ye Chunyang, otherwise he would never believe what Lu Yezhou said.

However, if this person dares to lie to deceive him, Ye Chunyang will not be merciful.

After some calculation in his mind, Ye Chunyang jumped down and fell into the bamboo forest.

After landing, he suddenly frowned and felt something was wrong here.

Different from the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers in the past, the bamboo hut today seemed extremely quiet. A few white cloths were hung in front of the door, and the green smoke of incense floated from the house. The entire bamboo house was completely silent.

Ye Chunyang's heart condensed and he quickly walked towards the bamboo house.

As they approached, a woman wearing sackcloth and a white sash was seen kneeling in front of a spiritual throne with a look of pain on her face.

It's the Lu Qin family.

Looking up, I was shocked to see the words "The spiritual place of my late husband Lu Yezhou" written on the spiritual tablet.

Ye Chunyang was extremely surprised.

Unexpectedly, one month later, Lu Yezhou would be dead.

"Mrs. Lu, what's going on?"

Lu Qin was in a daze and did not notice Ye Chunyang entering the room until the voice came. She was startled and turned to look at him.

"Senior Ye, you are here."

Mrs. Lu Qin straightened up her appearance and bowed to Ye Chunyang.

"Madam, can you tell me what happened? Why did your husband die?" Ye Chunyang said.

Lu Yezhou's life and death is related to the whereabouts of Lingqing grass, and Ye Chunyang must find out what happened here no matter what.

Lu Qin's expression was sad.

She raised her head and looked directly at Ye Chunyang, a complex emotion flashing across her eyes, which seemed to be awe and hatred, but in the end it just turned into helplessness.

Ye Chunyang was extremely surprised by the other party's look. Could it be that Lu Yezhou's death had something to do with him?

After a long time, Mrs. Lu Qin wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, served tea to Ye Chunyang according to the etiquette, and said: "Forgive me for being bold, but do you dare to ask, senior, if you asked your late husband to go back to the Lu family to get Lingqing grass a month ago?"

"Yes, your honorable husband once promised me to use Lingqingcao as a condition for healing my wife. This time I came here to fulfill my promise and hand over the prepared elixir to my wife."

Ye Chunyang nodded. Although Lu Yezhou hinted that he should not tell Lu Qin about the matter that day, there was nothing to hide now.

Lu Qin smiled bitterly and did not answer.

After a while, she showed a look of reminiscence and said: "Back then, I was born in the devil's path, but Lu Lang was the direct son of the Lu family in Beicheng. His love with me was deeply opposed, but Lu Lang did not hesitate to break up with the Lu family for me and take me away. The Demon Dao, my husband and I hid everywhere to avoid being chased. However, we were chased by the Demon Dao a few years ago, and I was seriously injured. I lived in seclusion here for the next few years. "

Ye Chunyang did not interrupt. He knew that since Lu Qin brought up the old affairs between him and his wife, he would definitely continue to talk about it.

"In order to cure the cold poison in my body, Lu Lang sought medical treatment everywhere, and even went back to the Lu family to ask for help. Unfortunately, they had already regarded Lu Lang as an abandoned son, so how could they help me?"

Lu Qin's face was filled with bitterness, as if he was mocking the Lu family's ruthlessness.

At this point, she looked at Ye Chunyang and continued: "Until a month ago, Lu Lang met the senior in Linyangfang. Hearing that the senior wanted to find the Lingqing grass, he sneaked back to the Lu family to steal the grass. Although the process was dangerous, Lu Lang successfully brought out the grass. He thought he could fulfill his agreement with his senior, but unexpectedly he was poisoned when he returned to the farm. "

"Are you from the Lu family?" Ye Chunyang asked.

Lu Qin shook her head, with hatred in her eyes, and gritted her teeth and said: "Lu Lang grew up in the Lu family and knew their restrictions very well. Now that he has escaped, how could he fall into their hands again and murder Lu Lang?" Humans are boneless old demons from the Blood Transformation Sect.”

"The Boneless Old Demon? How could it be him?"

"It is this person."

Lu Qin clenched her jade fist and said, "Lu Lang had successfully brought out the Lingqing grass and was about to return here, but he did not expect to meet the boneless old demon who killed people and collected blood on the way. This demon has always been full of evil, but this person has a high foundation and cultivation. Lu Lang was targeted by him and naturally was not his opponent. The Lingqing grass was also taken away by him."

Ye Chunyang was very surprised. He had a deep impression of the boneless old demon. If this demon had not thrown him into a mass grave, there would not have been this series of events. Ye Chunyang did not hate this person to the bone, but he was also someone he must kill.

After listening to Lu Qin's narration, Ye Chunyang frowned and said nothing.

Now he finally understood why Lu Qin had such hatred when he saw him just now. It turned out that he was angry with himself for Lu Yezhou's death. If it were not for the Lingqing grass as a condition for expelling the poison, Lu Yezhou would not have died.

With a slight sigh in his heart, Ye Chunyang wondered, "Since your husband died at the hands of the Boneless Demon, how did the lady know about this?"

"What you don't know, senior, is that although Lu Lang was defeated by the Boneless Demon, the skills he practiced can temporarily enter the state of turtle breathing. After being taken blood by the Boneless Demon, he returned to the bamboo forest with his last breath and told the matter in person."

Ye Chunyang suddenly realized.

"What about the righteous way?"

"What about the devil way?"

"My husband and I are sincere to each other. We don't seek to cultivate immortality, but only wish to grow old together. However, the way of heaven is in vain. Even if we have feelings, we can't escape the cruelty of the world."

Lu Qinshi burst into tears, with unwillingness and tragic in her eyes.

Ye Chunyang sighed in his heart.

What is the purpose of cultivating immortality?

Lu Qinshi's words made Ye Chunyang think about the way of immortality for the first time. Although cultivating immortality can prolong life, can it really become immortal?

Even if you get immortality, what is left in the end?

He suddenly thought of the past.

He started his immortal journey as a small cook in the Su family. In order to pursue immortality, nothing can shake his faith.

Su Xueyuan, Luo Qingcheng, Xuan Yang, one by one, the women who impressed him passed through his memory. Perhaps it was individual factors that forced him to break free from the shackles of emotions, but he could not deny that his heart had been tied to this.

The Lu couple had deep feelings for each other and loved each other. There is no love in the world better than this.

He walked to Lu Yezhou's spirit tablet, offered a stick of incense, bowed a few times, and then took out a bottle of Da Huan Dan.

"This is Da Huan Dan. Madam, you only need to take it on time, and you can drive away the poison within a few days."

Lu Qin looked at the bottle of pills, but did not take it. Instead, she shook her head and said, "Senior is so thoughtful, Lu Qin is very grateful, but I think I don't need this pill anymore now."

"What do you mean, Madam?" Ye Chunyang was surprised.

Lu Qin looked at Lu Yezhou's spirit tablet, and a sad smile appeared on her lips. She said, "I have taken the poison that will kill me in seven days. Even if this elixir is good, it is useless to me. The reason why I am still alive is to wait for you to come here to keep the appointment and tell you the whole story."

"You have taken the poison? Why?" Ye Chunyang was stunned.

Lu Qin smiled but did not answer, but her expression was firm.

She bowed apologetically and said, "My late husband failed to retrieve the Lingqing grass and broke his promise. I am here to apologize on his behalf. But I have something to ask for, and I hope you can agree to it. This will also be a wish of mine."

Ye Chunyang was silent.

In order to seek the great way, he never promised others easily, so as not to become a hindrance to himself, but the Lu couple's loyalty to death touched him.

As if she had already guessed that Ye Chunyang would do this, Lu Qin smiled bitterly and said slowly: "My husband and I have no worries, but I have a junior sister who is trapped in the hands of the Kunyuan Sect of the Demonic Dao. I was born in this sect. My junior sister helped me escape, but unfortunately she was captured by the disciples. Now her life and death are uncertain. If you meet her in the future, I hope you can help her."

"Kunyuan Sect? This sect seems to be a second-rate sect in the northern vein." Ye Chunyang frowned slightly.

"Yes." Lu Qin smiled bitterly and said: "In fact, if my junior sister falls into their hands, I am afraid she is already in danger. If you are lucky enough to meet her, you can save her. If you can't save her, I dare not force it."

Lu Qin knew that although this senior had great merits, it was really difficult to ask such a request. However, my junior sister was her only concern, so she could only pin a glimmer of hope on him.

Ye Chunyang remained silent. He would not become an enemy of a sect for a random person, but he could not bear to see Lu Qinshi die without peace.

After a pause, he asked, "What is the name of your junior sister? I cannot guarantee that I will promise what you ask for, but if I meet her in the future, I will take care of her to the best of my ability."

"Liu Ruyue." Lu Qinshi said happily.

After that, she took off the Qiankun bag from her waist and handed it to Ye Chunyang, saying, "There is half a jade pendant in my Qiankun bag. This jade pendant is a pair. My junior sister and I have a good relationship since childhood, so I gave each half. If you see the person wearing this jade, it is her. The rest is useless to me. If you think it is useful, keep it. If it is useless, it doesn't matter if you throw it away."

Ye Chunyang was silent for a long time.

Finally, he nodded, walked out of the bamboo house, and his figure gradually disappeared.

Everyone has their own choices. The Lu couple remained faithful to each other until death. After Lu Yezhou's death, Lu Qin refused to live alone. This love is beyond the understanding of others, but how many times can such a sincere lover appear in the world?

He finally looked back at the simple bamboo house, and there seemed to be a sad song coming from it.

"I don't want to grow old together in this life."

"I only wish we could fly side by side in the next life."

"We will always be together in the underworld."

"I only envy the mandarin ducks, not the immortals."

"..."

The people in the bamboo house sang over and over again, and the song was gentle and suppressed, deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Standing outside the bamboo forest, Ye Chunyang couldn't calm down for a long time, until the song became weaker and weaker, he slowly turned around, flew into the sky, turned into a rainbow of light and disappeared.

Although he couldn't fulfill the agreement with the Lu couple, he would get the Lingqing grass after all. After saying that it came from the mass grave, Ye Chunyang had never seen the boneless old demon again, and it was time to meet him.