Chapter 444 You Have the Wine, I Have the Story (2/2)

Today was the 15th of February. Shen Lian had left Mount Qingxuan and reached a simple and clean Daoist temple which bore the words 'Qing Xia' on it. Coincidentally it was the Daoist temple which he passed by long ago. On this day a few years back, it was also the day which he had sought a new lease in life from this place.

If Shen Lian had a birthday, it would be today.

Counting the years, he had reached this place at exactly thirty-three years.

Having used thirty-three years' worth of time, from an ordinary person he became the apex person in this side of the heavens and earth. If he told anyone, they might even not feel that it cannot be believed.

Truth be told, the bigshots in the Cultivation Community knew only of the fact that Shen Lian cultivated for less than fifty years, even the disciples of Qing Xuan could not remember that clearly. After all is said and done, if one thinks about it, it really is a very frightening thing.

However, Shen Lian did not feel that this was something so universally shocking, since whatever that happened on his person was all logical.

'The Mastery of Senses' enabled him to train his spirit to become strong. Thousands of years of Qing Xuan sources let the potential of his body to be unleashed. His naturally simple heart of Dao further enabled him to break free of countless obstacles during his path of cultivation. He has faced near-death situations many times, but he managed to avert them all.

Everything was too smooth, even the dangers that befell him were like a well-established script.

Shen Lian was enjoying everything today, but he also was in deep fear, because it felt like as if there was a shapeless pair of eyes watching his every move.

In particular was the experience of the imposing Lingbao Tianzun. Only then did he understand that the kind of power in Daoist masters and Buddha, would terrifiyingly surpass that of his current knowledge, leading him to neither have a way to figure it out nor to resist.

More so then, to gradually let his heart be filled with ambitions and aspirations that no one can ever feel, in addition to the share of the desire to explore.

The so-called inactive heart of Dao, also would not stop at anything.

To face this unimaginable hardship, Shen Lian's heart was even more delighted. For it was this kind of life that brought pleasure, leaving him deeply nostalgic.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.

In the sunset there was a man carrying a bundle of firewood on his back. He dragged a long shadow behind him. He came nearer, and it could be seen that he was a middle-aged woodcutter. Both of his temples were slightly weathered, only his two slender hands were strong, and his five fingers were callus-free. If anyone saw him, they would know that he was no ordinary person.

But in Shen Lian's eyes, the extraordinary people were not much different from the ordinary.

The woodcutter asked with a slight hesitation, ”Mister Shen?”

Shen Lian smiled back, ”Brother Bai! You were living away in seclusion at Qing Xia Temple all along, you made some renovations to it, I am very grateful.”

The woodcutter was Bai Yufei, from back in the day. Originally the lone thief in the wilful aspect of humanity, but was later saved by Shen Lian. He served Shen Lian for some years, eventually saving Shen Ruoxi. After Shen Ruoxi was passed to the hands of Shen Lian, Bai Yufei set off for further lands.

Of course, he was a mere mortal, but when he faced the Shen Lian of today, he was like an ant. But Shen Lian, having seen him, felt close to him.

Bai Yufei felt the same, and he movingly said, ”I never thought you would come back, that you and I would meet again.”

Shen Lian nipped his finger and counted. With that he could know of Bai Yufei's stories in the past years. But Shen Lian did not use his supernatural power, and simply asked, ”Brother Bai, have you always been here all these years? Have you also any other stories?”

Bai Yufei brightly chuckled, ”I have been here for quite a few years, but I do not have any stories. What I do have is Monkey Wine that I obtained from the mountains. If you have nothing to take care of today, we could drink to our heart's content.”

Shen Lian laughed, ”How coincidental, brother Bai has the wine, Shen Lian has the stories. It appears we have no choice but to drink!”