399 Volition of the People and Core of Siderite! (1/2)
”Old Forefather is strong and well. You are truly an extraordinary immortal. How can someone so mundane like this grandson possibly compare to such magnificence? It’s really the greatest blessing to be able to meet Old Forefather today!” Sun Chengfeng said with utmost deference.
”Child, just call me Elder Yun. Don’t kneel down to me anymore, I don’t like it. A man should stand tall and proud. You save people and that’s doing them a favor; you have your dignity, no matter who you face. There’s no need to kneel,” Yun Yang said wisely.
”I shall follow Old Forefather’s advice.” Sun Chengfeng bowed once more before he stood up.
Yun Yang said faintly, ”As for this old man, I am no immortal… I’m only an old, useless, man that can barely take another breath now… I’m very comforted as well to meet someone I know today. Back in the forest, if I hadn’t heard that there was a descendant of the Physician Genius, I probably wouldn't have come out. Everything has been predestined.”
He sighed slowly, as if the scenes of his life had flickered past his eyes, and said, ”Of the brothers then... only this old man is left now… This mundane, secular world is filled with loneliness.”
”Old Forefather must be able to live long and well, to become a true immortal of the land.” Sun Chengfeng said respectfully, ”Hundreds and thousands of years from now, our families will still be hoping to be blessed by Old Forefather!”
Yun Yang sighed dejectedly, ”Immortal of the land, what does that even mean? Coming to see my home country again and meeting someone I used to know, my wish has been fulfilled. Due to my injuries, I shall pass on in less than ten years. That's not too bad, I can reunite with them and chat again. They’ve waited for me for far too long…”
Sun Chengfeng said anxiously, ”Those medicines... hasn’t Old Forefather begun collecting them over these years?”
Sun Chengfeng was genuinely anxious.
A superior ancestor like Feng Xiange would be a testament, much like a living fossil in his family. He did not even have to do anything; just staying alive would already prove to be a great moral support to all of them!
It was best if such an Old Forefather could live as long as he possibly could.
Lan Wuxin was also anxious.
Initially, it did not matter if Elder Yun could be saved. If it worked, they would do him a great favor; that would be great. If it did not work, it did not make any difference.
However, the situation was vastly different now. The reconstruction of a soul was still waiting for this great old sir. Only he could perfect the plan peppered with loopholes; even the others, who had adequate cultivation base, could not learn nor execute it!
In addition, Lan Wuxin was honestly impressed as well. He was truly in the presence of a true predecessor – he knew about methods others did not. The experts that were akin to immortals in his eyes were just like toddlers who did not know anything before the Old Forefather.
”Old Forefather is knowledgeable indeed. It’s a waste that this junior isn’t sufficiently adequate, having only learned very little of old ancestors’ skills and knowledge. It’s an upsetting fact to stomach.”
Lan Wuxin’s words came from the bottom of his heart; he was not pandering to Elder Yun. Recalling the Four Seasons Tower’s expert behaving like an idiot in front of the former yesterday, he could not help but sigh, thinking about the helpless man's dumbfounded expression.
At this moment, he actually felt that the Four Seasons Tower’s reputation did not befit its capabilities. Their legends were mostly likely tall tales, created to strike fear in the masses.
They were the so-called legendary top organization of the continent; unfortunately, each of their members was equipped with a pig’s brain and a formidable cultivation base without corresponding experience and wisdom!
It was self-explanatory that one of the Nine Supremes had still managed to escape when they had set up the ultimate trap to ambush the Nine Supremes – what a useless bunch of idiots!
Incompetent bunglers!
”It’s hard to say. Although the Four Seasons Tower’s people do not know my methods, it’s mostly just limited to their experience. Cultivators will always prioritize their own cultivation base. I believe there must be other experts in this world who are more well versed, and those who are more senior than me might be found as well… This old man doesn’t deserve to be called Old Forefather at this age... What a shame.”
Yun Yang sadly shook his head.
Sun Chengfeng could not hold himself back and asked anxiously, ”May I ask Old Forefather, what ingredient is still lacking? This grandson will think of a way to obtain it. You said that Physician Genius Family has saved plenty of people... the favors we have done are really abundant…”
Yun Yang kept quiet for a bit and said, ”I’ve hunted the flood dragon's gallbladder from the Borderless Ocean and obtained the peacock’s tail from ParaMount as well. Roving water was easy, I collected it a long time ago. I’ve also found the snow mountain pomegranate a hundred and twenty years back. The horn of the unicorn must be given voluntarily by the beast itself; only then can it become medicine. After a hundred years, give or take a few, I’ve finally acquired it. As for the Weightless Whale, it took me a good sixty years to take it from a hibernating whale beast. I’ve collected most of the needed medicine and I should be working harder, being encouraged, but when I wanted to go for the Globule of People’s Volition, it was a difficult task. A massive amount of manpower, resources, and wealth are needed to accomplish this. Not only that, the core of siderite is also unheard of in these hundreds of years. I’ve put in a lot of effort, reading plenty of old books, and it seems that there was no mention of it in the last hundreds of thousands of years. Where do I begin searching for a medicine that has no destination? How can I not be hopeless, and give up?”