The sky that had just rained was gloomy, just like Zhou Yang's mood at this time.
Not long ago, he took the "Three Yang Barrier Breaking Pill" and successfully broke through to the fourth level of foundation building. He should be in a happy mood now.
But a piece of bad news suddenly made his mood extremely bad.
Just a few days ago, his mother Lin Yuting, who had just spent his 57th birthday with him, passed away!
Lin Yuting died after running out of longevity.
Although, the age at which she died was still two years short of the limit of 120 years for monks in the Qi training stage.
But it is true that he died at the end of his life.
A few days before the lifespan of a cultivator runs out, he will have a spiritual inspiration and understand that he is about to die.
Therefore, before Lin Yuting passed away, she basically explained everything she wanted to explain and the people she wanted to see, and she saw them all, and she died with a smile without regrets.
But for Zhou Yang, the son, the loss of a loved one still made him extremely sad and uncomfortable.
He had thought that this day would come, but when it actually came, it was still difficult for him to accept it.
So much so that he stared at his mother's peaceful body in a daze for half a day before being woken up by his father Zhou Xuanhao. Then with tears and great sadness, he watched his mother's body being cremated by the old patriarch Zhou Minghan himself.
At this time, five days had passed since his mother Lin Yuting passed away. Although Zhou Yang was no longer sad and crying, his mood was still gloomy and sad, and he had not completely recovered from the incident.
No monk in the Zhou family has died at the end of his life in more than ten years. Lin Yuting's death not only made Zhou Yang feel sad, but also made him realize that in a short time, those "Xuan" characters in the Zhou family who are of the same generation as his parents will
Generations of monks will pass away one after another.
By then, there will probably be more people in the Zhou family who have experienced the same sad experience of losing a loved one like him!
A more realistic problem is that those who are about to expire and die will basically be the elders of the Zhou family.
Once these people pass away, the overall strength of the Zhou family will be greatly reduced, and there will be much fewer people who can be used in the future.
How to minimize the adverse impact on the family caused by the death of these people is an issue that Zhou Yang, the patriarch, needs to consider.
The only good news that can give him some comfort now is that after seven or eight years of training, the Zhou family's stewardship system has gradually been established. Some monks of the "Yuan" generation have become competent in stewardship after learning and tempering.
position.
With the existence of these stewards and deputy stewards, even if the elders pass away, they will not interfere with the normal operation of the family.
"Brother Ninth, my great-grandfather asked me to tell you that I just received a message from the Chen family, saying that after leaving the customs, Patriarch Cao of Huangshamen personally sent a message for you to go to Huangshamen to pay your respects."
The girl's soft voice suddenly sounded from behind, awakening Zhou Yang's thoughts.
He turned his head and looked around, only to see a girl named Tingting, who was wearing a plain white mourning dress, had arrived behind him at some point and was looking at him with a worried look on her face.
The girl is none other than his adopted sister Zhou Yuanyao.
Zhou Yuanyao is nineteen years old this year. She has lived with Zhou Yang's mother, Lin Yuting, since she was four or five years old. After more than ten years of getting along, the relationship between the two of them is no different from that of their biological mother and daughter.
Because Zhou Yang often took time out to spend time with his mother Lin Yuting over the years, even though they were twenty or thirty years apart in age, the relationship between them was much better than that between him and Zhou Yuanchun, Zhou Yuanbao and others.
"Yao'er, don't you really want to see your mother?"
Zhou Yang looked at the soft and frail girl in front of him and suddenly asked a question that had nothing to do with what the girl said.
The mother he was talking about was of course not his mother Lin Yuting, but Zhou Yuanyao's biological mother Zhou Xuanyu.
Because of his status, Zhou Xuanyu rarely comes back to see his daughter Zhou Yuanyao once a year.
Especially as Zhou Yuanyao grew older and learned about the evil deeds of demon cultivators from other elders, he gradually began to distance himself from his mother, who practiced demon arts, and deliberately avoided her, feeling a bit escaping reality.
After Zhou Xuanyu found out about this kind of thing, she felt very uncomfortable, but she also knew that her daughter could not be blamed for this matter, she could only blame herself. Who made her really a demon cultivator!
So even when he secretly came to see Lin Yuting for the last time, Zhou Xuanyu never met Zhou Yuanyao. After witnessing Lin Yuting's death, she quietly left Yuquan Peak while covering her face and crying.
Zhou Yang originally thought that it was a good thing that Zhou Yuanyao and Zhou Xuanyu didn't have much contact, so as not to cause trouble in the future due to frequent contact between the two.
But after experiencing the pain of the death of a loved one this time, he looked at Zhou Yuanyao and suddenly felt that his previous thoughts were too selfish.
However, after Zhou Yuanyao heard what he said, his expression changed, and he fell silent with his head lowered. Apparently, he had no such idea.
Seeing this, Zhou Yang couldn't help but stood up, stretched out his hand and patted the girl's shoulder gently and sighed: "Hey, if you have time, you'd better go over there and take a look. She is living there alone, so is she.
Very miserable!”
"I see."
Zhou Yuanyao nodded slightly, and his voice was like a mosquito, almost inaudible.
Zhou Yang was familiar with the character of this adopted sister, and when he saw this, he immediately knew that she probably didn't really take his words seriously.
Therefore, he couldn't help but frown, and suddenly he put his hands on the girl's shoulders, raised the girl's head to face him, and said in a serious tone: "Don't take it seriously, the skills she practices are different from our immortal skills.
It is easier to become obsessed. If you don't see her for a long time, her life may be in danger if she is depressed. You don't want to see her become obsessed and kill all the family monks and mortals in Haoyang Mountain.
!”
Sure enough, when she heard what he said, the girl's pretty face suddenly changed color.
No matter how much she rejected Zhou Xuanyu, her biological mother, she could not change the relationship between the two. If Zhou Xuanyu really went crazy because of her affairs, then her sin would be huge.
So she immediately changed her tone, nodded solemnly with a tight pretty face, and said: "Brother Ninth, I understand. After three months of mourning for my adoptive mother, I will go to Haoyang Mountain to stay for a while.
.”
"That's good." Zhou Yang stretched out his finger and gently touched the girl's forehead, smiled softly, and his mood improved a lot.
However, the girl blushed at his action. She shrugged dissatisfiedly, broke away from his hands and muttered: "Brother Jiu, you are so annoying. I am no longer a child, why are you still tapping my forehead like this?"
"Hahaha, whether you are a child or not is not decided by you, but by us elders who have watched you grow up."
Zhou Yang laughed, and regardless of the girl's shy and annoyed expression, he stretched out his hand and rubbed her head, spreading her combed hair into a chicken coop, then laughed and took off with his sword in the air.
Zhou Yuanyao almost cried because of what he did.
Yu Jian flew back to the top of Yuquan Peak, and Zhou Yang immediately went to see the old patriarch Zhou Minghan and discussed with him about going to Huangshamen to pay his respects.
At this time, Cao Wenjin suddenly sent a letter asking him to go to Huangshamen to pay a visit. There must be something for him to do. He had to explain the affairs of the clan well before he could go to Huangshamen with peace of mind.
Fortunately, the three foundation-building monks of the Zhou family are now practicing at Yuquan Peak. On weekdays, Zhou Xuanhao and Zhou Minghan help him handle all the affairs of the Zhou family. Even if he, the patriarch, is not in the clan, he is very important to the normal operation of the family.
It won't be a big deal.
In order to completely wipe out the remnants of the Blood Demon Sect more than ten years ago, Cao Wenjin spent his life to continuously perform the "Blood Escape Technique", and his vitality was damaged.
Now, after more than ten years of seclusion to recuperate, he has finally made up for the lost energy and returned to take charge of the sect's affairs.
Of course, the lost vitality can be made up, but most of the life lost due to the consumption of a large amount of essence and blood cannot be made up through normal means.
Therefore, the first big thing he had to do after leaving the customs was to prepare to personally lead a team to the Immortal Cultivation World of Liuyun Continent for trade purchases to see if he could purchase some life-extending treasures, or to help the monks in the Zifu Period marry.
Dan's treasure.
The reason why he called Zhou Yang here this time was also very simple, that is, he wanted to use the "Xuan Yang Token" on Zhou Yang's body to go to Xuanyang Immortal Sect's shop to collect wool.
You should know that one of the functions of the "Xuan Yang Order" is to enjoy a 20% discount in any official store directly operated by Xuanyang Immortal Sect.
However, the "Xuan Yang Order" can only be effective if used by its true owner, so Cao Wenjin called Zhou Yang over because he actually wanted to take him to the Liuyun Continent to cultivate immortality.
"I heard that you want to buy healing medicine for your father? Then you don't need to get the spiritual stone yourself for this matter. As long as you follow me, I will give you the spiritual stone to buy the healing medicine, and you can
You can also seize this opportunity and go there to buy some spiritual items that are useful to you!"
Huangshamen, inside Cao Wenjin's Cave, Cao Wenjin, the owner of the cave, was sitting on the Millennium Cold Jade Tower, looking at Zhou Yang standing below with a smile on his face and said.
The conditions he gave were not unreasonable.
Most people want to go to Liuyun Continent to cultivate the world of immortality, but they still can't.
Not only did he take Zhou Yang there for free, but he could also help Zhou Yang reimburse the cost of purchasing the healing elixir. This kind of good thing was rare in a thousand years.
Even though Zhou Yang had been thinking a lot before coming, he never thought that such a great thing would happen to him when he came to Huangshamen this time.
"My ancestors have great love, and I, the juniors and the Zhou family, are very grateful!" He bent down and bowed his hands deeply, then thanked him first.
Then he asked: "It's just that I dare to ask my ancestor, how dangerous is the road to Liuyun Continent to cultivate the immortal world? Is it really okay for me, with my level of cultivation, to follow?"
This is a very real problem.
Everyone knows the benefits of going to Liuyun Continent to cultivate immortality. However, if you want to go to Liuyun Continent to cultivate immortality, you first need to climb over the Duanyun Mountains where monsters gather. The dangers involved in this are something everyone has heard about in the boundless sand sea.
Who doesn’t know about the people who have been to the Immortal Realm of Liuyun Continent?
Although Huang Shamen claims to have a relatively safe passage, everyone knows that the word "safety" in the world of immortality has always been linked to cultivation.
It is a safe passage for the monks in the Golden Core Stage and the Zifu Stage, but it may not be safe for the monks in the Foundation Establishment Stage!