No hope for eternal life

Mu Changsheng and Mu Yanggu were close friends, so he understood Mu Yanggu's worries and quickly explained, "These spirit stones are not a reward, but Mr. Yang took the initiative to lend them to me. Mr. Yang also said that when I return the spirit stones in the future, I can give him a few more as interest."

Hearing that it was Yang Wuque who took the initiative to lend it, Mu Yanggu's expression eased a lot, but he still shook his head and said: "Even if Mr. Yang agreed to lend you spirit stones, you shouldn't have borrowed so many at once, and Mr. Yang lent them to you for your cultivation. You bought pills for us, what's going on?"

"Dad, don't worry. In addition to the special-grade foundation-building pills, I also bought other pills to assist in cultivation. I didn't treat myself badly." Mu Changsheng explained again and tried to comfort the two elders.

Then, Mu Changsheng took the initiative to say: "I will go to Mr. Yang to report. You two elders have not had a good rest recently. Go and have a good sleep."

Mu Changsheng had already noticed the fatigue in his parents' eyes. It was probably because they had not slept for days. Even a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage would be unable to bear it. The sooner he went to report to Yang Wuque, the easier it would be for his parents to rest in peace.

"Go, go." Mu Yanggu waved his hand and said. He naturally didn't want to delay Mu Changsheng.

After Mu Changsheng left, Mu Yanggu looked at the Golden Pill in his hand. Even a strong man like him had tears in his eyes. He said to his wife Chen Wanru with relief: "Our child has really grown up."

On the other side, Mu Changsheng walked all the way to the door of the school and knocked gently on the doors and windows. The door of the school opened automatically, and an oil lamp lit up. Yang Wuque was still wearing a blue shirt, sitting upright on the podium.

Mu Changsheng walked into the school, closed the door, bowed to Yang Wuque and said, "Thanks to you, sir, I have completed my mission of delivering the letter."

"Yes." Yang Wuque nodded slightly, and then said: "Shatongmo has been here."

Mu Changsheng was not too surprised to hear this. The Nansha County Magistrate had reached the Spirit Transformation Realm and his speed was faster than that of ordinary ferries. It was normal for him to arrive at Qingliu Town earlier than him.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng took out the Qingshen and Shenxiao talismans on his own initiative, returned them to their original owners and said, "Please forgive me, sir. I used the Shenxiao talisman once on this trip."

Yang Wuque's expression did not change when he heard this. He just accepted the two talismans and asked calmly: "Why do you use them?"

"Sir, it's like this..." Mu Changsheng immediately told him what he saw and heard in Xukai Town, which of course included the chance encounter with Mu Qunxian.

When Yang Wuque heard that Mu Changsheng had met Mu Qunxian by chance, a strange look finally flashed across his face, because in the past few days, he had heard the sound of Mu Qunxian forging swords every day in the town, and it had never stopped.

Yang Wuque’s first thought was that someone was impersonating Mu Qunxian, but he quickly denied this idea because it was understandable to pretend to be someone else to do bad things, but it was too unreasonable to pretend to be someone else to do good things.

In this case, Yang Wuque could only think of two possibilities:

First, Mu Changsheng met not Mu Qunxian himself, but Mu Qunxian's clone. However, there is a threshold to practicing the art of clone. The cultivation base must at least reach the Spirit Transformation Realm. Moreover, the secret art of clone is a secret of each family. It is not possible to practice it if the cultivation base reaches the Spirit Transformation Realm. For example, Sha Tongmo, as the lord of a county, is not qualified to practice clone. Therefore, having a clone is also a status symbol for cultivators.

Second, the person Mu Changsheng met was indeed Mu Qunxian himself. From this, it can be inferred that Mu Qunxian forged the sword during the day and then spent the whole night traveling back and forth between the two places. From this speed alone, it can be inferred that Mu Qunxian's cultivation was not bad.

Thoughts were running through his mind, but Yang Wuque did not speak out his guess. Since Mu Qun was doing good deeds first, there was no need for him to expose it. People would say what they wanted to say naturally.

Afterwards, Yang Wuque asked Mu Changsheng: "What do you feel about what you have seen and heard along the way?"

"Sir, I have met both good people and bad people along the way, but what impressed me the most was the indifference deeply rooted in the hearts of most cultivators. The passers-by passing by Xu Kaizhen and the Nansha County Magistrate Sha Tongmo who is hidden in the County Magistrate's Mansion are all representatives of the indifference of human hearts." Mu Changsheng expressed his opinion respectfully.

"It is indeed as you said." Yang Wuque nodded slightly and said: "However, the current Nine Realms are much better than before, especially our Tianshuang Realm."

Then, Yang Wuque took the initiative to tell Mu Changsheng some past events of the Tianshuang Realm: "Ten thousand years ago, in this area in the southern part of our Tianshuang Realm, there was a Tianshuang Emperor. He used the name of the Tianshuang Realm as his emperor title. His strength was so strong that he was also one of the best in the Nine Realms. He held the power of life and death in our world, and all the creatures in the world had to crawl at his feet and take whatever they wanted. In addition, the Tianshuang Emperor had a disciple, who was also a Nine Realm Emperor, called the Tianyuan Emperor. Both of them were Nine Realm Emperors, and their power can be imagined. They had been dominating the Tianshuang Realm for tens of thousands of years."

Mu Changsheng's face was heavy when he heard this. It was the first time he heard the history of Tianshuang Realm ten thousand years ago. Just listening to Yang Wuque's story, he felt suffocated, so he asked quickly: "What happened next?"

Yang Wuque paused and said slowly: "Later, a war broke out that almost swept across the Nine Realms. It was also a war between good and evil. At that time, Emperor Tianshuang gathered the power of the Tianshuang Realm and added the power of half of the Tianshui Realm to attack Tianyou Realm, one of the three realms of the righteous path. Although the war between good and evil caused heavy losses to the righteous path of the Nine Realms, it is worth celebrating that the righteous path won a great victory on the battlefield of Tianyou Realm. The You Clan's You Wuye and You Wushuang, a couple, teamed up to kill Emperor Tianshuang and his apprentice, and eliminated the two demons for the Nine Realms. In addition, almost only one in ten high-level cultivators who followed Emperor Tianshuang to fight in Tianyou Realm survived. As a result, our Tianshuang Realm has had a relatively peaceful rest and recuperation for nearly ten thousand years."

Finally, Yang Wuque sighed and said: "Even though another Tianku Emperor was born in our Tianshuang Realm three thousand years ago, that Tianku Emperor chose to remain in seclusion. This may be due to the lessons learned from the two Tianshuang Emperors."

Mu Changsheng's eyes were as bright as stars. Although these past events were like myths and legends to him, a mere Qi Refining Realm cultivator, they aroused a strong yearning in his heart.

Yang Wuque patted Mu Changsheng on the shoulder, an unprecedented intimate gesture, and Yang Wuque said earnestly: "We can have today, which is the result of the efforts of countless sages, but if we want to have a better tomorrow, the sages can't help us, we can only rely on ourselves."

Mu Changsheng nodded deeply with deep feeling, clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "I will definitely remember your teachings, sir."

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng hesitated for a moment, but finally took the initiative to say, "I have a question, should I ask it?"

"Just ask." Yang Wuque said with a smile on his face and an encouraging look in his eyes.

"Sir, why do you want to cooperate with the Nansha County Magistrate Sha Tongmo?" Mu Changsheng asked the question that was doubting his mind. This question had been lingering in his mind for a long time. In his eyes, Yang Wuque was a gentleman as gentle as jade, and Sha Tongmo was a selfish villain. The two should not get along.

Hearing this, Yang Wuque's smile became even more intense. He liked this question and he was also waiting for it. If he couldn't get the answer, Mu Changsheng would really disappoint him.

"This is exactly what I want to tell you." Yang Wuque said seriously: "In your opinion, all the cultivators in the world are either white or black, but in fact, the vast majority of cultivators are wandering in the gray area."

Yang Wuque took out a piece of gold and silver stone concentrate, gestured with his fingers and said: "If I had the ability to mine this gold and silver stone mother, I would naturally not go to find Shatongmo, but I don't. Since I don't have it, I have to choose to ask for help and make certain compromises. Shatongmo is indeed greedy and indifferent, but he is the best choice within our range of choices."