The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Lu Xinyu was stunned for a moment, then she shouted in surprise, "Sister Han."

"Sister Han, is it really you? You're back?"

Lu Xinyu hugged Xiao Han, her joy and excitement were beyond words.

However, Xiao Han looked at Lu Xinyu, who looked like a middle-aged woman, and suddenly felt very sad.

The last time she came back with Shangguan Yunfei, Lu Xinyu still had a young face of more than 20 years old.

As his life span approaches and his energy and blood decline, Lu Xinyu's face will gradually become older, and now he has the appearance of a middle-aged man.

This is probably due to the beauty pills, which makes her face look wrinkle-free.

As long as a cultivator's cultivation level does not improve and his flesh and blood cannot be tempered again, as his life span approaches, his qi and blood will decline and he will gradually show signs of aging.

Xiao Han has been able to maintain the appearance of a 27 or 28-year-old until now. Not only is the martial arts she practices inherently effective in maintaining youthfulness, but it is also due to the fact that she has made rapid progress in each stage.

The gate of the City Lord's Mansion was not the place for conversation. Xiao Han took the excited Lu Xinyu's arm and said, "Let's go inside and talk."

Lu Xinyu finally suppressed her excitement and said to the cultivators following her, "Order a grand banquet to welcome the former elders and heroes of the Loose Cultivator Alliance."

Xiao Han quickly stopped her, "I can only stay for two hours this time. There's no need for a welcome party. Let's just go and talk first, sisters."

Lu Xinyu had to give up the idea of ​​celebrating Xiao Han's return and took Xiao Han into the City Lord's Mansion.

When the two of them sat down under a trellis covered with flower vines, Lu Xinyu's first words made Xiao Han sad again.

"Sister Han, Qiu Yinong failed to form a pill and died. Ye Qi is not here either. She has been missing for a long time."

Lu Xinyu knew that Ye Qi and Qiu Yinong were friends of Xiao Han who had known each other for many years. When Xiao Han came back, he would definitely want to know how they were doing.

Xiao Han asked in surprise, "I already knew from Jiang Xin that Qiu Yinong had passed away, but did something happen to Ye Qi?"

Lu Xinyu shook her head. "Ye Qi disappeared after going out to look for an opportunity to form a baby. I haven't been able to contact her. I don't know if she is trapped somewhere or has already died."

The small world does not have the technology to make soul lamps, nor can it confirm whether the person who cannot be contacted is alive or dead.

Although Xiao Han had prepared himself mentally for his friend in the fairy mountain to run out of lifespan and then die, he was naturally distressed when he heard that he didn't know whether his friend was alive or dead and he couldn't even see him for the last time.

She only hoped that Ye Qi was trapped somewhere, just like she was trapped in the Misty Forest many years ago. Or maybe for some special reason, she had actually gone to Yuantian Continent.

In short, as long as you don’t know for sure that the person is dead, you can always hold on to some hope.

She took out a blank jade slip and carefully recorded the technique of making a soul lamp.

Qu Zhiyun once helped her make a soul lamp, and now her soul lamp is still in Qu Zhiyun's hands, so Xiao Han also knows the technique of making a soul lamp.

She handed the jade slip to Lu Xinyu, "This is the technique for making a soul lamp. You can put it in the Loose Cultivator Alliance. It will be useful in the future."

Lu Xinyu happily took it and said, "Sister Han gave me such a good thing, I must accept it. This will add another achievement to Sister Han's record of merit in Lingyan Pavilion."

Xiao Han waved his hand, no longer interested in this.

She cared about this place only because there were friends here that she cared about. Once there was no one familiar with this place left, the Loose Cultivator Alliance would be nothing more than a passing cloud to her.

Thinking of her previous thoughts, she hurriedly asked: "Ayu, do you want to go to Yuantian Continent? I can take you there."

Lu Xinyu was stunned for a moment, thought silently for a while, and finally shook his head.

"If it had been a few hundred years earlier, I would have happily gone with you to see the true world of immortal cultivation. But now, I am over five hundred years old, and my energy and blood have long been declining. Even if I had gained the understanding of forming a fetus, it would have been difficult to succeed."

After a pause, she continued, "I've spent the vast majority of my life in the Loose Cultivator Alliance. Having led it for so many years, I'm no longer willing to let it go. While I have time left, I must train the next leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance."

Xiao Han persisted in his attempt to persuade her, "If the fetus is formed successfully, you can live for another thousand years. Even if there's only a 10% chance, you should give it a try."

Lu Xinyu smiled bitterly and said, "I no longer have the courage to take a gamble. I just want to live the rest of my life well.

In the past, I thought that successfully building a foundation and living for over two hundred years was already quite a feat. But I was fortunate to meet you, Sister Han, and I mustered up the courage to leave home and come to New Moon City. Then I joined the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and finally, successfully formed a core, enjoying a lifespan of nearly six hundred years. This is already quite fortunate.

A mortal's life spans only a few decades, and even if my lifespan runs out, I still have several more decades left. Add to that the elixir I prepared for myself that extends my life by twenty years, and I'll have nearly a hundred years left in total, which is longer than a mortal's lifespan. What's there to regret?"

Xiao Han was silent.

She couldn't persuade him any further. Ye Guchen and Qiu Yinong both died while forming their Dan. It was already a rare achievement for Lu Xinyu to succeed in forming Dan by chance. Forcing her to gamble on that 10% chance of forming an Infant would be better than just living the rest of her life well.

Seeing Xiao Han's low mood, Lu Xinyu smiled and comforted him, "I have status and position now. I eat and drink well every day. I don't know how comfortable my life is."

Xiao Han didn't want to continue this heavy topic, so he asked, "Has the Loose Cultivator Alliance chosen the next city master?"

Lu Xinyu asked, "Do you still remember Tian Cuicui and Lin He? They were two of the first few children you brought back from the mortal realm."

Xiao Han nodded, "I remember, the last time I came back, they came to visit me."

Lu Xinyu said, "They both grew up within the Loose Cultivator Alliance. Their loyalty to the alliance is unquestionable. Furthermore, they both achieved Core Formation long ago and hold a certain status within the alliance. My plan is to choose one of them to take over the position of Lord of Ascension City."

After taking a sip of tea, she continued, "It's just that Lin He is determined to enter the Yuantian Continent after forming his infant and is unwilling to manage the affairs of the alliance. I have already excluded him. Tian Cuicui is determined to follow my example and stay in the alliance for the rest of her life, helping to handle some affairs.

However, I feel a little reluctant to interrupt her path, and I'm still hesitant. So, I'll let her focus on cultivating to the Nascent Soul stage first. If she truly has no hope of achieving Nascent Soul status, then she can take on the position of City Lord."

Xiao Han nodded, thinking that her idea was not bad.

The two chatted like this, and before they knew it, two hours had passed.

Xiao Han was about to leave, but Lu Xinyu finally thought of Croton. Xiao Han released Croton and let it chat and play with Lu Xinyu for a while.

In fact, she wanted to walk around the fairy mountain and spend more time with Lu Xinyu. But Yunque was still waiting for her, as if he was going to do something important, and she didn't want to miss it.

Lu Xinyu sent her to the bottom of the entrance to the Ascension Passage, and pointed to the city on the ground and said proudly: "This city also belongs to our Loose Cultivator Alliance. It is also very prosperous now."

After all, who among the people and monsters in the fairy mountain doesn't want to enter the Yuantian Continent through here? Even if you can't get through for the time being, it's good to come here and take a look at where the entrance to the passage is.

The Alliance of Loose Cultivators smelled a business opportunity and immediately built a city below to accommodate the cultivators coming and going.

Xiao Han gave Lu Xinyu a thumbs-up and said with a smile, "Alliance Leader Xie will definitely be very happy to know that the Loose Cultivator Alliance is growing in size."

At this time, Shui Wuhen's figure had appeared in the void. Xiao Han couldn't help but hugged Lu Xinyu, "Ayu, take care!"

After this farewell, we will never see each other again!