Longevity Valley was especially lively today, but it was not a hubbub of people or laughter. Instead, it was the most crowded day in the past several hundred years or even over a thousand years. Not only did all the villagers come to send off uncle Xiu Mi, but there were also many outsiders who did not belong to Longevity Valley. Other than Jianchen and Jianchen, there were also the instance dungeon masters of the Bloodsword sect, the four protectors, and the various elders. The strongest instance dungeon master, Jiang Wang, had become the Holy Emperor with Jianchen's assistance over a decade ago. The weakest of the others were Saint Rulers and Holy Emperors.
The people of the Bloodsword sect still wore red robes, as if they had been dyed red with blood. They did their best to conceal their Vile Presence, making themselves seem more ordinary as they arrived in Longevity Valley with an extremely low profile. After bowing to Jianchen politely, they stood behind Jianchen quietly. All of them stared at uncle Xiu Mi's coffin with mixed feelings. There was sorrow, pity, gentle sighs, and some helplessness.
Before Jianchen had become the sect master of the Bloodsword sect, the position had always been held by Houston. Ever since Houston had secluded himself in Longevity Valley a thousand years ago and stopped participating in the conflicts of the Tian Yuan Continent, Xiu Mi had taken over the management of the Bloodsword sect. He had even passed on secret orders for Houston from time to time. As a result, although Xiu Mi was not very powerful, only a Heaven Saint Master, his status in the sect was rather special.
As a result, basically all the upper echelon of the Bloodsword sect had come out now that uncle Xiu Mi had passed away. They had all come to send him off.
Now, the only person missing from Longevity Valley was Xiu Mi's father, Houston.
Houston had vanished from the Tian Yuan Continent many years ago. Even when Xiu Mi passed away today, Houston was nowhere to be seen. Jianchen had also searched the entire world with the senses of his soul. Not only had he searched every inch of the continent, but he had also searched through the territories of the other three races. However, he still failed to find Houston.
Ming Dong returned from the forest in the distance. Behind him was a black bear the size of a small mountain. Right now, he seemed extremely simple, just like an ordinary person. He did not have the demeanor of a supreme expert at all. His white clothes were stained with specks of dust, as well as specks of green from the grass in the forest.
Ming Dong dragged the huge black bear into the village. The bear's huge body rubbed against the ground, leaving behind a long trail. Soon after, Ming Dong dismembered the bear and removed its monster core. He cut the bear's meat into large pieces and gave them to the villagers in charge of cooking in Longevity Valley.
Most of the villagers in Longevity Valley were ordinary people. They ate three meals a day. In the past, there would be some villagers who cultivated Saint Force and possessed a certain level of strength who would go out to hunt, providing the village with meat. Ever since Ming Dong had arrived with Little Fatty, he had been in charge of all the hunting. He had been in charge of all the meat the villagers needed.
After dealing with the black bear, Ming Dong arrived before Jianchen and said, "Jianchen, Class 7 Radiant Saint Masters have the ability to bring people back from the dead. You've already surpassed Class 7, so do you have a way to revive uncle Xiu Mi?"
Jianchen shook his head powerlessly. He stared at uncle Xiu Mi's coffin silently and sighed gently, "Uncle Xiu Mi's soul is incomplete. This is an innate deficiency. Anything related to the soul is the most complicated. Although I've become a Class 9 Radiant Saint Master now, I still don't have the ability to make uncle Xiu Mi regrow a soul. At the same time, although Radiant Saint Masters can bring people back from the dead, there's a condition. Only when the soul is complete or when the soul of the dead is not completely destroyed can they be revived. If the soul of the dead is completely destroyed, they won't be able to be revived even if they're only a Saint Ruler. "
Ming Dong's sliver of hope shattered after hearing Jianchen's explanation. Although he was not particularly familiar with Xiu Mi, Xiu Mi was Xiu Tianyu's father after all. Ming Dong did not feel good when he saw Xiu Tianyu in such grief.
"Jianchen, can you find my grandfather?" Xiu Tianyu finally spoke. He looked at Jianchen with some hope in his eyes as undisguised grief filled his face.
On the important day of Xiu Mi's death, Houston could not be absent. Not only did Little Fatty hope that Houston could return, but all the villagers in Longevity Valley also hoped that the village chief could return.
Jianchen shook his head once again. He had no idea whether uncle Xiu had gone to some secret place to cultivate or whether his presence had been concealed by Amagami. He searched through all the continents of the four races with the senses of his Returnance soul, but he failed to find any traces of uncle Xiu even in a few uninhabited regions and danger zones of the Tian Yuan Continent.
Jianchen did not even miss the Death Nest. However, he only found Lankyros and Kaiser hiding there, the two former rulers of the Beast God Continent.
"But the Death Nest is rather strange. All the vengeful spirits there seem to have vanished. Is this the handiwork of Lankyros and Kaiser? But with their Holy Emperor's strength, they really do have the ability to do something like that, "thought Jian Chen. However, he did not pay too much attention to it. What truly caught his attention in the Death Nest was the blood-red skeleton he had seen before.
The blood-red skeleton did not escape the senses of Jianchen's soul. It sat in the very depths of the Death Nest silently as a dense, red mist enveloped it. It seemed to have fallen asleep.
When they fought for the Saints' Fruit, Jianchen felt that the blood-red skeleton was undefeatable. It had already surpassed the Holy Emperor's strength and was unfathomable. Now, Jianchen discovered that the skeleton's strength was only at late Receival. It was on par with Ku Mu whom he had slain in the tunnel.
According to local customs, uncle Xiu Mi's funeral lasted for seven days. During those seven days, no one saw uncle Xiu Mi return. In the end, uncle Xiu Mi was buried on a small hill near Longevity Valley.
Beside uncle Xiu Mi's tombstone was an ancient tomb that had existed for a thousand years. It belonged to uncle Xiu Mi's wife, Xiu Mi's mother.
Uncle Xiu Mi's burial place was chosen to be next to his mother whom he had never seen before.
After the funeral, the people of the Bloodsword sect bid farewell to Jianchen. They left Longevity Valley under the lead of Jiang Wang, while Jianchen and Ming Dong remained. They did not choose to leave immediately.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed since uncle Xiu Mi's burial. During those three days, the pain in Xiu Tianyu's heart gradually faded, and he slowly returned to how he used to be. Only Xiu Tianyu's mother remained depressed. She washed her face with tears.
Today, Jianchen left Longevity Valley with Ming Dong and Xiu Tianyu. He found a suitable location in the depths of the Cross Mountains and released the Anatta Tower. Afterward, he took the two of them to the ninth floor to see if they were fated to obtain the Anatta Grand Prime's legacy.
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