Longevity begins with alchemy

Chapter 123 Old Things (Part [-])

...Later, the woman surnamed Bai died.

She is the mother of Bai Junqi, who is Yu Wenliang's son, but the woman named Bai is not Yu Wenliang's wife.

The reason is very simple. Yu Wenliang did not marry a woman surnamed Bai. As for why, it is hard to say...

After Yu Wenliang managed the Luoxia Sect for many years, he also encountered the same problem. He also failed to train a Jindan monk as his successor.

Originally, Yu Wenliang, as a golden elixir monk, had a long lifespan, so there was no need to be so anxious.

(Building a foundation increases lifespan by a hundred years, so the natural lifespan of a foundation-building monk is about two hundred years; forming a pill increases lifespan by three hundred, and the natural lifespan is about five hundred years; Nascent Soul increases lifespan by five hundred years...)
But the problem is that he was injured, which greatly shortened his lifespan, which forced him to face the problem of cultivating a successor.

But the problem is that it is so easy to cultivate Jindan monks. This thing is not a crop in the ground. You can harvest it just by planting it.

In the end, Yu Wenliang had no choice but to decide on his own son. The son he had been unwilling to accept was now forced to stand on the front desk.

Yu Wenliang really didn't like this son named Bai Junqi, and he even regarded the woman surnamed Bai as helping him form an elixir as a lifelong shame.

He insisted that if he had enough time, he could form an elixir by his own ability. However, time was urgent at the time and he had no choice but to take advantage of the situation.

So he didn't like this son who was born out of luck, and he didn't even let him inherit his surname.

But what was a slap in the face was that after going round and round, the key to solving the problem finally came to this son who was not recognized by him.

I don’t know how Yu Wenliang negotiated with Bai Junqi, but the two reached some agreement.

But it still didn't work, because the method passed down to Bai Junqi by the woman surnamed Bai required the cooperation of both men and women.

Now that we have a man, we still need a woman.

Just when Yu Wenliang wanted to choose someone in the sect to cooperate with Bai Junqi, another woman came, disrupting Yu Wenliang's plan.

This woman is so powerful, she is completely incomparable to the previous woman surnamed Bai.

There are "five major surnames" and "ten aristocratic families" in Zhongzhou, and this woman is a member of the Shui family among the "five major surnames".

Of course, at the beginning, other people in the Luoxia Sect did not know that Shui Qiuyue was from the Shui family.

Shui Qiuyue and Yu Wenliang talked in the secret room for a day and night. After coming out, Yu Wenliang announced three pieces of news.

First, Shui Qiuyue's identity was announced, and she was the legitimate daughter of the Shui family in Zhongzhou.

Second, Yu Wenliang accepted Shui Qiuyue as his direct disciple, and temporarily served as the guardian elder of the Luoxia Sect, managing the sect on his behalf.

Third, Luoxia Sect will devote all its efforts to training Shui Qiuyue, and after she forms the elixir, Yu Wenliang will pass the throne to her.

As soon as these three news were announced, Luoxia Sect immediately exploded.

No matter how her Shui family is one of the "Five Greatest Surnames" in Zhongzhou, she can't go to Luoxia Sect to pick fruits.

You must know that this is not a small benefit, this is the throne of the leader of a sect!

It’s not like these factions in the Luoxia Sect don’t have legitimate daughters. If someone’s daughter takes the position of the sect leader, wouldn’t it mean that the whole family will take off, and one person will be able to ascend to heaven like a chicken or a dog?

However, Yu Wenliang silenced the jumping clan elders with just one sentence.

"The catastrophe is approaching, the suzerain must not flee south!"

Then Yu Wenliang explained to them the meaning of "the great catastrophe is coming" and told them that he was not trying to make excuses or scare them.

There are a lot of messages in Yu Wenliang's sentence. "The great catastrophe is coming" is one message, but "The sect master must not flee south" contains two messages.

He did not say that the sect leader must live and die with the sect, but if all the sects died, would the sect leader who could not flee south still be alive?
Another piece of information contained in "The sect leader is not allowed to flee southward" is that the sect leader is not allowed to flee southward, so people other than the sect leader...

Of course, Yu Wenliang did not say that people other than the sect leader could escape at will...

When Yu Wenliang made everyone believe that the catastrophe was really coming, no one could compete for the originally golden throne of the sect leader.In other words, would it be okay to give up a legitimate daughter and take a risk, or simply find an unrelated person to take that position instead of a member of the family?
Of course it is feasible in theory. After all, if the catastrophe doesn't come, wouldn't it be a win?

You can think so, but in fact no one would do it, because doing so would mean offending the Shui family of the five major surnames in Zhongzhou.

Why offend the huge Shui family for benefits that may not be obtained? Who would do such a stupid thing?

So why did the Shui family travel all the way from Zhongzhou to the Luoxia Sect to pick up this hot potato?
Of course there are compelling reasons.

In this world, theoretically, the five domains are all under the jurisdiction of the Zhongzhou Dynasty.

Of course, this is only theoretical. After all, the world here is extremely vast. Although the emperor's whip is long, there are places that are beyond the reach of the whip.

Besides, in the eyes of the people of Zhongzhou, the other four regions of the Five Regions except Zhongzhou are all barren lands. Who cares if they don't care about them.

Of course, the emperor would not think so.

The emperor's desire for land is like a monk's desire for cultivation. There is no upper limit.

One aspect of jurisdiction is responsibility.

Even if it is only nominal jurisdiction, it is still jurisdiction, and one must bear due responsibilities.

When a catastrophe is about to come in the North, the emperor needs to face this disaster. After all, the North is also his territory.

Of course, it is impossible for the emperor to visit the north in person, so he needs to send people northward. So, who should he send?

Naturally, he had to send his direct descendants, that is, people whom the emperor could trust.

The direct lineage of the emperor must belong to the "five major surnames".

There are also five families with the five major surnames, so which family should be sent to the north?
From a normal perspective, the strongest family among the five major surnames must be sent to the north.

But in fact, it was just the opposite. The last person to come to the north was precisely the weakest family among the five major surnames at this time.

This seems unreasonable, but if you put it into perspective, it is actually not difficult to understand.

Since it is a catastrophe, objectively speaking, the outcome is between [-] and [-].

In other words, no matter which of the five major surnames comes to the north to face disaster, there is no guarantee that they will win in the end.

Since there is no certainty, no one will rush to do it, especially the other four companies that are currently prosperous, and there is no need to take this risk.

For the Shui family, they are now the weakest among the five families. If they lose in the end, it will be like that anyway, but if they win, they will make a lot of money.

The weak often need more opportunities and dare to take risks than the strong!As with individuals, so with families.

Finally, the Shui family sent their legitimate daughter Shui Qiuyue to Luoxia Sect and took control of Luoxia Sect as she wished.

Of course, Shui Qiuyue's identity as the legitimate daughter is a bit watery, roughly similar to "Zhaojun".

Under Yu Wenliang's arrangement, Bai Junqi used the same method to help Shui Qiuyue successfully form the elixir, and Shui Qiuyue also successfully ascended the throne of the Luoxia Sect's leader.

But the sad thing is that Bai Junqi is like his mother, the mother and son fell twice in the same pit, I don't know whether it is the sorrow of the mother and son or the shamelessness of some people.

To be honest, Bai Junqi is also a poor person. He never received his father's love since he was a child. His childhood was miserable.

From his attitude towards Su Yi and the cave people, we can also see that his nature is not bad, and he can even be said to be kind.

He came into this world in a daze because of one transaction, and hated this world because of another transaction.

His original intention to protect the cave people was good, but when he used any means to achieve his goals, even using the lives of innocent monks to feed worms, he changed from pitiable to abominable.

All in all, Bai Junqi has been making mistakes all his life. This thing about fate really leaves people speechless...

(End of this chapter)