Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 447 - 10: A Once-in-Sixty-Years Opportunity (Part 2)



Most of the Cultivation Disciples had dispersed.

The power of the Mei Family was also severely damaged at that time. In the Chinese cultivation world, they transformed from a major force into a marginal power. If it weren’t for the sudden rise of Mei Nian later, I’m afraid the Mei Family would have perished in the tumultuous tides of history.

"Most? Was Granny Mei seriously injured? Where is she now?" Xiao Xian listened very carefully to Mei Nian’s discussion. Ever since Mei Nian took her to the ancestral temple and began recounting the past of the Mei Family and the story of Mei Xiang, Xiao Xian had been listening uncontrollably, restraining the impulse to interrupt. However, when she heard how Mei Xiang, with her limited power, severely damaged the foundation of the Mei Family, Xiao Xian couldn’t help but ask.

"She has gone to Cangqiong Palace," Mei Nian clearly uttered six words.

"Cangqiong Palace?" Another unfamiliar name. Just by the name, it seems to be an ancient site.

"Cangqiong Palace, the ultimate burial site for Cultivators and Superpower Users. This is also the real reason I brought you to the ancestral temple today. You must represent the Mei Family and obtain the entry qualification for Cangqiong Palace this time," Mei Nian said, taking down the family genealogy of the Mei Family. The names of thousands of years of Mei Family members, tiny as the head of a fly, filled the genealogy.

Xiao Xian felt that something was amiss. This Mei Nian probably has some sort of compulsion, bringing her into Meijia Village without a word, and now pushing her towards Cangqiong Palace, all of it forced upon her without any consideration for her feelings.

"Every sixty years, the Cangqiong Palace selects people to enter. Those who wish to enter must be under sixty years of age and must be Cultivators or Superpower Users, in other words, the most elite portion of humanity." Mei Xiang originally had the qualifications to enter Cangqiong Palace, but when she was about to turn sixty, and right before the new round of selections for the Cangqiong Palace began, she met Bai Juyi.

Once a woman falls in love, it’s like sinking into a mire, making progress difficult with each step. She decisively rejected the opportunity to participate in Cangqiong Palace, choosing instead to lead a simple and ordinary life with Bai Juyi.

"The ridiculous thing is, she gave up the chance to enter Cangqiong Palace for that man, but for him, she once again chose to defy the wishes of the clan elders, forcefully storming into Cangqiong Palace. And those who went with her to meet their deaths were the last few Cultivators of the Mei Family," Mei Nian’s speech came to a halt, her eyes full of resentment. Cangqiong Palace, named after the boundless sky, signifies the limitless lifespan.

Very few people come out of Cangqiong Palace, but still, every sixty years, dozens of people from around the world enter, aiming to peer through the laws of nature and ultimately unlock the secret of human longevity. Even though Mei Xiang left Bai Juyi, the agony of yearning consumed her day and night, driving her to hide away in Cherry Valley, ignoring the outside world’s affairs. It was only after learning of her parents’ deaths that she emerged from that well of longing, embarking on an even more aggressive quest for immortality.

"Wait, do you mean to say, if I agree to go to Cangqiong Palace, it means I might never return?" That’s what Xiao Xian gathered. Every sixty years, ten people go, but Mei Nian never mentioned if those ten people ever come back. Where exactly is this Cangqiong Palace, and what ability does she have to compete with the Cultivators and Superpower Users from around the world?

"It’s not a hundred percent certain. No one said that entering and not returning from Cangqiong Palace means death. As a Cultivator, are you actually afraid of death?" Seeing Xiao Xian’s horrified expression, Mei Nian couldn’t help but smirk.

"Afraid of death? Of course, I’m afraid of death. If you’re not, why don’t you forge your way into Cangqiong Palace like Granny Mei," she thought, admirably, of Mei Xiang’s actions at the time.

However, when Mei Xiang wielded the Spiritual Rhinoceros Scissors, her movements were as fluid as cloud and water, revealing her incredible talent—truly heaven-defying. It’s just a pity that in her past life as Zhou Xiaoxian she was useless, and in this life as Zhu Xiaoxian, she was stumbling all along. If not for the sugarcane seedling in her space, she probably would still be confusingly hiding in Ge Village, living as a peaceful village girl detached from the world.

"If I had the capability, I naturally would go. Between Mei Xiang and I, she is yang, skilled in attack and quick in action. I am yin, only good at defense and weak in power. Unless I can find the thousand-year Long White Ginseng, at my age of a hundred years, it would be impossible for me to have another chance to enter Cangqiong Palace," Mei Nian said, flipping to the last few pages of the family genealogy. She tore those pages out and handed them to Xiao Xian. "It clearly records some tips and shortcuts for Cultivation. Take them back and study them well. And your previously mentioned Biological Extraction Method, it’s very beneficial for mastering Spiritual Energy, practice it more when you have time. Of course, as soon as you achieve results, bring them to me immediately, as a partial collateral for the rose essential oil you owe me."

After speaking, Mei Nian paused for a moment, "Actually, you don’t have to worry too much. Since the records of Cangqiong Palace exist, three people have walked out of there, two men and one woman. Their names are a well-kept secret, but indeed, there were such three people."

Xiao Xian grunted and took the pages. After taking the pages, as if finding them hot to the touch, she asked, "Should I copy them down? This is a unique copy." After all, she is not of Mei Family blood; it always feels uncomfortable to take something that belongs to someone else.

"It doesn’t matter if it’s a unique copy or not, you are now the last hope of the Mei Family," Mei Nian walked over to the stone table and took down a few white chrysanthemums from the side offering, her eyes as calm as a pool of still water. (To be continued. If you like this work, I welcome you to Qidian China to cast a recommendation ticket or a monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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