Chapter 294: Settling The Past

Zhao Linger’s beautiful eyes moved, and she warmly invited Qin Ming, saying:

“Senior Qin, you have come from afar. Old Ancestor Wei asked me to entertain you well. Recently, a new shop called ‘Deyue Lou’ opened in Qingyang Marketplace. The Immortal Mansion delicacies inside have unparalleled tastes. Why don’t we go and try them?”

Qin Ming originally wanted to leave after finishing his business, but when he heard about Qingyang Marketplace, he changed his mind.

“Qingyang Marketplace. Didn’t it get destroyed in the chaos back then? Has it been repaired and rebuilt?” Qin Ming asked faintly.

Zhao Linger saw that he was interested and hurriedly explained:

“That’s right. After the Thunder Yuan Sect took over the Cloud Marsh Wilderness, they rebuilt the marketplace, still naming it Qingyang Marketplace.”

“Old Ancestor Wei knows that you also lived here, and he has almost preserved its original appearance.”

“In addition, the courtyard where you once lived and the spirit fields near the marketplace are visited by many cultivators every day, admiring your reputation.”

Qin Ming was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself: This Wei Wuya is really business-minded; he’s even developed it into a scenic spot by using his own reputation.

After all, his influence and reputation among the Wei Kingdom cultivators are still quite high.

Qin Ming nodded, looking thoughtful, and then said: “If that’s the case, then let’s go and have a seat.”

“This Seat hasn’t been back for a long time either, and I’ll take this opportunity to see the changes here.”

Zhao Linger was delighted to hear this, and immediately said:

“Senior Qin, please!”

Then the two transformed into two streams of light and disappeared into the sky.

Half a hour later.

Qin Ming and the other person arrived near Qingyang Marketplace.

At the archway entrance of the marketplace, the cultivators coming and going for transactions were like a tide, and the shops inside were bustling with activity, side by side. The vendors were constantly shouting and selling their wares.

Even the shanty town was still there, but it had already changed drastically.

The scene before him made Qin Ming feel as if he had returned to the illusion of several decades ago in a moment.

Then the two leaped down and walked into the marketplace.

The Qi Refining Stage cultivators nearby, upon seeing the two High-Level Cultivators descend, all took the initiative to make way.

The guards at the entrance of the marketplace saw that it was Zhao Linger from the Hundred Flowers Sect and immediately released the passage formation.

“It’s Senior Zhao! Quickly let them pass!”

Qin Ming and Zhao Linger entered the marketplace and walked along the main road for a while.

He sensed the lively marketplace for a while.

Even the ‘Cool Breeze Cottage’ that was destroyed in the war was restored as before.

At this time, a large group of Free Cultivators were strongly watching, listening to an Old Man explaining.

“Hey! This is the place where True Person Wangyue lived before.”

“It can be said to be a Feng Shui Treasure Land! In the early years of True Person Wangyue, it was precisely because of this courtyard that he completely rose from obscurity.”

“The annual rent is only one thousand Spirit Stones, with a deposit of one and three payments. Those interested can contact this old man.”

Qin Ming: “.”

Zhao Linger saw this scene and couldn’t help but blush.

Afterwards, the two passed through the street and came to a pavilion with simple and elegant decoration.

“Senior Qin, this is Deyue Lou.”

“It is an industry under the Qilian Merchant Guild.”

“Qilian Merchant Guild?” Qin Ming was quite surprised, because this Merchant Guild was also a large power, and its business spread throughout the Southern Wilderness Cultivation World.

They even came to congratulate him on his Golden Core Ceremony.

After Zhao Linger finished introducing it to him, the two of them stepped into the restaurant. Someone immediately came out to arrange a Private Room for the two of them.

After the two of them went in.

The cultivators on the street were discussing incessantly.

“Isn’t that Saintess of the Hundred Flowers Sect? Who is the person beside her?”

“Judging from this aura, it seems to be a Senior with profound Magical Power.”

“I seem to have some impression, but I can’t remember it for a moment.”

“Eh? Why do I feel like I’m looking at the legendary True Person Wangyue!”

“Are you delusional? How could a Golden Core Ancestor come to such a place?”

“.”

In the Private Room of Deyue Lou.

A middle-aged Shopkeeper in a black robe was bowing his head to record the names of the dishes, smiling at Qin Ming, and respectfully saying:

“Senior Qin, I will definitely order the Kitchen to bring out the signature wine and dishes of This Shop to entertain the two Seniors.”

“It’s such an honor for you to grace This Shop! Hehe! The fees are all waived, as a welcome feast for Senior Qin.”

After an Incense Stick.

A variety of Immortal Mansion delicacies were served one after another.

Most of them were unique to the Cloud Marsh Wilderness.

Qin Ming also had an appetite, and he slowly drank and tasted them.

During the meal, Zhao Linger also introduced Qin Ming to the various changes in the Cloud Marsh Wilderness over the years.

After a Few Rounds of Drinks, Qin Ming wanted to go out for a walk alone, so he said farewell to Zhao Linger:

“Fellow Daoist Zhao, I still have something to do, so I’ll take a step ahead.”

“Thank you for the Warm Hospitality.”

Zhao Linger hurriedly got up and saw him off, “Senior Qin, you’re too polite. If there is an opportunity, you can come here often.”

A moment later.

Qin Ming leaped and arrived at the shanty town, but the Old Men there, people were gone and things were different, and they were all gone.

He went for a walk near the Spirit Field again, and the scenes of the past appeared before his eyes.

There were still many Low-level Spirit Farmers here, diligently cultivating. They saw the High-Level Cultivators flying in the sky, and they all showed envious expressions of longing.

“The past has become the wind; there is nothing to be nostalgic about now.”

Qin Ming immediately did not stop and transformed into a Green Rainbow to leave.

The Clan abandoned him, followed the Spirit Feather Sect to the Cloud Marsh Wilderness to perform Corvée Labor, and so many years have passed.

“The people of the Qin Clan never came to find me again.”

“The fact that I formed a Golden Core, the Clan should know about it.”

“They probably don’t dare to acknowledge me.”

……

After a Few Days.

Qin Ming returned to Cloud Marsh Immortal City, boarded the Duyu Vessel of the Thunder Yuan Sect, and returned to the central area of the Wei Kingdom.

He did not rush to return to Moonview Island, but got off the Magic Ship midway and flew towards the west of the Wei Kingdom.

Half Day later.

Bianzhou, a border Cultivation City, not large in scale, hundreds of miles in radius.

“Five Immortals City”

The memories of the past surged in Qin Ming’s Mind.

After Qin Ming’s arrival, his original body’s parents were no longer in the world to find resources for him to cultivate.

The Qin Clan’s Affection was already faint to him, and he did not have any Reminiscence.

However, he still planned to go back to the Qin Clan to take a look and settle this Fate.

In Five Immortals City, there are three small Foundation Establishment Clans, and the Qin Clan is one of them.

Since Qin Ming achieved Golden Core True Person, the Qin Clan’s Prestige in Five Immortals City reached its peak, and it implicitly became the leader of the three Clans.

Moreover, there were large and small Powers that came to the Qin Clan to Show Favor and make friends, but they were all Politely Refused by the Qin Clan’s Clan Leader.

The Qin Clan Leader knew that these people were all coming for True Person Wangyue’s Reputation. Once the situation was not right, they would suffer the Reversal, which the small Qin Clan could not bear.

This Day.

In the Ancestral Hall of the Qin Clan, they were holding an Ancestor Worship ceremony.

Dozens of the Qin Clan’s Clan Members, under the Host of an Old Man with wind and frost on his face, respectfully worshiped their Ancestors.

The portraits of Qin Ming and his parents were prominently among them.

After the Ancestor Worship ceremony ended.

The Qin Clan’s Clan Leader, Qin Xiao, sat in the main hall with several Clan Members of high seniority and began to talk.

“Clan Leader. Otherwise, in my opinion, shall we send someone to Moonview Island to Pay a Visit to the Ninth Uncle?”

“After all, it’s the same Bloodline.”

“The Ninth Uncle may also remember some Affection.”

“That Year, the Spirit Feather Sect forcibly conscripted the Clan, even if he didn’t go, there must be Clan Members who went.”

“Alas! But who would have thought that he, with a Four-Attribute Pseudo-Spiritual Root, could break through to the Golden Core Stage, and he is also a Third Rank Pill Dao Grandmaster and Spirit Plant Grandmaster.”

“If we had known this, why bother in the first place!”

“Old Third, it’s been decades, and it’s too late to regret now.”

Qin Xiao, as the only Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the Qin Clan, has also been stuck in Early Foundation Establishment for decades.

His Immortal Path stopped here, and in a few years, he would almost be buried.

Qin Xiao has been worrying about the lack of successors in the Clan recently.

At present, there are very few Cultivators who can break through to Foundation Establishment.

Foundation Establishment resources are even harder to come by.

“Ming’er’s ability to get to this point must have his own Fortune; Fate is Profound.”

“Now that he has achieved Golden Core True Person, he has probably already felt heart-cold for so many years. Not returning to the Clan is already a Decision.”

“If we go to acknowledge him again, it will only be counterproductive.”

“Let everything take its course.”

“The Qin Clan can now get the Protection of True Person Wangyue’s Reputation, which is already a great gift. We shouldn’t ask for anything more.”

As Qin Xiao said this, silence immediately fell in the main hall.

“You do have Self-Awareness.”

Suddenly, a faint sound strangely came from the air.

The several people in the Qin Clan who were present were immediately shocked.

But before they could get up, they saw ripples of water-like Undulation in the air.

A young Cultivator of Ordinary Appearance appeared before everyone.

The Qin Clan’s everyone could not sense any Magical Power Fluctuation on him, just like Mortals.

When Qin Xiao saw the appearance of the person who came, he was immediately stunned, and he said blankly:

“Qin Qin. True Person Qin Ming.”

“You’re back.”

The other few people were also both surprised and happy when they heard this!

“Junior of the Qin Clan, Pay Respects to Ninth Uncle!”

After saying this, the several people in the main hall, along with the Clan Leader Qin Xiao, were about to Pay Respects.

Qin Xiao was also very excited, and he didn’t expect that Qin Ming, after achieving Golden Core True Person, was still willing to come back and take a look at the Clan.

This shows that there is still room for negotiation.

Qin Ming casually waved his hand and said faintly: “No need.”

“This time I came, it was only to settle the Fate.”

Qin Xiao and the others felt like they were being dragged up by a Power and couldn’t bend down no matter what.

But when they heard Qin Ming’s words, the several people in the Qin Clan were all stunned.

It turned out that their Uncle Ancestor didn’t come to acknowledge the Ancestors, but to disassociate himself from the Qin Clan.

In an instant, Qin Xiao’s Complexion immediately turned pale, and he Despondent fell onto the chair.

“Ming’er, the matter of That Year, it was indeed the Clan’s fault. Now we regret it is too late.”

“The Decision you made, the Clan is willing to accept it.”

“Now that you have Ascended to Golden Core, we old bones are already a burden and indeed can’t help you with anything.”

“It will only drag you down.”

Qin Ming did not say much to the few people, but came to the Ancestral Hall and offered incense to his parents’ tablets to Pay Respects.

Only then did he turn his head and say to Qin Xiao and the others:

“I will continue to pursue the Great Dao, but I still have some Affection for the Qin Clan.”

“Although I was sent to the Spirit Feather Sect to perform Corvée Labor That Year, if you hadn’t had some conscience and arranged some Relationship, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even be a Spirit Farmer.”

“I would have been sent to the Frontline Battle Camp long ago.”

Qin Ming took out a Jade Bottle from his arms and threw it to Qin Xiao and said, “Inside are two Foundation Establishment Pills, enough for you to cultivate another Foundation Establishment Descendant and continue the Clan.”

“Too much will instead bring you Disaster.”

“If two Foundation Establishment Pills still cannot produce a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, then that is the Qin Clan’s destiny.”

Qin Xiao, holding the Jade Bottle in his hand, Tremble slightly and gratefully said to Qin Ming: “Thank you, True Person, for the gift of the Pills!”

Qin Ming glanced at the other party and saw that Qin Xiao’s Qi Mechanism was exhausted, and his Greenery Vitality had little remaining.

He then took out two Five Elements Essence Spirit Peaches and two Porcelain Bottles from his Storage Bag, and handed them to him, saying: “These two Spirit Peaches can replenish some of your Lifespan.”

“Alright, this matter is over. From now on, the affairs of the Qin Clan have nothing to do with me.”

“You all take care.”

Before the words were finished, Qin Ming’s Figure had already disappeared into thin air before the eyes of the Qin Clan’s everyone.

Qin Xiao looked at the sky outside, his Heart filled with various emotions, and he was silent for a long time.

……

On the Other Side.

Qin Ming transformed into a Green Rainbow Escape Light and flew towards the direction of the Northern Spirit Dwelling Group Archipelago.

“Master, are you really not planning to return to the Qin Clan?”

“I see that those few Old Men are quite sad and regretful.”

The sound of the Heaven Devouring Rat rang in Qin Ming’s ears.

Qin Ming faintly said when he heard this, “What’s the matter? Do you want to go back to the Qin Clan? Or should I send you over to guard the Qin Clan for a thousand years to taste the taste?”

“No, no, no! Hehehe, I don’t mean that.”

“Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding!”

The Heaven Devouring Rat hurriedly explained, and then obediently closed its mouth, not daring to say more, lest Qin Ming really send him to guard the door of the Qin Clan.

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