Huaxi Valley Courtyard.
Jiang Yuebai was panic-stricken and at a loss. He wanted to help but was pushed away by Tao Fengnian.
"go out!"
Tao Fengnian shouted angrily, but Jiang Yuebai refused to leave.
Jiang Yuebai's mind raced as she took out the healing medicine that Mo Baichun had given her last time. Tao Fengnian had asked her to carry it with her for self-defense.
With trembling hands, Jiang Yuebai poured out the remaining three pills and handed them to Tao Fengnian.
Tao Fengnian was in unbearable pain, so he grabbed three pills and swallowed them in one gulp.
After a while, the poison dissipated on its own, and the effects of the medicine allowed Tao Fengnian to breathe a sigh of relief, his whole body soaked as if he had been drenched in water.
"Grandpa, Xie Jingshan bought me the longevity pill, just take it and you'll be fine."
Jiang Yuebai handed the medicine bottle to Tao Fengnian with red eyes, but Tao Fengnian did not take it. He looked at the bottle in her hand and suddenly laughed.
"Haha, hahaha..."
I laughed until tears streamed down my face, and I cried bitterly at my desk, my sobs were bloody and heart-wrenching.
"It's all fate. It's all my life, Tao Fengnian!"
He spent several years trying to find the elixir of longevity.
Jiang Yuebai got it easily in just two months.
It's ridiculous!
"grandfather?"
Bang!
Tao Fengnian waved his hand and knocked the medicine bottle out of Jiang Yuebai's hand, glaring at him, "Get out, get out of here!!"
Jiang Yuebai trembled all over, not knowing why.
Tao Fengnian looked like a madman, with gray hair hanging down his shoulders and bloodshot eyes.
"It's all because of you! If you didn't want me to fight for my life, I wouldn't have taken the risk of swallowing the poisonous insect!"
"grandfather?!"
"The mother flower has withered, and the poison is hard to cure. What's the point of giving me the longevity pill now? I'm going to die anyway!"
Jiang Yuebai staggered back and went to check the broken flowerpot. Misty eyes blocked her vision. She kept wiping her tears.
"The flower is not dead yet, don't worry, Grandpa. I will definitely save it. Don't give up. I have the longevity pill. We will definitely be able to overcome the current difficulties."
"It's all because of you, it's all your fault, get out of here, I don't want to see you, get out!" Tao Fengnian roared and waved his hands.
Jiang Yuebai felt aggrieved, he clenched his fists and stood up and shouted: "What's the point of blaming me for driving me away? If you don't want to die, fight to live!!"
"I am fighting all the time. It is for this reason that I endure the pain of the burning flames every day. Haven't I fought enough? Heaven has never pitied me. It has only thrown me to the bottom of the abyss time and time again, and there is no way back!"
“If you had started fighting since you set foot on the immortal path, you wouldn’t have ended up like this!” Jiang Yuebai shouted angrily.
There were many things she had wanted to say, but because Tao Fengnian was her elder and the person she respected the most, she held back.
Tao Fengnian's chest heaved violently as he stared at Jiang Yuebai without blinking.
Jiang Yuebai suppressed his emotions and said slowly: "Grandpa taught me to read and understand reason, and I remember every word in my heart, but have you practiced the principles you taught me?"
"You clearly have ambitions as high as the mountains and the sun and the moon, but you are always king in the mud. You competed among thousands of people to pass the exam to become a spiritual farmer, but why can't you even get a mere life-extending pill? Thirty thousand contribution points, three thousand D-level tasks, but sweeping the floor and delivering mail, one a day, you should have accumulated enough in ten years, right?"
"But what about you? You have been practicing for forty years. What have you done in these forty years?! Go and look at other spiritual cultivators. Who is like you, staying in the valley all day and only planting a mere twenty acres of spiritual fields for yourself?"
"If you are willing to fight, plant a few hundred acres of seventh-grade spiritual medicine, and you can accumulate enough contributions in three to five years. If you are willing to fight, make friends with a few more alchemy elders, there will always be people willing to help you. If you do nothing, the heavens can't save you! Where did the enthusiasm you had when you took the spiritual farming master exam go!"
Tao Fengnian's head was buzzing, and every word of Jiang Yuebai's words pierced his heart.
Looking back to the past, when he got the spiritual farmer's token, the sect's alchemy elders vied with each other to extend olive branches. He was full of energy and wanted to do a big thing. He also envisioned forming an elixir and becoming an infant, and roaming freely in the world.
Since when did he become so timid and cowardly as he is today
Jiang Yuebai wiped away her tears, "What's the point of you yelling at me now? If you really have the ability, go fight for your destiny! Don't use other excuses as a shield for your cowardice and incompetence!"
After saying that, Jiang Yuebai took the Burning Heart Mother Flower and turned away.
Tao Fengnian stretched out his hand to stop him, but was choked by his breath and could not utter a word. He only saw the bottle of longevity elixir lying quietly in the corner of the room.
Within reach, yet out of reach.
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Jiang Yuebai sat on the ground with muddy hands. He took the best spiritual soil from the spiritual field and wrapped the Burning Heart Mother Flower. A green halo continued to spread from his fingertips and injected into the mother flower.
"Why is it of no use at all?"
Jiang Yuebai was filled with anxiety, and he repeated it over and over again until his spiritual energy was exhausted. The leaves of the Burning Heart Mother Flower were still dry and without any vitality.
She took out the spirit stone to recover, looked around at the surrounding trees, bit her lip and directly plundered the essence of the trees, turning it into plant essence beads to feed the Burning Heart Mother Flower.
"It's useless, it's still useless, what should I do?"
She couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears on her face, but she couldn't wipe it off no matter what she did. Jiang Yuebai was so flustered that her fingertips were trembling. The surrounding trees had their vitality plundered, and their tender leaves withered and died, leaving the whole tree lifeless.
After thinking it over, Jiang Yuebai's eyes turned fierce, and he suddenly activated the magic formula, aiming it at himself.
Jiang Yuebai felt weak as if he had been drained of energy. He held his breath and maintained his magic spell. The blood color on his face faded, and his essence, blood, and vitality were plundered and turned into crimson beads in his palms.
As the spell was cast, her whole body relaxed and she took a deep breath, injecting her energy, blood and essence into the Burning Heart Mother Flower.
The withered leaves finally stretched out, and Jiang Yuebai cried with joy.
"It works. It finally works."
Without hesitation, she made hand gestures again.
Xiaolu rushed out from the sea of consciousness and crashed into Jiang Yuebai.
"Just go away and leave me alone!"
Jiang Yuebai angrily drove Xiaolu away and continued to draw his own blood and energy regardless.
The phosphorescent fire of Xiaolu beside her was agitated, and she seemed to be angry and anxious. Finally, she had no choice but to rush back to Jiang Yuebai's sea of consciousness. The silver light of the wick became brighter, stabilizing her soul.
"Jiang Yuebai, what are you doing?!"
Lu Ying suddenly appeared and pushed her away.
Lu Ying looked at the Burning Heart Mother Flower on the ground, then looked at Jiang Yuebai, and said angrily: "Are you crazy? You are taking your own blood and energy for a flower. Do you know that this is consuming your lifespan?"
Being cared for, Jiang Yuebai collapsed in an instant and cried helplessly.
"This is not a flower, this is my grandfather's life. I have to save it. I have to save my grandfather's life. How can I save my grandfather's life..."
The sky was cold and grey, and the rain was as fine as needles, piercing my bones and heart.
There is nothing I can do, no one to express my sadness...
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At that time, the sky and the earth were dark and gloomy.
Tao Fengnian returned from outside exhausted. He sat at the stone table in the yard, took out the sickle and wiped it silently.
Jia Wei came as invited, and walked into the courtyard in a casual manner.
"Tao Fengnian, what do you want from me?"
Tao Fengnian didn't even raise his eyes, put the storage bag beside him, and slowly wiped the stains on the sickle bit by bit.
"When I offended Lin Xiangtian in my early years, I should have known that I could not escape death, and I should not have relied on luck to survive. I thought I was well-read and sensible, but in the end, I was not as clear-sighted as a maid."
Jia Wei looked arrogant, his eyes burning as he looked at the storage bag, and sneered, "It's not too late for you to understand now."
"I am afraid of death, but when death is imminent, I am more afraid of being looked down upon by that girl. I have to make her call me grandpa and act like a grandpa. I should plan something for her before I die."
Jia Wei stared at the storage bag and said, "You should make some plans for her. Otherwise, if you're not here, she'll grow up to be a beautiful girl in two years, and she'll definitely be bullied."
"But I am different from Lin Xiangtian. I have no personal grudge against you. If you give me all your belongings, I will ensure that she is safe. Otherwise... hehe..."
Tao Fengnian put down the rag and said, "This chain sickle is the best eighth-grade magic weapon I have. If you want it, I'll give it to you, as long as... you are still alive to take it!"
As soon as the words fell, the battle began.
The sickle appears and the evil dog cries!
(End of this chapter)