Chen Tian and Yun Long's figures returned to Yunfei Village after a short while. Chen Tian spoke, "Go! Say goodbye to the villagers here. You need to start cultivating. The path of cultivation is long, and you may not have time to return here."
"Understood, Master!"
Yun Long said with tears in his eyes. This was the place where he had lived since childhood, and now he had to leave it to survive elsewhere. Yun Long felt a sense of reluctance. Chen Tian watched Yun Long slowly enter the village and then looked towards the void beside him. Instantly, the void cracked open. Chen Tian stood quietly outside the mountain village. After an unknown amount of time, Yun Long appeared before Chen Tian. Chen Tian nodded and asked, "Are arrangements made?"
"All done, Master. We can leave."
Although Yun Long said this, his heart was still filled with emotions, which Chen Tian could clearly see. Then, Chen Tian and Yun Long stepped into the void vortex. The void vortex slowly closed, and their figures vanished.
Lingyun City was a city in the western region. A void vortex appeared in a small alley, and Chen Tian and Yun Long emerged from it. The void vortex behind Chen Tian slowly closed. Yun Long looked at the city before him and asked, "Master, where is this place?"
"Lingyun City. This time, you will temper yourself in this city. When you find the meaning of your heart and understand it, we will move forward."
Chen Tian looked out of the alley and then stepped out. Instantly, the magnificent city appeared before his eyes. The architecture of cities in the cultivation world was far superior to those in games. If compared to China, China would not even be in the running.
Yun Long followed and was also stunned by the scene before him. This was the first time he had left his mountain village and come to such a city. Chen Tian then looked at Yun Long and said, "Yun Long, go! Experience the life of the martial artists who live in the city. Your cultivation method is special. The purer and more flawless your heart is, the faster your realm and strength will increase. This requires experiencing the myriad aspects of life."
"Only when you understand all kinds of people, witness all kinds of people, and comprehend them, will you truly become a cultivator."
Then, Chen Tian's figure vanished. Yun Long, not having fully understood, was about to speak when his master's figure had already disappeared.
Yun Long stood alone, looking at the city before him. He then gathered his courage. This was a trial given by his master, and he was determined to pass it.
Subsequently, Yun Long stepped into the city. Yun Long thought his master had left, but he had not. Chen Tian was observing Yun Long's situation from the shadows.
Only when Yun Long's heart became even more steadfast would Chen Tian go to the eastern region to attend to important matters. Chen Tian did not want anything to happen to such a good disciple, as his physique and disposition would undoubtedly play a significant role in the future.
Then, Chen Tian, hidden from sight, opened his palm, and a ball of light slowly appeared in his hand. "Pure and flawless," Chen Tian sighed. "It's a pity you have no chance of reincarnation. Only the divine essence and divinity remain. Otherwise, I truly wish you could return!"
His eyes seemed to be filled with sorrow. In the battle between the divine realm and the evil spirit race, no god could escape without falling, although it was rare. The divinity in his hand was the divinity of a fallen god. Without a chance for reincarnation, for the sake of the future, he had entrusted his essence, divinity, and throne to Chen Tian. When Chen Tian found an inheritor, perhaps he would no longer be himself, but his name would once again resonate throughout the entire evil spirit race.
Chen Tian's eyes also welled up with tears. He then said, "If only, if only you hadn't done that back then!"
He then fell into sadness. Chen Tian had experienced too much over thousands of years, with countless sorrows and memories. Although he was not the Divine Lord, through the fusion of essence and memories, they were no longer separate.
The divinity also emitted a light, and a voice echoed, "I believe the future will be beautiful. Therefore, please cast aside the present. The future will exist. This power of mine will be crucial in the future. I beg you, accept it!"
This was his last regret. Chen Tian listened to the voice before him and put away the divinity, but his emotions had not changed. Chen Tian then said, "Yes! We all believe in the future."
"The future can be changed, as long as we take action and pay the price, it will surely change."
Chen Tian looked up at the sky and then at Yun Long's situation. At this moment, Yun Long was walking on the land of the city, his stomach growling. Yun Long had not yet reached the Void God realm and still needed to eat. Furthermore, cultivators required three times the amount of food as normal humans in China. However, in the cultivation world, pills and herbs were commonly used, so cultivators rarely starved themselves.
Yun Long clutched his stomach and said, "I'm so hungry! After cultivating, I feel like my appetite has gotten even bigger. I clearly ate a meal when I left the village earlier, why am I still hungry?"
Then, Yun Long smelled a fragrance and followed it, arriving at a shop. This was a shop selling mortal food. Yun Long looked at the steaming buns and asked, "How much, boss!"
The owner was a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man looked at the young man before him and said, "Five copper coins!"
Yun Long did not hesitate. When he left the mountain village, the villagers had given him copper coins. Cultivators generally used spirit stones for transactions, but those were currencies used by cultivators. For someone like Yun Long, copper coins were the common currency.
Yun Long took out five copper coins and handed them to the owner. The owner kindly handed him a bun. Yun Long took a bite, and his eyes instantly widened. It was delicious, but at the same time, he sensed something unusual.
Chen Tian watched the shop owner from the shadows and then shook his head. "Alas! Forget it. Let this be the first trial."
Suddenly, Chen Tian felt something. His figure instantly split, and another Chen Tian emerged, possessing seventy percent of the original Chen Tian's strength. The original Chen Tian said, "I'll leave this to you here."
"Go, main body. Matters over there are more important. I will be responsible for the safety here."
Chen Tian's main body nodded, and then his figure transformed into a beam of light, rushing towards the southeast. He called out in his heart, "Is it you? Is it you?"
His figure directly left Lingyun City. Chen Tian had to go there; this matter was extremely important to him.
Meanwhile, Yun Long looked at the shop owner and said, "Boss, these buns are mixed with spirit herbs, and you're selling them for five copper coins. You must be losing money! I'll give you all the copper coins I have!"
After speaking, Yun Long took out more than a dozen copper coins. The shop owner nodded, looking pleased, as if very satisfied.