Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 121 - 105: Martial Dao Genius, Five Elements Divine Skill

Chapter 121: Chapter 105: Martial Dao Genius, Five Elements Divine Skill

"Dao Bone Relic"

When he saw this item, his brows furrowed.

There were quite a few bone relics, and some had even turned into exotic objects, but the Dao Bone Relic was different.

To earn the word "Dao" before bone relic, that was exceedingly rare, and they were all born from the bodies of enlightened elder monks in temples.

And those enlightened monks, their strength in the Martial Dao was never lacking, so, all kinds of strange events ought to be impossible to happen to them.

"Maybe there are exceptions!"

Thinking of the strange events he himself had encountered, he figured those elder monks might have faced them as well.

Just that the world never got to know.

So, in the future, if he went searching, it wasn’t impossible he’d find more like this.

"Only one exotic thing left to find!"

Lu Chang’sheng glanced at Fu, thought it over, but decided not to take him along.

Li Nangua had already reached the True Qi Realm for many years—he could easily keep Fu in check.

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At dawn the next day, Lu Chang’sheng was already up.

He glanced at the still-sleeping Lu Chang’an, then stepped outside.

Li Nangua tidied his clothes a bit for him.

"All right, go on back. And be sure to keep an eye on Chang’an—the kid doesn’t look like the type to behave!"

Lu Chang’sheng said with a smile.

Li Nangua nodded his head.

He walked him out to the edge of the town, then got onto his carriage and headed toward Black Mountain Prefecture.

But before he’d gone far, he suddenly spotted a figure standing by the roadside.

The horse shied, too scared to go forward.

But Lu Chang’sheng just smiled a little and called out, "Bai, you here to see me off?"

That figure was, of course, the White Ape.

Hearing Lu Chang’sheng call, it sprang over in a few quick leaps, landing right beside the carriage.

The exotic beast’s scent startled the horses so badly their legs almost buckled underneath them.

But as soon as the White Ape was at their side, the horses went deadly quiet, as if afraid they’d be eaten alive.

"Hoo hoo~"

The White Ape patted its chest, then gave Lu Chang’sheng a thump on the shoulder, before leaping into the carriage.

"Haha, you want to help me rescue the teacher?"

Lu Chang’sheng shook his head, amused, tried again and again to coax him out, but the White Ape refused to leave the carriage. Helpless, Lu Chang’sheng fished out a few of his looser garments for the ape to wear.

It was already almost winter. Li Nangua, worried he’d catch a cold, had stuffed some winter clothes into his things.

And since Lu Chang’sheng had grown bigger from his martial training, the clothes fit the White Ape just barely.

The White Ape looked at the clothes on itself, then at the rest of Lu Chang’sheng’s clothes, apparently fascinated, rummaging about in the carriage.

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Worried about the situation in Black Mountain Prefecture, they made haste. In less than ten days, they crossed into its territory.

The air there was thick with the stench of gunpowder, and now and then, they’d see refugees lying dead beside the road.

Lu Chang’sheng felt no urge for sentiment—he knew too well how cruel this world was. He found an empty village to rest in for the night, and went out in the evenings to gather news.

For days on end, relying on his top-tier True Qi Realm strength, he gradually came to understand the state of Black Mountain Prefecture.

"The two sides are still locked in a stalemate. If that’s so, I can focus on training in Martial Arts for the time being."

Lu Chang’sheng was quietly resolved.

But he couldn’t help feeling some emotion.

The intel came from some surviving soldiers or refugees from Black Mountain Prefecture. Clearly, what happened there was truly horrific. Because Xu Yuan had resisted, the rebel army’s counterattacks had become utterly ruthless, leaving countless families in the outer city destroyed.

Even the nearby towns had been ravaged as well.

The rebels burned, killed, and robbed, committing every crime imaginable.

Especially gangs led by Black Temple, their methods were even crueler.

"Rebels are still just rebels—nothing but knives in the hands of noble families!"

With Lu Chang’sheng’s experience, he’d begun to see the truth about this chaos.

If it were a typical uprising, it would’ve been crushed long ago. It was only because forces lurked behind the scenes, that the rebel army had grown this wild.

For that reason, allowing the rebels to run rampant brought only hatred from the people.

When it came down to it, this storm of rebellion was really the Great Yuan court’s power struggle—treating all the common people like pieces on a chessboard.

"So this is what people call the world, huh?"

Lu Chang’sheng sneered.

He even felt lucky, looking back, that he hadn’t bothered with the imperial exams.

After that, Lu Chang’sheng and the White Ape stayed in the village, sparring and training every day, drawing ever closer to the Innate Realm.

Just as he thought everything would go according to plan, news came that forced him to change course.

The Xun Family had betrayed them.

He got this news out of the mouth of a rebel captain.

That captain and his men seemed to be hunting someone, but were intercepted by Lu Chang’sheng, who forced the information out of them.

"The Xun Family rebelled, and the inner city suffered heavy losses. Xu Yuan knew things couldn’t go on, so he used the chance to have an elite squad break out straight toward Longyang Prefecture."

"They’re calling for reinforcements!"

Lu Chang’sheng thought to himself.

"The east side of Longyang Prefecture also has rebels causing chaos, but not on a big scale. Why they’ve dragged their feet in sending aid to Black Mountain, I can’t imagine. But—"

"Longyang’s Prefecture Soldiers are well-staffed—if they get involved in the Black Mountain war, it’ll take a lot of pressure off the teacher and the rest!"

Lu Chang’sheng stood and walked out of the yard, saying to the White Ape, "Bai, come on, let’s find a new place!"

The White Ape stood up, wearing Lu Chang’sheng’s cloak, its arms almost splitting the sleeves apart.

It strode quickly after him, and soon, man and ape boarded the carriage together, heading off into the distance.