freenovelworld Chapter 9 Mu Qiaohong
Chapter 9 Mu Qiaohong
Zhao Zhen's beloved wife, Mu Qiaohong, passed away 133 years ago. Mu Qiaohong lived to the age of 240 before passing away.
After Qi Linzi's death, Zhao Zhen fled east and west, eventually reaching Rongzhou.
The Immortal Clan's territory is mostly plains and hills, while Rongzhou is entirely mountainous.
Mountains are the best places to hide.
Rongzhou is very large, with 1,327 mountains of varying sizes, and countless forests, grasslands, and caves.
Zhao Zhen cultivated and hid in these caves for seven hundred years.
From the age of sixteen to seven hundred and twenty-five, a fifth-rank cultivator spent his youngest years alone in a mountain cave.
More than seven hundred years have passed. Zhao Zhen felt that he had mastered all the various cultivation techniques and secret methods taught to him by Qi Linzi, and he had had enough of this endless loneliness. So he went down the mountain to wait for the successor of the token to be born.
At the age of 725, Zhao Zhen descended the mountain.
Zhao Zhen met nineteen-year-old Mu Qiaohong as soon as he came down the mountain.
The young girl was beautiful and charming, wearing a fiery red dress and holding a sword inlaid with a scarlet spirit stone. Her left hand formed a hand seal, and her right hand drew the sword as she fought a mid-level triangular blue lightning wind blade beast.
Seeing that the girl was no match for him, Zhao Zhenfei stepped forward and unleashed a burst of energy, causing the triangular blue lightning wind blade beast to fall to the ground and die.
The young woman sheathed her sword and expressed her gratitude: "I am Mu Qiaohong from Xuanhu Town. Thank you for your help!"
Zhao Zhen had hardly spoken in the past seven hundred years, and for a moment he didn't know how to start, so he just smiled shyly.
The girl cut off the three horns of the Blue Lightning Wind Blade Beast, took off two, and handed them to Zhao Zhen: "Qiao Hong has nothing of value to repay you with, so how about you take two of these three horns of the Blue Lightning Wind Blade Beast and I'll keep one?"
Zhao Zhen waved her hands repeatedly, saying no.
The horn of the Triangular Blue Electric Wind Blade Beast can be used in medicine and elixir making, making it an excellent material for intermediate-grade spiritual pills.
In desirable places like the state capital, this intermediate-grade material is nothing special. But in Xuanhu Town, nestled deep in the mountains, it's an extremely precious item.
Seeing the kind-hearted, long-bearded man before her, Mu Qiaohong felt that he had helped her kill the Blue Lightning Wind Blade Beast without seeking any reward. She thought his character was admirable and that she should repay him.
Mu Qiaohong asked, "Where is elder brother going?"
If the other person keeps talking to me, it would be quite impolite not to respond.
Zhao Zhen coughed a few times, then spoke haltingly, his voice very hoarse: "No, nowhere, nowhere to go."
Mu Qiaohong's eyes lit up: "Qiaohong has obtained the beast horn and must hurry home immediately. Would you like to come with me, elder brother?"
"No, no, no," Zhao Zhen wanted to say that it was alright, but before she could finish speaking, Mu Qiaohong interrupted her.
Mu Qiaohong said, "My elders are seriously ill and urgently need the horn of this Blue Lightning Wind Blade Beast to make medicine. I am only an eighth-level spiritual cultivator, and it is not easy for me to come here to hunt beasts. I don't know how many dangers there will be on the way back."
"Since you have nowhere to go, would you be willing to take me home? You are a master of magic, and you can surely protect me!" Mu Qiaohong bowed to Zhao Zhen and earnestly pleaded, "Please help me, brother!"
Looking into Mu Qiaohong's bright, sparkling eyes, Zhao Zhen couldn't bear to refuse her.
And so, Zhao Zhen escorted Mu Qiaohong home.
Mu Yangchen, the town magistrate of Xuanhu Town, was very grateful to Zhao Zhen for escorting his daughter and respected his high level of magic. He invited Zhao Zhen to stay at the Mu family home as a distinguished guest.
Zhao Zhen concealed the fact that he had a fifth-grade superior spiritual root, and only said that he had a sixth-grade inferior spiritual root.
However, Zhao Zhen still overestimated the aptitude of the cultivators in Xuanhu Town.
A sixth-grade low-level spiritual root is the lowest rank among inner disciples of a mid-level sect.
In this small town of Xuanhu, where cultivators of the ninth and tenth ranks are everywhere, a sixth-rank low-grade spiritual root is considered a great power.
Many low-level cultivators in Xuanhu Town have never left the mountains in their entire lives, never been to Qingfeng County, and have never even seen a cultivator with a sixth-grade spiritual root.
There are quite a few strange beasts in these mountains, and not just anyone can easily escape.
The town magistrate of Xuanhu Town only possesses a seventh-grade low-level spiritual root.
Each prefecture has a prefectural magistrate, each city has a city lord, each county has a county government, and each town has a town administration. These are all assigned and delegated by the True God Sect, the largest sect of the Immortal Clan, and its affiliated intermediate sects.
The governor and city lord are directly appointed by the True God Sect.
County governments and town offices are appointed by the intermediate-level sects affiliated with the True God Sect, which are located in various prefectures.
Xuanhu Town belongs to Qingfeng County, Xianmu City, Rongzhou. Rongzhou is remote and mostly mountainous, and the entire prefecture only has two cities, Xianmu and Qiwu.
There are only eighteen counties in the area. Qingfeng County is the most remote county in Rongzhou, and Xuanhu Town is the most remote town in Qingfeng County.
In the entire world of cultivation, the source of the Di River in the central region has the richest spiritual energy, which was once a treasure land where true gods lived and cultivated.
The source of the Di River has now been occupied by the Demon Clan's Underworld Mountain Sect.
Secondly, the areas where the true mystical realms appear are rich in spiritual energy.
Legend has it that on the day the True God disappeared, the True God's mysterious treasures were scattered throughout the world of cultivators, but so far only six True God's mysterious realms have been discovered.
Of these six true mystical realms, two are occupied by the immortals, two by the demons, and two by the monsters.
In short, the closer something is to the true God, the richer its spiritual energy.
The immortal territory of Rongzhou is remote, and the most remote town of Xuanhu is naturally the place with the thinnest spiritual energy.
Although the world of cultivation is rich in spiritual energy, such a relatively sparse place cannot nurture cultivators with high-level spiritual roots or high-level exotic beasts.
For the townspeople of Xuanhu Town, cultivators with sixth-grade spiritual roots are legendary figures. Those with roots above sixth grade are even more legendary.
Mu Yangchen was overjoyed and vowed to keep Zhao Zhen in Xuanhu Town.
As long as this powerful figure is willing to stay in Xuanhu Town and establish his own sect, the surrounding villages and townspeople will surely move to Xuanhu Town, and Xuanhu Town will surely prosper!
The people of Xuanhu Town are simple and honest, and Mu Yangchen has used all his charm. In addition, Zhao Zhen and Mu Qiaohong often see and spend time together, and they are mutually attracted to each other.
Zhao Zhen became Mu Qiaohong's son-in-law when Mu Qiaohong was twenty-four years old.
With the encouragement of his father-in-law and beloved wife, he founded the Lingcao Sect.
In the world of cultivation, the higher the level of one's spiritual root, the more difficult it is to reproduce.
Mu Qiaohong gave birth to her eldest son, Zhao Cheng, at the age of thirty-two, and to her daughter, Zhao Xuan, at the age of seventy-six.
The couple spend their days teaching and raising their children and disciples, leading fulfilling and satisfying lives.
Mu Qiaohong lived to the age of 240 and passed away.
Those 221 years were the happiest and most joyful time for Zhao Zhen.
In the world of cultivation, lifespan is fixed. A tenth-grade low-level spiritual root has a lifespan of sixty years, while each grade higher, from tenth to eighth, adds thirty years to the lifespan.
A tenth-grade, middle-level spiritual root takes ninety years to develop, while a tenth-grade, high-level spiritual root takes one hundred and twenty years.
A low-grade ninth-rank two-spiritual-root takes 150 years; a mid-grade ninth-rank two-spiritual-root takes 180 years; and a high-grade ninth-rank two-spiritual-root takes 210 years.
Eighth grade, low-grade, three spiritual roots, 240 years; eighth grade, middle-grade, three spiritual roots, 270 years; eighth grade, high-grade, three spiritual roots, 300 years.
From the eighth grade to the seventh grade, each grade increases lifespan by two hundred years.
A seventh-grade low-grade four-spiritual-roots cultivator will have a lifespan of five hundred years; a seventh-grade middle-grade four-spiritual-roots cultivator will have a lifespan of seven hundred years; and a seventh-grade high-grade four-spiritual-roots cultivator will have a lifespan of nine hundred years.
From the seventh grade to the sixth grade, each grade increases by three hundred years.
The sixth-grade low-grade five spiritual roots last for 1,200 years, the sixth-grade middle-grade five spiritual roots last for 1,500 years, and the sixth-grade high-grade five spiritual roots last for 1,800 years.
From the sixth grade to the fifth grade, each grade increases by 500 years.
Five-grade low-level six spiritual roots, 2,300 years; five-grade middle-level six spiritual roots, 2,800 years; five-grade high-level six spiritual roots, 3,300 years.
From the fifth grade to the fourth grade, each grade increases by eight hundred years.
The fourth grade low-grade seven spiritual roots take 4,100 years, the fourth grade middle-grade seven spiritual roots take 4,900 years, and the fourth grade high-grade seven spiritual roots take 5,700 years.
From the fourth grade to the third grade, each grade increases by 1,200 years.
The third-grade low-grade eight spiritual roots take 6,900 years, the third-grade middle-grade eight spiritual roots take 8,100 years, and the third-grade high-grade eight spiritual roots take 9,300 years.
From the third grade to the second grade, each grade increases by two thousand years.
Second-grade low-level nine spiritual roots: 11,300 years; second-grade medium-level nine spiritual roots: 13,300 years; second-grade high-level nine spiritual roots: 15,300 years.
A person with ten low-grade first-class spiritual roots has a lifespan of 30,000 years, a person with ten mid-grade first-class spiritual roots has a lifespan of 50,000 years, and a person with ten high-grade first-class spiritual roots can have a lifespan of 100,000 years.
Cultivators of the same level and rank are mostly of similar strength, and the differences lie entirely in the strength of their spiritual energy and the different cultivation techniques they use.
If one avoids various conflicts and accidental deaths, one can normally live to the end of one's life.
The true God lives as long as heaven and earth.
Therefore, the disappearance of the true god who lived as long as heaven and earth remains an unsolved mystery.