Chen Yun walked around in the gorge for a while.
Unfortunately, it seems that there are only Baiyun Xianpo Root and Huang Zhong Li seedlings here.
He felt somewhat puzzled, why, with these two spiritual roots here, there were no others?
Could it be that all the spiritual energy has been stolen by Baiyun Xianpo Root and Huang Zhong Li seedlings, so that other spiritual roots cannot survive here?
Chen Yun thought carefully and felt that there was indeed a possibility of this.
Firstly, the Huang Zhong Li seedlings must require a large amount of spiritual energy for growth, and it's quite normal that other spiritual roots cannot absorb as much as they do.
Secondly, the Baiyun Xianpo Root has different attributes from other spiritual roots in the heaven and earth. To a certain extent, it will corrode and consume spiritual energy.
So, it should absorb spiritual energy at a very fast speed as well, in order to compete with the Huang Zhong Li seedlings and grow in this range of the canyon.
Whether it's exactly like that or not is unknown; Chen Yun is just making a guess.
However, he feels that as long as he enters a place without true fire of the sun, he can still harvest spiritual roots, then there must be spiritual roots in places without true fire of the sun.
Chen Yun had decided, once Nai He and Wei He recover their strength and re-engage, pay more attention to other places not covered by true fire of the sun, striving to collect more spiritual roots from heaven and earth.
He returned to the side of Nai He and Wei He.
Quietly waiting for the two to wake up from their meditation.
It was about an hour later.
Nai He was the first to open his eyes.
Approximately half an hour later.
Yao He also slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and awakened.
Nai He said, "Master Chen, brother, we must immediately go and find Guoteng and Xie Wuyang two old bandits to prevent them from escaping."
Chen Yun naturally also wanted to kill Guoteng Daoist and Xie Wuyang, standing up and said: "All right."
The three of them gathered their spiritual power, preparing to fly out.
Suddenly!
Chen Yun felt a strong flutter in his heart, as if something significant had happened.
As he walked to the mouth of the canyon, he involuntarily turned his gaze to the west, and his whole body stilled.
Nai He saw that he didn't move and wondered, "Master Chen, why haven't we left?"
Yao He also looked puzzled.
Chen Yun's face swept over a trace of sorrow for no apparent reason, and he said softly, "I should leave."
Nai He had not yet reacted, "Yes, we should leave, let's leave as soon as possible..."
Before he could finish his sentence.
Chen Yun cut in, "I need to leave the Tang Valley and won't pursue Guoteng and Xie Wuyang these two old bandits for the time being."
Nai He was taken aback, "Why?"
Yao He couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows, "As the saying goes, when you're sick, take your life. Xie Wuyang and Guoteng are now seriously injured. If we don't kill them at this opportunity, the consequences may be dire in the future. Master Chen, what is more important than killing these two?"
Chen Yun's expression grew increasingly sorrowful as he said softly, "My mother passed away."
"Ah?"
"This..."
Nai He and Yao He were greatly shocked.
They had not expected that Chen Yun, who had already become an immortal, had just lost his mother?
However, ancient people placed great importance on filial piety. Nai He made a decision on the spot, "Master Chen, you go first. I and Yao He will pursue the two old bandits."
Yao He said, "Yeah, the debt of nurture is greater than heaven. You should go and bid your mother farewell as soon as possible."
Chen Yun bowed deeply to the two, "If you can't find Guoteng and Xie Wuyang, please head to Luoyang as soon as possible. We will meet again in Luoyang."
After saying this, he transformed into a ray of golden light and left directly.
Frankly speaking, in Chen Yun's heart, he didn't hope to find Guoteng Daoist and Xie Wuyang.
He wants to personally kill these two.
It's just that he now has more important matters to attend to and cannot help but let the two go for now.
Indeed, as Yao He said, this is the best opportunity to kill Guoteng Daoist and Xie Wuyang, missing it is a pity.
But no matter how good the opportunity, it's not as important as the gratitude for nurturing and raising him.
Since Chen Yun was sold by his family in his lifetime, he has always been resentful.
Until his father's death last time, he finally understood the truth.
Since then, he has had no complaints against his original family.
Originally, he thought that after he became an immortal, he might want to show some favor to his family.
But after listening to the words of the West Queen Mother, Chen Yun knew that he shouldn't have much contact with his family. It would be best to secretly protect their safety.
Indeed, he did just that, and he had his followers keep an eye on them.
Just now, Chen Yun felt a strong flutter in his heart, and then he immediately received information from Miao Sheng Daoist, saying that the rumor of Bo Xin's secret protection of his family was true. His mother had passed away.
Therefore, Chen Yun has to rush back for mourning his mother's death.
...
He arrived in Chang'an along the way.
Chen Yun determined the direction.
He shot down towards a mansion.
He arrived at the front door.
He saw that the mansion above was inscribed with the words "Chen Mansion".
He took a deep breath and prepared to knock on the door.
However, when his hand was about to reach out, Chen Yun unconsciously pulled it back.
If he knocked on the door today, it would mean that he had returned to his family again.
In the future, if anything happened to his younger brother and sisters, it would be manageable.
If the younger generation come to ask for help, should he help or not?
Chen Yun finally didn't knock on the door, but instead used his invisibility technique and went straight through the wall.
He entered inside.
The sound of weeping and wailing came from inside the courtyard.
Chen Yun sighed and walked slowly.
Not long after.
He arrived at the inner courtyard.
He saw that there were many people gathered outside the eastern side room, all crying and wailing.
Chen Yun did not reveal himself and passed through the crowd, entering the house inside.
At this time, there were two men and a woman inside the house, kneeling down and wailing loudly.
One of them was still wearing an official robe.
It was most likely his younger brother, Chen Feng.
It is estimated that he was busy with official affairs and was suddenly called back.
He recalled that the last time he saw Chen Feng was when he was only twelve or thirteen years old. Now, both his temples were gray.
The other man, around thirty years old and relatively younger and chubby, should be his fourth brother.
As for that middle-aged woman, she must be his second sister.
Seeing his younger siblings grow old so much, Chen Yun felt a lot of sadness in his heart.
He just glanced at the crowd and then went directly to the window, looking towards the old woman who was silently lying there with silver hair and a emaciated body.
It was precisely his mother who had given him life.
However, the mother lying there had no breath and no pulse.
Upon seeing this, Chen Yun was momentarily dazed, and his mind involuntarily flashed back to when he was a child. One night, after returning from relatives' house, his mother had held his hand as they walked in the moonlight.
It seemed as if it was still in front of him.
Thoughts burst out like a dam bursting.
He also reminisced about the time when he was a child and had fallen asleep at night, and his mother had gently woken him up, then took out a warm cake from her bosom.
He had eaten it so quickly and greedily at that time, savoring every bite.
His mother and father were smiling by the side.
The warmth was as if right before his eyes.
So many warm memories of spending time with his parents flowed through his heart.
Chen Yun felt an inexplicable tightness in his heart, but he couldn't say a word.
He passed by his younger brothers and sisters.
He came to the bedside and gently grasped his mother's rough, wrinkled right hand.
Chen Yun suddenly had a feeling as if he was back to when he was a child, holding her hand under the moonlight.
He just held on silently, letting the emotion of sorrow spread.
Suddenly, Chen Yun felt that something seemed to have come out of his mother's body.
He stared closely and found that it was his mother's "soul".
However, his mother's soul seemed confused and dazed, as if it had no consciousness.
And almost at the same time, two figures appeared next to his mother's soul, one black and one white.
The white one had a pale face, a long tongue protruding, wearing an official robe with the words "One See Grows Wealth" inscribed on his official hat.
The black one had a ferocious face, broad and overweight, with a small stature and a dark complexion. His official hat was inscribed with the words "Peace Across the World".
They were White Spirit Xie Bian'an and Black Spirit Fan Wuyao.
The two gods held foot shackles and handcuffs.
It seemed as if they were going to arrest Chen Yun's mother's soul.
However, before the two gods could act, they saw Chen Yun.
White Spirit immediately bowed and said respectfully, "May I ask who the deity is waiting here?"
Black Spirit also looked at Chen Yun as if he were facing a great enemy, thinking that Chen Yun might come to seize the soul.
Chen Yun replied with a bow, "I am Chen Pu, a disciple of Master Zhengyang from the Nanshan Temple of Transmission in Zhongnan Mountain. I have met Master Xie and Master Fan. She is my mother, so I am here waiting."
White Spirit and Black Spirit breathed a sigh of relief.
White Spirit said, "It's Master Chen, my apologies, my apologies."
Chen Yun looked with a hint of confusion, "You two spirits are from the underworld, why come here to take someone?"
He remembered that when his father died, it was the officials from the Bureau of Yuanying in the Underworld who came to take him away.
White Spirit said, "This area is within the jurisdiction of our Underworld, so we have come with Master Fan to take someone."
Oh, now I see.
It seems that Dahai Mountain is within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Yuanying in the Underworld.
Chen Yun nodded slightly and said, "Can I accompany her for a while?"
White Spirit and Black Spirit exchanged a glance.
Then, Black Spirit said, "This doesn't follow the rules."
Chen Yun's eyebrows furrowed.
White Spirit quickly added, "However, Master Chen's filial piety is praiseworthy, and it would be no problem for us to make an exception."
Chen Yun immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Xie and Master Fan."
Maybe it's because they give face to Chen Yun.
The White and Black spirits did not seize Chen Yun's mother's soul but instead used their magic power to guide her away.
Chen Yun followed the two spirits and entered the underworld.
After a while, they arrived at a large stone mountain surrounded by the sea on all sides.
The sea surrounding the large stone mountain was vast and boundless, with no end in sight.
What is most strange is that the water in the sea is calm and without any ripples.
It's amazing that the sea water doesn't move at all, like it's dead and lifeless.
The large stone mountain is also immense, as if it is even larger than the universe.
What is most amazing is that this large stone mountain is made up of a single huge stone.
Chen Yun thought to himself, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be Wujiao."
In the west of the large stone mountain, there is a narrow path that is black and seems to be illuminated by no light at all, which is known as the Yellow Spring Black Road in legend.
There is a floating black palace at the sea's end of the Yellow Spring Black Road.
The middle plaque clearly reads the three big characters "Hell Judgment Hall".
Chen Yun knew that the Hell Judgment Hall was the workplace of King Qin Guang, the first of the Ten Courts of Hell.
He followed the White and Black Spirits together to enter the hall.
This was a relatively small hall, with a high platform to the right, called Nian Jing Platform, which was one zhang (about 3.3 meters) high and had a mirror that was ten chi (about 6 meters) in diameter, hanging eastward.
There were seven characters horizontally across the platform, which said: "In front of the Sin Mirror Platform, there are no good people."
To the left of the hall was a long table, behind which sat a deity with leopard eyes, lion nose, tangled and long whiskers, wearing a square crown on his head, holding a tablet in his right hand in front of his chest, wearing a green robe. He was none other than King Qin Guang of the first hall.
Chen Yun immediately went forward to bow and said, "I am Chen Pu, a disciple of Master Zhengyang from the Nanshan Temple of Transmission in Zhongnan Mountain. I have met King Qin Guang."
King Qin Guang seemed to have expected Chen Yun's arrival and did not show any surprise. He just smiled and extended his hand, saying, "Master Chen, you are too polite. Please don't stand on ceremony, take a seat."
Immediately, a ghost guard brought over a chair.
Chen Yun thanked and sat down.
King Qin Guang, with a poker face, asked casually, "Master Chen, what business do you have here in the Underworld?"
Chen Yun looked towards the mother's soul kneeling below, then turned back and said, "My mother's lifespan has reached its end, so I have come here today to accompany her for a journey. I hope that the God of the Hall will spare her."
King Qin Guang naturally understood the meaning behind Chen Yun's words.
He smiled and said, "The usual rule in the Underworld is that the Nian Jing Platform should be used first to photograph the soul, revealing all their past sins. After that, they will be judged according to their sins. However, since Master Chen is here, Your Majesty has to give me some face, so your mother doesn't have to go through the Nian Jing Platform. I will send someone to inform the other halls behind us, and we will send her directly to be reincarnated into a wealthy family after forty-nine days. What do you think, Master Chen?"
Chen Yun didn't expect King Qin Guang to be so generous, so he quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty. Great kindness is not expressed in thanks. Master Chen will always remember this."
King Qin Guang waved his hand and said, "No trouble at all. In my lifetime, I had received a favor from Master Zhengyang, so this small matter is not worth mentioning."
So it was, so Master Zhengyang had a favor to King Qin Guang, no wonder he was willing to give such face.
Chen Yun expressed his gratitude a thousand times.
Finally, King Qin Guang was polite and said, "Master Chen, you shouldn't stay here in the Underworld for too long. Otherwise, it will not be good for both of us if it's spread out. Please return at once if there's nothing else to do here."
Chen Yun understood what King Qin Guang meant. The other party was breaking the rules for his benefit, and if the news got out, it could tarnish his reputation and even lead to reprimands.
He stood up and said, "In that case, I will withdraw first."
King Qin Guang said, "Don't trouble yourself."
Chen Yun turned and left the Underworld, flying towards the human world.
As he traveled through the space, Chen Yun silently reflected within his heart.
Although he didn't show much filial piety when his mother was alive, simply bringing back some gold, he finally made some effort to show his respect after her death.
In the next life, she will at least be reincarnated into a wealthy family to enjoy life.
Perhaps, this is the best choice.
At this moment, Chen Yun knew that his earthly ties were finally settled, and he had no more concerns.
(The end of this chapter)
