485: Chapter 68: Long River Sunset Slash the Void 485: Chapter 68: Long River Sunset Slash the Void Traveling a well-worn path, Xiao Jie sped towards Monkey Valley, arriving at its entrance in less than half an hour.
Gazing at the surrounding familiar scenery, Xiao Jie took a deep breath, dismounted his horse, and walked towards the valley.
Xiao Jie didn’t use the Phantom Spirit Pearl to disguise himself.
When he had left Monkey Valley with the White Ape, he had already t the monkeys, and because of his favorability with the White Ape, they had also beco friendly.
Entering the valley, everything was as it had always been; the trees were still filled with Stone-Throwing Apes, leaping around.
Xiao Jie walked further in and suddenly heard a greeting.
Turning around, he saw a little monkey blinking curiously at him.
Xiao Jie rembered this little monkey; it had led him the way during his first visit to Monkey Valley.
“Little monkey, do you rember ?”
“Are you—the bald big monkey?”
“Heh, not bad, you rember well.
I’m here to see your king, is he around?”
“He is, he is, in the valley.
Go see him.
These past few days, he seems to be feeling unwell, looking very tired.”
Feeling tired…
Xiao Jie understood in his heart—the little monkey probably didn’t comprehend aging and death.
“Lead the way quickly.”
“This way, this way.” The little monkey scampered ahead, leading Xiao Jie deeper into the valley.
However, they didn’t head towards the stone platform where the White Ape used to sit and drink tea, but towards a pool deep in the valley.
From a distance, Xiao Jie saw an old man with white hair sitting cross-legged under a large willow tree beside the pool.
Eh?
What’s going on?
The White Ape turned into an old man?
He looked at the na, and it was correct.
Yuan Bai (Saber Saint): Level 46 Worldly Expert, Life Value 3600.
He opened his bag and peeked at the Phantom Spirit Pearl inside, wondering how Yuan Bai managed to maintain his human form without it.
Observing Yuan Bai, who sat cross-legged by the poolside with his eyes closed in ditation, devoid of any simian aspect, Xiao Jie had a realization—it seed the White Ape ultimately acknowledged his humanity.
Just like Li Baobao, who was half rfolk but had embraced his human identity and beca a human, the case must be similar for the White Ape.
This was quite magical, sothing unimaginable in reality.
Yet, in this world, it seed human perception could change certain established things, turning illusion into reality.
Perhaps this was the so-called Power of Faith…
Xiao Jie walked quietly behind Yuan Bai, taking in the sight of his old friend.
He looked exceptionally aged, skin withered, body thin, his wide robe fluttering in the wind, exuding a hint of a recluse’s air.
Although the White Ape had white hair, he was previously full of life and vigor.
Now, sitting under the tree amidst the autumn winds, there was a desolate air about him, as if his days were numbered.
Even his backbone looked hunched.
Xiao Jie felt a wave of emotion.
Who would have thought that even the White Ape Sword Saint, the Mountain Spirit Ape, couldn’t escape the bonds of birth, aging, sickness, and death.
The fascination of those Qi Refiners with the arts of cultivating immortality beca clear—the desire to escape the inevitable.
Indeed, how many can approach their own demise with equanimity?
“You’ve arrived…” Yuan Bai murmured suddenly, his tone casual, as if he had seen through the affairs of the world.
“I have, Yuan Brother, how are you faring now…”
“Haha, I’m doing quite well, very well indeed.
Recently, I’ve traveled far and wide, t many people, experienced many things, enjoyed delicacies, fine wines, beautiful won, and beautiful monts I never dread of before.
Although it’s only been a brief few months, they’ve been more joyful than my whole life combined, even more so than when I mastered the Supre Saber Technique.
Now I finally understand what I was seeking, and I’ve seen the person I thought of.
I suppose my wishes have been granted.
Alas, life is short.
I’ve squandered too much ti in the Wangliu River, and only now understand that life has reached its end—a single regret to be sure.
But no matter, this life wasn’t lived in vain, far better than idling away between the mountains.
I’ve experienced the hustle and bustle of the human world.”
His voice held resignation, a trace of unwillingness, and also reminiscence and nostalgia.
Xiao Jie, listening, was deeply moved and at a loss for words.
Such feelings were foreign to him; after all, he was a young man under thirty, and his friends were all around his age.
The experience of bidding farewell to a dying old friend was indescribably poignant.
He couldn’t help but open his bag again—a Life-extending Pill lay next to the Phantom Spirit Pearl.
[Life-extending Pill (Immortal Pill)
Use: Extends a sentient being’s lifespan by ten years.
Item Introduction: An elixir concocted by immortals of Gu Yun State, capable of extending mortal lifespans.
In ancient tis, it was a treasure granted by Gu Yun State to mortal heroes.
As Gu Yun State crumbled and the immortals vanished, such pills rarely appeared in the world.]
Looking at the Immortal Pill in his bag, Xiao Jie hesitated.
Two voices erged within him.
One voice said, “Your friend is about to die, and you hesitate to help?
If he takes this pill, he could live for another thirty years.”
The other countered, “But this is an Immortal Pill.
While it might not be easy to sell, it could fetch tens or even hundreds of millions if sold.”
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