[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting":3,"chapter-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-468":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eternal Life from Talisman Painting",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733665,2217,"Chapter 468 - 251: Old Hu’s Letter","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-468",468,"\u003Cp>Qingshui Bay Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lu Lao’s residence, Li Yifan brought the Li Family, Shen Fan and Wei Yingying as well as their children, all gathered in a large group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the howling wind and snow, Lu Qingqing’s weak laughter echoed from the bamboo house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Junior Sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the gray-haired Lu Qingqing, her face etched with the traces of time, Lin Chang’an’s eyes revealed complex emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was happy for his old friend having no regrets in life, yet also saddened by the merciless passage of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Lin, I know my own condition. If it weren’t for your return this time, I might have already gone ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing’s hoarse laughter carried no regret on her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lin Chang’an sighed deeply. Little Junior Sister’s vitality was exhausted, her essence nearly depleted, her end was nearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Lin, your journey is still long, and you have to walk it alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the still youthful Lin Chang’an, Lu Qingqing’s eyes showed envy, yet also sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This path of cultivation was destined to be lonely, watching one’s old friends age, fall ill, and pass away, one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choosing Shen Lie back then was influenced by her grandfather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there’s a chance, tell Sister Yun I don’t regret it. At least in this life, I had a husband, and I have Fan’er and Yingying, with children and grandchildren all around...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a hoarse and weak voice, Shen Fan and Wei Yingying, both Foundation Establishment cultivators, had tears of reluctance in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aunt Lu!\" Li Yifan was also filled with sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the howling wind and snow, painful cries of grief filled the house, from men and women, young and old alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the obscure depths of chance, Lin Chang’an seemed to feel something; he could not help but lift his head and sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone’s gone. Of the companions on the cultivation path, only Yun Yao remains now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passing of Li Erniu, Shen Lie, and Wei Buyi resurfaced a sense of sadness in Lin Chang’an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps your choices were right, a good marriage, a century hand in hand, children and grandchildren in abundance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shen Fan and Wei Yingying’s children, who now had grandchildren, Lin Chang’an felt a wave of melancholy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His choice was not wrong either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each person has their own path to walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your paths are completed; I envy you, but unfortunately, I still have a long journey ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang’an stood alone under a withered tree in the courtyard, his resolve growing ever stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred years in life, like a mayfly’s day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mayfly’s short life is, for the mayfly, vibrant and brilliant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just chose a longer, lonelier path of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the mourning period, many guests attended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Fan and Wei Yingying, a couple both in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, were formidable together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their reputation in the area was high, and with Lin Chang’an’s influence as a Core Formation cultivator, even the Profound Sound Pavilion sent people over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the mourning rituals, the return journey was delayed by half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet with Lin Chang’an’s current stature, the Profound Sound Pavilion felt no dissatisfaction, and considered it only right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sentimental and trustworthy Honored Guest Elder is far more reliable than a cold and unfeeling one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Lin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the house, Shen Fan and Wei Yingying brought their children and even grandchildren to pay respects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The couple’s cultivation was impressive. They had a son and a daughter; the son was married with children, the daughter had married into the Li Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two families, from Li Erniu and Shen Lie on, had maintained close ties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also descendants of Li Yifan, making the small house instantly crowded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these descendants of old friends, Lin Chang’an pondered before gently saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what some of you have been pondering these days, but the Demon Beast Abyss is unpredictable. Not to mention I am just a recently advanced Core Formation cultivator, even the once powerful Long Family...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their rise and fall happens within a century; if any of you wishes to follow me to the Demon Beast Abyss...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang’an solemnly conveyed the risks of the Demon Beast Abyss to the juniors. If any of them had promising talent or higher cultivation, he didn’t mind nurturing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, those with exceptional talent in the Immortal Cultivation Realm are always few and far between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even in Yue Kingdom, he wasn’t unable to protect them, after all, now he is a Honored Guest Elder of the Profound Sound Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Yue Kingdom is under the Profound Sound Pavilion’s rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, remaining in Yue Kingdom, he could still take care of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Lin, Fan and I have decided to stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yingying, now much more mature, looked at Lin Chang’an and showed a carefree smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many hesitated upon hearing the true state of the Demon Beast Abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The risks were too great; a Foundation Establishment cultivator faced such turbulence in the Demon Beast Abyss, whereas here, they were revered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The comparison was stark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yifan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately remained silent; he had grown accustomed to being a figurehead in the small area of Qingshui Bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The risks were too great, and he had many clansmen and descendants to protect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother is right. Compared to the unrest of the Demon Beast Abyss, the stable situation in Yue Kingdom means we have no grand ambitions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the wise decision from Wei Yingying, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but nod approvingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the burden of descendants, Shen Fan and Wei Yingying might have ventured out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they bore the responsibilities to protect their descendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Li Yifan, years of family responsibilities had left him surpassed in cultivation by Shen Fan and Wei Yingying.\u003C\u002Fp>",969,"2026-06-06T16:18:31.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","2959c0a7c03efb87f4f4a5b245348a32d9da2c1beb38075813656e24fec2b5d7","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-469","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-467",514,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-from-talisman-painting-cover.jpg"]