I used to think that monks lived longer than ordinary people, but time flies by and time is ruthless.
It has been one hundred and seventy years since Yang Hongyuan came to this world, and Yang Mingzhen is now two hundred and thirty years old, which is considered a long life in the martial arts realm. After all, the limit of martial arts realm is only four decades and two hundred and forty years.
For example, ordinary monks at the fourth or fifth level of the martial arts realm usually die in their early 200s.
Today, Yang Mingzhen's beard and hair are all white. Although he seems to be in good spirits, his health has been getting worse year by year in recent years, and he has become increasingly weak.
Although the Yang family still has life-extending treasures such as flat peaches, how can Yang Mingzhen be willing to use them.
Yang Hongyuan has been traveling abroad all year round these years. Although he returns home occasionally, he comes and goes in a hurry. Fortunately, he has nothing to do after returning from Xizhou and fulfills his filial piety with his son and daughter.
Over the years, Yang Huaili, Yang Hongxuan, and Yang Huairen had secretly come to visit their grandfather, but they were unable to escape due to state affairs.
Yang Shengdao and others shouted out a series of shouts, with the vigor of young people.
"Yuan'er is coming!"
Yang Mingzhen was very happy when he saw Yang Hongyuan arriving with his family. This grandson was his pride.
Although he is now highly cultivated and famous, in the eyes of Yang Mingzhen and Yang Chengzhao, Yang Hongyuan is still the smart and obedient little grandson, and for a while he was happy here.
Yang Hongyuan looked at Yang Mingzhen, who had white hair and a withered face, and felt uncomfortable in his heart. Although the Yinming Realm was there and there was still a day to meet, it still didn't feel good to look at him.
"grandfather!"
"grandfather!"
Yang Huairen, Yang Huaili, Yang Hongxuan, and Yan Hongfeng arrived one after another, which made Yang Hongyuan a little surprised. Why did they all come at once?
Looking at Yang Mingzhen with a smile on his face, he seemed to understand something for a moment.
The reason why everyone came at the same time was naturally because they received the summons jade talisman issued by Yang Chengzhao. When they saw Yang Mingzhen, they seemed to understand something, and they were silent for a while.
"Eat, eat, and do it all with a straight face!"
Yang Chengzhao was silent when he saw everyone arriving, so he started to cheer up, but his heart was equally heavy with anger.
Everyone also put on smiling faces in a tacit understanding to welcome Yang Mingzhen. The atmosphere at the dinner table became lively again, but there was a trace of sadness spreading.
After finishing the meal, Yang Mingzhen became increasingly depressed and was helped to lie down on the bed.
"Huairen, please inform your fifth grandfather, second uncle, and third uncle to come and see you for the last time!"
Yang Chengzhao has always had a fiery temperament, but at this time he was also feeling heavy.
Although I had known that such a day would come, it was still difficult to accept it when it finally arrived.
Decades before Yang Mingzhen advanced to the martial arts realm, the three of them, grandfather and grandson, depended on each other to develop their family and help Yang Mingzhen enter the martial arts realm.
Yang Boqiao has passed away for more than a hundred years, and now Yang Mingzhen is also on his deathbed. With his parents here, he will always be a child.
Without parents, there is no place to come from and can only wait to pass away.
"Brother, big brother!"
Yang Minglei, who was also very old, staggered in with the support of his children and grandchildren, and his sad voice sounded in the distance.
"Fifth brother, you're here... I'm going to take the first step. If I live as long as I do now, what else can I be dissatisfied with!"
Yang Mingzhen's weakened spirit gradually recovered, and everyone became even sadder. Anyone could see that Yang Mingzhen was returning to his former glory.
"Brother Sun only has a day or two left. Brother, please don't leave too fast. We three brothers can keep us company."
Yang Minglei also sighed softly when he heard this, and then he was relieved. Yes, there is nothing to look forward to after living till now.
"Zhao'er..."
"Father!"
Yang Chengzhao, who has always been resolute, burst into tears instantly when he heard his father's cry when he was a child, and kept rolling in his eyes.
"Young man from a poor family, I have suffered a lot in order to break through to the warrior realm for my father..."
"Father, no, my son has now broken through to the Gathering Realm. This is something that many direct descendants of great sects cannot achieve."
Yang Chengzhao's unstoppable words were filled with tears, and tears rolled down his face.
"Huairen, you have given birth to a good son. Based on this, you are worthy of your ancestors."
"Yuan'er..."
"Grandpa, I'm here."
Yang Hongyuan sniffed to stop the tears that were about to fall.
"Hey, the Yang family is what it is today, all because of you. Grandpa... I... I... am... proud of you. Who doesn't envy me for having such a good grandson?
The Yang family...The Yang family...will definitely be in your hands...to the next level. Don't forget to tell your ancestors when making family sacrifices..."
"Father...Father...you...you are here...the child can see you again..."
Trails of tears streaked across Yang Chengzhao's rough face, and then a burst of painful crying spread far away. After a hundred years, the Yang family in Xishan became silent again.
Yang Hongyuan raised his head and stared, feeling surprised when he saw his grandfather coming to pick him up.
Grandfather Yang Boqiao has been blessed by the Yang family's incense and vows for many years, and now he has the shadow of Shinto, just like the ability to attract the souls of the dead.
Although it is just a simple ability to attract impermanence, and it may be due to the family relationship between father and son, it has already revealed the power of Shinto.
At the same time, in Yang Hongyuan's eyes, where the Shuiling Peak Ancestral Temple is located, the boundless mysterious yin virtue descends, causing the five virtues of Wuling Peak to move together, but at this moment, the divine way has not yet come out, so outsiders cannot see it.
"Dad, dad..."
"Fifth Grandpa..."
Another shout came, and Yang Minglei, the fifth eldest son of the second generation of the Yang family, died beside Yang Mingzhen's bed.
He had a peaceful expression and a smile on his face. His children were with him when he died, and his eldest brother was with him on the road to hell. His life was considered complete.
Although Yang Minglei is dozens of years younger than Yang Mingzhen, his cultivation is only at the third level of the martial arts realm. He is now nearly two hundred years old, but he has also reached the end of his life.
A crying voice came from outside the house. The second generation of the Yang family, Mr. Sun An, had already been lying on the bed and passed away today.
The Yinming Dharma Domain emerged and shed a mysterious light, mixed with Yinde, and led the souls of the two people away.
The second generation of the Yang family in Xishan passed away in one day, and the entire Xishan Mountain was covered with plains. Everyone in the Yang family wore sackcloth and wore mourning to see off the three elders of the second generation.
From the two ancestors of the Yang family to the fifth generation, the development of the Yang family basically takes place every twenty years.
Now in the 170th year of the Gregorian calendar, the two generations of Bo Ming have passed away. We can expect that in the following decades, the three generations of Yang Jiacheng, Huai and Hong will die on a large scale. All the people who have not entered the realm of real people will die on a large scale.
Birth, old age, illness, and death. If you don't become an immortal, you cannot escape this reincarnation. Even if you become an immortal, you will not live forever, so you can't slack off.
The road to immortality is endless and the path will last forever. After Yang Hongyuan experienced the death of Yang Mingzhen, his Taoist heart became even clearer and clearer.