Eternal Life: My Millennia in the Jiaofang Division

"It's actually Tantai Chongguang."

Zhao Mu said to himself thoughtfully.

Fifty years of great changes have taken place in the world.

I remember the first time we met in the grasslands of northern Xinjiang. Tantai Chongguang was a young son who had just won the top prize and was about to return to his hometown to honor his father.

But today, fifty years later, Tantai Chongguang is already over seventy years old and has even retired from the official position of left prime minister.

Time flies really fast.

Zhao Mu picked up a large jar of wine, opened the seal and started drinking.

After drinking most of the jar, he wiped his mouth and said, "It's great!"

He had stayed in that underground palace for fifty years, and the bird was almost out of his mouth.

So today I have to eat a lot of meat and drink a lot of wine to be happy.

The private room next door.

The gray-haired Tantai Chongguang was also drinking and eating with several colleagues and old friends.

The atmosphere here was much more lively than Zhao Mu's.

There were not only delicacies from the mountains and seas, but also singing, dancing and music. The group of people drank with great interest and enjoyed themselves.

It wasn't until evening that the banquet here dispersed.

After all the guests had left, Tantai Chongguang prepared to leave accompanied by his servants.

But at this moment, a faint voice suddenly came from next door: "Tantai Chongguang, long time no see, come and sit down?"

"Huh?" Tantai Chongguang frowned and turned back: "Who is calling me?"

"Haha, didn't you already know that when you came in? Why, after becoming the Prime Minister, don't you have the courage?"

The tone over there was full of ridicule.

Since becoming the left prime minister, no one has dared to talk to Tantai Chongguang like this for a long time.

He smiled slightly: "Haha, since Your Excellency invites you, how can I not accept it? I just don't know which of my old friends you are?"

While talking, Tantai Chongguang had already pushed open the private room next door.

When he saw the Taoist priest sitting at the table, feasting on a meal, Tantai Chongguang's eyes suddenly widened and he exclaimed in disbelief: "Sir, how could it be you?"

"Haha, Mr. Zuo Xiang, it's been a long time."

Zhao Mu chuckled.

"What a leftist prime minister, please call me Chong Guang, sir."

Tantai Chongguang came over and looked at Zhao Mu with amazement: "Sir, he is indeed an expert. Fifty years have passed and there is still no sign of aging. However, Chongguang's face is already full of wrinkles. It's really... alas!"

He shook his head and sat down next to Zhao Mu.

Zhao Mu did not answer, but asked: "Why do you want to resign? Don't tell me that you are old. Those words can deceive others, but they cannot deceive me."

Before the two of them separated that year, Zhao Mu had taught Tantai Chongguang the "Hundred Tribulations of the True True Classic".

Now Zhao Mu could see at a glance that Tantai Chongguang had successfully condensed his true energy, and his strength had already surpassed the realm of heaven and human.

With this kind of cultivation, although Tantai Chongguang's lifespan is not as good as that of immortal cultivators, there is still no problem in living for 120 or 30 years.

Therefore, Tantai Chongguang's resignation was definitely not because of his age.

"Sir, you are wise. Yes, Sogo's resignation is not due to his age."

Tantai Chongguang said in a helpless tone: "The main reason is that once the emperor and his courtiers, when the emperor just ascended the throne, I still need to stabilize the government."

"But now that he has secured the throne, he naturally doesn't like me very much, an old guy who has been the left prime minister for decades."

"Since I know that I will be dismissed from office sooner or later, I might as well leave on my own. At least it will be more dignified. Besides, after decades of working as a sea steward, I have already been tired. It's a good time to take a rest when I go back."

"You are wise."

Zhao Mu smiled and said: "Since you are leaving, let's leave cleanly and don't have anything to do with the court in the future. After all, the court will soon be unrest."

"What do you mean, sir?"

Tantai Chongguang was full of doubts.

"With twists and turns of luck, a catastrophe is about to occur, and the court will become increasingly chaotic."

Zhao Mu turned his head and looked out the window, as if he saw the calamity that filled the world.

It was the condensation of countless grievances, filthiness, and evil odors that had accumulated over the decades or hundreds of years since the formation of the national destiny.

Once such a huge calamity breaks out, the impact will be more than just destroying a Minister of Rites.

"It seems that the Imperial Master also said this."

Tantai Chongguang's face was solemn: "Sir, is the catastrophe you mentioned really unavoidable?"

"It's impossible. Forcibly suppressing it will only cause greater disasters in the future, so the best option is to let it happen naturally and then find a way to get through it."

Zhao Mu shook his head: "Now that you have become an official, these things have nothing to do with you. Go back and live your own life."

"The imperial court will naturally be concerned about future events. There is no need for you to return to this muddy water. What's more, you may not be able to survive until the day of the disaster."

"Well, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. The future affairs are indeed beyond my control as an official."

Tantai Chongguang also picked up a wine jar: "Sir, do you like heavy drinking? Haha, how about Chongguang come to accompany you?"

"Okay, let's not go home until we get drunk today."

The two laughed and immediately started drinking.

The two of them drank this wine until late at night.

On the occasion of parting, Zhao Mu used the mortal blood spirit-killing technique to place the Heavenly Compass in Tantai Chongguang's body.

Since we have a fate with Tantai Sogo, let this fate continue to extend for hundreds of years.

In the next few hundred years, Zhao Mu will secretly take care of the Tan Tai family and ensure that the family can continue.

He also hopes that Tan Tai Chongguang's descendants can help him completely erase the divine thoughts of Zhenru Old Bald Donkey.

Zhao Mu is looking forward to the day when the Tianji Compass returns to his hands.

At the entrance of Yipinxiang Restaurant.

Tan Tai Chongguang was helped into the carriage by the servants and slowly disappeared into the night.

Zhao Mu, carrying a jar of wine, walked towards the Jiaofangsi under the moonlight.

After a while, he finally arrived at the entrance of the Jiaofangsi.

He saw that the Jiaofangsi was still brightly lit, and the sounds of playfulness continued to come from the attic rooms.

"The merchant woman knows not the hatred of the lost country, and still sings the back garden flower across the river!"

"Haha, this kind of place is always so bright and colorful."

"Let's make a fuss, this is the last madness. In another hundred years, I'm afraid that few people can play in brothels peacefully."

Zhao Mu shook his head and prepared to go back to his grove.

This Jiaofangsi is one of the places with the strongest worldly desires in the capital.

For the next few decades, he plans to stay here, concentrate on absorbing worldly desires and condensing the source of human desires.

"I hope that when the catastrophe is about to start, I can successfully activate the nine-color glass incarnation. After all, only in this way can I be more confident to survive the catastrophe."

Zhao Mu muttered to himself and walked back to the grove.

Just when he sacrificed the Lingxu Immortal Mansion and was about to enter the Immortal Mansion for cultivation.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "Mr. Chu, long time no see."