Wucheng was once the ancestral home of the Ouyang family.
Since ancient times, this city has gone through countless wars, been destroyed and rebuilt, built and destroyed again, and its owners have changed countless times.
Because the Ouyang family's vitality was severely damaged, they were uprooted by Ji Xuefu and removed from the family. One of the six great aristocratic families that was once famous has now become a thing of the past.
Now the city has been rebuilt again, but the owner has obviously changed. It is also a family of practitioners, but its strength is obviously not as good as that of the Ouyang family. It's just that in such a troubled time, if there is a chance, it may not be impossible to rise.
This city has something to do with him. On his way home, when passing by here, Chen Pan couldn't help but walk in.
Many layouts in the city do not seem to be much different from before, but the population is obviously not what it used to be.
After wandering around for a while, Chen Pan walked into a restaurant, found a place to sit by the window, ordered something casually, and then quietly watched the people passing by below.
Everything seems to be peaceful here, but before long, it may become chaotic again, and this time may come soon.
Chen Pan ate something casually, and suddenly his heart moved. He felt someone coming upstairs, and judging from the situation, it seemed that they were coming towards him.
A look at the side, is an old man in his clothes, but does not repair the border, but people look very spiritual.
The old man walked straight to Chen Pan and sat down opposite him, and then said, "Young man, if you don't mind if I sit here!"
The voice is slightly hoarse, but it¡¯s not unpleasant.
Chen Pan did not answer. He just looked around and said, "Isn't there still room?"
Although this restaurant is not big. But it is still a bit large, and the population in Wucheng is not very prosperous, so there are still a lot of vacancies on this floor.
The old man chuckled: "As I get older, I like to sit by the window, which is more comfortable. There are people sitting in other seats, so I can only compete with you. You won't mind, right?"
Chen Pan took a casual look and found that it was indeed as the old man said. The other seats by the window were already occupied, in twos and threes, but I was alone here.
"I don't mind!" Chen Pan smiled slightly, but he was thinking about who was coming. He couldn't feel that this person's cultivation level was either a mortal with no cultivation level, or a terrifyingly powerful man who was so powerful that he couldn't even detect his strength.
Intuition told him that this old man should be the latter. Chen Pan remained calm. Waiting silently, this person definitely didn't just want to share a table with me for dinner.
The old man¡¯s things were brought up quickly. He ate some casually and nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad. I haven¡¯t eaten it in many years. It tastes even better."
"Old man, have you come here often to eat?" Chen Pan couldn't help but ask.
If this old man were a mortal without cultivation, he might be younger than him, but he wouldn't mind.
The old man nodded: "Well, I come here to eat occasionally. But I haven't been here for many years, and I have almost forgotten the taste."
"Oh? How come you haven't been here for many years?" Chen Pan asked casually. But it suddenly dawned on him: "It's because of the war!"
Not to mention, it was a big transfer, and I stayed on Netherworld Island for three hundred years. Regardless of whether the old man is a mortal or a monk, three hundred years is still a long time.
Sure enough, the old man nodded: "Yes, the war is chaotic, one battle after another, and we don't know when it will end."
After saying that, he shook his head with emotion, and these words resonated with Chen Pan.
"War is such a hateful thing. It would be great if it could disappear forever." Chen Pan sighed.
"Disappear?" The old man shook his head: "Easier said than done, difficult, very difficult!"
Chen Pan nodded: "Yes, wherever there are people, there will be disputes, and differenceswell, between regions and between countries, they cannot always coexist peacefully."
I wanted to say the other world and the main world, but after thinking about it, it¡¯s better to keep it small.
"This little brother seems to be very sensitive to these things! What do you think is the root cause of this war?" The old man stopped his gluttonous movements, looked at Chen Pan and asked seriously.
Chen Pan thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "I can't tell, maybe it's an irreconcilable conflict."
The old man nodded: "Contradiction, you're right. Because of the contradiction, it can't be reconciled, so we fought with fists and feet, and finally turned into a war. In my opinion, the fundamental thing is interests."
Chen Pan did not answer and waited for the other party's next words.
"What kind of interests? Money and status are secondary. The biggest interest is the living space. Everyone wants to take the other party's territory as their own. If you have the territory, you have everything. Even if you don't seize other people's territory But they were unwilling to lose their own territory. When others came over, they would naturally resist, so the war broke out."
The old man said unhurriedly. Chen Pan was noncommittal, but he also felt that it made sense. But when it comes to the practice world, it doesn't make sense. Territory is meaningless, and absolute strength is everything.
"Old man, do you know anything about the spiritual world?" Chen Pan didn't know what he was thinking, so he couldn't help but ask.
The old man nodded: "I know something, do you want to talk about the war in the spiritual world?"
Chen Pan nodded: "I have this idea. War in the spiritual world is different from that in the mortal world. Territory and other matters don't feel of much significance. Personal strength is everything. Of course, what I say is not necessarily right."
The old man thought for a while and said: "What you said makes sense, but it's not entirely true. Living space is always the greatest benefit. Maybe you are so powerful that it doesn't matter, but what about others? Where are your relatives and your tribe?"
"In a barren place, the gods can do nothing as long as they have the vitality of heaven and earth to practice. But what about the tribesmen who have insufficient cultivation or no cultivation? Without food, sunshine, and things necessary for survival, they will die. . Even gods cannot conjure these real things out of thin air!"
"And the source of these things is the living space. If the living space is enough, all parties can live in peace with each other, and this cannot become the main conflict. But one day, this space is not enough, so what?"
So what? There is only one conclusion, it is a fight. Survival is always the most basic driving force of life. A person can die for the people he cares about without hesitation, but few people will sacrifice for an irrelevant person.
When they fight together, a war breaks out, and many people will be involved.
Just like myself, the Ancient Continent actually doesn¡¯t mean much to my own survival. With my own cultivation, I can survive anywhere. But for the sake of his family and people, he had to fight a life-and-death battle with monks from another world.
This old man is by no means an ordinary person. Chen Pan calmed down and asked respectfully.
"I dare to ask my senior for his surname."
He was very eager to know the origin of this old man.