I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 112: Evolution of destiny, New Year’s Eve at Tang Family Castle!

After the sharp impact, the armor-piercing arrow failed to penetrate the opponent's skull, but was shaken off and fell to the ground.

The distance was only forty meters, which was when the arrows were at their most powerful. Surprisingly...

This black corpse's head is really harder than iron.

Just as Yuhe said, four stone bows could not penetrate its flesh and bones.

However, the black corpse was hurt.

"Ouch!"

The black corpse suddenly let out a shrill scream, and rolled on the ground in pain with his only remaining left hand covering the back of his head. He was so disoriented for a moment that he couldn't even think of escaping.

At this moment, a whip suddenly came over and tied the black corpse several times. With a pull... the black corpse rolled to Yuhe's feet.

Yuhe raised her foot and stepped directly on the black corpse's head, making it unable to move.

popping.

Yuhe clapped her hands in satisfaction and said to Xie An behind her: "Master, it's done."

Xie An got off the ground, walked forward with a broadsword, and praised: "Miss Yuhe did a good job."

Yu He was very excited after hearing Xie An's exaggeration. She did not dare to take credit for her achievements. "It was Master's arrow that hurt it. Otherwise, I would not have been able to catch it."

This is also true.

The black corpse was moving too fast, and there were thorns all around. It would only take a blink of an eye for the black corpse to get into the thorns. Yu He had no chance of catching up.

The brambles are full of thorns, how can Yuhe get in?

What's more, although the armor-piercing arrows of the four stone bows did not penetrate the skull of the black corpse, they were enough to make its head numb and cause it to lose consciousness temporarily.

Long-range attack and close combat complement each other.

Only when Xie An got closer could he get a closer look at the black corpse's appearance: its skin was covered in stripes of wood grain, like the texture of tree bark. Its entire body was blue, especially on the face and neck. Its entire face resembled a bark of tree.

It no longer looks like a mummy, but more like a tree man.

It looked far more horrible than Chen Yuan's mummy.

Yuhe stepped on its head and it couldn't speak, so it stared at Xie An with its green eyes and made a hoarse sound of "Ah Wu Ah Wu".

Xie An sensed from that terrifying look:
It was not angry because Yuhe stepped on its head. Instead, its eyes were filled with greed and desire for blood.

It wanted to suck Xie An's blood.

You still want to drink human blood even after this?

Don't even care about your own safety?
Is this sensible?
monster!

"Master, this black corpse must be a cub, with no rationality. It just wants to suck human blood. I have subdued it, so you don't have to be afraid of it."

Xie An frowned, "Cub? Didn't you say that this thing was made by a corpse refiner?"

Yu He said, "What is refined is a living creature, and there are also stories of cubs growing into adults. The Green Wood Black Corpse is just like a human. But humans grow up by eating rice, while the Green Wood Black Corpse grows by sucking the blood of living creatures."

Xie An still found it hard to believe, "Can't I just refine it into a mature Qingmu Black Corpse?"

Yu He: "Yes, but refining the Aoki Black Corpse is very difficult and the process is complicated. Refining a young one requires fewer materials, the process is simpler, and it's less likely to get out of control. If you directly refine an adult Black Corpse, the selection of materials is difficult, the process is complicated, and it's easy to get out of control or have other problems."

Xie An understood.

It’s just like the human traffickers in previous lives.

Children are definitely the first choice. Bringing them home and raising them slowly makes it less likely for them to get out of control. If older children are trafficked, it's more likely to get out of control, and the risks are greater, making it harder to manage.

However, a thought also emerged in Xie An's mind: Why does Yuhe know all this... so well?
However, when she thought about how she had followed Chen Qinglang to Dayin Mountain several times before and had seen the monsters in the Corpse Refining Hall, she felt much more relieved.

"Master, what should we do with it?"

"Kill it. Just consider it an explanation to Shopkeeper Chen Yuan." Xie An left a word and turned to leave. Yu He was also undeterred and raised her foot to stomp on the black corpse's throat.

"and many more!"

Xie An suddenly yelled, startling Yu He, "Master, what's wrong?"

Xie An didn't bother to answer. He suddenly rushed to the black corpse and squatted down, as if he had discovered a new world. He stared at the black corpse from a close distance and became extremely excited.

What no one knew was that... the white Taoist talisman in Xie An's mind showed unusual movement for the first time.

For a long time, the white Taoist scroll remained motionless.

However, at this moment, it actually began to tremble slightly.

It was accompanied by a line of words:

[A tiny wisp of immortal energy has been detected. Absorbing it can accelerate the evolution of the longevity grid. If enough immortal energy is collected, the longevity grid can be advanced to level two!]

Absorbed? 】

Turtle...

Not dead?
This black corpse actually has a trace of immortality in it... Can it help the longevity character evolve to the second level?

Xie An's longevity has always been at level one.

Even so, two years of intense practice of health-preserving exercises can yield results that surpass those achieved by others in twenty or thirty years. This shows that a Level 1 longevity personality is extremely powerful in terms of health preservation and longevity.

If you advance to level two...

Xie An was looking forward to it.

Just as he was about to say "absorption", he suddenly realized that Yuhe was beside him. If the absorption caused any abnormality and Yuhe knew about it... that would be bad.

After all, the golden finger is Xie An's biggest secret.

Nobody knows.

Xie An naturally needs to be treated with caution.

"Yuhe, I'll step on him, you step back." Xie An said.

Yu He didn't know what Xie An was planning. "Master, even though this black corpse is a young cub, it's incredibly powerful. Master may not be able to control it..."

Click.

Xie An stepped on the chest of the black corpse, and the power exploded, like a thousand-pound boulder pressing down. Yu He, who was standing next to him, was shocked: What a powerful force, is this the Jingrou realm?
Xie An said, "This monster killed Chen Yuan. I need to kill it myself. To avoid the black blood spraying on your clothes, please stand back."

After Yuhe had retreated ten meters, Xie An muttered to himself:
absorb!

hum!
The black corpse struggled frantically, making a series of "woooooo" sounds, as if something had drained its life force. Its vitality disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even Yuhe, who was ten meters away, was shocked.

However, Yuhe only thought that it was Xie An who was stepping on the black corpse to death, but she didn't expect... it was the long life frame that was exerting the force!
In an instant, the black corpse became lifeless, lying limply on the ground, motionless, deader than dead.

And the white Taoist talisman in Xie An's mind emitted white light for the first time.

Although it was a very faint ray of white light, Xie An still discovered it.

This made Xie An very excited.

Immediately afterwards, two lines of subtitles appeared.

[Level 1 Fate Gains Growth]

[Current Fusion Degree: 0.0001]

Xie An, who was originally a little excited, was immediately shocked by the zeros after the decimal point.

One in ten thousand?

What the hell...

Isn’t this fusion too difficult?

But something is better than nothing...

At least I know that the long life character can also be advanced. I have a goal to strive for.

"Even though my destiny has only increased by one ten-thousandth, why do I feel like the heat in my lower abdomen has become thicker?"

At first, Xie An thought it was an illusion, so he practiced fetal breathing to feel it carefully.

That's right.

It is indeed thicker.

Xie An even vaguely felt that his progress in the two health-preserving exercises, Fetal Breathing and Five Animal Exercises, had improved significantly.

In order to confirm his judgment, Xie An immediately called up the panel:

Five Animal Exercises: Cultivating Internal Qi (64/100)

[Fetal Breathing Technique: Divine Light Appears (22/1000)]

[Remaining Years: 35]

"My internal energy and divine light have actually increased by ten points, which is equivalent to the effect of working so hard for the past half month!"

hiss!
Xie An couldn't help but gasp.

Suddenly, Xie An had a deeper understanding of the longevity character:
No wonder Xie An had always felt that the Longevity Attribute had no noticeable impact on his martial arts. It wasn't until he learned from Wei Dian that Meng Hu had practiced fetal breathing for twenty years before developing internal breathing that Xie An realized the power of the Longevity Attribute.

Now, the longevity bar has increased by one ten-thousandth, which has actually directly increased the progress of the two major health-preserving exercises by ten points. So... the longevity bar is a very large unit.

The depth and breadth of the impact are extremely exaggerated, and it may take a very long time to manifest its power.

It’s like... a person’s life is only a few hundred years long, which is not worth mentioning at all compared to the minerals that have been deposited for tens of millions of years.

Xie An had a vague feeling about this before, but he couldn't say he had a deep understanding of it. Now was the first time he felt it firsthand.

Black corpse, immortal energy...good stuff.

Clang!

Xie An drew out his broadsword and cut off the black corpse's neck with one blow. Smelly black blood spurted out...

……

"Is this the monster that killed Chen Yuan?"

"It's really a scary monster!"

The next morning, Li Hongming and Chen Lei, who had rushed to the third courtyard early, were shocked when they saw the black corpse with its head chopped off on the ground.

Xie An said, "I was on guard all night last night when I encountered this monster. I teamed up with Miss Yuhe to kill it."

"Thank you, Master Xiang, for your extraordinary martial arts skills. You are so kind!" Chen Lei was overjoyed. "I will tie up this monster right now and parade it through the streets so that the villagers will know that the monster has been eliminated and have a happy new year."

In Chen Lei's opinion, Xie An's good deed should be publicized so that the villagers of Wuqiao Town can know about it. It can also allow the villagers to celebrate the New Year peacefully without any worries.

Li Hongming readily agreed, "Thank you, Master Xiang, for this great act of kindness. We should spread the word."

Xie An and Yu He exchanged glances, then expressed their agreed-upon opinion, "Mr. Li, Master Chen. From what I understand, this black corpse is a cub, and there might be other adult black corpses. If we attract other black corpses, it will be difficult to deal with them."

Li Hongming and Chen Lei's faces turned pale. They couldn't believe it... there were other black corpses. This made them feel uneasy.

Xie An said: "So, I suggest... it's better not to make it public. On the one hand, it will not attract the attention of other black corpses and easily bring disaster. On the other hand, it will also help to make the villagers continue to be cautious."

To appease everyone, Xie An said, "Don't worry, I will report this matter to Tangjiabao when I go there. The New Year is coming in two days, and I will come to discuss this with you again after the New Year. During the New Year, please ask the villagers not to go out late at night."

Although Li Hongming and Chen Lei were frightened, they had no choice but to bow and express their gratitude.

Li Hongming repeatedly suggested that the house be reserved for Xie An. Xie An sensed Li Hongming's good intentions and knew that if he didn't leave a home in Wuqiao Town, the two great local sages would be very upset. So he agreed. He also said that he would split his time between the black market and this place, and that if there was any emergency in the town, he could come to him at any time.

Li Hongming and Chen Lei felt relieved and left after expressing their gratitude.

"Yuhe, burn this black corpse."

"Okay sir."

……

In the following days, peace returned again.

Apart from visiting the black market, Xie An spent the rest of his time in the Sanjinyuan. Occasionally, he would go out for a stroll on the street, simply to reassure the villagers.

This was indeed the case. The villagers felt much more at ease when they saw Xie An there.

Xie An spent more time in seclusion practicing martial arts.

The incident of the black corpse once again awakened Xie An's vigilance.

He instinctively realized that the black corpse of the killed cub was definitely not the end, but might be the beginning of something big.

Only by holding strong power can one be able to protect oneself. If possible, one can also do something for the villagers here.

Strength is everything.

This day is New Year’s Eve.

As soon as the sky began to brighten, the sound of firecrackers rang out, as bright and prosperous as a bell.

Xie An was still practicing health-preserving exercises in the backyard.

The tiger descends from the mountain.

Hey!
The sound of a tiger roaring in the mountains exploded throughout the backyard.

Five Animal Exercises: Cultivating Internal Qi (99/100)

Seeing the information on the panel, Xie An became more and more excited.

"After just two days of grinding, my progress has increased from 64 to 99. That's incredible! It's more than I've made in the past month. Longevity only increases my progress by one ten-thousandth, and yet it has such a miraculous effect. It's simply outrageous."

"It feels like Pernet is almost full, and it's just one breath away."

Xie An had been practicing the Five Animal Exercises for two hours straight, but he didn't feel tired at all and planned to finish it in one breath.

finally--

Five Animal Exercises: Cultivating Internal Qi (100/100)

【Five Animal Exercises, Perfection!】

Xie An immediately felt heat surging all over his body, sweating profusely, and his hair was soaked.

Hot spot!

Many hot spots appeared throughout the body.

Ok?
This has never happened before.

Xie An seemed to realize something, and immediately sat down cross-legged, practicing the fetal breathing technique, directing the hot spots in his body into his lower abdomen... The heat flow reached the thickness of two thumbs.

In an instant, Xie An felt extremely comfortable, as if he had become much younger.

So cool!

After being excited for a while, Xie An began to practice fetal breathing.

[Fetal Breathing Technique: Divine Light Appears (98/1000)]

Over the past two days, not only had his Five Animal Exercises improved rapidly, but even his Fetal Breathing Exercise had improved tremendously, reaching a level close to 100.

There is no doubt that the difficulty and level of Fetal Breathing Exercise are higher than that of Five Animal Exercises.

After completing the Five Animal Exercises, Xie An felt that the Five Animal Exercises had become a killing martial art, and even felt that his own strength could not be simply measured by the martial artist's methods.

This time, facing the fetal breathing technique, Xie An was very cautious. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and practiced it bit by bit.

Judging from experience, the quota should be full by the afternoon.

Xie An repeatedly operated the heat flow, gathering and dispersing it, circulating it internally. He cycled tirelessly, moving towards the final stage.

At the beginning of Shen Shi.

hum!
Xie An, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly shivered violently, his aura changed slightly, but his pulse stopped.

[Divine Light Appears: 100/1000]

Xie An, however, was unaware of the change in data, having completely entered a state of trance. Without a single distracting thought, his pulse was unconscious, and not only had his external breathing stopped, but his internal breathing had also stopped.

The fetal breathing stops and becomes fixed in the void.

He vaguely felt a ray of light shining on the ancestral orifice in his body, and entered a state of minor meditation.

The stillness brings out the vividness. Suddenly, I feel the heat from my whole body gather in my lower abdomen. The heat turns into hot air and suddenly moves slowly up to the center of my chest and is contained in the crimson palace.

The aura of the Crimson Palace has been formed!
hum!
Xie An suddenly opened his eyes, and a gleam of light burst out.

He stretched out his right hand and touched his chest. He could clearly feel that his heart had stopped beating, but there was a heat as big as two thumbs rolling and surging in his chest.

"Is this the aura of the Crimson Palace?"

"I, have mastered it!?"

Xie An was stunned for a long time, and suddenly he clearly felt the air fluctuations around him and the sound of birds outside the window.

He opened the window and was shocked to see a beetle crawling on a treetop thirty meters away. He could see the patterns on the beetle's back and its wriggling legs. He could even feel the beetle's breathing.

hiss!
Xie An took a deep breath.

Horror!
After cultivating the Qi of the Crimson Palace, Xie An felt that his Qi had improved significantly.

I feel scared myself.

In actual combat, Xie An would have had a God's perspective, able to detect even the slightest change in the enemy and gain every advantage. Even if the opponent was five times his strength, he would still be able to defeat them.

"Why do I feel like... I'm not following the path of martial arts? I'm actually carving out a path in health preservation."

All of this is due to the fact that the longevity character increases the degree of integration by one ten-thousandth.

That's one in ten thousand...

If it’s one in a thousand, one in a hundred…what’s the problem?

Black corpse, right?

The more the better!

It would be best to have 1 heads, just fill up the decimal points of the long life grid, and get to ...

Soon, Xie An showed a helpless smile, thinking that he was overthinking.

At this moment, Yuhe hurried over and said, "Master, the carriage of Tangjiabao is parked at the door. I invite you to celebrate the New Year in Tangjiabao."

(End of this chapter)