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

Chapter 150: Collecting immortal energy, she revives!

Xie An, who was staring at the woman in the shrine, was overjoyed when he heard Yu He had dug out the treasure plant. He quickly glanced behind him. From a distance, he saw Yu He, with her hair wet, excitedly holding a white "lotus root" and waving it towards Xie An.

Yuhe wanted to bring the treasure plant ashore to show Xie An, but Xie An didn't want Yuhe to go back and forth in the water, so he said, "Just throw it up."

"Master, take it. I'll go dig a few more." Yuhe threw the treasure plant next to Xie An, then continued to sink into the water with the spirit tablet in her arms to dig for the treasure plant...

Xie An picked up the white "lotus root". It was quite heavy in his hand and looked like a piece of lotus root. However, when he broke it open, he found that the inside was blood-red. Even the lotus root strands he pulled out were blood-red.

Although it looked a bit scary, Xie An, who had been taking martial arts medicine for a long time, could feel that the blood lotus contained a very rich life essence.
It is more than ten times better than the Yuan Tang of the Five Internal Organs and the Yuan Tang of the Congested Blood State.

Xie An opened his Qi sense and clearly saw that the essence of life emanating from the blood lotus was exceptionally pure.

It doesn't look poisonous.

If he were outside, even if Xie An got a precious plant, he would need to find professional pharmacists and old martial artists to inquire about its origin. If he couldn't get any results, he would also find some small animals to test it. If they were healthy, he would take it then.

But the conditions here are limited, and Yuhe and Xie An are the only two living people left.

Xie An could only judge the color, aroma and taste based on his past experience.

In the past, Xie An and Yu He had always drunk the water from the cold pond without any problem, so Xie An felt that the blood lotus root should be non-toxic. Out of caution, he licked the lotus root shreds with his tongue first.

Even if it is poisonous, a lick will not be fatal.

At first it feels sticky, like candy.

When I tasted it again, my mouth started to water and it actually had a sweet taste.

I feel a lot more energetic.

Very delicious.

Xie An increased his intake and ate a piece of lotus root.

The taste is quite good.

After eating it, a surge of energy was immediately released and retained in the stomach, making it feel quite satisfied. Xie An circulated the heat in his body again and did not feel any discomfort.

Afterwards, Xie An gradually increased his intake.

There is nothing wrong with repeating the argument many times.

Xie An could no longer bear his hunger and began to eat with big mouthfuls.

Really fragrant!

It's like eating a sticky tomato, but the bloody color is a bit unpleasant.

It doesn’t matter, just think of it as eating a dragon fruit.

Xie An stopped eating halfway through, intending to leave the rest for Yu He, in case she didn't find more precious plants... At least she wouldn't go hungry.

Even after eating half a piece of blood lotus root, Xie An's stomach was already greatly satisfied.

It’s more filling than eating several roast geese.

Xie An burped, and his stomach, which had been hungry for two days, was now about 40% full.

Only those who have truly experienced the hunger of life and death know how happy a meal is.

comfortable.

Xie An's originally exhausted body immediately regained its vigor and vitality. He focused his eyes on the woman in the shrine.

Liveliness has increased a bit more than before.

Sure enough, this woman is recovering!
All the hairs on Xie An's body stood up.

It would be unrealistic to say he wasn't nervous, but even so, Xie An didn't let his instinctive nervousness overshadow his composure. He constantly reviewed the information he had previously received in his mind, trying to find an effective solution.

His father’s name was Mr. Chen Haiming, and his mother was Mrs. Jin Lao.

The husband’s surname is Chen and the wife’s surname is Jin… Why are they being worshipped by the high priest and Li Changchun?

Are they really the high priest’s parents?

Then Xie An thought of the three names on the big bronze bell: He Nanfeng, Li Changchun, and Guang Chanzi.

What is the connection between these individuals?
Ultimately, Xie An was unable to make a judgment because there was too little reference information.

Just then, the sound of water came from behind.

It was Yuhe who emerged from the water with three precious plants and came to the shore excitedly, "Master, I dug three more. Hey, how did you eat them..."

Xie An withdrew his gaze from the woman and said comfortingly, "Master, I'm very hungry, so I'll just eat a couple of bites first. It's quite delicious. Yuhe, you should try it quickly."

Yuhe stared at Xie An with red eyes.

Xie An knew that Baozhi might have side effects, and Yuhe naturally knew that.

She planned to eat it first, as a way to test the poison for Xie An, but Xie An got there first. As for Xie An's words, she didn't believe them at all. When she saw the half piece of blood lotus root beside Xie An, Yu He knew the truth very quickly... She was very touched.

Finally, Yuhe said nothing, but uttered a heavy "hmm" and then picked up a piece of blood lotus root and started to eat it. The more she ate, the more excited she became, and soon she had eaten up a piece of precious plant.

She handed the remaining Baozhi to Xie An, "These two pieces, and the half piece next to the master, are for the master to eat."

Xie An knew that if he didn't distribute the food, Yuhe would not be able to eat happily.

He took a piece of Baozhi, including the half that he had left, and kept it for himself, and the other piece belonged to Yuhe.

"Half each, eat first and talk later."

Yuhe was stubborn and agreed.

Two starving, impoverished people devoured the blood lotus root. Their appearance wasn't very respectable to begin with, and the way they ate it was even less so. They stared at each other, making each other laugh.

The laughter here seems particularly warm.

After eating two pieces of blood lotus root, everyone felt full of energy.

The blessing effect brought by the treasure plant is very obvious, enough to sustain consumption for a long time. It is much more filling than ordinary refined rice. And the body is also extremely nourished.

If taken for a long time, Xie An felt that... his bones would be improved to a certain extent.

It is truly a rare and precious medicine.

Yu He was also extremely satisfied. "I've read in books that some lotus flowers, when grown in special places, will undergo a transformation and become some rare and precious plant. This blood-colored lotus root should be one of them. We are so lucky."

A quarter of an hour ago, Yuhe was worried that she would starve to death here.

The next second, not only was he full and satisfied, but he also got Baozhi.

This kind of luck... no one else has.

Xie An was also much relieved.

Although still trapped, at least we don't have to worry about starving to death.

The problem is… there’s this terrifying woman who’s recovering.

Xie An did not tell Yu He that the woman in the shrine was reviving. Instead, he asked about something else, "By the way, how many of those precious plants are still underwater?"

Yu He gestured with her hands as she replied, "This precious plant is enormous, a good six or seven meters tall, like a lotus that has transformed into a tree. The trunk is so thick it could be hugged by a person. The roots are filled with blood-colored lotus roots. If we eat one piece a day, we'll have enough for two years."

Two years...

If all of it were given to one person, it would last for four years.

This gave Xie An great confidence.

He slowly spoke out his thoughts, "Yuhe, there's something I need to tell you now—I've reached a certain level in my health-preserving exercises, and my sense of Qi is extraordinary. I can sense the Qi flowing from the woman in the shrine. At first, this woman had no vitality, but now... a little vitality has appeared in her. And it's increasing..."

Yu He was shocked when she heard this: "Master, are you saying... this woman is waking up?"

"Yes. This woman was born in the third year of the Tianbao era and died in the 303rd year of the Tianbao era, a perfect 300 years. This shows that Old Lady Jin was a martial arts master. Her body has remained in this ice-carved shrine for a hundred years, yet it hasn't decayed. If she were to resurrect, I'm afraid we'd all be dead. After all, we've brought disaster to the Corpse Refining Hall, so there's no way Old Lady Jin would let us go."

Yuhe lowered her head, and the excitement she had just felt from finding Baozhi disappeared in an instant. She gritted her teeth and thought to herself: If that time really comes, let the master go first.

Xie An didn't know what Yu He was thinking, so he continued, "In order to have a chance of survival, I need to do something. I might have to stay in seclusion for several years. As for the outcome, I don't know.

If... during this period, the woman revives, Yuhe, please leave me alone and find a chance to survive. If the woman doesn't revives, Yuhe, please stay by my side. You can eat the underwater treasure plant by yourself, don't worry about me. "

Yuhe suddenly looked up, her eyes red, "Master..."

Xie An interrupted, "Time is running out. If this woman is revived any longer, I'm afraid there will be nothing I can do."

Yuhe knew the seriousness of the matter, so she stopped hesitating and agreed through gritted teeth, "Master, don't worry, Yuhe will definitely be by your side to protect you. Even if this woman really revives, Yuhe will not abandon you."

Xie An sighed in his heart, but he knew that he could not change Yuhe's decision, so he didn't say anything more.

call!
Xie An sat cross-legged, took a deep breath, and cleared his mind of all distracting thoughts.

The Dao talisman in his mind vibrated slightly, emitting a white light, as if sensing his master's will, and began to grow restless and greedy, like a ferocious beast that had spotted the most delicious food.

More than seven thousand strands of immortal energy appeared clearly on the woman.

Xie An had previously felt a splitting headache when he absorbed over ninety strands of immortal energy, which was quite uncomfortable. Xie An then concluded that absorbing a hundred strands at once was about his limit at his current level.

If there are too many, you will fall into a deep sleep for a long time.

There should be no risk of death.

After all, the Dao Scroll was his own cheat, so it wouldn't harm him. If he could absorb it, there was no problem. It would just require a long period of deep sleep in seclusion. Of course, absorbing less would naturally reduce the risk.

The problem is that this woman is so abominable. She is constantly recovering and has more and more vitality in her body.

If the amount absorbed is too little and it cannot prevent the woman from reviving... then what's the point?
Now that you have done it, do it to the end.

It's done in one go.

In this way, the woman's recovery can be prevented with the greatest probability.

Having made up his mind, Xie An no longer hesitated.

hum!
The Taoist scroll suddenly vibrated violently, and a line of text appeared.

[Seven thousand six hundred strands of immortal energy detected. Can be absorbed... Do you want to absorb?]

Xie An thought:

absorb!

[1 Longevity character gains growth...]

[Current Fusion Degree: 0.8132]

Seeing the numbers jumping in front of him, Xie An felt his heart beating wildly.

The fluctuations before were just percentiles.

Now the tenth place actually jumped and rose to 8 in one go!

Horror!
Seven thousand six hundred strands, actually absorbed directly.

No tug of war?

This is unreasonable.

Or was it that the longevity factor was just too awesome? Or was it that the ancestral hall collapsed, shattering all the glass containers containing the hearts?

No matter what, it's a great thing.

Next, he only needed to spend a few years in deep sleep to adapt to the new level of integration. Xie An felt that his Mingyu Gong... might have reached the eighteenth or nineteenth level...

More importantly, after sucking away all the immortal energy from Old Lady Jin in one breath, this woman should be unable to revive, right?

next moment--

Boom!

Xie An's mind suddenly shook violently, his head ached, his mind felt dizzy, and he became less clear-headed. Gradually... Xie An felt his mind was confused again. When he regained his clarity, Xie An appeared next to the Taoist scroll as expected.

The standing Taoist talisman seemed to be much larger than the last time, and Xie An standing under the Taoist talisman looked like a vast speck of dust.

He raised his head and saw the countless patterns and runes on the Taoist talisman, as well as the giant scarlet eye in the center.

After what happened last time, Xie An also made a special study of the structure of the talisman.

Talismans originated from the ancient worship of natural forces and were inspired by insect script and seal script. They were primarily used to summon spirits, exorcise demons, and cure illnesses and ward off disasters. By drawing talismans and chanting incantations, people communicated with spirits and achieved various supernatural effects.

Generally, talismans are divided into several main parts: the talisman head, the talisman belly, the talisman heart, the talisman foot and the imperial edict.

Because talismans originated from Taoism, the head of the talisman typically features three hooks, representing the Three Pure Ones. Of course, other variations exist, representing patron saints or ancestors. Generally speaking, the head of the talisman is the beginning of the talisman and is extremely important.

The belly of a talisman is the main part of the talisman, describing its specific function. It is similar to the abdomen and intestines of a human body.

The talisman is the core of the talisman, similar to the human liver and gallbladder. Common talismans include "Gang Yin", "Yu", "Jing", etc.

The talisman foot is the ending part of the talisman, and some can replace the talisman core.

"敕令" means command, representing the instructions of the gods. It is usually written upside down.

But the Taoist rune before him was different from any Xie An knew: ordinary Taoist runes resembled a person's head, abdomen, and feet, with a certain order and structure. But this rune before him extended from the periphery inward. It was as if all the runes were dedicated to the giant scarlet eye in the center.

Very strange.

I don't know if it's because Xie An lacks knowledge, or if there are other reasons...

This was an independent space. Xie An wanted to get out but couldn't, so he could only circle around the Taoist scroll. He wanted to climb up the scroll to get a closer look, but he couldn't.

Trapped!?
"It's not easy to get in here once, so we have to produce some results at least."

Soon, Xie An gave up.

Can't study it.

Unless you go to a Taoist master for advice in the future, there is still some possibility.

But one thing is certain - my golden finger is not that simple.

It doesn't feel like the cheat of an ordinary time traveler.

correct……

If I seek advice from a Taoist master... I'll have to memorize all the runes and details of the scarlet giant eye. If I can draw it after leaving this place, it will be convenient to ask someone for advice.

Thinking of this, Xie An found that he could still do something.

Then stare intently at the Dao talisman in front of you, and try to memorize every detail of it in your mind...

……

Time flies.

Half a year passed quickly.

The aftermath work at the Lianshitang stronghold had long been completed.

The tents here were also dismantled and evacuated, and the soldiers, yamen runners, and demon-suppressing guards who remained here had also left long ago.

The burned houses were also eroded by wind and rain, and weeds grew again in them.

In the forbidden area of ​​the cemetery, the original red coffin was placed on the spot where it once stood, and suddenly there was a noise coming from under the rocks.

Click!

The rubble was moved away by a mysterious force.

Then, a fair right hand stretched out from the gravel. The fingers were slender and the nails were long, which was obviously a woman's hand.

After a while, another hand stretched out.

A woman wearing dark gold clothes embroidered with phoenixes and a golden hairpin on her head crawled out from the rubble.

She stood on the ruins, graceful and radiant.

But the next moment, perhaps due to exposure to the surrounding air and sunlight, the woman's skin suddenly dried up and aged at a visible rate. Her once delicate skin instantly became covered in wrinkles, like a withered old woman of a hundred years old. The changes in her face were especially frightening.

His lips were cracked and wrinkled, his eye sockets were sunken, and only a wrinkled human skin was left on his skull, which was extremely scary.

The woman seemed to sense this change. She looked at her dry and blackened hands, then touched her face with her hands.

"what!"

The woman screamed hysterically, "Damn you thief, damn you! I've spent a hundred years in tortoise form avoiding death, using corpse energy to sustain my life for a hundred years, only then have I been able to maintain my youthful beauty. If I could gather ten thousand corpse energies, I could condense my spiritual roots and embark on the path of cultivating immortality. I never thought that all my corpse energy would be taken away by these thieves in one day. How despicable!"

"But I can't see, I can't hear, I've lost my strength, I've lost my senses. I can only crawl out from the secret passage under the shrine little by little."

"This palace is in such a difficult situation... I need to drink blood, blood..."

The woman stumbled around quickly in the cemetery and entered the Dayin Mountain forest. Suddenly, a tiger pounced on her, pressed her to the ground, and instinctively bit her neck.

The tiger was very happy. It held the woman down with its claws while biting her neck tightly.

The tiger is experienced. He will wait until the woman dies and then enjoy the delicacy.

I haven't missed it in the past few years.

But today...something was wrong.

The tiger felt... why was his mind becoming more and more fuzzy?

In a matter of seconds, the tiger let out a "woosh" and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth and twitching. It was obviously poisoned, and it must be a rare and severe poison that could poison a tiger like this in an instant.

"Blood, it's blood..."

The woman got up trembling, bit the tiger's neck and sucked its blood.

After a while, the tiger shrivelled up quickly and turned into a dried corpse.

The wrinkles on the woman's skin were smoothed out and her skin became fuller.

But she still couldn't open her eyes and still couldn't hear.

"I'm feeling a little better now. I need to continue drinking blood, preferably human blood, like the blood of a newborn baby. Eight thousand strands of corpse qi have been sucked out of me. I must have encountered an incredible master. I need to leave here quickly and drink enough human blood before making further plans!"

The woman stumbled down the mountain while talking...

A dark golden robe danced in the wind.

(End of this chapter)