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

Chapter 213: Reduce lifespan by a hundred years, the item in the fairy box!
When the immortal box in Xie An's hand was half a foot away from the seal, Xie An clearly felt that the immortal box had become much heavier and it also began to vibrate in a rare way.

That's right.

It's this familiar feeling.

Xie An vaguely remembered that when the fairy box absorbed the power of China's destiny from the national seal, it also vibrated like this.

According to previous experience, both parties need to come into contact before a reaction will occur.

Xie An suppressed his excitement and continued to move closer to the seal while holding the Seven Treasures Box.

When the fairy box came into contact with the seal on the rice paper, something strange happened.

buzz~
The rice paper suddenly shook violently, and the seal on it glowed with a grayish-white light, resisting the approach of the fairy box.

"The power of national destiny!"

Xie An's eyes widened and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

The Tianbao Imperial Seal of the previous dynasty really has the power of national destiny!
Compared to the Jingtai Imperial Seal, the power of national destiny is obviously much weaker, but the effect is similar.

Xie An would never forget how strongly the seal affixed by the Jingtai Emperor resisted the immortal box. For a time, it had prevented Xie An from even approaching it. Now, although the seal on the rice paper was also resisting, its power was clearly weaker.

After a while, the seal gave up its struggle. The eight characters on it vanished, and the power of national destiny was completely absorbed by the immortal box.

After everything calmed down, Xie An immediately went to look at the palm print on the surface of the fairy box.

The earth line lifeline is much fuller and the branches are more abundant.

"It really works." Xie An felt very happy.

Although the Jingtai seal had a good effect, Xie An could not reach that level. Moreover, imperial edicts and other documents with seals were rare, and many of them needed to be archived. Rashly absorbing the seals could easily lead to problems.

Although the effect of the seal of Tianbao State is much worse, but... Xie An can stamp it at will.

Come again!

Xie An brought a thick stack of rice paper and continuously stamped it with the Tianbao national seal so that the fairy box could absorb the power of national destiny on the seal.

If the quality is poor, then make up for it with quantity.

As Xie An continued to stamp the box with seals, the fairy box absorbed more and more power of national destiny.

Soon Xie An felt his hands sore.

The power of a single seal on national destiny is too weak!

After the seal covering hundreds of sheets of rice paper was completely absorbed by the fairy box, no second palm print grew on the fairy box.

The effect is really terrible.

For a time, Xie An's enthusiasm dropped a lot, but Xie An still comforted himself that mosquito meat is also meat, and it only takes a lot.

Xie An also analyzed this phenomenon: the so-called power of national destiny should be directly related to the rise and fall of the imperial court. The Tianbao Dynasty may have been powerful, but after all, it was destroyed a hundred years ago. It has been largely forgotten. The fact that it can still play a role is already remarkable.

In one night, Xie An modified thousands of seal characters, which were absorbed one by one by the fairy box.

Before I knew it, the sky was getting light.

After Xie An stamped the last seal, he felt exhausted all over.

Logically speaking, the Tianbao national seal was not too heavy, and it was easy to stamp an inscription on it. However, Xie An found that as the number of stamps increased, the national seal became heavier and heavier, and even Xie An could hardly bear it.

"The ink is almost gone. Even if I add water and grind it, it's too diluted. I can't cover the color anymore."

Xie An put down the imperial seal and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"If I can't grow a second palm line, I'll have to buy ink."

Xie An brought the rice paper closer to the magic box.

hum!
The writing on the seal glowed with a faint grayish-white light, resisting the Immortal Box's absorption. However, the Immortal Box seemed to have become much stronger than it had been at the beginning. A slight pressure on the seal overcame the resistance and directly absorbed the writing on the seal.

Under Xie An's gaze, a second palm print slowly appeared on the surface of the fairy box.

Starting from between the thumb and index finger, slowly extend towards the Mount of the Moon.

This is the line in the middle of the three horizontal palm lines, the human line, also called the wisdom line... It appeared in front of Xie An for the first time.

Xie An's eyes widened and he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that all his efforts and hard work were worth it.

However, the lines of the human figure only extend halfway before abruptly stopping. Like a newly erupted tooth germ, it doesn't even have a fork, and it's so subtle that it's almost invisible unless you look closely.

Although it didn't grow much, it gave Xie An great positive feedback.

A few more days and it should be fine.

call!
Xie An breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and stretched. As soon as he left the house, he saw Yu He practicing in the courtyard. Her weapon was a very special whip, which crackled loudly.

Under the leadership of Master Huang, the entire Xie Mansion was rolled up.

Xie An did not disturb Yuhe. Instead, he leaned against the door frame and felt comforted and peaceful as he watched Yuhe concentrate on practicing.

Yu He didn't notice Xie An's presence, and whipped the whip towards Xie An. Then she saw Xie An and quickly withdrew her hand, her face flushed with shame, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Master."

Xie An smiled and said, "You whipped me well."

Yu He was very happy to receive Xie An's praise, but she felt embarrassed on the surface. "I'll go make breakfast for the master."

Xie An hurriedly called Yu He, "There's no rush for breakfast. Go buy me some ink. The more the better."

Ink pad?

Yu He looked at Xie An in surprise, and thought that Xie An had said something wrong. "Master, are you sure you want to buy ink? And you want a lot."

"It must be the ink."

"Okay, Master, wait for me."

Soon, Yuhe came back with a large pile of ink, even the raw materials, so she could mix them on the spot. Xie An took over and returned to his room to continue stamping, but suddenly he saw the white fox sleeping soundly beside him, and immediately he had an idea.

This white fox is really something... The old man worked hard all night without any rest, but it slept soundly.

Snapped.

Xie An went over and slapped the white fox to wake it up. The white fox was very unhappy and quite angry, "What are you doing?"

Xie An placed the ink and imperial seal on the long table, then pointed at the imperial seal and rice paper, "You know the procedures. You can stamp it."

cut!
The white fox made a "tsk" sound and turned its head to the side, looking completely uninterested.

Xie An was stunned and thought to himself that this guy had quite a bad temper.

"Lemmings don't want it anymore?"

The white fox yawned repeatedly, "I'm not very interested in lemmings."

Xie An was speechless. The white fox's abilities were growing, but so was its temper.

"You don't want the lizard anymore?"

Hearing about the lizard, the white fox finally piqued his interest. He stood up listlessly, picked up the national seal, and silently stamped it on the rice paper. Then he brought the paper close to the immortal box. Once the seal on the paper disappeared, he stamped it again. He appeared diligent and hardworking.

Xie An felt much more relieved after seeing this. This was the right style of painting.

It is true that there is strength in numbers.

"You have to speak with conscience. If you dare to deceive me, haha..." The white fox lowered his head and worked, issuing a friendly reminder with a threatening nature.

"Brother, when have I ever lied to you? Work hard. I won't treat you unfairly." Xie An painted a pie in the sky for the white fox, then went out to wash up and eat.

After dinner, Xie An went back to inspect.

I found that the white fox was still working diligently, and the human lines on the fairy box became clearer. Everything was moving in a good direction.

Xie An drew another cake for the white fox and then went out.

I bought some Wufangzhai cakes and candied haws on the street and went to Tangjiabao.

"Thank you, sir."

When Lu Changshui saw Xie An, he greeted him respectfully.

Xie An exchanged a few pleasantries before entering the room.

Today's Tangjiabao is no different from usual and has not been affected by the various changes in the situation in Qingwu County.

Regarding this point, Xie An still admired Old Master Tang's wisdom.

For example, the Heavenly Blade Society and the Tiger and Wolf Sect may have once flourished, but due to changing circumstances, they have since fallen into decline. Members have left, and others have encountered problems. Meanwhile, the always low-key Tang Family Fort, having never been involved in any major events, has never offended any important figures, and has instead lived a relatively stable life.

Tang Qingfeng is not at home. He has gone out to the countryside to promote health-preserving exercises.

Tang Qingyun, who was still busy with the affairs of the Tiger and Wolf Sect, stayed in Qingwu County and was currently teaching the Little Red Sugar Health Exercise in the courtyard.

Xie An stood behind the big tree and watched quietly for a while.

Xiao Hongtang is now twelve years old, a young woman with a ponytail and a rather heroic demeanor. She follows Tang Qingyun in meticulously practicing the Five Animal Exercises and the Zhuang Gong (standing meditation). Although her strength is a bit weak, she's learned it well. She perseveres through each Zhuang Gong session, even when sweat is pouring down her body.

Tang Qingyun highly praised Xiao Hongtang's performance, "Not bad. She has not disgraced the prestige of the Tang family. If you keep doing this for ten years, you will definitely achieve something."

Little Red Tang persevered in standing, letting the sweat drip down her forehead. "Second Uncle, my grandfather's rise to prominence began with practicing the Five Animal Play, right?"

Tang Qingyun said, "That's right. Your father taught your young grandfather the Five Animal Exercises back in Wuqiao Town. He persevered and eventually achieved great success. He became the first fourth-rank official in the history of Qingwu County. Even your great-grandfather couldn't achieve this."

Hearing these words, a determined light flashed in Little Hongtang's tender eyes. "Grandpa spent seven or eight years to become a fourth-rank Demon Suppression Commander. In the future...will he become a martial arts master?"

Tang Qingyun felt it was unlikely, after all, there were only two Grandmasters in the entire Nanzhou. However, he knew very well that Xiao Hongtang had always regarded Xie An as a role model in life, so he didn't disapprove. Instead, he offered some encouragement, "Your grandfather's talent isn't high, but perseverance is key. If he perseveres, there's a chance he'll break through to Grandmaster status. If that happens, it would truly be an unprecedented honor for Qingwu County. It would be recorded prominently in the county annals."

Little Hongtang was so excited that her face flushed. "Then I will practice the Five Animal Exercises diligently. I will become a man like my grandfather in the future. I will travel the world with a sword in hand, and fight against injustice when I see it."

Tang Qingyun smiled from ear to ear, "Little Red Sugar, if you have such ambition, you will definitely succeed. Come on, Little Red Sugar."

Little Red Sugar nodded heavily, "Yeah. Second Uncle, I'll try my best."

"Then you practice here, and don't forget to go to the Military Academy this afternoon to learn to read and write."

"Uncle, I know."

Tang Qingyun then turned and left. In the huge courtyard, only Xiao Hongtang was left standing alone in the snow.

Although there was no Tang Qingyun's supervision, Xiao Hongtang did not slack off and remained as diligent as ever.

During this time, Tang Lin came over with sugar water and a towel, wanting to wipe Xiao Hongtang's sweat and replenish her sugar. However, Xiao Hongtang sternly refused, "Mom, I'm fine. Second Uncle said I can't be lazy."

Tang Lin was stubborn but could only stand aside, looking at Xiao Hongtang with a distressed face, "You said that a girl should just learn to read and write, and it's not good to keep her in the boudoir. It's not like our family can't afford to support you. Why are you wielding a spear and a stick?"

Little Red Sugar said, "Mom, didn't you hear that Little Grandpa single-handedly took on the evil Giant Whale Gang? What's the point of being kept in the boudoir? I want to be a hero like Little Grandpa and bring honor to our Tang Family Castle."

Tang Lin stamped her feet in anger, "It's all your father's fault. He agreed to you."

Little Red Sugar said, "Mom, please go back. I have to go to school. You are keeping me here."

Tang Linshi suppressed her heartache and left, with tears in her eyes.

In fact, deep down, Tang Lin was very proud of Xiao Hongtang, but she just couldn't bear to see Xiao Hongtang starving and freezing in the snow.

Xie An watched from behind the tree for a long time, until Xiao Hongtang finished practicing the standing meditation and sat in the pavilion nearby, gasping for breath and kneading her extremely sore hands and feet, crying in pain.

Xie Ancai walked over with the cakes as gifts.

Little Red Tang looked up when she saw a shadow coming over. She was overjoyed to see Xie An. "Grandpa, you're here." Xie An squatted down and gave Little Red Tang a simple hug. Then he handed her the sugar figurine and the candied haws. "The training is over. You can eat now."

Little Red Sugar ate the food hungrily, with a happy smile on his face.

As she ate, tears began to flow from her eyes.

Practicing martial arts is too tiring.

Especially for a beginner, especially a girl, it is extremely tiring.

Xiao Hongtang still feels sorry for herself.

Xie An squatted down and gently wiped the tears from the corners of Xiao Hongtang's eyes.

Little Red Sugar then asked, "Grandpa, when you were practicing, were you also extremely tired? You felt like you were dying?"

Xie An looked back at the past, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart, but he said, "Well, I was so tired that I'd rather die than live. Do you regret it?"

Xiao Hongtang looked at Xie An with a fiery face, "I don't regret it when I think about my grandfather becoming a fourth-rank general."

Xie An soothed Little Red Tang's little head, "Then keep going. In the future... you will definitely thank yourself for your hard work today."

Although these words were said to Xiao Hongtang, they were also said to Xie An himself.

Although Xie An had awakened his longevity personality, he wouldn't be where he is today without his tireless perseverance. Looking back, Xie An is very grateful for his hardworking self.

Little Red Sugar nodded heavily, "Grandpa, I remember this. I won't give up. No matter how hard or tiring it is, I will grit my teeth and persevere."

Xie An smiled: "That's good."

Xiao Hongtang became excited and began to ask a few questions about the Five Animals Exercises. Xie An was very pleased and took the initiative to walk to the snow outside the pavilion and demonstrate it to Xiao Hongtang. This shocked Xiao Hongtang. She clearly felt that...it was the same Five Animals Exercises, but Tang Qingyun's performance was far inferior to Xie An's.

It doesn't even seem like the same technique.

When Xie An smashed a plum tree as big as a bowl from ten meters away, the cake in Xiao Hongtang's mouth slipped to the ground.

Is this a health-preserving exercise?

"Practice slowly. If you don't understand something next time, come to the Xie Mansion to find me. I'll go see your great-grandfather." Xie An encouraged Xiao Hongtang and then went to the central courtyard.

Tang Qingyun was standing at the door and nodded slightly when he saw Xie An.

In fact, when Xie An first became the general manager, Tang Qingyun was a little restrained in front of Xie An, not knowing how to face him. After all, a former junior brother suddenly became someone he needed to look up to, which was a shock and he couldn't help but hesitate.

Fortunately, Xie An did not deliberately distance himself from his old friend because of his success. Instead, he came more frequently. The gap between the two sides gradually melted away.

"How is Brother Tang?"

Tang Qingyun said, "I've been in the life and death state. But there hasn't been any trouble."

Xie An didn't ask any more questions, but looked up at the central courtyard with deep worry in his eyes.

He knew that Brother Tang was nearing the end of his life. If he couldn't break through the barrier of Mingyu Gong, his life would be over. Even if he did break through, he wouldn't have many more years to live. After all, Tang Zhengyang's lifespan was already very close to the upper limit for a martial artist.

Fortunately, Xie An had previously given Tang Zhengyang a white ginseng fruit in exchange for a small reward, which could extend his life by several years.

But these are of little help.

If you want to significantly increase your lifespan, you still need Brother Tang to break through the barriers himself.

Xie An had already sent Li Hongming and Madam Li away, and he really didn't want to send Brother Tang away again.

"Brother Tang, you must break through."

Xie An prayed silently in his heart.

The snow was getting heavier. Xie An stood there for a long time, then bowed slightly towards the courtyard before turning and leaving.

……

After the white fox worked hard for a day and a night.

The next morning, the second palm print on the fairy box, the wisdom human print, was finally completed.

puff!
The white fox made the last seal, pretended to spit out a mouthful of blood, and then collapsed on the long table. "What kind of shit is this? It's too tiring. I can't do it anymore. I need to sleep."

As soon as he finished speaking, the white fox fell into a deep sleep.

Xie An was speechless after seeing this. He covered the white fox with a blanket and then picked up the magic box to look at it.

The two palm lines are lifelike and extremely perfect.

Although it has not yet been fully formed, this progress is already abnormal.

We still need to work harder.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The white fox has fallen, so I’ll go up myself.

Xie An rolled up his sleeves and got to work.

after one day.

The third palm print appeared.

Emotional line, sky pattern.

The main lines extend from the bottom of the little finger towards the index finger. The main lines are clear and thick, with various branches crisscrossing each other.

Three palm lines, all complete.

Xie An was already very tired and thought he should be able to open the box, so he went to try.

Finally found out that it doesn’t work.

This made Xie An very puzzled.

“Do we need to continue adding to the cover?”

We have worked so hard to this point, it is obviously inappropriate to give up halfway.

Just continue.

In order to speed up the progress, Xie An called Yuhe in as well.

Anyway, Yuhe already knew that she had obtained the fairy box, so it didn't matter.

In this way, seven full days passed with Yuhe, Baihu and Xie An taking turns to operate.

That night, Yu He went back to the west wing to sleep, and Bai Hu was also fast asleep. Xie An studied the magic box alone. Under the light of the oil lamp, he saw a complete palm print appear on the surface of the magic box.

Xie An felt that the palm print was very familiar, and spread out his right hand for comparison.

The palm prints above were exactly the same size as those on his right palm.

"This……"

Do I have to place my right hand on the palm print?
Although this idea is very abrupt, the more I think about it, the more I feel that it should be so.

The palm print on the fairy box doesn't look dangerous.

Xie An weighed the pros and cons again and again, and decided to give it a try for the sake of immortality. He raised his right hand and slowly placed it on the palm print.

The size matches perfectly.

Like a mold.

Quite comfortable.

Just then——

hum!
An inexplicable force suddenly emerged from the immortal box, tightly grasping Xie An's hand. Faintly, this force flowed into Xie An's body, becoming inextricably linked to his life. The Tianbao National Seal, standing nearby, was suddenly pulled by some force and suddenly flew over.

The national seal made of white jade was actually madly absorbing the power of national destiny.

In an instant, white light flashed, illuminating the entire room.

The power of national destiny involved exceeded that of the previous ten days combined. Soon, the national seal seemed to be drained dry, reduced to an ordinary piece of stone, emitting smoke, giving it a somewhat scrapped appearance.

This scared Xie An, and he immediately wanted to pull his hand back.

But he found that the power in the magic box had firmly grasped his hand and he couldn't pull it back no matter what.

Immediately afterwards, Xie An's panel began to jump violently.

[Remaining years: 108 years.]

[Remaining years: 107 years.]

[Remaining years: 106 years.]

……

Seeing his lifespan rapidly decreasing, Xie An felt unprecedented panic. He tried madly to throw away the magic box, but found that he could not move his body.

Fuck...

Xie An shouted wildly.

There is a feeling of being deceived and powerless, as if one has been deceived and one's fate is at the mercy of others.

Since he couldn't move, Xie An hoped that the magic box would not drain his life.

Otherwise it would be totally not worth it.

I don't want to die!
Don't want to die!
As the numbers jump around like crazy.

Finally it stopped.

[Remaining Years: 8]

No further reduction.

Xie An finally breathed a sigh of relief. He felt the power in the magic box disappear, no longer holding his hand. He quickly moved his hand away.

Sure enough, it can move.

He pulled his hand back.

Xie An collapsed to the ground in shock, sweat dripping profusely, a wave of fear building up. He quickly touched his face. Fortunately... he hadn't turned back into an old man. He briefly examined his body and found that his strength and cultivation hadn't been affected.

This made Xie An breathe a sigh of relief.

Just then——

Click.

The magic box is opened.

Xie An concentrated for a moment, adjusted his breathing, and practiced Mingyu Gong to its limit, then slowly leaned over to look at what was inside.

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