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

Chapter 214: Immortal Cultivation Technique, Sensing Spiritual Energy!

This time, Xie An's life span was shortened by a hundred years!

The maximum lifespan of a martial artist is only 108 years. Xie An is almost years old, and with the help of his longevity, he has years left, which is slightly higher than the upper limit of an ordinary martial artist.

It can be considered as a preferential treatment given to Xie An by the plug-in.

As a result, a hundred years of his lifespan was absorbed by this magic box at once.

The pain was so severe that Xie An could hardly breathe.

If there is no immortal fate in the Seven Treasures Box, it would be a huge loss...

If there is a chance of immortality, then it is worth it!
Xie An quickly prepared himself mentally to avoid the worst-case scenario.

At this moment, the fairy box seemed to have absorbed the power of national destiny and lifespan, and returned to its original size of a human head.

As soon as I approached the fairy box, I smelled a strange fragrance.

Upon closer inspection, I found that the contents of the box were very well preserved. Although hundreds of years had passed, they were still as good as new without any damage.

There are three things in it.

A rolled-up animal-hide scroll tied with a ribbon.

A white talisman.

There is also a lotus bud emitting colorful light.

At first glance, it seems so-so...

Xie An instinctively felt a deep sense of disappointment in his heart. It was a huge gap between the immortal fate he had imagined in his mind.

My heart felt like it was being grabbed by a hand, and I had difficulty breathing.

call!
Xie An took a deep breath, adjusted his attitude, and carefully examined the three items.

He did not pick it up in a hurry, but planned to observe it first.

After all, it is a spiritual creature.

It's always a good idea to be more careful.

Upon closer inspection, Xie An discovered that the white talisman was very special. Although it was different from the white talisman in his mind, the patterns and strokes of the talisman were somewhat similar.

However, the core of the Daoist scroll depicted a small, thin, sharp, curved dagger with no handle, presumably not meant to be held in the hand. Just looking at it, Xie An felt a piercing sharpness.

However, Xie An didn't know much about talismans and didn't take the weapons drawn on them seriously.

He set his eyes on the five-colored lotus bud again.

The lotus bud was about the size of a baby's fist, vivid and colorful. But it was clearly no ordinary lotus; the petals seemed to be made of some kind of jade.

What’s even more special is that Xie An could feel a faint breath of life from the lotus bud.

is alive?
How can it be……

This fairy box hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. How can the lotus be alive...

and many more……

Xie An suddenly discovered something, and immediately took a wooden stick and turned over the lotus bud. He saw a palm print on the base of the bud.

"Isn't this my palm print? It's just a size smaller."

Xie An was shocked.

This is too weird.

It was already outrageous that his palm print appeared on the surface of the fairy box, but it could actually appear on this lotus bud through the air?

It’s terrifying to think about it, and it sends a chill down my spine.

Xie An sat beside him, stunned for a long time.

Finally, Xie An decided to wait and see.

He used a wooden stick to pick out the scroll inside. He picked up the scroll only after the mechanism was not triggered. The material was very soft and strong animal skin, and it felt very good.

Is there a special feeling when holding it in your hand?

Xie An unrolled the ribbon and slowly spread it out.

The characters used were not those of the Jingtai and Tianbao dynasties, but the small seal script of the ancient calendar. Fortunately, Xie An had been a court official for half his life and had some knowledge of small seal script. In addition, he had previously received three ancient books from Master Huang, which also used characters similar to small seal script. Since then, Xie An has also made up for his shortcomings by studying small seal script.

Xie An knew most of these small seal characters.

The first thing that catches your eye are five words: Five Elements Soul Tempering Method.

spirit……

This word again.

Spiritual objects, spiritual energy...

"Could this be a method of cultivating immortality?"

Others would probably think these five words were ordinary, but Xie An, who had opened the second level of the Long Life Statue, had a special understanding of the word "Spirit".

If it is really a method of cultivating immortality, then the hundred years of life that are given up is worth it.

Xie An suddenly felt a ray of hope, and the sense of loss he had felt due to his rapidly declining lifespan was greatly alleviated. He immediately sat up straight, holding the animal skin scroll in both hands, and read it word by word.

Xie An knew most of the small seal scripts.

The beginning introduces various spiritual roots and ends with the techniques of refining Qi.

The more I look at Xie An, the more devoted he becomes.

He has studied martial arts and health-preserving exercises.

He has a deep understanding of both techniques. He knows that martial arts training is about squeezing out the potential of the human body, unlocking the inner strength, and then using that inner strength to break through the body's hidden reserves, unlocking the nine vital energies within the body, increasing lifespan while also being able to unleash extremely powerful martial arts.

Health-preserving exercises, on the other hand, directly cultivate heat to nourish the body, but lack combat effectiveness. They belong to the upper reaches of martial arts training.

This "Five Elements Soul Tempering Method" before him was fundamentally different from both health-preserving and martial arts techniques. It directly penetrated the essence of the human body and explicitly stated that humans were acquired beings, creatures of heaven and earth. For such a fragile being, it was nearly impossible to achieve strength by tapping into their potential.

Because the potential of acquired life is limited, even if it is fully exploited, that's all it is.

If you want to become stronger, if you want to live longer, you must look outside for answers. Seek the heavens and the earth!

The bird's-eye view gave Xie An an epiphany.

Xie An was so excited that he almost slapped his thigh.

Wonderful!

He suppressed his excitement and continued reading.

A concept is mentioned in the animal skin: spiritual roots.

Although humans are acquired beings, exceptionally weak and far from comparable to innate beings, Heaven has opened a window for weak humans. This window is the spiritual root.

Spiritual roots determine whether a person can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and also determine the speed of absorbing and refining the spiritual energy and the level of future achievements.

After reading it through, Xie An had a rough idea of ​​the spiritual roots.

"Spiritual roots can be understood as a special vein or talent in the human body, similar to the 'foundation' or 'key' for absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Spiritual roots are the bridge between acquired life and heaven and earth. Those without spiritual roots cannot sense the existence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Therefore, they cannot cultivate immortality?"

According to the description on the animal skin, spiritual roots are divided into the five basic types of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and there are also some variant spiritual roots, such as wind, thunder, ice, etc. The simpler the attribute of the spiritual root, the higher the talent, and the faster the speed of sensing and absorbing spiritual energy.

After absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, one can begin to refine the spiritual energy and start practicing. This is the Qi Refining Stage.

The Qi Refining Stage is divided into thirteen levels.

The subsequent content details the cultivation methods for the thirteenth level of the Qi Refining Stage.

The more Xie An read, the more excited he became.

It is indeed a method of cultivating immortality!
Can't be wrong.

After spending a hundred years of his life, he finally found the method to cultivate immortality.

worth it.

Xie An's nose felt a little sore and his eyes became hot.

Nine years!
After nine years of trying to open the longevity box, I finally found the method of cultivating immortality.

Although Xie An didn't know what spiritual roots were, nor how to identify whether someone possessed them, Xie An's second-level long life force itself had the ability to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. This meant that a second-level long life force was equivalent to a spiritual root.

Regardless of whether you have spiritual roots or not, you can start cultivating immortality by relying on the second-level long life character.

That's very reassuring.

However, Xie An was soon once again slammed to the ground by the cruel reality.

According to the "Five Elements Soul Tempering Method", everything is inseparable from spiritual energy.

However, Xie An has had the second-level long life personality for such a long time, but has never felt the existence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

In other words, even if one obtains the cultivation method, one cannot practice it because this world lacks the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Thinking of this, Xie An was very disappointed and heartbroken.

I am so close to becoming an immortal, yet... I am unable to practice.

This makes people very uncomfortable.

It hurts.

Not reconciled!

Xie An held the animal skin in his hand and remained silent for a long time.

Even if you get the technique to cultivate immortality, what’s the use?

Although having a long life is good, it does not mean you will live forever.

Perhaps if the fate continues to evolve, it will eventually achieve the ability to live forever. However, a second-level longevity fate obviously does not have this ability. And for a second-level longevity fate to continue to improve its integration and advance to a third-level fate... it needs to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Isn’t this a vicious circle?
No matter how calm Xie An was, he was about to lose his composure at this moment.

"and many more……"

Xie An suddenly saw some words on the back of the animal skin, so he immediately turned it over to read.

The writing on the back was very illegible, and it took Xie An a while to decipher it.

It is an essay written by a cultivator named Baiyun.

It basically said that Baiyun cultivator made a mistake and was thrown down the Tianhe River, coming to this world. He then discovered that the people in this world had no spiritual roots and no spiritual energy, and finally died of old age in the ancient city of Kongsang in Yunzhou.

Baiyun cultivators have spent their entire lives trying to return to the outer reaches of the Tianhe River, but have failed. However, Baiyun cultivators have also discovered that this world is strange. The people in this world are very powerful, and they actually know how to extend their lifespan by evolving martial arts and unlocking the secrets of the human body.

Unfortunately, the cultivator Bai Yun had a limited lifespan and ultimately failed to uncover the secrets of this world, dying at the age of four hundred.

In the end, he left behind this box, along with his ancestral treasure, the Purple Blade, and a unique lotus bud he had found in this world, all sealed within the Seven Treasures Delicate Box. Waiting for the right person.

After reading all the content, Xie An sighed.

Very disappointed. A cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage spent their entire lives without ever finding the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and eventually died of old age.

It's sad, lamentable and cruel.

Xie An seemed to see his own future.

Perhaps before long, I will grow old and die.

The same fate as Madam Li, Li Hongming, and even the same fate as this Baiyun cultivator.

As Xie An, who traveled through time, he was unwilling to accept this.

What made Xie An even more unacceptable was that he originally had 108 years to live, but now, in order to open this magic box, his life span was reduced by 100 years.

It's so heartbreaking.

I feel a mixture of emotions.

Fortunately, Xie An had a firm mentality. After a while, Xie An adjusted his mood and slowly regained his composure.

"Since it's already like this, no matter how sad I am, I can't change it. I might as well find a solution."

Xie An cheered himself up and read Bai Yun Xiuzhe's essay again.

The words reveal despair, frustration and desolation.

It's clear that this White Cloud cultivator desperately wanted to die. He traveled to many places, hoping to find a place with spiritual energy. But each place he went to was met with only disappointment. In the end, White Cloud cultivator died in despair.

This feeling of despair towards life was revealed through the words, making Xie An feel a sense of empathy.

Xie An read it over and over again, and finally felt more and more despair and desolation. At one point he had the urge to give up.

Xie An soon thought, although he is very miserable now, can it be worse than when he had a stroke nine years ago?
At that time, I was strong and got through it.

Now that we have found the method to cultivate immortality, there is no reason to give up.

Xie An adjusted his mood again and began to analyze the information in each essay regardless of the despair in the text.

Soon, Xie An reaped the rewards:

Baiyun Xiuzhe was an immortal cultivator, and he also died at the age of 400.

Isn’t that equivalent to the 400-year lifespan of the Martial Saint?

"Could it be that a Martial Saint is equivalent to the Qi Refining Stage of an Immortal Cultivator?"

"Also, Su Yuqing said that the founder of martial arts said that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, and that the human body has nine mouthfuls of dragon energy, which is also the acquired vital energy. Opening the nine secret treasures unlocked nine mouthfuls of acquired vital energy. It can be seen that this founder of martial arts was extraordinary. It is possible that this founder was also an immortal cultivator. However, this founder is different from Baiyun. After arriving in this world, the founder adapted to it and created a human martial art suitable for this world. This allows weak acquired humans to achieve a lifespan comparable to that of the Qi Refining Stage without the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. This is a very remarkable thing."

Xie An continued to think along these lines: Perhaps this ancestor knew more? Perhaps Martial Saint wasn't the limit?

If we find the descendants of this ancestor, we may be able to learn more information.

Thinking of this, Xie An felt hopeful again.

"Also, what is the Tianhe River? Baiyun cultivator made a mistake and was thrown into the Tianhe River, which is why he came to this world. If he can find the existence of the Tianhe River and cross it, can he find a place with spiritual energy? Then wouldn't he be able to cultivate immortality?"

As his thoughts opened up, Xie An felt more and more hopeful.

Finally, Xie An set his eyes on the lotus bud.

"The cultivator Baiyun has been dead for many years. What sucked away my lifespan... definitely wasn't Baiyun, nor could it be this animal skin and talisman. It must have been this lotus bud."

The lotus bud had absorbed his lifespan before, and today, it bared its fangs and sucked away a hundred years of his lifespan in one breath. It also carved his palm prints into the bottom of the bud.

It seems that this lotus bud is the most mysterious existence. Otherwise, Baiyun cultivator would not be reluctant to part with it until his death.

In other words, there are at least three paths you can take to cultivate immortality:

First, find the Tianhe River and cross it.

Second, find the descendants of the ancestor who created martial arts in this world and ask for other methods.

Third, it is the lotus bud.

Thinking of this, Xie An felt much more balanced.

The situation doesn't seem that bad.

Thinking of this, Xie An reached out and picked up the lotus bud.

It's very heavy, and feels like jade in the hand. It also emits a five-colored light.

Xie An could feel that this lotus bud was alive.

Where does the life come from in a lotus bud made of stone?
Could it be that its vitality needs to be maintained by the power of national destiny or its own lifespan?

This is outrageous.

"I wonder what's inside the lotus bud."

Xie An tried to pry open the petals to see what was inside, but the lotus bud was so hard that he couldn't pry it open.

In the end, Xie An had no choice but to give up.

call!
Xie An breathed a sigh of relief and began to think about his next steps.

First of all, the cultivation method is extremely rare and cannot be made known to outsiders. Otherwise... it is easy to bring about a fatal disaster.

Xie An knew that an innocent man would be guilty of possessing a treasure.

Also, this lotus bud and this talisman cannot be known to others.

Thinking of this, Xie An glanced at the white fox not far away and found that the white fox was still sleeping soundly.

This made Xie An feel relieved.

Finally, Xie An decided to try to practice the "Five Elements Soul Tempering Method".

no progress.

Even the longevity character is not included.

Xie An thought it was because he lacked spiritual energy.

Xie An read through the "Five Elements Soul Tempering Method" again, trying to memorize every word. After making sure he hadn't missed anything, Xie An closed the box and pressed it lightly. It unexpectedly shrank to the size of half a palm, making it easy to carry.

After carefully putting the box into his inner pocket, Xie An was no longer sleepy, but leaned back in his chair and thought.

Although I have obtained the immortal cultivation technique this time, it is very difficult to practice.

The life span is only eight years.

It makes people feel very insecure.

Unless you defeat the martial arts master as soon as possible, there is no solution.

But breaking through to become a martial arts master is not that easy.

After thinking about it, Xie An felt very desolate.

Finding Tianhe is difficult.

It is also difficult to find the descendants of the ancestor.

The lotus bud...is in my hand.

Thinking of this, Xie An opened the box again and took out the lotus bud to play with and observe it.

After looking for a long time, I didn't find any clues.

Eh.

Xie An sighed, opened the window and looked at the sky outside.

It was early morning, and a ray of sunlight fell on Xie An's face, highlighting his sorrowful expression. It also fell on the lotus bud.

Ok?
Xie An suddenly felt something moving in the lotus bud.

He immediately looked down and found that the lotus bud had become radiant and colorful after being bathed in sunlight, and it looked quite vibrant.

Xie An could feel that the lotus bud was absorbing the sunlight and rain.

"Could it be that... besides absorbing the power of national destiny and my lifespan, you can also absorb sunlight and rain?"

Thinking of this, Xie An placed the lotus bud near the window where it could get sunlight.

I plan to let the lotus bud bask in the sun for a day and try it out.

Xie An sat cross-legged beside them, staring at the lotus bud.

After watching for a long time, his eyes felt stinging, and he didn't notice any changes. Xie An had no choice but to give up and stop watching. He then sat down cross-legged and began to practice the Water Drop Internal Energy Method.

Xie An knew that finding spiritual energy was not an easy task and it might not be found for many years.

The most urgent thing is that my life is too short.

He must break through to the martial arts master level within eight years before he can increase his lifespan again.

Only then will there be enough time to travel around the mountains and rivers, all over the world, and look for places with spiritual energy.

Otherwise, Brother Tang’s predicament will become my own predicament.

He adjusted his mindset and began to practice the Water Drop Internal Energy Method diligently.

One day of retreat.

It was not until dusk that Xie An slowly stopped.

The Water Drop Internal Energy Method has made no progress.

Xie An went to see the lotus buds and found that after a day of sunshine and dew, the lotus buds became a little brighter, but there was no obvious change.

Xie An felt a little disappointed.

It seems that this five-colored lotus is not very reliable.

It’s better to intensify the practice of the Water Drop Internal Energy Method.

Fortunately, he had already reached the ninth level of internal energy, and was only one step away from unlocking the secrets of the human body. With eight years left, relying on the potential energy of Mingyu Gong... the probability of breaking through the secrets was very high. With this confidence, Xie An was not so panicked.

Not long after, Yuhe came to call us for dinner.

While eating, Yuhe asked Xie An if he wanted to continue stamping the text.

Xie An shook his head to indicate that it was not necessary.

After taking a few bites of rice, Xie An returned to his room dejectedly and continued to sit in meditation.

The next morning, Xie An opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was the lotus buds by the window.

I suddenly discovered a tiny drop of dew on the tip of the lotus.

Can the stone lotus produce dewdrops?
This is outrageous.

Soon, the Taoist talisman in Xie An's mind began to vibrate.

[I sensed a tiny wisp of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.]

(End of this chapter)