Starting from the prison, an infinite simulation

"By the way, when Jiang Yueming saved you, he inadvertently discovered that you didn't have much time left to live. What happened?"

Fu Dongliu stood in front of the bed, staring at Jiang Yueming, as if trying to see something in the latter's dark eyes.

According to the normal lifespan of a spiritual cultivator, they can live for a hundred years, and the higher the cultivation level, the longer the lifespan.

Before becoming a god, a normal spiritual cultivator can live for three hundred years, and after becoming a god, they are guaranteed a lifespan of at least ten thousand years.

But Jiang Yueming's lifespan is less than a year! That shouldn't be the case, right? His lifespan should increase along with his cultivation level.

But now, it's illogical that a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child like him has such a short lifespan!

"Uh...it's a long story, it's like this..."

A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Yueming told Fu Dongliu everything about his experience of being trapped in the illusion and the reason why he had little life left.

Of course, he didn't let Fu Dongliu know that he wasn't originally from this world, or that the simulator existed.

"So you were harmed by the Soul-Devouring Chain," Fu Dongliu said calmly, stroking his chin after understanding the situation.

He had heard of the Soul-Devouring Chain when he was traveling in the lower realm, but he never expected to encounter a victim of it one day.

"Jiang Yueming, have you ever heard of the Longevity Star Source Pill?" Fu Dongliu looked at Jiang Yueming and suddenly laughed.

"The Longevity Star Source Pill?" Jiang Yueming lowered his eyes and pondered, his mind constantly recalling the memories left to him by the original owner of the body.

His current understanding of this world mainly comes from the memories of the original body.

Fortunately, when the original owner was in the Jiang family, she was often assigned to clean the library, which allowed her to occasionally browse through ancient books and classics.

For example, in my memory, alchemists were a noble and wealthy profession, and their rank was the same as that of elixirs.

The system is divided into twelve ranks, with higher ranks receiving better treatment, status, and so on.

It's no exaggeration to say that alchemists are the most valuable and rarest profession in the world.

It's because there are very few people with the talent for alchemy, and that's why things are valued for their rarity...

As for the kind of pill that Fu Dongliu mentioned, it seems that it had appeared vaguely in the original owner's memories.

Jiang Yueming frowned even deeper as she tried to recall the information in her mind.

"Ah, I've got it! The kind of pill you mentioned is a fourth-grade pill that can increase a person's lifespan by ten years."

Upon hearing the answer, Fu Dongliu smiled and nodded, saying, "You're right. When I saved you before, I also fed you a Longevity Star Source Pill."

In fact, he also possessed the Heavenly Longevity Pill, a tenth-grade elixir that could extend lifespan by a thousand years, but the backlash from that medicine was something Jiang Yueming could not withstand in his current state.

After careful consideration, Fu Dongliu finally chose the mildest medicine, Yishou Xingyuan Dan, to wait until Jiang Yueming truly inherited his mantle.

If needed, Jiang Yueming could refine the Heavenly Dao Longevity Pill himself; after all, it's better to teach someone how to fish than to give them a fish.

"What! You said I ate a Longevity Pill!" Jiang Yueming exclaimed in shock upon hearing Fu Dongliu's words.

"Yes...yes, what's wrong?" Fu Dongliu asked, seeing Jiang Yueming's surprised expression.

He didn't realize that what he did was a huge help to Jiang Yueming, who had been worried about where to find a treasure that could prolong life.

Now, Fu Dongliu has directly added ten years to Jiang Yueming's lifespan. No wonder the world calls alchemists the most noble profession.

Its effects are undeniable, and it truly is a formidable entity.

"System Open Panel" Jiang Yueming ignored Fu Dongliu's question and had a sudden thought.

A blue panel, visible only to him, slowly materialized before his eyes, revealing strings of text.

Jiang Yueming's pupils gradually contracted and dilated, and a hint of joy began to appear on her face.

[Name] Jiang Yueming

[Cultivation Level] Late Stage of Void Soul Realm

[Techniques] Golden Light Realm (Beginner) Holy Golden Seal (Perfect) Demon-Suppressing and Heaven-Sealing Fist (Mastery)

[Spiritual Consciousness] 10.0

[Passive] Dragon's Might (Intermediate) Wind and Thunder (Beginner)

Lifespan: Ten years!

With the glaring "ten years" in the lifespan column, Jiang Yueming could finally relax a little.

Now that his lifespan was temporarily guaranteed, he had a lot of energy to devote to resolving the internal strife among the three families and tracking down the group of men in black!

[Ding! Host has completed Black Line 1 and has been granted the title 'Night Contacter']

[Reward: Passive skill 'Eagle Vision' - This passive skill allows you to lock onto any unit for continuous monitoring and pursuit. Cooldown: 1 day]

[Additionally, this passive skill requires the passive skill 'Bat Listening' to take effect.]

"What? You need another passive ability to make it useful?" Jiang Yueming was still immersed in the joy of getting the treasure a second ago, but the next second he was speechless after seeing the description.

"Hey, isn't this just a useless thing?" Jiang Yueming muttered to himself.

[Note: Once the host acquires three passive skills, they can be combined to form a new passive skill. This combination can only be performed once.]

[The host's current passive abilities are: 'Dragon's Might', 'Wind and Thunder', and 'Eagle's Vision'. These meet the combination requirements. Can the combination be activated to generate a new passive ability?]

Jiang Yueming, who was still feeling down, immediately became excited when he heard about the system's new function again.

"Start combining!"

As soon as Jiang Yueming finished thinking, the text on the panel in front of him began to change.

[Currently being assembled...]

[Combination complete. Your new passive ability is 'Bat Listening,' which allows you to eavesdrop on units' sounds.]

Listen, bat!

Very good!

With this "Bat Listening", the previous "Eagle Vision" is no longer a useless feature.

However, although I am happy to have gained new skills, the most important thing is to hurry up and go to the Holy Dragon Empire to join the Taoism.

But given the discrepancies in reality observed in previous simulations, is joining Taoism truly the best option?

Forget it, let's take a step by step.

After settling down, they still had to figure out how to build the fourth family in the Imperial State. Time was limited, only about a year.

"Jiang Yueming!!"

A sudden roar rang out outside, nearly shattering Jiang Yueming's eardrums. He immediately snapped back to reality, his eyes instantly reflecting Fu Dongliu's strange expression.

"What's wrong with you?" Fu Dongliu asked, noticing the light gradually returning to Jiang Yueming's eyes.

He had called Jiang Yueming dozens of times, but the latter remained unresponsive as if she were truly possessed.

This is so strange. Could this be a side effect of APTX748?

It can easily cause intermittent mental impairment and blank stares...

"I was thinking about something very important just now, and I got distracted for a moment. It's okay."

Jiang Yueming jumped off the bed and strode towards the door, preparing to leave this place and quickly head towards the Holy Dragon Empire.

Squeak!

He reached out and pulled open the antique sandalwood door. With a slight turning sound, a screen of pure white light instantly shone into his eyes, and his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

Ye Mo, dressed in a simple servant's outfit, was half-squatting on the ground cleaning when she suddenly heard a swallowing sound. Her bright eyes lifted slightly, and her small face immediately showed surprise.

"Jiang Yueming! What are you doing in this room?"