Immortality begins with exchanging talent attributes.

"Exchangeable? No lifespan required? How do I exchange them? The system? Dad?"

Zhou Yan asked in a low voice, speaking very quickly.

As expected, the panel did not respond after the question was asked.

"Damn it, would it kill you to give me a hint?"

Although he was cursing and swearing, Zhou Yan's eyes were fixed on the panel.

Even as his eyes began to sting and ache, he dared not blink.

He was afraid that in the blink of an eye, the words on the panel in front of him would disappear and never appear again.

Zhou Yan was panting heavily, his brain working at a rapid pace.

Why doesn't the green entry displayed in front of me require a lifespan?

The official I met yesterday is over two hundred years old.

Near death? In other words, the worse the opponent's condition, the less lifespan you need to exchange entries?

Never mind, none of that matters right now. What matters is how to make the exchange possible?

Should we move closer together?

Zhou Yan gritted his teeth and took out the key hanging on his waist.

The crisp sound of keys clinking echoed deep within the quiet prison.

For him, making unauthorized inspections of the prison cells for serious offenders was already a grave crime, let alone opening the cells without permission.

If discovered, they might be beheaded the next day.

But so what?

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If he fails the assessment and is transferred to the Corpse-Dragging Cave, he'll still die anyway.

It's all the same thing, either way, it's "death".

They fumbled for the key to the corresponding cell.

The temporary jailers only had this much power, because they always had to go in and out of the cells to collect corpses, so they had keys to the death row cells.

They hung up torches and carefully opened the cell door.

Zhou Yan stood at the door but did not go in immediately.

He stared at the bloodied figure lying on the ground, and the two steel chains that had pierced through the figure's body, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.

This person must be unconscious, right? Normally, if a person's collarbone is pierced, they should be unable to move.

But this person is a martial artist, what if...

"Damn it, what are you afraid of, you coward!"

Cursing himself under his breath, Zhou Yan gripped the short stick tightly and resolutely stepped into the cell.

The prisoner remained lying down, as if he were dead.

As he slowly approached, a strong smell of blood filled his nostrils.

But Zhou Yan seemed not to smell it at all; his entire attention was focused on the control panel.

He stared at the panel above the other person's head, silently reciting in his mind:

"exchange!"

There was no unusual activity around.

Getting close isn't enough, so... do we need to make physical contact?

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yan extended his index finger and probed the back of the prisoner's head.

Just as their fingertips were about to touch,

In the dimly lit cell, the prisoner, who had been lying motionless, suddenly shuddered violently.

"Splash!"

The chains scraped across the ground, producing a piercing metallic scraping sound.

Zhou Yan's fingertips suddenly stopped, his muscles tensed abruptly, and the short stick in his left hand was raised.

After waiting a moment, Zhou Yan saw that the prisoner still showed no sign of raising his head. He gritted his teeth, extended his finger again, but still did not put down the short stick in his left hand.

This time, the other party did not make any other unusual moves, and just as his index finger touched the back of the other party's head...

The panel in front of me changed instantly.

Should I exchange my congenital remnant (gray) for copper skin and iron bones (green)?

really!

Zhou Yan's heart clenched, a surge of heat rushed to the top of his head, and he could even hear the throbbing in his temples.

Really!

He recited silently, almost without hesitation:

"exchange!"

As he finished speaking...

It felt as if something invisible had been suddenly pulled out of his body, causing his legs to give way and him to fall straight to the ground.

The panel in front of him also distorted and blurred violently.

But it recovered completely in a short time.

However, the content has undergone a complete transformation.

The prisoner, who had been lying face down, began to breathe even more weakly, and his body trembled slightly.

The dazzling green light above its head went out in an instant, and a gray light suddenly appeared.

It was none other than Zhou Yan's original talent attribute: [Innate Residual Meridian (Gray)]!

Zhou Yan gasped for breath and slowly raised his arm.

The panel then appears.

Talent Attribute: (Empty Slot)

Alternative entry: Copper Skin Iron Body (Green) not fused, should it be fused?

[Bronze Skin and Iron Bones: Your skin and flesh are cast in bronze, your bones and muscles in iron. Among the eighteen bronze men, you hold a place.]

Age: 16

[Remaining lifespan: 4 years]

"Ha ha……"

Zhou Yan clenched his fist tightly, his suppressed laughter sounding somewhat eerie in the dark cell.

He whispered impatiently:

"Merge!"

[The copper skin and iron body (green) are continuously fusing... It is expected to be completed in six hours.]

[A new talent is being integrated, increasing lifespan by one month.]

Current life expectancy: 4 years and 1 month.

The moment the words left his mouth, a strange feeling swept over him.

A warm current, like that of a hot spring, was constantly washing over and strengthening his body.

The muscles throughout the body constantly expand and shrink, but the overall appearance doesn't change much.

But the body hidden under the prison uniform was more robust, the bones were more compact, and even the heartbeat was much stronger than before.

"Life expectancy is actually increasing!"

Zhou Yan's spirits lifted as he looked at the information on the panel.

That's right. The original owner's short life was directly related to her talent. Now that her talent has changed, her lifespan will inevitably rebound.

Zhou Yan clenched his fist, silently feeling the power slowly growing within his body, and his eyes suddenly became incredibly determined.

Now that I've upgraded my skills, my gray talent has turned green. Once the talent fusion is complete, I'll definitely be able to practice martial arts.

As long as I can practice martial arts, I will definitely survive! Definitely!

After cleaning up the footprints and traces, Zhou Yan locked the cell door, checked again to make sure nothing was missed, and then left the cell area and returned to the entrance of the passageway.

Xiao Liu was leaning against the wall yawning when he saw him return, and frowned, saying:

"Why are you taking so long? What are you dawdling about in there for?"

"Since I'm traveling alone, I'll naturally have to go slower."

Zhou Yan spoke calmly, as if nothing had happened.

"Then you continue standing guard, I'm going to the outhouse."

Without waiting for Zhou Yan's reply, he walked towards the passageway ahead.

Zhou Yan lowered his eyelids, enduring the strange sensation in his body, and silently returned to his original position.

Six hours, which is tomorrow at noon.

Illuminated by the firelight, a faint flame seemed to ignite deep within Zhou Yan's eyes.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

As the day shift guards began to take their turn, Zhou Yan hurried home.

He lived in the poor alley in the south of the city, while the county jail was in the north of the city.

One is in the south and the other in the north, spanning the entire Qingzhou County.

Just walking takes Zhou Yan nearly half an hour every day.

After finishing his shift, he would feel exhausted, his legs felt like they were made of lead, and he would have to rest after walking only a short distance.

Today, however, I walked all the way to the alley entrance without breaking a sweat.

Zhou Yan was thrilled. He raised his hand and glanced at the panel again.

[New talent fusion in progress, lifespan increased by three months.]

Remaining life expectancy: 5 years and 5 months

Based on the rate at which lifespan increases, after waiting another three hours for the new talent to fully integrate, lifespan can be extended by at least another year and a half.

My body has undergone tremendous changes compared to last night. I wonder how effective the Body Tempering Technique will be in my current state?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but quicken his pace again.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhou Yan strode over. As soon as he got close to the door, he saw several figures emerge from the alley next to him.

The leader was a dark-skinned man with a scar on his face that ran diagonally from his eyebrow to his jaw; when he smiled, it looked like a centipede crawling across his face.

The burly man was extremely tall, towering over Zhou Yan by a full head.

As Zhou Yan focused his gaze, a white hue slowly emerged from above his head.

[Small progress in physical fitness (white)]

The target state is stable; exchanging this entry requires a lifespan of 102 years.

"Heh, Zhou kid, you've really kept me waiting!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Yan paused for a moment, then a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

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