Chapter 831
Longevity, Eternal Youth!
The top of the mountain.
The twilight was as dark as ink, and the night wind as sharp as a knife.
Jiang Ning appeared on the mountaintop.
[Source Point]: 51.7
He glanced at the panel, then closed it.
Meeting the Martial Saint not only allowed him to learn more information, but also increased his Source Points by more than ten points.
Standing atop the peak, gazing at the vast, undulating land in the distance, he fell into deep thought.
He learned a lot of information from the Martial Saint.
He had no idea about the strength of Ji Xuan, who was on par with him.
As the Martial Saint said, the difference in strength is vast above the first rank.
Strong individuals, like Ji Xuan, forge their own paths after achieving mastery of martial arts.
In his view, it was similar to his own breaking limits.
Ji Xuan had already taken this step.
One hundred and fifty years ago, Ji Xuan entered the ranks of the strongest people in the world.
Now, after another 150 years of accumulation, its strength is at an all-encompassing level, which makes him wary just thinking about it.
With an inexhaustible physical body and an unrestrained spirit, it will grow infinitely stronger and higher, and one day, it will connect with the heavens and step into the world where the Martial Saint resides.
Ji Xuanwuyi has gone very far with this step.
It possesses strength ranking second in the world, and is supported by the resources of the entire Ji clan.
"I need to leverage this momentum first!" he thought to himself, but he didn't feel much pressure.
This is because his current strength is vastly different from what it used to be; his current strength cannot be measured by simple realms.
True masters of martial arts must forge their own path after perfecting their skills.
Ji Xuan is a prime example. His cultivation technique, the Imperial Extreme World-Suppressing Technique, has reached perfection and forged its own path, thus propelling him into the ranks of the strongest.
He had already taken countless steps to reach this point.
Moreover, compared to others, he not only broke through the limits of his cultivation technique but also received the blessing of special characteristics.
With these combined characteristics, he already possessed a foundation that ordinary martial artists could not even imagine.
As far as he knows now, within the Vajra Temple, any disciple who can rely on the Vajra Indestructible Body to forge their own path on the basis of perfection and master the supernatural power of the Buddhist Golden Body can obtain the title of Buddhist disciple and enjoy a venerable status.
With his indestructible Vajra Body, he had already mastered an even more powerful sixteen-foot golden body.
Now, based on the sixteen-foot golden body, it has been further improved to a ten-foot golden body.
"The title of 'Supreme Power' is mostly earned by forging one's own path and elevating one's strength once again." He murmured to himself, then a glint flashed in his eyes: "As for me, I have already gone very far on my so-called own path. With this alone, I am enough to defeat most of the powerhouses above me. Even if I am not a match for Ji Xuan, the King of the First Rank, I am not without the power to fight back."
"Moreover, the attitude of this Martial Saint towards me today is obviously different from before. Although he did not say it, he should not sit idly by."
Thinking about his conversation with the Martial Saint, he felt even more certain.
Then, he moved swiftly and disappeared into the air.
The cold wind howled past his ears.
In the blink of an eye, the mountain peak, sharp as a sword pointing straight into the sky, rushed past him.
"Although I have the protection of the Martial Saint, I still cannot relax my own strength. In this world, the only one I can truly rely on is myself."
"Now, it's time to make a trip to the inner landscape of Shangyang. With my current accumulation, I should be able to go further on the Heavenly Ladder."
Various thoughts flashed through his mind.
After a while.
He knocked on the door of the Imperial Preceptor's residence and returned to it.
After exchanging a few brief words with Qinghe, he headed towards his own courtyard.
In the backyard.
[Source Point]: 51.7
[Skill]: Inner Alchemy Cultivation Technique + (Four Limit Breaks to 50000/50000) (Characteristics: Longevity Seed (Dark Purple), Pure Yang Body (Dark Purple), Great Sun Furnace (Dark Purple))
Looking at his own panel, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"It's time for me to break through!" he thought to himself.
next moment.
A thought suddenly occurred to me.
In an instant, the number of source points decreased rapidly.
What follows is a surge of vitality rising within the body.
Boundless vitality instantly engulfed his limbs and bones.
In an instant, he felt as if his whole body was immersed in a hot spring, and waves of comfort washed over him.
At the same time, he also felt the curse power in his internal organs dissipate rapidly. Without his expulsion, the surging vitality alone allowed his internal organs to quickly return to their peak function.
After a while.
All changes within the body have ceased.
He closed his eyes slightly and saw that his internal organs had returned to the state they were in before the curse technique was applied.
The functions of the five internal organs are in good condition and at their peak.
The curse that appeared out of nowhere, though like a leech clinging to his bones, had little effect on him.
"Such vigorous vitality!!" He sighed inwardly, feeling the feedback his body was giving him.
Then, he opened his eyes and looked at the panel.
[Source Point]: 31.7
[Skill]: Internal Alchemy Health Cultivation Technique (Breaking Limits Five Times 18773/60000) (Characteristics: Longevity Seed (Light Gold↑) Pure Yang Body (Dark Purple) Great Sun Furnace (Dark Purple))
【Longevity Seed (Light Gold)】: Lives for over a thousand years, and remains forever young.
May he live over a thousand years and remain forever young.
"really!!"
He murmured to himself.
As soon as he felt the physical feedback, he roughly guessed that it was the appearance of related characteristics or the improvement of the rank of the immortal species.
Because of the immense life force within him, he understood that his lifespan would inevitably increase dramatically.
Now, seeing the instructions on the panel, it was exactly as he had expected.
May you live over a thousand years and remain forever young!
From these eight characters alone, he understood the power of this characteristic.
A long lifespan is not only reflected in simply living a long time, but also in the profound physical health he possesses.
If someone is weak and sickly, how can they possibly live a long life?
Living a long life is a sign of physical strength, far exceeding that of ordinary people.
He is now over a thousand years old, but that doesn't mean he can only live for a thousand years or more.
Rather, it means that with this characteristic, an ordinary person can live for more than a thousand years thanks to the powerful life force within their body.
As for eternal youth, it means that one's physical functions are always at their peak.
For ordinary martial artists, if they do not reach the fifth-grade inner strength realm, their physical functions will gradually decline starting from the age of thirty.
Therefore, the golden age for a martial artist to make the greatest progress is before their physical functions decline.
Even if one reaches the fifth-grade inner strength realm, and their physical functions are enhanced, although it can extend their golden age of martial arts training, it is only a gradual increase and cannot bring about a qualitative change.
As far as he knew, even for martial arts masters, their golden age for martial arts training was roughly around sixty years old, after which their physical functions would gradually decline, greatly reducing their efficiency in martial arts training.
Even martial arts masters who have reached the pinnacle of the first rank find it difficult to make significant progress after the age of one hundred.
Physical condition can greatly limit the efficiency of martial arts improvement.
However, eternal youth means that his physical functions are almost permanently at their peak and will not decline.
This alone is enough to earn it the gold trait.
This golden trait, while not providing a significant boost to his strength at the moment.
However, the enhanced vitality and increased foundation bring about effects in many ways.
Moreover, seeing the appearance of the Martial Saint who has dominated the world for over eight hundred years, he is even more satisfied with the improvement of this trait.
Living to be over a thousand years old, eternally youthful. If that martial saint were to possess such a life, he could live for another thousand years or more.
And he wouldn't be an old man with a full head of white hair now; he would still be the invincible Martial Saint he once was.
Various thoughts surfaced in my mind, flashing by one by one.
He then closed the panel.
"I wonder what the palace is like now," he murmured, looking in the direction of the palace.
During the day, he used the withering and flourishing method to stimulate the life force within Emperor Changning's body, allowing Emperor Changning to successfully awaken.
However, he could also tell that Emperor Changning was unlikely to remain sober until daytime.
Tonight are the last few hours that the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty can remain conscious.
Ji Mingyue is currently in the palace, accompanying Emperor Changning.
What he really wants to know now is what choice Ji Xuan should make after leaving the pass.
Lin Qingyi was a fruit that the King of the First Rank had planned for in his early years. By chance, he plucked this fruit, and now she is in the Imperial Preceptor's mansion.
His conversation with the Martial Saint had made him realize even more the extraordinary nature of this King of the First Rank.
"If there's no movement tonight, then it will be tomorrow," he muttered to himself. He then scanned the panel, selected the Vajra Indestructible Body, and began practicing.
The Bureau of Astronomical Observation.
"What brings the King of the World to visit this old blind man today?"
An old man with empty, pupil-less eyes, like a bottomless abyss, spoke to the imposing middle-aged man who had just stepped across the threshold.
The man was eight feet tall with a square face. His purple-gold dragon robe accentuated his upright and pine-like figure, and his gaze swept across the room with a hidden divine light.
The newcomer was none other than Ji Xuan, the peerless king of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Upon hearing this, Ji Xuan's face remained largely unmoved.
"Old friend, the test we did back then has come true."
"Your Highness, this is your choice," said the old blind man.
“I understand!” Ji Xuan nodded.
The old blind man spoke up: "If Your Highness had chosen to restrict Princess Qi's freedom back then, Princess Qi would have taken a different path. On that path, she would have been an ordinary woman with no opportunities or chances. Although her constitution was special, it would not have been of any help to Your Highness's plans."
He paused, then continued, "But if Your Highness lets her go and walk the path that was originally hers, she will also walk that path, making Princess Qi the fruit of someone else's labor."
"This is my choice," Ji Xuan said calmly. "I wanted to see what fate had in store for me. It seems that fate is indeed what it is, and I have ultimately done all this for someone else."
"So what does Your Highness intend to do next?" the old blind man asked.
“It’s very simple!” Ji Xuan’s eyes narrowed. “What belongs to me is not so easy to take! Not to mention, she is my son’s concubine, representing my face. Although the biggest fruit has been picked, she still has an effect on me.”
"Then why did the prince come to see me?" the old blind man asked.
“I need to know where she is now,” Ji Xuan said.
Upon hearing this, the old blind man shook his head.
"Could it be that you, my old friend, don't know either?" Ji Xuan asked.
“I know!” the old blind man said, then added, “But I don’t want to say.”
"I'm here, and you still don't want to talk?" Ji Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
"I don't want to talk about it," the old blind man said.
“Very good!” Ji Xuan nodded.
Then he suddenly made a move.
boom--
The entire Astronomical Observatory was suddenly shaken, and then a tremendous pressure instantly filled the entire Observatory.
In an instant, countless people in the Observatory suddenly prostrated themselves on the ground.
Looking at the yellowish-brown light that filled the surroundings, they were horrified, and a thought instantly popped into their minds.
The Imperial Realm governs the world.
The signboard of "One Word Side by Side with the King".
Having achieved perfect merit in Huangji Town, he forged his own path, created his own domain, and established his own region.
at the same time.
In the night sky of the capital, a dark yellow light suddenly appeared from the direction of the Astronomical Bureau.
"Ji Xuan!"
"The Imperial Realm Suppresses the World?"
In the capital, countless gazes turned toward the location of the Astronomical Bureau, their hearts filled with awe.
In a spacious courtyard.
"They actually let Ji Xuan come out of seclusion!" The Northern Cang King looked at the strange phenomenon in the distant night sky and couldn't help but smile faintly.
He looked at the commotion in the distance, and then his eyes filled with a powerful fighting spirit.
Having been stationed in the northern border for so many years, he was already among the strongest. He wanted to see what this so-called second strongest person in the world was really capable of.
In the Supervisory Department.
The old blind man's hunched body remained motionless in the yellowish-brown light.
“Your Highness has taken another step forward!” He sighed softly, then his body shattered and slowly disappeared from Ji Xuan’s sight. “Your Highness should know that I can see the future. Since I know Your Highness’s attitude, why would I wait here for Your Highness to come and cause trouble?”
"They are cautious indeed!" Ji Xuan said calmly, looking at the empty void ahead.
next moment.
The diffused, earthy-yellow light suddenly receded.
It was withdrawn into his body in just a moment.
His expression then changed, and with a swift movement, a white jade-colored talisman appeared in his hand.
"So it was at the Imperial Preceptor's residence!"
He understood.
They then headed towards the exit of the Observatory. Along the way, everyone who saw Ji Xuan stepped aside, bowed their heads, and paid their respects as if he were a deity.
They knew that the strange phenomenon that had just enveloped the Observatory had originated from the prince before them.
The current emperor's uncle, the pillar of the Great Xia royal family, Princess Xuan, who shares the same rank as the emperor.
If that prince had just wanted to, the entire Imperial Observatory would have died instantly on the spot.
the other side.
Jiang Ning stared at the yellow light fading in the night sky in the distance, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"It really is Ji Xuan!"
"However, when I just extended my divine sense to the Celestial Surveillance Bureau, Ji Xuan didn't notice at all. It seems that Ji Xuan's mental strength is no match for mine!"
With this in mind, Jiang Ning felt much more at ease.
Mental strength represents the power of one's spirit and soul.
Ji Xuan hadn't noticed it just now, which clearly meant that Ji Xuan's spiritual strength was now inferior to Ji Xuan's.
"That makes sense. A long time ago, in the inner landscape of Shangyang, I was able to climb the 188th step and still have energy left, which means that my mental strength is infinitely close to that of a primordial spirit immortal."
"According to the Martial Saint, Ji Xuan cultivates both the Immortal Path and the Martial Path. Although he has reached the second-best level in the world in the Martial Path, he has not yet stepped into the ranks of the Primordial Spirit Immortals in the Immortal Path."
"My current mental strength has certainly reached the level of a Nascent Soul Immortal, surpassing his level is perfectly normal!!"
Jiang Ning understood immediately and then looked away.
Exactly!
I'll go back to the interior locations and see what level my mental strength has reached now.
When the three elements of essence, qi, and spirit are balanced, and the strength of one's spirit reaches the level of a primordial spirit immortal, it is sufficient to demonstrate that the strength of one's blood and qi, and the strength of one's true essence, have entered the ranks of the most outstanding in the world. (End of this chapter)