Cultivation System: Stronger with Age
Chapter 43 - 39 Lifespan Greatly Increased, Third Task

Chapter 43: Chapter 39 Lifespan Greatly Increased, Third Task

A typical Second Layer Transcendence Realm Martial Cultivator has no chance of obtaining three incredibly valuable Turtle-Poria Elixirs. Even if they could, no one would ever consume three Turtle-Poria Elixirs in one go!

The Turtle-Poria Elixirs have an extremely potent effect on replenishing Qi Blood. If three are taken together, they would produce around sixty points of Second Layer Qi Blood each day. Unless this Second Layer Martial Cultivator constantly battled and trained non-stop all day, the excess Qi Blood in their body would just dissipate, making it a tremendous waste.

However, Lin Xuankong didn’t have to worry about any of this.

The excess Qi Blood produced by the Turtle-Poria Elixirs would naturally be stored in his Life Plate. It would not be wasted but would greatly enhance the effect of his trump card!

Lin Xuankong sat on the bed in his bedroom and placed the three Turtle-Poria Elixirs into his mouth one by one.

Instantly, the elixirs transformed into three warm streams that quickly flowed into his lower abdomen. They merged into a warm mass, continuously increasing Lin Xuankong’s Second Layer Qi Blood.

At the same time, the Lifespan section in Lin Xuankong’s Life Plate began to transform rapidly.

This transformation lasted for more than two Hours. Lin Xuankong felt light and comfortable all over, almost as if he could float on the spot, before the changes gradually stopped.

He focused his gaze on his Life Plate.

[Lin Xuankong: Remaining Lifespan 25 years and 90 days]

[Second Layer Late Stage Qi Blood: 401/100,000]

The speed at which the three Turtle-Poria Elixirs, combined with the original one, increased Qi Blood was indeed terrifyingly fast, he thought. In just two Hours, my Second Layer Qi Blood has increased by twelve points. In twelve Hours, that would be over eighty points, equaling more than one hundred and sixty points of Transcendent Qi Blood. The Qi Blood Amount in my Life Plate will definitely increase rapidly, making this trump card even stronger... Of course, the increase in Lifespan is even more surprising! The three Turtle-Poria Elixirs increased my lifespan by more than ten years, exceeding my previous estimate of nine years by several hundred days! It seems my concern about developing a resistance to the medicine was premature. The Turtle-Poria Elixirs I’ve consumed haven’t reached the point of causing resistance yet! Furthermore, this suggests that the Turtle-Poria Elixirs refined by the Yin Talisman Sect Leader aren’t extremely stable in potency. The three elixirs I just consumed are certainly of better quality than the first one! It’s highly likely that elixirs also have different grades. Some batches might be poorly refined, while others are better! Regardless, this sudden increase in Lifespan is truly a cause for celebration! When I turn sixty, the effect of the "Vigorous in Old Age" Life Plate will give me sixty times the Cultivation Speed. By seventy or eighty, it’ll be seventy or eighty times! With further breakthroughs in the Pine Crane Longevity Technique increasing my Lifespan, I might live to be over a hundred years old. By then... Currently, with fifty times the Cultivation Speed, I’m already far beyond prodigies like Gu Beicheng. When I’m sixty, seventy, a hundred years old...

After such an unexpected increase in Lifespan, Lin Xuankong lay comfortably on the bed. If the Young Lady were here now, I’d definitely have ten dishes made to celebrate properly!

「Five days passed in the blink of an eye.」

With the effects of four Turtle-Poria Elixirs and over a hundred portions of Nine Revolutions Qi Replenishing Soup supporting him, Lin Xuankong naturally trained diligently every day. The progress of his Pine Crane Longevity Technique continuously increased, rapidly approaching the Perfection Realm of the Second Layer!

During these few days, many significant events occurred.

One was Steward Ma’s successful rescue operation in Lindong Town.

This Late Stage Third Layer Steward, with his Yin Talisman Thunder at the Entering the Hall Realm and his Wandering Dragon Exorcism Hand, fought for over a thousand rounds and ultimately killed a Mid-Tier Three Evil Lizard Demon People!

It was said that this Mid-Tier Three Evil Lizard Demon People was extremely powerful and able to spread a poisonous fog. Even a small trace of this fog could dissolve the flesh and bones of Martial Cultivators below Mid-Tier Two, turning them into a pool of black water. Even Martial Cultivators at the Mid-stage and Late Stage Second Layer, while not fearing the poisonous fog itself, would have to protect their eyes, ears, noses, and mouths. Otherwise, if the fog invaded their eyes, it would immediately impair their vision. However, Steward Ma was already at the Third Layer and possessed the strong defenses of the Second Layer Perfection Realm, his body flawless and impervious. Even if his eyes were touched by the poisonous fog, he wouldn’t be affected in the least!

Upon hearing the news, Lin Xuankong was not only happy for Steward Ma but also felt quite eager himself. After all, I’ll reach the Perfection Realm of the Second Layer in just four or five more days. At that time, my entire body will be as tough as Vajra, seamless and flawless! Even relatively vulnerable parts like my eyes, eardrums, mouth, and tongue will have Qi Blood circulating like Vajra, making them impervious to various attacks. My Vajra-like tongue alone could lick someone to death!

The second event left Lin Xuankong rather puzzled...

In the battlefields of the twenty-nine towns in the Outer City, a "Conical Hat Strange Guest" had appeared.

According to Han Lu’s information, this masked stranger in a conical hat specialized in killing the Marsh Python People attacking the city. His strength was formidable. Each time he appeared, it was like a storm sweeping through fallen leaves; he would slaughter many, gouge out their Forehead Scales, and then depart!

Another major event was the unexpected battlefield breakthrough of Grand Steward Jiang Yuran.

Her Yin Talisman Technique had advanced to the Refined Realm, and her Transcendence Realm had risen from the Fourth Layer to the Early Stage of the Fifth Layer. As a result, she severely wounded a Late Tier Four Evil Sheep Demon.

Deprived of the aid from the Tier Four Evil Sheep Demon, the Marsh Pythons and Evil Lizards that had besieged the twenty-nine towns near the Outer City decisively controlled countless Demon People and retreated into Boundaryless Mountain.

This war, which had stretched across twenty-nine towns and nearly exhausted the Yin Talisman Sect’s Primordial Qi, finally ended.

Lin Xuankong naturally returned to Great Marsh Prefecture with his forty-odd disciples, all safe and sound.

The second mission was completed without any mishaps, and the rewards were quite generous: forty portions of Nine Revolutions Qi Replenishing Soup and one thousand silver taels!

「Back at home in their wooden loft, they were eating eight signature dishes delivered from Piaoxiang Tower.」

Lin Xuankong skeptically stared at the Young Lady sitting across from him, nibbling delicately at her food.

"That Conical Hat Strange Guest was you, wasn’t it? I noticed the conical hat in the house is stained with blood. I told you to stay home and cultivate properly, yet you ran off to the battlefield. What if..."

Lii Xiaolan shot him a look from her bright eyes, lightly slapped the table, and huffed, "Hmph, just because you’ve advanced to the Late Stage of the Second Layer, you think you can boss me around now? Who’s in charge of this house?"

Lin Xuankong felt a headache coming on. I really want to break through to the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Layers right now, just to suppress this Young Lady’s arrogance and her... body! The problem is, the Young Lady has never told me her exact level of Cultivation. The unknown is what’s truly terrifying...

"Of course, we listen to whoever is right!" Lin Xuankong said righteously after a moment’s thought.

Lii Xiaolan decisively crushed a chicken bone. "Then who’s right?"

Lin Xuankong felt that while the question seemed like a giveaway on the surface, in reality... It’s a trap!

So he changed the topic. "How many Forehead Scales did you get?"

Lii Xiaolan glanced at him. "Fine, I know you mean well. Actually, I only went out to fight the Marsh Python People after I completed my breakthrough! As for the number of Forehead Scales, once the Marsh Python People gather in large numbers, the Demon Qi erodes Qi Blood too severely, making it hard to fight. So, I didn’t get many."

"I counted, and there are two hundred and ninety in total. Sigh, if only I could get a set of Exorcism Armor sooner!"

"Two hundred and ninety? That many?!" Lin Xuankong was surprised.

Two hundred and ninety Forehead Scales! That’s a lot. If I were to go kill for them, I’d have to search all over for the Demon People Race, which would be quite a hassle. To buy them with silver would be even more unimaginable; how long would it take to save up that much silver!

He frowned at Lii Xiaolan. "Since you were going to fight the Marsh Python People, you were bound to encounter situations where Demon Qi eroded your Qi Blood. Why didn’t you come to me for the Wandering Dragon Exorcism Hand?"

Lii Xiaolan shot him another glance. "If I took it and the Demon People Race attacked your post, what then? How could you ask such a silly question!"

She wiped her hands and rubbed her small belly.

"Hmm, I’m full. I’m going upstairs to cultivate. The Forehead Scales are under your bed. Go and put them away in a bit!"

Lin Xuankong nodded. He didn’t even finish his meal, rushing back to his room to retrieve the Forehead Scales from under his bed.

Feeling the pure white, extremely heavy Forehead Scales, he thought to himself, Two hundred and ninety, plus my own one hundred and eight... that’s nearly four hundred! It’s half the materials needed for a set of Exorcism Armor! Collecting the materials so quickly... The Young Lady has truly given me a huge, pleasant surprise!

「During the war that lasted more than half a month, not only did the Outer City’s twenty-nine towns undergo many significant changes, but much also happened within the Yin Talisman Sect’s Great Marsh Hall territory.」

Due to unfavorable outcomes in the early stages of combat, the Yin Talisman Sect’s Great Marsh Hall looked precarious. Small gangs, minor sects, and martial arts halls that had originally depended on them began to waver. Seven or eight of them secretly defected to the Black Tiger Gang and the Spirit Snake Gang.

If Hall Master Xuu Zhenhuan hadn’t been personally overseeing the hall, the number of defectors would likely have been even higher...

「The next morning,」 as Lin Xuankong walked toward his station along Cow and Horse Street, he glanced at a now-deserted Martial Arts Hall by the roadside and secretly shook his head. Those small gangs, minor sects, and martial arts halls that betrayed the Yin Talisman Sect will probably have very complicated feelings when they hear about Jiang Yuran’s breakthrough to the Fifth Layer! Although the Yin Talisman Sect lost hundreds of disciples, it gained a new Fifth Layer Transcendence Realm expert and drove away three Great Demons. The Sect’s strength hasn’t decreased; it has actually increased! After all, in this world where martial arts reign supreme, the emergence of high-level Martial Cultivators is extremely crucial. The deterrent effect of a thousand elite disciples can’t compare to that of a single formidable Fifth Layer Transcendence Realm Martial Cultivator! I wonder when I’ll be able to reach the Fifth Layer and become a powerful Martial Cultivator renowned throughout Great Marsh Prefecture, someone capable of influencing a Sect’s power and trajectory... It shouldn’t take too long, right?

Upon arriving at his station, Lin Xuankong allocated the various properties and affairs according to the previous arrangements.

His station was the only one among dozens that hadn’t lost any members in the fighting. Therefore, while other stations were swamped with troublesome matters like needing new disciples and redistributing various affairs, Lin Xuankong found himself quite idle.

After handling these affairs, he was about to head home when a disciple under Steward Xua quickly approached. The disciple informed him that Chief Steward Jiang had summoned all Stewards and Chief Stewards of the Yin Talisman Sect for an important assignment!

Upon hearing that the charming Daoist Nun had an assignment, Lin Xuankong’s heart skipped a beat. The third task! It’s come so quickly! I’m finally just one step away from cultivating the Yin Talisman Technique and the Thunderbolt Technique, which suits me so perfectly... I just don’t know what kind of assignment it will be this time, or how difficult... Why would the charming Daoist Nun summon all the Stewards and Chief Stewards? Is it a group assignment?

Lin Xuankong pondered these things as he left his station, heading toward the hall on Mule Street.