Lifespan Extraction: I Ascend As The Immortal Beast Tamer
Chapter 30: Mo Ying, 100,000+ Years, Heavenly Essence Sword Spirit Roots, Level 5 Sword Intent

Chapter 30: Mo Ying, 100,000+ Years, Heavenly Essence Sword Spirit Roots, Level 5 Sword Intent

"We’ve been attacked."

"!!!" "!!!" "!!!"

Although many had assumed as much, they still couldn’t believe that they were actually right.

Who would be daring enough to organize an attack on the Blazing Sun Sect!?

Within the Fire Kingdom, it was one of the most powerful Sects there was!

To be aware of that and still attack it...

Just what sort of horrifying forces were they being pitted up against...?

Sensing the unrest among the swathe of Outer Disciples, Valley Master Yu alleviated most of their rising emotions by saying, "Though this attack was strategically performed and targeted dozens of Medicine Valleys in our Outer Sect, and though most of those places were destroyed, we’ve figured out who did it."

"The Demonic Faction!"

"!?!?" "!?!?"

The complexions of almost everyone paled. They expected the enemy forces to be powerful, but never would they have expected them to be of such a high league!

"The Demonic Faction?" Zar asked Meng, who was standing a few feet away.

Hearing a familiar voice, Meng turned around. The moment he saw who the voice belonged to, he dispersed the fear from his expression, taking on the poise of a fearless senior brother.

"The Blazing Sun Sect is a part of the Martial Parliament, which are akin to the morally gray Law-Enforcers of the Four Elemental Nations," Meng explained. "Then there’s the Righteous Faction, who also have Sects just as powerful as the Blazing Sun Sect. As for the... Demonic Faction... it’s the third and last of the three Major Factions. And they’re evil to the core—like eating babies to improve their cultivation type of evil."

After digesting the information, Zar said, "So the Blazing Sun Sect could be in some serious trouble?"

Meng gave no concrete answer. The troubled look he was making gave Zar the impression that he was nowhere near strong or influential enough to know the answer to the question.

Taking them out of their conversation, Valley Master Yu said, "Until I get into contact with the upper echelons and figure out what the intentions of the Demonic Faction are, everyone is not to leave the Medicine Valley. I’ll allot extra cultivation resources for the next indefinite period of time, which means that you’ll have no real reason to leave. Does everyone understand?"

"Yes, Master!"

Valley Master Yu nodded, and while in the process of vanishing, she spent a brief period of time staring at the most beautiful face among the crowd. A trace of worry flashed through her expression before she disappeared for good, leaving everyone to talk among themselves.

After watching Meng approach a group of Outer Disciples above the 5th Layer of Foundation Establishment, Zar left in the opposite direction. He could feel two pairs of eyes staring at him, but after being unable to figure out who the second pair belonged to, he activated Lifespan Detection.

The system interface of a stone-faced, sword-wielding man then appeared:

[Mo Ying (Core Formation 8th Layer) 29/587/1790]

"Mo Ying?" Zar wondered. "I feel like I’ve heard that name somewhere before...

Ah yes, the other Inner Disciple staying in the Medicine Valley. If I remember correctly, he’s a sword fanatic and keeps to himself."

Beyond a bit of curiosity, Zar paid no more attention to Mo Ying. He gave the same treatment to Hua Ling, for he truly didn’t like mingling with the opposite sex.

Only troubles and child support awaited him if he were to allow himself to get swept up in the rhythm of a woman...

Better to focus on Cultivation!

In the days that followed, the Outer Sect of the Blazing Sun Sect was thrown into chaos. Over five dozen Medicine Valleys were obliterated, with all their Disciples dead. Extremely heavy losses were incurred.

It was only natural that people were freaking out.

And from what Zar heard from rumors, their Outer Sect wasn’t the only one to be attacked in such a way. Several other branches of Outer Sects were similarly assaulted by explosions that erased entire mountain ranges. Furthermore, the Trial Disciple Areas — where hundreds of thousands of Trial Disciples lived — were even more brutally attacked.

On a day that would later be known as the ’1st Bombing Day,’ the Blazing Sun Sect was dealt a mighty blow by unknown assailants from the Demonic Faction.

But even as the Blazing Sun Sect made their own counter-moves against the bombers, Zar, a hidden genius of the Sect, was radiating the purest form of happiness. His eyes were glued to the beautiful blue and gold screen hovering in front of him.

[Lifespan: 24/100,170]

100,000 years of Lifespan!

Finally!

It took 10 months and some change, but it was here!

"It’s time to begin the spending spree again," said Zar as he immediately requested the System activate the Lifespan Barrier, which was several times larger than it was before. "To start off the day, let’s spam-upgrade my Spirit Roots."

Clickity clickity went his fingers as he tapped more than he ever had in his entire life.

Any woman would be forced to their knees at the sight of his skillful fingers!

*Ding~!*

[You have invested 1,000 years of Lifespan into the understanding and evolution of your Spirit Roots, bringing about an advancement of your Supreme Sword Dao Spirit Roots from (Ordinary) → (Better) Tier!]

[After 2,500 years of understanding the profundities of your Supreme Sword Dao Spirit Roots, you receive a premonition of a higher form of Sword Dao, allowing your Sword Intent to progress from (Level 1) → (Level 2)]

[Supreme Sword Dao Spirit Roots (Better) → (Superior)]

[You spend 5,000 years furthering your understanding of the true meaning of the Sword Dao, and from it, your Supreme Sword Dao Spirit Roots advance from (Superior) → (Perfect)]

[After perfecting your Supreme Sword Dao Spirit Roots, with your cultivation speed ten times what it was when you first started learning the way of the sword, you strive for something beyond. Something abstract tries pulling you away from the Sword Path, but your core being resists the pull, feeling more deeply intertwined with the Way of the Sword.]

[You have invested 10,000 years of Lifespan into trying to reach for something exceeding mortal understanding, and though that abstract concept never stopped veering you off the path, you never succumbed. This has ushered forth a new, far more profound understanding of the Sword Dao, both advancing your Sword Intent to Level 3 and transforming your Spirit Roots into something transcending mortality!]

[Supreme Sword Dao Spirit Roots (Perfect) → Heavenly Sword Essence Spirit Roots (Inferior)]

[You have invested 15,000 years of Lifespan into clawing for higher and higher achievements in the Sword Dao, which has advanced your Sword Intent from (Level 3) → (Level 4)]

[Heavenly Sword Essence Spirit Roots (Inferior) → (Ordinary)]

[After cultivating ten thousand strands of Level 4 Sword Intent, you combine them, achieving something that used up 22,500 years of Lifespan!]

[Sword Intent (Level 4) → (Level 5)]

[Heavenly Sword Essence Spirit Roots (Ordinary) → (Better)]

After finishing up the evolution of his Spirit Roots, Zar moved on to his Cultivation Techniques. He had his original Low-Earth Rank Heavenly Beginnings Technique and the newest Low-Black Heaven and Earth Energy Absorption Technique.

While deciding which one he should focus on upgrading, the System suddenly said:

[If two Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques are of the same rank and same type, then you can combine them at the cost of less Lifespan than it would normally take to evolve said Technique. For example, you could spend 20,000 years of Lifespan getting a Technique from Low-Earth straight to Peak-Earth with an evolution.]

[Or you could combine two similar Low-Earth Cultivation Techniques at the cost of a smaller Lifespan fee to get a Mid-Earth Rank Cultivation Technique at a fraction of the cost. Furthermore, that Mid-Earth Rank Technique, if upgraded to a point of evolution, could very well achieve something akin to the Half-Heaven Rank instead of the Late or Peak Earth Rank that would’ve been the original cap for the singular Cultivation Technique within the bounds of the Earth Rank.]

"I see," Zar mused, figuring he might as well try out what the System was recommending. "Time to invest in Heaven and Earth Energy Absorption then."

*Ding!*

[You have invested 200 years of Lifespan into your Partially Mastered Low-Black (Heaven and Earth Energy Absorption) Cultivation Technique. Because of your Better Tier- Heavenly Sword Essence Spirit Roots, you progressed like a madman! The aura of Heaven and Earth washes over you!]

[Heaven and Earth Energy Absorption (Low-Black)(Partially Mastered) → (Mastered)]

[Riding on the residual energy brought about from your 200 years of increasing the proficiency of your Heaven and Earth Energy Absorption Technique, you see new heights. New horizons. Broader worlds!]

[Heaven and Earth Energy Absorption (Low-Black)(Mastered) → Heavenly Earth Assimilator (Peak-Black)(Unmastered)]

[After 400 years of improving the proficiency of your Heavenly Earth Assimilator Cultivation Technique, your comprehensions advance to the next stage of ’Partially Mastered’]

[You have invested 600 years of Lifespan into increasing the proficiency of your Heavenly Earth Assimilator Cultivation Technique, hoping for perfection. And finally, you achieve what you set out for, allowing your proficiency stage to advance from ’Partially Mastered’ to ’Mastered’]

[With the passing of 1,000 years, your yearning for something greater has not been dashed yet. In your darkest hour, an epiphany strikes you, permitting the ascendance of your Heavenly Earth Assimilator to something greater! Something ethereal]

[Heavenly Earth Assimilator (Peak-Black)(Mastered) → Ethereal Opening (Low-Earth)(Unmastered)]

The moment Zar reached this point, he stopped investing Lifespan into the Ethereal Opening Cultivation Technique. He instead asked for the System to combine the Technique with his Heavenly Beginnings Technique, which prompted him with a certain system pop-up: