The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 575: Immortal? Dream On!

Chapter 575: Chapter 575: Immortal? Dream On!

Between words, Xu Qianli glanced at the Ancient Tripod Giant Stone.

Although it was large, it was transparent, and the contents inside were clearly visible.

Inside the Ancient Tripod was an oval stone, surrounded by some milky liquid.

Xu Qianli had thought there would be some treasures inside but didn’t expect just a stone and some liquid.

Could that stone possibly be the Immortal Elixir?

Or was it the liquid?

Among the experts of the Qingshan Association, one said, "Holy Daughter, these guys are too much of a nuisance. It’s better to take them out now rather than later, and then we can take the Immortal Elixir at our leisure!"

The masked woman, who was the Holy Daughter of Qingshan Association, made no sound but scrutinized Xu Qianli and his companions.

She wished to strike and kill, yet with more than ten people on Xu Qianli’s side and only four on her own, they would not have the advantage in a real fight.

After pondering for a moment, the Holy Daughter said, "Xu Qianli, the grudges between us and the Qingshan Association can be resolved. How about we negotiate? Let’s make peace this time, and share the benefits equally, how does that sound?"

To fight, the Holy Daughter had no absolute confidence; to tell her to scram was something she would never agree to, so it seemed fairest to split it evenly.

Split it evenly?

Xu Qianli sneered and said, "Don’t dream. I have no interest in sharing anything with you Qingshan Association rats! Whether the Ancient Tripod Giant Stone contains the so-called Immortal Elixir or not, stop coveting it and get lost if you know what’s good for you!"

The Holy Daughter said, "Don’t be too arrogant. Even if you have more people on your side, do you really think that the Qingshan Association would lose in a fight?"

Xu Qianli responded, "You’re welcome to try!"

The Holy Daughter had clenched her fist tight but soon relaxed it. If they really fought, she had no assurance of victory, and with the area being watched by opponents, reinforcements could arrive any time. Dragging out the time would be too disadvantageous for her side.

No, she needed to come up with a solution fast or else she would be forced to watch the treasure be snatched away by Xu Qianli right before her eyes.

"Xu Qianli, oh Xu Qianli, I wanted to share it with you, and you refuse, huh?"

"Fine, then I’ll let no one have it, and nobody will get any benefits!"

The Holy Daughter took out an object and smashed it at one of the legs of the Ancient Tripod Giant Stone.

Almost simultaneously, she and her subordinates took off running, their movements reaching an extreme speed as they rushed towards the distance.

Seeing the situation go south, Xu Qianli and his companions also quickly ran off.

Before they could get far, there was a loud explosion. One of the three legs of the Ancient Tripod Giant Stone was blown off, and the structure collapsed to the ground, shattering into pieces, with all of the liquid inside spilling out.

The seemingly unremarkable oval stone that fell to the ground suddenly disappeared.

The cave then turned pitch black, dark and murky, where nothing could be seen.

Xu Qianli quickly reached for his phone, but found it waterlogged and inoperable, unable to use it for light.

Out of nowhere, light reappeared, and the stones in the cave still shone brightly in a kaleidoscope of colors, as beautiful as gems.

What was more unexpected was the Ancient Tripod Giant Stone; though it had been blown apart and collapsed, it was now restored, standing as it were.

The previously flung-out oval stone had also returned inside the Ancient Tripod Giant Stone.

The liquid inside the giant tripod was gone.

The Holy Daughter was furiously angry, her hate-filled gaze locked onto Xu Qianli without release.

"It was you, it was you who caused the Elixir of Eternal Life to be lost!"

"Do you know? The Elixir of Eternal Life takes a full three hundred years to cultivate. Our Qingshan Association has waited for so long, for three hundred years, through the efforts of countless generations, all in vain!"

Xu Qianli said, "What Elixir of Eternal Life, don’t think I don’t know what it really is. That stone is actually a unique Outer Space Meteorite, which emits a special radiation that gradually gathers some moisture, forming that milky liquid, which you call the Elixir of Eternal Life. Drinking that liquid can at best enhance the body’s recovery functions, but it definitely will not make people immortal. Moreover, after drinking it, there are severe side effects, such as infertility, and at most, only twenty years of life remain."

The Holy Daughter retorted rapidly, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! The scriptures of my Qingshan Association clearly state that the Elixir of Eternal Life has the effect of making people immortal, how could it be as you say? You’re lying, you must be lying!"

"I once met someone, she had drunk the so-called Elixir of Eternal Life, hence gaining some special abilities, and she wrote down everything she experienced and knew in a notebook, which I read clearly; all that I said just now is true."

"I advise you to stop fantasizing about some Immortal Elixir, it’s simply impossible! Of course, believe it or not, that’s up to you!"

Xu Qianli said.

Song Ke was so-called immortal, but she couldn’t have been clearer about the actual situation before she committed suicide and left Xu Qianli that notebook, which clearly detailed everything.

Song Ke was an ordinary person in her childhood and received the family treasure passed down from her forefathers, the Elixir of Eternal Life, which she was supposed to guard. Unable to resist the temptation, she drank it.

The subsequent consequences were beyond regret.

Though her body possessed Recovery Ability, during a hospital health check, she discovered that her reproductive functions had been lost; although still able to engage in relations with a man, that was all, with no possibility of becoming a mother.

Moreover, after years of continuous health check-ups, her body was still aging, and at a much faster rate than normal people.

In other words, gaining Recovery Ability came at the cost of at least two fatal drawbacks: infertility and accelerated aging.

As to how her ancestors obtained the Elixir of Eternal Life, she was also unclear.

The Holy Daughter said, "I don’t believe it! The records of my Qingshan Association are absolutely error-free! But no matter what, this opportunity is already wasted, and the next chance won’t come for another three hundred years. You ruined the Qingshan Association’s plan of three hundred years, our long-planned scheme. We’ll remember this debt and will settle it with you sooner or later!"

"Thinking of leaving, huh? It won’t be so easy!"

"Get them, stop them!"

With a wave of his hand, Xu Qianli was ready to act.

The Holy Daughter also revealed her knife, ready for a fight today!

Just as the two groups were about to clash, the ground suddenly began to shake, and soon rocks started falling from the ceiling of the cave.

Bai Muqing hurriedly said, "The cave seems to be collapsing, let’s go, if we don’t leave now, we’ll be buried here."

The Holy Daughter reacted even faster, spotting a direction and rushing forward with her subordinates.

Xu Qianli and his group followed in pursuit.

The earthquake in the cave was getting more intense by the moment, with large rocks continuing to fall, and it seemed as if the entire cave would collapse.

While running, Xu Qianli suddenly tripped and fell to the ground, catching himself on a rock that cut his hand.

He didn’t pay much attention to it, scrambled to his feet, and kept running, quickly arriving at the entrance to an underground river.

This underground river, unlike the previous one, flowed upwards.