The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 1167: Who Would Want to Die if They Can Live?

Chapter 1167: Chapter 1167: Who Would Want to Die if They Can Live?

"Senior, how is your recovery going?"

Carson Flores saw Erik Jackson while Erik was drinking tea with the elder Mr. Chu.

Erik’s voice was full of energy, "Recovery is quite good. I feel like I could live another ten or eight years."

"Let me have a look for you."

Carson placed his hand on Erik’s wrist and checked his body for him.

Just as Erik said, although he had taken a lot of elixirs during this period, his body’s meridians were severely damaged, coupled with the erosion of time; every part of his body had suffered serious decline. The current state was the limit of recovery, and barring any accidents, Erik could live for at most another ten years!

Carson smiled and took out a Black Tortoise Spirit Fruit, saying with a smile, "Eat this, and living a few hundred more years will be no problem."

Erik’s face changed dramatically, his eyes filled with shock, "Black Tortoise Spirit Fruit!"

Carson smiled, "You recognize it, Senior?"

Erik’s gaze was complex, "In our era, the Black Tortoise Spirit Fruit was the main method of extending life, but the Black Tortoise Spirit Trees were very rare. Most importantly, their growth cycle was extremely long. It would take a thousand years just for the fruit to mature, and a Black Tortoise Spirit Tree would only bear one fruit... I hadn’t expected that, after ten thousand years, it has still not gone extinct."

Carson placed the fruit in Erik’s hand, smiling, "Since you know what it is, I don’t need to explain its effects..."

Erik looked at the fruit with a complicated gaze. Although he had been frozen for ten thousand years and had long come to terms with death, who wouldn’t want to continue living if they could?

This fruit alone could extend his life by at least three hundred years!

What’s more, after eating it, his body would be greatly repaired, and his strength could return to its normal state, rather than the current disabled one!

Black Tortoise Spirit Fruit, invaluable!

Even in the ancient times when Black Tortoise Spirit Trees were still somewhat plentiful, a single fruit was already of immense value, let alone now.

And yet, Carson was offering one to him!

Erik raised his eyes to look at Carson, "What do you need me to do for you?"

Carson smiled, "I need nothing from you. You didn’t ask me to do anything when you transmitted the Great Secret Technique to me, did you?"

After a brief pause, Carson glanced at the elder Mr. Chu next to him, smiling, "If I really must ask something of you, I see that you’ve been guiding my mother and Lydia Howell in their cultivation recently. So, please continue to offer them occasional guidance in your spare time, Senior."

Erik frowned, "Is that all?"

Carson smiled, "Yes, that’s all."

Erik looked at the fruit in his hand, "From what I’ve observed, your grandfather hasn’t eaten it, has he?"

The elder Mr. Chu laughed heartily, "I can hardly be considered a Cultivator. This thing would be wasted on me. Don’t worry about me."

Carson smiled as he explained, "Although the elder is quite old, he is new to the Cultivation Realm and, with the dense Spiritual Energy and the nourishment of elixirs, living another forty or fifty years is completely feasible. He has just started his cultivation journey, and the effect will be much better after he’s more into it. If he eats it now, the effects would be greatly reduced."

Erik then realized, "You have another?"

Carson nodded, "Yes, I have one more. The one in most need of it right now is you, then it will be my grandfather. Everyone else is quite young and won’t need it."

Seeing Erik’s understanding, he no longer declined, after all, who wouldn’t want to live a healthy three hundred more years?

"Good, I never thought I was close to death, but I ended up meeting someone with destiny—what a gain."

Carson laughed, "Senior, you’ve bestowed the gift of your teachings upon me. Naturally, I regard you as an elder. You don’t need to overthink it."

Carson had considered carefully before giving Erik the Black Tortoise Spirit Fruit.

Although Erik had the merit of passing on his techniques to Carson, Carson had also rescued him, which could be considered a form of repayment. There was no obligation to offer the Black Tortoise Spirit Fruit to extend Erik’s life.

As an ancient power like Erik, Carson was unsure about his mentality and conduct before. Therefore, he had reservations initially.

In the past few months, Erik had spent his leisure time drinking tea with elder Mr. Chu, playing chess, and fishing—truly a friend to the elderly. Moreover, he had casually guided Carson’s mother, Lucy Frost, Leah Frost, Lydia Howell, and Lilly Compton, even teaching them Cultivation Techniques that were among the top tier.

Under such circumstances, Carson felt reassured about extending Erik’s life. It was a show of gratitude and, with Erik’s strength restored to its peak, he would be one of the topmost powerful beings in the world. With him around, Carson’s family would have support should any issues arise.

Carson had another Immortal Origin Pill that was even more effective but clearly didn’t need to use it.

Extending life by three hundred years was more than enough.

With any luck, Cristopher Hopkins the Immortal had already revived and returned to the Immortal Realm, and Carson and the others should also be entering the Immortal Realm soon. By then, their lifespans would naturally increase significantly.

Even if three hundred years wasn’t enough, they would find another way when the time came.

Everyone was so young; with so much time ahead, what was there to fear?

Even for the elder Mr. Chu, as long as he entered the path of Cultivation, his lifespan would increase significantly. A difference in age of a few decades was mere trifles in the eyes of Cultivators.

There were many who started cultivating in their twilight years.

Carson bowed to Erik respectfully, "My senior sister and I will be heading to Eastern Emperor Province soon, and I will entrust the care of my family to you, Senior."