fictionpage Chapter 1539 - 1528: The Problem of Longevity
Chapter 1539 - 1528: The Problem of Longevity
"Hehe. You're still too green to argue with me."The reason Shangguan Cai'er didn't say it was because she had her own ulterior motives.
If everyone was pretending to be clueless, how could she secure a one-on-one tutoring session with Ning Fan?
"If I'd known, I might as well have told them. It's better than Ning leaving, right?"
Shangguan Cai'er pouted in annoyance, then a peculiar gleam appeared in her eyes, and she smiled slightly, saying, "Ning, next time you come, I'll give you a big surprise."
"Sisters, I'm going into seclusion."
Shangguan Cai'er waved her hand, stepped lightly on the wall a few times, and gracefully floated towards the courtyard.
"This little rascal is really too cunning. She learns so well yet pretends otherwise while hogging Ning every day."
"Exactly. Shameless. I'm going into seclusion."
"Me too."
"Same here."
...
After a few figures swooshed by, Ziyun stood there, half-laughing, half-crying.
"You really think you're some immortal not needing to eat or drink."
Ziyun shook her head and walked straight to the kitchen.
Her sisters' dedication to cultivation was a good thing. As the elder sister, she could only ensure logistical support.
...
Joyful events lift the spirit.
Walking in this cave full of poisons, once terrifying and grotesque creatures now appeared to Ning Fan as charming and quirky little cuties.
"To have eradicated the Hu Family's scourge and gained so many loyal girls. Truly something to celebrate."
With two treasure lands in hand and cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds, Ning Fan was indeed basking in springtime glory.
"I hope they can give me a pleasant surprise."
Ning Fan silently anticipated.
The reason Ning Fan didn't hand over the entire Foundation Building Technique to all eight women.
First, he was concerned they might practice excessively and end up deviating.
Most importantly, it was a test.
If the characters and qualities of the eight women could withstand scrutiny,
Ning Fan would subsequently bestow them with mind methods acquired from the Corpse Raising Ground, allowing them to inherit the legacy of the Xuan Tian Sect.
"Once worldly affairs are settled, I'll live secluded here in an immortal-like life with my beloved."
At that moment, Ning Fan frowned, recalling something very important, something long overlooked.
That was life span.
"The higher a martial artist's cultivation, the longer their life span. But what about Xu Ruolan and the others?"
Except Xu Xiaoqing, the other women are all ordinary humans who can't accompany Ning Fan on this path.
Ning Fan, although affectionate, is never frivolous; he harbors thoughts of eternal union and growing old together with each woman.
"No, I must find a solution quickly."
All at once, Ning Fan felt a sudden anxiety as if losing something most important.
He never thought of this before, as he had been young and never realized the issue.
"Time and tide wait for no man; youthful hair turns gray by dusk."
"Everyone grows old eventually."
"The best way for them to surpass normal lifespan would be through cultivation. However..."
Now, Ning Fan had reached Aerial Mastery Peak, a feat at such a young age. If word got out, it would become a legend, stunning the entire cultivation world.
More so, with Ning Fan's continuous fortuitous encounters, including the Dragon Clan, Phoenix Essence, and Divine Blood, with the help of these divine items, his future cultivation would soar, with limitless prospects.
Even if Xu Ruolan and others started cultivating from a young age, how could they match Ning Fan's cultivation speed? The gap between them would only widen.
To be with his women for all eternity is theoretically impossible.
"There must be a way."
At that moment, Ning Fan felt a move in his thoughts and a hint of joy appeared on his face, "Got it. Don't I have the Xuan Tian Sect's Alchemy?"
"Taking Spirit Gathering Pills like candies. I refuse to believe their cultivation won't advance."
According to Xuan Tian Sect records, Spirit Gathering Pills are used to replenish spiritual energy.
The starting point is far superior to mundane elixirs.
Outer disciples without spirit roots could only obtain such advanced elixirs by making great contributions.
"Perhaps there exists more advanced alchemy below the Corpse Raising Ground layers."
Thinking of that treasure-filled Corpse Raising Ground, Ning Fan couldn't help but drool.
If even an outer elder had so many treasures, not to mention inner elders and sect leaders on deeper levels.
"What's the point of thinking so much?"
Recalling the oppressive Corpse Qi on the fifth layer, Ning Fan's expression darkened.
By his estimation, unless he could maintain the Divine General state, or truly enter the Heavenly Gang Realm, the fifth-layer space would be a death trap with no return.
"Even if I could enter, those inner elders willing to let me purify them would be..."
Thinking of this, Ning Fan shook his head. An outer elder already exhausted him, not to mention these high-level figures.
Instead of thinking about unrealistic things, Ning Fan might as well focus on the present.
The foundational alchemy of the Xuan Tian Sect requires Lingyuan Realm to use.
Even though there's still a long road ahead for Ning Fan, he is confident he can quickly break through to the Heavenly Gang Realm.
"There's still time. I'm already at Aerial Mastery Peak; it won't take years to break through. At the worst..."
Ning Fan steeled himself, at worst he'd make another trip to the Corpse Raising Ground, borrow the Xuan Tian Sect's cultivation technique, and use Corpse Qi to rapidly condense Gang Qi.
"Two years. Within a maximum of two years, I must enter the Lingyuan Realm."
Ning Fan secretly vowed, he would let his women achieve everlasting youth, keeping their appearance forever in their most beautiful years.
With this in mind, Ning Fan quickened his pace.
Upon emerging from the barrier to the Hu Family Village, the timing was perfect, with the crescent moon hanging high.
The Hu Family's collateral kin consisted of twelve households, over thirty people.
In the small Hu Family Village, so many deaths at once would surely provoke a sensation.
The impact could not be entirely veiled.
But Ning Fan still had ways to minimize the impact.
Because the Hu Family Village was a Gu Raising Miao village, just not as formidable as the Hu Family.
The Miao shamans of the Hu Family Village still remained at a basic level of Gu Raising Technique.
Gu Insects weren't enhanced with True Qi or refined with spirit, essentially relying on the poison nature of the toxins to harm or heal.
Therefore, in Hu Family Village, each household knew Gu Art and raised poisonous creatures; when used for healing, it was considered a folk remedy.
This very discovery gave Ning Fan an opportunity.
The true Gu Art actually only requires one's life Gu.
But to cover their tracks, the Hu Family's collateral kin also raised numerous poisonous creatures.
"Today, I'll show you what it means to breed a tiger and cause trouble."
Arriving at a house of the Hu family's collateral kin, Ning Fan exerted force across space, immobilizing everyone inside.
All the houses in Hu Family Village were built in the style of stilt houses,
supported by wooden pillars dividing them into upper and lower levels; the upper for living quarters, while the lower housed livestock or stored sundries.