"What secret art? What kind of secret art?"
Lin Xuan spoke with great curiosity.
"A secret art capable of extending one's lifespan," Xueling said softly.
"Extending one's lifespan?" Lin Xuan's face changed with shock. How was that possible?
Cultivating immortality was originally for the sake of obtaining eternal longevity. Thus, although Cultivators truly did possess great Supernatural Powers like Moving Mountains and Overturning Seas, he had never heard of any Supernatural Power that could extend one's lifespan.
If such a secret art really existed, who would need to cultivate so bitterly?
"Young Master has misunderstood. I never said this Supernatural Power could extend lifespan. Although it contains a little of the Law of Time, it is merely a trick that takes advantage of loopholes, with many drawbacks. If not for completing Lady Goddess's entrusted task, my clansmen and I would never have used it.
"Oh?" Lin Xuan grew even more interested.
"This secret art was created by a mighty expert of my Ink Moon Tribe. With the help of this art, although this wisp of my remnant soul did not break free from the restraints of lifespan, it did increase by several times upon its original foundation. That is why I have been able to live until now."
"But what was preserved was only a wisp of remnant soul. My true body, however, fell because of it. And not only me—several clansmen also exhausted their lifespans in order to perform this art, and sat in meditation until they passed away together."
"So that's how it is." Lin Xuan sighed. "As Fairy says, unless there is no other choice, using this secret art is truly not worth the loss."
His words were not spoken without reason. After all, what was preserved was only a wisp of remnant soul. Aside from passing