"The lifespan limit mentioned here refers to the limit of the Golden Core. It means that four hundred and eighty-seven years from now, the cultivator's Golden Core will begin to dissipate. Once the Golden Core dissipates, the cultivator's physical body will decay and die."
Empress Shi Ji said, "If the Golden Core does not dissipate, then you can continue to live on. However, the limit of the Golden Core is only five hundred years, and if you cannot cultivate the Nascent Soul, you can live at most five hundred years. Being able to see that you will die in four hundred and eighty-seven years shows that your Golden Core is refined quite well."
She was quite appreciative; most cultivators who refined a Golden Core had lifespans of less than five hundred years—some reaching the end of their lives at two hundred years, others at three hundred. Those who could reach over four hundred years were already considered experts within the Golden Core Realm.
Chen Shi was twelve years old this year, plus four hundred and eighty-seven years, totaling a lifespan of four hundred and ninety-nine years.
The fifth-revolving Golden Core almost reached the limit, showing that Chen Shi's Golden Core cultivation was extremely solid. If he continued to cultivate, he would definitely reach the five-hundred-year limit.
Chen Shi was still in a daze. After a long while, he suddenly said, "My grandpa faked his death to trick the underworld emissaries, wanting to live a few more years to watch me grow up. Chan Master Kuzhu used his golden body to lock down his vitality and soul, making it impossible for underworld emissaries to get close. These powerful existences all just wanted to live a few more years. But even Chan Master Kuzhu only lived a little over a hundred and