Setting Up a Teleportation Array

Xu Wanran's expression abruptly changed. It was not as though she had never considered the possibility of her lifespan running dry.

Yet when it truly happened, she still found it impossible to accept.

Tears welled in Xu Wanran's eyes. "Martial Ancestor, there are countless spiritual treasures in the Cultivation World. Is there really no other way?"

"Birth, aging, illness, and death are the fixed lot of mankind. Even Nascent Soul Cultivators cannot escape such an end.

"There are indeed certain spiritual treasures in the Cultivation World that can increase one's lifespan, but a mortal body cannot withstand them."

A Longevity Pill could prolong one's life, but mortal bodies were simply too frail to endure its medicinal potency.

Xu Wanran cried for a while before slowly accepting this fact. She kowtowed to Xu Chunniang.

"Thank you, Martial Ancestor, for accompanying me on this journey."

Xu Chunniang accepted her bow and said meaningfully,

"The lifespan of a Qi Refining cultivator is not much longer than that of a mortal. Only by reaching Foundation Establishment early and stepping onto the Great Dao will you have a chance of seeking immortality.

"Otherwise, you too will be unable to escape the fate of exhausting your lifespan."

Xu Wanran understood. Her Martial Ancestor was reminding her to cultivate diligently.

She nodded hard. "Rest assured, Martial Ancestor. I will reach Foundation Establishment as soon as possible."

Once she finished speaking and raised her head again, Xu Chunniang's divine-sense phantom had already vanished from her surroundings.

Within Lesser Witch Mountain, beneath a peach tree at the foot of the mountain, a long, quiet sigh drifted out.

Xu Chunniang lightly set the Jade Slip in her hand upon the stone table, a rare trace of confusion appearing in her eyes.

Even one as powerful as a Nascent Soul True