The Oldest Person in the Nine Provinces

The Nine Provinces World Protecting Array was a concept Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu had from a long time ago.

Extraterrestrial Demons came from other worlds, and their appearance locations were random. Although Jiang Li could easily defeat them, he needed to know when the Extraterrestrial Demons arrived and rush to the location where they landed.

The time in between was enough for the demons to wreak havoc on a large scale, causing millions of deaths.

In order to reduce casualties and buy time, the Nine Provinces World Protecting Array was born. In their concept, this array enveloped the Nine Provinces. When Extraterrestrial Demons came here, they would need a quarter of an hour to break through the array. At this time, Jiang Li would receive information about the demon attack and quickly rush to the breakthrough point to kill the demon.

However, there were two difficulties with this array.

First, it needed to be maintained constantly, which would consume a huge amount of spiritual energy. Jiang Li summoned the six major sects and nine Imperial Dynasties, asking them to take turns providing six Integration Stage cultivators, and the Human Emperor Palace provided two Integration Stage cultivators, for a total of eight, to continuously transport spiritual energy to maintain the array.

Don't underestimate the power of the six major sects and nine Imperial Dynasties. They were behemoths in the Nine Provinces, but only the Sect Protecting Array of the Red Dust Pure Land was confident in blocking Extraterrestrial Demons. Other forces were helpless against the demons. No one wanted to be killed by suddenly appearing demons, so they agreed to Jiang Li's proposal.

Second, this array was too large. No array had ever encompassed the Nine Provinces. This was not simply enlarging the array, but also considering the terrain, spiritual energy transportation, transfer, and other issues. The design difficulty was extremely high. Even if an Integration Stage cultivator designed it, they would have to exhaust their efforts.

It was for this reason that Bai Hongtu began designing after breaking through to the Tribulation Stage.

"Using an Immortal Artifact as the array eye?" Although he was not informed in advance, Jiang Li was not surprised by this.

This array had a great effect, so it naturally needed a treasure that could bear the massive karma as the array eye.

"Yes, I asked Changcun Ancestor, and he said that the Yin-Yang Heaven Seal communicates with heaven and earth and has the ability to awaken spirituality, making it most suitable as an array eye."

"Is Changcun Immortal Elder still well?" Jiang Li asked, his heart stirred.

"Naturally well. Judging by Changcun Ancestor's spirit, he might still be alive when I die of old age. Do you want to see him?"

"There are some questions I want to ask him."

"Can I also go with you to see Changcun Immortal Elder?" Pure Heart Saintess pointed to herself. She had only heard of Changcun Immortal Elder's name, but had never met this old man.

"Yes, Changcun Ancestor likes excitement. He can't wait for more people to come," Bai Hongtu nodded.

"I still have to prepare for the Immortal Artifact Appreciation Conference. You guys go by yourselves. He's still in the Sealed Self Cave." After Bai Hongtu finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

Dong Zhongren heard from Wang Bian that Jiang Li already knew about his affairs, and he was too embarrassed to stay here, so he fled in a hurry.

Enlightened Zhi Buddhist Son was very interested in the Immortal Artifact Appreciation Conference. Although it was not yet time for it to start, many cultivators had already come here to display their weapons. He also bid farewell to Jiang Li and Pure Heart Saintess and wandered around with great interest.

"Is Changcun Immortal Elder really the oldest person in the Nine Provinces? Is he really an immortal?"

On the way to the Sealed Self Cave, Pure Heart Saintess asked.

"He is indeed an immortal. As for the age issue, it depends on how old your Hongchen Ancestor really is. Excluding the uncertain Red Dust Fairy, he is indeed the oldest person."

"I suspect he is a disciple of the Dao Ancestor, but he has never admitted it."

Before becoming the Human Emperor, Jiang Li had repeatedly asked Changcun Immortal Elder for advice and respected this old man very much.

Pure Heart Saintess was slightly surprised. If he was really a disciple of the Dao Ancestor, then Changcun Immortal Elder was indeed as his name suggested, long-lived and immortal.

The Dao Ancestor's disciple was at least someone from fifty thousand years ago.

Integration Stage cultivators could live for two or three thousand years, and their long lives could witness the rise and fall of countless forces.

But Changcun Immortal Elder could witness the growth and death of countless Integration Stage cultivators.

When the Nine Provinces and the Immortal Realm still had contact, many immortals visited the Nine Provinces, but they all stayed for a few hundred years before returning to the Immortal Realm. Only Changcun Immortal Elder was a native of the Nine Provinces. After ascending, he felt that the Immortal Realm was not as friendly as the Nine Provinces, so he returned to the Nine Provinces and never left.

Jiang Li felt that he was planning to retire in the Nine Provinces.

However, it was thanks to this old antique that many doubts were answered, such as what the Immortal Realm was like, how to become an immortal, that above the Tribulation Stage was not just becoming an immortal, that the Red Dust Fairy was the embodiment of the "beauty" of the Heavenly Dao, and so on.

Moreover, when the Human Emperors of the past could not stop the Extraterrestrial Demons, Changcun Immortal Elder also helped and killed the demons.

But Changcun Immortal Elder could not take action too many times.

After becoming an immortal, all the spiritual energy in one's body would be converted into immortal power, which could support the body of an immortal. Immortal power was only available in the Immortal Realm. After an immortal descended to the mortal world, the immortal power in their body would decrease with each use.

After Changcun Immortal Elder descended to the mortal world, he planned to go to the Immortal Realm to replenish his immortal power when it was not enough. Anyway, he could freely travel back and forth between the Immortal Realm. Who would have thought that something went wrong with the Immortal Ascension Ladder, and he could not go to the Immortal Realm.

This was troublesome.

Once he used up all his immortal power, his body would collapse, and he would experience the five signs of decay and die!

He tried his best not to take action.

"Immortal Elder, are you there? I'm here to ask you questions again." Jiang Li shouted in front of the stone door of the Sealed Self Cave, and the stone door opened automatically.

The two entered the cave and found that the most common things in the cave were various ancient books, some neatly arranged on the bookshelf, and some scattered on the ground. Of course, the ancient books were relative. For Changcun Immortal Elder, these were all newly published.

"You kid always has a problem every time you come. Can't you just come and see me, an old man!" Changcun Immortal Elder pretended to be very indignant, but Pure Heart Saintess could see that he was very happy about Jiang Li's arrival.

"Oh, you even brought someone else here. That's really rare." Changcun Immortal Elder looked like an old man who could be seen everywhere in the countryside, skinny, hunchbacked, with age spots, and calluses on his hands, wearing ordinary coarse linen clothes.

This was the manifestation of the ultimate convergence of vitality.

Changcun Immortal Elder looked at Jiang Li, who was revered as Human Emperor Jiang, and sighed in his heart. Who would have thought that the little baby who was only at the Core Formation Stage back then was now so unfathomable.

As an immortal, he could not see how strong Jiang Li really was.

"This little girl looks quite pretty. Which family is she from?"

"Replying to Immortal Elder, Pure Heart is from the Red Dust Pure Land and is a descendant of the Red Dust Ancestor."

"Red Dust Fairy, it's been a long time since I heard that name." Changcun Immortal Elder said with a chuckle, warmly entertaining the two and even taking out the best Spirit Tea and pastries.

The three of them naturally did not need to eat, but that did not mean they could not enjoy the delicacies.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Pure Heart Saintess felt that Changcun Immortal Elder became much more enthusiastic when she said that she was a descendant of the Red Dust Ancestor, and the way he looked at her also changed.

How should I put it, it was like looking at a junior with doting eyes.

"This is someone who has seen the Red Dust Fairy with his own eyes." Jiang Li transmitted his voice to Pure Heart Saintess.

Pure Heart Saintess understood that he was still thinking about her ancestor.