No Longer Young

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Knowing what Qin Yi was thinking, Liusu Su asked, "Are you sure you want to use that pill to save her?"

Qin Yi asked curiously, "Why not?"

"First of all, you need to know that although this pill is the culmination of her hard work, it was obtained by you through a risky and honorable transaction. It undeniably belongs to you, and there is no reason to return it to her."

Qin Yi said, "My things can also be used to save people, so I'm not saying I'm returning them to her."

"This elixir can extend your lifespan. Perhaps you're just a few decades short of breaking through a critical barrier, and it might even have the power to defy fate. Are you really going to use it so casually to save a woman who once took advantage of you?"

"Other substances can be found to prolong life, Chenghuang Emperor is unique."

"What if, after you save her, she believes it's all her hard work, that she deserves it, and that it has nothing to do with you?"

Qin Yi smiled nonchalantly, "In dealing with the world, there's no need to seek credit, nor to expect gratitude from others. I have a lot of karma with Cheng Cheng, and she's even Ye Ling's teacher, yet I'm fussing over such gains and losses. My heart is full of worldly thoughts. What kind of immortal is this?"

"Tch..." Liusu scoffed, "Are you sure it wasn't just lust at first sight?"

Qin Yi said very seriously, "When she was a mute girl, I helped her without asking for anything in return. But now that she's a demon king, I do have some requests... but none of them have anything to do with lust."

Liusu smiled and said nothing more.

It roughly knew what Qin Yi's demands would be.

"Qin Yi..." Cheng Cheng spoke softly from the side, interrupting Qin Yi's "contemplation on diagnosis".

Qin Yi woke up and turned to look. He saw Cheng Cheng with her eyes tightly closed, her cheeks flushed red, and she whispered, "How much longer are you going to touch me?"

"Damn..." Qin Yi pulled his hand back as if he had been electrocuted, wanting to say that he had clearly touched a Chenghuang, so what was the difference in feel between touching a puppy and touching a dog? If he was going to be a doctor, he should be a veterinarian!

Why does the atmosphere suddenly become so strange?

This damned world of cultivation...

He didn't dwell on that topic, but instead stated his diagnosis. "You're not beyond saving..."

Cheng Cheng opened her eyes, staring blankly at the ceiling, and whispered, "The bloodline of Demon Cultivator is a very fundamental matter, and their future often depends on their innate qualities. If Ye Ling didn't have the bloodline of the Soaring Serpent, she would at most be a cannon fodder snake, and I wouldn't have taken her in as a disciple, much less intentionally groomed her as an heir. She also wouldn't have been able to break through to the Core Formation stage at such a young age."

Qin Yi said, "I've heard that fish can also transform into dragons."

"Yes, a vegetable snake can become Soaring Serpent, it just requires some kind of fortuitous opportunity. But when will such fortuitous opportunity come to an ordinary snake?"

Qin Yi remained silent.

"To Chenghuang bloodline, I deliberately separated my human bloodline and created a separate avatar, so that my main body's cultivation would be unrestricted." Cheng Cheng finally got to the point. "Now that I've lost everything, even if my heart can be revived, I've lost the power of Chenghuang, and my cultivation will be greatly reduced... In this Demon City where the strong are respected, I won't live long before I'm usurped and killed. The currently loyal Ying Li might be the first to take my place, because his loyalty is to the Chenghuang bloodline, not to a fox."

She paused, then suddenly smiled, "Even for myself, I cannot bear the day when I become a low-level demon. The so-called salvation is worse than death for me."

Qin Yi stared at her intently for a moment, then asked, "What if the Chenghuang bloodline could be restored?"

"Impossible." Cheng Cheng shook her head wearily. "Without the blood of the Chenghuang as a guide, the source of the Heavenly Vein cannot be repaired. There is no other Chenghuang in the world... Even if there were, who would be willing to give up their own blood and shorten their lifespan to save me?"

"You yourself." Qin Yi stretched out his hand, in his palm was a pill surrounded by ice, with blood flowing within it, as if it were alive.

Cheng Cheng sat up abruptly. "You didn't use this pill!"

Qin Yi clenched his fist again and withdrew it.

Cheng Cheng's expression froze on her face. She was stunned for a long while before sighing, "Yes, it's yours. What do you want? My Demon City will try its best to satisfy you."

She felt a slight sense of disappointment.

Items that extend lifespan are extremely rare in the entire cultivation world. Even extending one's life by only one or two years can have immense significance, like a rebirth, at certain crucial moments, such as when striving for a breakthrough. It's understandable that Qin Yi wouldn't give it to him. However... when this happens to Qin Yi, it's somewhat disappointing. She knew him? But had he already changed...?

"If you were just Cheng Cheng, you wouldn't need to exchange any conditions," Qin Yi finally replied. "But you are the Demon King Chenghuang, so I need to confirm one thing."

Cheng Cheng said calmly, "Please speak."

Qin Yi said seriously, "I just want to know if the demon king Chenghuang that I rescued will one day attack the human world and cause another Demon Calamity. I don't want to become a traitor in disguise."

Cheng Cheng's expression turned somewhat strange. "You... just for this?"

"Isn't this more important than anything else?"

"..." Cheng Cheng stared at the ceiling for a long time before bursting into laughter. "I've read some human stories where men would slaughter countless lives for their women, why are you the opposite?"

Qin Yi said irritably, "Are you my woman? If you were, things would be easier. At least you would give me face and we could discuss things. But you might not be so."

Liusu nodded to herself. Qin Yi really wasn't blinded by beauty; he saw things very clearly.

Regardless of Cheng Cheng had those feelings for him, even if she did, they might not outweigh her imperial ambitions and desire for racial rise. Having experienced the responsibilities of Qing Jun for the country, Qin Yi was no longer blind to the weight of "emotions" for each person.

Cheng Cheng said, "Could it be that you didn't expect this pill could so easily turn me into your woman?"

Qin Yi remained silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Perhaps. But the reason I saved this pill makes me feel that it should carry a greater meaning, rather than satisfying my personal desires."

Cheng Cheng smiled and sighed, "A self-righteous, Heaven-Supporting Earth-Trampling... foolish knight-errant."

Qin Yi did not answer.

Cheng Cheng laughed and said, "If I told you that we would indeed invade the human world in the future, would you kill me with your own hands?"

Qin Yi said, "If you say yes, I'd rather you be a little fox with no cultivation, to avoid such an irreconcilable conflict."

"If I stop cultivating, will you support me?"

"I... will take care of you."

Cheng Cheng's smile grew even more alluring as she said in a sweet voice, "Mr. Qin, you have quite the heart. So you want to take this Demon King as your private pet."

"That's not what I meant at all!"

"Alright," Cheng Cheng said lazily with a smile. "I either die or I become king. There is no third option."

Qin Yi stared at her intently.

"I promise you I will never attack humankind." Cheng Cheng was still smiling. "But... do you believe my promise? Do you want me to swear a blood oath?"

"Stand up. I'd rather force you now than face the day we become enemies." Qin Yi said earnestly, "Saying I'm doing this for humanity or something, I don't want to bear such a heavy burden... But isn't it also because I don't want to be your enemy?"

Cheng Cheng's smile finally faded, and she looked at Qin Yi for a long, long time before sighing softly, "You haven't changed, it's just that the boy you were back then is no longer a boy."

Qin Yi was also quite moved and said softly, "People always have to grow up."

In the immortal Immortal Dao, vows are solemn. When one's cultivation reaches a certain level, these vows can resonate with heaven and earth, becoming a "grand aspiration," a Dao Path. At lower levels, the effects are not so strong, but they can still influence cause and effect, so ordinary people rarely make vows. The same applies to the Demon Race; they do not swear oaths to heaven and earth, but to their bloodline, hence the term "blood oath," which is an innate instinct.

When Ye Ling submitted to Li Qinglin, and the demons of Longevity Temple submitted to Dong Huazi, they both made blood oaths of submission that were inviolable.

It wouldn't be difficult for Cheng Cheng to make a blood oath on her own to "not actively attack humans".

But Qin Yi overlooked one thing.

Is the blood oath made by this Human Avatar to the Demon Race... useful? Even if it is useful, it can only be applied to the clone and will not cause much damage to the original body.

In fact, Cheng Cheng herself had forgotten this point at this moment. It wasn't that she was deliberately trying to find a loophole; she was very serious when she made the vow.

The Liusu watched coldly; it had thought of it, but offered no warning.

When someone is determined to break a vow, there will always be countless ways to circumvent its constraints. Especially when you have the qualifications to attack the human world, you are at least at the Formless Realm or above. Breaking a vow made during such a weak period is like child's play. But when you want to keep your promise, you don't need any external constraints; the constraints are in your own heart.

Cheng Cheng was serious at this point, so pointing out that it was pointless only created a stalemate.

Liusu was quite curious whether Qin Yi would continue to be so serious after he felt that the conflict between him and Cheng Cheng had disappeared.