Longevity Seed Plan

There are too many legends about the Immortal Lords, but once you get serious and try to trace them, you'll find that it was just Ascension, not becoming an immortal.

Especially in this era of brilliant scientific and technological civilization, various life research institutes of New Stars and major zaibatsu, in pursuit of longevity, have dug through Old Earth. They have found figures recorded in "Records of Immortal Lords" more than once. When they first opened the underground palaces and saw their lifelike forms, it was shocking, but after a moment, it would only bring sighs and regret. The legendary figures turned to ash in a very short time, directly proving they hadn't ascended.

For example, Chi Xuzi, a true immortal mentioned in "Records of Immortal Lords," had his tomb found in the old era, and only a pile of ashes was discovered. And Guan Lingyin, even his coffin was dug up and has been displayed in a museum as a cultural relic for many years.

Wang Xuan didn't care whether the Immortal Lords were disproven. Today, learning about the lifespan limit of Daoist practitioners was important enough news for him.

The woman lying in the bamboo boat, as a top expert among Daoist practitioners, could live at least seven hundred years, with an upper limit of nine hundred and fifty years. Her lifespan was truly not short.

Using famous Daoist practitioners in history as proof, such as the renowned Peng Zu, who legend says lived to eight hundred years old, indeed fell within this range.

Wang Xuan suddenly became full of confidence. If he could truly step into that realm one day, he would have enough time to ponder the issues beyond the end of the Old Arts path.

However, after calming down, he also thought of some problems.

For instance, this woman clearly still had ample lifespan, so why was she so eager to ascend?

Did something happen back then? Was it related to her personally, or to the general environment? He thought of many things.

"Her failure to ascend, and the fact that her physical body remained and retained its vitality from her lifetime, is closely related to this thick, golden bamboo."

Zhou Yu introduced that the research institute named this golden bamboo Ascension Divine Bamboo, which contained rich supernatural substances and vigorous life force.

Qian Lei asked, "Do you have any other research plans, experiments in other directions?"

"We do have another plan, which we've named – Longevity Seed."

"Tell us about it." Qian Lei knew that the people at the New Star research institute would definitely hold back some information, but there would be plenty of time in the future to slowly uncover it.

"Besides the dissipation of her spiritual consciousness, the female Daoist practitioner's body is very active, as if she has been in a deep slumber until now. Her physiological age is very young, at the stage of being suitable for marriage and childbearing."

When they heard this, even the two very steady experts from the military were shocked, their eyes wide open, thinking the New Star researchers were too crazy!

Qian Lei was also stunned. He subconsciously quickly held his black-rimmed glasses, as if afraid they would fall off. He couldn't help but ask, "You mean, after three thousand years, to have the female Daoist practitioner give birth?!"

"That's right. She is the person closest to longevity in the true sense that we've discovered, breaking the limits of human lifespan. The genetic material she leaves to her descendants is absolutely extraordinary and worth experimenting with."

Zhou Yu had a look of fanaticism, more excited than when she talked about dissecting the female Daoist practitioner. She couldn't help but wave her arm forcefully.

Qing Mu, as the head of a department in the exploration organization, was usually calm and composed, but now he was somewhat startled. He suddenly felt that when the refined researchers became "passionate," they were even more terrifying than him.

Wang Xuan: "..." He truly felt a bit dumbfounded. This was even possible? Even after death for three thousand years, she couldn't rest, and still had to get pregnant and give birth.

He made up his mind that if he couldn't find a way through the Old Arts path and his time came, he would definitely burn himself to ashes.

He now seriously suspected that other top Daoist practitioners who burned themselves upon Ascension had already foreseen this day?

Qian Lei was very solemn, his expression serious, and said, "This experiment cannot be conducted at this stage."

Zhou Yu, as one of the project leaders, had significant say, but upon hearing this, she didn't insist on going against it. She nodded and said, "We didn't plan to start it in the near future either. Although the mother body is strong enough, we can't find a suitable father body. Let's wait ten years. If someone suitable appears on the New Arts path, we can consider it. As for the Old Arts, forget it. People like the Pre-Qin Daoist practitioners will never appear again. This path is becoming increasingly difficult to tread in this era, with extremely slow progress and no universality."

Wang Xuan sighed inwardly. The female Daoist practitioner had finally temporarily avoided a calamity in her life, but he immediately shook his head again. The person was dead, and honor or disgrace, prosperity or decline, meant nothing to her.

Qian Lei talked with Zhou Yu and other New Star leaders for a long time here. When he left, he asked to take a section of the Ascension Divine Bamboo back for research.

Zhou Yu and the others seemed to have expected this and generously gave him the cut bamboo strip.

Qing Mu became restless and wanted to organize his words to ask for a section of golden bamboo on behalf of the exploration organization. But before he could speak, the New Star people brought it up proactively.

"We can no longer cut branches of Ascension Divine Bamboo from the bamboo boat. We are worried that it will seriously affect the vitality of the bamboo boat and may even endanger the stability of the female Daoist practitioner's body. If that happens, all experiments will go wrong, and they can no longer be carried out."

Qing Mu was speechless. The other party had blocked all paths. If he insisted on asking for more, it would be disrupting the overall situation here and hindering the experiments.

Zhou Yu showed an apologetic expression and then gave him a golden leaf, indicating that this was all they could do.

Qing Mu felt very uncomfortable. He looked at the bamboo branch in Qian Lei's hand and then at the leaf in his own palm. Without comparison, there was no shame.

"Forget it," he could only comfort himself.

Wang Xuan spoke, "I'm really sorry, but may I ask if I can take a few stones from this cave?"

Everyone present was surprised, and the New Star people looked puzzled.

Wang Xuan immediately explained, "I am someone who walks the Old Arts path. I revere the ancient sages. Ascension is like a myth to me. Being able to witness such a relic in person is already very satisfying, but I still want to take a few broken stones from the site as a memento, to spur myself on, that the Old Arts path is feasible, and that one can reach the realm of Ascension, close to being an immortal!"

Qing Mu was surprised. He knew Wang Xuan and knew that he didn't have much reverence for the Immortal Lords. Had his disposition changed today? He actually wanted to take away a few stones to display.

The middle-aged man from the military smiled. He was a very powerful Old Arts expert. He nodded and said, "Young man, you're good. A martial arts fanatic! You're like me when I was young. Let's keep in touch more in the future. Although I'm starting to transition to New Arts, I haven't completely abandoned Old Arts. If you have any questions, you can come to me, and we can chat properly."

Wang Xuan immediately showed a sincere smile, expressed his thanks, and proactively went to exchange contact information with him. Of course, he left the mobile number specifically for liaising with the exploration organization.

The project leader of New Star and other researchers, seeing that he was like this and with the military man speaking, all nodded with an indifferent attitude.

In fact, they had already searched the place thoroughly. The female Daoist practitioner had indeed left some artifacts back then, but they were almost all burned, and there was nothing else of value.

Moreover, they had scanned it dozens of times with the most advanced instruments, and the cave had no hidden layers or other special substances and energies.

Wang Xuan was very casual, and he pried a few stones from the cracked cave wall with his bare hands. His strength surprised the people from New Star.

Although the cave had been cleaned, there were still scorched marks in the cracks. These didn't look like they were from burning during Ascension, but rather like they were struck by lightning.

Wang Xuan's expression was blank. He took a total of six stones and then quietly retreated, appearing quiet, but actually very excited in his heart.

Qing Mu sighed, "I am also a practitioner of Old Arts, but unfortunately, I am not capable enough. Although I worship the ancient sages, my own strength is insufficient, so I will also have to take the path of New Arts. I'll take two stones as a memento."

What could the New Star people say? They only gave him a leaf. They couldn't be biased towards the stones, could they?

"Alas, our old path has ended. From now on, we can only place our hopes on New Arts," the middle-aged man from the military stepped forward, looking quite sad, and also grabbed two stones.

"Pitiful!" Jin Chuan sighed, walking over and stuffing two fist-sized stones into his embrace.

Wang Xuan was stunned. He was sure these three didn't understand anything, yet they followed his lead. Were they clever monkeys, or just blindly imitating him?

The New Star people laughed. Trying to take advantage of them? Ridiculous. This cave had been scoured upside down, inspected dozens of times. If there was anything valuable, would they have left it for them?

"You guys!" Qian Lei sighed, shaking his head.

Qing Mu, Jin Chuan, and the middle-aged man from the military looked a bit awkward and embarrassed. They were all smart people.

Qian Lei led the way, turning to leave. Soon, they took an elevator back to the surface and were sent out of the grand canyon by a small spacecraft.

"Little brother, I see you brought out quite a few stones. I just remembered, if my comrades ask me for them, the two I have won't be enough to share. Could you give me one or two more?" the middle-aged man from the military asked Wang Xuan with a sincere expression.

Wang Xuan sighed. This guy had been so polite earlier, talking about being a martial arts fanatic, just like him when he was young. He'd said a lot, but it turned out he'd been grateful for nothing.

Qian Lei adjusted his glasses. "Little brother, give me one too. After all, these are rocks from the Ascension explosion site. I need to take them back for specialized testing."

Wang Xuan was truly speechless. As expected, none of them were simple people; they were all master actors!

However, he didn't care. He had anticipated certain possibilities long ago. He had taken several more stones, but he was only interested in two of them.

So, he didn't say anything, quietly tossing one stone each to the middle-aged man and Qian Lei. Seeing Qing Mu also open his mouth, looking embarrassed, he proactively tossed one to him.

Jin Chuan immediately spoke up, "Brother, we belong to the same exploration organization..."

Before he could finish, Wang Xuan flatly refused. "No!" Of course, he didn't forget to add, "You tried to intercept me last time!"

Jin Chuan was choked up. He wanted to correct him, saying it was "intercepting a deal," but he ultimately shut his mouth and turned to leave, not wanting to seek out trouble.

Wang Xuan looked at the group of middle-aged men. "Are you guys overthinking things? I genuinely want to display them, to constantly remind myself that the Old Arts can be very powerful. What are you all thinking?!"

"Haha, it's just life experience!" The middle-aged man from the military was quite candid this time, not adding any more drama.

"Let's go, retreat, time to go home!" Qing Mu patted his shoulder.

Not long after, they boarded the spacecraft and returned smoothly. Although the mission had been eventful, Wang Xuan had already begun to consider retreating, unwilling to place his destiny on someone else's chessboard.

Right now, his mood wasn't low; on the contrary, he was very excited. Clutching the stones, he couldn't wait to get back to his residence. Even with his steady temperament, he was barely containing himself, which showed the value of the stones.

After returning to the city, Wang Xuan didn't delay at all and headed straight for his residence. He couldn't wait a moment longer!

Time flies. It's already mid-month. I'm asking for monthly votes for my new book. Thank you.

Thanks to: Yi Wei, Chong Xian, Ye Ban Hua Huo, Shi Xiao Mao A, Ai Er Tian Kong, Ba Zhang He.

Thank you to the above Alliance Leaders for your support!