The Longevity Great Emperor nodded. "Yes. As long as you accept my inheritance and cultivate the Longevity Secret Canon to the Ultimate Realm, you can use the Longevity Furnace to hold down your Life Wheel and lock away your Life Essence. That should extend your life by at least a thousand years!"
Fang Chen frowned slightly. "Senior, in Longevity Valley's Inheritance Forbidden Zone, I found a Secret Method called the Longevity Lock. If I cultivate it to the Ultimate Realm, could it have the same effect?"
The Longevity Great Emperor shook his head at once. "No. I created the Longevity Lock too. It can lock away Life Essence and slow its loss from a Cultivator's body, but it has little effect on Saints who have survived more than seven calamities."
Hearing this, Fang Chen believed what the Longevity Great Emperor had said.
The Longevity Great Emperor looked at Fang Chen. "Since my death, you are the first Cultivator whose consciousness has entered the core of the Longevity Furnace. My remnant soul has been awakened and will dissipate before long. Are you willing to accept my inheritance? If you refuse, it will be lost forever."
Fang Chen looked at him. "Senior, what obligations would I have if I accepted your inheritance?"
Fang Chen knew that many peerless experts made demands of their successors. If you took someone's treasures, you had to do something for them in return. That was cause and effect.
"Yes," the Longevity Great Emperor said. "Once you accept my inheritance, you will be one of Longevity Valley's people. When Longevity Valley is in danger, you must protect its people."
"Anything else?"
Fang Chen waited for the Longevity Great Emperor's answer.
The Longevity Great Emperor shook his head slightly. "No."
Fang Chen was taken aback. He had expected the