Way of Survival

"I had many friends, but sadly, they all died."

Liu Jiao's expression was calm, showing no sign of sadness. He smiled at Chen Xuan and the others, saying, "Now, you will also become my friends. I hope you can live a long time and be able to repay me with some help in the future."

His tone was slightly humorous, but no one found it amusing.

Afterward, Liu Jiao took the book handed to him by the ancient scholar, pointed to some names within it, and asked the Qi Refiners about the recent whereabouts of these individuals.

Chen Xuan came from a humble background and was not qualified to know these names. Most of them, he had never even heard of.

Occasionally, someone would answer Liu Jiao's questions, but more often than not, there was only silence.

Liu Jiao sometimes sighed, "This person was quite compatible with me back then and should have achieved the Dao Repository realm, yet they died early in a battle."

Sometimes he would laugh heartily, "I knew this Qing Yazi, once he reached the peak of the Cauldron Furnace Realm and saw no hope ahead, he would definitely take a crooked path... Lu Zhuan, who is this person? Why didn't he come to see me when he was young? Could it be that he achieved the Dao Repository realm within twenty years and I missed him?"

Sometimes he would fall silent, "In two or three hundred years, has this peerless Heaven's Chosen successfully Hidden in the Mortal World? Are they dead or alive? Where are they? Is there not even a single piece of news about them now?"

Sometimes he would sneer, "I've lost so much! Out of a hundred investments, not a single one has amounted to anything. What use are you people of later generations?"

In various ways, Liu Jiao mostly inquired about the recent situations of the prominent figures from the past few hundred years.

He didn't ask about anything from further back.

Chen Xuan listened with great interest from the side, feeling that his knowledge had increased again and he had gained a lot of insight. He had always enjoyed listening to these strange and unusual stories.

After about half an hour, Liu Jiao finished his questioning.

"This batch of people who have emerged in the past twenty years is the worst quality batch I have ever seen."

Liu Jiao stood up, like a teacher instructing disciples, and continued, "But some things used by old friends are of no use to me, and I cannot let these treasures be covered in dust. Today, I will bestow them upon you."

"These things are not given for free. If someone tries to deal with my secluded Peach Blossom Garden in the future, you must contribute your strength."

Every Heaven's Chosen has their own way of survival.

This is the way of life for the Longevity Species... unable to cultivate, they can only rely on the strong.

The scene immediately became lively, with everyone shouting, "Naturally so!" "Of course, I am a person who knows how to repay kindness!"

Disciples of aristocratic families like Wang Ling'er and Xie Cheng, who had benefited for generations, were even more excited, saying, "As long as our family exists, we will protect the peace of the Peach Blossom Garden for a day!"

Here it comes, here it comes.

The Longevity Species is going to give things!

Most of the people present were not ungrateful. Anyway, Liu Jiao had no control over them. If the Peach Blossom Garden had problems in the future, they would naturally help if they could. If they couldn't, they would just stand by and watch...

Soon, the ancient scholar led a group of his clansmen to carry out a large box filled with various old items.

"No need to rush, everyone will get a share."

Chen Xuan was among the group of forty to fifty Qi Refiners with the highest talent, so he quickly received an old item.

This was a jade bracelet, crystal clear. At first glance... it seemed quite ordinary.

"You have a trace of ancient appearance, and your future is vast. Old Ancestor Liu Jiao said you have the potential for the Cauldron Furnace Realm, but the hope for [Hidden in the Mortal World] is slim, so it's best not to force it."

The ancient scholar pointed to the jade bracelet and continued, "In ancient times, there was an Extraterritorial Immortal Maiden who entered the Peach Blossom Garden when she was young and touched this item... Later, before her divine disappearance, she had already established a sect and become an ancestor, almost becoming an immortal. Today, this item is given to you. Old Ancestor Liu Jiao hopes you will burn the midnight oil and have a bright future."

"Thank you for the kind words."

Chen Xuan thanked him, his fingers touching the smooth jade bracelet, thinking to himself, This item looks ordinary, but it has such a great origin. It was touched by someone close to becoming an immortal.

One person achieving the Dao and their chickens and dogs ascending to heaven was not just a saying.

One must know that the divine power of ancient Qi Refiners was sky-high. Anything related to them was no longer ordinary. Even the paths they walked on would ascend to the path of ascension, and the remaining traces of the Great Dao would take a long time to gradually subside.

At the same time, Chen Xuan wondered if the items in the room he had stayed in last night had been sealed away.

If he were fortunate enough to become an immortal in the future, would these items he had touched be given to destined people of later generations by Liu Jiao after thousands of years?

"This is an item close to an immortal!"

Some Qi Refiners stared at the jade bracelet in Chen Xuan's hand with fiery eyes.

The jade bracelet had been touched by an ancient person close to becoming an immortal. Once taken out, after the erosion of millions of years and the resonance of the Great Dao left behind by the near-immortal, it was unimaginable what kind of supreme treasure it would transform into!

"Although it's not a true Ancient Sage Relic, it's still shocking enough and belongs to the highest level of gifts."

A Qi Refiner said enviously, because his talent was limited, and what Liu Jiao gave him was just an old item touched by an ordinary high-level Qi Refiner.

No one would fantasize about Liu Jiao giving out true Ancient Sage Relics. Those things were one less every time one was given out.

"It is said that all the Ancient Sage Relics in Liu Jiao's hands have already been given out. Now, the most precious things in his hands are these items close to immortals, but with the passage of time, the great beings are not visible in the world, and the number of these things is also very scarce now."

Someone muttered to himself, thinking that Chen Xuan was extremely lucky to have obtained such a treasure.

Liu Jiao was just a Longevity Species who couldn't cultivate. Even if the Peach Blossom Garden attracted young geniuses, how many of these geniuses could successfully embark on the path to immortality over millions of years?

Indeed, Liu Jiao knew some ancient Qi Refiners in ancient times.

But those ancient Qi Refiners had already divinely disappeared.

Legend has it that this Peach Blossom Garden was a fragment of an ancient mountain and sea that the last ancient Qi Refiner he knew, remembering their childhood connection, cut off before his own imminent demise.

Because of this, Liu Jiao was able to survive safely in the world and would not be captured by people with ulterior motives for research and alchemy.

After this, Liu Jiao immediately compromised and gave away all the Ancient Sage Relics in one go, forming many good relationships. However, some people also speculated that he secretly kept one or two items.

"Sigh, it's something for women again."

Chen Xuan felt a bit helpless. Although this item was good, it would look ridiculous on him. A martial artist wearing a jade bracelet on his wrist? What kind of appearance would that be if others saw it?

He already felt a faint sense of shame fighting with a jade hairpin, and now he had obtained something like this...

Some people were secretly sizing up Chen Xuan with unfriendly gazes. Among the old items Liu Jiao had given out, there were only a handful of near-immortal objects.

Those with influence, like Yan Yushu and the tiger demon, naturally no one dared to have ill intentions towards. But someone like Chen Xuan, who was alone, was clearly much easier to deal with.

However, more Qi Refiners were content and cautious. For example, Wang Ling'er, who had received strict warnings from her elders, left immediately.

She didn't even wait for some familiar people in Red Crow City, but immediately left the village and went down the mountain, only wanting to quickly return to her family's power with the high-level cultivator's relic.

Soon, after the ancient scholar finished distributing the old items, some Qi Refiners left one after another... The Peach Blossom Garden secret realm could only be maintained for a few days. It was better to leave early than late. If they accidentally stayed here, they would have to wait another twenty years.

Chen Xuan didn't leave. He was waiting, waiting for all the irrelevant people to leave. He still had a very dangerous thing to do.

But the next moment, someone was one step ahead of him.

A black-robed young man walked out. His face was handsome, his eyes like phoenix eyes, and his temperament was slightly gloomy. He smiled, took out a letter from his sleeve, and walked towards the Longevity Species, Liu Jiao.

"Senior Liu, my elder at home still has something to ask of you."

"..."

Chen Xuan's leg, which was about to step out, was pulled back.