Sparring Games

Two hundred years! Light and shadow gallop like galloping horses, the sun and moon fall like falling flowers and flowing water.

Many people do not have a deep understanding of the passage of time.

If we start counting from Liang Qu himself, each generation had a child at the age of twenty-five.

Living to be two hundred years old means that he could easily witness the birth of his eighth-generation descendant and hear his descendants refer to him as their ancestor.

For an ordinary family to have four generations of great-grandparents living together is already considered a very auspicious and extraordinary Auspicious Omen.

This proves that their family was quite wealthy and had a sufficient number of able-bodied men, so that they could live a life free from worries about food and clothing, hardship, and the burden of heavy taxes without the need for the elderly to work, thus enabling them to live long lives.

But between the distant Grand Ancestor and the great-grandfather, there are four generations: the Fierce Ancestor- Heavenly Ancestor, the High Ancestor...

If we equate two hundred years with the growth stages of ordinary people, Liang Qu's youth would be more than twice as long! The age of thirty would become sixty or even seventy. Most of the pressure in the world comes from lifespan! Within a limited lifespan, people need to start a family, establish a career, reproduce, and continue the family line. In the narrow and pitiful gap of time, they have to earn all the resources for the above, toiling and making things difficult for themselves.

However, once one lives a long and prosperous life, like Xu Yuelong, who is now thirty-six years old and has never married or had children, the Xu Family is thriving and there is no urgent need to continue the family line.

He has plenty of time to spare, and doesn't need to worry about the trivial matters of his grandchildren during his 36 years of prosperity, or be annoyed and troubled by their incompetence.

Having a long lifespan and the abundance of time to use is an indescribable source of mental ease and relaxation.

Liang Qu was also aware that two hundred years was not his limit.

The Marsh Ape alone granted him such a long lifespan, but what about the Water King Ape? What about Grandmaster plus the Water King Ape?

The Martial Saint to be 800 years old, and the Grandmaster lives to be 300 years old.

With both combined, he might be able to live longer Martial Saint once he reaches the Perfected Elephant Grandmaster Realm! How satisfying!

Liang Qu stood up, shrugging his shoulders and back, his bones cracking.

Layers of clumps of blood peeled off, filling the room like a tangible tide.

The Spinal Column Gate is the center of "momentum," the fifth of the Nine Apertures, connecting the upper and lower parts, and is the central orifice.

Once this key is unlocked, the external changes are most noticeable, far surpassing the other eight key points.

The person's overall energy and spirit are completely different.

If the Liang Qu was like a great river, with its surging waves and endless flow, then the Liangqu River was like a great river, with its surging waves and endless flow.

Now it is like a calm sea, wider and more inclusive.

It may seem less turbulent and treacherous, but once it reaches its peak of power, it is far more dangerous than before! Liang Qu was quite satisfied with the effects of the Qilin Great Pill.

As for the other Treasure Plant — the Wither-Bloom Twin Lotus —it cannot be taken for the time being after consuming the Qilin Pill.

Cephalosporin with alcohol, the more you drink, the better.

Even a single potent herb carries the risk of harming oneself if taken excessively, let alone two herbs taken together.

Even if you take it, a significant portion of the medicinal effects will inevitably dissipate due to the conflict between the drugs, resulting in a complete waste.

It should take about ten days to half a month for the product to be fully digested before you can consider continuing to take it.

The Qilin Roar within the bones and meridians subsided to almost nothing, and the Water Membrane surrounding Liang Qu gathered and enveloped the entire body.

After mixing with the remaining water, when you reach out to test it again, the water in the entire Vortex Aperture radiates heat.

After swallowing just one Qilin Great Pill, the eight tons of water in the entire Vortex Aperture were transformed into hot water during the repeated circulation.

Glancing around the room again, Awei curled up into a basketball, hiding in the shadows in the corner to escape the heat.

A black circle was burned evenly along the center of the deck where he sat cross-legged, as if a large firecracker had been set off inside the cabin.

Liang Qu reached out and scratched the black circle on the ground with his fingernail.

It can't be wiped off.

The black color is a thin layer of slight carbonization on the surface of the ship's hull that occurred under high temperatures. To remove it, the entire surface layer must be scraped off.

Hmm.

I hope I don't lose money.

Five days later.

Three suns hung high in the sky, and the entire Great Marsh shone with a dazzling white light.

The scorching river wind howled past, flowing through the Islet Region, as if facing a furnace.

On the deck of the warship, the soldiers were shirtless, their skin glowing red under the scorching sun.

In the high temperatures, even if they do nothing, they will sweat profusely just by being exposed to the sun.

Ke Wenbin and the others were also half-naked, bathing in the sunlight, their tanned, muscular bodies glistening with oil.

Xiang Fangsu held a long spear in his hand, pointed it at a large island in the distance, and stood on the railing, shouting loudly.

"I'll say it again, I'll throw this gun onto the highest island across the way."

Whoever brings the gun back first will be rewarded with a pot of wine, three bottles of Qi Replenishing Pill, three Treasure Fish, ten Cockscomb Fruit, and one hundred strings of cash!

I don't care if any of you steal, rob, or cheat! As long as there's no bloodshed, do whatever you want, understand?!

"Clear!!"

The deafening roar of hundreds of people chanting together was deafening.

Those around who hadn't joined in were also infected, waving their arms and eager to try it out.

The days spent waiting for the black smoke to dissipate are inevitably tedious and boring.

Especially on a hot Bing Fire Day, we need to find a way to release everyone's energy and give them something to do.

And so, the scene before us naturally unfolded.

The rewards of three bottles of Qi Replenishing Pill, three Treasure Fish, ten Cockscomb Fruit, and a hundred strings of cash were quite generous, and also provided a good opportunity for superiors to demonstrate their abilities, attracting a large number of participants.

They play one round every morning and one round every afternoon, and occasionally, when they feel like it, they'll play again in the evening.

On the first day, Xu Yuelong threw the gun himself, and in the following days, Xiang Fangsu and others did it for him.

It added some competitive fun to the otherwise monotonous life on the ship.

Wei Lin's situation was much the same, except that the content of the competition was slightly different.

"Good! These are the fine men of our River Conservancy Office!"

Xiang Fangsu laughed loudly, jumped onto the deck, and without a running start, leaned back and hurled his spear.

The deck suddenly shuddered, a cloud of white smoke burst into the air, and the long spear painted red vanished in an instant.

Before the spear could be seen, a deep crater suddenly appeared on the cliff face of the distant island.

Cracks spread out like a spider web on the rock face, and broken rocks tumbled down the mountainside and fell into the Great Marsh.

Hundreds of Martial Master stared at the large pit, roared, and jumped into the water like dumplings being dropped into a pot, stepping on the railing.

White foam surged up on the water's surface as hundreds of people swam at breakneck speed, rushing forward desperately in an attempt to be the first to swim.

The finless River Dolphin nearby joined in the fun, some even running ahead to wait and tease the Martial Master.

Xiang Fangsu cheered from the deck, making the whole deck noisy, and even Liang Qu was infected by the atmosphere.

Of course, he wouldn't go down and compete with the others for it.

Everyone knows that he once competed in swimming with Wei Shao, a sixth-rank Hengshui Envoy the Hengshui River, and won. It wouldn't sound good if word got out that he went down to fight for petty gains.

The Martial Master practitioners in the water swam extremely fast, with the leader leaving a gap of nearly two hundred meters between himself and those behind him.

They swam for miles and climbed the cliffs. The fastest one leaped up the cliff like a monkey.

Just as he was about to draw his spear, he suddenly paused and pointed into the distance.

"The fog has lifted!"