The Lifespan panel showed that he had little time left. Lin Fan pondered for a moment before immediately communicating with the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit.
"Will you consume two hundred years of lifespan to advance the Flowing Cloud Sword Scripture to the sixth level?"
Without hesitation, he said, "I agree to the advance."
The next second, further insights into the "Flowing Cloud Sword Scripture" swiftly flooded Lin Fan's mind.
A scene emerged out of nowhere. A youth who looked much like Lin Fan was still cultivating in silence.
But things were different from before. The youth had originally been affected by the power of the Lifespan Ancient Mirror, yet now black mist filled the void. Wherever it passed, plants withered, living creatures rapidly shriveled into decay, and all things declined as their vitality vanished. Only the youth stood unmoving beneath the corrosion of the black mist.
Lin Fan's expression shifted slightly. "This is even more astonishing than the power with which the Lifespan Ancient Mirror draws out lifespan. Or perhaps this is the ancient mirror's true power?"
If he remembered correctly, ever since arriving in Yunshan County, Lin Fan had never witnessed the ancient mirror truly displaying its might.
Even when Yunshan County had been invaded by the demons and evil beings this time, the ancient mirror had not reacted in the slightest.
Considering what he had encountered in the underground space earlier, if he remembered correctly, this Lifespan Ancient Mirror had always been in the hands of the powerful cultivators of the Patrol Division.
If the ancient mirror's might were to erupt completely, it might truly reach an unimaginable level.
With that thought, Lin Fan no longer hesitated. Combining the insights in his mind, he began cultivating according to the youth's movements.
He sat cross-legged, and Sword Qi spread around