Ten-thousand-year Ginseng.
Could extend one's lifespan by a hundred years?
Upon hearing this,
Li Chunfeng's expression turned incomparably grim.
At the same time, Li Chunfeng realized the gravity of the matter.
For mortals,
their maximum lifespan was only around a hundred years.
This was a law of the world that could not be changed.
Whether commoners or emperors,
beneath the passage of time,
all would become dry bones and dust.
But now, if there truly was a great medicine capable of extending one's lifespan by a hundred years, it would be enough to drive even the most powerful figures in all Great Gan completely mad!
"Is this news true?"
Li Chunfeng stared at Ying Huai and asked.
Ying Huai shook his head and said,
"Whether it is true or not, I do not know. But the news has already spread. The nobles and dignitaries throughout Great Gan all believe that Bai Su and Yao Luochen possess a ten-thousand-year Ginseng."
Then,
Ying Huai continued,
"Would those old monsters of the martial world, whose lifespans are nearing their end, willingly step into the yellow earth just like that? And in the Imperial Court, would our Empress not wish to rule Great Gan for another hundred years?"
"Even a mere whisper of a rumor is enough to drive everyone mad. That is why I said these two children have fallen into unprecedented trouble."
Hearing this,
Li Chunfeng could only sigh.
This trial
was likely one no one could help Bai Su and Yao Luochen overcome.
Whoever helped them
would be suspected of having obtained the Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine.
In the days to come,
they would also become public enemies of the world.
Ren Xiaoyao naturally heard this as well.
To be honest, the Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine was indeed tempting to Ren Xiaoyao.
After all, a great medicine contained immense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy. If Ren Xiaoyao could devour the spiritual energy within a Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine, he could save countless years of hard cultivation.
But
Ren Xiaoyao naturally had no intention of fighting over the ten-thousand-year Ginseng.
To Ren Xiaoyao,
the value of certain emotions
far surpassed that of a Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine.
A few days later,
Li Chunfeng came to find Ren Xiaoyao.
He brought up Bai Su and Yao Luochen again.
"More than five hundred Martial Artists outside, whose lifespans are nearly at an end, are conducting a carpet search for Bai Su and Yao Luochen. According to Ying Huai's intelligence, Bai Su and Yao Luochen fled from Youzhou to Zhuozhou, then from Zhuozhou to Bingzhou. They have been in a sorry state all the way."
Li Chunfeng sighed. "If the Devil Master had not secretly helped Bai Su and Yao Luochen several times, they would likely have already lost their lives."
Great Gan was vast,
with a population exceeding one billion.
The base number of Martial Artists was enormous as well.
Although the number of top experts was not great on the surface,
many Super-Rank Realm Martial Artists over fifty years old
basically no longer showed themselves in the martial world.
Instead, they lay low,
just like Zhao Luoxia had done back then,
seeking to break through into a higher realm.
Under normal circumstances,
these Super-Rank Realm Martial Artists would enter the True Man Realm before dying of old age. A very small number could achieve the Heavenly Human Realm, but even then, they would not travel the martial world. They had only a few years left to live and would generally pass the rest of their lives peacefully.
But now,
these Dying True Man Realm Martial Artists
had found an opportunity to extend lifespan by a hundred years.
How could this not drive them mad?
Even the Devil Master could only help Bai Su and Yao Luochen in secret.
After all,
even someone as powerful as the Devil Master
felt his heart tremble in fear when facing these dying, insane old men.
"Perhaps you could make a move and save Bai Su's life?"
At that moment, Li Chunfeng looked at Ren Xiaoyao expectantly.
In Li Chunfeng's view,
under such circumstances,
if anyone could save Bai Su and Yao Luochen,
it could only be Ren Xiaoyao before him.
After hearing Li Chunfeng's words, Ren Xiaoyao said nothing. He merely chewed the last Aperture Condensing Pill and said calmly, "This Aperture Condensing Pill does taste rather good."
Then Ren Xiaoyao rose to his feet, looked at Li Chunfeng, and said,
"Master, I'll have to trouble you to leave the Imperial Observatory. Bring Senior Sister Bai Su and Yao Luochen to Fulong Mountain, and I will naturally be able to keep them safe."
"Good!"
Li Chunfeng nodded upon hearing Ren Xiaoyao's words.
Li Chunfeng had now recovered the strength of the Heavenly Human Realm.
Even away from Ren Xiaoyao,
he was still among the most formidable fighting forces.
He was confident that he could bring Bai Su and Yao Luochen back near the Imperial Observatory.
Li Chunfeng hurriedly left the Imperial Observatory.
Yet just as Li Chunfeng departed,
a spy
carried this news back to the Capital City.
At the Princess's Residence,
Princess Taiping naturally received the news. She looked at Phoenix Hall Master beside her and said, "Li Chunfeng has left the Imperial Observatory as well. It seems he has been tempted by that Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine."
"Li Chunfeng is also a mortal. He naturally cannot resist the temptation of a hundred additional years of lifespan."
Phoenix Hall Master chuckled. "But with his mere Heavenly Human Realm cultivation, he is not qualified to obtain that Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine. If he insists on interfering, there is only a road to death waiting for him!"
Although Phoenix Hall Master was only in the True Man Realm,
he
seemed to hold Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artists in extreme contempt.
Princess Taiping nodded upon hearing this and said, "This is a hundred years of additional lifespan! Even I am incomparably tempted."
"Princess, you should put away such thoughts."
Phoenix Hall Master shook his head and said,
"The only one qualified to obtain this Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine is the Pavilion Master of Qianqiu Pavilion. As for anyone else, including the Empress, none are qualified to lay a finger on this great medicine. Even if they obtain it by chance, it will bring them endless calamity!"
Upon hearing of the Pavilion Master of Qianqiu Pavilion,
Princess Taiping nodded as well.
She said no more.
But in her eyes,
there was deep apprehension.
Within the Imperial Palace,
the Empress naturally received intelligence that Li Chunfeng had gone down the mountain.
The Empress's expression flickered between light and shadow as she said coldly,
"Li Chunfeng truly deserves death. He wants to oppose me at every turn! If I do not teach him a lesson, does he truly think I am easy to bully? Even if I cannot obtain this Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine, you can forget about getting it either!"
Then,
the Empress looked at Phoenix beside her and said, "Phoenix, take my decree to Xiagu City and secretly handle an errand for me!"
"By Your Majesty's command!"
Phoenix nodded with a trembling heart.
She was certain that the Empress had truly been enraged this time.
Even when Li Chunfeng had viciously slapped the Empress's face last time,
the Empress had not been this furious.
But now that the benefits of extending one's lifespan by a hundred years were involved,
the Empress could no longer endure it.
In the outskirts of the Capital City,
amid the wilderness,
three fast horses galloped at full speed.
These three figures
were naturally Li Chunfeng, Yao Luochen, and Bai Su.
Bai Su was travel-worn. With an apologetic face, she looked at Li Chunfeng and said,
"Little Martial Uncle, we have caused you trouble this time. If we go to the Imperial Observatory, we may bring a tremendous calamity upon it as well."
Li Chunfeng shook his head and said,
"I watched you grow up. Naturally, I will do my utmost to keep you safe. And do not worry. As long as you reach the Imperial Observatory, no one will be able to touch you!"
Yao Luochen sighed as well and said,
"It is all my fault. If I had given up everything in Medicine King Valley back then, I would not have brought about today's trouble. Now Bai Su is suffering alongside me as well."
Li Chunfeng shook his head and said,
"Misfortune is where fortune leans; fortune is where misfortune lies hidden. Once you weather this storm, leave Great Gan for good. Otherwise, there will likely be endless trouble ahead."
But just as Li Chunfeng's words fell,
a figure appeared on the road ahead.
This man wore a blue robe, with cold features and an otherworldly bearing. He was actually walking through the air. Li Chunfeng frowned deeply. To walk through the air, one's True Essence had to be refined to an extreme degree. Only Martial Artists of the Heavenly Human Realm could accomplish it.
Li Chunfeng knew in his heart
that trouble had already arrived!
Yet Li Chunfeng was also puzzled.
This man looked to be only in his forties.
Logically, a Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist of that age
should have possessed a towering reputation in the martial world.
Why had he never heard of this man before?
"Great Gan Sword Immortal Li Chunfeng, I have long admired your name. I am Meng Zhongwu of Qianqiu Pavilion."
Meng Zhongwu announced himself. A faint smile appeared on his face, but beneath that smile lay boundless killing intent.
"Qianqiu Pavilion?"
Li Chunfeng had never heard of this faction. He merely snorted coldly and said,
"Meng Zhongwu, you have stopped us because you want the Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine as well, I presume? But you are not the only one eyeing it. In my view, you are not qualified to obtain the Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine either!"
Li Chunfeng himself was also in the Heavenly Human Realm.
Naturally, he did not fear Meng Zhongwu before him.
But after hearing Li Chunfeng's words, Meng Zhongwu burst into laughter and said, "Li Chunfeng, I know of your achievements, and I know you have some ability. But today, I did not come alone to deal with you!"
As his words fell,
figures
came striding through the air from all directions.
In only a few breaths of time.
Five figures stood in the air.
At the sight of those five figures, even Li Chunfeng's heart skipped a beat, and a sheen of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
A full six Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artists.
What kind of concept was that?
Li Chunfeng simply could not comprehend it.
Because in Li Chunfeng's understanding, across the entire Dagān Jianghu—even counting those Old Monsters lying dormant—there could not possibly be six Heavenly Human Realm experts altogether!
Were these six sent by the Empress?
But Li Chunfeng quickly dismissed that possibility.
Because even the Empress—
After ruling for eighteen years—
Might have a few Heavenly Human Realm experts lurking beneath her command.
But if she wanted to dispatch six Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artists all at once—
That was absolutely impossible!
Then—
Just where had these people come from?
And at this moment—
Within the Imperial Observatory—
Ren Xiaoyao was cultivating, inhaling and exhaling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Words appeared before his eyes once more.
[It has been detected that the Hidden Force Qianqiu Pavilion is about to strike at Li Chunfeng and the others. Since Li Chunfeng's actions were part of your plan, you have the following choices.] [One: Stand by and do Nothing. This crisis will not spread to you, and you may obtain one Aperture Condensing Pill.] [Two: Take action discreetly. After resolving the crisis facing Li Chunfeng and the others, you may obtain one magic item.]
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