Two hundred and fifty years ago, the decrepit Chen An had successfully broken through the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm with the aid of Clear Spirit Immortal Qi and high-grade medicinal pills, opening up a Spirit Sea within his dantian!
However, due to the ravages of injuries and illness in his youth, followed by the loss of a great deal of his essence, qi, spirit, and origin in old age, even after advancing to the Spirit Sea Realm, he had only around four hundred and fifty years of lifespan. After all these years, he had only fifty years left and still remained at the early stage of the Spirit Sea Realm, with virtually no possibility of condensing an Origin Core.
However, Shen Mo had long arranged a way out for him. Before entering the Divine Dao World for the second time, he would ask Guan Ling to use the power of spacetime Dao laws to help Uncle Chen return to the prime of his youth.
In any case, he already owed Guan Ling a huge amount of godslaying merit. When there were too many lice, one did not fear the bites; adding another debt would make no difference!
This way, although Chen An's cultivation would be reduced to nothing, with a youthful and vigorous Dao Body and Divine Soul, he could completely cultivate it back again. Combined with his many years of cultivation experience and the Red Flame Sect's current foundation, reaching the Origin Core Realm and enjoying a thousand years of lifespan should not be a problem.
Before Chen An's lifespan ran out again, he could simply have Guan Ling act once more.
However, Guan Ling had also revealed that such a method was restricted by the Heavenly Dao and could be used at most three times. In