The Undying Old Man, the Undying Old Man

As is well known, Cultivators have an extremely long lifespan.

From the very beginning, the Cultivation World has never lacked methods for prolonging life. In fact, the Cultivation itself is, to a large extent, a method created by humankind to escape the limitations of lifespan.

Those who can come to this Cave Abode must all Cultivators, so this trial, if it is to make Cultivators experience the feeling of aging Mortals, even if they have the ability to manipulate time, cannot be done by simply cutting off those few decades.

Bai Qiuran quite curious about how this trial would demonstrate the so-called "Suffering of Old Age" to Cultivators.

He strode forward, walking along the straight, narrow road. After a while, the dim, yellow sky seemed to draw closer to the ground, making it feel even more oppressive.

At that moment, a scream suddenly came from in front of Bai Qiuran.

Bai Qiuran's spirits lifted, and he quickened his pace to catch up. Then he saw that several miles ahead on a narrow road, several Cultivators were being attacked from the dim sky.

Dense beams of yellow light, like rain, poured down from the sky, landing near the Cultivators. Bai Qiuran observed that once struck by these yellow lights, the life force of the Cultivators would immediately weaken. Under the influence of Cultivation, their appearance did not change much, but their hair and beards slowly turned white, making them look as if their time was coming to an end.

After being hit by the yellow light, they seemed to suddenly become weak, and their movements became much slower.

Those who are repeatedly struck by these yellow lights seem to experience a cumulative effect of weakness and fatigue, making them move more sluggish and their faces appear older.

Bai Qiuran even saw that after being hit multiple times, a rogue cultivator developed wrinkles and age spots on his face that were rarely seen on the faces of Cultivators.

While he was still in surprise, countless beams of yellow light suddenly fell from above Bai Qiuran's head. He dodged and weaved along the road, avoiding the beams of yellow light and moving forward at great speed. However, because the few rogue cultivators blocked the road, Bai Qiuran was eventually grazed on the palm by a beam of yellow light.

"Huh?"

After being hit by the yellow light, Bai Qiuran looked at his palm in surprise, because he felt that he seemed to have no reaction at all.

Seeing that he had been hit, the other rogue cultivators turned around. One of them asked in a weak, intermittent voice, "You... why are you alright? You're just a Qi Refinement..."

How the hell would I know?

Bai Qiuran about to reply when, in the next moment, countless beams of yellow light descended upon his head. However, after the yellow light entered his body, he remained completely unharmed and showed no signs of weakness, appearing perfectly fine.

As more yellow light entered his body, Bai Qiuran began to understand its nature. It wasn't the time-manipulation Superpower he had imagined, but rather a mysterious supernatural Divine Ability that could directly strip away the Lifespan of other people.

Lifespan is a mysterious thing, but it does exist. For Cultivators who have not ascended to immortality, as well as for the Mortal Realm, the Lifespan of each life is recorded in the Book of Life and Death in the Ghost Realm. In truth, it should be closer to a number in the dark.

This yellow light Divine Ability seems capable of actually erasing a life form's ephemeral Lifespan... or at least temporarily reducing it. This trial uses this special Divine Ability to make those who come here feel the pain of physical aging and approaching their end.

So here's the question: As a Qi Refining Stage who has survived for over three thousand years, Bai Qiuran's lifespan had already come to an end three thousand years ago. For the past three thousand years, although he has relied on Longevity Pill to Life Extension, he has lived in a state of impending doom every year, and from time to time, he has to deal face-to-face with the underworld Underworld Emissaries come to collect his soul.

For him, this state of impending doom was no different from any other state.

"I think I understand why I'm okay now."

Bai Qiuran and the Book of Questions looked at their palms and murmured.

Why?

Several elderly, rogue cultivators nearby asked weakly.

"There's no reason why. Even if I tell you, you still won't be able to copy my method."

Bai Qiuran looked up at the sky.

"This trial doesn't seem to be fatal. Once I figure out the details of this Cave Abode, I'll come back to rescue you... For now, do your best. Consider this your punishment for ignoring warnings and entering this Cave Abode without permission."

Having said that, he walked past the several rogue cultivators, who were looking at him with a mixture of anxiety, anger, and pleading, and continued on his way.

The yellow light rained down on his head and body, but Bai Qiuran steadfast, like a traveler crossing a storm, his back unmoved, gradually disappearing into the distance in the eyes of the rogue cultivators.

What's going on?

In the darkness, the Black-Robed Figure opened his eyes wide, revealing bloodshot eyeballs.

He stared at Bai Qiuran on the screen, who was bathed in the yellow light of the Aging Divine Ability as if he were being drenched in a light drizzle, and said incredulously, "The Aging Divine Ability has no effect on him at all, how is that possible? He's not Immortals!"

If Bai Qiuran's agility allowed him to dodge all the yellow light in a passage meant for only one person, that would be one thing. But for someone to withstand the yellow light completely without experiencing any side effects, let alone witness it, even when those Earth Immortal were deducing this Divine Ability, they probably never even imagined such a situation would occur.

However, beside him, the Skull stared at Bai Qiuran on the light screen, its eyes shimmering quietly, as if it had figured something out.

"I see... that's how he's survived for so long."

The Skull's eyes flickered, and a voice seemed to emanate from the darkness.

"No wonder the Aging Divine Ability had no effect on him."

"Do you know what happened?"

Hearing the Skull's mutterings, the Black-Robed Figure used his Divine Ability to lift it in front of him and demanded, "Tell me now!"

"Hey, I do know the details."

The Skull in the picture book sounds incredibly smug.

"But I'm not fucking going to tell you."

Seeing the Black-Robed Figure 'Spiritual Sense fluctuating violently and showing signs of attacking him, the Skull quickly added a sarcastic remark.

"I advise you to give up. It seems that the first four of the Eight Great Sufferings have no effect on him now. If you want to Body Seizure, you can only hope that the illusory sufferings of Separation from Loved Ones from loved ones, Meeting with Those You Hate, and Unfulfilled Desire can create a gap in his defenses. Anyway, I think... this is pretty risky."

"Snort."

The Black-Robed Figure used his Divine Ability to toss the Skull aside and said coldly, "The outcome is still uncertain."