Longevity Dao Fruit, Awaken!

Sleep brought him no true peace.

In his dream, he seemed to be soaked in the cold, viscous bloodwater of the Torture Chamber. Countless twisted, suffering souls shrieked by his ears, while dense Sha Qi stabbed into his four limbs and every bone like countless icy needles, freezing his blood and eroding his consciousness.

He struggled desperately, yet it was as though he had fallen into the deepest mire—the more he struggled, the faster he sank. Despair washed over him like waves, drowning him again and again.

Just as he felt his consciousness was about to be completely frozen, torn apart, and follow in the original owner's footsteps—

"Buzz!"

A faint tremor, as though it had come from the dawn of the primordial universe and yet echoed from the deepest depths of his soul, suddenly exploded!

It did not pass through his ears, but acted directly upon the core of his existence!

Xu Qian's nearly scattered consciousness abruptly condensed!

Then, he "saw" it.

Within that boundless darkness and cold, a point of chaotic light quietly lit up. At first, it was incredibly faint, like the last candle flame in the wind. Yet in the blink of an eye, it stabilized and grew brighter and brighter, eventually becoming a fist-sized fruit, both illusory and real, floating silently at the center of his consciousness.

The fruit's exact shape and color could not be described in words. It seemed to contain every color in the world, yet also seemed to transcend all colors. Countless fine, intricate, profound patterns flowed across its surface, each containing the ultimate truth, radiating an ancient, vast, eternal, and undying aura.

The instant Xu Qian's consciousness touched this strange fruit, a vast and majestic yet incomparably gentle stream of information seemed to break some seal and naturally poured into his mind, crystal clear:

[Longevity Dao Fruit has awakened.]

[Dao Fruit Trait One: Endless Vitality. Body united with the Great Dao, lifespan without end, enduring as long as heaven and earth. Cultivation automatically increases by one year every year (based on the current world's standard). Current cultivation: Zero.]

[Dao Fruit Trait Two: Invulnerable to All Methods. Immune to the erosion of all negative conditions (including but not limited to Sha Qi, demonic qi, demon qi, curses, deadly poisons, and inner demons).]

[Dao Fruit Trait Three: Untainted by Karma. One's karma is hidden beneath the Heavenly Dao. None but a supreme Great Power can trace or calculate it.]

[Dao Fruit Trait Four: Lord of Reincarnation (Locked).]

[Detected that the host is in the special energy environment, 'Place of Yin Sha.' The host may slowly absorb 'Yin Sha Qi,' slightly accelerating cultivation accumulation.]

Once the stream of information had finished pouring in, the chaotic Longevity Dao Fruit continued to float silently, radiating an eternally tranquil glow that dispersed and purified all the darkness and cold within the dream.

Xu Qian's consciousness stared blankly at the Dao Fruit, digesting that simple, direct, yet earth-shattering information.

Immortality... undying?

His cultivation would automatically increase by one year every year?

Immune to all negative conditions? Invulnerable to All Methods?

Untainted by Karma?

What... what kind of divine cheat was this?!

Ecstasy!

A near-mad ecstasy at surviving a desperate situation erupted within his consciousness like a volcano suppressed for tens of millions of years!

[I'm alive! I'm really alive! Not only do I have a cheat, it's an ultimate, invincible, supreme VIP deluxe limited-edition god-tier cheat!]

All his previous fear, despair, and confusion were instantly washed to pieces before this Longevity Dao Fruit!

Immortality! That meant he possessed the most precious capital in this world—time! No matter how difficult the road ahead might be, he would have enough time to grind through it, to endure!

His cultivation would automatically grow every year! That meant even if he curled up like a turtle and did nothing at all, his cultivation would still steadily rise! He could grow stronger lying down! This completely solved his predicament of having no cultivation technique, no resources, and no one to guide him!

Invulnerable to All Methods! That meant the terrifying Yin Sha Qi within the Heavenly Prison no longer posed any threat to him! Those bizarre curses and impossible-to-guard-against poisons were now nothing but clouds drifting by! His ability to survive had been maxed out!

Untainted by Karma! That meant that as long as he did not actively court death, those great shots who could pinch fingers and divine the heavens would find it difficult to notice a little shrimp like him! It perfectly matched his core needs of being "steady" and "lying low"!

And there was that locked [Lord of Reincarnation]... Just hearing the name made it sound absurdly impressive!

How was this merely a cheat? It was practically the words "certain victory" carved onto a plaque and smashed straight into his face!

Excitement, exhilaration, disbelief... all kinds of emotions churned through Xu Qian's consciousness. Carefully, he reached out with his consciousness to touch the Longevity Dao Fruit.

The Dao Fruit sent out a warm, intimate ripple, as though it were a natural part of his body.

At his touch, clear light flowed across the Dao Fruit, and a gentle, pure energy began to spill from it, nourishing his body and mind, both exhausted beyond measure from the corrosion of Sha Qi, like sweet rain.

In reality, Xu Qian lay on the hard plank bed. His brows, once tightly furrowed from the nightmare and Sha Qi, slowly eased. The pallor on his face visibly returned to a healthy flush, the cold accumulated deep within his body rapidly dispersed, replaced by a warm, comfortable sensation.

His body felt like parched land receiving sweet rain after a long drought, every cell cheering with joy. The bloody stench and Sha Qi he had picked up while cleaning the Torture Chamber during the day were swept away by the Dao Fruit's clear light, leaving not the slightest trace. The exhaustion and wounds in his mind were also healing at top speed.