True Person Kumoku did not know whether his lifespan was truly nearing its end, or whether he was cultivating some divine ability secret art that could not be delayed. In any case, after Zhou Yang's family boarded the Heaven-Connecting Qiankun Wood, they still did not get to see his true body.
Fortunately, his incarnation carried out his will and could be regarded as True Person Kumoku himself in all conversations with Zhou Yang.
At this moment, the two True Immortals were holding a private discussion in a treehouse on the tree, while Xiao Ying and Qin Yue'er remained in their original treehouse, accompanied by the pair of twin female cultivators.
"True Person Kumoku knows Zhou's main purpose in coming here. What must Zhou do for you to be willing to impart the divine ability Withering Life Qi to Zhou's Dao companion, Xiao Ying?"
Inside the treehouse, Zhou Yang looked calmly at True Person Kumoku's incarnation and went straight for the heart of the matter as soon as he spoke.
Both of them were Human True Immortals. There was no need to beat around the bush; it was best to speak plainly.
"The Withering Life Qi is merely a divine ability. Since Fellow Daoist Zhou has asked, this old man has no reason not to impart it to you."
True Person Kumoku's incarnation answered Zhou Yang's question in an even tone. Then his tone shifted as he looked deeply at Zhou Yang. "However, if Fellow Daoist Zhou wishes for his Dao companion to greatly extend her lifespan after cultivating this divine ability, as this old man has done, merely learning the divine ability will not be enough."
"What does True Person Kumoku mean by that?"
Zhou Yang frowned slightly and looked at True Person Kumoku's incarnation in puzzlement.
"It is very