Starting with a Lifespan Exhausted, I Top-Up to Exchange for Life

[Name: Wei Zhong]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Eighth Layer (46%)]

[Technique: Azure Wave Art - Proficient (95%)]

[Lifespan: 136/137]

"Remaining lifespan: three days! Qi Refining Eighth Layer can be reduced to Qi Refining Seventh Layer in exchange for 10 years of lifespan."

Wei Zhong looked at his wrinkled hands and sighed deeply.

How did I transmigrate into the body of a dying man?

Wei Zhong was one of the Spirit Farmers of the Yan Family, a cultivation family. On the surface, he had spent most of his life cultivating Spirit Fields for the Yan Family until yesterday, when his lifespan ran out.

The remaining three days of lifespan were the reason Wei Zhong's soul transmigrated here.

"Knock, knock!"

A knock came from outside the door. Wei Zhong had spent most of his life cultivating Spirit Fields and was reluctant to live in a cave within the Spirit Land, so he built a small courtyard between the Spirit Fields.

"Yuan'er, is that you?"

Wei Zhong looked at the young cultivator outside the door, his expression normal.

This person was Wei Zhong's disciple, whom he had brought over from the mortal world thirty years ago. He had a four-elemental root aptitude, which was slightly better than his own five-elemental root.

The disciple was eager to seek the Dao, so Wei Zhong brought him to the Yan Family Market and led him onto the path of immortality. Now, he was a Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivator, just like Wei Zhong, and also a Spirit Farmer for the Yan Family.

Ten years ago, he had managed to latch onto a side branch of the Yan Family and no longer cared much about Wei Zhong, his master.

However, a few days ago, he had somehow heard that Wei Zhong's lifespan was about to end, and he had been visiting every now and then.

The original Wei Zhong naturally understood that the disciple wanted to inherit his legacy. However, he was preoccupied with cultivation and lifespan matters and paid little attention to him.

However, the original Wei Zhong's aptitude was too poor, and he failed to reach the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, so he died of old age.

Wei Zhong transmigrated here, replacing Wei Zhong's body, and his life was about to end.

"Master Wei, your complexion is not good. Does Master need this disciple to go to the Spirit Medicine Pavilion to get some medicinal herbs?"

"No need. You are still young and need to save Spirit Stones and work hard on your cultivation. You don't need to worry about this old bone of mine."

Ning Yuan nodded and left after chatting with Wei Zhong for a few words.

An old horse is about to die, and wolves are circling around!

Although Ning Yuan's expression was sincere, Wei Zhong, who had transmigrated, saw his wild ambitions.

I still have the means to extend my life by reducing my cultivation level. How can I let this brat eat my feast?

Wei Zhong closed the courtyard door, returned to the house, and made up his mind.

"Exchange for 10 years of lifespan."

With only three days to live, Wei Zhong had no choice but to sacrifice a layer of cultivation to exchange for ten years of life.

His cultivation instantly regressed to Qi Refining Seventh Layer (46%), and part of the spiritual power in his body shrank. In exchange, Wei Zhong's spirit improved a lot, and he was no longer full of twilight energy.

[Name: Wei Zhong]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Seventh Layer (46%)]

[Lifespan: 126/137]

It's not a life-extending method that increases the lifespan limit, but directly reduces my bone age.

Wei Zhong revealed a happy expression. In this way, the room for maneuver is much larger.

He pinched a hand seal, a first-order middle-grade spell, [Invisibility Art · Proficient (37%)].

This old bone of mine is being targeted by that unfilial disciple, I can't sleep peacefully. I have to follow him and see what's going on.

Wei Zhong had lived a lifetime. His immortal cultivation realm wasn't high, but his worldly experience was abundant. The worldly experience before stepping onto the immortal path was one of the assets that allowed his predecessor to cultivate until the end of his lifespan.

At the same time, Wei Zhong knew that his talent was insufficient, so he put a lot of effort into the path of spells.

Although the levels of various spells were not high, his proficiency was quite high.

Following Ning Yuan's footsteps, he arrived at a small house next to the rice fields. The sound of two people talking came from inside the house.

"How is that old man?"

Facing the question from the person in front of him, Ning Yuan shook his head.

"He's not dead yet. How long has this old man been holding on? If he doesn't die, how will you get his inheritance? Why don't we join forces and kill him?"

Ning Yuan's eyes flickered, seemingly hesitant, but he still said:

"Master's cultivation is at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer. You and I are only at the Fifth or Sixth Layer. The risk is too great. Let's wait for him to die of old age."

"Heh, you just wait. Maybe the Yan Family will take action and seize all of your master's inheritance, leaving you without even a sip of soup."

Ning Yuan's face revealed struggle. Wei Zhong was a famous Spirit Farmer of the Yan Family, and his wealth was coveted not only by him, but also by others.

Recently, many collateral descendants of the Yan Family had been trying to enter his sect.

"Next time, I'll visit him again next month. If he's still not dead, you and I will take action together."

Hearing this answer, the other person revealed a happy smile.

"It's a deal, Brother Ning!"

Wei Zhong, lurking outside the house, flashed a stern look.

Returning to his own courtyard, Wei Zhong cursed in a low voice:

"What an unfilial disciple, he's even willing to kill his own master for a few resources."

No, I can't sit still and wait for death. I have to take the initiative to nip the threat in the bud.

Having absorbed the memories of his predecessor, Wei Zhong's style of doing things unknowingly became similar to his.

Then, he looked at the panel.

The regression in realm caused the spiritual Qi in his body to decrease, but the difference between the Qi Refining Eighth Layer and Seventh Layer was not obvious.

In addition, Wei Zhong relied on various highly proficient spells in combat, so it did not reduce Wei Zhong's strength much.

Spells have six levels: entry, proficient, skilled, master, grandmaster, and unparalleled. Most Qi Refining cultivators are hovering at the entry level.

They can barely activate it, but the casting speed and power are terrible.

Only a few people can reach the proficient level.

Wei Zhong is different. He has a natural talent for spells and has practiced various spells to a very high standard.

This is also the skill that the predecessor used to make a living. Of course, the steady predecessor hid all of this very well, which now makes it easier for Wei Zhong to act.

Wei Zhong picked up a stone from the ground, injected spiritual energy, and then threw it to the ground. There was no explosion, only a thumb-sized hole was left in the ground, but it was unknown how many meters deep it went underground.

Flying Throwing Art·Proficient (38%)

This is one of Wei Zhong's best spells. Although it is only an ordinary first-grade low-rank spell, it has become a great weapon after Wei Zhong practiced it to the proficient level.

The spiritual power is restrained and the penetration is extremely strong.

Even against a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining, he can compete.

However, for insurance purposes, Wei Zhong took out two black balls from the storage bag.

They were the size of a thumb, and Wei Zhong didn't know what material they were made of, but they were not damaged even when they collided with magical artifacts.

They were a perfect match for the Flying Throwing Art.

Night,

Wei Zhong took advantage of the night to cast the Invisibility Art, wearing a black suit, and went to the courtyard where Ning Yuan was.

The Yan Family's hired Spirit Farmers have been exploited by him for many years, and most of the annual harvest is taken away by him, and only a small portion can be kept for themselves.

Therefore, the Spirit Farmers are not wealthy, and most of them build a courtyard near their own Spirit Field.

Ning Yuan is the same.

To Wei Zhong's surprise, although it was late at night, there was still a light in Ning Yuan's room, and the sound of clinking glasses came from inside.

"Brother Ning, we have agreed that you and I will each have half of the Wei old man's property."

A slightly drunk voice sounded, and Wei Zhong recognized that it was the person who had plotted with Ning Yuan during the day.

"That's natural. Brother He has led me to earn so many Spirit Stones. This time, I will also rely on Brother He's help, so I naturally can't treat you badly, Brother."

"Haha, it's not in vain that I usually take care of you, Brother. Come, let's have a drink."

Hmph, you really haven't forgotten about me.

Wei Zhong lurked outside the window, and the slightly drunk two people in the room did not notice at all.

Since that's the case, disciple, then don't blame your teacher for being ruthless.

Wei Zhong held a stone ball in his hand, aiming at one of them.

"Whoosh."

Ning Yuan was about to clink glasses with the person in front of him when he suddenly noticed that the person's arm was drooping, his body was paralyzed on the table, and red blood was flowing from his head.

His eyes shrank and he was about to shout.

But before he could make a sound, he felt a pain in his head and lost consciousness.

Wei Zhong flashed into the room, looking at the two people with no breath left, a look of regret on his face.

I originally wanted to live this life well, unwilling to kill innocent people indiscriminately, why force me.

He took off the two men's storage bags, and two fireballs appeared in Wei Zhong's hands, burning the two corpses to ashes.

The Yan Family has many Spirit Fields for rent, and there are even more rogue cultivators waiting to farm them. The disappearance of two Spirit Farmers will not attract the Yan Family's attention, and soon new rogue cultivators will take over their abandoned Spirit Fields.

With a flash, Wei Zhong left.

Back in his own courtyard, Wei Zhong took out the two men's storage bags, and probed them with his spiritual sense, a look of joy on his face.

I didn't expect my disciple to have such wealth.

However, looking at the blood-stained and incomplete magical artifacts, he guessed that he must have done a lot of Robber Cultivator deeds.

The other person's storage bag was also the same, mixed with a lot of magical artifact fragments, but the number of Spirit Stones greatly exceeded Wei Zhong's expectations.

Too few, as a Robber Cultivator who clinked glasses with Ning Yuan, there were too few Spirit Stones in the storage bag.

Wei Zhong rummaged for a while, and finally found a bottle of pills in the corner.

"High-Grade Qi Nourishing Pill?"

Qi Nourishing Pill is one of the most commonly used cultivation pills for Qi Refining cultivators, divided into four grades: low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, and top-grade.

Rogue cultivators mostly use low-grade Qi Nourishing Pills, although the medicinal power is average, but the price-performance ratio is high.

Even cultivators in the late Qi Refining stage only occasionally use medium-grade Qi Nourishing Pills.

Wei Zhong has lived for so long, although he has been in the late Qi Refining stage for more than twenty years, he has never used high-grade Qi Nourishing Pills.

Nothing else, too expensive.

The price of a bottle of high-grade Qi Nourishing Pills can be exchanged for four bottles of medium-grade, or ten bottles of low-grade.

Such a high price is simply not something rogue cultivators can afford.

A small mid-Qi Refining stage cultivator actually possesses such a valuable item.

It just so happens that I need pills to improve my cultivation, then this poor Daoist will accept it with a smile.

How would Wei Zhong know that this bottle of high-grade Qi Nourishing Pills was taken by the Robber Cultivator to break through the bottleneck from the sixth to seventh level of Qi Refining.

For this pill, he almost exhausted all the Spirit Stones in his hand, and that's why he couldn't wait to attack Wei Zhong.

After sorting for a while, he moved the important items into his own storage bag, left the unimportant items inside, and then hid the two storage bags in the secret compartment on the beam of the house, preparing to find an opportunity to dispose of them.

As expected, the disappearance of the two did not cause much disturbance.

The steward of the Yan Family in charge of the Spirit Fields saw that Ning Yuan's Spirit Field was unattended, and immediately divided this Spirit Field to other rogue cultivators.

In addition, there were rumors that a collateral descendant of the Yan Family was missing.

A collateral descendant of the Yan Family? Could it be the cultivator I casually killed that day.

Wei Zhong recalled the "kind person" who possessed the high-grade Qi Nourishing Pill.

Forget it, who cares who he is.

As long as I do things cleanly, no one will be able to find me.