Long Life Person Passive Skill

Zhou Feng had finally enjoyed the benefits of joining a sect.

Secret sect arts like the Three Demon Devouring Arts were simply beyond the reach of independent cultivators.

Let alone learning them.

The greatest benefit of joining a sect was gaining access to cultivation methods.

But in return, a Gu worm had been planted within his body.

He suspected that the Three Gu Sect possessed a method for controlling Gu worms.

And through it, they controlled every disciple of the Three Gu Sect.

Perhaps even the so-called elders were under the sect master's control.

Otherwise, there would be far too many disciples trying to defect.

With such a fiercely competitive environment in the Inner Sect, there had to be people who would shrink back and want to flee the sect.

Yet there were no rumors whatsoever about such matters.

Thus, he had every reason to suspect that the upper ranks of the Three Gu Sect had mastered some secret art.

One that could control Gu worms—or perhaps the Gu worm planted within him had some hidden flaw.

He had considered similar questions before.

But his strength had been too low, and there had been no point dwelling on it, so he had set the matter aside for the time being.

Now that his strength was steadily rising, he needed to start considering it.

Because his ultimate goal was to escape the Three Gu Sect.

My cultivation is still too low! I'll probably need to reach the Spirit Platform Realm before I can learn anything about this!

He felt that his cultivation was still lacking.

He still could not access information on such matters.

And counting the days, the Martial Arts Tournament would begin in a few days.

This would be the first Martial Arts Tournament he attended since joining the Inner Sect.

He had to prepare quickly!

At the very least, he needed to cultivate the Demon Devouring Armor. He did not want to be beaten to death during the Martial Arts Tournament.

Fortunately, the resources Qian Shang had sent were enough to support his cultivation for some time.

Zhou Feng decided to enter closed-door cultivation and not emerge until the Martial Arts Tournament began.

Right! I should be able to draw another Passive Skill now, shouldn't I?

He remembered that after the previous hunting operation, the progress bar on the Skill Panel was nearly full.

Judging by the time, he could now draw another Passive Skill.

Sure enough, when he opened the Skill Panel, the progress bar had just filled up.

"Draw!"

"Drawing..."

A few seconds later, a brand-new Passive Skill appeared before him.

Long Life Person: Your lifespan is longer than that of an ordinary person, granting you an additional twenty years of lifespan.

When Zhou Feng saw this Passive Skill, he had not expected to randomly obtain something like this.

Was this not twenty extra years of lifespan out of thin air?

And there were no side effects, no cost whatsoever.

Lifespan could be considered the most precious thing of all.

Perhaps when people were young, many of them did not care much about their lifespan.

But once they grew old, they would begin to lament how wonderful it would be if they could live a few more years.

Now, Zhou Feng had directly gained an additional twenty years of lifespan.

The feeling was truly strange!

A thought began to form in his mind.

Could he randomly draw a Passive Skill that granted immortality? If so, he would be able to live forever.

But clearly, that was almost impossible. A Passive Skill so heaven-defying would likely never be drawn in his lifetime.

So this is what it feels like for my lifespan to increase by twenty years out of thin air?

Zhou Feng felt a warm current wash over his entire body, and afterward, his body seemed to become a little lighter.

But after carefully sensing himself, he could not feel any difference from before.

Or rather, he could not perceive any obvious change.

Unfortunately, he did not know exactly how long he could live in the first place.

I should hurry back and cultivate the Demon Devouring Armor!

Since he could not feel any difference, the joy in his heart gradually faded, and he prepared to return and begin cultivating the Demon Devouring Armor.

With that, he headed straight down from the mountaintop.

The Mountainside Market was still bustling.

As the Three Gu Sect's source of wealth, it did a fairly good job maintaining order in the market.

During this time, the shop run by Qian Shang and his daughter had not suffered any harassment.

It was likely because the words Bitter Bamboo Peak hung outside.

Although almost no one had heard of Zhou Feng's name.

As long as Bitter Bamboo Peak was involved, ordinary Inner Sect disciples did not wish to provoke it.

There was another reason as well: the Martial Arts Tournament was drawing near.

When the time came, all Inner Sect disciples would engage in a great battle.

Under such circumstances, every Inner Sect disciple would have a chance to prove themselves.

And based on the results of the Martial Arts Tournament, some of the market's benefits would be redistributed.

If Zhou Feng performed poorly in the Martial Arts Tournament, someone would come to trouble Qian Shang and his daughter afterward.

Qian Shang would have to pay protection money again and find a new patron.

It was precisely because of this calm before the storm that almost no one disturbed the shop run by Qian Shang and his daughter.

"What do you think, daughter? Does Young Master Zhou truly have potential?"

Over the past few days, Qian Shang had gathered plenty of information about Zhou Feng.

After all, he had invested heavily in Zhou Feng.

And all of it had been based solely on his daughter's intuition. If her intuition had been wrong.

Then this investment would have gone down the drain.

So Qian Shang had collected much information on Zhou Feng for Qian Qianqian to analyze.

Of course, Zhou Feng had been taken to Bitter Bamboo Peak immediately after entering the Inner Sect.

And information about Bitter Bamboo Peak was not so easy to gather.

So there was no telling whether the information they had collected was accurate.

"Based on the information we've gathered, Young Master Zhou seems truly remarkable!"

Blind Qian Qianqian gently stroked the Treasure Seeking Rat in her palm and calmly recounted Zhou Feng's experiences.

"Climbing out of the Gu Cultivation Den alone makes him one in ten thousand!"

"And after entering the Inner Sect, he was assigned to Bitter Bamboo Peak—and he has survived there for so long!"

"He even clashed with Young Master Zhao Wu several times before, yet nothing happened to him!"

"..."

By the end, Qian Shang was no longer paying much attention. What he cared about was whether his investment had been worthwhile.

If the investment succeeded, they would finally be able to establish themselves firmly in the Three Gu Sect.

As for returning to the Eastern Land for revenge, Qian Shang no longer dared to think about it.

All he wanted now was to live out the rest of his life peacefully with his daughter.

"By the way, daughter, should we continue expanding the business?"

"The venomous insects we raise seem to be very popular!"

As they talked, Qian Shang shifted the conversation back to business.

Because they possessed a special method, the venomous insects they bred were extremely popular.

In particular, those of the Five Poisons Gu lineage had a great demand for such high-quality venomous insects.

Qian Shang now wanted to expand their business and build a larger insect-rearing pool.

But if they did that, there would still be many problems to resolve.

So Qian Shang first asked for his daughter's opinion.

"Let's wait for the results of the Martial Arts Tournament! We might have to flee this place. I always feel that this place is very dangerous!"

Qian Qianqian hesitated for a moment, her tone carrying a hint of concern.

She always felt that the Three Gu Sect was deeply strange, yet she did not know how to explain it.

It was not any particular person who gave her this feeling; rather, the entire Three Gu Sect felt strange.

It was as if some kind of conspiracy was underway, but the feeling came and went, and Qian Qianqian could not determine anything.