Longevity methods? I don't know any!

"When will you begin cultivating this era's human body secret realm method, Dao Brother?"

The Qilin Emperor naturally noticed the desolation in Yuangeng's eyes. But heaven and earth had undergone a fundamental change, something no cultivator of the human Dao could influence. All he could do was ask.

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He had yet to see Yuangeng's limits. His instincts told him that this old fellow, whose cultivation was measured in hundreds of thousands of years, was unfathomable. Calling him almost an immortal was no exaggeration.

Moreover, Yuangeng held the human body secret realm method in high regard. He might well abandon his original path to cultivate it.

"Naturally, I will take that path. Reluctant as I am to admit it, your era's cultivation system is superior to ours." Yuangeng did not deny it.

By the standards of the Immortal Ancient cultivation system, he was indeed close to becoming an immortal. During the Immortal Ancient Era, an Immortal King had once said that in another three hundred thousand years or so, he could attempt a fundamental transformation through the power of his Immortal Seed and leap straight into immortality.

Given his accumulated foundation in the human Dao domain, Yuangeng felt that if he succeeded, even if he could not immediately reach the pinnacle of True Immortals like his master, True Immortal Azure Moon, he probably would not fall far short.

Yet the human body secret realm method of using the body as a seed, and the red dust immortal path born of the Dharma-Ending Age, were truly alluring to Yuangeng.

Leaving aside the human body secret realm method, the red dust immortal path was extraordinarily demanding and fraught with trials of life and death. But if one truly became an immortal after nine lifetimes, neither one's foundation nor one's prospects could be compared to those of an ordinary True Immortal.

Having been reborn in this lifetime, Yuangeng felt it would be a terrible regret not to take a gamble.

Of course, after being reborn in this era, Yuangeng had also noticed another issue that could not be ignored.

Lifespan!

"Fellow Daoist Huo, among the supreme beings and Ancient Emperors you know of, how many years can a Flawless Emperor Lifespan last?"

With that thought in mind, Yuangeng looked at the Qilin Emperor. This old emperor was clearly a Blue Qilin, yet he had chosen Huo-fire-as his surname. It seemed rather incongruous.

"That depends on the emperor's focus. Methods for attaining immortality cultivate the Dao, while the Longevity Art seeks a longer lifespan. They are actually two different things."

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The Qilin Emperor was clearly well acquainted with this subject and answered without hesitation.

"Those who focus on methods for attaining immortality, like me, have the lifespan of an ordinary Dao Prover: a little over ten thousand years. Their second lifetime is longer, but usually falls short of fifteen thousand years."

"Those who focus on the Longevity Art are rarer. One famous example is a certain Black Tortoise Emperor recorded in history. He was said to be exceptionally skilled in the Longevity Art and lived for over twenty thousand years in his first lifetime alone."

Yuangeng nodded. He casually plucked a hair from his head. The black strand, once flowing with lunar essence Dao laws, had now taken on a trace of white. This was clearly a sign of waning vitality.

"This is an age of declining Dharma, after all. Lifespan really is a serious problem."

Earlier, he had been busy fighting Emperor Jun, then discussing the Dao with the Qilin Emperor, so Yuangeng had paid little attention to his lifespan. Now that he had settled down, he discovered to his astonishment that his life essence was aging at an unimaginably rapid pace, and the process was utterly irreversible.

Originally, he had thought this was because the Immortal Ancient cultivation method was unsuited to this universe. But even after adjusting his condition and spending considerable time adapting, he could not slow the aging process. Upon closer examination, Yuangeng soon discovered that as his life essence drained away, his essence, energy, and spirit were also regressing. His flesh and Primordial Spirit were all deteriorating.

In other words, Yuangeng had actually grown old.

Old!

All these years, Yuangeng had never known what aging felt like. Born in the Immortal Ancient Era with extraordinary talent, he had reached the supreme level at just ten thousand years old and ascended to the Extreme Dao at ninety thousand. When he was buried, he had only been five hundred thousand years old.

Never mind the Immortal Ancient Era-even in the Chaotic Ancient Era, a five-hundred-thousand-year-old Extreme Dao supreme being was still a youngster through and through, brimming with an absurd abundance of blood and vitality, with vast stretches of time to squander.

Yet after being reborn in the Shrouding the Heavens era, Yuangeng had spent no more than a few hours here in total before experiencing the feeling of aging firsthand.

It was an awful feeling, as though heaven and earth were squeezing the vitality out of him. As his fundamental life force drained away, an emptiness welled up from the depths of his heart.

"You actually aren't skilled in the Longevity Art."

The Qilin Emperor was plainly surprised. Observing through the Heavenly Heart Imprint, he discovered that Yuangeng's body was aging extraordinarily fast. The rate at which his bodily functions deteriorated defied imagination.

"Not skilled? I don't know any!"

Yuangeng glanced at him, momentarily speechless. With the concentration of longevity substance in the Primordial Ancient Realm and the Immortal Domain during the Immortal Ancient Era, a supreme being could live seven or eight million years without any difficulty. Only old supreme beings with limited talent would waste time studying those blasted Longevity Arts.

But things had come to this, and words were useless. Yuangeng's lifespan was indeed draining away at tremendous speed. This was a rule of the Shrouding the Heavens universe, a trial left behind by the Desolate Heaven Emperor that he had no choice but to accept.

"Hah!"

Helpless, Yuangeng gave a sharp cry. Countless lunar essence symbols immediately flew out of his Dao Seed. They transformed into chains that bound his entire body, reducing his aura by a notch.

Then he traced patterns in the void, inscribing numerous profound, obscure Formation Patterns onto his skin, Dao bones, and Primordial Spirit, reducing his aura by another notch.

This was not a Longevity Art, but a simple, brutal sealing method. Yuangeng truly knew no Longevity Arts, yet he could hardly watch himself die of old age. He could only seal himself with this crude approach to reduce the consumption of his lifespan.

"Mm, an effective approach. With this, you should have... one year left."

The Qilin Emperor carefully studied Yuangeng's lunar essence Formation Patterns, then calculated his remaining time through the perspective of the Heavenly Heart Imprint.

One year was far too short. Never mind an Immortal Ancient being-even an emperor of this era would scarcely have time to accomplish anything significant.

Yet the Qilin Emperor showed no anxiety. Light flashed in his hand, and a translucent fruit shaped like a qilin appeared. It gave off a rich fragrance, with strange patterns swirling over its surface.

This was the fruit of the Kirin Immortal Medicine. As the reigning emperor, which Immortal Medicine the Qilin Emperor possessed hardly needed guessing.

"Thank you, but I still need to make some preparations."

Yuangeng accepted the Immortal Medicine's fruit without standing on ceremony. Rather than swallowing it immediately, he drew it into his Dao Seed and spoke softly.

In his view, the end of this first lifetime might not be a bad thing. It could serve as the turning point at which he shed the Immortal Ancient Method and began cultivating the secret realm method anew. After all, the red dust immortal path called for attaining immortality over nine lifetimes. Taking a different path in each lifetime benefited one's cultivation.

"Do you need my help with anything?" the Qilin Emperor asked.

"No need." Yuangeng rose, the Lunar Essence Wings unfolding behind him. With a gentle beat, he vanished from the planet and flew into the depths of the starry sky.

To switch to cultivating the human body secret realm method, the path of using the body as a seed would conflict with the Lunar Dao Seed within him. Yuangeng had to find a way to resolve that conflict.

But Yuangeng was not

planning to completely sever his cultivation in the Immortal Ancient Method. It was something he cherished, a precious memory the Immortal Ancient Era had left him.

Thus, Yuangeng planned to gather all his Immortal Ancient Method cultivation into his Dao Seed. Then, using the methods of the Shrouding the Heavens era, he would forge an artifact with his own Dao Seed as its core.