[Jiang Xian: "Let me show you my first talent, Built-in Fountain: restores health and mana equal to 20% of maximum health every second. Pretty good, right?"]
[Xiao Yan: "Hold on, group owner, isn't your cheat way too overpowered? With just this first talent, you're already practically unkillable. This talent could be a cheat all on its own. I want a system so badly, too. I'll trade you my old grandpa for it."]
Inside Xiao Yan's ring, Yao Lao had no idea what Xiao Yan was thinking. Otherwise, he would definitely have given him a solid smack.
[Fang Han: "It feels like even legendary immortal artifacts fall far short of a system. You can get stronger just by lying around."]
[Shi Hao: "Big Brother Group Owner, is there a beast milk system? One where you can get different kinds of beast milk by completing missions."]
The others in the group could barely hold back their laughter. They all replied.
[Hahaha, if we find any tasty beast milk in our own worlds, we'll be sure to send it to you, little Shi Hao.]
[Shi Hao: "Thank you, big brothers! I'm so happy!"]
[Ye Fan: "Group owner, I read the plot. After I went to the Big Dipper, my parents reached the end of their lifespans. I want to prevent that regret. But taking my parents to the Big Dipper would be far too dangerous. Is there a safer way?"]
[Jiang Xian: "Let me think!"]
[Jiang Xian: "The group chat has red packet and travel functions. I could travel to your side now and then stay on Earth. It takes you eight hours to get from Earth to the Big Dipper. You could send me the Sacred Fruit in a red packet, and I'd extend your parents' lives."]
[Jiang Xian: "But that might be a little dangerous, because after you go to the Big Dipper, all the factions on Earth will be watching the families of you people. That doesn't seem very safe! Oh, right, I have longevity potions here."]
Jiang Xian thought for a moment and remembered that there were still two longevity potions in the villa. His parents had prepared them for him, and they could let mortals live to between 120 and 150. That would be enough to last until Ye Fan returned to Earth.
Besides, Jiang Xian remembered that Ye Fan's parents had fallen ill from worry. This time, as long as Ye Fan told his parents in advance that he would return in twenty years, they should be fine.
Jiang Xian had already checked with the chat group in detail. Neither traveling to other worlds nor sending items from Earth would spread the RR Virus to other worlds.
Jiang Xian prepared to send Ye Fan a red packet. He had enabled the group chat's red packet permissions long ago.
[Jiang Xian: "[Jiang Xian sent Ye Fan an exclusive red packet.] Red packet note: one portion of longevity potion. Promotes longevity; after use, an ordinary person's lifespan can reach 120-150 years."]
[Jiang Xian: "Ye Fan, this longevity potion can extend people's lives, but the price may be damage to their martial arts aptitude. Still, once we've developed our strength, we can fix that with a wave of the hand."]
Ye Fan claimed the exclusive red packet.
[Ye Fan: "Thank you, group owner. I'll definitely repay you generously someday."]
After claiming the red packet, Ye Fan sensed two bottles of potion appear in the chat group's built-in storage space. Not daring to delay, he immediately got into his Mercedes and drove home.
On the way home, Ye Fan called his girlfriend, Xu Qiong. He did not reveal the chat group, but told her some of the circumstances.
He gave Xu Qiong three choices. The first was to enter the world of immortal cultivation with him, though there might be danger. The second was to stay on Earth and care for his parents while waiting for his return. The third was to part ways and forget each other.
Xu Qiong truly was a gentle, considerate girlfriend. In the end, she chose to enter the world of immortal cultivation with him. Ye Fan was deeply moved.
Then Ye Fan asked Jiang Xian in the group what would happen if someone used half of a potion.
Jiang Xian looked up the information on his computer and replied to Ye Fan.
[Jiang Xian: "Even with half a dose, an ordinary person should live to a hundred."]
After reading Jiang Xian's reply, Ye Fan divided the two potions into half doses for his parents and Xu Qiong's parents. He also told the four elders that they would return within thirty years.
There were still three days until the date he and his classmates had agreed to climb Mount Tai. Ye Fan and Xu Qiong planned to spend two days with their parents before setting off for Mount Tai, where they would wait for the arrival of the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin.
Time flew, and soon it was midnight on Earth in the Swallowed Star World.
[Ding! Draw a talent?]
Jiang Xian heard the notification. Had the third day arrived so soon?
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Xian silently said, Draw.
[Ding! Drawing talent.] [Draw successful.] [Obtained talent two: One Life for One Life.]
Jiang Xian immediately focused his attention on this talent, and information about it flowed into his mind.
[One Life for One Life: For every life you kill, you gain one life. The minimum standard for a life killed is that of an ordinary human. You can freely choose the time and location of your resurrection. You can resurrect anywhere you have previously visited, even across worlds. You can give lives to others, but only one life at a time.] [Lives: 0]
"Holy freaking crap!"
How could a talent be this outrageous? He had imagined overpowered talents, but never one this overpowered.
Especially in the Swallowed Star World, he could never use up all those lives. Never! He would not even need to reach the later stages. He could stockpile billions of lives in the early and middle stages.
Jiang Xian jumped straight up in excitement. He ran directly into the training room and performed five sets of basic fist techniques before calming down.
He checked his account balance.
[Huaxia Currency: 12,455,844]
These were all the savings he had accumulated over eighteen years, mostly from his mom and dad's contributions.
Jiang Xian wondered how he could get more lives. Looking at that zero made him feel terribly uneasy!
The baseline was an ordinary human. The ordinary creatures on Earth now, such as pigs, cattle, and sheep, should all meet or exceed that standard, right?
Jiang Xian found the phone number of a local slaughterhouse owner online. At first, the man was very annoyed at being called in the middle of the night.
Besides, Jiang Xian's request was too strange. He wanted to slaughter livestock and pay the slaughterhouse owner a subsidy based on the livestock's price.
But under the onslaught of money power, the man's attitude soon did a complete turnaround.
The slaughterhouse owner thought he had encountered a rich kid with a strange hobby. Still, he was not about to turn down money.
"Young Master Jiang, I've got pigs, cattle, and sheep waiting to be slaughtered here, about three thousand head in total. How many do you want?" the slaughterhouse owner asked cautiously.
"I'm coming to the slaughterhouse right now. I'll pay you a subsidy of three thousand per head. I don't want the meat. Have your employees work overtime. Send me your bank account number, and I'll transfer a three-million deposit."
"All right, Young Master Jiang. I'll wait for you at the slaughterhouse. My bank account number is **********." The slaughterhouse owner felt as though money had simply fallen from the sky. These animals had needed slaughtering anyway, and now there was a subsidy for doing it. He immediately called all his employees over to prepare to process the carcasses.
Jiang Xian soon arrived at the slaughterhouse. The owner and employees were all waiting for him at the entrance.
Without wasting words, Jiang Xian went straight into the slaughterhouse, picked up an alloy blade, and began slaughtering.
Blade in hand, Jiang Xian slashed a sheep across the neck.
Jiang Xian looked at the panel.
[Lives: 1]
Had he gained a life just like that? Jiang Xian immediately grew energized, raising and lowering his blade without pause as he harvested the lives of sheep, pigs, and cattle.
Time flew. At around four in the morning, Jiang Xian finished slitting the throats of all three thousand livestock.
The slaughterhouse was brightly lit that night. Jiang Xian killed up front while the employees processed the carcasses behind him.
After killing the last animal, Jiang Xian checked the panel and felt refreshed from head to toe.
[Lives: 3,011]
Jiang Xian transferred the remaining six million to the slaughterhouse owner, then left and returned to his villa.
This had been a win-win. Jiang Xian was happy, and so was the slaughterhouse owner.
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