"Back then, he refined a Longevity Pill, but because the Soaring Immortal Fruit wasn't fully ripe, the pill was flawed and couldn't be taken directly. In the end, he came up with this method, hoping to ripen the Longevity Pill with time. Quite a few people in the Jianghu knew about the Longevity Pill back then, so he laid these schemes to divert their attention, hoping they wouldn't focus entirely on Imperial Remnant Manor. He left me Half a Longevity Pill, and he didn't give it to me directly, either. He hid it inside the False Tortoise Shell Inscription to keep it from those prying eyes," Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly said.
Xuanyuan Xing knew that the "he" his ancestor spoke of was the Immortal Alchemist. He had never expected those False Tortoise Shell Inscriptions to have anything to do with Senior Immortal Alchemist.
But now everything made sense. If they had nothing to do with Senior Immortal Alchemist, how could there have been a Longevity Pill inside?
"If the False Tortoise Shell Inscription had been lost, or something had gone wrong with any other part of the plan, would you have been unable to achieve Awakening, Ancestor?" Xuanyuan Xing asked.
"I could still have achieved Awakening, but once I did, my allotted time would soon have run out," Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly said. "Half a Longevity Pill has extended my lifespan considerably. If something really had gone wrong and I couldn't obtain the Longevity Pill, that would have been fate. As things stand, Heaven has treated me well. Of course, you deserve credit, too."
"It was only my duty," Xuanyuan Xing said hastily.
Although Xuanyuan Xing had longed to obtain the Longevity Pill, having his ancestor absorb it was the best possible outcome.
With his ancestor here, they would have something to