Ji Ziyue walked up to Ye Fan and Pang Bo, looking them over with interest, especially Ye Fan. "But you two have actually benefited from this misfortune."
A blessing in disguise?
Pang Bo touched his now childlike face and said with a wry smile, "Becoming this baby-like is a blessing in disguise? All my muscles are gone!"
"Hehe, what do you know?"
Ji Ziyue, with her small hands behind her back, said in a pretentious tone, "You ate the fruit here, didn't you? The fruit of the Nine Marvels Immortal Medicine."
" The Nine Marvels Immortal Medicine?"
Ye Fan's heart skipped a beat. He recalled that when they were starving and thirsty earlier, he and Pang Bo had indeed shared a few fragrant, strange fruits. "Were they the kind that were translucent and had slightly different shapes?"
"Yes, that's the one."
Ji Ziyue nodded, " The Nine Marvels Immortal Medicine is an extraordinary divine medicine. Although it was divided into nine plants, and its medicinal power was dispersed, its fruit still has miraculous effects."
She pointed to the other classmates. "They only have deprivation, no medicine to counteract it, so they age very quickly."
He then pointed to Ye Fan and Pang Bo: "As for you two, after eating the divine fruit, the medicinal power protected your very essence. The power of the forbidden land couldn't truly strip you of your life force. Instead, it was like using external force to 'forge' your physical bodies and Wheel of Life, washing away some 'impurities.' So you look... like you've been rejuvenated!"
However, this kind of 'rejuvenation' mainly involves the regression of the physical body; your memories and consciousness remain, but you don't actually become children again.
Ye Fan and Pang Bo were stunned, and the other classmates also temporarily forgot their sadness and stared at them in shock.
"Such a miraculous medicine exists?"
Wang Ziwen's voice was old and trembling, filled with envy and regret. If only she had known, she should have risked her life to grab a piece of fruit back then.
"Girl, what... what should we do?"
Zhou Yi pointed to his snow-white hair and wrinkled face, and asked anxiously, "We didn't eat the fruit, does that mean... we're doomed? Are we just going to die here like this?"
Others also cast hopeful glances their way.
Douluo Continent.
Looking at the intense desire to "become younger" bursting from the eyes of Ye Fan's elderly classmates in the Heavenly Screen, the Douluo group found it utterly foolish.
"Pfft--Want to get younger?"
Ma Hongjun pointed at the white-haired figures on the light screen, laughing so hard he slapped his thigh, "They're all so old, don't they have any self-awareness? What kind of daydreaming are they!"
Oscar curled his lip and said sarcastically, "Exactly, getting old is getting old. Still fantasizing about regaining youth? That's probably crazy! Can time really be reversed?"
Tang San nodded. "From the perspective of the laws of life, this is not just wishful thinking, but delusional."
To fantasize about regaining youth when bodily functions have deteriorated to this extent is no different from a mental breakdown due to an inability to recognize reality.
Yu Xiaogang sighed heavily, "There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart, to then desperately wish to prolong life—such an unrealistic desire..."
Not only in the Douluo Continent, but Sea God Pavilion, the elders shook their heads. "To desire to reverse time is utterly against the will of Heaven and reason, a madman's utterance."
In the Spirit Hall, Yue Guan covered his mouth and sneered, "Oh dear, they can't even walk steadily anymore, yet they still dream of returning to their youth? They're really senile!"
Ghost Douluo echoed in a sinister tone, "The dying love to have such vain dreams; how laughable."
Throughout the Douluo Continent, contempt and ridicule surged like a tide.
Faced with their unwavering belief in the ironclad laws of life, the desire to "become young," especially coming from the mouths of a group of already decrepit people, becomes, regardless of whether "rejuvenation" actually happens, the most presumptuous, pathetic, and insane joke.
This desire itself is proof of what they consider "madness".
but...
In the Shrouding the Heavens World, "Ji Ziyue, upon hearing everyone's questions, simply tilted her head and thought for a moment: "Hmm... you guys are indeed quite troublesome."
The power of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land has eroded your Wheel of Life; it will be very difficult to fully restore your youth.
Everyone's hearts sank.
"But--"
Ji Ziyue changed the subject, a smile appearing on her pretty face, "It's not entirely without a solution."
After you leave the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, you will become very 'hot' because of its influence.
"What do you mean?" Lin Jia asked in a trembling voice.
Ji Ziyue said with a grin, "Many sects and aristocratic families might be vying to recruit you."
Although you look old now, your life essence has actually been stimulated by the power of the forbidden area. If you embark on the path of cultivation, the initial stage will be much smoother than that of ordinary people.
Once you've achieved some success in your cultivation and entered a certain realm, your vitality will grow stronger, and you'll naturally regain your life force. Although you may not be able to fully recover to your most youthful appearance, extending your lifespan by several hundred or even a thousand years and restoring your middle-aged appearance shouldn't be a problem."
These words were like a ray of dawn in the darkness, rekindling hope in the otherwise desperate crowd.
"Cultivation? Cultivation can make us younger? Restore our youth?"
One of the female students murmured in disbelief.
"Of course."
Ji Ziyue said matter-of-factly, "Cultivation is inherently defying the heavens and taking one's life from the sky."
Those with profound cultivation can easily live for thousands of years; maintaining a youthful appearance is hardly a difficult task for them.
The powerful female cultivators in our area all look like little girls.
Her words were like Jinglei, not only resounding in the hearts of Ye Fan and the others in the Heavenly Screen, but also stirring up a tidal wave in the hearts of countless viewers on the Douluo Continent.
"Cultivation... can make people young again? Extend their lifespan by hundreds or thousands of years?"
Ning Rongrong covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has secret techniques, but they only slow down the aging process; they've never heard of anything that can turn someone from an old age back into a middle-aged person.
"Live for a thousand years?"
Tang San gasped.
According to records from his previous life in the Tang Sect, those who reach the pinnacle of martial arts do not live past two hundred years.
In this Lifetime, even Titled Douluo only has a lifespan of about three hundred years.
millennium?
Is that the realm of the gods?
"What kind of world is that?"
Oscar clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with an unprecedented intensity.
As a Soul Master who craved power, these words had a profound impact on him.
"The cultivation system... is completely different." Yu Xiaogang's voice was dry, filled with excitement and bewilderment.
Spirit Hall.
A chilling light flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes, and the scepter creaked as she gripped it.
"Immortality... eternal youth... that is true power!"
She dedicated her life to breaking through limits. While the Rakshasa Godhood was powerful, it paled in comparison to this path of cultivation that led directly to immortality and the reversal of time...
Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo exchanged a glance, both seeing the horror and longing in each other's eyes.
So what if you're Titled Douluo? Two or three hundred years from now, you'll still just be a handful of dust.
In the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian remained silent.
Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast has a long lifespan, but it will eventually come to an end.
The Ferocious Beast, including Bi Ji, were also filled with mixed emotions. They were born and raised in nature, and their lifespans far exceeded those of human Soul Master. However, upon hearing that "ten thousand years" was nothing unusual, their hearts were filled with complex and unfathomable feelings.
Just as everyone in the Douluo Continent was stunned and disoriented by the news that "cultivation can lead to immortality," Ji Ziyue clapped her hands in the Heavenly Screen.