Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 1727

Chapter 1727: Chapter 876: Five Poison Divine Sect (Part 2)

"...How did you see through it?"

His voice carried a trace of dryness, no longer filled with the casualness and teasing from before.

Gu Sheng’s expression remained unchanged, speaking calmly.

"I guessed it. When Senior conversed with me earlier, despite the scheming, it felt more like arranging affairs after death, seeking a reliable place of trust for the Five Poison Divine Sect and Qidiao Yaoyao.

This mindset is not typical of someone in their prime years."

Qidiao Wu fell silent again, the wrinkles on his face seeming deeper than before.

He slowly sat back on the vine chair, as if unloading a thousand-pound burden, his spirit drained, only after a long while did he sigh deeply and admit.

"...That’s correct.

Old man... my time is running short."

This time, it was Gu Sheng who seemed surprised. He furrowed his brows slightly.

"With Senior’s cultivation at the Eighth Transformation Venerable Realm, your lifespan should be quite extended.

Even if there has been some depletion, isn’t it possible to find a method to extend life amid the many wonders of the Southern Border?"

"Extend life?"

Qidiao Wu gave a bitter smile, shaking his head, his smile tinged with a hint of bitterness and helplessness.

"Boy, do you know what the Ninth Transformation of a Venerable means?"

He gazed out the window, as if reminiscing, speaking slowly.

"The Ninth Transformation of a Venerable means nine times of rebirth, a leap to a higher realm of life.

Each transformation is seizing life from the heavens, extremely perilous.

And each successful transformation refines the martial artist’s physical body and Divine Soul like heavenly laws refining treasure medicine — becoming purer and... more difficult to nourish and sustain by mundane things."

He looked at Gu Sheng, his tone peaceful with the wisdom of one who had seen the vicissitudes of life.

"Ordinary Life-extending Elixirs may be effective for Low-level Martial Artists, but for a Venerable who has transformed multiple times, they are negligible, or even useless. Heaven and Earth Rules are such that the stronger one’s life, the harder it is to prolong its existence.

I have tried almost every method I could find... ultimately, it comes to an end."

Listening to Qidiao Wu’s sentiments of helplessness and acceptance, Gu Sheng’s eyes flashed with understanding, then he spoke calmly, breaking the heavy atmosphere.

"Ordinary Life-extending Elixirs may be useless, but what if... a real Alchemy Master crafted a Divine Pill by hand?"

"Alchemy Master?!"

Qidiao Wu suddenly looked up, his eyes bursting with terrifying brilliance, like a drowning man grasping a final straw, urgently questioning.

"Do you know an Alchemy Master? Or do you have a way to invite them to help?"

Gu Sheng simply gave a faint smile, not answering directly, his mysterious demeanor made Qidiao Wu anxious but helpless.

"Sigh..."

Qidiao Wu seemed drained of energy, slumping back again, speaking bitterly.

"Talk of ease. An Alchemy Master, what kind of person is that? In the entire Southern Border, only that old fellow in Medicine King Valley has barely touched the threshold of becoming a Ninth Grade Alchemist, far from the Master realm.

In the Central Province, there might be true Alchemy Masters, even legendary Saints with Dan and Martial Dual Cultivation... But such beings, how could the Five Poison Divine Sect possibly invite them? Even if we exhaust all resources, we couldn’t bear the cost. Moreover, I certainly wouldn’t sell my ancestral foundation to others just for extending my life."

He shook his head, with a trace of final stubbornness and tranquility.

"Perhaps... I can still hold on for another ten years, at most thirteen or fifteen years."

The Quiet Room fell into silence once more.

After a while, Gu Sheng raised his gaze, looking sharply at Qidiao Wu, his tone full of unquestionable certainty.

"Senior, since you seem to have reached an impasse, would you dare gamble with me?"

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