The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family novel Chapter 5727

So, the two followed Marcius into his stone chamber. Marcius pointed to two cushions in front of him and said to them, “Sit down.”

When the two saw this, they sat with their legs crossed in front of him respectfully.

Marcius then spoke up and said, “Although our fate is shallow, we are still master and disciples, after all. You both harbor the ambition to resist the Qing army, and as a fellow Oskian, I hope you can persevere in this cause and restore the glory of Oskia…”

With that said, he took out two pills from his pocket and placed them on the stone table in front of the two. He then said calmly, “These two pills are the Eternal Pills that I mentioned to you before. Taking these pills can extend your lifespan to five hundred years. With these pills, I hope you can fulfill the cause of eliminating the Qing army.”

Fleur was thrilled to hear that the pills in front of her were actually the Eternal Pill that could grant five hundred years of life. She thanked Marcius repeatedly, saying, “Thank you, Master! Master, you can rest assured that I will definitely drive the Qing army away!”

Elijah looked at the two pills and then at Marcius. He felt somewhat nervous and asked, “Master, why are you giving such precious pills to us today?”

Marcius replied calmly, “A thousand years may seem long, but it's just a snap of the fingers. What we call longevity is, in fact, forcibly extending one's normal life, like pulling a piece of gold into a long thread. Although it can be stretched, its essence remains the same.”

Elijah was bewildered and said, “Master, I don't understand what you mean. Please enlighten me…”

Marcius continued, “Elijah, after cultivating for a thousand years, although I have lived for a thousand years, I’ve spent more than nine hundred years in meditation and cultivation. If it weren't for meeting you, I wouldn't have known that the outside world had changed so drastically. Thinking back now, although I've lived for a thousand years, the truly exciting part of my life was only a few decades. The remaining nine hundred years were dull and tedious. Looking back now, it would have been better if I hadn't embarked on this path. I could have enjoyed the joy of having children and grandchildren, then…”

Elijah was even more confused and blurted out, “Master, you've practiced for a thousand years with the aim of changing your own destiny. If you succeed in ascending one day, wouldn't you truly have achieved longevity then?”

Marcius smiled bitterly and lamented, “Changing my own destiny? There's no such thing as changing one’s own destiny. It’s just a pipedream. Other people's pipedreams vanish overnight, but mine is a dream of a thousand years. A thousand years of dreaming and a dream of a thousand years... I am indeed foolish!”

Elijah realized that his master’s mood was different from usual and asked anxiously, “Master, what's wrong with you today? Are you remembering something sad and feeling resentful?”

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