As she said this, her eyebrows slightly raised. "Anyway, we are both far from the Ninth-Layer Realm right now, so worrying about these things is just needlessly borrowing trouble. Let's wait until we reach the late stage of the Ninth Layer. Then we can consider traveling to the Central Divine Dynasty to visit famous mountains and rivers and seek opportunities to join an Immortal Sect!"

Lin Xuankong nodded slightly upon hearing this. He had just advanced to the Seventh Layer and was indeed still a great distance from the late stage of the Ninth Layer. If it were other talented cultivators, it would usually take one hundred or two hundred years of hard cultivation to progress from the Seventh Layer to the late stage of the Ninth Layer.

At this moment, Xiaoo Ying'Er seemed to recall something, and a hint of doubt appeared in her eyes. "But... I discovered that ever since dealing with Cao Yu last time, my cultivation of the Blood Bath Divine Skill has been progressing very fast! I've recently advanced to the late stage of the Sixth Layer! This cultivation speed is really strange. Even with my Profound Phoenix Strange Vein, it shouldn't be this fast. Both my father and the Master Teacher are amazed time and again!"

Hearing this, Lin Xuankong couldn't help but laugh. "Maybe now that you have a husband, you're just feeling happy, and your cultivation speed has increased!"

Xiaoo Ying'Er shot him a sideways glance. "Hehe, I don't believe you at all!"

Lin Xuankong smiled without saying anything, but This little wife of mine, who hasn't even officially married into the family yet, truly deserves to be the one and only with the Profound Phoenix Strange Vein among millions. She really is the foremost prodigy of Great Xia! With the thirty-times cultivation speed bonus I've given her, this girl's cultivation speed is actually a bit faster than mine. It's incredibly inhuman! If it weren't for the fact that this girl has been serving me so very well lately... sometimes I almost get a little jealous of her. I even feel tempted to temporarily suspend the cultivation speed bonus I gave her! TSK TSK! The foremost genius of Great Xia, plus thirty times the cultivation speed, is actually cultivating faster than me! If this continues, this girl might reach the Ninth Layer even earlier than I do!

"Alright, let's not talk about this. Mr. Mu, you are becoming less like a teacher lately!" The Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er picked up a grape and put it into his mouth.

Lin Xuankong, however, was still preoccupied with the matter of the Demon Venerables. He frowned, pondering for a moment, and then asked, "How serious were Sect Leader Hua's injuries from the Fallen Crow Demon Venerable?"

The Third Princess shook her head slightly and sighed softly. "With the Marsh Python Demon Pearl, those meridian injuries, though severe, can gradually recover. Moreover, when my Master fought the Fallen Crow Demon Venerable, she was severely injured. However, she managed to injure the Fallen Crow Demon Venerable as well, using the terrifying secret technique of the Tier Three Celestial Demon Bone. So, since that battle between my Master and the Demon Venerable of the Fallen Crow Demon Sect, those Demon Venerables from the Rakshasa Kingdom have been relatively quiet. I hope they can truly stay quiet! Hmm, do you want to eat some more fruit? I can wash some for you!"

Lin Xuankong casually replied, "Then bring me 30,000 pounds of Cloud Mist Fruit to replenish my Qi blood!"

The Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er looked shocked and forcefully patted him on the shoulder. "Fruits are for snacks, and you want to eat 30,000 pounds? Do you really plan to eat my Princess's Mansion into poverty? How am I supposed to afford you in the future?"

Lin Xuankong burst into laughter upon hearing this. However, a trace of worry lingered in his eyes. It wasn't about the Immortal Ascension Treasure Pill in the future—it would still take at least two or three years for me to advance to the late stage of the Ninth Layer! After all, for others to cultivate to the late stage of the Ninth Layer usually takes several hundred years! What I'm worried about now are those Demon Venerables who can temporarily possess the power of Immortals. The Demon Venerables of the Six Great Demon Sects are all after me, after my Immortal Artifact! Moreover, those Demon Venerables possess the Soul Searching Technique and other strange demon techniques. For example, Lady Yu Fei's Eight Gates Celestial Eye originated from a sect called the Dark Pupil Demon Sect. Many years have passed since then. It wouldn't be surprising if the Dark Pupil Demon Sect had produced another powerful individual with the Double Pupil bloodline like Yu Fei. If that were the case, even if the other party had only cultivated to the Fifth Celestial Eye, I would absolutely need to be cautious! I must intensify my cultivation and improve my strength quickly! Although I am currently unparalleled in the Great Xia Realm, capable of defeating even the Celestial Sect Leader and Emperor Xiaoo of Great Xia in battle, I might still suffer against those Demon Venerables. If they temporarily advance to the Earth Immortal Realm by activating their demon techniques and then attack me with their bizarre and powerful abilities, I could be in trouble.

Thinking of this, he stood up and took Xiaoo Ying'Er into his arms. "I plan to focus on my cultivation for a while and might not come around often! If you need anything, contact me with the Communication Jade, or have Cao Yu notify me promptly!"

The Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er nodded slightly, then raised her eyebrows. "I'm advancing quickly too and was planning to go into seclusion. Humph, maybe by the time I come out, my realm will surpass yours!"

Lin Xuankong couldn't help but grind his teeth when he heard this, as if he wanted to devour this arrogant little one right then and there. Besides, should I stop her cultivation speed bonus for a while? Why does it feel like this girl has become so arrogant since we started calling each other husband and wife?

「...」

「Time flew by.」

In the blink of an eye, the old willow tree in the backyard of the Lin Residence had withered and flourished three times.

In the Ba Mountain Secret Realm, Lin Xuankong, who had gone into seclusion to cultivate several times over two and a half years, stepped out of a cave. At this moment, True Qi swirled around him, and he looked invigorated, appearing much younger than before he went into seclusion—seemingly only around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

Standing at the cave entrance, Lin Xuankong took a deep breath of the fresh, cold air in the secret realm, then looked at his Life Plate.

Lin Xuankong: Remaining lifespan: 4,972 years and 60 days.

Life Plate: [Vigorous in Old Age]

First Talent of Life Plate: [Old and Wise] Cultivation speed increases with age. Current age sixty, cultivation speed increased by sixty times.

Second Talent of Life Plate: [Wives, Children, Elders, and Youngsters] Can continuously gain the cultivation techniques and skills of wives and children...

[True Qi: 8,999,999/9,000,000]

[Realm: Mid-Ninth Layer of Transcendence]

[Yin Talisman Technique: Perfection (Cannot be advanced for now)]

[Pine Crane Longevity Technique: Perfection (Lifespan increased by a total of 1,500 years, cannot be advanced for now)]

[Shadow Concealment Primordial Technique: Perfection (Explosive Power increased by twenty-four times, cannot be advanced for now)]

[Eight Gates Celestial Eye: Seventh Layer 4,487/5,000]

[Blood Bath Divine Skill: Peak of Perfection 4,386/5,000]

[Fierce Tiger Roar Bone Technique: Perfection, Explosive Power increased by sixteen times]

[Blood Eating Technique: Peak of Perfection 368/12,000]

[Blood-Burning Secret Technique: Perfection, Explosive Power increased by sixteen times]

[Divine Protection Elixir: Dharma Tier Alchemy Skill 469/3,000]

[Heart Thought: Ninth Grade of the Mortal Tier 499/500]

[Third Spirit Puppet Technique: Perfection]

[Tier Nine True Spirit Bone: Mastery Level: 26,898/10,000,000,000]

[Great Reincarnation Technique: Mastery Level: 26,898/10,000,000,000]

[Cyan Nether Immortal Sword: Growth-type Immortal Artifact, can grow up to Third Grade of the Immortal Tier. Nurturing complete, can be activated for three breaths' time.]

[Nurturing Level: True Qi 300,000/300,000]

[Third Grade 276/1,000]

Sensing the surging and immensely condensed True Qi within his body, and looking at the realms of the various cultivation techniques in his Life Plate, a sense of fulfillment rose in Lin Xuankong's heart. Now, my lifespan limit has already been directly increased to 4,972 years by the effect of the Pine Crane Longevity Technique and the Dharma-tier Gui Ling Elixir! With such a lifespan, if I could safely 'live until I die,' I could indeed live for more than five thousand years. By then, how terrifying would the cultivation speed bonus be? Such a lifespan, if placed in my previous world, would be equivalent to living from the time of Yu the Great's flood control to the 21st century... Even in this world with Immortals, according to the rumors I've heard, not many people can live this long. After all, even though Immortals have long lifespans, they might face various tribulations. The longer one lives, the more good things one encounters, but disasters and Immortal Tribulations also become more likely. At least, in the Great Xia Dynasty and the Rakshasa Kingdom, no one has ever lived over five thousand years! Looking at my Life Plate's long lifespan at this moment, I almost feel the urge to just hide away in this secret realm, eat Dharma-tier Gui Ling Elixirs every day, practice the Blood-Burning Technique with my wives daily, and just live out my days in leisure!

Just then, a figure flew toward him from afar—it was Zhao Yufei, who had advanced to the late stage of the Seventh Layer. However, at this moment, Zhao Yufei's pretty face carried a slight look of concern.

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