Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant

Chapter 801: Chapter 663: The Blooming of the Demon Flower

Carefree True Monarch suddenly awakened.

He circulated his Spiritual Power, his fingers moving like the wind, quickly pressing several critical acupoints on his body in an attempt to seal the life force that was dissipating like a breached dam.

However, it was too late.

Carefree True Monarch realized that his disguised flesh body was shedding dead flesh in chunks.

The originally thin life force was rapidly vanishing.

"Once seeing the other shore flower, one steps onto the road to the underworld. No wonder it’s the Nether Demon Flower..."

The brilliance in Carefree True Monarch’s eyes gradually faded, his entire body reverting to a skeletal form.

Without the strength of the remaining soul, the whisk and the Ancient Treasure Sword both retracted their light and fell to the ground.

Shen Xuan dared not delay for even a moment.

His figure flickered, and he was already at the front.

He took the Storage Pouch from the waist of the skeletal frame.

With a wave of his sleeve, he collected the uncontrolled whisk and Ancient Magic Sword into the Storage Pouch.

At the same time, he summoned a Black Gourd, which produced a suction force from its mouth, drawing in the Nascent Soul skeletal frame from the ground.

After accomplishing all this, he did not even have time to check what he had gained, as a crackling sound erupted, and he used the Thunder Escape Technique to rush toward the entrance of the Daoist Palace ruins where he had come from.

Not far away.

The Tier Three giant eagle, which had lost control of Carefree True Monarch’s soul power, suddenly emitted a sharp screech, flapping its wings to attract a large group of giant eagles, chasing after Shen Xuan.

On the back of each giant eagle sat a white, skeletal skeleton.

...

"The flower blooms again, but youth never returns."

In the Spirit Stream Secret Realm, inside a hidden cave.

Shen Xuan sat cross-legged, opening his eyes.

Not long ago, he had nearly perished at the Zhengyang Sect ruins.

On the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

[Lifespan: 211/911]

[Nether Demon Flower: Minor Achievement (12/800)]

[Dao Rhyme: 86778]

At the moment of life and death, he didn’t think much.

He directly added the Dao Rhyme to the [Nether Demon Flower].

It took consuming a million Dao Rhyme to push the [Nether Demon Flower] to the Minor Achievement Realm.

Nevertheless.

He used the [Nether Demon Flower] to slay the remaining soul of Carefree True Monarch, the Nether Cultivator.

It cost him three hundred years of lifespan.

According to the one-to-five ratio at the Minor Achievement stage.

The remaining soul of Carefree True Monarch had a lifespan of sixty-three years.

Just enough to last until the next opening of the Spirit Stream Secret Realm.

This battle was the most perilous in his history.

Even the remaining soul of a Nether Cultivator possesses ten to twenty percent of a Nascent Soul True Monarch’s power.

The suppression of the Great Realm.

Even the Profound Ice Treasure Talisman he had nurtured for years was of little use.

Carefree True Monarch’s remaining soul in realm, Spiritual Treasure, Divine Power, insight, experience, etc., far surpassed him.

If not for the Demon Sect Secret Technique like [Nether Demon Flower], which trades one’s life for another’s.

Shen Xuan would have been in grave danger.

He might have fallen in the ruins of Zhengyang Palace.

"Truly troublesome..."

Shen Xuan recalled the feeling when casting [Nether Demon Flower], it was excruciating.

The whole being seemed instantly drained.

His life force plummeted in an instant.

As if entering sage time.

If he hadn’t sensed that the opponent was a Nether Cultivator’s remaining soul with limited lifespan.

He wouldn’t dare to use such a Demon Sect Secret Technique as [Nether Demon Flower].

Otherwise, even if the other’s life span was merely reduced, he himself would perish from old age.

"Great opportunities often come with great peril."

Shen Xuan mused.

After eliminating the remaining soul of Carefree True Monarch, he decisively left the Zhengyang Sect ruins quickly.

Behind him, ten or more similar skeletal remains riding on Tier Three giant eagles pursued him.

This also confirmed his suspicions.

Years ago, something unpredictable and bizarre happened in the Zhengyang Sect.

Many Nascent Soul True Monarchs, like Carefree True Monarch, turned into Nether Cultivator’s remaining souls.

Those Tier Three giant eagles were nurtured by them.

Between life and death, there is great terror.

The shift from Dao to demon takes but a single thought.

Fortunately, Shen Xuan ran fast.

He continuously used the Thunder Escape Technique, swiftly escaping to the exit of Zhengyang Palace ruins.

He opened the ancient Array.

Dived into the underground abyss passage.

And closed the ancient Array behind him.

It all flowed like water.

In the underground abyss passage.

For safety’s sake, he once again sealed the Ice Technique Golden Core.

Activated the power of the Divine Dragon Bloodline.

The awe-inspiring aura of the Divine Dragon frightened the Tier Three monsters in the underground abyss passage into trembling.

This is the bloodline suppression of the Demon Race.

Shen Xuan did not delay.

The Shadow-devouring Demon Insect paved the way, flying all the way out of the underground abyss passage.

In the Spirit Stream Secret Realm, he found a hidden cave.

After setting up a Killing Array at the cave entrance, he finally sat down cross-legged to rest.

"The Zhengyang Sect ruins should not be entered again in the short term."

"I’ll wait until I condense a Nascent Soul, and then take another look."

Shen Xuan thought of the gains from the Zhengyang Sect ruins this time, and couldn’t help but laugh.

"Ten thousand drops of Primeval True Water! A full five hundred liters."

"Moreover, I got the bones of Carefree True Monarch."

"Well, that’s a Nascent Soul True Monarch. From his tone, of quite high status. Very possibly at the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul!"

"Additionally, there are two Spiritual Treasures. A silver whisk and an Ancient Magic Sword."

"Plus a Storage Pouch. Now is not the time to open it."

"Nascent Soul True Monarchs possess great Divine Power! Even the remaining soul of a Nether Cultivator cannot be underestimated!"

"Fortunately, I have the measure of [Nether Demon Flower] to trade life for life. Competing with me in lifespan is a dead-end!"

Through this battle.

Shen Xuan’s confidence greatly increased.

Even without breaking through to the Divine Power Realm.

He had confidence and courage to face Nascent Soul True Monarchs head-on.

As for the Demon Race.

Shen Xuan didn’t concern himself with it at all.

The Golden Spirit Race is formidable.

Even the entirety of the Five Countries of Yan, Liang, Song, Lu, and Yue combined cannot match against them.

So what?

The Golden Spirit Race’s high tiers cannot descend upon the Profound Origin Realm.

Even if some Demon Sect Secret Methods could temporarily allow descending.

Due to the constraints of the Heavenly Dao Rules of the Profound Origin Realm, their Realm Cultivation greatly suffers.

At best, they can rely on puppet forces in the Profound Origin Realm.

Like the Dark Star Alliance and Shadow Kill Sect, to place a bounty on him.