Chapter 35
Chapter 35
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 35
Chapter Title: The Mystery of Longevity
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“Hiss~”
Chen Jianghe sucked in a sharp breath. Looking at the new lifespan limit that had appeared, he was still shocked, even though he had been mentally prepared.
Three hundred and sixty years.
He didn’t know the lifespan of a Core Formation cultivator, the stage above Foundation Establishment, but his was now a full one hundred and forty years longer than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
This meant that even with his five-element miscellaneous spiritual roots, as long as he didn’t die, he would one day reach Foundation Establishment.
“Hoo~”
Chen Jianghe let out a heavy breath, calming the excitement in his heart.
His spiritual sense shifted, enveloping his mind’s platform, and he discovered another piece of information being transmitted.
【Spirit Pet: Lifespan 120 years】
“???”
“Is this Xiao Hei’s lifespan limit?”
Chen Jianghe froze, a look of disbelief on his face.
This made no sense at all. Xiao Hei was a turtle, a species naturally blessed with a long life. How could it be only one hundred and twenty years?
Even a mortal turtle could live for more than a century.
“Could it be that I’m not sharing Xiao Hei’s lifespan? Impossible. Then where did my long life come from?”
Chen Jianghe had always believed that he shared Xiao Hei’s lifespan, which was why he possessed a longevity comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
And now, it was as high as three hundred and sixty years.
“No, that’s not right. When Xiao Hei advanced, my lifespan limit broke through. This must be related to him.”
“Xiao Hei’s lifespan is one hundred and twenty years, and mine is three hundred and sixty. Why does it feel like Xiao Hei’s lifespan limit is what mine should be under normal circumstances?”
Suddenly, his thoughts raced, and an idea surfaced in his mind.
“Could it be that I didn’t share Xiao Hei’s lifespan, but swapped it with him!”
Chen Jianghe looked at the lifespan displayed on his spiritual platform. One hundred and twenty years—wasn’t that the lifespan limit for a Qi Refining cultivator?
At that moment, he knew without a doubt that he and Xiao Hei had swapped lifespans.
“Two-Legs, I did it! I’ve stepped onto the path of immortality!”
Just then, an excited voice echoed from his spiritual platform, and the spirit turtle insignia flickered with a faint cyan-black glow.
“Xiao Hei? Is that you talking?”
“It’s me, it’s me! I did it! Do you know, Two-Legs? I did it!” Xiao Hei cheered and shouted with excitement.
A flash of joy crossed Chen Jianghe’s face. After advancing, Xiao Hei could indeed communicate through the spiritual platform.
This would save him the spirit stones for a Spirit Beast Ring.
Wait!
Two dark lines instantly appeared on Chen Jianghe’s forehead.
“What the hell is ‘Two-Legs’?”
“Two-Legs is my immortal fate! You are my immortal fate!”
Xiao Hei’s sincere voice came through, filled with excitement, thrill, and above all, gratitude.
“Do you know, Two-Legs? I was born incomplete. My shell was underdeveloped, and I only had a third of the lifespan of my kind. Eighty years. For the Black Crystal Mystic Turtle clan, that means dying just after reaching mating age. Fortunately, you guided me onto the path of immortality.”
“I now have a lifespan of one hundred and twenty years.”
“Two-Legs, you were right. Being different from your kind isn’t a defect, it’s a unique gift. This old turtle, I’ve made it!”
At this moment, Xiao Hei seemed to have found an outlet, venting all the gloom that had built up from years of being scorned by his own kind.
Listening to Xiao Hei’s story, Chen Jianghe learned that they had been bound together since Xiao Hei’s birth, and their lifespans had been swapped at that very moment.
Furthermore, on Xiao Hei’s spiritual platform, there was a “Two-Legs” insignia, which was in his likeness.
However, there was one thing: Xiao Hei couldn’t see Chen Jianghe’s lifespan.
In other words, Xiao Hei didn’t know they had swapped lifespans; he only knew that Chen Jianghe was his immortal fate.
“Xiao Hei, you can’t call me Two-Legs anymore. You must call me Master,” Chen Jianghe transmitted with a serious tone.
“You’re taking advantage of me.”
Xiao Hei shook his massive turtle head like a rattle drum.
“Think about it, Xiao Hei. I am your immortal fate. Only after following me did you advance to become a spirit beast, and your lifespan increased to one hundred and twenty years.”
“And this is just the beginning. As long as you’re obedient, you’ll have many spirit pills and wondrous medicines to eat in the future. Your lifespan might increase to three hundred, five hundred years, or you could even become a thousand-year-old turtle, a ten-thousand-year…”
“Master!” Xiao Hei blurted out.
People often try to display what they lack.
Xiao Hei was different. He simply wanted what he lacked, his thoughts direct and straightforward.
“Mm, very good. Now that you’re a spirit beast, raising the little green fish should be much easier for you. Work hard. After this batch of fish is raised, I’ll reward you with a Qi Nurturing Pill.”
Chen Jianghe nodded in satisfaction.
“Two-Legs…”
“Hmm~!”
“Rest assured, Master. Before, I couldn’t control the Azure Scale Fish after they grew up. Now, dealing with them is a piece of cake.” Xiao Hei held his turtle head high, full of confidence.
“Now that you’ve become a spirit beast, do you have a corresponding cultivation technique?” Chen Jianghe asked.
“Yes. After my spirit core formed, a cultivation art called the [Three Revolutions Demon Ascension Art] appeared in my mind.”
Xiao Hei didn't hide anything. He even tried to transmit the [Three Revolutions Demon Ascension Art] to Chen Jianghe, but he found that the technique couldn't leave his mind.
It seemed to be branded there; any attempt to share it resulted in a blank slate.
Chen Jianghe’s expression froze.
Spirit beasts actually had cultivation techniques!
He had initially guessed that spirit beasts had no techniques and relied solely on absorbing spiritual energy and consuming various cultivation resources to advance their cultivation.
“Good. Work hard. When we get rich, I’ll buy you a pile of spirit pills to eat like candy.”
“Wuu~ wuu~ wuu~”
Xiao Hei was so excited he became incoherent, rolling around on the spot and stirring up countless clouds of sand from the lakebed.
“Becoming a spirit beast really is different. He can be motivated by grand promises now.”
Chen Jianghe thought to himself before leaving the lakebed and surfacing.
He returned to his black-canopied boat.
Chen Jianghe calmed his mind and began to contemplate his future plans.
Xiao Hei’s advancement had broken through his lifespan limit, reaching a terrifying three hundred and sixty years.
But as the insignia on his spiritual platform became complete, he also learned that he wasn’t sharing Xiao Hei’s lifespan, but swapping it.
This meant that when Xiao Hei broke through, his own lifespan limit would increase.
And when he successfully reached Foundation Establishment, Xiao Hei’s lifespan limit would also increase.
Right now, Xiao Hei’s lifespan was one hundred and twenty years. He was about to turn ten, which meant that under normal circumstances, he had another one hundred and ten years to live.
In other words, Chen Jianghe had to reach Foundation Establishment within one hundred and ten years, or Xiao Hei would die of old age.
As long as he wanted to keep breaking through his lifespan limit, he had to rely on Xiao Hei. While focusing on his own cultivation, he also had to pay attention to raising Xiao Hei.
Moreover, there was a crucial point.
They had swapped lifespans. If Xiao Hei met an unfortunate end and died prematurely, would his own lifespan be fixed at three hundred and sixty years, or would the spirit turtle insignia on his spiritual platform disappear, allowing him to bind with a new spirit pet?
The insignia on his spiritual platform provided little information, leaving Chen Jianghe largely in the dark about his so-called golden finger.
The most critical part was that this was something he couldn’t afford to test.
“On the premise of preserving my life, my cultivation is the most important, Xiao Hei’s is second, and everything else is irrelevant,” Chen Jianghe thought to himself.
He refused to believe he couldn’t reach Foundation Establishment within a century.
Therefore, the prerequisite for everything was to stay alive. Keeping a low profile, managing his affairs steadily, and being cautious in his words and actions was the true path.
It wouldn’t be too late to act arrogant and domineering after he became a Foundation Establishment Ancestor.