63: Five years in the outside world! Fifty years in the barren dead land! (Additional update!)

The Purple Firmament Holy Land Body Integration Stage expert watched your figure gradually disappear into the black mist, his expression extremely grim.

He hadn't expected that you would actually dare to enter the Barren Deathland.

The Barren Deathland, as one of the most dangerous Forbidden Grounds in the Canglan Realm, meant that even their Weird Insects, with their extremely strong vitality, would face certain death upon entry.

At this moment, one of the Purple Firmament Holy Land's Void Refining Great Perfection Cultivators spoke.

"Commander, should we pursue him?"

Upon hearing this, the Purple Firmament Holy Land Commander's forehead was covered in black lines.

"Pursue? You go pursue him? Has anyone ever come out alive after entering the Barren Deathland?"

The Purple Firmament Holy Land Commander arranged for two people to guard the Barren Deathland for three months, after which they could leave.

Within the black mist of the Barren Deathland, you carried Zhou Lingxi forward, unable to sense direction or the passage of time in the mist.

After an unknown period, you felt the surrounding black mist disappear.

You opened your eyes, looking at the familiar black earth before you, and the black dead mountains in the distance.

A hint of fear immediately rose in your heart.

You recalled the last time you had wandered and gotten lost in the Deathland, only briefly regaining consciousness when you reached a giant bronze coffin.

Thinking of this, you unconsciously clenched your fists.

Just then, Zhou Lingxi, in your arms, let out a shy sound.

"Su... Su Ming, your hand..."

Upon hearing Zhou Lingxi's voice, you snapped out of your memories of the last time in the Barren Deathland.

You looked down at Zhou Lingxi in your arms, a hint of embarrassment on your face.

Then, you gently put Zhou Lingxi down and, looking at the dead mountains not far away, changed the subject.

"Do not use any Spiritual Qi in the Barren Deathland. For now, just consider yourself a Mortal."

Zhou Lingxi was slightly stunned upon hearing this.

She quickly asked you why this was necessary.

You told her that the Laws in the Barren Deathland were different from the outside world.

You told her that using Spiritual Qi here would accelerate the loss of lifespan a thousandfold, and even without using Spiritual Qi, the rate of lifespan loss was a hundred times faster than outside.

Recalling your last experience in the Barren Deathland, your lifespan still reached its end after a hundred years, even without using any Spiritual Qi.

Zhou Lingxi trembled slightly in fear after hearing this.

She knew the Barren Deathland was extremely perilous, one of the most dangerous Forbidden Grounds in the Central Continent, but she hadn't expected it to be so terrifying.

Facing the rapid loss of lifespan, no one had a solution under these circumstances; using Spiritual Qi would only accelerate it.

Zhou Lingxi asked you what to do next, as staying here indefinitely would surely lead to death.

Upon hearing her, you remained silent for a long time.

You looked back at the black mist behind you and sighed deeply.

"We won't go anywhere from here. After one year, we'll return the way we came. They shouldn't be waiting for too long."

Zhou Lingxi's brows furrowed upon hearing this.

She had just heard you say that using Spiritual Qi in the Barren Deathland would greatly accelerate lifespan loss.

And for you to pass through the black mist and return to the outside world, you must not use Spiritual Qi.

"But... this way, your lifespan..."

Zhou Lingxi stopped mid-sentence, looking at you with a complicated expression.

You naturally knew what she was going to say next, but you had no choice.

Right now, this was the only way for you to survive.

And since you had Cultivated the Azure Emperor Longevity Art, your lifespan was much longer than that of a normal Void Refining Cultivator, so you felt there was a great hope of returning.

Moreover, this time, you had Cultivated the complete Great Void Art, which greatly boosted your confidence.

Next, you told Zhou Lingxi not to go deep into the Deathland, as that would cause her to get lost.

You then found a spot at the edge of the black mist and began to close your eyes and rest.

Zhou Lingxi imitated you, sitting beside you and also closing her eyes to rest.

You quietly waited in the Barren Deathland for one year to pass.

Because you were in the Barren Deathland and couldn't feel the passage of time, you used an hourglass as a countdown to keep yourself aware.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a year had gone by.

The hourglass you had taken out completely emptied, transforming into a spiritual light that struck your body.

However, this attack was completely ignored by you; you seemed to be entirely immersed in your closed-eye state.

This spiritual light only caused your brows to furrow slightly.

Ten years later, your face was covered in a full beard, your hair had become disheveled, and you still hadn't awakened from your meditative state.

Twenty years later, your black hair had slowly begun to turn white.

Thirty years later, you still hadn't awakened; half of your hair had already turned white.

Forty years later, your brows were tightly furrowed, as if you were experiencing something terrifying. You wanted to awaken but couldn't.

In the fiftieth year, you, who had been sitting on the ground like a statue, suddenly opened your eyes and gasped for air.

After awakening, you immediately looked down at your hands. When you found no changes, you breathed a sigh of relief.

However, when you stood up and saw the white hair hanging down to your chest, your pupils sharply contracted.

When you saw no changes in your hands earlier, you thought not much time had passed, but now seeing most of your hair turned white, your heart sank.

Without a word, you woke up Zhou Lingxi beside you.

At this moment, Zhou Lingxi's condition was no better; her originally jet-black long hair had now turned white.

Upon awakening, Zhou Lingxi immediately sensed her lifespan and found that a large portion of it had been lost.

Zhou Lingxi asked you how much time had passed.

Your expression was somewhat grim; you had just made a rough calculation, and you had already been in the Barren Deathland for fifty years.

"Fifty years!"

Zhou Lingxi was shocked upon hearing this, looking at her hands in disbelief, unable to believe that merely closing her eyes to rest for a while had actually meant fifty years had passed.

You also felt a surge of lingering fear at this moment; in your meditative state, you too felt only a short time had passed.

Ultimately, when you tried to open your eyes, you found it very difficult to awaken, and it took a great deal of effort before you finally did.

"It's time to go out!"

Zhou Lingxi remained silent upon hearing this.

With so much lifespan lost now, she didn't know if you could still make it out alive.

You held Zhou Lingxi and rushed towards the black mist, performing the Great Void Art.

Within the black mist, you felt your life rapidly draining away.

Soon after, you felt your life force was about to dry up.

The good news was that at this moment, you successfully left the black mist and arrived in the outside world.

Zhou Lingxi's eyes welled up with tears of excitement when she saw that you had successfully escaped.

After staying in the Barren Deathland for fifty years, you had no idea what the situation in the Central Continent was like now.

You took Zhou Lingxi into the nearest city.

Upon entering the city, you learned a shocking piece of news.

Only five years had passed in the Central Continent since you entered the Barren Deathland!

"Five years outside, fifty years in the Barren Deathland???"

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