191: Chapter 190 Senior Brother's Lifespan is Running Out

First and foremost was heading to Sword Villa.

The purpose of this trip was clear, two treasures were a must-have: an Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword and a heavenly dao fragment.

The Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword had a resilient texture and contained rich sword dao Spiritual Qi; it was the core prototype for refining a Lifebound Treasure, saving much trouble.

Meanwhile, the heavenly dao fragment contained pure Heavenly Dao power, capable of upgrading a Golden Trait into a Heavenly Dao Trait.

However, Qin Changsheng knew clearly in his heart that seizing these two treasures would be no easy task.

Sword Villa was filled with experts, and various Prodigies would gather there; competition would inevitably be fierce.

More importantly, many Prodigies like Chen Erniu and Li Hu would also be going.

He had been playing a game of chess against Chen Erniu for a long time and knew the other party was meticulous and possessed impressive strength; Chen Erniu would never miss such an important Opportunity.

Qin Changsheng calculated silently that with Hu Nan's strength alone, even if he had some skill, it would be difficult to successfully seize both the Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword and the heavenly dao fragment from Chen Erniu and the numerous Prodigies; a single misstep would lead to total failure.

Thinking up to this point, Qin Changsheng already had a deployment in mind: he planned to send Hu Nan and Wang Cheng to Sword Villa together.

With two people going, his chances of seizing the heavenly dao fragment and the Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword would be much higher.

If any accidents occurred while seizing the treasures,

Then Qin Changsheng would proactively give up the Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword and focus all his efforts on competing for the heavenly dao fragment.

Besides this, Qin Changsheng himself had to personally go to Sword Villa.

A doubt always lingered in his heart: many of Chen Erniu's previous schemes seemed to have countless ties to Sword Villa; the other party's persistence in going there was definitely not just for the Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword and the heavenly dao fragment.

Qin Changsheng was certain that some kind of special treasure must be hidden within the Sword Imperial Pool of Sword Villa, and it was this treasure that attracted Chen Erniu to plan step by step and insist on going.

He had to go see for himself, uncover the secrets of the Sword Imperial Pool, and figure out Chen Erniu's true purpose.

Of course, the trip to Sword Villa was only one part of his future plans.

Besides seizing the two treasures from Sword Villa, Qin Changsheng had three other major matters.

First was to continue searching for other heavenly dao fragments;

Second was to collect the remaining Materials for refining his Lifebound Treasure; now that he had a lead on spirit marrow jade and an Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword as a prototype, he still needed to find other auxiliary Materials. Only by gathering all the Materials could he successfully refine his own Lifebound Treasure and truly establish a firm footing.

Third, there were also the Materials needed for Core Formation.

Currently, Qin Changsheng's cultivation was already at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

He also had to prepare for Core Formation as soon as possible.

Qin Changsheng slowly closed his eyes, organizing all his plans once more, from the personnel deployment at Sword Villa to the general direction for finding heavenly dao fragments and collecting Lifebound Treasure Materials; every step was calculated down to the smallest detail.

...

Qingling Peak.

"Senior Brother? Weren't you injured?"

"Why have you come to your Junior Sister's place instead of recuperating properly?" Fairy Qingling looked at Elder Qingxuan as he walked in with some confusion.

Elder Qingxuan sighed softly and spoke slowly, "Recuperate? In my current state, no matter how much I recuperate, it's to no avail."

"To tell you the truth, Senior Brother's Lifespan is near its end, and my days are numbered."

Fairy Qingling was stunned at first, then silently lowered her head.

She knew in her heart that what Elder Qingxuan said was the truth.

Elder Qingxuan's Spiritual Root was the worst among their fellow Disciples.

He was also the oldest.

The year before last, Elder Qingxuan tried to break through to the seventh level of the Golden Core, but unexpectedly suffered a backlash that damaged his Origin, causing his Lifespan to be heavily depleted.

She also knew that Elder Qingxuan had at most less than twenty years of Lifespan left.

Twenty years was but a blink of an eye for a cultivator, especially for Elder Qingxuan who already stood at the Golden Core Realm; such a Lifespan was not enough to support any further Breakthroughs, and he could only watch helplessly as his life force ran out and he returned to the dust.

Elder Qingxuan sighed softly again, "Junior Sister, I know you are sad, but things have come to this, there's no need to force it!"

"Senior Brother has come here with a request!"

Fairy Qingling slowly raised her head and said, "Please speak, Senior Brother. As long as your Junior Sister can do it, I will certainly not refuse."

Elder Qingxuan took a deep breath and said slowly, "More than ten years ago, Senior Brother was once injured by a Green-Striped Toad!"

He glanced at Fairy Qingling before speaking, "Senior Brother wants to ask for your help to slay that Green-Striped Toad!"

Looking at Elder Qingxuan's earnest gaze, Fairy Qingling's heart was filled with pity.

She had been in the same sect as Elder Qingxuan for many years and their friendship was deep. Now that Elder Qingxuan's Lifespan was ending and slaying the Green-Striped Toad was his only wish, how could she refuse?

But she also knew that the Green-Striped Toad was a Golden Core Yao Beast with formidable strength, and it had occupied the depths of Qingyun Lake for many years; slaying it would be no easy feat, and a single mistake could put her own life at risk.

After a moment of silence, Fairy Qingling nodded slowly and said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother, I accept this task."

"Wait for your Junior Sister to prepare for a month, then I will go to Qingyun Lake with you!"

Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on Elder Qingxuan's face: "Thank you, Junior Sister. Words cannot express my gratitude."

Fairy Qingling quickly supported him: "Senior Brother, you overstate it. As fellow Disciples, it is only right to support each other."

Elder Qingxuan stood up and turned to leave slowly.

Looking at his slightly hunched and lonely back, Fairy Qingling's heart was filled with sorrow, and the tears in her eyes finally couldn't help but fall.

She knew that this might be the last thing she could do for Elder Qingxuan.

Only, Fairy Qingling didn't understand why Senior Brother Qingxuan hated the Green-Striped Toad so much.

Even now when his Lifespan was running out, he still wanted to slay that Green-Striped Toad.

...

Danxia Spirit Stone Mine.

Guardian Hall.

Li Hu sat in the main seat, dressed in a set of black martial attire.

On both sides of the stone table, Overseer, Manager Ma Yingjie, Wang Cheng, and several other trusted Disciples of Li Hu sat or stood with respectful expressions.

"Congratulations to the Young Lord for training the Blood Demon Possession Technique to the Realm of Perfection!"

"Congratulations, Young Lord!"

Manager Ma Yingjie, Overseer, Wang Cheng, and the others all offered their congratulations.

Hearing everyone's congratulations, a rare smile appeared on Li Hu's face.

He slowly raised his hand and waved it, "No need for such formalities, everyone, please be seated."

"Thank you, Young Lord!" Everyone hurriedly bowed and took their seats upon hearing this.

Li Hu pulled back the smile on his face and his gaze swept over the crowd: "Overseer, has this year's income from the Danxia Spirit Stone Mine been calculated?"

Overseer immediately stood up and said, "Young Lord, a total of three hundred thousand Spirit Stones were harvested this year."

Overseer simply didn't dare to look at Li Hu.

After all, the income of the Danxia Spirit Stone Mine used to be around six hundred thousand.

Ever since Li Hu came to the Danxia Spirit Stone Mine, the income of this Spirit Stone Mine had suddenly decreased by half.

Over the past few years, Overseer had also been investigating the cause.

However, after investigating for several years, there was still no harvest.

He completely didn't understand why the production of these Spirit Stones wouldn't go up.

Li Hu's brow also furrowed slightly.

The reason Li Hu came to be the guardian of the Danxia Spirit Stone Mine was because he saw that the Spirit Stone production of the Danxia Spirit Stone Mine was high.

Every year, he could embezzle a lot of Spirit Stones.

Only in this way could their Blood Demon Sect develop and his ambitions be realized.

But now the Danxia Spirit Stone Mine only had about three hundred thousand a year.

After these Spirit Stones were handed over to the Heavenly Sword Sect, he couldn't embezzle much at all.

Li Hu was silent for a moment and did not reprimand Overseer.

He knew that this was not Overseer's fault, but that something had gone wrong inside the Spirit Stone Mine.

"Has the invitation letter for Sword Villa been obtained?" Li Hu asked.

Manager Ma Yingjie quickly took out an invitation letter from his Storage Pouch: "Young Lord, your subordinate has already exchanged for the invitation letter."

Looking at the invitation letter in his hand, Li Hu also showed a hint of a smile.

This year, the Sword Imperial Pool of Sword Villa would open, and there was an Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword inside.

If he could obtain this longsword, his strength would also receive a significant boost.

"Good, good!" Li Hu put away the invitation letter and then asked: "What is the name of that Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword, and where will it appear?"

Manager Ma Yingjie immediately stood up and reported: "Young Lord, your subordinate has already sent people to inquire from many sources. Master Refiner Chu Yanqiu has already named that Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword the Dragon Abyss Sword!"