184: Chapter 184 Lifespan Increased Explosively
Elder Gu Luo smiled.
"Just as you said, you and the Holy Son belong to the same class of professionals. Although I don't understand what a professional is, the fact that you possess a weapon forged from black stone and have received the personal inheritance of the Holy Son is enough to prove that you have already gained the Holy Son's approval. Therefore, this holy water will surely be useful to you as well."
Jiang He was completely bewildered.
Although Delos and the others had been very resistant to drinking the holy water earlier, Jiang He knew in his heart that those people weren't afraid of living too long, but rather they didn't want to suffer anymore. Waking up at the same time every day to act as a blood bag—a life that had lasted for over twenty thousand years—anyone would want to be liberated from that.
But he was different!
Who would care if their life was long or short? Being alive is always better than being dead!
He carefully took the cup.
"Well, then, I won't stand on ceremony!"
Elder Gu Luo nodded.
Gulp—
Jiang He took a small sip.
He only felt a wave of coolness slide down his throat.
[Holy crap, kid, what did you drink?]
The cheat system's voice suddenly rang out, giving Jiang He a start.
"Damn, you finally came back to life? I thought you had kicked the bucket!"
[Stop talking nonsense, tell me quickly, what did you drink?]
Jiang He had no choice but to explain the matter of the holy water.
It was obvious that the cheat system's voice was trembling.
[K-kid, drink some more.]
"Huh? Why?"
[Don't ask, just drink it.]
Gulp—
He carefully took another small sip.
[Holy shit, look at your stats!]
Jiang He was puzzled. Why was the cheat system acting crazy all of a sudden?
But he still opened his attribute panel.
Game ID: Jiang He
Level: 100
Lifespan: 7870 years
"What the hell?!"
Jiang He jumped up abruptly.
What was going on?
He only took two small sips, and he gained over seven thousand years of lifespan?
Looking at the holy water in the cup again, he hadn't even finished a tenth of it.
If he drank it all, wouldn't he just turn into a ten-thousand-year-old Old Demon?
But upon second thought, it didn't feel right.
Wasn't it said that one drop could only extend one's lifespan by one year? Those two small sips he took just now were at most a hundred drops, which would only be a hundred years at most.
He quickly turned to ask Elder Gu Luo:
"Um... are you sure this thing only extends one's lifespan by one year per drop?"
"Yes, that is indeed the case."
"Then why did I gain over seven thousand years just like that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Gu Luo's expression changed drastically.
"What? Seven thousand years?"
Thump—
Elder Gu Luo knelt down once again: "Holy Son, you are the Holy Son..."
Jiang He was completely confused.
He quickly helped him up: "Oh, stop kneeling all the time, you really need to change this habit. Hurry up and tell me what's going on!"
After Elder Gu Luo's explanation, Jiang He finally understood.
It turned out that when others drank this holy water, one drop really did only extend their lifespan by one year.
But the Holy Son was different.
One drop could extend his life by a hundred years.
They had previously speculated that it might be because the Holy Son and the black stone were originally one entity, resulting in an extremely high compatibility with the holy water, so the effect was far greater than for ordinary people.
Jiang He frowned.
Could it be that he really had some connection with Gu Tian?
But that didn't make sense!
He was from Blue Star, and Gu Tian was from the Immortal Domain; these two had absolutely no connection, so how could they be linked together?
[Kid, stop overthinking it. Didn't I tell you before? In the Immortal Domain, apart from those monsters, the original humans died out long ago. Your Superpowers all come from the will of those people, so it's perfectly normal to inherit this Holy Son's constitution.]
The cheat system sighed.
So that was it.
He didn't continue drinking the holy water.
He couldn't bear to hog such a good thing for himself. He had to save some for his mom, uncle, aunt, Mumu, and also share some with Xiao Yao, Xiao Xue, and Old Zhao.
He now had over seven thousand years of lifespan, but his family members were still ordinary people; he had to turn them into "thousand-year-old Old Demons" too. Otherwise, living for so long would be too lonely.
He put the holy water into his backpack and then asked: "I can pass the item to Gu Tian, but I can't get out at all right now! Do you have a way?"
Elder Gu Luo had also thought of this question just now.
Although he didn't understand what a "Reincarnation Trial" was, this area did indeed have two mysterious passages. One led to the outside, and the other led to an unknown destination—the desert where Jiang He had been found earlier.
But that passage was very strange; it was as if it had grown legs and would move its location on its own.
The sun was scorching.
Jiang He returned to this area known as the "Desert".
"Elder Gu Luo, are you sure there is a passage here?"
"Yes, our people have seen it in this area more than once before. It's just that the passage moves, so it's a bit troublesome to find."
Jiang He didn't ask any more questions and followed everyone to search aimlessly.
This time, Elder Gu Luo was leading the team in person, with almost half of the tribe mobilized.
This search lasted for three whole days.
Everyone's faces were withered and their skin cracked from the wind and sand, as if they were dehydrated.
"Elder, this wind is not right," someone in the crowd shouted.
Elder Gu Luo raised his hand: "Everyone, stop."
Whoosh—
The sound of the wind grew louder and louder, and Elder Gu Luo frowned deeply.
He had lived here for over ten thousand years and had visited this area many times, but he had never encountered such a strong hurricane.
Jiang He ran up a few steps and asked:
"What's wrong, Elder Gu, did you find anything?"
"This wind is not right," he pointed ahead.
They saw small tornadoes swirling up from the sandy ground.
One, two, ten, hundreds...
Immediately after, these small tornadoes began to converge together.
"Not good, run..." Elder Gu Luo shouted.
Although he didn't know what was going to happen next, he felt danger—the strongest he had felt in the over ten thousand years he had lived in this area.
Thump, thump, thump—
Everyone turned and ran.
But the storm, which had already turned into a giant tornado, chased after them as if it had eyes.
Everywhere the tornado passed, sand and stones flew, and it was moving faster and faster.
Whoosh—
It suddenly accelerated again, rushing straight toward the crowd.
"Ah—"
Those who were lagging behind were instantly swept into the storm.
"Save them—" Elder Gu Luo shouted.
Jiang He was about to rush up, but was grabbed by several people.
"Hey, why are you holding me back? Hurry up and save them!"
"We are acting under the Elder's orders to protect the Holy Son."
Jiang He looked helpless.
These past few days, he had repeatedly explained that he was not the Holy Son, but everyone still called him that.
Whoosh—
The tornado grew bigger and bigger, even covering half the sky.
Everyone looked at the scene before them in terror.
The next second, the tornado swallowed everyone up.
Jiang He was spun around until he was dizzy; sand and stones kept hitting his body, making him hurt and dazed. He could only endure it, tightly closing his eyes and mouth.
He didn't know how much time had passed.
Jiang He woke up in a daze.
Everything before his eyes was blurry. Plop.
A drop of water landed on his face.
"Wuu wuu... Master, you've finally woken up..."
"Ah... Ah Li?"
"Mm mm, Master, it's me, I am Ah Li."
Jiang He's brain was still a bit dazed.
Wasn't he just swept into the tornado?
How did he return to the Endless Purgatory now?
He suddenly thought of something and hurriedly shouted:
"Ah Li, where are the people who were with me?"
"Master, don't worry, they, they are all outside."
Hearing that everyone was there, Jiang He breathed a sigh of relief.
He then slowly stood up and followed Ah Li outside.
He saw a group of people, with Elder Gu Luo at the head, kneeling on the ground:
"Holy Son, please come back with us!"