495: With the same longevity lamp and bloody Bodhi body, how can Chu Jiang not die?

Underneath the black cloth was an unlit ancient bronze lamp, with a small notch on its surface, exuding an ancient charm.

"Yun Family Head, what is this object?"

The Bone Family Head asked curiously, this lamp clearly wasn't an ordinary item.

The ghost-faced middle-aged man also stared intently at the ancient lamp, but couldn't discern anything special about it; it looked quite ordinary.

The Yun Family Head smiled faintly and said, "This lamp is called the tong shou lantern, one of the Holy Mountain's major artifacts. The Elder Council specifically lent it to our Lei Prefecture to help us repel the enemy!"

A man dressed in an embroidered beast-patterned brocade robe suddenly stood up.

"Pacification Envoy Lei Xuan, what's wrong?"

The person who stood up was Lei Wanming, the highest-ranking official of the Lei Prefecture Tusi, Pacification Envoy Lei Xuan. The Pacification Envoy was the highest official in Lei Prefecture; even a Demon Suppression Division Pacification Envoy had to defer to him.

His strength also ranked among the top thirty on the Heavenly Ranking.

Seeing everyone's confusion, Lei Wanming continued to explain, "This tong shou lantern once circulated in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains. When facing an enemy, if both parties light it simultaneously, their life fires will burn at the same time. Whoever can't endure it first will have their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering."

"With this divine lamp, we can win without fighting, without shedding blood, and make Chu Jiang bleed on the spot. Afterwards, we'll spread the word that he engaged in mass slaughter, was entangled by karma, and died from heavenly retribution!"

The ghost-faced middle-aged man's eyes widened in shock, saying, "Such a divine artifact actually exists in this world!"

To silently burn away the opponent's Lifespan—this move is truly ruthless.

The Bone Family Head's eyes burned with eagerness. With this divine artifact, how could Chu Jiang not die?

"Pacification Envoy Lei Xuan, you have a good Dharma Eye. This tong shou lantern indeed possesses that ability… However, this treasure is incomplete and difficult to fully unleash its power."

"This is also why I gathered all of you here."

The Yun Family Head continued, showing everyone its incomplete corner.

"Because this lamp is incomplete, each use requires infusing three thousand years of Lifespan to activate it. Nine-tenths of the energy will be lost during transmission, so it will actually consume thirty thousand years."

Thirty thousand years?

Upon hearing this number, everyone's expressions changed dramatically.

It's truly a money-guzzling beast.

"This tong shou lantern is quite picky. It doesn't accept the Lifespan of Mortals; at the very least, it requires the Lifespan of a Cultivator at the Faxiang Realm or above to be infused."

The Yun Family Head said in a deep voice. Mortal Lifespan simply couldn't enter the Dharma Eye of this divine lamp. Otherwise, they could just drain thousands of Mortals on the street to activate it.

Chu Jiang's intimidation of Lei Prefecture harmed everyone's interests, not just his family's. Naturally, he couldn't bear this burden alone.

Everyone's faces turned pale. If they couldn't absorb the Lifespan of ordinary people, then they could only absorb their own. Thirty thousand years—if they planned to extract a hundred years from each person, that would still require three hundred Faxiang Realm Cultivators.

In the entire Leizhou City, the total number of Faxiang Realm Cultivators was only seventy or eighty.

There were only twenty-odd Heaven and Earth Realm Cultivators, and most of them were in secluded cultivation.

Many people were also nearing the end of their Lifespan; drawing another hundred years would be equivalent to directly causing them to pass away.

For a Cultivator, the most important thing is naturally Lifespan. With Lifespan, there are infinite possibilities. Heaven And Earth Treasure that can extend Lifespan by fifty years can drive countless people to fiercely contend for it and even fight.

Everyone calculated that even if they included those who were about to pass away, each person would have to contribute at least three hundred years, possibly four or five hundred years in reality.

This was simply unacceptable.

A Heaven and Earth Realm Cultivator's Lifespan is only two thousand years, and a Faxiang Realm Cultivator's is only one thousand five hundred years.

"I think we should reconsider. Inspector Chu Jiang is supervising the Three Prefectures; he may not necessarily target us. As long as we behave ourselves recently, Chu Jiang probably won't slaughter wantonly."

A leader, second only to the four major tribes, said in a deep voice. Activating this tong shou lantern once would severely deplete the high-end power of the entire Leizhou City.

The powerhouses of the Holy Mountain's Elder Council, whether Heaven and Earth Realm or Faxiang Realm, far surpassed those in Lei Prefecture. Why didn't they infuse the Lifespan first before sending it over?

This clearly treated them as outsiders, intending to use the lives of Lei Prefecture's various tribes to buy time for the Elder Council.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone agreed.

If it were Spirit Stones or resources, they might contribute, but this guy wanted to drain their lives, and they were a thousand times against it.

Noticing the change in everyone's expressions, the Yun Family Head laughed heartily and said, "Don't rush, everyone. As the head of Lei Prefecture's four major tribes, my Yun Family will naturally lead by example. For these thirty thousand years of Lifespan, my Yun Family will take care of half, and the rest will be handled by you all. How does that sound?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with joy. Some were already prepared to pay a bloody price, even discussing specific shares.

"The Yun Family Head is righteous!"

"The Yun Family Head truly is the guiding light of our Lei Prefecture tribes!"

…

Numerous tribal leaders' emotions were like a roller coaster. A large wave of flattery was directed at the Yun Family, as exaggerated as could be.

The Yun Family Head's lips curled upwards.

He knew that if he directly mentioned thirty thousand years of Lifespan, most people would object.

But by stating a huge number and then reducing it by half, they would agree and have no complaints, even thanking him instead.

This is called compromise.

As for this half of the Lifespan, it naturally wouldn't truly come from the Yun Family. Instead, his Yun Family had suppressed the Loose Cultivators of Lei Prefecture, as well as the Central Plains powerhouses they had captured in the past. For them, it wouldn't be a partial extraction, but a complete draining.

With the four major tribes taking the lead in providing Lifespan, the other forces had no choice but to follow suit.

Half an hour later.

The tong shou lantern had absorbed enough Lifespan. The missing corner had been completely restored, enough to last for ten days without dissipating.

"Now that this lamp is restored, isn't there still someone needed to hold it?"

"Chu Jiang, as a peerless Genius of Great Chu, is not yet thirty this year. Theoretically, his Lifespan still has two thousand years!"

The Bone Family Elder said in a deep voice. Lei Wanming had made it very clear earlier that this was a competition of who had a longer life. Whoever couldn't endure it first would have their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

Therefore, this person must be a top Genius who broke through to the Heaven and Earth Realm within a hundred years. Even if he successfully outlived Chu Jiang, he himself would undoubtedly die, and his path of martial Cultivation would be completely cut off.

"Ling'er!"

The Yun Family Head chuckled softly and clapped his hands. A white-robed young man entered the banquet. The white-robed young man had sword-like brows and starry eyes, exuding an extraordinary demeanor.

"Faxiang Ninth Stage!"

Everyone frowned slightly. For a Faxiang Realm Cultivator to think of outliving Chu Jiang, wouldn't that be a bit of a pipe dream? He wasn't even in the Heaven and Earth Realm.

"Everyone, don't look at him as merely being in the Faxiang Realm. He possesses the extinct blood bodhi body, and his Lifespan far exceeds others in the same realm. He still has two thousand eight hundred years of Lifespan remaining. Even if Chu Jiang were an Immortal descended to the Mortal world, he would undoubtedly die."

The Yun Family Head said coldly.

Two thousand eight hundred years—unless Chu Jiang broke through to the Rongtian Stage, it would be enough to exhaust him.

blood bodhi body…

Everyone's pupils constricted.

A glint flashed in Lei Wanming's eyes. This Yun Family truly was willing to go to great lengths. The blood bodhi body requires consuming a large amount of Cultivator essence blood to maintain Lifespan, but it gradually loses taste and smell.

The ultimate outcome is to become a blood demon or transform into a relic, becoming a huge supplement for other Cultivators.

It seemed this Yun Family was secretly involved in dealings even he didn't know about.

However, he didn't care. As long as it could make the bane of Chu Jiang's existence suffer, any method was acceptable.

Everyone was extremely satisfied, as if they could already see Chu Jiang, his Lifespan drained, his life hanging by a thread, lying on the ground groaning in sickness.

This time, how could Chu Jiang not die?