3: Chapter 3 Evergreen Technique Completed

As the Evergreen Art reached Perfection, the blood qi in Pei Qingyun's body surged instantly. Over time, his blood qi continued to grow at an extremely steady pace.

With every passing moment, his blood qi increased by one-thousandth. At the same time, the changes brought by the Perfection of the Evergreen Art were far more than just that.

His originally withered body seemed to be injected with vital energy; his wrinkled skin began to fill out, and the age spots on his epidermis gradually faded and diminished.

As time passed, this change became increasingly obvious.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a complete rebirth.

It was unknown how long it took before Pei Qingyun finally adapted to the changes within his body.

"I didn't expect that breaking through to the Perfection of the Evergreen Art would bring such a massive change. My blood qi has nearly tripled, and my body feels much lighter." Feeling the changes in his body, Pei Qingyun couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

It wasn't that past generations of the Pei Clan had never Cultivated the Evergreen Art to Perfection, but over the last century, the Pei Clan had been in continuous decline.

Up until he became the Pei Clan Old Ancestor, no clansman had managed to Cultivate the Evergreen Art to Perfection.

Through the clan's ancient texts, he knew that reaching Perfection in the Evergreen Art would be a qualitative change. But such a massive boost still exceeded his imagination.

If he could have reached the Perfection of the Evergreen Art a bit earlier, the Pei Family wouldn't have fallen into its current state.

For now, the crisis was temporarily resolved.

"However, whether the blood qi decay is completely resolved... I still need to judge it through the attribute panel."

Thinking this, Pei Qingyun once again focused his gaze on the attribute panel.

[Name: Pei Qingyun]

[Lifespan: 10 years and two months]

[Cultivation: Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm]

[Cultivation Technique: Pei Family Evergreen Art Perfection (yellow-grade peak)]

[Family Luck: 520 (600) (Note: Family Luck can be restored, naturally recovering by 6 points every day. If Family Luck falls below 80% of the total, unpredictable disasters will occur.)]

At this moment, the changes on the attribute panel were clear at a glance.

Family Luck had increased instead of decreased; on the basis of consuming eighty, it had increased by another twenty. Similarly, the total amount of Family Luck had also grown by one hundred.

Beyond that, the gains from the Perfection of the Evergreen Art were staggering; his Cultivation had broken through to the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm, and his Lifespan had increased by nearly ten years.

Long before the Breakthrough, Pei Qingyun had made some deductions about the changes to the attribute panel.

He just hadn't expected the attribute panel to update completely in real-time.

The growth of Family Luck was easy to understand; it was likely the increase in the total amount brought about by his Breakthrough in Cultivation and technique.

The stronger he became, the more flourishing the Family Luck would naturally be.

However, the Breakthrough in Cultivation and the increase in Lifespan exceeded his expectations.

But soon, he figured it out.

According to the clan's ancient texts, Perfection of the Evergreen Art could double one's blood qi, but his blood qi had increased threefold this time.

Clearly, the Breakthrough in Cultivation was a factor in this.

Then why were there no records in the clan's history stating that the Perfection of the Evergreen Art would lead to a level up in Cultivation?

After careful consideration, Pei Qingyun understood.

Unsurprisingly, it was because his Realm was too low.

In the clan history, every ancestor who reached Perfection in the Evergreen Art was, at the very least, at the Late Stage of Five Viscera, or even Five Viscera Perfection, or even the Six Viscera Realm.

To truly be able to Cultivate the Evergreen Art to Perfection while at the Early stage of Five Viscera Realm, he was absolutely the first person in history.

Furthermore, the significant increase in Lifespan was also easy to understand. This wasn't an increase in his maximum Lifespan, but rather a characteristic brought by the Perfection of the Evergreen Art—endless continuity—which greatly increased his vitality, repaired internal injuries, and resolved the issue of blood qi decay, thus allowing him to live to the limit of this body.

In other words, he could have lived this long originally. It was only because he had fought too many battles that his Lifespan had been compromised.

...

Pei Family Estate.

In the courtyard where the Pei Family Head resided, Pei Tianrong paced back and forth, his expression serious and urgent.

Don't be fooled by the calm and composed manner Pei Tianrong displayed back at the ancestral house.

In reality, his heart was filled with extreme anxiety. Especially at a time like this, as the head of the clan and the Family's pillar, he was unable to step forward.

The Old Ancestor was at such an advanced age, yet he still had to fight to the death for the Family.

And all he could do was wait.

Although it wasn't his fault, this internal torment made him feel very suppressed and guilty, feeling that he had failed the position of Clan Head.

However, just then, a tall figure walked in from outside the door, instantly interrupting his thoughts.

Hearing the sound from the courtyard entrance, Pei Tianrong looked up and finally saw the visitor's appearance clearly.

"Tianlin, why are you here? Is something wrong?" Pei Tianrong withdrew his gaze, his face returning to its usual expression.

"Big brother, news has come from the Evil Suppression Bureau, urging us to submit the list as soon as possible." Pei Tianlin said with a heavy expression and a low voice.

"The Evil Suppression Bureau is truly going too far! Do they think my Pei Clan is such an easy target? If they want to swallow my Pei Family, they'd better not be afraid of breaking their teeth!" Pei Tianrong whipped his sleeve violently, his tone full of rage.

Pei Tianrong knew Pei Tianlin's character well. If it weren't for the Evil Suppression Bureau pushing too hard, Pei Tianlin would never have come to ask him about the list at this critical juncture.

He was already overwhelmed with worry over this matter.

At this moment, how could he not be angry?

Looking at the furious Pei Tianrong, Pei Tianlin didn't speak, quietly waiting for his elder brother's anger to subside.

As time passed, the frozen pressure in the air gradually dissipated, and under the push of time, Pei Tianrong's emotions slowly calmed down.

"Regarding the matter of the list, you don't need to worry about it. I have already informed the Old Ancestor. You and I only need to wait for the Old Ancestor to make arrangements. If the Evil Suppression Bureau comes again, I will handle it personally," Pei Tianrong said after thinking for a moment.

Hearing this, Pei Tianlin stopped questioning the list and instead asked about another matter the clansmen were most concerned about.

"Big brother, you met with the Old Ancestor today. How is his health lately?"

Pei Tianrong gave Pei Tianlin a deep look, and after a long silence, he still spoke truthfully. "Since the last Evil Suppression Bureau operation, the Old Ancestor seems to have been wounded to his core, and his physical condition is no longer what it used to be."

"From what I saw today, I observed that the Old Ancestor's blood qi shows faint signs of decay, and his body vaguely exudes an aura of decay and witheredness. Given the Old Ancestor's current physical state, if he participates in this Evil Suppression Bureau operation again, I'm afraid things won't go well for him..."

Although Pei Tianrong didn't state the outcome directly, Pei Tianlin had already understood his meaning.

Before asking this question, he had many scenarios in his mind. This situation was also within his expectations.

But actually hearing about this situation, his heart was not as steady as he had imagined.

A heavy pressure seemed to shroud his heart.

In the Pei Family, they had the Old Ancestor Pei Qingyun to support them.

No matter how big an event occurred, as long as Pei Qingyun didn't fall, the Pei Family would be as solid as a rock.

But now, Pei Qingyun's health was failing, and he was no longer the pillar of the Pei Family.

Then they would have to step up and take his place.

But whether they could hold it up—that was a big question mark.