159: Chapter 159 Nascent Soul Pill!

Chapter 159: peiying pill!

"I truly never imagined that Fellow Daoist would be able to subdue Old Devil Hehuan."

The person before Zhao Changsheng was Long Han, and Feng Bing beside him made Zhao Changsheng unable to resist taking a few extra glances.

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As for the identity of the couple, they were Long Han and Feng Bing, the Alliance Leaders of the Heavenly Dao Alliance in the Tiannan Cultivation World.

This man and woman could be said to be the second group of people Zhao Changsheng had sought out.

"Actually, it was just luck. If I hadn't had what Fellow Daoist Hehuan needed, I wouldn't have been able to persuade him."

"I wonder if you two Fellow Daoists would like to advance to the rank of Late Nascent Soul Great Cultivator?"

In response to Long Han's words, Zhao Changsheng offered a condition that the two of them could hardly refuse with a chuckle.

"Late Nascent Soul Stage? Could it be that Fellow Daoist has some Spirit Medicine from the ancient era? How is that possible? If you truly had it, wouldn't it be better to take it yourself? Why give it to us? Or do you think you can sway us with just these words?"

Long Han's answer did not surprise Zhao Changsheng at all; instead, he poured a cup of tea for each of the couple and pushed them toward them.

"What Fellow Daoist says is correct, and my words are true. I indeed have such miraculous medicine on me, specifically the peiying pill from the primordial era. I presume I don't need to elaborate on its effects. Once consumed, given your situation, I believe it will take at most eighty to a hundred years for you to successfully Breakthrough to the Late Nascent Soul Stage. If both of you Breakthrough to the Late Nascent Soul Stage simultaneously, then the entire Tiannan Cultivation World will have its only cultivation School with two Late Nascent Soul Stage experts. To be honest, this is definitely a wonderful thing for the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, and even I would be happy."

Zhao Changsheng picked up his tea and began to drink. His words, however, made Feng Bing's willow-like brows furrow as she spoke somewhat mockingly.

"Fellow Daoist would be happy?"

"If I weren't happy, I wouldn't have mentioned this to you two Fellow Daoists. It is precisely because I am happy that I am giving these Medicinal Pills to you, and I hope they do not disappoint."

After saying this, Zhao Changsheng set down his teacup, took out the pre-prepared Medicinal Pills from his robes, and pushed them toward the couple in two small boxes.

Looking at the boxes Zhao Changsheng pushed over, the couple glanced at each other, both of their eyes filled with doubt and disbelief. They couldn't believe Zhao Changsheng would be so kind; it was truly beyond their expectations, or rather, completely unimaginable to them.

They never expected Zhao Changsheng to show such benevolence. It seemed completely impossible. They had originally prepared for a life-and-death struggle, but they hadn't expected Zhao Changsheng to be so generous and kind.

Precisely because of this mindset, they didn't immediately pick up the boxes to inspect them, fearing some accident or hidden danger inside.

Others might not be able to do it, but Zhao Changsheng might, for he was simply too powerful and too mysterious.

"Could it be that you two Fellow Daoists are worried I've poisoned them? How could that be? How could I possibly use poison? You are truly overthinking it; I would never do such a thing. Please, feel free to open and inspect them; there will definitely be no issues."

"If there's a problem, it won't be too late to fight for your lives then. If there's no problem, why not listen to my proposal, or rather, hear my conditions?"

When Zhao Changsheng said this, he appeared full of sincerity, which the couple found hard to believe. After another glance at each other, they finally picked up their respective boxes and opened them to inspect.

And inside, indeed, were the peiying pills that had long been extinct since the ancient era.

Such primordial Spirit Medicine had gone extinct in the ancient era. It could be said that in the entire Cultivation World, this was likely the only portion that could still be found and produced. They could essentially guarantee that with these pills, their cultivation would be able to take a step further in a short time, allowing them to successfully Breakthrough to the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

But if they wanted to keep them, they would likely have to agree to Zhao Changsheng's conditions.

"What conditions do you have, Fellow Daoist? Speak plainly."

Long Han didn't intend to waste words and asked directly, clearly not quite believing that Zhao Changsheng would be so kind-hearted.

"Actually, it's not that I have many conditions. I just don't quite understand why you were so determined to kill me. Was it merely to eliminate me as a hidden danger? Or perhaps, a great threat."

Zhao Changsheng poured himself another cup of tea and asked a question he had asked before, still wanting to hear the couple's answer.

"Actually, regarding the plan to kill you, Fellow Daoist, the two of us were originally against it, but—"

"But you wanted to obtain the Opportunity from me to successfully advance to the Late Nascent Soul Stage. Or perhaps they promised you such an Opportunity, so you chose to act against me. At the same time, it would resolve a potential threat, as you feared that if I one day unified the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, your entire School would cease to exist. After all, in terms of lifespan, I am certainly beyond you, and your School has no means to stop me. If I were to act against your School and wish to destroy it, I'm afraid your School would simply vanish."

"Under these circumstances, you had to take a risky gamble and join forces with them to act against me, using the power of the Demon Fall Valley to thoroughly kill me. To be honest, your ideas and plans were very good. If it were anyone else, or any other Nascent Soul Cultivator, they might truly have died under your scheme. But your opponent is me. To me, this was essentially an ineffective plan, which you should be able to see now, because I have produced exactly what you need most."

"The most important reason you moved against me was nothing more than wanting to get the Opportunity to Breakthrough to the Late Stage from me. Now that I've given it to you, can you give up? If you're still unwilling to give up, then we can have a great battle later and see who is more powerful, you or me. How about it? Personally, I really don't want to have a falling out with you and end up in a life-or-death struggle. I truly don't want that. As for the Star Palace, there was no choice; they had already joined forces with their archenemies, the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path, to kill me. In that situation, I could only kill them all in one go. But you are different."

"You could be defeated by me one by one, and since we are all Tiannan Cultivators, there's naturally no need to have a falling out. Otherwise, if one day in the future a being like me appears among you and destroys me, what then?"

"Don't you agree with this logic?"

Zhao Changsheng's words caused the couple's expressions to shift slightly. They felt that what he said wasn't entirely the truth, but it was indeed plausible.

"What Fellow Daoist says is indeed the truth, however—we can give up on the attempt to kill you. But we also hope Fellow Daoist can guarantee that during your lifetime, you will never act against our School and will not let our entire School vanish from the Tiannan Cultivation World."

Long Han took a deep breath and proposed his condition.

"That is naturally no problem at all. You can rest assured on this point; there will be no issues. I can give my guarantee on this matter, as I at least have that much credit. Besides, even if I establish a Tiannan Empire, I will definitely not harm the majority of the Sects. As long as they are obedient, I would never do such a thing. If I did, how would it be any different from digging my own grave? Regardless, Tiannan is considered my home. Under these circumstances, I naturally wouldn't act against it, because doing so wouldn't bring me much benefit. What I want is a complete Tiannan Cultivation World that is free of trouble and not too weak."

"As for what I intend to do, you should be very clear: I want to restore the state of the Cultivation World as it was in the ancient era."

After Zhao Changsheng finished his impassioned speech, Long Han laughed, then shook his head and looked at Zhao Changsheng with a complex expression.

"Actually, we have already found records of this in ancient texts, but it is extremely difficult to achieve; you should be well aware of that. Furthermore, if the ancient Devilish Qi sealed since the ancient era were released, it would not be a good thing for the entire Mortal Realm. It would be better to let them remain sealed and slowly wear away through the Seals left from the ancient times."

"That is simply too slow. Besides, I have a way to deal with that ancient Devilish Qi; I will devour it all. To me, it is a great supplement. Since it's a supplement, I certainly cannot let it go. So, you don't need to worry about it endangering the entire Mortal Realm. Such a thing will definitely not happen. I can guarantee this. Rest assured, if I couldn't even guarantee this, I wouldn't dare say anything."

"Of course, the choice is yours. If you make a poor choice, there's nothing I can do. But your choice just now was very correct. I don't want to have a falling out with you either. In fact, if we did, we'd have to have a major fight, and I don't want to take action; it would consume too much Origin Qi. Especially now, when I have many things to do, it's even more impossible."

"There's one more thing I need you to understand: everything I do may have some selfish motives, but for the most part, I hope the Mortal Realm can become better. There isn't much selfishness involved. Perhaps you think I want to establish an Empire that unifies the entire Mortal Realm."

"But in reality, I am establishing such an Empire primarily for the sake of the entire Mortal Realm. Only in this way can the resources of the entire Mortal Realm be unified, allowing for more Cultivators to be born. Especially once the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the ancient era is restored, even more Cultivators can emerge."

"Perhaps there might even appear Cultivators at the Great Perfection of Late Soul Transformation Stage. That way, they could directly ascend to the Spirit Realm without having to seek out those other messy methods."

"Those methods are far too dangerous—one could say a one-in-ten chance of survival, or even worse."

"What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist? Is it possible that even after advancing to the Soul Transformation Stage, one cannot directly ascend to the Spirit Realm?"

Long Han asked somewhat anxiously. After all, according to the records in their ancient texts, as long as one advanced to the Soul Transformation Stage, there was hope of ascending to the Spirit Realm.

"Naturally, it's impossible. One needs to reach the Great Perfection of Late Soul Transformation Stage; that is the minimum requirement. Only upon reaching the Great Perfection of the Late Stage will the Spirit Realm open an Ascension passage to guide that person to the Spirit Realm. Although accidents sometimes occur, they are negligible and nothing to worry about. Nowadays, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Mortal Realm can no longer reach that level. The current Spiritual Qi can at most allow one to reach the Soul Transformation Stage. Furthermore, after advancing, one must suppress their own Realm. If you can avoid fighting, then don't; once you do, your Life Essence will drain away, and once that is lost, your lifespan will decrease."

"To put it bluntly, this is unacceptable for any Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator. Therefore, most Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators choose to suppress their Realm."

"They avoid exposure and combat as much as possible, simply to minimize the loss of their lifespan because they want to live a few years longer. If they cannot ascend to the Spirit Realm, their lifespan will be at most between two to three thousand years, perhaps even less. If it's a Yao Beast, it might be longer, but they won't live forever; once their lifespan hits the limit, they simply pass away."

"This is also a major reason why, after all these years, almost no one has seen a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator; they basically never show themselves in public."

Hearing Zhao Changsheng's words, the couple's expressions became extremely grim. They hadn't realized the situation was so severe. Had it not been for Zhao Changsheng, they might never have known about such things in their lives. It was Zhao Changsheng who made them understand just how dire the situation truly was.

"This is precisely why I am so desperate to break the Seals and release the Spiritual Qi of the ancient era."

"Because only then will I have the chance in the future to directly reach the Great Perfection of Late Soul Transformation Stage, allowing me to ascend to the Spirit Realm."

"So that's how it is. We misunderstood Fellow Daoist. However, even so, it will likely be extremely difficult to restore things to the state of the ancient era in a short time."

After hearing Zhao Changsheng's explanation, the couple finally came to a complete realization.

"It's all up to human effort, isn't it? Regardless, I must do my utmost; there can be no accidents. If an accident occurs, I might not be able to ascend to the Spirit Realm. I'm unwilling to face such a situation, nor do I want to. Alright, you two think it over."