73: Chapter 73

Chen Xuan quickly finished eating an immortal peach and felt the changes within himself.

Good heavens, his lifespan had increased by nearly fifty years; with the enhancement of the immortal grade spirit vein...

This immortal peach actually grew with five times the efficacy of an ordinary immortal peach.

One must know that even a Golden Core Cultivator only has a lifespan of barely four hundred years.

And now, all it takes is eating eight peaches.

Of course, that's an idealized calculation. Any Spirit Pill, Spirit Medicine, or Heaven And Earth Treasure that increases lifespan will certainly have a certain level of drug resistance.

Mhm, eating twelve peaches should be enough to increase one's lifespan by about four hundred years.

After eating this immortal peach, the gloom from the previous lottery draw had completely vanished.

Chen Xuan looked at the majestic Ancient Palace beneath his feet with some emotion. From a dilapidated Taoist temple at the very beginning to its current scale... it really wasn't easy, all thanks to sweat and hard work.

He just wanted to call a few Disciples to taste these immortal peaches, only to remember that they had all gone into seclusion.

Returning to the Ancient Palace, with a thought, he summoned Fairy Qiyue and his fourth Disciple, Xiao Lingxian.

Qi Yue bowed with a look of doubt and asked, "I wonder why the Sect Master has summoned me? What are your orders?"

Xiao Lingxian's face was pale as she bowed respectfully. "Greetings, Revered Master."

She had been studying that God-tier Cultivation Technique, the Nine Phoenix Nirvana Scripture. This technique was too profound and mysterious, completely incomparable to the techniques she had encountered before.

As soon as she channeled a sliver of the Nine Phoenix True Fire within her body, she felt the flame become like a wild horse out of control, crashing recklessly through her Meridians and bringing waves of burning pain. This was the reason for her pale complexion.

With a wave of his hand, Chen Xuan took out a red brocade box. "This is the saint-grade pill Revered Master has prepared for you: the phoenix blood divine pill."

As his voice fell, the brocade box flew in front of Xiao Lingxian, hovering in the air.

Xiao Lingxian's pupils contracted sharply. She reached out to take the brocade box, and as soon as it was opened, a powerful medicinal aura filled the entire Ancient Palace.

With a light breath, she felt the Nine Phoenix True Fire in her body begin to grow restless, as if constantly urging her to quickly consume this pill.

An indescribable tremor rose in Xiao Lingxian's heart, and her nose felt a slight sting of bitterness. Could the Physique issue that had troubled her for over ten years finally be resolved today?

Although she had already relaxed when the Sect Master promised to help her solve this Physique issue within two years...

Xiao Lingxian thought she had already become indifferent to life and death, but only when this moment truly arrived did she realize she was wrong.

Thud!

She knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply to Chen Xuan. "Thank you, Revered Master."

When she lifted her head, her eyes were already misted over.

Fairy Qiyue was even more shell-shocked. The calm doubt on her face was instantly replaced by astonishment. She stared at the floating brocade box, the luster of flowing phoenix patterns reflected in her pupils. Her mouth hung slightly open, and it took a long while before she gasped.

"A saint-grade pill... so this is a saint-grade pill!" she murmured to herself, her voice trembling with unmistakable excitement.

Didn't the Sect Master say it would take two years?

Only half a month has passed!

She suddenly looked up, her beautiful eyes fixed on the man sitting above. To be able to join this Dao Seeking Sect is truly an Opportunity I accumulated in my past life.

A banished Immortal like the Sect Master—I wonder what kind of woman would be worthy of him in the future.

At least Qi Yue felt she wasn't qualified, far from it!

This Fairy of the mountains, who so many Cultivators in the Central Region talked about with admiration, felt a sense of inferiority for the first time.

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Rise. After taking the pill, you will never have to worry about your Physique issue again."

With a casual wave of his hand, four immortal peaches appeared out of thin air.

Before they could steady their minds, they saw Chen Xuan wave his hand again. Four streaks of pinkish-white light appeared, tracing elegant arcs in the air before coming to a steady halt.

"This is?"

Qi Yue considered herself quite knowledgeable, but ever since coming to the Dao Seeking Sect, she felt like an ignorant girl from the common world.

The skin of these peaches shimmered with a moist luster, and the surface had fine golden spiritual patterns. One look and it was clear they were no ordinary items.

At the very least, compared to them, that fifth-grade Spirit Medicine, the ice soul snow lotus, was like the difference between heaven and earth.

Chen Xuan explained, "These are immortal peaches grown in the Sect's back mountain. They are now fully ripe. You two try them first."

"Qi Yue, from now on, that immortal peach grove will be managed by you. Every Inner Sect Disciple in the Sect is to be rewarded with one. In the future, those who perform excellently will receive more rewards."

"Yes! Um... Huh?!"

Qi Yue doubted if she had heard correctly. For such a treasure, the Sect Master actually said the Inner Sect Disciples could also enjoy them?

She looked up slightly and saw Chen Xuan's unquestionable gaze.

Though full of doubt, Qi Yue still accepted the order.

She planned to find an Opportunity later to advise the Sect Master. Such immortal peaches must be extremely hard to come by; the Sect Master should save them for True Disciples like Mu Wanqing.

Qi Yue even felt that she herself shouldn't be enjoying these two immortal peaches.

After finishing his instructions, Chen Xuan waved his hand and dismissed the two.

Xiao Lingxian couldn't wait to go into seclusion and take the pill. The Nine Phoenix True Fire in her body signaled that it couldn't wait a moment longer. She was even starting to have a physical reaction.

Qi Yue looked at the woman in red with a gratified expression and urged, "Lingxian, you must repay your Revered Master well in the future."

"Yes, Mas... Sister Qiyue!" She reacted quickly and changed her form of address.

After the two parted, Qi Yue rode the wind to the Sect's back mountain.

When she saw the immortal peach forest that stretched as far as the eye could see, she stood dazed for a full five minutes.

"This..."

"No... how can this be..."

No wonder. No wonder the Sect Master would give such an order.

Having learned the reason, Qi Yue let out a heavy breath and took out the two immortal peaches rewarded by the Sect Master with her delicate hands. She couldn't wait to enjoy them.

Faced with such a treasure, how could anyone not be moved?

She opened her mouth slightly and took a bite. The sweet flesh dissolved in her mouth, turning into a stream of cool spiritual liquid that surged down her throat into her body, instantly merging with the spiritual energy in her limbs and bones.

Unlike the domineering impact of ordinary pills, the life essence of the immortal peach was more like a spring rain, nourishing things silently.

"Such pure vitality..." Fairy Qiyue couldn't help but close her eyes, carefully feeling the changes within her body.

Under the surging impact of this vitality, Fairy Qiyue felt her Realm Bottleneck slightly loosen at this moment.

A moment later, she consumed the other immortal peach as well. The life essence of the two peaches gathered into a warm current in her body, rushing forward like a river breaking its banks, striking the barrier of the Nascent Soul Fifth Layer.

With a soft groan, the spiritual energy in Fairy Qiyue's body suddenly exploded!

The Nascent Soul Fifth Layer barrier that had troubled her for years shattered under the impact of the majestic vitality, and a surge of spiritual energy several times thicker than before instantly swept through her entire body.

She showed a look of joy and sighed with emotion, "I never thought that in just one month since coming to the Dao Seeking Sect, I would Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Sixth Layer."

...No way, sir!

Does it have to be such a mood-killer?

Chen Xuan opened the wooden box he had obtained with great difficulty from the Ancient Palace and fell into deep thought.

The good news was that inside the wooden box was a top-tier treasure that would cause people to fight to the death even in the Central Region.

The bad news was that the treasure was a High Grade God-Tier Divine Ability, the "Calamity Destruction Seal."

If this thing were in the hands of other Cultivators, they would probably wake up laughing in their sleep and keep it in their mouths even on their wedding night for fear of someone coveting it. "A God-Tier Divine Ability! Why does it have to be a scroll of God-Tier Divine Ability!" Chen Xuan murmured to himself, looking at the Divine Ability Pavilion next to the hall and falling into deep thought.

He had wasted one block card, one Spirit Transformation Experience Card, and one instant kill card, only to get such a thing.

Just as Chen Xuan was planning to throw this Divine Ability into the Divine Ability Pavilion to serve as stock, he unexpectedly discovered that the wooden box actually had a double-layered structure.

There was something else inside!!!