Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

Chapter 407 - 201: Replaced, New Identity

Chu Ning nodded and simply stopped speaking.

He stared directly at the other party for a moment, and the next instant, Alchemist Xiao let out a miserable scream.

His hands and feet couldn’t move, but his head kept shaking.

He looked like he was in extreme pain.

It was just then that Chu Ning cast the Illusion God Needle secret technique on him again.

Having severely damaged the divine sense of this alchemist, Chu Ning now waved his hand, repeatedly pointing at the opponent’s body.

The eyes of this Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment Cultivator immediately turned blank.

Chu Ning then approached the man, placing his hand on the top of his head, directly using the Soul Searching Technique from the Refining Spirit Technique.

Immediately, various memories and emotions surged into Chu Ning’s mind, causing him to slightly furrow his eyebrows.

After a long while, Chu Ning withdrew his hand, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes, and with a wave of his hand—

A streak of blue light pierced through, ending Alchemist Xiao’s life directly.

If it was merely a small misunderstanding, Chu Ning wouldn’t have necessarily taken his life.

But after conducting a soul search and understanding the other’s actions—

Chu Ning decisively ended his life as well.

After finishing all this, Chu Ning leisurely approached him and took his storage bag.

After dumping out the contents, Chu Ning picked up a few jade bottles and poured out a pill, carefully inspecting it.

Confirming that there was nothing wrong with the elixir, Chu Ning then swallowed it.

Although Chu Ning had enough confidence that given some time, he could use the Flame Divine Wood Technique to expel the Fire Spirit Poison—

If there was an antidote readily available, Chu Ning was all too pleased to use it.

After all, keeping that substance in his body for a long time was not a good thing.

After detoxifying his body, Chu Ning began to digest the information obtained from Alchemist Xiao.

This place, as the earlier middle-aged Qi Refining Cultivator had mentioned, was within the domain of the Cloud Peak Alliance and the Jiuhua Sect.

The Cloud Peak Alliance refers to the Cloud Peak Mountain Range and consists of an alliance of dozens of sects around its nearby region.

Compared to the Shuangyun Alliance, its territory is slightly smaller.

It is said that three thousand years ago, some sects from the Yunmeng Mountain Range withdrew from the Cloud Peak Alliance and joined the top-ranked Celestial Extreme Alliance on the Western Alliance Continent.

As a result, a large-scale conflict erupted between the two alliances.

It ultimately ended with the Cloud Peak Alliance losing.

Even so, because Spiritual Qi is abundant in the Cloud Peak Mountain Range and cultivation resources are plentiful—

The Cloud Peak Alliance still ranks fourth among the ten major sect alliances on the Western Alliance Continent.

And Jiuhua Mountain holds a moderately high status within the entire Cloud Peak Alliance.

The sect has an Early Stage of Nascent Soul Cultivator whose life span is less than two hundred years.

It is said that he has been in secluded cultivation for a very long time, hoping to break through to the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul to extend his life span slightly.

The average life span of a cultivator, if they can reach the Late Stage of Qi Refining, is generally around two hundred years.

Entering the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment grants a life span of three hundred years, reaching four hundred at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

A Core Formation Stage Cultivator’s life span ranges between six hundred and eight hundred years, while a Nascent Soul Cultivator can exceed a thousand years.

The specifics also depend on the cultivation technique practiced by each individual.

Some cultivators who practice secret techniques or acquire Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures can also extend their life span.

The life span of the Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Jiuhua Sect is only a little over a hundred years, and the sect does not hope to produce a Nascent Soul Cultivator within the next one or two hundred years.

Hence, this Jiuhua Sect ancestor does not engage much in Cloud Peak Alliance affairs, focusing solely on breakthrough attempts.

Naturally, the sect’s status in the entire Cloud Peak Alliance is not exceedingly high.

It’s worth noting that the Cloud Peak Alliance does indeed have Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators.

But, saying that its status is not high is only relative.

Among the nearly sixty sects within the Cloud Peak Sect, about twenty have Nascent Soul Cultivators.

This invariably places Jiuhua Sect in a not-so-bad position within the alliance.

Upon understanding these details, Chu Ning couldn’t help but sigh.

"The Cloud Peak Mountain Range surpasses the Cyan Gorge Mountain Range by far.

Back when the Cyan Gorge Mountain Range comprised seven sects, none had Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The Yin Demon Ancestor’s single avatar subjugated the Cyan Creek Sect, leaving them with no room to resist.

But here, there are as many as twenty sects with Nascent Soul Cultivators, and some sects even have multiple Nascent Soul Cultivators."

After sighing, Chu Ning’s attention returned to Alchemist Xiao himself.

As for Alchemist Xiao, as per the information Chu Ning obtained from his memories, he was indeed a true loose cultivator.

He had studied since childhood under a loose cultivator alchemist and later moved to this place to settle.

Because of his outstanding alchemy talent, he received true teachings from his master and even surpassed his master.

And Alchemist Xiao’s master had, a hundred years ago, obtained an Ancient Pill Book during his travels with a friend.

In the end, the two became bitter enemies.

Alchemist Xiao’s master took the pill book.

The other said he would come for it a hundred years later.

The timing was just about these few days, which is why when Chu Ning arrived, Alchemist Xiao acted directly.

As for Alchemist Xiao, he was not a good person either.

Relying on his identity as an alchemist and his Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation, he frequently bullied ordinary Qi Cultivating Cultivators.

He even committed atrocious acts like drawing heart blood from mortal infants to study the pills described in that so-called Ancient Pill Book.