I Can Devour Spirits

Chapter 212: Lifespan

The year’s end is almost here!

After reaching the Micro Realm, Duan Rong began to ponder the Perfection Realm.

But he was obviously at a loss in this regard. He really wanted to consult Xiao Zongting but felt that directly telling Xiao Zongting he had achieved the Micro Realm was a bit too shocking.

Moreover, there was no explanation that could make sense of it.

Duan Rong had no choice but to abandon the idea and explore it on his own slowly.

When Duan Rong had some free time, he would often read various miscellaneous books in the pavilion, wanting to learn more about all kinds of secrets and stories in this world.

Duan Rong put down a book about the Filthy Blood Sect, his eyes filled with deep contemplation.

Lately, he had read several miscellaneous books that recorded the Filthy Blood Sect.

While there were naturally exaggerated and bizarre elements, it was an undeniable fact that the Filthy Blood Sect had been wanted by the Taiyi Sect in the Qingzhou Territory for over a decade.

Moreover, not only had the Filthy Blood Sect not perished, but it had also thrived amidst the encirclement and suppression by the Taiyi Sect.

"This Filthy Blood Sect really has some tricks!"

Duan Rong exclaimed with a deep gaze, casually pulling a book from a stack on the stone table and continuing to read.

As he read, Duan Rong’s face suddenly stiffened, showing disdain.

"This..."

"What kind of absurd theory is this?!"

The book said that in this world, there were people whose lifespans could reach ten thousand years!

"Isn’t this nonsense? Ten thousand years? Immortality?" Duan Rong curled his lip and set the book aside.

"Complete nonsense!" Duan Rong cursed.

In the previous world, those who made things up would only dare to invent a Pengzu who lived, at most, eight hundred years.

Here, they even dared to write about ten thousand years, making it sound so convincing.

At this moment, there was a knock on the gate of Liu’s House’s yard, and with a sweep of his Divine Sense, Duan Rong saw Ximen Kankan standing outside the gate.

In the second half of this year, Ximen Kankan had been quite busy. Not only was he forced by his father to practice martial arts again, but he was also starting to learn the family business.

Duan Rong opened the courtyard door, and Ximen Kankan, looking tired, smiled at Duan Rong.

Duan Rong glanced at Ximen Kankan and said, "Why do you look half-dead?"

"I’d rather be completely dead for peace." Ximen Kankan walked in, muttering.

Duan Rong knew well that Ximen Kankan had been tormented by his father for the past six months, and he joked, "If you die, what will happen to your pornographic endeavors?"

"Well, I’m here today for my pornographic endeavors." As Ximen Kankan spoke, they were already sitting in the pavilion.

Duan Rong poured Ximen Kankan a glass of water from a jug on the stone table.

Seeing this, Ximen Kankan complained, "I hardly come by, not even a cup of tea?"

"I finished the tea a few days ago and haven’t gone to buy more yet."

"You’re really frugal." Ximen Kankan picked up the glass of water and drank it down.

Duan Rong was usually focused almost exclusively on martial arts practice and indeed paid little attention to everyday matters.

After putting down the glass, Ximen Kankan looked at Duan Rong and said, "The year is about to end. The registration for the Registered Disciple selection is starting these days, is your sixty thousand in silver coins ready?"

"I’ll give it to you in a few days." Duan Rong’s silver coins were stored in a cave on Wild Boar Mountain. He planned to go into the mountains the next day and take out sixty thousand silver coins for Ximen Kankan.

"Have you prepared everything?"

"It’s all ready."

Ximen Kankan was somewhat disappointed. He originally hoped Duan Rong would draw a few pornographic paintings for him, but unexpectedly, Duan Rong was already prepared.

Duan Rong could immediately guess Ximen Kankan’s thoughts and said, "After I sign up, as a thank you, I’ll draw one for you."

Upon hearing this, Ximen laughed heartily, patted Duan Rong on the shoulder, and said, "You’re awesome!"

Duan Rong’s gaze shifted, and he suddenly noticed the book that was flipped upside down on the stone table. He looked at Ximen Kankan and asked, "This book says someone’s lifespan can reach ten thousand years; it’s nonsense, right?"

"How can one believe something written in those market-published miscellaneous books?" Ximen Kankan replied.

Hearing that, Duan Rong nodded continuously, that was indeed the case. He picked up his water glass, and the next words from Ximen Kankan almost made him spit out a mouthful of water.

"I heard my father say, the maximum lifespan in this world seems to be five thousand years."

"Five thousand years?" Duan Rong’s face was full of astonishment.

Ximen Kankan glanced at Duan Rong and said, "Yes. Achieving the Primordial God Realm, the lifespan can reach five thousand years."

Duan Rong was so astonished he couldn’t speak; he could tell Ximen Kankan wasn’t joking with him.

Ximen Kankan continued, "Actually, after achieving the Perfection Realm in the Primordial Qi Realm, the lifespan will reach two hundred years. The Qi Vortex Realm Great Perfection lifespan is five hundred years. The Cave Crown Realm Great Perfection can break the thousand-year mark. The Nascent Soul Realm Great Perfection lifespan is two thousand years. The Primordial God Realm lifespan is five thousand years."

"The ancestor of the Taiyi Sect is at the Nascent Soul Realm, and he’s reportedly over a thousand years old!"

"The ancestor of the Taiyi Sect? Over a thousand years old?" Duan Rong processed the information Ximen Kankan shared, his expression changing as he looked over and asked, "Why is it that not many people talk about this in the Jianghu? And these miscellaneous books rarely write about it? I only saw one that mentioned it, and they got it wrong by writing the Primordial God Realm’s lifespan as ten thousand years."

Ximen Kankan answered, "That’s quite normal. Below the Primordial Qi Realm, only the normal lifespan is realized, and even attaining the True Qi Realm just makes the body strong, rarely getting sick. Reaching a hundred years is already considered exceptional longevity!"

"Only by becoming an Inner Sect Disciple of the Taiyi Sect can one have the chance to advance to the Primordial Qi Realm!"

"And Inner Sect Disciples almost never operate in the Mortal World!"

"The highest ruler of the Qingzhou Mortal World—Wei Wuya, the Mansion Master of the Divine Cloud Prefecture in the Qingzhou Capital, is at the True Qi Realm Fourth Level’s Great Perfection Realm, but ultimately, he’s only an Outer Disciple of the Taiyi Sect."

"That is to say, in the Mortal World, no one has seen a thousand-year-old monster; not even the cultivators of the Primordial Qi Realm who can live two hundred years have they seen."

"Moreover, the sect prohibits the propagation of information about lifespans in the Mortal World. They say it easily confuses people!"

"Anyone who enters the Taiyi Sect, whether a Registered Disciple or an Outer Disciple, knows about this, only the sect strictly forbids public discussion."

"On the market, any book mentioning lifespans is to be confiscated. The one you read is probably a fish that escaped the net."

"If it weren’t for my father telling me, I wouldn’t have known either. I initially thought my father was deceiving me, concocting stories to lure me into practicing martial arts. But later, I realized it was all true. It turns out there are people in this world who, like the old turtles in the river, can live for thousands of years."

After seeing Ximen Kankan off, Duan Rong sat in the pavilion, lost in thought for a long time.

The revelation was too overwhelming for him.

It shattered his world view!

He originally thought that although this world was different from his past life, it was merely that this was a Martial Arts World, while his previous life was a world of wealth. Though appearances differed, the underlying logic and operation were essentially the same.

He had always believed the Primordial God Realm in this world was about the same as being a world billionaire in his previous life.

But now, it seemed he was wrong, because even the world’s richest individuals in his past life were mortal and would die.

However, the Primordial God Realm could live for five thousand years!

And this was just the information Ximen Kankan had heard.

What about beyond the Primordial God Realm?

Could there be eternal life?

Perhaps...this world...has the existence...of immortality!

Duan Rong suddenly felt a chill engulf his body; who among living beings could resist the allure of immortality? Even if there was only the slightest possibility!

Duan Rong abruptly stood up from the stone chair, his eyes burning with passion as he murmured to himself, "Taiyi Sect...immortality..."