I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives

Chapter 539 - 445: Just Now, Merely Teasing!

The passage of time turns, counting tens of thousands of years in a flick of the fingers.

Chongli Heaven, a renowned cultivation paradise at the intersection of two Grand Thousands.

Various Secret Realms, Grotto Heavens, and the Treasures of Origin lie concealed in famous mountains, grand rivers, treacherous deep seas, drawing countless Great Powers to flock after them.

Deep within the southwest mountain ranges hides a little-known Origin Grotto Heaven.

This place is shrouded by Ancient Restrictions, appearing as an ordinary valley on the outside, yet concealing a universe within—passing through the restriction barrier, one would see endless rays of rosy light and thousandfold auspicious energy.

The rich Power of Origin, almost liquefied, flows like streams, nourishing the ancient Spirit Grass over the land.

At the center of the Grotto Heaven, a cultivator in yellow robes holds an ancient scroll in his hands. On the scroll is painted the surging Yellow Springs, with countless Yin Souls drifting up and down, emanating a sinister cold aura, yet tightly bound by the Spiritual Power surrounding the cultivator.

This person is precisely the Yellow Springs Saint Master, a notorious giant of the evil path in Chongli Heaven, whose cultivation has long reached the Tenth Layer of Longevity.

His withered face holds a pair of triangular eyes glimmering with a sinister light. His fingers trace the runes on the scroll, chanting something under his breath, clearly deducing something.

"This is the place!"

A moment later, a trace of wild joy flickers through the eyes of the Yellow Springs Saint Master, his triangular eyes narrowing to slits, his tone carrying an irrepressible excitement.

To find this Origin Grotto Heaven, he spent five hundred years, perusing countless ancient remnants, now finally fulfilling his wish.

With the addition of this Origin, combined with his prior accumulation, he is fully confident of breaking through the bottleneck to step into the Eleventh Layer of Longevity!

Thinking thus, the Yellow Springs Saint Master no longer hesitates, gathering a mass of pitch-black Spiritual Power in his palm, enveloped in the sinister coldness of the Yellow Springs Dao Principle, fiercely striking the Ancient Restriction at the Grotto Heaven’s entrance.

With a loud "boom", the restriction barrier undulates in waves.

Countless Ancient Runes flicker, yet ultimately cannot withstand the full-blown strike of a Tenth Layer Longevity giant, shattering with a sound, transforming into light fragments scattered across the sky.

The Yellow Springs Saint Master’s figure flickers as he steps into the Grotto Heaven, instantly enveloped by the rich Power of Origin. He takes a deep breath, feeling even his Dao Embryo tremble slightly, a satisfied smile appearing on his face:

"What a treasure trove, not in vain have I sought for five hundred years; with this Origin’s help, how can the Great Dao not be achieved... Huh?"

The smile abruptly freezes on his face as the Yellow Springs Saint Master’s gaze bypasses the Spirit Grass, landing in the depth of the Grotto Heaven.

There, the silhouette of a cultivator in a green robe sits cross-legged, his aura seemingly tangible and intangible, as if fused with the heavens and earth. Without careful perception, it would be difficult to detect the presence of a second person here.

This dreamt-of treasure trove, unexpectedly has already been preempted by someone!

The Yellow Springs Saint Master sweeps toward the cultivator, sensing that the other’s aura is clearly inferior to his by not just a small margin, instantly setting his heart at ease.

"Youngster, how dare you steal this one’s opportunity!"

The Yellow Springs Saint Master coldly snorts, his voice like gold stones grinding, filled with a sinister chill:

"Quickly reveal your sect and origin, let your elders come to claim you, perhaps this one might show some leniency, sparing your life."

"Otherwise, today you will meet the annihilation of both your Divine Soul and body, nourishing this one’s Yellow Springs Dao Embryo."

Before the words could fade, the young cultivator sitting cross-legged slowly opened his eyes, as calm as an Ancient Well Without Waves,

He slowly spoke, his voice clear as the clashing of jade stones, tranquil and unperturbed, yet each word reached the Yellow Springs Saint Master’s ear with clarity:

"Yunlu of the South Pole, in front of the Life-Annihilating Hall, Ming Qian Daoist, greets the fellow Daoist."

"Ming Qian Daoist... Life-Annihilating Hall?"

On hearing this, the Yellow Springs Saint Master’s heart skips a beat, pupils contracting abruptly.

The sinister and arrogance on his face vanish instantly without a trace, replaced by a face-full of smiles, the corners of his eyes crinkling together like a blooming chrysanthemum:

"So it is the Fifth Crown Prince in person! I am Yellow Springs, just a jest at times just now, Crown Prince must not take it seriously, must not take it seriously!"

As he spoke, he continuously kowtowed, bowing his head deeply, putting on a low posture, not a trace of the majesty of an evil path giant.

"A momentary lapse led to an unintentional breach of the Crown Prince’s setup restriction, truly a sin, truly a sin."

The Yellow Springs Saint Master quickly retrieves a Treasure from his sleeve, a black Treasure Bead the size of a fist.

The Treasure Bead is suffused with dense Origin aura, with the faint shadow of mountains and rivers drifting within, precisely his most treasured piece of Origin rarity—the Lesser Yin Treasure Bead.

This Treasure was acquired after he slew a fellow Longevity cultivator in the past, expending tens of thousands of years of effort to refine, a most precious treasure on him.

Now, to calm the anger of the Crown Prince before him, he has no choice but to grit his teeth and part with it.

He presents the Lesser Yin Treasure Bead with both hands in front of Ming Qian, his face beaming with smiles:

"This is but a token gift, not worth much regard, just as compensation. I hope the Crown Prince does not keep the earlier trifle in heart."

Ming Qian raises his eyebrows, his gaze falling on the Lesser Yin Treasure Bead, clearly sensing the pure Power of Origin contained within.

He muses inwardly: This Yellow Springs Saint Master is indeed decisive, no wonder he stands firm in Chongli Heaven for tens of thousands of years as an evil path giant, truly capable of both yielding and enduring.

His tone remains flat, without a trace of fluctuation: "This item might be a bit too precious?"

The Yellow Springs Saint Master quickly laughs, saying:

"The Crown Prince jests, a mere trinket, how dare I speak of preciousness? To earn a smile from the Crown Prince is its fortune. As long as the Crown Prince holds no grudge, I am completely satisfied."

His heart was bleeding. This minor yin treasure pearl was his crucial aid in breaking through to the eleventh level of heaven, and giving it away now was tantamount to cutting off a shortcut for himself.

However, compared to the consequences of provoking the Extinction Hall’s god of slaughter, what does this loss matter?

Ming Qian sighed lightly in his heart and said no more. He naturally understood that the Yellow Springs Saint Master feared not him, but the renown of his master, the Daoist Life-Annihilating.

He nodded slowly, his tone still calm: "Let’s let this matter pass."

"Thank you, Crown Prince, for your magnanimity!"

The Yellow Springs Saint Master seemed to receive a pardon, his smile widening as he hurriedly bowed:

"In that case, I will not disturb the Crown Prince’s meditation."

"If the Crown Prince has time to visit Moon-Bathing Sea in the future, I will certainly sweep the mat and prepare thin wine to greet the Crown Prince and wash away the dust."

Having said that, he dared not linger for a moment, turning and transforming into a black stream of light, hurriedly leaving the Origin Heaven Cave.

Not until he rushed out of the cave and far away from that area did the Yellow Springs Saint Master dare stop, letting out a long breath, his back already drenched in cold sweat.

He looked back at the direction of the Origin Heaven Cave with lingering fear, his eyes full of terror and relief.

The fear was for provoking the fifth Crown Prince of Extinction Hall, the relief was for reacting quickly to apologize and save his life.

...

Daoist Life-Annihilating, a true taboo figure of Chongli Heaven—absolutely not to be provoked!

Twenty thousand years ago, his eldest disciple Qi Yuan and second disciple Gu Ye were ambushed and fell while training in the Origin Treasure Realm of Chongli Heaven.

To avenge his disciples, Daoist Life-Annihilating struck at the bloodthirsty storm-causing supreme giant of the Twelve Levels of Longevity Heaven at the time—Blood River Ancestor.

The Twelve Levels of Longevity Heaven is already the pinnacle combat power in Chongli Heaven, nearly invincible at the same realm, dominating one side, feared by all.

Yet that Daoist Life-Annihilating only took a few rounds to kill Blood River Ancestor in the Origin Treasure Realm, soul completely annihilated.

That battle let everyone witness the terrifying divine might of Daoist Life-Annihilating, who ranked above the ordinary Twelve Tribulations cultivators.

Afterward, Daoist Life-Annihilating further stirred an even grander bloody tempest in Chongli Heaven under the guise of revenge.

Any forces associated with the Blood River Ancestor, regardless of size or strength, were all wiped out by him.

During this time, a total of five supreme giants of the Twelve Levels of Longevity Heaven fell!

Other Void Refining Realm and Longevity Realm cultivators suffered countless deaths and injuries, corpses scattered everywhere, rivers of blood flowed, terrifying many forces to shut their gates, not daring to breathe aloud.

Most terrifying was a giant of the tenth level of Longevity Heaven involved in the ambush who deeply feared the terror of Daoist Life-Annihilating, not daring to stay in Chongli Heaven, hastily fled to Taiyi realm, seeking refuge with the Great Saint of Creation at Chonghua Palace.

Hopeful that the protection of an existence transcending the Longevity Realm like the Great Saint of Creation meant peace of mind.

Unexpectedly, several thousand years later, Daoist Life-Annihilating found an opportunity, crossed the barrier between realms, and struck down the tenth level giant outside the dojo of the Great Saint of Creation.

The Great Saint of Creation immediately lashed out in anger, but no one expected the supernatural powers of Daoist Life-Annihilating to be so extraordinary.

Facing such a supreme existence as the Great Saint of Creation, he surprisingly showed no fear, directly endured nine rounds before his form dispersed and voluntarily returned to annihilation.

Everyone thought this was the end of the legend of this god of slaughter.

But shortly thereafter, Daoist Life-Annihilating appeared again in Chongli Heaven, still in that same style, still as strong.

Only then did everyone understand that the one who fell before was just one of his avatars!

Such terrifying combat power, such resolute killing desire, combined with his unfathomable technique that could preserve life in the face of Integration,

In a world like Chongli Heaven that limits the cultivation realm, Daoist Life-Annihilating has already become an undisputed existence above all others.

Not only is the Yellow Springs Saint Master merely a tenth-level Longevity Heaven rogue cultivator giant.

Even an unparalleled existence of the twelfth level of Longevity Heaven is nothing but a chicken or dog in front of Daoist Life-Annihilating, unable to withstand a strike.

Though later everyone speculated that avenging his disciples was merely an excuse, merely a spark; his actions were more for perfecting the end of the Great Dao.

But no one dared to promise there wouldn’t be a next time, so for Daoist Life-Annihilating’s remaining three disciples, all were bestowed the honorary title of Crown Prince, respected and kept at a distance.

The Yellow Springs Saint Master shook his head, suppressing the fear in his heart, dared not think further, turned into a stream of light, hurriedly returned to his lair.

This time, he considered himself to have taken a small setback, losing the minor yin treasure pearl, he silently consoled himself:

"Treasures are only external possessions, life is the key!"

...

In the Origin Heaven Cave, Ming Qian watched the direction of the Yellow Springs Saint Master’s departure, lightly shaking his head:

"Fifth Crown Prince? Over seventy thousand years old, still called Crown Prince."

"However, the master’s renown is indeed the best talisman."

He sat down cross-legged once more, closed his eyes, continuing to absorb the power of origin from within the cave.