Chapter 556 - 542: Acquired Returning to Innate, Increased Lifespan

The Black Dragon was explaining this now to prevent Yang Chan from blaming him later if his physique failed to achieve Acquired Returning to Innate.

Humans had a penchant for blaming others for their own failures. The Black Dragon had seen this countless times.

He was especially wary of those who would argue stubbornly even when they were clearly in the wrong.

That was why the Black Dragon was giving him a warning in advance.

"So, what you’re saying is, if I want my physique to achieve Acquired Returning to Innate, I have to go to a Cultivation World that has a Divine Vein."

A glint appeared in Yang Chan’s eyes as he spoke.

Obtaining a special physique had been a pleasant surprise. If his physique could be improved even further, that would naturally be for the best.

After successfully forming his Tai Chi Longevity Body, Yang Chan’s cultivation progress had accelerated significantly. This was true even when he practiced cultivation techniques that required more proficiency; his advancement was still much faster.

For him, the most obvious change was the increased speed of his cultivation.

"I’ve only seen this recorded in Ancient Texts. I can’t confirm it, so I can only say it’s a possibility!"

The Black Dragon didn’t make any absolute claims. Even though he felt it was likely, it was still an uncertainty for him.

Besides, if even the Ancient Human Race couldn’t accomplish it, there was no guarantee Yang Chan could. After all, countless experts from the golden age of cultivation—an era with the most abundant Cultivation Resources—had failed. The chances of Yang Chan’s success were slim.

So, it was best to be conservative with his predictions.

"However, even if you can’t achieve an Innate Body, Master, this situation is hardly a bad thing for you. After all, your entire body is being tempered, and your Lifespan is increasing."

"This is a boon that ordinary people could never experience. Furthermore, if you can continue to absorb Spiritual Qi, Master, even if you don’t develop an Innate Physique, your current Physique will continue to improve, and your Cultivation will advance rapidly at the same time."

"As long as this Spiritual Qi is inside your body and absorbed by it, Master, it can also help you accelerate your progress through the Body Tempering Stage!"

As the Black Dragon said this, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

’Yang Chan has a special physique and can absorb Spiritual Qi.’ This raised Yang Chan’s potential in his estimation once again. ’If he can leave the Taiyu Divine Continent and travel to a world better suited for Cultivation, perhaps he could even break the Human-God Boundary and become a master of the Divine Acupoint Realm, or maybe go even further.’

The Black Dragon was currently an Artifact Spirit within the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, attached to Yang Chan. He naturally hoped for Yang Chan’s Cultivation to grow stronger. Then, Yang Chan could take him to more places—ideally, to a Cultivation World with a Divine Vein.

’At that point, I might be able to find a way for an Artifact Spirit to break through to the level of a True God. That would be my true path to freedom.’

’As long as I’m just an Artifact Spirit, I’ll always be subservient to someone else.’

’Right now it’s Yang Chan, but in the future, it could be someone else. If I can’t leave the Taiyu Divine Continent, I have no future to speak of.’

And now, the Talent Yang Chan had displayed already far surpassed that of many others.

For the Black Dragon, all that was needed was for Yang Chan to find a Cross-Realm Teleportation Array and a Great Shift Order, and they might just be able to leave the Taiyu Divine Continent.

"Go scout the surrounding area for me."

"It’ll take me a while longer to absorb this Spiritual Qi. Set up some measures to conceal what’s happening here, and make sure no one disturbs me."

After failing to get any more useful information from the Black Dragon, Yang Chan gave him his orders.

He had chosen a spot near the mountain to absorb the Spiritual Qi from within it, which was difficult to detect. Still, to guard against anyone with an unusually sharp Spiritual Sense, he had the Black Dragon set up some precautionary measures.

Just the fact that his Tai Chi Longevity Body was absorbing Spiritual Qi made this trip into the Secret Realm worthwhile.

After all, his Lifespan was increasing and his physical body was growing stronger. These were tangible benefits.

Countless people had committed desperate, crazed acts just to increase their Lifespan.

The Grand Ancestor of Great Zhou, Yang Sheng, and the old ancestor of the Jin Meng Empire were willing to destroy their nations’ fortunes for a chance at it. Yet here Yang Chan was, achieving the same result just by sitting cross-legged and absorbing Spiritual Qi.

’If those who desperately sought to extend their lives knew about this, I wonder what expressions they would make.’

’Envy, jealousy, hatred... probably all of the above.’

’Who knows?’

In any case, Yang Chan was oblivious to such thoughts. He was still frantically absorbing Spiritual Qi, savoring the benefits it brought him.

With the Black Dragon standing guard outside, he felt more at ease.

For a full hour, Yang Chan absorbed Spiritual Qi. This was with him exercising a degree of restraint; otherwise, he could have been even faster. However, to avoid causing a major disturbance, Yang Chan didn’t dare to be so reckless.

’It’s better to keep a low profile in the Secret Realm.’

’If I’m too conspicuous now, how will I be able to make good use of these pawns from the Merak Sacred Land later?’

"HUUU..."

Yang Chan let out a long breath. The process of absorbing Spiritual Qi wasn’t exactly comfortable, as it was Tempering his physical body and was accompanied by pain. Of course, this level of pain was nothing to him.

After all, the pain he experienced during every realm breakthrough was far more intense than this. Besides, the rising numbers on his status panel were more than enough to keep him happy.

His Talent had increased by one point, from 53 to 54, which was an unexpected bonus.

His Lifespan, however, saw a much larger increase, rising from 707 to 777—a full seventy years. This was nearly double the lifespan of an ordinary person in the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty.

For commoners in the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty, living to the age of forty was already considered quite good. People in their fifties and sixties were rare, and reaching seventy was almost unheard of.

When Yang Chan had first transmigrated into this world, his initial Lifespan hadn’t been very high. It was only thanks to the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill and various other Health Cultivation Techniques that it had slowly increased.

Later, his breakthroughs in the Martial Arts Realms added a little more, but none of it compared to the amount of Lifespan he gained from the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill.

The other Health Cultivation Techniques also contributed a significant amount.

If Yang Chan weren’t so busy improving his Cultivation right now, he would definitely practice several more Health Cultivation Techniques to continuously raise his Lifespan.

However, Lifespan wasn’t a problem for the current Yang Chan. He was only nineteen years old, and with a Lifespan of 777 years, he had a very long time ahead of him.

In the time he had, his Martial Arts Realm would break through again, and his Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill would improve again, granting him even more Lifespan. Therefore, for Yang Chan, Lifespan was not the issue; strength was his primary concern.

Furthermore, although his Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill was no longer devouring Spiritual Qi as frantically as it had at the beginning, it could still absorb it to strengthen his body. The effect wasn’t as pronounced as before, but with time and accumulation, it would undoubtedly continue to increase his Lifespan.

For Yang Chan, he would only grow younger as he lived, and his Lifespan would continue to increase. He had no idea when, or if, it would ever reach its end.

If it weren’t for the Longevity Lock, his Lifespan would be even greater. As long as he didn’t perish along the way, it was possible he could live until the end of time.