Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 937: Chapter 19: Oath Secret Treasure

The vow of the Twelfth Realm naturally holds immense restraining power.

Saint Emperors like Hong Yun dared to let Xing Yuan come alone because they knew the terrifying consequences of breaking the vow.

Even when the time comes, even if not under the same starry sky, the backlash will still descend upon him.

Almost instantly, as the punishment of the Starry Sky Rules fell, in Wang Sheng’s eyes, Xing Yuan’s aura plummeted, and within moments, he fell from the exalted Saint Emperor to an Eleventh Realm Saint.

However, this was not the most terrifying outcome.

This wasn’t just a fall in cultivation strength but in all aspects, such as lifespan.

A Twelfth Realm Saint Emperor’s lifespan is tens of millions of years, while an Eleventh Realm Saint’s is only a few million years.

And Xing Yuan himself was an ancient Saint Emperor, having existed since the cultivation emergence of the Old Land Starry Sky.

After Xing Yuan’s realm fell, it caused a consequence.

He possessed the cultivation of the Eleventh Realm, yet had lived for tens of millions of years.

There was a discrepancy of millions of years.

In the Starry Sky Rules, these discrepancies are considered as stolen time.

Xing Yuan had already sensed the state of his body; stolen time, once discovered, needs to be repaid.

“True Saint, the backlash from breaking the vow has already arrived. Although I have used many life-extending Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, they are insufficient to repay millions of years of time. I am going to die soon. I have told you everything I needed to say. I hope you can keep your promise to protect the Star Abyss Great World. If that is not possible, at least preserve part of the heritage.”

He knew he was bound to die; the only way was to have enough life-extending treasures. These treasures, nurtured by the Starry Sky Rules, also had their extended lifespans recognized.

But treasures that extend lifespan by millions of years, let alone use them, he hadn’t even heard of them.

This is also what makes the vow backlash so terrifying.

Wang Sheng was watching Xing Yuan with great interest.

Xing Yuan still had some life left.

He was initially cultivating when Xing Yuan suddenly found him; he originally thought it was some matter, but he didn’t expect it was to witness Xing Yuan’s death in front of him.

As a Twelfth Realm existence, it surely wouldn’t be this boring.

Wang Sheng could guess Xing Yuan’s thoughts, most likely wanting to see if he could save him.

For Wang Sheng, saving Xing Yuan was no difficult task.

It’s just a matter of time backlash. Although his control over time wasn’t as fearsome as his manipulation of space, resolving this kind of backlash wasn’t a big problem.

He didn’t act immediately because he was intrigued by the “vow” itself.

It must be known that whether it’s the Newborn Land or the Old Land, there was no saying of making vows on the Great Dao.

The Starry Sky Rules wouldn’t care about such matters.

Thus, to make a vow that constrains others, one must use a tool.

A certain pinnacle world once had such a tool.

In the process of development, the Source Star also obtained a similar Starry Sky Secret Treasure. Vows were made on the secret treasure, and if broken, these bizarre secret treasures would impose punishment.

Such secret treasures are quite rare, and the realm they can limit is generally not high.

Even though the Source Star is now a powerful force, its most formidable vow secret treasure can only limit the Tenth Realm.

And in the Old Land, Wang Sheng had only ever heard of a vow secret treasure that could limit the Eleventh Realm.

Twelfth Realm cultivators are generally not limited by them.

Yet, Xing Yuan was restricted by a vow secret treasure.

And the restriction method was very peculiar, showcasing the power of this vow secret treasure.

“It’s as if it directly erased the history of Xing Yuan cultivating to the Twelfth Realm, but kept the fact that he lived for tens of millions of years, causing Xing Yuan to be judged by the Starry Sky Rules.”

“Directly altering certain facts, it seems that the Starry Sky Secret Treasure limiting Xing Yuan is related to time… I wonder if I have a chance to obtain it.”

Now, he needs both space and time secret treasures, but he needs the time secret treasure even more to help him break through to the Thirteen Realms.

A secret treasure related to time would undoubtedly be of great help to him.

Just observing Xing Yuan’s backlash process now brought him some insights.

If he fully obtained it, who knows what kind of progress he could make.

Xing Yuan, seeing Wang Sheng watching him, neither acting nor speaking, felt somewhat anxious, ultimately couldn’t help but ask: “True Saint, do you have a way to save me…”

“Weren’t you just now ready to sacrifice yourself?” Wang Sheng chuckled. After all, he wouldn’t die immediately, and even if death came, it wasn’t him who would die, so he wasn’t in a hurry.

Xing Yuan felt a bit embarrassed.

But in the face of life and death, pride or shame no longer mattered as much.

“If I can live on, of course, I don’t want to give up…”

“But you should know what it costs to stay alive. Although you were a prisoner before, I didn’t have any demands on you. Once I act, it won’t be that simple.” A Twelfth Realm cultivator, Wang Sheng didn’t mind having more.

Hearing this, Xing Yuan not only wasn’t disappointed but rather excited.

What did this statement signify?

He could be saved. The Lifeless True Saint truly had a way to help him withstand the backlash. He directly knelt and made a great obeisance: “If the True Saint can save me, I will serve as cattle or horse without complaint.”

Wang Sheng looked at the prostrated Xing Yuan and said, “Remember your words.”

Cause and effect were already established.

Reneging wouldn’t be that easy.

Wang Sheng didn’t hesitate and acted immediately.

“Four Seasons Seal!”

The Four Seasons Seal, a time-secret treasure he refined using Starry Sky Gold.

For centuries, it had been growing by absorbing the power of time.

Now, the Four Seasons Seal possessed the power to reverse the past, future, and present.

Once unleashed, it could cause time chaos in an entire Star Domain.

Wang Sheng rarely used it, but now he wanted to see whether the Four Seasons Seal or that time-related vow secret treasure was stronger?