Chapter 295 - 117: Age Dao Fruit, Marry Emperor Xia? What’s a Little Loss?

’Beyond just time, this process also contains control over life itself. As time flows, life continuously changes, right up until it decays...’

’This is its effect on other living beings. If I were to use it on myself, perhaps I could one day truly change a person’s lifespan.’

Jiang Lan mused to himself. The Age Dao Fruit was still only in its first stage, but it could already achieve terrifying feats.

In this world, not even experts of the Eighth Realm, the Ninth Realm, or even more powerful beings could manipulate or alter time.

Then, Jiang Lan tried to reverse time. However, compared to making time flow normally, reversing it was much more difficult. After just a few moments of manipulation, he felt a slight dizziness in his head.

Jiang Lan didn’t try again. He already understood how to control and utilize it.

As expected, such a method that defies nature still came at a great cost.

However, as his cultivation and strength grew, this time-manipulating ability could very well be used as a trump card.

Even beings of extremely high cultivation would be caught off guard.

’After a while, a third Destiny Dao Fruit should start to grow...’

’How many will there be in the end?’

’However, with the addition of the Age Dao Fruit, the Destiny Dao Fruit’s maturation toward the third stage has slowed down significantly. The same amount of destiny can’t supply the consumption required for both Dao Fruits to grow.’

’For now, I can only set my sights on Emperor Xia. But she’s been in the Imperial Palace these past few days and hasn’t made any appearances...’

Jiang Lan suddenly felt as if he couldn’t afford to raise these two Dao Fruits.

He fell into deep thought.

Besides, as the original story’s heroine, why hadn’t there been any feedback from Su Qinghan yet? Logically, after returning to the Dao Cang Sword Sect, she should have started making moves.

Could it be that because of his involvement, the Yuqing Sword Immortal had started to distance herself and grow estranged from Su Qinghan?

’Should I just send her to the Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountains?’

But with her current strength, she would most likely die there.

Jiang Lan shook his head slightly. He tried to sense Su Qinghan’s current situation through the faint Power of Destiny feeding back to him, and then he was left somewhat speechless.

’A love-struck fool really is unreliable...’

Although she had been at the Dao Cang Sword Sect for many days, it was only in the last few that Su Qinghan had finally reined in her thoughts and started focusing on cultivation.

Before, her mind had been entirely preoccupied with how to resolve her master’s misunderstanding of Jiang Lan, which caused her to neglect her cultivation.

Jiang Lan had no desire for her to resolve any grudges for him. All he wanted was for her to cultivate diligently, seize more opportunities and fortunes, and increase her destiny. That would be the best reward for him.

The Su Qinghan from the original story had no time for romantic entanglements; she was completely devoted to her cultivation.

’In the end, only Chu Chan is completely focused on her career.’

’Later, I’ll need to give Su Qinghan a little push and some supervision. I can’t keep spoiling her...’

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan remembered to sense what kind of opportunities and fortunes Chu Chan had obtained.

He had been so focused on the second Dao Fruit just now that he hadn’t paid her any mind.

The next moment, his thoughts stirred. Jiang Lan followed the Power of Destiny converging toward him from the unseen and began to sense Chu Chan’s situation.

’As an outsider, she safely entered the ancestral lands of the Beiming Chen Family. Then, through the Divine Mark left by the Beiming Ancient Celestial Venerable, she gained the approval of the Treasure Bottle he left behind.’

’Afterward, using the Beiming Treasure Bottle, she refined the Soul-Controlling Spell and had Chen Ning spread it throughout the Beiming Chen Family, seizing control over the lives and deaths of many Chen Family members...’

’She took the opportunity to seize control of a portion of the Beiming Chen Family’s ancestral lands, using their resources to advance her cultivation by leaps and bounds. She also refined several Exotic Treasures and learned a few rare Secret Skills.’

’The surge of destiny she fed back to me came from a Cultivation Technique called the Celestial Venerable Jade Pivot Skill...’

After sensing everything Chu Chan had done during this time, Jiang Lan was deeply impressed.

So much had changed in such a short time. Once she truly controlled the Beiming Chen Family, she would probably be able to obtain the true inheritance of the Beiming Ancient Celestial Venerable.

’This one is very ambitious, but no matter how ambitious she gets, she’s still within my control.’

’Medicine King Valley will also participate in the Southern Hunting exercise this time. I should see if I can get Xiao Yingyue to come over.’

Jiang Lan had previously asked Xiao Yingyue to concoct the Soft Soul Immortalization Powder for him.

But even now, there was no news. He didn’t know if she had succeeded.

Soft Soul Immortalization Powder could even affect a Seventh Realm cultivator.

Once afflicted, their cultivation would dissipate, turning them into an ordinary person. Without the antidote, it was basically impossible to recover.

If Xiao Yingyue had already concocted it, then after the Southern Hunting assembly, when Emperor Xia hosts a banquet for all the Immortal Sects in the world, perhaps he could prepare a... surprise for her?

...

"Achoo..."

Deep within the magnificent Imperial Palace, Emperor Xia, dressed in a bright yellow Dragon Robe with a crown upon her head, was diligently reviewing and approving memorials behind her desk.

The vast Chengming Hall was silent, save for the crisp rustle of the memorials she occasionally tossed aside.

A white cat with heterochromatic eyes and pure white fur lay lazily in her lap, its fluffy tail sweeping back and forth from time to time, looking quite comfortable.

"Did Your Majesty catch a cold?"

"This servant will instruct the palace maids to bring a brazier at once."

A handmaiden standing in attendance behind Emperor Xia stepped forward and asked with concern.

Emperor Xia shook her head lightly. "We are protected by Dragon Energy, how could We catch a cold? It was just Xiaobai’s tail brushing Our nose."