Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect
Chapter 356 - 227 Spirit Root_2

Chapter 356: Chapter 227 Spirit Root_2

The key lies in the mysteries hidden within the acupoints.

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Inside the underground palace.

Li Qian slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surge of energy emerging from his abdomen filling his entire body; he hastily began to refine it.

After a long time, he could feel his Longevity Spirit Body becoming slightly stronger.

Suddenly, he had an idea and communicated with the Chen Bell, and a stream of Spiritual Energy was immediately transferred into his body through the air, nourishing his Longevity Spirit Body.

"The Spiritual Energy stored inside the Chen Bell has indeed increased... It seems that some of the Spiritual Energy I absorbed during my Return to Void has entered the Chen Bell,"

Li Qian thought to himself.

This meant that each time he returned to the Void, he could bring back a bit more Spiritual Energy.

This would be greatly beneficial in speeding up his Dimension Upgrade Progress.

He suddenly remembered what Tuo Ba had said at the Oasis Camp, so he closed his eyes and sensed the Divine Aperture in the acupoints within his body.

Previously, in the Returning to Void World, he couldn’t sense it; there were only vague traces.

"Still not working?"

After a long time, Li Qian opened his eyes.

In the real world, this sensing was even more blurred, almost imperceptible.

He guessed that it might be due to the influence of the rules of the real world, which concealed the Divine Aperture behind the acupoints.

Perhaps only in the Void State could he remove all interference and sense the true Divine Aperture.

Thinking this, Li Qian shook his head and stopped pondering this, then he left the underground palace and entered the Longevity Realm.

Inside the dilapidated Daoist Temple.

Because in his Void State, one day in the high-dimensional world is one year in the Human World and the Longevity Realm... therefore, after more than two years, Yiling Town had regained its tranquility.

The buildings that had been destroyed had been mostly restored, and many more were being energetically rebuilt.

The population had also increased somewhat, mainly because Yiling Town had absorbed some refugees.

Near the mountain where the Daoist Temple was located, there was now an imposing new Daoist Temple.

The incense there never ceased.

Every day, many people from Yiling Town came to make offerings.

The temple was named Longevity Temple.

Inside the Longevity Temple stood a statue of the Longevity God, without a facial appearance.

No one had ever seen the true face of that mysterious Longevity Realm strong practitioner, so the constructed statue also remained nameless and faceless.

Li Qian was somewhat surprised by the changes in Yiling Town.

He hadn’t expected that the town’s people would erect a Longevity memorial for him and even construct Longevity Temple to worship with incense.

Thus, Li Qian left the Daoist Temple and went into the town.

The town was quite prosperous, the tragic memories from more than two years ago seemed to have gradually faded.

Li Qian once again arrived at the Bihai Building.

It still retained shadows of its original self, though this restaurant seemed to be newly built... the original old restaurant had been destroyed.

He ordered a jar of wine, but after only one sip, he frowned.

"Waiter, why does this wine taste off?"

Li Qian stopped a passing waiter and immediately asked.

"What’s wrong with it? My lord... what do you think is wrong?"

The waiter asked in surprise.

"This wine, compared to a few years ago, seems much worse and doesn’t have the original flavor."

Li Qian said.

"A few years back?"

The waiter was a bit confused.

He quickly explained, "My lord... this wine is brewed by our new owner. More than two years ago, there was a great disaster in Yiling Town. My old Bihai Building owner... passed away during that disaster, which is why the taste of the brewed wine might differ."

"I see."

Li Qian nodded.

The same wine recipe, brewed by different people after all, would indeed have some differences in taste.

That is truly a bit regrettable.

Subsequently, Li Qian no longer drank and left the building, then started walking down the street.

Through his senses, the entire Yiling Town had a population of just under thirty thousand, but as the saying goes, even a sparrow may have all its vital organs. Due to many foreign refugees, the town was a blend of fish and dragons, and in the shadows, dark deeds still occurred.

"It seems that many forces have set their sights on Yiling Town,"

Li Qian thought to himself.

Originally, the remaining forces in Yiling Town had less than thirty Martial Saints, and the strongest was merely an Advanced Great Saint.

But now... He discovered that hidden in Yiling Town were some foreign powerhouses.

And it’s possible that the power of these outsiders might already exceed that of the local forces.

However, these foreign powers seemed to be wary of something; they did not act recklessly but were operating within Yiling Town without revealing their intentions.

Li Qian, however, understood the purpose of these foreign forces—either they were related to the Spiritual King Mansion or they were spies sent by other forces from the Heavenly Spring Gobi.

After all, the significant event that happened in Yiling Town more than two years ago was hard to keep hidden and was bound to spread.

Due to his presence, a mysterious powerhouse in the Longevity Realm, all parties were quite restrained and did not dare to cause unchecked havoc in Yiling Town.

"It’s time to make arrangements in this Longevity Realm."

Li Qian thought silently.

He would definitely spend a long time in the Longevity Realm in the future.

Suddenly, he halted at an alleyway and then slowly walked into it.

At the end of the alley,

a boy of about twelve or thirteen was being punched and kicked by several rogues, who soon left the boy screaming in misery.

When the beating was nearly done, these thugs left aggressively, leaving behind the boy curled up, moaning in pain.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded, getting closer and closer, finally stopping in front of the boy.

The boy’s swollen face slowly opened a gap, barely making out the person who approached.

"Indeed, a very unique physique."

Li Qian was astonished.

In his sensing, the wounds on the boy’s body were healing at an unusual rate.

The reason for such a quick recovery was apparently due to a mysterious force within the boy’s body.

However, the boy obviously couldn’t utilize this power.

"It seems this boy is a Longevity Species."

Li Qian thought to himself.

As he had learned from Wen Wan, Longevity Species in the Longevity Realm usually refer to descendants of powerhouses from the Longevity Secret Realm... However, as the population grows and the bloodline of Longevity Species dilutes generation by generation, this longevity characteristic gradually disappears.

Generally speaking, after three generations, the bloodline of Longevity Species would become latent.

Only through cultivation could it gradually manifest.

Some with special physiques might slowly manifest under certain conditions...

Once the bloodline of Longevity Species manifests, they have unique traits and extraordinary talents, not only cultivating quickly but also having a much longer lifespan than ordinary people.

If ordinary people in the Longevity Realm are akin to Innate Martial Artists in the Human World, roughly living more than a hundred years,

then those of the Longevity Species start off with lifespans of over three hundred years.

This leads to them often achieving higher accomplishments after cultivating.

In fact, like the residents of Yiling Town, they basically all contain the bloodline of Longevity Species, just excessively diluted, resulting in unapparent characteristics of Longevity Species.

This young boy’s bloodline of Longevity Species seems to be gradually manifesting, thus demonstrating a characteristic of super-strong recovery ability.

Moreover, under Li Qian’s Sensing Spirit Technique, the Spirit Light emitted by the boy was extremely strong.

Absolutely reaching the Extreme Light Level.

Although most living beings in the Longevity Realm have decent spirit roots at least at the Bright Light Level, and many at the Treasure Light Level.

Reaching the Rosy Clouds Level would already be considered very impressive.

As for the Extreme Light Level, it is definitely a rare talent.

Unfortunately, in the Longevity Realm, lineage is too important.

Even with good spirit roots, without background... it’s hard to have a breakthrough.

After all, the true controllers of the Longevity Realm are those Longevity families... descendants of the Longevity Secret Realm powerhouses are all Longevity Species, often endowed with high talent.

For someone like this boy, a Longevity Species whose bloodline is gradually manifesting from an outsider... unless he is very lucky, it would be difficult to find opportunities.

"Little guy, I have a fist technique here; if you can master it perfectly, come find me at the Daoist Temple on the mountain."

Li Qian dropped a secret manual and then turned to leave, "Remember, tell no one."

The Daoist Temple on the mountain?

The boy, originally grimacing in pain, suddenly sat up and watched the disappearing figure, his eyes sparkling with hope.

Rumors from more than two years ago say that the mysterious powerhouse who saved the whole town came from the Daoist Temple on the back mountain.

This news was no longer a secret.

Therefore, the several major families in the town blocked off the entire back mountain, strictly forbidding anyone from going up the mountain.

Instead, a Daoist Temple was built at the foot of the mountain for worship.

He hurriedly picked up the secret manual from the ground, treating it like a treasure.

If the one who gave him the manual truly was the mysterious powerhouse from the mountain, then his chance to change his fate had arrived.

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