Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 672 - 384: Prolonging Life_3
Given Chen Mu’s current Cultivation Realm, he could even directly determine Yu Jiujiang’s lifespan. Unless there were any unexpected events, roughly only about a year remained before his time would come to an end.
“Why do you have time to return to Yu City today? Did you happen to pass by?”
Yu Jiujiang looked at Chen Mu.
Although he was far away in Yu County, the Yu Family had always been in correspondence with the State Government Office and exchanged messages with Xu Hongyu and others. Given the Yu Family’s current status, they were also privy to many recent developments regarding Chen Mu and even the Seven Profound Sect.
Yu Jiujiang knew that Chen Mu, despite his fame in the Cold North and his position as the world’s number one Grandmaster, was at the most critical moment. Whether he could break through and ascend to the pinnacle of the world depended on the days ahead. Thus, during such a significant period, Yu Jiujiang was somewhat surprised but also pleased to see Chen Mu returning to Yu County.
As one grows old, nearing the last few years of life, such feelings are hard to avoid. He actually wanted to see Xu Hongyu again, but the journey from Yu County to the State Government Office was long, and his body could no longer endure such extensive travel. Besides, given the pressing situation Chen Mu faced, it was safest for Xu Hongyu to stay within the Seven Profound Sect’s mountain gates, and it was not advisable for her to travel back to Yu County.
He thought he no longer had the chance to meet with Chen Mu and Xu Hongyu during these last years, but unexpectedly, he had the opportunity today.
“I specifically came to see you,” said Chen Mu in a calm tone.
After carefully assessing Yu Jiujiang’s physical condition, Chen Mu gently lifted his hand, and a drop of crystal-clear, green liquid silently emerged, quietly floating in the palm of his hand.
“This is Heaven and Earth Dew, which can halt the decay of the flesh and blood. By a stroke of luck, I obtained some. Although you have not undergone Marrow Cleansing to refine a Grandmaster Martial Body, it should still be beneficial for you.”
Heaven and Earth Dew, according to the records, was a rarely mentioned Spiritual Object. He had previously obtained seven drops from Yu Shouxuan and others. There were rumors that a single drop could extend one’s life by ten years, but as for its effect on Yu Jiujiang, Chen Mu was uncertain.
Because that so-called extension of ten years was relative to those who were Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters.
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A Grandmaster Martial Body at Perfection could naturally lock their Qi-Blood, which would not dissipate until the moment of life’s end. Therefore, the Heaven and Earth Dew, which prevents the dissipation of Qi-Blood, would be highly effective.
Yu Jiujiang, however, was not a Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster but merely at the Five Viscera Realm, and his Realm had already declined. His Qi-Blood was almost no different from that of an ordinary person, so the effect of the Heaven and Earth Dew would be significantly less, but as to what extent, Chen Mu was not clear.
After all,
there was no record of people below the level of Grandmaster using Heaven and Earth Dew in the archives.
However, upon seeing the translucent Spiritual Liquid in Chen Mu’s palm, Yu Jiujiang paused for a moment before speaking with some resignation, “I’ve lived over a hundred years, and there’s nothing that I haven’t seen or desired. I have no more obsessions, and half of my body is already in the coffin. Such a precious Spiritual Object shouldn’t be wasted on an old man like me.”
Hearing Yu Jiujiang’s words, Chen Mu shook his head slightly and said, “As long as I’m here, the bloodline of the Yu Family will not be severed. In the coming years, the world might change, and you should also wish to witness more of the world’s splendor for a few more years.”
Yu Jiujiang, in his life, had done everything for the Yu Family.
No one wants to live a shorter life, but Yu Jiujiang knew the preciousness of the Heaven and Earth Dew, so he was reluctant to use it for himself. He hoped instead that Chen Mu would look after the Yu Family in the future. Given Chen Mu’s Martial Arts Cultivation and long lifespan, which was just beginning, in a few decades, when the old people of the Yu Family who knew Chen Mu had mostly passed away, there would not be much connection left between him and the Yu Family.
Chen Mu was aware of this, so he simply mentioned that he wouldn’t let the Yu Family’s bloodline be severed. This was not only out of gratitude for Yu Jiujiang’s care in the past but also because he had benefited greatly from the Yu Family. Xu Hongyu grew up in the Yu Family, a non-Yu member of the family. Chen Yue, too, had received much care from the Yu Family in his early years, allowing him to get through the most troublesome beginning.
Hearing Chen Mu say this,
Yu Jiujiang finally smiled and said with some emotion, “If I could live a few more years and see such a scene, it would indeed be worth living for.”
He understood what Chen Mu meant; if the present world could be called splendid, it was all tied to Chen Mu.
A few more years to live.
Would he be able to see it, obtain it?
He felt it was very difficult, after all, although his realm was low and insignificant, he was still born in the Seven Profound Sect and knew the affairs of the world; he was even more aware that Chen Mu, as of now, seemed to be only a step away from reaching the pinnacle, but in reality, it was not something that could be accomplished overnight.
But since Chen Mu had said so, he naturally would not refuse.
“You will.”
Chen Mu spoke softly, then gently pushed forward.
The drop of clear and translucent Heaven and Earth Dew silently flew toward Yu Jiujiang, and as it approached, it burst in the air into a colorful mist, instantly enveloping him within.
Yu Jiujiang took a deep breath and felt like a person on the verge of dying from thirst in the desert, suddenly drinking a mouthful of sweet dew; in an instant, the qi-blood in his decaying body revived with newfound vigor and vitality.
A moment later.
Once all the changes had disappeared.
Yu Jiujiang reopened his eyes, felt the condition of his body, and sighed, “The marvel of Heaven and Earth is beyond compare, it’s a pity that my old and declining body is somewhat a waste of such a miraculous object.”
With his past status, he naturally could not come into contact with something like Heaven and Earth Dew, an object for extending one’s lifespan; almost all such spiritual objects he had only heard of through rumors, but this did not prevent him from realizing the changes brought by the Heaven and Earth Dew.
If his cultivation realm had not declined and he still maintained the Five Viscera Realm, then this drop of Heaven and Earth Dew would have allowed him to hold on to his qi-blood for another ten years, truly extending his life by nearly a decade.
But now.
His qi-blood had declined, and he was no different from an ordinary person. Although this drop of Dew stopped his qi-blood from decaying further and restored some vitality, the decline was irreversible, and it was no longer possible for him to return to the Body Tempering Cultivation of the Five Viscera Realm he had once possessed.
According to his judgment, the effect of this drop of Heaven and Earth Dew, on his current self, would have to be reduced by half at least, and he feared it could only extend his life by an additional four or five years; hence, his remark about the waste of such a treasure of Heaven and Earth.
“If it allows you to witness a few more years of the world’s wonders, then it is indeed put to good use, there is no talk of waste.”
Chen Mu was also very clear about Yu Jiujiang’s judgment; this drop of Heaven and Earth Dew should indeed extend life by about four or five years, and the effect was not too diminished, moreover, the process of its effectiveness gave Chen Mu some food for thought.
This effect, which stopped the decline of qi-blood and rekindled vitality, was somewhat similar to the Demonization Evil Methods practiced by the Sky Demon Sect, except the effect of Heaven and Earth Dew was proper and upright, without any side effects, whereas the methods of the Sky Demon Sect were perverse and could even affect one’s mind and rationality. Both were similar in effect, yet the processes were poles apart.
It was said that the old Emperor Xuan, in his quest for longevity, practiced evil methods that left him half-mad, half-conscious, ultimately leading to chaos in the world that continued to ravage to this day, though one wonders what kind of methods he actually practiced.
