Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant-Chapter 381: Fight with No Retreat

Patriarch Lu forced a smile.

"Pill Master Shen is joking."

"Lu must have remembered wrong. Pill Master Shen’s ransom is five hundred thousand Spirit Stones."

"If you happen to be short on hand, no problem."

"The Lu Family is willing to hire Pill Master Shen as a Pill Master Tributor, with a yearly salary of one hundred thousand Spirit Stones."

"In just five years, the ransom debt can be cleared."

Shen Xuan gently shook his head.

Slowly turned around and walked towards White Crane Island’s outbound port.

Patriarch Lu was slightly startled.

Is he going to return to White Crane Island?

"Pill Master Shen, you should think it over."

"If you go back this time, the price won’t be the same when you want to come out again!"

Shen Xuan ignored him.

He continued walking back at a leisurely pace.

"Rude!"

At Patriarch Lu’s signal, a cultivator from the Lu Family shouted angrily.

Two wave-striding ice bears roared and charged toward Shen Xuan at great speed.

However, Shen Xuan merely glanced back at the two wave-striding ice bears.

His body emitted a peculiar aura.

Magnificent and mysterious in its majesty.

The two wave-striding ice bears instantly were terrified, covering their heads and fleeing.

Leaving behind a soaking wet ground.

A pungent smell filled the air.

Patriarch Lu was suddenly shocked.

He is at Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm.

Just now, the aura on Pill Master Shen’s body suddenly surged.

He managed, with a slight tremor of his heart.

Those two Tier Two Middle Grade wave-striding ice bears were directly scared into wetting themselves.

"Bloodline suppression?"

"What in the world is the background of this Pill Master Shen?"

Seeing Shen Xuan return to White Crane Island, an uneasy feeling stirred inside Patriarch Lu.

He didn’t sense any fear from Shen Xuan.

Too steady, he thought.

It seemed everything was under Shen Xuan’s control.

"Could he be a core disciple from some Major Sect?"

On Lu Family’s flagship.

The Lu Family’s ancestor and Lu Zhanpeng were resting with eyes closed, recuperating.

Patriarch Lu entered and quietly recounted what had just happened.

"Even if he’s a core disciple from a Major Sect, what’s that worth!"

Lu Zhanpeng sneered and said, "Since Shen Changsheng is unwilling to reveal his identity, we in the Lu Family treat him as a loose cultivator; what’s wrong with that!"

"Since he can refine pills for the Wei Family, why not refine pills for our Lu Family!"

"Zhanhao, don’t overthink it, follow the rules! Otherwise, if everyone is exempted like him, others will perceive our Lu Family differently!"

Patriarch Lu nodded and said, "Zhanpeng is right. However, with tomorrow’s all-out offensive to break the array, if we injure that Pill Master Shen, I’m afraid he might have unusual origins, leading his sect to cause trouble."

"No problem."

The Lu Family’s ancestor, who had remained resting with closed eyes, slowly opened them.

"I will keep an eye on this person. As soon as I see him, I will capture him alive and hand him to Zhanhao to look after."

"That’s good. The old ancestor’s approach is indeed more reliable."

With the ancestor’s words, Patriarch Lu felt relieved, continuing to arrange the matters regarding the island’s siege for tomorrow.

...

"Pill Master Shen, why have you returned?"

Shen Xuan’s return caught everyone in the Wei Family by surprise.

Patriarch Wei personally came to inquire.

"The Lu Family is demanding a ransom of five hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and I am unwilling to pay."

Shen Xuan said calmly.

"The Lu Family is despicable!"

Patriarch Wei cursed the Lu Family thoroughly.

He cursed from their distant ancestors to the Lu Family’s ancestor, Lu Zhanpeng, Lu Zhanhao, and others.

Shen Xuan’s expression remained calm.

He knew that Patriarch Wei was venting.

The Wei Family was on the brink of extermination.

As Patriarch, he bore a substantial burden.

After cursing for the duration of a burning incense stick passed.

Patriarch Wei finally settled down.

"Let Pill Master Shen not laugh at me. Mentioning the Lu Family stirs anger within Wei."

"I want to meet True Master Qingxin."

"Alright!"

Before long.

In the Wei Family’s deliberation hall, Shen Xuan met with the weary-looking Wei Family ancestor.

Clearly, the impending battle had exhausted him mentally.

However, Shen Xuan noticed.

The blood energy of the Wei Family ancestor was more vigorous than last time.

Apparently, he had taken a Life-Extending Pill and refined its medicinal power.

At this moment, time was pressing.

Shen Xuan got straight to the point.

"True Master, I have a close friend who is a Spirit Body dual cultivator, at Golden Body Perfection, capable of transforming into a Flood Dragon."

"He is near the East Mountain Sea Domain. If you are willing, with Divine Turtle Remains as compensation, I can mediate to invite him to assist."

The Wei Family ancestor’s eyes lit up.

"Spirit Body dual cultivator, Golden Body Perfection? What is this person’s realm cultivation?"

"Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment."

"Only Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment?"

Disappointment seeped into the Wei Family ancestor’s voice.

"True Master, rest assured. Though this person is merely in the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, his body refining technique is not to be underestimated."

"On the sea surface, he can withstand a Fake Pill True Master for a hundred breaths."

The Wei Family ancestor pondered for a moment.

"A hundred breaths isn’t bad!"

The speed of the Wei Family warships was extremely fast.

After a hundred breaths, they could sprint a hundred miles away.

Even a Fake Pill True Master could only catch a mere two or three ships.

The remaining warships could take the opportunity to flee for their lives.

After much deliberation, the Wei Family ancestor ultimately decided to agree to the deal.

The reason was simple.

The Wei Family was reaching its limits.

No matter how slim the hope, it had to be seized.

Despite the precious nature of the Divine Turtle Remains.

How could they compare to the lives of the Wei Family members?

The Wei Family ancestor and Shen Xuan discussed a bit.

Agreed to pay part of the compensation upfront.

The Divine Turtle Remains were actually thirteen pieces of turtle shell.

The Wei Family’s Patriarch took out a piece.

Each piece of tortoise shell was the size of a tabletop, dark brown, with an ancient and complex pattern on its surface, its brilliance restrained, as true treasures tend to be.

Shen Xuan looked at it for just a moment.

His heart quaked intensely; his Divine Soul stirred, causing his teeth to undergo transformation, spontaneously emerging as jagged fangs.

He quickly circulated his Spiritual Power, calming his inner energies and controlling the mutation of his body.

The Wei Family’s Patriarch seemed to notice something unusual, casting a curious glance at Shen Xuan.

"Rest assured, True Master. Shen’s friend is most trustworthy. I can vouch for him."

"If that person can hold off Lu Family True Master for a hundred breaths, I am willing to pay with three tortoise shells."

"This one tortoise shell is the deposit."

Shen Xuan asked, "What if he can hold off for half an hour?"

"Five tortoise shells, I shall not break my word."

A hundred breaths equates to five minutes.

Half an hour is roughly seven to eight minutes.

In magical combat, victory or defeat can be decided in an instant.

To withstand a Fake Pill True Master for half an hour, with the cultivation of Middle Stage Foundation Establishment and Golden Body Realm Perfection.

Even against a newly advanced Fake Pill True Master.

It would be a miracle.

Shen Xuan remained silent.

He glanced at the tortoise shell in his hand.

After several breaths, he softly asked, "Suppose. Shen is merely supposing, my friend heavily injures Lu Family Fake Pill True Master, forcing him to flee and abandon the battlefield?"

"True Master, can you hand over the remaining twelve Divine Turtle Remains to my friend?"

The Wei Family’s Patriarch quivered.

"Impossible!"

"Pill Master Shen, the gap between True Master Realm and Foundation Establishment Realm is as vast as an abyss."

"For one as newly advanced as Lu Zhanpeng to Fake Pill True Master, his Spiritual Power, Divine Soul, Divine Sense, and Flesh Body are all double what they were at Foundation Establishment Perfection."

"Put it this way, currently Lu Zhanpeng could battle three of his former Foundation Establishment Perfection self simultaneously and come out victorious."

Shen Xuan smiled slightly.

"What if? Nothing is absolute in this world. True Master, just say if you are willing to pay it all."

"If he is heavily injured and flees, I can only offer seven shells." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The Wei Family’s Patriarch sighed and said, "Even if Lu Zhanpeng is heavily injured, it won’t change the grim fate of the Wei Family Spiritual Land being lost and clansmen fleeing for their lives."

"Unless..."

Shen Xuan nodded.

"True Master, Shen understands. A hundred breaths equals three shells, half an hour five shells, heavy injury seven shells."

"If he can kill Lu Zhanpeng and lift the crisis for the Wei Family, then it’s all thirteen pieces of Divine Turtle Remains."

"True Master, is Shen understanding this correctly?"

The Wei Family’s Patriarch stared at Shen Xuan.

His Divine Sense meticulously scrutinized.

Facing him.

Shen Xuan remained calm and composed.

For a long time.

The Wei Family’s Patriarch finally uttered a word: "Correct."

...

The next day.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

The Lu Family’s warships gathered together and began bombarding the sea port of White Crane Island.

The White Crane Island’s Island Protection Array was connected to Tier Two Top Grade Spirit Vein, focusing on defense with weaker offensive capabilities.

Having been damaged by ten consecutive days of bombardment by the Lu Family’s warships.

Now.

The Lu Family warships focused their firepower and bombarded simultaneously.

The Island Protection Array visibly trembled on the verge of collapsing.

At this moment.

The Wei Family cultivators were all prepared.

The elderly, weak, women, and children had all retreated onto the warboats.

These warboats didn’t have much offensive or defensive capabilities, used only to disperse and escape.

The two fastest Swift Wind warships carried a dozen people each; they were the elite descendants serving as the Wei Family’s lifeline.

Wei Yating, Qing Feng, and Ming Yue were among them.

The rest of all Wei Family’s adult clansmen, under the leadership of a dozen Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators from the clan, formed into lines, boarding the warships in full readiness.

Patriarch Wei gave a stirring speech on the flagship.

"White Crane Island is the millennia legacy created by our ancestor, Cang Ming True Master, after enduring thousand hardships."

"An Yue has failed, bringing shame to the ancestors, unable to repel the invaders."

"Today has reached the final life-and-death moment."

"The Patriarch and An Yue will fight till the last moment, vowing to live and die with White Crane Island."

"Everyone, do you wish to go to death with the Patriarch? Tell our enemies they can take White Crane Island, take our lives."

"But they will never take our dignity!"

"Your parents and children are behind you, there’s no retreat!"

"We shall fall here, paving a path of blood with our lives for our clansmen."

"Our Wei Family will rise again!"

Finally, with all his might, Patriarch Wei shouted, "Fight!"

Eight hundred Wei Family cultivators simultaneously shouted: "Fight!"

Their voices rang loud, echoing throughout White Crane Island.

Shen Xuan, hidden in form, quietly watched it all.

For some reason, he felt a slight sense of being moved inside.

Shen Xuan admitted he was timid and feared trouble.

If assured, he struck hard.

If uncertain, he was always cautious and careful.

He truly feared death.

And truly did not wish to oppose the Lu Family True Masters.

"A great man knows how to yield and stand firm, I just need to walk away, why bother with the Lu Family!"

"Once achieved in cultivation, avenging this shame will be no difficult task!"

The Lu Family’s Patriarch and Lu Zhanpeng were Fake Pill True Masters, their Dao paths had ended, with limited growth in battle strength.

When Shen Xuan condenses a True Pill, he can utterly defeat both Lu Family True Masters.

But that will be many years later.

"Let’s see what comes first."

"Even if unable to win, in the ocean, holding off for a hundred breaths can still earn three Divine Turtle Remains."

Solid Tier Three Spiritual Objects, Shen Xuan had no reason to forsake.

He comforted himself this way.

In truth, his heart was already leaning toward the Wei Family.

After all, he still wasn’t capable of severing emotions and relations, focusing solely on himself.

Shen Xuan employed the [Invisibility Technique], restrained his aura, and silently infiltrated the warship Wei Yating was on.

At Wei Family’s sea port.

Under the barrage of Spiritual Energy Cannons, the Island Protection Array finally let out a mournful cry, its Spiritual Light dissipating.

Originally, the Island Protection Array was damaged and hadn’t had time to repair.

With the Lu Family warships’ continuous attack, the replenishment rate of Spiritual Qi couldn’t keep up with the consumption rate, leading to its swift collapse.

"The array is broken!"

"Charge!"

"Lu Family commands, rush into White Crane Island, no knives sheathed for three days!"

The loose cultivators from the Lu Family’s camp were scrambling to rush toward White Crane Island.

They seemed to see countless Spirit Stones, Spiritual Objects, and many beautiful female cultivators beckoning them.