In my twilight years of cultivating, I became a Supreme Daoist of the Longevity Path

Chapter 237: 126: Old leaves and new flowers form a path on their own, white hair and new frost protect the new (Extra update for Alliance Hierarch Lin Hao)_1 Chapter 237: 126: Old leaves and new flowers form a path on their own, white hair and new frost protect the new (Extra update for Alliance Hierarch Lin Hao)_1 Winter fades and spring comes, with the early spring mornings still quite cold.

As the winter snow melts, the bone-chilling river water bubbles flirtatiously on the river stones where women wash clothes, surprisingly mixed with fresh blood.

Before long, a body bobbed up from the river water.

Haphazard, greasy hair, like a black cap, concealed the face.

The body bloated and decaying suggested it had been dead for quite some time.

Quickly after, the third, followed by the fourth bodies emerged.

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Some bodies were reduced to skeleton, the flesh seemingly gnawed away by fish…

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Looking ahead, it turned out that a thick layer of ice had melted and shattered.

These bodies would have sunk to the bottom of the river before, now floating on the surface as the ice melted.

Extending one’s gaze, on the distant plains as well, corpses lay everywhere, a truly horrifying scene to behold.

This place had obviously once been a battlefield, but the process of fighting seemed more like a one-sided massacre.

Two streaks of light skimmed through the sky and quickly stopped, swerving and floating above the river.

Looking at the corpses below, they couldn’t help but sigh.

“These cultivators from the Soul Devouring Sect are abhorrent, killing everywhere they go, even forcibly taking the souls of these ordinary folk.

How much value can the souls of these commoners have?”

A woman’s gritting voice transmitted from within one of the streaks of light.

It’s funny to think that ordinary people’s lives are worth less than fodder.

In the harsh winter with no food leading to famine, freezing cold as it is, many people will starve to death.

Some even resort to cannibalism.

This woman wouldn’t have been unfamiliar with such a pitiful scene in her early years.

But now, shifting places and seeing the Demon Cultivation massacring commoners, she feels outrage and sympathy.

It’s hard to place this sympathy, perhaps it’s because the people of my region are akin to my domesticated pigs.

The Western Region Demon Cultivation can’t bear to see them slaughtered?

“Let’s go,” said another woman, of outstanding beauty but veiled.

“The battle conditions between multiple sects are fierce these days.

Who knows how long it will last.

This place has already been retaken, but it’s hard to ensure that no Demon Cultivation are left behind.

It’s not fit to linger, let’s return to our sect first.”

The other woman, apparently a subordinate, exclaimed in surprise, “Miss, you…don’t plan to go back home to plead with the patriarch of the Luo Family?

Go back to our sect directly?

This…”

The veiled woman shook her head, “No need to go back.

Even the patriarch has been alarmed by this matter.

I need to go back and explain.

Even if I am punished, it won’t be too severe.

Don’t worry.

If I do plead with patriarch of the Luo Family, I’m afraid the agreement I made with him a year ago would be void.”

Damn it, we can blame that Chen.

Miss, you are being punished by the sect, and all of that is because of him.

This person hides and holds secrets, but he never shares them with us.

I think we should use Xu….”

“Stop!

Xi’er, I told you, do not make things difficult for Xu Wei.

Moreover, I had no knowledge of Chen Dengming’s secrets.

I didn’t know exactly where he was back then.

Even if the sect asked me this time, I just need to reply: I planned to find him secretly and slowly.

Only after finding him and confirming that he had secrets would I report back to the sect to avoid the waste of manpower and resources.

It’s not surprising that the Demon Cultivation from the Western Region invaded, and I didn’t have a chance to find him…”

Miss, you have always been smarter than me.

I am just concerned and worried.

But that Xu Wei, she is of poor talent, and she is still alive today, all thanks to you.

Even if you use her to find Chen Dengming, it would only be a repayment of the favor, wouldn’t it?”

“Rest assured, she will repay the kindness.

Treat her well so that she can help us better.

Don’t make things difficult for her, okay?”

“Oh…

The lights flash and the two escape lights left rapidly on their instruments.

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Changchun Sect, Chen Dengming’s dwelling.

A potent spiritual might suddenly erupted, causing substantial ripples of spiritual energy to spread in the air.

Visible to the naked eye, it caused the furnishings in the dwelling to shudder slightly, and dust fell from the roof.

A moment later, the spiritual might around Chen Dengming gradually receded.

He remained calm, not surprised by this predicted breakthrough.

After a brief period of reflection, he discovered the changes in his state.

“Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator[Chen Dengming]

Life Span: 85/338/684

Spiritual Root: Gold, Wood (Top-grade 50/100)

Martial Arts: Nil

Cultivation Techniques: “Longevity Spring Skill” (Level Four 0/10000), “Chen’s Dao Method Chapter” (Master Level 21/100), “The Rejuvenation Skill” (Beginner Level 97/100), “Spirit Runes” (Proficient Level 66/100)…

After achieving the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, the breakthrough happened unexcitedly as expected.

His minor realm breakthrough took place since his cultivation technique was up to par, with absolutely no bottleneck.

His maximum lifespan subsequently increased.

By the way, the increase in the maximum lifespan for a total of thirty years feels great.

This time, his minor realm breakthrough and the “Longevity Spring Skill” breakthrough happened at the same time, doubling the effect and leading to a surge in his lifespan limit.

Upon careful thought, practicing the “Longevity Spring Skill” from the first to the fourth level has granted him an extension of sixty years to his life so far.

It is considered top amongst the cultivation techniques at Foundation Establishment level, worthy of being the core technique of Changchun Sect.

Most Foundation Establishment techniques, like “The Rejuvenation Skill”, only provide an extension of ten years to one’s life after mastering them.

The “Longevity Spring Skill,” however, provides an additional five years.

Even for the ordinary people who, unlike Chen, don’t have the golden finger of practice to extend life, they can still extend their lifespan by twenty years simply by practicing to the fourth level regularly.

Apart from that, none of the other skills have made a breakthrough over this period.

Ultimately, every skill that Chen Dengming has learned so far, he has already practiced to the proficient or master level.

“Golden Gang Spirit Venerate”, a first-grade ten-level technique, even if it’s a Qi Cultivation Stage technique, it consumes a vast amount of spiritual energy.

With Chen Dengming’s top-grade Spiritual Root qualifications, if he wants to improve this skill from proficient to master level, he would have to practice thousands of times.

It’s truly challenging.