Chapter 699: 298: A hundred tastes of life, looking back at the past, a laugh echoes over the sea _1 Chapter 699: 298: A hundred tastes of life, looking back at the past, a laugh echoes over the sea _1 The Life-Shortening Cultivation Enhancement Skill has only three levels.
To attain the first level, one needs to sacrifice twenty years of lifespan.
This can enhance a person’s Spirit Qi Affinity by twenty to thirty percent, effectively improving their Spiritual Root.
The exact effect varies from person to person.
For He Yingyu, who possibly has a lifespan of over nine hundred years, the loss of twenty years is bearable.
Hence, under the supervision of Chen Dengming, her protector, He Yingyu consumed twenty years of her lifespan overnight.
The traces of the years she had consumed rippled forcefully, visible clearly only through Chen Dengming’s use of the Heavenly Vision.
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After a single night.
He Yingyu, who originally possessed a Spiritual Root of superior medium grade, smoothly crossed the threshold without any setbacks and reached the upper grade Spiritual Root.
Even the one with the lowest Spirit Qi Affinity among those with the upper grade Spiritual Root, surpassed the lowest grade Spiritual Root by tenfold.
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“Junior brother…
did my Spiritual Root really break through to the upper grade?”
In their cave mansion, He Yingyu exhibited an incredibly surprised countenance, able to clearly perceive the significant enhancement of her sensitivity to the Spirit Qi in the air.
Not only so, but her control over it had also greatly improved.
Chen Dengming watched this scene with a smile.
What He Yingyu was experiencing now, he had experienced before.
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Of course, he understood her surprise and astonishment.
He lightly laughed, trying to seem unaffected, “Of course it’s true.
You originally had a superior medium grade root.
After giving up some of your lifespan, it’s only natural that you improved.”
“Lifespan, right…
lifespan!”
Only then did He Yingyu come to her senses.
She instinctively touched her cheek and stroked her hair, worried about prematurely going grey overnight.
Only to find out it was a needless worry.
Still unsure, she walked over to the dressing table and undressed in front of Chen Dengming to examine her body.
Seeing her skin still smooth and flawless, free of age wrinkles, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Dengming chuckled and approached her.
“My dear sister, you’re a great cultivator with a Golden Core from the Longevity Sect.
We have a long lifespan; losing twenty years won’t make you age…
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have let you try it.
Don’t worry!”
“Hmm!”
Seeing Chen Dengming appreciatively watching her in the mirror, she raised her chest in a haughty and charming manner, her beautiful eyes shooting him a sweet smiling glance.
“Good husband, how should I thank you for helping me enhance my Spiritual Root?”
She elegantly sauntered over to Chen Dengming, looking indirectly alluring.
Chen Dengming shrugged indifferently, “Any reward is fine, as long as you’ve improved.”
“Really?”
He Yingyu’s eyes shone as she pulled out an item from her storage bag, smiled teasingly, “What do you think of this magical treasure?”
“Oh, my God!” Chen Dengming’s heart throbbed, his body going numb.
“Junior brother, let’s talk more, can this skill enhance my Spiritual Root again?”
Chen Dengming sobered up a bit and calmly shook his head, “You cannot cultivate the second level of this skill now.
It’s best to wait until you break through to the Nascent Soul stage before trying to cultivate the second level…”
Completing the second level of the Life-Shortening Cultivation Enhancement Skill would require sacrificing a hundred and eighty years of one’s lifespan.
Yet, this would further enhance the Spirit Qi Affinity by five to twelve percent.
The outcome, again, varies from person to person.
While a loss of twenty years is insignificant to He Yingyu, sacrificing a hundred and eighty years could account for nearly a quarter of her remaining lifespan.
Unlike Chen, He Yingyu would severely age from such a loss.
The exact benefit of upgrading the second level of Spiritual Root also differed from person to person.
After all, it wouldn’t upgrade to a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
It was better to quit while ahead.
Thankfully, He Yingyu was a reasonable and intelligent person.
Though she was elegant and respected from the outside, she always listened to Chen Dengming’s advice.
After some strenuous persuasion from Old Chen, He Yingyu quickly agreed and followed her husband’s advice.
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On the following day, Chen Dengming went back to the Chen Residence.
After seeing his children and daughter-in-law, Li Xue, he left two Foundation Establishment Pills at home.
Then, he left, ready to start a new round of meditation.
At present, in this foreign land, although it was not his old home, Chen Dengming found his cultivation life to be even more comfortable than when he was in the Four Regions, now that the Sect was on the right track.
This was largely because there were no external threats for the time being.
Moreover, Xing Huiguang and the other three old ancestors had not yet returned.
Aside from Su Yanyan, his status was the highest within the sect.
As the second-in-command, life was quite comfortable.
He didn’t have to leave the sect to perform duties often, as tasks that required his help were rare.
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At this time, after leaving the Chen Residence, Chen Dengming met with Black Wind, who was stationed at the largest auction house in Evergreen City, built by the Longevity Sect.
He also met with Qin Jingtao, a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had hurriedly arrived.
Qin Jingtao was the executive who had made the gathering place for the Loose Cultivators in the city vibrant because of Chen Dengming’s words “Great shelter brings joy to all in the world.”
Upon seeing Chen Dengming, he immediately started nodding and bowing in excitement.
“Director Qin, there’s no need to be nervous.”
Chen Dengming, sitting in the main seat, sipped his tea and smiled nonchalantly.
“This time, I invited you because I have some new ideas about city personnel work and I want to discuss them with you to see if you can implement them.”
Qin Jingtao immediately straightened his back in reverence, “Taoist son, please instruct me at will!
Receiving your valuable instruction is my treasure map for my future management of the Immortal City.”