Fifty thousand miles away, Nangong Zheng found an ancient cave, set up a magic array, took out a jade bottle, and poured out a pink fruit, and an amazing fragrance instantly spread. It was the Human Essence Fruit that could prolong life.
Human Yuan Fruit is extremely rare. Apart from Yuan Tianshi, only a demon king with some true dragon blood can discover it through his innate divine arts. It can be said to be a kind of "fake Dragon Ball"!
Its effects are extraordinary; it can not only extend lifespan but also enhance cultivation. Of course, normally, no one would use this item to enhance cultivation.
He refined the substance, inhaling its fragrant aroma, which transformed into a pure energy that quickly flowed throughout his body.
He silently circulated the "Longevity Mantra," transforming it into pure life energy to replenish his body.
Soon, his body began to shimmer with a faint glow, and ripples of divine light emanated from him.
He closed his eyes and quietly refined the energy. As he circulated the Longevity Technique, an astonishing vitality soon spread out. Above the entrance of the ancient cave, green shoots emerged from the soil and rocks, and tender buds sprouted branches.
Half an hour later,
He felt full of energy, his body brimming with vitality, and he was rejuvenated.
He opened his eyes and looked at his Wheel of Life. Sure enough, the dense markings had decreased by a hundred, indicating that his lifespan had been extended.
One Human Essence Fruit grants him a lifespan of one hundred years! Adding the previous twenty years, that's a lifespan of 120 years.
"My lifespan is temporarily safe!" Nangong Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, his mood instantly improving as he was no longer in danger of losing his life.
Even if he fails to break through to the Dao, with his lifespan of over a hundred years, he can wait until the great changes in the World arrive before attempting another breakthrough.
With his worries gone and in high spirits, he took out the Ice and Snow Source and examined it carefully.
The source of ice and snow is what sealed the Emperor's humanoid divine medicine!
Through the ice and snow, a plant can be clearly seen, with pale-blue roots sealed within the ice and snow, as clear as sapphire. Unfortunately, there are no leaves on the roots.
This plant is quite special. Above the blue roots, there is a pair of tubers shaped like feet. They are not very big, only an inch long, and are silvery white.
The Emperor's Humanoid Elixir of Immortality!
This elixir of immortality was once controlled by the Emperor and the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, but after many twists and turns, it has now fallen into his hands.
Nangong Zheng remembered that in the original novel, Ye Fan saved him and watched the process of the humanoid immortal medicine from birth to death, directly living out the crucial fourth life.
Suddenly, a question arose in his mind!
What is the origin of this ancient herb? And how did the Emperor obtain it?
He remembered that the elixir of immortality was transformed from fallen immortal kings. For example, the predecessor of the Azure Emperor came from the Immortal Realm and was the Azure Lotus Immortal King, known as the lotus of the eternal Azure Sky. Later, he fell and transformed into an elixir of immortality. In the era of Shrouding the Heavens, this elixir of immortality embarked on the path of cultivation, rose all the way, and proved himself to become an emperor!
The immortal elixirs, such as the Qilin, True Dragon, True Phoenix, and Xuanwu, all have traceable origins and are very likely to have been transformed from the Ten Fiends of the Immortal Ancient Era after their fall.
But what is the origin of this humanoid elixir of immortality? And which powerful figure is it connected to?
Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed through his mind, and he thought of a peerless expert!
Perfect World – "A seller of counterfeit medicine!"
The one selling fake medicine is the peerless immortal king from the perfect World. He has divided his body into six pieces and sealed them in six different longevity herbs!
"Could it be the transformed form of a 'fake medicine seller' who fell from grace?" This absurd thought suddenly arose in his mind. If so, the origin of this medicine was too extraordinary.
The person selling fake medicine is incredibly powerful, even among the Immortal Kings; he is more powerful than many of the Immortal King giants!
He stared at the miraculous herb, a strange tremor running through his heart. He felt an inexplicable affinity for this herb.
In a daze, it seemed as if a voice was echoing in the ancient cave, enticing it to move forward, explore the mysteries of heaven and earth, and open the door to all wonders.
Between heaven and earth, there seemed to be a bright lamp hanging high above, radiating endless charm, guiding him forward.
Immediately, he began to circulate the Longevity Technique silently, closed his eyes, and directly entered a state of cultivation.
Around him, celestial mists rose, and divine rays shone, and from time to time, the sound of the Great Dao resounded, and the Immortal Platform echoed with the Dao.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but the entire ancient cave was shaking, and all sorts of divine light shot into the sky, even shattering the array he had set up. Then he opened his eyes and was startled by a strange change.
He looked inward and found a faint, blue-colored stream of energy flowing around his dantian.
"What is this?" His expression changed.
Because at this moment, he discovered that the number of engravings on the Wheel of Life had decreased by more than a hundred.
"Another hundred years of lifespan has been added!" Nangong Zheng exclaimed in surprise. What was that blue aura?
Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, because he saw that the humanoid divine medicine in the Ice and Snow Source was almost dried up!
"Is that blue aura the essence of the divine medicine?"
Nangong Zheng then came to his senses. It turned out that while he was cultivating, he had inadvertently refined the incomplete humanoid divine medicine and absorbed its energy, causing it to wither and die.
"It's because of the Longevity Technique!" He quickly realized that when he practiced the Longevity Technique, he would automatically absorb the energy of various plants in the World. He hadn't expected that he would absorb the energy of the divine medicine.
At the same time, he was puzzled. Logically speaking, even if the divine medicine only had a pair of feet left, it should not have extended his lifespan by this much after he swallowed it. It should have extended his lifespan by at least a thousand years. However, it added a hundred years to his lifespan.
He quickly realized that he hadn't actually absorbed all the energy; he had only absorbed a small portion. Most of the energy circulated and swirled within his dantian, continuously generating energy, but it hadn't penetrated his limbs and bones.
At this moment, he could sense the blue air currents circling, seemingly in harmony with heaven and earth, with a unique rhythm.
"Pop!"
Suddenly, the blue aura dispersed with a pop, and the peculiar rhythm disappeared.
With a slight thought, Nangong Zheng activated the "Longevity Technique" once more, gathering that energy again and forming a stream of energy.
He could sense that this flow of energy was the most suitable state, a unity of heaven and man, a natural way of doing things. It seemed better than absorbing the energy of all the divine medicines into his body. At the same time, he also felt that this longevity technique was extraordinary, not created by an ordinary great sage, but had its own secrets.
"Could this be Qi Refining?" Nangong Zheng murmured to himself.
Normally, most people observe the sunrise and a starry night, practicing breathing exercises to cultivate the natural energy of heaven and earth. But his cultivation is ten thousand times more extravagant than theirs, as he cultivates the energy of divine medicine!
A bold idea popped into his mind; he seemed to have embarked on a different path of cultivation.
"Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation... It seems I can walk this path all at once!" he thought silently, closing his eyes to ponder.
However, he soon realized that this path would be extremely difficult, as cultivating with divine medicine was simply too challenging.
Just as he was pondering this, he suddenly noticed that a large hole had been dug in the ancient cave above his head, and a lewd sound rang out.
"Damn Heavenly Venerable, hehe, the Northern Region is desolate, but this place is full of life. The immortal light is hidden; could it be that a divine medicine has been born? Let me, the Daoist, come and investigate!"