Chapter 505 - 474: So What If 10,000 Years Turn to Void?

Once the Nascent Soul is formed, one’s lifespan is ten thousand years!

If one could cultivate to the Soul Emergence Stage, even regaining one’s youth would be no problem. Who could resist such a temptation?

The old woman’s words echoed in Song Ciwan’s mind, and in that moment, she was utterly shaken.

While she had previously guessed that the lifespan of a Golden Core Cultivator far exceeded that of a Cultivator in the Mortal World, the actual length of that extension had been nothing more than a vague concept.

Until now, hearing the specific number of years, the shock hit her like a tidal wave. Song Ciwan felt her heart clench.

A moment later, she silently exhaled.

A thousand thoughts raced through her mind as she processed her emotions. ’No wonder. No wonder the Malice provided by Demon Fiends who were Refining Golden Cores was so "valuable" after their deaths.’

’However,’ she thought, ’this expert from the Zhang Family, a Refining Spirit Earth Immortal who was also cultivating a Nascent Soul, keeps repeating that a Nascent Soul grants a ten-thousand-year lifespan. But she has only seen her potential lifespan extend; has she ever considered whether she would actually live long enough to enjoy it?’

’Potential lifespan and actual lifespan are two entirely different things.’

’Even someone as long-lived as me, with a current potential lifespan of 298,700 years, can’t guarantee I’ll actually live that long.’

’Of course, it’s possible I could live even longer, perhaps even achieve true immortality! But it’s also possible to die prematurely... Who could know for sure?’

Song Ciwan was very cautious. She had many lives to fall back on and cultivated a righteous and noble Dao, yet even she didn’t dare guarantee she could achieve true immortality. As for this "great Nascent Soul Cultivator" before her, she feared that long before achieving immortality, the woman would end up as food for worms.

As Song Ciwan’s thoughts raced, she heard the old woman speak with complete confidence, "Today, that Qionghua Pavilion dares to issue a Golden Core Death Order. In the future, we will simply have all the geniuses of the Great Zhou cultivate to the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages. What can Qionghua Pavilion do then?

Heh, perhaps we don’t even need the younger generation of geniuses. We just need to let those old geezers whose lifespans are nearly exhausted know that forming a Nascent Soul grants a ten-thousand-year lifespan. When that time comes, I’m afraid these Five Elements Crystal Pearls will be sold for an astronomical price!

Just try to stop them from Refining Golden Cores then! Let’s see who can stop them! HAHAHAHA..."

The old woman began to laugh, her head thrown back, her laughter wild and arrogant.

One of her hands was still stroking Master Chen’s face, while her other hand reached for the small pickaxe on the ground. The next moment—

In a flash, the small pickaxe was thrown!

The instant the small pickaxe was thrown, it was still in the shape of a pickaxe, but by the time it was halfway through the air, it had transformed into a pair of silver Flood Dragons.

The bodies of the two Flood Dragons intertwined, their heads ferocious and whiskers lifelike, forming the shape of sharp scissors.

Before they even arrived, a chilling killing intent descended, like a primordial beast, intertwined into shears, aiming to obliterate Song Ciwan, hidden in the shadows, body and soul.

It turned out the old woman had discovered Song Ciwan long ago!

On the razor’s edge between life and death, Song Ciwan did not dodge. Instead, in that instant, she unleashed a Celestial Spirit Daoist Skill: Upright Shadowless.

SNIP!

The silver twin dragons snapped shut, cutting nothing but air.

Under Upright Shadowless, reality and illusion intertwine. The Caster no longer exists in the present world but escapes into the unknown, becoming nothingness.

And as nothingness, even the most powerful Magical Treasure could not possibly harm Song Ciwan.

When the twin dragons snapped shut on empty air, a faint tremor ran through the mine.

But the fabric of this realm was dense and its space stable, so the faint tremor quickly subsided.

As for everything on the surrounding cave walls, from the loose rocks to the embedded Five Elements Crystal Pearls, they remained perfectly still, not moving in the slightest.

With the twin dragons having missed their mark, two faint, drawn-out draconic roars seemed to echo through the air.

The old woman recalled the twin dragons, grasping the Silver Flood Dragon Scissors they had transformed back into. A grim, low snarl escaped her lips, "Impressive skills, Your Excellency! A pity you’re a coward who hides their face. Tailing my grandson all this way was one thing, but you’re still skulking about now that you’re here.

What’s the matter? Ashamed to show your face?"

As she barked the question, the old woman’s eyes darted around.

Her eyes, more white than black, swiveled like rolling wheels in the colorful cavern, and an indescribable, strange fluctuation emanated outwards.

Although Song Ciwan existed in the void, she could still feel a peculiar pressure.

It seemed some strange power was trying to force her out of the void and back into the physical world.

’Truly worthy of a Refining Spirit Earth Immortal, and a Nascent Soul Stage Immortal Seeker at that,’ Song Ciwan thought. ’Even with her power suppressed in this strange Great World, she still has so many mysterious and unpredictable techniques.’

Song Ciwan could feel her True Qi being consumed rapidly. The old woman’s power was suppressed in this world, but so was Song Ciwan’s.

However, Song Ciwan’s Dantian Sea was vast, and her own True Qi was extremely abundant, so for the moment, she wasn’t afraid of this drain.

Though she wasn’t afraid of the drain, the moment the old woman’s voice fell, she suddenly took a step and voluntarily walked out of the void.

The old woman and Master Chen only saw a young woman in white suddenly step lightly into the clearing before them.

Her hair was like ink, her robes whiter than snow. As she walked forward with light steps, her expression was placid, yet she possessed a calm and composed presence that soothed the spirit of any who saw her.

The old woman, who had been filled with intense hostility, couldn’t help but blurt out, "Who are you? Why have you come?"

Song Ciwan’s white robes fluttered, the Poison King Cauldron at her waist looking like an exquisite toy. She tilted her head slightly and smiled faintly. "To answer Senior’s question, this junior has come today only to ask Senior a question.

May I ask Senior, you who are Refining a Golden Core, did you know that there is a great secret within the Golden Core? And that this so-called ten-thousand-year lifespan is nothing but empty talk..."

Before she had even finished the last two words, "empty talk," a sudden, incredibly intense sense of dread washed over Song Ciwan.

Thus, she had to use all her strength just to force out those two words, "empty talk."

At the same time, the old woman’s expression changed drastically.

A strange, yellowish-green aura appeared on the old woman’s face. She roared in fury, "Junior, you’re courting death!"

With her roar, the Silver Flood Dragon Scissors were summoned, and a fierce wind howled through the cavern.

Although it was a sealed cavern, dense clouds seemed to be gathering faintly at the ceiling.

A chill as sharp as a knife’s edge assaulted her from all directions, and Song Ciwan began to feel dizzy, confused, and her thoughts grew sluggish.

In her Sea of Consciousness, the Samadhi True Fire flickered, spreading warmth throughout her body and immediately dispelling the sensation.

But in that moment’s delay, the dense clouds on the ceiling began to fall.

Just as they were about to crash down on Song Ciwan, she suddenly raised her hand and pointed at the old woman.

Void Illusion Demon Sword!

Indeed, it was the Void Illusion Demon Sword—a technique she hadn’t used in a long, long time.

However, even though she hadn’t used it in years, Song Ciwan was not the least bit rusty with this Mysterious Daoist Skill.

She rarely used this skill, not because it was ineffective, but for the opposite reason: it was far too effective, its power too immense. That was precisely why she had begun to use it less and less.