Chapter 236: Longevity, Refining Longevity Pearls

Second Senior Brother Ling Xiao's skin was truly thick.

Caught red-handed doing bad things by Junior Brother, yet he showed no trace of embarrassment at all.

He even winked and asked Li Fan if he wanted to try it out.

Before Li Fan could reply, Eldest Senior Brother's sword arrived instantly.

Killing Intent surged in all directions, frightening a group of mischievous cats into fleeing in all directions.

Second Senior Brother smiled awkwardly, put away his brush, and scuttled out of the Immortal Cave in dejection to look for new toys to experience.

"Junior Brother, you must not learn from your Second Senior Brother."

"You must choose more proper objects for your Incarnation."

Si Xing exhorted earnestly.

Li Fan nodded repeatedly in agreement.

There were many interesting little episodes like this.

Overall, the atmosphere within the Body Transformation Dao School was still very harmonious and loving.

In such an atmosphere, Li Fan continuously stimulated the hidden treasures within his body while strengthening his frail physique.

At the same time, he cultivated [Body Transformation Other Freedom].

In the sixth year after Li Fan possessed and entered the simulated world,

a series of urgent and soul-stirring bell tolls came from the distant horizon.

Upon hearing the bell, Li Fan suddenly felt his Qi and blood surge throughout his body, and terror gripped his heart uncontrollably.

The several Senior Brothers, who had been busy with their respective tasks, were all awakened.

"This bell toll… is it the Zha Immortal Bell?!"

The several Senior Brothers who came upon hearing the sound all wore expressions of shock.

"I remember the last time the Zha Immortal Bell rang was because the Longevity Species kept in captivity by the Immortal Sects collectively rebelled, right?"

"That's right. At that time, the Ten Great Immortal Sects issued a wanted warrant. Anyone who captured any fleeing Longevity Species would be bestowed with a [Hundred-Lifespan Pearl], instantly adding decades to a century of Lifespan."

"Not many Cultivators can resist the temptation of living a hundred years longer. In order to fight for the heads of these rebellious Longevity Species, the Cultivators back then killed each other until their eyes were red, stirring up a massive bloody storm."

"I wonder what major event has happened in the Cultivation World this time."

The Senior Brothers exclaimed and conversed with one another.

Li Fan listened silently from the side. Seizing the opportunity when their conversation paused, he put on a very curious expression: "Senior Brothers, Senior Brothers, what is a Longevity Species? What on earth is a Hundred-Lifespan Pearl?"

This time, unlike when they were usually asked questions, the Senior Brothers did not avoid answering.

Second Senior Brother Ling Xiao sighed, his eyes filled with envy as he said: "Junior Brother, you must know that the heavens have never been fair."

"Ordinary Mortals can live up to a hundred years, which can be considered long-lived."

"Even if one becomes an Immortal Cultivator, without reaching the Longevity Realm, a Lifespan of a thousand years is the limit."

Ling Xiao paused, his tone lingering quietly: "However, in this world, there are some creatures that are born with extremely long Lifespans. Even ordinary members within their tribe, without any powerful cultivation base, can easily live for one to two thousand years."

"For humans with short Lifespans, how unfair is this!"

"Longevity Species…" Li Fan's heart stirred.

Before his Transmigration, in various strange tales and novels, he had seen settings similar to Longevity Species.

But in the real Cultivation World, he had never seen any information regarding Longevity Species.

Not to mention seeing a living Longevity Species with his own eyes.

"Senior Brother, what do these Longevity Species look like? Are they similar to the monsters in legends?" Li Fan asked loudly, looking at Ling Xiao with innocent eyes.

Ling Xiao patted Junior Brother's head and explained to Li Fan: "Heh, there are many kinds. Some take the shape of exotic beasts, yet can speak human language."

"Some are grass and tree Spirit Monsters."

"Some look remarkably like humans, and members of their community are extremely handsome…"

"Right, your Senior Brother once wrote a book called [Tales of Wind and Moon], and the protagonists were Longevity Species on a distant continent. Later I will check if there are any copies left…"

Ling Xiao abruptly changed the subject, and excitement could not help but rise on his face.

Before he finished speaking, Eldest Senior Brother's face darkened as he appeared behind him.

Second Senior Brother had to sheepishly terminate the adult topic and return to the right track.

"Uh, what was I just saying. Right, Longevity Species…"

"There is a special type of Longevity Species that are almost identical to ordinary humans. Or rather, they are humans."

"The only special place is that they possess an extended Lifespan that ordinary people can hardly reach."

"These people lurk among the crowd, living cautiously. Every once in a while, they have to change their appearance and identity to live anew, avoiding being discovered by others."

Li Fan immediately asked: "Afraid of being discovered by others? Why is that? Does it have something to do with that Myriad-Lifespan Pearl?"

Ling Xiao said solemnly: "Junior Brother, imagine this. You can only live for a hundred years or so, and you are already frail and old. While others at several hundred or even a thousand years old are still as youthful as ever. Wouldn't you feel it's very unfair and full of Life Qi."

Li Fan nodded heavily and said: "It's too infuriating! Too unfair!"

"Indeed, normal people can hardly endure this gap. As mentioned before, some Longevity Species do not have any powerful cultivation base."

"Hmph, as the saying goes, a man treasures his jade but it becomes a crime. How could those Cultivators at the Soul Transformation and Dao Integration stages, who have no hope of longevity, not be red-eyed with envy toward these Longevity Species?"

Ling Xiao lowered his voice: "Those major immortal sects master a secret technique called [Spirit Transformation Reincarnation], which can extract the Lifespan of living beings and utilize it."

"And the Lifespan extracted from Longevity Species is the purest."

"Extracting from tens of thousands of Mortals year after year can only condense a few longevity fruits, adding a hundred-odd years of Lifespan."

"But the Lifespan provided by a single Longevity Species can refine dozens to hundreds of [Lifespan Pearls]."

A trace of greed could not help but appear in Ling Xiao's eyes: "The higher the cultivation base of the Longevity Species, the higher the quality of the [Lifespan Pearls] refined."

"Back then, your Senior Brother was once fortunate enough to participate in the pursuit of a Longevity Species and received a [Hundred-Lifespan Pearl]. After swallowing it, I suddenly felt ethereal and floating, as if returning to my youngest youth."

"That feeling…"

Ling Xiao smacked his lips, savoring the memory.

"If a [Hundred-Lifespan Pearl] is already like this, I really wonder what the legendary [Thousand-Lifespan Pearl] or even [Myriad-Lifespan Pearl] actually tastes like."

At this moment, the usually reticent Third Senior Brother suddenly spoke up: "Xiaoxiao, with your cultivation base, even if you were fortunate enough to swallow a Thousand-Lifespan Pearl, it would probably only be the fate of having your Lifespan extracted by others again."

Ling Xiao looked resentfully at Lian Chang: "Xiaoxiao? Is that something you can call me? Number Three, you are truly getting more and more unruly."

Third Senior Brother crossed his arms and looked at Ling Xiao with great interest: "What, do you want to spar with me?"

Ling Xiao was not cowed at all: "It seems that I haven't made a move for a long time, giving you a misconception."

"Today, I am going to thoroughly display the majesty of being a Senior Brother!"

As they spoke, the two of them fought into a brawl.

And Eldest Senior Brother stood by and watched with a smile.

How warm and harmonious this scene was.

But soon after, the storm of war would tear all of this to pieces.