Eternal Life: My Lifespan Increases Daily

Chapter 200: Chapter 198: Land of Great Fog and the Primeval Nation

”If only I could integrate these two sword techniques and unify them...” Song Changming murmured.

This was just one of his ideas, similar to the previous expansion of the Soul-breaking Saber and the Flying Swallow Technique.

Perhaps in the future, he could also attempt to expand this sword technique, further enhancing its power!

Having the experience of martial arts expansion, this was not a mere fantasy for him.

Of course, the difficulty of expanding a martial technique is far greater than that of martial arts itself.

This is when his Spirit Attribute of as high as forty points in innate talent needs to come into play.

”First, I need to solve the problem of coexisting the martial technique’s artistic concepts, wind and fire...” Song Changming pondered.

Before long, the carriage restarted its journey without being delayed by the appearance of bandits.

Finally, Song Changming returned to Wangyue Prefecture before the year’s end.

At the Liu Residence.

”Goodness, the Eight Dragon Goblet, the thousand-year-old Su Wood, the Flawless Purple Gold Jade...”

When the treasures from the five boxes were taken out one by one, Liu Ziwen appraised them, repeatedly exclaiming their value.

Even Liu Dingsheng was dazzled, exclaiming that Song Changming’s trip was well worth it.

”Each of these is worth at least a thousand silver, just taking this flawless quality Purple Gold Jade for example, it’s extremely rare in the world. If you find the right channel, selling it for eight thousand silver or even ten thousand silver wouldn’t be hard, and then there’s this thousand-year-old Su Wood...

Changming, this windfall is far more than you imagined!” Liu Ziwen exclaimed.

”I’ve always heard that the Second Prince’s treasury has been emptied, yet his collection of these treasures remains untouched...” Liu Dingsheng shook his head.

It can only be said that the Second Prince’s territory has grown smaller over the years, not without reason.

If it were him, under unfavorable circumstances, he wouldn’t be in the mood to continue keeping these treasures just for play and admiration.

”For handling these treasures, I must rely on you, Elder, and Brother Liu.” Song Changming said with a light smile.

”Changming, this time is quite substantial, with so many top-notch items. Are you sure you want me to handle it, without reconsidering?” Liu Ziwen couldn’t help but ask.

”I’ve always been assured of Brother Liu’s handling of matters.” Song Changming smiled.

Even if Liu Ziwen wanted to take some kickbacks and benefits from it, he wouldn’t say anything.

In fact, every time Liu Ziwen helped him with a task, he would provide some reward, never asking Liu Ziwen to help for free.

Having known and worked together for many years, they had a mutual trust.

”Alright, since you trust me, I won’t say more.” Liu Ziwen laughed.

And hearing Liu Ziwen’s appraised prices, Song Changming felt quite pleased.

It seems that for a long time in the future, he won’t have to worry about resources for cultivation.

At least for matters that can be resolved with money, they’re not problems at all!

”Elder Liu, there’s something from this trip that I find strange...” After sitting down, Song Changming talked to Liu Dingsheng about what happened at the Prince’s Mansion regarding the Black Soul Crow and Xiao Yanli’s self-sacrifice.

”Unheard of...” Liu Dingsheng shook his head repeatedly after hearing, frowning.

For the way mist gold could be manipulated this way, it was evidently his first time hearing about it too.

”This might be some secret art mastered specifically by those from the Outer Realm Evil Cult for the power of mist gold, as they’ve always studied mist gold thoroughly.” Liu Dingsheng said.

”I remember you mentioned before that you have been to the Outer Domain?” Song Changming suddenly asked.

In the past, his cultivation strength was limited, and he kept the Outer Domain, which was extremely dangerous, at a respectful distance, never making a special effort to understand it.

Now, with the repeated appearances of fog beasts and those Outer Realm cultists, and the impact brought by the Xiao Yanli incident, he became interested in the Outer Domain for the first time.

”Yes, I went once. Years ago, to open the Nether Sea, I went to Jade Void Mountain to attend the Peach Blossom Assembly, only to regretfully be not selected and left with nothing.”

Later, when I heard about the many rare encounters and treasures in the Outer Domain, and that countless martial artists opened the Nether Sea there, I went to try as well...”

Liu Dingsheng recalled a bit of the past and began to narrate.

Unfortunately, that time he also gained nothing, nearly lost his life, and returned to the Da Han Dynasty in disgrace.

Because it was somewhat embarrassing, he didn’t tell too many people, and it was only when Song Changming brought it up that he spoke more.

”What kind of place is the Outer Domain?” Song Changming asked after hearing.

”Covered in scorching fog, fog beasts run rampant, with the terrain mostly being barren plains, occasionally accompanied by some mountains, rivers, and numerous extremely bizarre life-forbidden zones. A single misstep can lead to eternal damnation!”

From Liu Dingsheng’s words, the Outer Domain is a perilous place full of dangers, where sometimes a single wrong step could have grave consequences.

Going to the Outer Domain, in his view, is like gambling with your life for opportunities.

”The deeper into the great fog, the more dangerous it is!” Liu Dingsheng added at the end.

”The place shrouded by the scorching mist...” Song Changming’s mind conjured up some terrifying images upon hearing this.

”In fact, Wangyue Prefecture, where we are now, lies on the border of the Da Han Dynasty, not too far from the Outer Realm. In past years, the scorching mist even spread to the mountains around Wangyue Prefecture, and I remember quite a few people died...” Liu Dingsheng continued.

”Moreover, do you know where you arrive after crossing this land of great fog in the Outer Domain?”

Song Changming shook his head.

”Ancient Abyss Country.” Liu Dingsheng spoke eloquently.

”Ancient Abyss Country!” Song Changming was suddenly invigorated.

The legendary land of beginnings, symbolizing the origin of all things!

”That’s right, although I’ve never been there, someone once crossed the great fog, reached Ancient Abyss, and brought back this news. In the upper echelons of the Martial Realm, this is no longer a secret.” Liu Dingsheng said with a smile.

”It’s said that all the martial arts in the world originate from Ancient Abyss, and even those hidden sects, and the Chu Family that established the Da Han, all have their lineage deeply connected with the Ancient Abyss Country. It’s precisely because of this saying that the land of beginnings from Ancient Abyss got its name.”

”In my youth, I dreamed of journeying to Ancient Abyss Country, only later realizing how naive that thought was...”

The Outer Domain, lying between the Da Han and Ancient Abyss Countries, completely thwarted Liu Dingsheng’s aspirations.

Without Qi Refining Cultivation, crossing this Outer Domain is nearly impossible.

The perilous nature of the Outer Domain is such that it’s a situation where ten out of ten die.

Upon hearing this, Song Changming couldn’t help but say, ”Senior, if one day in the future I can come and go at will, if by then you haven’t changed your mind and wish to visit, I will definitely bring you along!”

”Hahaha, having your words is enough.” Liu Dingsheng nodded, smiling and raising his cup to Song Changming.

Liu Dingsheng did not actually know much about the Outer Domain; most of what he knew was based on rumors.

At present, though Song Changming harbors thoughts of curiosity towards the Outer Domain and even the more distant Ancient Abyss Country,

he won’t rashly venture out now.

He believes that his current strength is not stable enough to explore the Outer Domain, and there is still much room for growth, far from reaching a bottleneck.

Thus, he plans to spend the coming period staying within the tranquil Wangyue Prefecture, focusing primarily on cultivation, occasionally venturing outside the city to enjoy nature or relaxing by listening to music within the city.

At night, returning to his original residence, Song Changming resumed his study of the Martial Technique Secret Manual.

However, it’s not the Seventh Grade Fire God Saber Technique.

He had already completed preliminary study of the Fire God Saber Technique on the way back, successfully recording it into his martial arts panel.

[Seventh Grade Fire God Saber Technique: Not at the basic level (5/3000)]

Yet officially mastering this sword technique requires a full three thousand experience points, far exceeding the experience points needed for the Ninth Grade Wind Dragon Saber Technique he had previously mastered.

Seeing that he could hardly achieve the basic level of this sword technique in a short time, Song Changming turned his attention to other secret manuals.

Indeed, the martial arts secret manuals treasured by the Second Prince were not limited to this Fire God Saber Technique.

Yet, compared to others, the fire attribute sword technique had the highest grade and was most eye-catching, which is why it was the first to be noticed and studied by Song Changming, a fellow saber wielder.

The remaining gathered manual books numbered over ten, most of which contained various top martial arts.

In terms of Martial Techniques, besides the Seventh Grade Fire God Saber Technique, there’s also a Level Eight Martial Technique, which he’s currently researching.

Given his current strength, top martial arts are not completely useless, but indeed there is no need to spend time training hard again.

After all, the process of accumulating experience points spans years, taking a considerable amount of time.

With that time, prioritizing enhancing the realm of martial techniques is the focus, rather than being distracted by others.

He wasn’t sure how much time had passed until a sudden realization dawned upon him.

Opening the panel, sure enough, another Martial Technique marked by not being at the basic level appeared.

[Level Eight Flying Thunder Technique: Not at the basic level (0/2000)]

This Level Eight Flying Thunder Technique is also an imperial Martial Technique obtained by the Second Prince during his escape from the Imperial Palace amidst the chaos!

A masterpiece, it is a Martial Technique encompassing both speed and attack.

Body like flying thunder, flashing like lightning, arriving instantaneously; feet like thunder, shaking heaven and earth, breaking stones with amazement!

In doing so, acquiring two imperial martial technique inheritances, Song Changming’s collection of martial techniques expanded from a solitary one to three sets.

However, for these three martial techniques to be applicable in actual combat and exhibit their martial technique prowess requires diligent effort, aiming for mastery of them all soon.

While Song Changming remains low-key in Wangyue Prefecture cultivating, outside his name again stirs a storm.

Just because Zhuji Pavilion’s semi-annual issue of Secret Chronicles has been updated again.

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