I See the Aura of the Great Emperor in All My Disciples

Chapter 1668: Chapter 1668: Extending Life! (4/7)

Indeed.

The side effects are indeed very small.

It’s just a bit damaging to one’s image.

As the realm of the Netherworld King is very high, he did not sustain the effects for three days like Liu Ziru did; instead, he recovered in half a day.

When he recovered, a touch of annoyance appeared in his murky eyes as they swept over Dean Cangxuan, Xu Yeming, Ye Qiubai, and...

Forget it, he’s unbeatable.

”You all understand what happened today, right?”

Dean Cangxuan coughed and nodded: ”Understood!”

Ye Qiubai smiled and said directly: ”Senior, what happened today?”

And Xu Yeming’s gaze was meaningful, as he turned his head away.

Ye Qiubai could tell at a glance that this youngster definitely remembered the incident, to use it for mischief later.

Immediately after, Dean Cangxuan turned to the main issue and quickly asked the Netherworld King: ”Your Excellency, those hidden ailments?”

The Netherworld King nodded, his eyelids didn’t seem so heavy anymore, and with energy to spare, he smiled: ”They have all been restored.”

Upon saying this, he turned toward Lu Changsheng: ”Your Alchemy ability is the strongest I have ever seen in all these years, unparalleled.”

If only there wasn’t that embarrassing side effect...

Lu Changsheng waved his hand, ”Enough, let’s begin the next stage.”

The Netherworld King was slightly stunned, ”Have you figured out a method already?”

”More or less.” Lu Changsheng said calmly, as if discussing something very ordinary: ”When you turned into that bizarre creature, I had already thought of what to do.”

Though it only took an incense stick to burn for him to come up with a way to extend his lifespan.

But can we please not mention the term ”bizarre creature” ever again!!!

Extending lifespan.

In the cultivation world, these four words actually describe a very common affair.

Although difficult, it isn’t something impossible to achieve.

It is usually done through medicinal pills.

However.

For a powerful expert like the Netherworld King, ordinary medicinal pills are ineffective.

But... according to Lu Changsheng’s thought, isn’t lifespan, in the broadest sense, simply about filling one’s body with vitality?

If so, one only needs to infuse the intent of endless life into his body.

But that alone won’t work.

Lifespan is not just vitality; it is a regulation of the world, an almost irreversible law.

”So... why can ascending to a higher realm extend one’s lifespan?”

As this thought struck him, a spark of spiritual light flashed in Lu Changsheng’s mind.

Why do people die on Earth in a past life?

This death isn’t confined to a certain age.

For example, some people pass away at seventy or eighty, but according to relatively uncontroversial records, there have been individuals who lived to 122 years.

Clearly, this is a matter of aging.

As age advances, the organs and cells in the human body start to age.

So, does advancing to a higher realm also imply not just an increase in power, but a reinforcement of the organs and cells on the brink of aging?

In that case, while infusing vitality, if one manually strengthens the aging organs and cells, wouldn’t it be possible to extend lifespan?

Although such fantastical feats are impossible in a past life... or perhaps unachievable in the current stage.

But in the world of cultivating immortality, with one’s current ability, perhaps it’s worth a try!

Having thought this.

Lu Changsheng stepped forward, placed his hand on the Netherworld King’s dragon head, and a wisp of aura probed into it, examining the internal state of his body.

Indeed.

Although the Netherworld King’s body structure was different from that of human experts, all of his organs had aged to the extreme, almost losing their basic functions.

The fact that the Netherworld King was still alive was entirely due to the circulation of immortal aura within his body keeping him breathing.

So... try infusing the intent of endless life into it.

Having thought so, he did just that.

A faint green light, following Lu Changsheng’s arm, gathered in the palm, steadily flowing into the Netherworld King’s body.

”The intent of endless life?” The Netherworld King looked at Lu Changsheng and chuckled bitterly: ”Although the intent of endless life is rare, I have lived so long and have tried such methods before. I found a magic treasure that contained the intent of endless life, but it was useless.”

Indeed.

Lu Changsheng controlled the intent of endless life as it circulated around those aging organs, and indeed they began to show signs of activity for a moment, but the intent of endless life was quickly depleting. Once it was exhausted, the organs returned to their lifeless state.

But Lu Changsheng couldn’t possibly follow the Netherworld King around indefinitely, constantly infusing him with the intent of endless life.

”See, so it’s still a waste of effort.” The Netherworld King felt slightly dejected, and with a bitter smile said: ”I will give you Nuwa’s information, it’s better to give up.”

Lu Changsheng wasn’t listening.

Instead, he continued to contemplate.

The earlier thinking had already given him a direction, now what was needed was to verify his own ideas.

What causes the aging of organ cells?

Telomeres.

A special structure made of a stretch of DNA and proteins.

With each division of cells, the telomeres on chromosomes get cut once, the more divisions, the shorter the telomeres become.

Until they disappear, cells can no longer divide, and then the body’s functions begin to malfunction, initiating the process of aging.

This means that the aging of the organs in the Netherworld King’s body is indeed caused by the disappearance of telomeres.

But things like telomeres, which Lu Changsheng had never seen, how could he possibly find them... Besides, there is no such thing inside the Netherworld King anymore.

Therefore, only if cells continue to divide, can they prevent... no, they can restore the activity of the organs.

The more he thought about it, the clearer the path became in Lu Changsheng’s mind.

Cells only need to regain activity!

So to say, it’s not that the Power of Life has no effect, it was just applied incorrectly.

Directly using it on organs is only a temporary solution, not addressing the root cause.

If the cells are too small, then control the Power of Life to become many small energy clusters, tiny enough to precisely cover each cell.

Having thought of this.

Lu Changsheng began the experiment.

However... to break down such small energy, the control requirement for the law’s power is basically impossible to achieve.

...

Well, but after all, it is Lu Changsheng.

After spending two full days, Lu Changsheng finally managed to split the intent of endless life into countless invisible small spheres that covered every cell in the Netherworld King’s body.

The cells that lost their ability to divide started working again.

Just as Lu Changsheng hypothesized, the cells began to divide, and with the constant nourishment of the Power of Life, the organs started to gradually recover!

The Netherworld King could also feel a clear change inside his body.

For a moment, he couldn’t help but look at Lu Changsheng in astonishment.

This guy... could he actually change this irreversible law of heaven and earth?