Thearch Chang Sheng had reached the Dao 100,000 years ago. He was the ancestor of the North Sea Black Turtle race.
Among all the Thearchs in the five regions, Thearch Chang Sheng was definitely the most low-profile one.
How low-profile was he?
When he became a Thearch, he didn't even announce it to the five regions. He didn't even hold an Thearch banquet.
He casually found a small island in the North Sea and slept happily for five hundred years, treating it as a celebration for his successful Dao Validation. At that time, the North Sea demons were all stunned.
After all, they had spent so much effort to flatter the Thearch, but he didn't even show up.
Who could they reason with?
But that didn't mean that Thearch Chang Sheng was weak. On the contrary, he was very powerful.
He had the Black Turtle bloodline, which was at the peak of the Black Turtle race. His natural defense was unparalleled.
Even other Great Monarchs would find it difficult to break through Great Monarch Chang Sheng's defenses and harm him.
If it was just his defense, it would be fine. After all, he could only take a beating.
But Thearch Chang Sheng's attack power was also very powerful. His Longevity Sword was extremely sharp, and even the other Thearchs were very wary of it.
That was because this sword technique involved the extremely profound laws of time. It could reduce the opponent's lifespan by twice as much.
What did that mean?
It meant that Thearch Chang Sheng could burn 10,000 years of his lifespan to reduce the enemy's lifespan by 20,000 years.
Emperor Chang Sheng was a Black Tortoise!
What other race could compare to a Black Turtle in terms of lifespan? Not even a Thearch!
Although Thearch Chang Sheng usually stayed in North Sea, he would chase after other Thearchs if he was really angry.
Moreover, according to historical records, Thearch Chang Sheng's lifespan was almost up when he was 10,000 years old. He felt that he had been too impulsive when he was young and used up too much of his lifespan.
Thus, he spent thousands of years in seclusion and finally created a shocking mystic art: the Eternal Life Sutra.
This mystic art couldn't increase one's combat power, but it had a very special function. It could forcibly restore the lifespan that a cultivator had lost unnaturally.
What did it mean by unnaturally consumed lifespan?
It was very simple. A mortal's lifespan was 80 years. Dying at 80 years old was a normal loss of lifespan.
What did it mean by unnaturally consumed lifespan?
For example, a normal early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator's lifespan was about 1,000 years.
Under normal circumstances, if you didn't court death, you could live to 1,000 years old. However, many cultivators liked to court death and cultivate cultivation techniques that burned their lifespan.
Some cultivators were not talented and could only cultivate until the Jindan Period. Therefore, they cultivated forbidden techniques to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage.
Cultivating a forbidden technique costs 200 years of lifespan, so this kind of Nascent Soul cultivator only has a lifespan of 800 years.
The other was similar to Wang Shenxu. They cultivated battle techniques that traded their lifespan for offensive power.
This loss of lifespan was, in the end, the source of his life force.
If one consumed enough top-grade elixirs, one's lifespan could be replenished.
Of course, every spirit herb had a resistance to it. If it was taken frequently, its effects would become lower and lower.
This was also the reason why Wang Shenxu did not dare to burn his lifespan even though he was backed by the Great Void Sacred Ground. After all, the source was not easy to replenish.
If he used the Great Void Sutra too frequently, it might develop to the point where even thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs could not replenish a few years of his lifespan. That would be very embarrassing.
…
But the Eternal Life Sutra was different. It was a cultivation technique that Emperor Chang Sheng had specially created for himself. It was extremely mysterious.
It could convert normal Spirit Qi into a cultivator's life force through a special technique.
Through this mystic art, one could replenish the life force that was consumed.
That way, the lifespan that was burned would naturally be replenished.
Of course, this mystic art could only replenish lifespan. It could not break through the limits of the Heavenly Dao.
For example, if a cultivator during the Jindan Period could not exceed 1,000 years of lifespan, it would be useless even if they cultivated the Eternal Life Sutra.
In conclusion, this cultivation technique was almost tailor-made for Wang Shenxu.
This was because this fellow's Divine Void Constitution combined with the Great Void Sutra was the same as Emperor Chang Sheng's Longevity Sword. They were both killing moves that cost one's life force.
And the lifespan that was used up could, in theory, be replenished through the Eternal Life Sutra.
Who would have thought that I would be able to find the legendary Eternal Life Sutra here?
All of this was given to me by Brother Shen!
Hot tears welled up in Wang Shenxu's eyes. He looked extremely emotional. "Brother Shen, Brother Shen, I... I can't thank you enough!
"In the future, if Brother Shen needs my help, just say the word. I will climb a mountain of swords and dive into a sea of flames, even if I have to die a thousand times!"
Before he finished, Wang Shenxu's providence halo glowed brightly, and the purple patterns became denser.
Meanwhile, Qi Shaoxuan and Ao Wu's halos also shone brighter, but they were not as strong as Wang Shenxu's.
"Brother Wang, you are too polite. We are all Eastern Wilderness Saints. We should love each other and help each other. We should work together to build a harmonious new Eastern Wilderness."
Shen Tian felt like he was floating in the air. He knew that the number of golden spots on his head was increasing. This feeling was very good.
Shen Tian took out two Sea God's Star Tears and handed them to Wang Shenxu. "Brother Wang, you have just reached the Nascent Soul stage, so your Nascent Soul is not very stable yet. This is North Sea's treasure, the Sea God's Star Tear. It might be useful to you."
Sea God's Star Tear?
Wang Shenxu's body trembled slightly.
He was the Great Void Saint, so he naturally knew what it was.
If the Nirvana Holy Liquid was a supreme treasure that could replenish a cultivator's physical body, then the Sea God's Star Tear was a peerless treasure that could replenish a cultivator's soul power.
In the entire North Sea, there were only a few Sea God's Star Tears in circulation. But Brother Shen was giving me two at once?
One had to know that the rarer something was, the greater its value. The Sea God's Star Tear was even more valuable than a superior-grade Spirit artifact.
This is our first time meeting, and Brother Shen is giving me a Thearch sutra and a Star Tear.
What kind of generosity is this?
How am I worthy of Brother Shen's generous treatment!?
Wang Shenxu's dark eyes became even more moist. "Brother Shen, I can't accept this!
"If I am not wrong, Brother Shen's cultivation level is still in the Jindan Period. You should keep this treasure for yourself!"
Shen Tian smiled. "It's fine. I still have 200 Sea God's Star Tears. Brother Wang, just use them. If you need more, you can ask me for more."
Wang Shenxu, "!!???"
What?
200 Sea God's Star Tears?
He had not drunk the Five Treasures Tea recently, so he was hearing things?
Qi Shaoxuan glanced at Wang Shenxu and snorted. "Frog at the bottom of a well. You are so shocked by two Sea God's Star Tears."
Ao Wu smiled. "Brother Kidney Deficiency, you don't have to be so polite. Brother Shen Tian is the true Son of Providence.
"He brought us to an island and found many Sea God's Star Tears. We have many of such treasures with us."
Qi Shaoxuan, "..."
What do you mean Brother Shen Tian is the true Son of Providence? Then who is the fake Son of Providence?
Wang Shenxu, "..."
My name is Wang Shenxu. Brother Kidney Deficiency?
And you have many of these things?
You must be bragging!
...
Wang Shenxu took the Sea God's Star Tear doubtfully and carefully swallowed one Sea God's Star Tear.
He circulated his cultivation technique to refine the Star Tear. Instantly, Wang Shenxu's body emitted a deep blue light. He looked very mystical.
"Let's use this chance to comprehend this mystic art!"
Shen Tian smiled and also took out a Sea God's Star Tear and swallowed it.
Although the Sea God's Star Tear's effect on the growth of one's divine consciousness would become weaker after consuming a few.
However, it could be used as a consumable when comprehending secret techniques. It was also an excellent supplementary item.
Consuming it would increase one's comprehension efficiency by several times.
Outside the Chaotic Star Island domain, not many people would be willing to use such a treasure as a supplement when comprehending a mystic art.
But to Shen Tian and the others, the time spent on comprehending the Eternal Life Sutra was obviously more important than one or two Star Tears.
After all, under normal circumstances, even completing the initial stage of an imperial sutra would take several months or even a year and a half.
Meanwhile, Shen Tian and the others did not have much time. They had to finish comprehending this mystic art as soon as possible so that they could go back and search for fortuitous opportunities!
Qi Shaoxuan and Ao Wu exchanged glances and also took out a Sea God's Star Tear from their storage rings.
Wang Shenxu's mouth twitched at their nonchalant expressions.
Could it be that these fellows were not bragging?
Since when did a treasure like the Sea God's Star Tear become so common?
Illusion, this must be an illusion!
...
Wang Shenxu suppressed the shock in his heart and found an empty space in front of the Longevity Stone Tablet to sit down.
He calmed his thoughts and focused all his attention on the Longevity Stone Tablet. He started to comprehend the mystic art without any distractions.
To be honest, although the Eternal Life Sutra left behind by the Eternal Thearch was only a portion of the Eternal Thearch's mystic art, it was very profound.
That was because this was a secret art that the Eternal Thearch had comprehended in his later years. Its importance was almost comparable to the forbidden chapter of an imperial sutra.
If one's talent and perception were slightly weaker, they might not even be able to comprehend it.
Of course, Wang Shenxu's talent and perception were not weak.
More importantly, he was really weak. His obsession with this mystic art was extremely strong.
Wang Shenxu sat cross-legged in front of the Longevity Stone Tablet and focused all his attention on the mysterious inscriptions on the Longevity Stone Tablet.
Gradually, the ancient characters and pictures on the tablet slowly disappeared.
What replaced them was the image of a humongous Black Tortoise, which appeared in front of Wang Shenxu. The Black Tortoise was breathing in a very mysterious way.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
As the Black Tortoise continued to breathe, Wang Shenxu could see surging streams of Spirit Qi surging into its body.
The Black Tortoise's body was transparent. He could clearly see the Spirit Qi circulating and refining in the Black Tortoise's body. It was very obvious.
As more and more Spirit Qi surged into the Black Tortoise's body, Wang Shenxu could clearly see that the Black Tortoise's aura was getting stronger.
Wang Shenxu was extremely sensitive to the strengthening of the aura.
Because the so-called lifespan was the source of one's life!
The source of one's life was extremely powerful. Naturally, one could live to the end of their life.
If the source of one's life was overused, one would die prematurely. Wang Shenxu's previous divine void bodies were basically the same.
"This is the supreme mystic art that I need!"
Wang Shenxu's voice trembled. He slowly bowed in front of the Longevity Stone Tablet. "Great Void Saint, Wang Shenxu, thanks the Eternal Thearch for imparting the mystic art!"
With that, Wang Shenxu got down on all fours and started to imitate the Black Tortoise's posture.
It had to be said that as the Great Void Saint, one of the most elite prodigies in Eastern Wilderness, Wang Shenxu's perception was indeed very powerful.
After consuming the Sea God's Star Tear, Wang Shenxu had already grasped the surface of the Eternal Life Sutra in just half a day and started to use it for himself.
Huff!
Huff!
Huff!
Huff!
Wang Shenxu had forgotten about Qi Shaoxuan, forgotten about Ao Wu, and forgotten about...
Yeap, Shen Tian could not forget about them for now.
Because this fortuitous opportunity was given to me by Brother Shen. I, Old Wang, am not an ungrateful person.
Anyway, Wang Shenxu had completely forgotten about himself and entered a completely focused state of enlightenment. He started to diligently cultivate the Eternal Life Sutra.
...
As time continued to pass, more and more Spirit Qi gathered toward Wang Shenxu.
This Spirit Qi flowed through Wang Shenxu's body and flowed into his body, following an extremely mysterious path.
Very quickly, spots of light appeared in Wang Shenxu's body, looking extremely dazzling.
These spots of light intertwined and gradually formed a tortoiseshell-like image, covering Wang Shenxu's chest and back.
Meanwhile, a blurry avatar slowly appeared in the void behind Wang Shenxu.
It was a gigantic Black Tortoise avatar. It was hundreds of feet long and spread across the void, suppressing the surroundings.
In front of this Black Tortoise avatar was a much smaller Black Tortoise avatar, respectfully lying in front of the larger Black Tortoise.
The huge Black Tortoise avatar slowly reached out its right palm and gently placed it on the smaller Black Tortoise's head.
Meanwhile, the smaller Black Tortoise avatar was also very serious, humbly lowering its head.
It was like a devout disciple seeking guidance from its teacher.
Wang Shenxu propped himself up on both hands and feet, feeling the changes in his body. His face was full of joy.
That was because he could feel that as his understanding of the Eternal Life Sutra deepened, his lifespan was actually slowly recovering.
After Wang Shenxu absorbed and refined the surging Spirit Qi, it gradually turned into his life essence.
Wang Shenxu could clearly feel that his body was not as weak as before.
Although part of it might be due to psychological reasons, it was a fact that his lifespan was recovering.
"Immortal caresses my head, tying my hair and receiving eternal life."
Wang Shenxu's eyes were burning as he lay on the ground, his body moving up and down along with the surging Spirit Qi. It was obvious that he was very engrossed in learning.
Not to mention that Wang Shenxu was learning very smoothly, Qi Shaoxuan, on the other hand, found it very awkward.
Yes, this chap thought that the Eternal Life Sutra's cultivation posture was too ugly.
He was a prodigy Saint, but he was lying on the ground like a tortoise.
"Looks like I'm not fated to learn this mystic technique."
Qi Shaoxuan was helpless. Although he had also learned a little from the stone tablet, he instinctively rejected this cultivation technique.
This also caused Qi Shaoxuan's improvement in the Eternal Life Sutra to be far slower than Wang Shenxu's.
...
Ten days later, Wang Shenxu slowly opened his eyes.
It had to be said that for cultivators, seclusion really took a lot of time.
Sometimes, a year and a half might pass just by comprehending some profound cultivation techniques.
More exaggeratedly, it could even take 100 years.
"After cultivating the Eternal Life Sutra for 10 days, I can recover about three years of my lifespan. If my mastery of the Eternal Life Sutra deepens, I should be able to recover even faster.
Wang Shenxu was very happy as he felt the changes in his body.
He turned his head and saw that Qi Shaoxuan did not seem to have learned anything. Wang Shenxu was even happier.
"Qi, aren't you the top prodigy in Eastern Wilderness? Why are you daydreaming here? Haha, little brother, you can't do this either! "
Qi Shaoxuan's mouth twitched as he sneered. "I don't need to burn my lifespan in battle, so I naturally don't need to study this longevity cultivation technique.
"Also, do you really think you have learned anything? Lying on the ground and twitching like a tortoise! Haha, you look just like a tortoise! "
Qi Shaoxuan had just finished speaking when he saw Wang Shenxu's aura increase at an unimaginable speed.
Silver energy burned around him, and his body seemed to have merged with the void.
"Qi, haven't you always wanted to fight with me?"
"I didn't have a choice in the past. Now, I just want to...
"Slash you to death with a void slap!"
...
At that moment, Wang Shenxu felt like he had broken out of his cocoon and become a butterfly.
He wanted to regain the pride of his divine void body!
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