Absolute Gate

Chapter 53 The Secret of Immortality
Jordan put away the tortoise shell: "I won't lie to you, the result is definitely right, we calculated all the way here to find this place."

Wu Zhong and the others exchanged glances, finally understanding the other party's tracking methods.

They're still playing games with me, mainly because they want to know this.

In exchange, Wu fabricated a jumbled mess of intelligence.

It's not exactly made up, after all, only the truth can truly deceive people.

The tangled mess is a real, monstrous object, and Wu Zhong really did encounter it... right there in the Lushan base, and he could even actually take it away back then.

However, Gu Yue would always be following him, so he couldn't do that.

Longkui didn't fully understand the characteristics of the tangled hemp, but she did know about its whereabouts and reputation.

It's impossible to tell the difference between truth and falsehood, or between logic and reason.

Xia Heng said, "The God and Demon Master is the holder of the Calamity Object, and the Multiverse Law cannot accurately calculate it."

"So, this tortoise shell is a calamity-causing object?"

Longkui raised her head and said, "What? You couldn't get the mark, so you want to steal our tortoise shell now?"

Xia Heng shook his head slightly and remained silent.

Longkui said leisurely, "It's best not to have such crooked thoughts. This divination tortoise shell is a calamity-causing object that existed as early as the Yin and Shang dynasties."

"Passing it down requires extremely complicated rituals; one wrong step and you're dead."

Xia Heng remained expressionless, but inwardly he found it amusing.

This woman has some experience, but she hasn't seen enough calamities... She made a mistake that non-members of large organizations often make when lying.

Where would you find so many instant-death calamities? If they did, then the cost itself would be their primary characteristic, making them even more useful. Wouldn't these things be used as weapons? They would have become famous worldwide long ago.

"How could we dare? We're here on a mission, so naturally we wouldn't dare cause any trouble," Xia Heng said, glancing at Luo Yi.

Luo Yi, who had been holding a piece of leaf, yawned and shook his head slightly when he saw him looking over.

Xia Heng frowned. Were the other four mercenaries too slow? Had they not caught up yet?

Blackberry is the plant name of Loy. By offering a higher bounty, they have determined that only two teams have found the direction of Highmountain.

One is the Longkui Squad, and the other is the Tijuana Squad.

Of course, there might be other forces that lied in their answers, but they certainly weren't as close as these two teams.

"In that case, let's not delay. The mission is important, let's chase after them together!" Longkui urged.

She certainly didn't want to be chasing ahead, caught in the middle between the God-Demon Master and the four mercenaries.

If we get caught up in a fierce battle with the enemy, and these guys are waiting in the wings to reap the benefits, wouldn't that be terrible?

"Let's go then." Xia Heng shrugged, put away the barrier, and hoisted Luo Yi onto his shoulders.

Whoosh! His steps suddenly swayed, and he moved as fast as the wind.

It wasn't jumping or running, but walking... only the walking speed was so fast that it left afterimages.

With Luo Yi on his back, he looked utterly monstrous.

"Hah..." Long Kui couldn't hold back any longer and leaped more than ten meters, keeping pace with Xia Heng.

Jordan followed closely behind, his legs swinging in the air, his body moving like an arrow in the wind, and his speed was not slow either.

The two looked back and saw that Wu Zhong had caught up, but he was carrying Yangchun Sand.

"A team of four, and two of them need someone to escort them while they're traveling?" Long Kui rolled her eyes.

But this is good too. She and Xia Heng keep an eye on each other and stay in sync, while Jordan and Wu Zhong stay in sync. This formation is the fairest, and no one can take advantage of the other.

Wu Zhong didn't care; at this moment, he was only more interested in Jordan.

Not only does this person possess a calamity-inducing artifact, but he also possesses martial arts skills!

"Dude, your martial arts skills are really impressive!" Wu Zhong tried to get closer to him.

Jordan glanced at him sideways: "Ah, that's right, I've always practiced the 'Longevity Mantra'!"

Wu Zhong's heart burned with excitement: "Hiss, the Longevity Technique? It's that powerful? Among the mercenaries I've fought, there was one whose past life was that of a powerful martial arts master, but I think he was far less powerful than you."

“He excels in speed, but judging from your chase of the bull just now, and your current agility, I feel he is no match for you.”

Jordan, a little smug from the praise, said, "That's right, and I haven't even used my full speed yet. You know, the Longevity Technique is practically like cultivating immortality, okay?"

"In addition, this is also a supreme skill for preserving youth and health. After practicing it, one can maintain a youthful appearance and live as long as a tortoise."

"Its healing and energy recovery abilities are extremely strong, and it also comes with the ability to use turtle breathing and lightness skills. My original body didn't know any lightness skills at all, but after seeing others use them, I learned a set myself."

Wu was even more surprised; could it also possess the ability to breathe freely and move with lightness?

His eyes were filled with envy, a genuine expression of his feelings.

He was incredibly envious, as he couldn't become an enlightened being for the time being.

Fortunately, he wasn't completely devoid of multi-dimensional energy; he still possessed the internal strength of Fei Peng accumulated over several decades.

However, he doesn't know how to use it; he only instinctively expends a little energy when exerting force.

So when I saw that Jordan was also an enlightened being on the martial arts side, my first reaction was: Can I learn from him?
"Dude, no matter how powerful you are, it's still a physical body, you can't..."

Jordan glared at him: "How could I not know? This is my major, multi-faceted law, of course I have to know it."

"I specifically experienced the entire process of my host body's journey regarding the Longevity Technique, from initial acquaintance to mastery and application, and I experienced it all over several years."

"The current duration of the Longevity Technique is as high as fifteen hours, okay?"

Wu Zhong was skeptical: "Really? Tell me, and I'll see if it works."

Jordan grinned and chuckled: "What? You want to learn this?"

"Even if you know martial arts, it doesn't mean we share the same origins of the law. The martial arts I possess may be wrong to you."

"Moreover, even if you share the same origin as me and have the same martial arts principles attached to you, it doesn't mean you can learn the Longevity Technique. This technique is very difficult." He had obviously already figured out that Wu Zhong also knew internal energy, since he was unintentionally using his internal energy while running at high speed.

Wu Zhong was overjoyed. As long as the same law was attached, it would be fine.

It's simple. Just go back and fight Jordan, and let him use the Longevity Technique's true energy to bombard your vital point.

Does this mean I can learn it now? Or is it just too difficult?
“It’s alright, my host’s aptitude is also extraordinary, I can just borrow it,” Wu Zhong tentatively suggested.

To everyone's surprise, Jordan scoffed and said, "Then you'll never be able to learn it!"

"In the world where I was born, how many people couldn't learn this technique? This technique doesn't consider meridians or aptitude."

"It involves absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through acupoints to replenish oneself and directly cultivate innate true energy."

"This is completely different from the practice of various schools of thought that require first cultivating acquired true qi and then returning to the innate state to cultivate innate true qi."

"Furthermore, the Longevity Technique applies to all martial arts principles; knowing too much about it can lead to qi deviation. My previous incarnation was completely ignorant of martial arts, and learned it by sheer luck."

"Do you know how many inhabitants I searched through the endless worldlines of a universe in order to sense a single incarnation who had mastered the Longevity Technique? A full 32 million!"

"That exhausted me! The number was almost close to the population of his country. This opportunity finally came to my incarnation in a certain timeline... Can you believe how difficult it was!"

Wu Zhong was shocked. What? They searched for 32 million potential hosts? And only found this one?

World lines... Opportunities... It's our turn...

So that's how it is. The multiverse isn't all the same; it also includes parallel universes, which are different worldlines within the same world.

In a martial arts world like this, just because someone learns the secret to immortality doesn't mean that he will be the one in every timeline.

Perhaps it's mostly him, but others also have a chance, even if they're just ordinary people who can't do anything.

As long as there are enough people, and the probability is not zero, then there will always be a timeline in which this opportunity will come to one's own destiny.

That's true. It's rare for someone's incarnation to happen to be exceptionally powerful in another universe.

An alternate being from another universe is more likely to be just an ordinary person like myself...

This situation could actually be resolved by perceiving parallel world lines within the same universe.

"Dude, how do you know I can't learn it if you don't let me try?"

"I didn't really care before, but now that you mention it, I'm starting to doubt it. Shall we make a bet?"

Wu Zhong didn't dare to appear too eager, and since they weren't particularly familiar with each other, it was just a temporary cooperative alliance.

To everyone's surprise, Jordan said, "What's the point of betting on this?"

"Take it if you want it. Here, it's a million. Transfer the money to me and I'll sell it to you."

After saying that, he took out a small notebook and handed it over.

Wu Zhong was stunned. Huh?

All that effort he put into begging him, turns out it's possible to buy it?
Yang Chunsha couldn't help but laugh and whispered in his ear, "It's common for different cultivation techniques of the same origin to exchange with each other, but it definitely costs money."

Jordan heard this and scoffed, "Of course it costs money, a million is already very cheap."

"Techniques of the same level sell for millions."

"But the Longevity Manual is too difficult to teach. I copied and memorized all the contents on the original stone wall, including my own understanding and annotations, and put them all up for sale on the platform's online store, but they didn't sell at all."

"Dude, I'm not ripping you off. This is a clearance sale, a symbolic price. I have my dignity too."

Wu Zhong was taken aback and hesitated, wondering if he really wanted it.

If all else fails, you can always go back and find a safe place, register as a mercenary, and browse the platform yourself.

However, Yang Chunsha said, "I'll transfer the money to you. Is your plant name Jordan?"

Jordan nodded: "Yes."

Yang Chunsha took out a cucumber and asked someone to transfer the money. Soon after, Jordan confirmed that the money had arrived.

“Here…” He handed the notebook to Wu Zhong.

Wu Zhong took it, completely bewildered.

"Why bother?" he said to Yang Chunsha with a wry smile.

Yang Chunsha breathed heavily and labored out: "If you want it, I'll buy it for you. Consider it payment for carrying my labor, haha."

Wu and Zhi reached the end. The two had been through life and death together, so there was no need to say more.

He eagerly opened the notebook and saw that it was full of oracle bone script.

Jordan added, "The Longevity Manual is written in oracle bone script, which is profound and difficult to understand. There are 7,400 different characters, but only about 3,000 have been deciphered. My original body didn't understand it all either. I only practiced one of the seven chapters, and I was already invincible."

"In my notes, there are also many annotations and translations of this technique by the sages of his world, but don't have too high hopes. In my past life, I think it's even more incomprehensible than the original text."

"Fortunately, he had seen the original stone wall, which had seven human figures, none of them facing the same direction, and was guided by various symbols such as red dots and arrows."

"But you must not force yourself to practice. If you try to force your internal energy by following the guidance of one of the symbols, your blood and qi will immediately churn, you will go into qi deviation, and your life will be in danger."

Wu Zhong suddenly looked up: "Is it a matter of life and death?"

Jordan nodded and said, "Yeah, you can die. The consequences of failing at training are, at best, qi deviation that cripples your skills, and at worst, death."

"In addition, the Longevity Formula emphasizes refining essence into qi, but the price of refining essence is that fertility is affected, and practitioners are often unable to have offspring."

"So this thing can't be sold. I didn't cheat you; you're the one who wanted to practice it."

Seeing that he kept talking about the bad things, Wu Zhong smiled and said, "You're actually a pretty good person."

Jordan paused for a moment, then said, "Ah, that's true. I have professional ethics. I'll make it clear to you before I sell it to you."

"One must be honest, unlike some guys who deliberately sell the wrong things to cheat and harm people."

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(End of this chapter)