Mysterious mirror hanging high

Although the [Turtle Years and Crane Longevity] fate can extend a cultivator's life by 500 years, Jing Yu's [Mysterious Life Pearl] is half as effective as a normal fate.

But even so, Jing Yu's [Longevity] Life Pearl should be able to extend Xiao Beiyue's life by 250 years!

But the problem is that [Xuanjun's Blessing] is only a temporary life-saving magical power. With Jing Yu's current realm of cultivation, no matter what kind of life bead it is, it can only last for one hour at most on other cultivators.

Therefore, although [Turtle Years and Crane Longevity] can extend Xiao Beiyue's life by 250 years, the effect of this fate can only last for one hour at most. Once the hour is up, Xiao Beiyue will die immediately. Thinking of taking advantage of the gap between the effects of [Turtle Years and Crane Longevity] and then extending it by another [Turtle Years and Crane Longevity]? That is impossible.

As expected, after the [Turtle Years and Crane Longevity] Life Pearl passed on, Xiao Beiyue's face, which had originally been filled with a faint sense of death, became visibly brighter. The dying old man once again regained his spirited appearance, cupped his hands and smiled, saying:

"Xuan Jing's magical power truly seizes the fortune of heaven and earth. Xiao admires it."

Jing Yu sighed, "It's just a little trick that can extend your life by an hour."

Xiao Beiyue straightened the high crown on his head and bowed towards the outside of the hall: "Greetings to the Supreme Lord."

Everyone looked in the direction where Xiao Beiyue was bowing, only to find that the God of Transformation of Songfeng Pavilion, Taishang [Qi Tianhua], had been standing at the door of the General Affairs Hall without anyone noticing, and was silent.

Xiao Beiyue, however, smiled and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Beiyue has sorted out the accumulated affairs of the sect. Now that his life span is drawing to a close..."

"I want to keep the last hour of my life for myself."

Qi Tianhua sighed and waved his sleeves: "Go."

"Thank you, Supreme Lord, for your help."

Xiao Beiyue bowed again, then turned to Jing Yu and asked, "Xuan Jing, is there a distance limit to your magical power?"

Jing Yu whispered, "The closer we are, the longer it will last. If we were worlds apart, it might not last even an hour."

Xiao Beiyue nodded: "Then I'll trouble Xuan Jing to accompany me."

Jing Yu was slightly stunned, not knowing where Xiao Beiyue was going, but just nodded.

Then Xiao Beiyue looked at Yang Dingfeng again: "Junior Brother Yang, come too."

So he grabbed his disciple Xiao Yuan's shoulders and escaped into the void.

Jing Yu and Yang Dingfeng looked at each other, and then followed.

The next moment, Xiao Beiyue brought Xiao Yuan to a quiet valley. At the same time, Yang Dingfeng and Jing Yu appeared behind them.

Xiao Beiyue put Xiao Yuan down, coughed violently a few times, and slowly walked towards the depths of the valley. In a place with lush vegetation, there was a slightly arched small mound. In front of the mound stood a stone tablet with the words "Tomb of My Enlightened Teacher Qi Gui" written on it.

"Come, Yuan'er, come and pay your respects to the Grandmaster."

Xiao Yuan hurried forward and kowtowed several times respectfully towards the cemetery.

Jing Yu and Yang Dingfeng also walked over to the stone tablet. Yang Dingfeng whispered, "[True Lord Songmo] Qi Gui, this person is Senior Brother Xiao's master, and also the previous master of Nanyue Peak."

"A thousand years ago, I failed in my attempt to reach the Divine Transformation stage in this world and died. I never thought that Senior Brother Xiao would bury me in such a secluded place."

Upon hearing this, Jing Yu said, "Since he is Fellow Daoist Xiao's master and a senior from Songfeng Pavilion, Xuan Jing also studied in Songfeng Pavilion for a period of time before, so we should pay him respects as well." So he also stepped forward to pay his respects.

Xiao Beiyue simply sat down beside the stone tablet, panted for a few times, and then spoke with difficulty:

"Junior Brother Yang, how long do you have left to prepare for the Divine Transformation?"

Yang Dingfeng hesitated slightly, but finally told the truth: "I have mastered the principles of cultivating the acupoints, and have honed my cultivation to the Nascent Soul stage. I have also prepared all the spiritual resources. In fact, I can achieve the Divine Transformation at any time."

"But I always feel that the time is not right. I haven't caught that mysterious opportunity, so I am still a little hesitant."

Xiao Beiyue was silent for a moment before he spoke, "Junior Brother Yang received a tremendous opportunity in Weiyang Heaven, which strengthened his foundation. Coupled with his immense talent, I think he has at least a 50% chance of achieving Divine Transformation in this world... In fact, if one had a lower ambition, he could simply achieve Divine Transformation in a large cave heaven. There should be a 70% to 80% chance of success. Although his path to enlightenment would be cut off, he would at least have another 5,000 years of freedom."

Yang Dingfeng shook his head: "The great calamity of the Immortal Continent will befall at any time. [Pseudo-Gods] are completely unable to influence the overall situation. Only true Gods can be counted as a force."

"Besides, even if the Divine Cauldron hadn't descended to the lower realm, I would never have chosen to become a god in a large cave heaven... Cultivating immortals is all about that glimmer of hope. If I can't achieve immortality, what's the point of living in the lower realm for five thousand years!"

"Okay, okay..." Xiao Beiyue chuckled, "Both you and my master are incredibly arrogant... If my master had been willing to compromise and seek a pseudo-god back then... perhaps he would still be alive today."

"I don't have such ambitions. Even if I can achieve enlightenment in the cave, I will be satisfied."

A rare look of fear crossed the old man's face. "I thought I had become indifferent to life and death, but when I finally laid eyes on Master's tomb, I realized that even the once-renowned Yuanying Zhenjun was still just a pile of dust after his death... For thousands of years, I, his disciple, have been the only one to offer my condolences!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Dingfeng was deeply distressed. "Senior Brother Xiao, when it comes to immortal foundation and spiritual aptitude, although you came from a humble background, you're no less capable than any of the geniuses of the Songfeng Five Mountains... If you had practiced diligently, why would you have only reached the middle stage of the Nascent Soul before your death? Not to mention the Spiritual Transformation Realm, has any of the Five Mountains Peak Masters ever reached a realm lower than the late Nascent Soul before their death?"

"It's the miscellaneous affairs of the pavilion that have delayed my cultivation..."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Beiyue laughed at himself and said, "Hey! Junior Brother Yang, what's the big deal about those trivial matters at Songfeng Pavilion? Why would it delay your cultivation?"

Jing Yu was slightly stunned. He seemed to have heard similar words before.

But Xiao Beiyue took a deep breath and chuckled softly, "Do you want to hear a story?"

"This story dates back a long time ago... Based on Junior Brother Yang's age at that time, he should have just become the Golden Core Master of Xiyue Peak. At that time, he should have been a spy planted by the Tiannan Demon Sect in my Songfeng Pavilion, right?"

Yang Dingfeng nodded silently. There was a full six or seven hundred years difference between him and Xiao Beiyue. At that time, he had just formed a pill, but Xiao Beiyue was already a Yuanying elder of Nanyue Peak.

Yang Dingfeng said, "How long ago was that? I only remember Senior Brother Xiao's Nascent Soul Ceremony was extremely grand. After all, even across the entire Penglai Immortal Continent, there weren't many Nascent Soul True Lords who had reached the Seven Apertures stage. Nanyue Peak had a successor, and Peak Master Qi was very proud of it, so he naturally invited many fellow practitioners... Junior Brother, I also enjoyed a delicious meal at Nanyue Peak at that time."