Only three seconds? He's already the Lord of All Realms, so it doesn't matter.

The temple of the Celestial Immortal was built in a single day and replaced the shrines of the immortals in the city.

People were talking about it, and even before dawn, the temple was already crowded with people.

The newly appointed magistrate personally led a group of officials and guards from the county government to bring the two religious figures from the ancestral hall to the front gate.

Above the door hangs a plaque with gold characters on a black background, which reads "Heavenly Immortal Venerable".

At 3:45 AM, as the sun rose, the temple gate slowly opened to the outside.

Ye Xuan stepped out from inside, still wearing that simple Taoist robe, but his body was faintly surrounded by a mixture of blue and white energy.

The crowd outside curiously peered inside and saw that the newly sculpted stone statue of an immortal behind the young man bore a striking resemblance to him.

"Are you kidding me? This person is the so-called Immortal Venerable?"

One of the men in the crowd couldn't help but say that, from the bottom of his heart, he thought that the young man in front of him, apart from being quite handsome, had no other resemblance to a celestial being.

He can have immortal magic? Then I feel like I can too!

The man's words immediately garnered the approval of many, but since there were officials present, they dared not speak out and could only watch the scene unfold quietly.

Ye Xuan stood at the highest point of the stone steps in front of the temple, his gaze sweeping across the dark mass of people below.

"I am setting up this temple not for incense offerings, but to find those who are willing to make offerings to the Immortal Willow."

He raised his hand and pointed behind the temple, which was roughly in the direction of Shuitian Village.

"The fairy willow has taken root by the lake and bestowed its teachings upon mortals for over a month."

Thirty-seven people from Lan Town and over a hundred from Shuitian Village have all received the Immortal Seed into their bodies, and eleven of them have already sensed spiritual energy and begun to grasp the basics.

A commotion broke out in the crowd, with many people craning their necks and whispering among themselves.

There have long been various rumors about Shuitian Village in Changning County. Now that the government has come forward, does it mean that one of the rumors is true?

Looking at the situation before him, the magistrate stepped forward at the opportune moment, bowed, and said:

"The Immortal Venerable and the previous immortals also came from the Realm of Immortality; they were true immortals!"

"I received the immortal technique yesterday and feel great now. I just need to break through the Qi Refining stage in the future to restore my lifespan to one hundred years..."

He glanced furtively at Ye Xuan beside him, and seeing the satisfied look on the man's face, he quietly withdrew.

Many of the onlookers looked at the magistrate who was speaking and saw that, just as rumored, his complexion was indeed much fuller.

Among these people, many have a general understanding of energy cultivation and the path of spiritual practice.

Everyone knows that cultivation is difficult. Even for beginners in Qi Refining, those without strong talent find it as difficult as ascending to heaven in the world of short-lived cultivators.

At this point, a bolder person asked:

"My lord, what will happen if this immortal technique fails to break through?"

Ye Xuan nodded slightly, his gaze returning to the crowd, and explained to the person who had raised the question:

"Within two months, one can break through to a higher realm and refine one's Qi, thus extending one's lifespan by a hundred years, and in the future, one can freely choose one's path."

However, if it fails, the immortal seed within the body will erupt, and the worshipper will perish.

……

Upon hearing this, the people of Changning County, who were hearing about this method of cultivating immortal seeds for the first time, were all speechless with shock.

The county magistrate standing to the side was stunned. He didn't understand why Ye Xuan would reveal the whole story. Wouldn't it be more beneficial for the temple's spread if some risks were hidden?

But Ye Xuan pointed to the ruins piled up on one side of the temple and turned to say, "I know you short-lived creatures used to worship this deity."

"From infancy, their essence and blood are extracted from their bodies. Isn't that leaving them with even less choice?"

Offering sacrifices to the immortal willow is a personal choice; if one is unwilling, then one can simply continue living a normal life despite one's frail health and many illnesses.

Having said that, Ye Xuan stopped paying attention to what the crowd was saying about him and turned to walk into the temple.

Everyone was at a loss, but some people felt a subtle stirring in their hearts at the Immortal Venerable's words.

"Actually, it sounds pretty good. Look at the county magistrate and the people of Shuitian Village, how much talent do they have?"

"It wasn't even a voluntary acceptance of this immortal technique..."

The crowd stirred again, with everyone talking at once.

Many people felt a certain degree of goodwill towards this immortal being, who was willing to explain things clearly.

The magistrate then came to his senses and hurriedly addressed the crowd:

"If any of you wish to make offerings to the Immortal Willow, you may enter the temple to seek enlightenment!"

In an instant, more than ten people rushed into the temple gate, but the others remained rational and continued to observe.

Ye Xuan sat behind the temple curtain, opening up the meridians of those who were willing to become worshippers, and planting immortal seeds in their bodies.

That's human nature. Ye Xuan had long anticipated this situation. How could anyone not be tempted by a vague chance to change their fate when they are plagued by poor health and disease all year round?

He cleared the meridians for everyone one by one, when suddenly the county magistrate appeared beside him and said:

"My lord, you are an immortal from the realm of longevity. I wonder if the baby's birth is different from previous ones?"

Ye Xuan was taken aback by the magistrate's words; he hadn't really thought about this issue yet.

Have any babies been born recently?

He calmed down and felt that since the "Immortal Willow of Immortality" came from the Realm of Immortality, it must also have something in common with the immortals who also came from the Upper Realm.

As long as there are commonalities, this matter is not difficult to handle, after all, one has the ability to perceive subtle signs.

"Hmm... sir, there really is!"

The magistrate's mind raced, and he actually remembered that there was a family in the west of the city whose child was about to be born.

"Oh? Bring it to the ancestral hall."

The magistrate immediately accepted the order. Not long after, a couple arrived. The woman was heavily pregnant and looked at the newly appeared temple dedicated to the immortals in the city with fear in her eyes.

Ye Xuan immediately raised his fingertip, drawing upon a wisp of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and placed it on the woman's abdomen.

A warm sensation calmed the woman down a bit, but she kept her hands wrapped around her abdomen.

"My lord, this unborn child..."

Ye Xuan raised his hand to stop the magistrate from speaking, and then carefully inserted his perception into the woman's belly, whereupon a fetus appeared peacefully in the womb.

He recalled his initial speculation about the Heavenly Dao of the Short-lived Realm. It was said that there was a mysterious rule at work in this world that if a newborn did not have a certain amount of lifespan taken away within three days of birth, it would die prematurely, and there was no other way.

Of course, neither Ye Xuan nor the short-lived species in the Short-lived Realm knew whether this legend was fabricated by some immortal or whether there really was such a strange rule of heaven.

He refocused his mind and sensed the fetus, finding it to be no different from a fetus in the real world.

After cultivating the "Immortal Willow of Immortality," his perception allowed him to directly see a person's vitality.

The fetus in the womb showed remarkable vitality, with no signs of interference or weakening whatsoever...

"What would happen if a seed of immortality were planted inside him?"

Ye Xuan suddenly remembered the method of planting immortal seeds. He had once planted immortal seeds in the bodies of short-lived people with defects. The seeds needed to be nourished by the life force that the worshipper gained when breaking through a realm, so that they could germinate and nourish the person in the future.

But if an infant has not yet had part of their lifespan extracted, will the immortal seed sprout directly?

Without further hesitation, Ye Xuan immediately channeled a bit of spiritual energy into the woman's body, which then flowed directly into the womb where the fetus was located.

A bright green seed, about the size of a thumbnail, was planted in the dantian of the fetus, which was not yet fully formed.

Ye Xuan dared not be distracted in the slightest. He saw a celestial seed instantly begin to sprout and grow inside the fetus's body. After becoming familiar with it, it sprouted a tiny new bud...

Having foreseen the future, he immediately sensed a strange power emanating from an extremely small space.

He wasn't sure if this power came from the Realm of Immortality, but when it surged into the woman's womb and tried to penetrate the fetus, it was forcefully rejected by the sprouting buds within.

"That's incredibly powerful!"

Ye Xuan couldn't help but marvel at the power of the "Immortal Willow of Immortality." If this mysterious power truly came from the Immortal Realm, then it seemed that even among immortals, there were differences.

He withdrew his senses and consciousness and informed the woman:

"I have planted a divine seed within the body of the baby in your womb and made it sprout."

He was born no longer bound by the rules of that day; his lifespan was intact, just like those who had entered the Qi Refining stage, possessing a complete lifespan.

The couple couldn't believe what they had just heard, and they couldn't be sure whether what the young man in front of them was true or false.

But under pressure from the county magistrate standing nearby, he quickly bowed and thanked him:

"Thank you, sir!"

The county magistrate and the county guards who witnessed everything were speechless with grief upon hearing this.

"What does it mean for a fetus to have such strong vitality that it can directly cause a celestial seed to sprout?"

After figuring out the situation, they wished they could smash their heads against the pillars in the temple and be reincarnated as quickly as possible.