Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Lifespan Paired with Divine Pill, Old Man Turns Young
Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable!
These four words echoed in Chen Mingyuan’s mind, over and over again.
For some unknown reason, when he heard the young boy in front of him say he was the Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable, he didn’t doubt it; instead, he believed it.
Could it be because the boy had an aura about him that he couldn’t fathom?
"Are you really the Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable?" Chen Mingyuan asked in astonishment.
Even though he believed the person in front of him was the Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable, he subconsciously wanted to ask again.
Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable, who was he? The number one on the golden list, the supreme Great Emperor.
How could he appear here, and why would he appear here?
Chen Lan did not answer his question but instead stared intently at Chen Mingyuan:
"Do you want to live?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Mingyuan’s heart trembled, and he fell silent.
Did he want to live?
Of course, he did. The words he spoke to his granddaughter earlier were just to stop her from feeling so sad and upset.
Who doesn’t wish to live? He wanted to see his country flourish and prosper, he wanted to see his granddaughter walking down the aisle in her wedding dress, and he had many more hopes and dreams he had yet to fulfill.
"I... want to live." After a long time, a hint of determination appeared in Chen Mingyuan’s eyes. He wanted to live on.
"I have a Longevity Pill here, Mr. Chen. If I let you take it, you can be immortal from now on. Will you take it?"
Chen Lan flipped his hand, and a crystal-clear elixir appeared in his palm.
The elixir was not large, about the size of candy, but it was exquisite, with countless patterns full of dao rhyme carved on it.
Watching the elixir in Chen Lan’s hand, Chen Mingyuan swallowed hard.
This is the legendary elixir that can grant immortality?!
Immortality, who hasn’t heard of it? At least three-quarters of Huaxia people want immortality.
Now, this opportunity was right in front of him. As long as he swallowed this elixir, he could become immortal and live on until the world perished!
Chen Mingyuan looked at the Longevity Pill in front of him, hesitating.
After a long time, he closed his eyes and sighed, "This elixir is too precious, and I am not worthy."
"In that case, what do you say I contribute this elixir to the country so they can study the secret of immortality and let all the people nationwide become immortal? How about that?" Chen Lan continued.
Upon hearing this, Chen Mingyuan’s eyes lit up, revealing a brilliant light:
"That’s actually a good proposal. If it really allows all the people to become immortal, then this elixir truly fulfills its purpose; to waste it on my dying body is too wasteful."
After listening to Chen Mingyuan, Chen Lan’s lips curled into a slight smile. He put away the elixir, walked to the balcony, and gazed outside:
"I deeply admire your character and your great and selfless spirit of sacrifice. This is something I cannot learn."
Chen Lan spoke the truth. These people were the most admirable he had ever known in his life, as was his father.
He would always remember that day was his birthday, and his father had an urgent task that required leaving. When faced with a choice between the country and family, his father chose the country.
After that night, he never returned.
He never blamed his father but always respected and revered him.
Once you assume that identity, you must bear the responsibility of that identity!
These were his father’s words.
The world already had few such selfless people, even when faced with the temptation of immortality, they could refuse.
Too rare.
"No, Great Emperor Xiao Yao, you are also someone I deeply respect." At this time, Chen Mingyuan shook his head and spoke.
"Oh? How so?" Chen Lan turned back to look at Chen Mingyuan.
"You possess such powerful strength, yet you haven’t used this power to do as you please. Suppressing your inner desires makes you the most formidable person I’ve ever seen."
"During this time, I’ve seen countless people, who’ve become cultivators, start committing wicked deeds, forcing good people into immoral acts, committing arson, murder, and looting; they all couldn’t control their inner desires, which were infinitely magnified with the blessing of powerful forces."
"And you, you manage to hide among the world, neither arrogant nor impatient, and be so low-key, truly admirable."
Chen Mingyuan spoke his heartfelt words.
From the moment the game materialized, he worried about what harm these people might bring to the country, especially the Great Emperor Xiao Yao.
He was the one he feared the most. This person’s power was beyond everyone, and with a single thought, the whole world could perish.
And the hardest thing for humans to control is their desires; once they gain great power, the deep-seated desires in their hearts will be infinitely magnified into a bottomless black hole!
Yet, the Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable didn’t choose to expose his identity, instead hiding in the shadows like a transcendent sage traveling the mortal world, mysterious and powerful.
Admirable.
Chen Lan was slightly taken aback, then smiled lightly and said, "Elder Chen, with you, Huaxia will thrive and flourish."
"And you too, with you, Huaxia will be prosperous and peaceful," Chen Mingyuan immediately replied.
Chen Lan didn’t speak but instead extended his index finger, saying softly, "Before I came here, countless people pleaded for me to save you, yet there were still a few who asked me not to waste the elixir on you. Hearing this, are you disheartened? Angry?"
Chen Mingyuan was taken aback and said with a bitter smile, "I’ve lived for over a hundred years, with old bones; there’s nothing worth saving, people have their selfish motives, nothing to be angry about."
"But I, I do not like it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the clock started to turn, and the ticking sound began again.
Whoosh!
Instantly, the curtains on the balcony were lifted by a strong wind, and one visible white vapor after another flew in, converging at the tip of Chen Lan’s index finger.
"These are Lifespan Points, which can increase lifespan. Coupled with the Longevity Pill, they can ensure you don’t die, and you become immortal."
Upon hearing this, Chen Mingyuan looked with fervent eyes at the mass of Lifespan Points, swallowed and then thought of something, looking at Chen Lan in surprise, "Aren’t you afraid of defying destiny?"
His granddaughter had said the reason no one dared to save him was that he was meant to die of old age; it was destiny’s will.
Whoever saved him would be defying destiny and would suffer heavenly punishment!
"Destiny? Haha, would it dare?" Chen Lan chuckled.
Chen Mingyuan was silent.
He forgot that the person before him was the supreme Great Emperor, with power surpassing the so-called Heavenly Dao. To defy destiny, what could the Heavenly Dao do about him?
"Thank you, Great Emperor!" Chen Mingyuan thanked, grabbing that mass of Lifespan Points and the Longevity Pill, then swallowed them in one gulp.
As the Lifespan Points and Longevity Pill entered his stomach, a miraculous scene occurred.
Chen Mingyuan’s aged face, white hair, like time reversed, slowly returned to a youthful appearance.
Not a single wrinkle, his hair turned black, like a young man in his twenties, handsome and sunny!
"Is this... really me?" Chen Mingyuan looked at his tender white hands, unable to believe it, and blurted out.
When he discovered his voice had also become young, he was utterly amazed.
Is this the power of the Longevity Pill?
It’s terrifying, truly reversing age!
But suddenly, he noticed a point of doubt.
"May I ask, Great Emperor, where did you get this Lifespan?"