Chapter 58: Chapter 58: One Million Bottles of Elixir, Cultivation for All
"It’s a joyous occasion that Mr. Chen Mingyuan can be discharged. How could I possibly be scared?"
Li Long was taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Please bring Mr. Chen over quickly."
Before long, a soldier brought over a young man.
Li Long looked at the young man, then looked behind him, not seeing any trace of Chen Mingyuan, so he asked, puzzled, "Where is Mr. Chen?"
Weren’t you saying Chen Mingyuan was coming?
Why is it a young man here?
"Master Li, I am Chen Mingyuan." The young man said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Li Long was stunned, then suddenly shocked: "What?!!"
Scared, Li Long’s body trembled, and he took several steps back, looking at Chen Mingyuan in horror.
He just visited Chen Mingyuan last night; he was looking sallow, emaciated, just like a corpse.
Having just heard that Chen Mingyuan had recovered, he thought he might live a few more years, but now it seemed, he’s not just living a few more years, but centuries more.
The change was just too great.
Li Long calmed himself, approached Chen Mingyuan step by step, examining him up and down, and seeing the youthful skin of Chen Mingyuan, he couldn’t believe that this was the over a hundred-years-old Chen Mingyuan.
But suddenly, Li Long widened his eyes and asked in a low, surprised voice, "Did you take the Longevity Pill?!"
Who in the world could manage such a feat, it must be the Great Emperor Xiao Yao.
"Yes." Chen Mingyuan nodded, acknowledging it.
"Did you meet Xiao... that person?" Li Long continued to ask cautiously.
"I did."
Upon hearing this, a hint of envy appeared in Li Long’s eyes as he looked at Chen Mingyuan, who was still sickly last night and had become a young man today.
Who doesn’t want immortality?
"Master Li, let’s talk business." Chen Mingyuan said with a wry smile.
"Yes, please speak." Li Long’s expression became serious again.
"This is what the Great Emperor Xiao Yao entrusted me to tell you."
Chen Mingyuan’s words made Li Long’s expression even more serious, his brow furrowing.
The words of the Great Emperor Xiao Yao?
That is certainly not good.
"In the future, Blue Star will merge with many worlds; at that time, it will be a chaotic battle. He is not sure if even stronger enemies will appear, so he needs the people nationwide to enhance their strength as soon as possible, as he cannot protect Huaxia forever."
As soon as the words fell, Li Long’s pupils contracted slightly; this was a great secret.
Even the Great Emperor Xiao Yao said so, so things must be very serious.
With multiple world mergers, no wonder Blue Star’s area was expanding; it was reserved for other worlds.
The people from foreign worlds might not be friendly, and the future was full of unknowns; it’s possible for someone more terrifying than the Emperor to appear.
"I understand. It seems the nationwide cultivation plan must be expedited." Li Long sighed.
This plan had always been underway, only some stubborn individuals were unwilling to face it.
Many older and middle-aged people in the country were unwilling to learn any cultivation, thinking even if the sky fell, taller people would hold it up; they just wanted to live peacefully.
At present, most who wanted to cultivate were young people, full of passion and youthful folly, thinking cultivation was cool, so they wanted to learn.
He had predicted it; the future would certainly not be simple, and now hearing it’s what the Great Emperor Xiao Yao also said, he was completely certain.
"Yes, but the Great Emperor Xiao Yao gave us resources," Chen Mingyuan continued.
"Oh? What resources." Li Long raised his eyebrows.
"He knew you had no cultivation because your physical condition was too poor, no longer meeting the standards for cultivation, so he gave me a Destiny-Defying Pill. This elixir can reshape your root bone meridian, but the process is extremely painful."
Chen Mingyuan took out a ring, and a yellow elixir appeared out of thin air in his palm.
This ring was a storage ring created by Chen Lan using the Space Dao. Once he had the Space Dao, crafting these storage rings took no time at all—basically one per second.
The space inside wasn’t large, only about the size of a football field.
Looking at the elixir in Chen Mingyuan’s hand, Li Long swallowed; he hadn’t thought the Great Emperor Xiao Yao would take notice of him, let alone give him an elixir to change his destiny!
"Thank you, Great Emperor Xiao Yao!" Li Long suddenly kneeled in a certain direction.
He always appeared as if he didn’t want cultivation, but who doesn’t?
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to; he simply lacked the capability. His root bone and meridian had long since been set, and even the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill was useless, losing his eligibility to cultivate.
Now, the Great Emperor Xiao Yao sent him a Destiny-Defying Pill, practically a lifesaver!
"Not only that, the Emperor also prepared a million bottles of Body Refining Pills and Spiritual Qi Pills for you to use as startup funds to quickly bolster Huaxia’s strength. Once sects materialize, you can learn alchemy."
The ring in Chen Mingyuan’s hand contained a million bottles of elixirs, half Body Refining Pills, half Spiritual Qi Pills, all given by the Great Emperor Xiao Yao.
At the time, he even asked, "Will giving so much be enough for the Great Emperor Xiao Yao?"
In response, the Great Emperor Xiao Yao said something that left him speechless.
"This amount of elixir is merely a drop in the ocean; you all will never exhaust my supply in a lifetime."
It turns out this million-bottle supply, which would be shockingly enormous to them, was just a pinch from the Great Emperor’s fingertips.
"Great! The Great Emperor Xiao Yao is indeed Huaxia’s divine figure; not only does he contribute effort but resources too. With him, Huaxia will prosper and be at peace!" Li Long nodded excitedly.
"I’ll arrange everything immediately; we can’t delay any longer!"
Li Long spoke earnestly; there was no more time to lose!
...
At this time, the Elixir Gold Rank had already been broadcast to the eleventh place.
While all the people across the nation looked up at the gold rank announcements, a voice interrupted them.
[I am Daoist Qingfeng, representing General Li Long of the Maintenance Department, to say a few words.]
[In the future, Blue Star will face an unprecedented major crisis; this crisis will endanger all humanity.]
[From now on, from children as young as five to elders as old as sixty, everyone must cultivate; this is for yourselves and for Huaxia.]
[We need to unite to face the future crisis together; if you only hope for others to protect you, that will not happen.]
[No one is obligated to protect you; the future is fought for yourselves.]
[Schools will fully open cultivation classes, and the Maintenance Department will set up test sites across the nation. Tomorrow, all qualified persons are to go to the sites for testing to see if they are eligible for cultivation.]
[This is what the Great Emperor Xiao Yao told us; we no longer have time.]
[Additionally, the Great Emperor Xiao Yao donated a million bottles of elixirs to help the people of the nation begin cultivation.]
[Therefore, please do not let the Great Emperor Xiao Yao down.]
[National Cultivation, officially begins]