Ling Tian nodded and expressed his gratitude to his fifth master. Gu Tianxi had indeed thought things through, solving a major problem for Ling Tian.
As long as these masters could dispatch some trusted confidantes to help him set up the framework, the subsequent matters would be much easier.
However, what followed was Ling Tian's moment of suffering. His masters bombarded him with requests, urging him to quickly have a few children so they could dote on their grandchildren!
The one who made Ling Tian feel most overwhelmed and speechless was his third master, Gong Heming. The old man even proposed a comprehensive physical examination to see if Ling Tian had any physiological difficulties.
In the end, Ling Tian fled amidst the roaring laughter of his masters.
Soon, Spring Festival arrived, and Longpan Mountain was filled with joy and laughter. Many disciples also returned to pay their respects to the masters, who generously distributed a large number of red envelopes.
For Ling Tian and Wang Bingxia, there was also good news to celebrate.
Just a few days prior, news arrived from the United States that Boris Gustav, the patriarch of the Gustav family, and his first heir, Mark Gustav, had both died at the Mayo Clinic.
Their cause of death was severe liver parasitic infestation. An autopsy revealed that their livers were already filled with soybean-sized parasites.
Furthermore, a large number of parasite eggs were found in their blood, and even developed worms were discovered in their brains.
With Boris and Mark dead, the Gustav family's inheritance fell to Boris's youngest son.
This youngest son was a good-for-nothing, a playboy who only knew how to indulge in eating, drinking, and merrymaking. However, he wasn't foolish enough to not know why the family had been facing misfortune recently. Therefore, after taking over the family, he immediately withdrew all lawsuits against Bing Tian Pharmaceuticals and Wang Qing Tian.
These lawsuits had already caused the Gustav family a great deal of trouble, and continuing them would only accelerate the family's decline. Many were already eyeing the Gustav family's other assets.
After staying on the mountain for a few days, Ling Tian's female companions, except for Ali, had all departed.
Wang Bingxia and Zhang Caifeng left to accompany their families, as they also had their own families to consider.
They hadn't officially married Ling Tian yet, and spending the New Year at Ling Tian's home meant they had to allocate time for their own families.
Aurora was busy with her overseas businesses and the establishment of the esper organization, and had directly flown out of China.
Qiu Hong, who managed the Misty Rain Pavilion, was also constantly busy, leaving only Ali to accompany Ling Tian at the Taoist temple.
Ling Tian had not been idle these past few days. He spent his time with his masters, not to learn more martial arts, but rather to teach them some cultivation methods.
Within the Myriad Laws Pavilion in his spatial dimension, there were too many excellent cultivation methods. Ling Tian wanted to introduce these methods to his teachers, enabling them to improve their physical condition.
Many of these cultivation methods, under conditions of abundant spiritual energy, could significantly extend human lifespan and even break through genetic limitations.
As everyone knows, for humans to live, they must undergo metabolism. Every moment, a large number of cells in the human body die, and at the same time, a large number of new cells divide to replace the dead cells.
However, each time human cells divide, the telomeres within the mitochondria of the cells shorten.
When cells have divided a certain number of times, and the telomere length has also reduced to a certain extent, the cells will stop dividing.
The human body's metabolism will stagnate, and without new cells to replace the old ones, the human body will die.
According to scientists' calculations, if the human body is not affected by diseases and has sufficient nutritional supply, it can theoretically live up to 120 years. Beyond this age, even with the best care, it cannot continue to live. This is the so-called genetic lock on human lifespan.
But Ling Tian discovered that some cultivation methods in the Myriad Laws Pavilion could repair the telomeres within the mitochondria of human cells, thus allowing cells to divide more times and fundamentally solving the problem of the human lifespan limit.
Ling Tian felt that this was the opportune moment to repay his teachers, which was why he used the Spring Festival period to impart cultivation methods to them.
To Ling Tian's surprise, all his masters possessed exceptional talent and quickly grasped these cultivation methods. Even his fifth master, Gu Tianxi, who did not practice martial arts, quickly got started.
Ling Tian had just celebrated the Lantern Festival on the mountain when his fifth master, Gu Tianxi, summoned him.
"Ling Tian, I have something I wish to discuss with you."
"Master, why are you being so polite? I am your disciple. If Master commands, your disciple will do his utmost."
"It's like this. I have a friend who is from Malaysia. He just celebrated his 70th birthday last year. He called me yesterday saying he is showing signs of Alzheimer's disease and wants someone to examine him.
Didn't you say you cured old Hughes' Alzheimer's disease when you were in the United States? I wonder if you are available to take a look at him?"
"Certainly, no problem," Ling Tian replied calmly.
"Ling Tian, actually, this matter wouldn't have required you to travel personally, but the problem is, my friend is the number one businessman in Malaysia and is deeply entangled with the country's political and business circles. If he were to leave the country, it would involve many complexities and be very inconvenient. Therefore, I'm asking you to go...
This fellow's ancestors were Chinese. He moved there at a very young age and has a very good relationship with me. He is also my biggest partner in various Southeast Asian countries...
If you can treat this illness, please do your best to help him recover..."
"No problem, Master. Since you've spoken, your disciple will certainly do his best!"
"Good. Then you should prepare yourself in the next couple of days. If there are no unexpected circumstances, we will depart the day after tomorrow.
By the way, who do you plan to bring with you? I will make arrangements."
"It's inconvenient abroad, so I'll go alone. Of course, Ali will accompany me, but Ali doesn't require exit procedures."
Ling Tian was well aware that abroad was not his home turf. Bringing a woman everywhere would be troublesome, not only limiting his actions but also consuming a lot of energy.
As for Ali, on one hand, he didn't have to worry about her safety. On the other hand, if he left Ali alone at home, she would surely not behave herself and might cause some trouble.