Chapter 294: Chapter 293: Human Life_1
“Human Life Pill?”
Mo Hua had never heard of this term before, so he asked, “Can it prolong life?”
Zhang Lan pondered, “It can be said to prolong life, but at the same time, it’s not really prolonging life.”
Elder Yu and the others exchanged glances, all somewhat perplexed.
Mo Hua then said, “Uncle Zhang, stop being cryptic.”
Zhang Lan was taken aback, thought for a moment, and then asked Mo Hua, “What is the most important thing for a cultivator?”
“Cultivation?” Mo Hua thought for a moment before answering.
“No,” Zhang Lan shook his head, “Cultivation is fundamental for a cultivator, but even more important is lifespan. Only with lifespan can one pursue cultivation and seek immortality.”
“Immortality is essentially the ultimate, eternal lifespan.”
Mo Hua understood, “Simply put, no matter what you do, you first need to be alive. Without life, naturally, you have nothing.”
“You’re right to think that way,” said Zhang Lan. “Even the most powerful cultivator must first be alive. Without lifespan, unable to continue living, even if one’s cultivation reaches the heavens, they can’t escape death.”
Mo Hua said, “So cultivators will try every means to prolong life?”
Zhang Lan nodded, “The saying ‘prolong life’ is actually incorrect. Nature has its course, and cultivators have their fate. When one’s time is up and lifespan runs out, no matter what, it’s hard to escape death.”
“But some pills and cultivation techniques can indeed prolong life...” Mo Hua said doubtfully.
While Mo Hua had never personally seen such pills and cultivation techniques that “prolong life”, they were often mentioned in the records of Tao cultivation, so it was nothing new.
“That’s why I say that these so-called ‘prolong life’ methods are not truly ‘prolonging life,'” Zhang Lan continued.
Mo Hua listened carefully, waiting for Zhang Lan to go on.
Zhang Lan’s expression grew serious as he continued:
“Cultivators nearing their ultimate limit cannot extend their lifespan; this is bounded by the Heavenly Dao. The so-called prolonging of life for cultivators usually falls under two scenarios.”
“One is through cultivation techniques or pills, conditioning the physical body and meridians, eliminating the superfluous, removing illnesses, and thereby extending lifespan.”
“However, in this case, the cultivator’s ultimate limit has not yet arrived, and their lifespan is not exhausted. This kind of life extension uses up the lifespan that belongs to the cultivator themselves, so it does not truly extend life.”
“Once a cultivator truly reaches their limit, bounded by the Heavenly Dao, they are undoubtedly destined to die. To avoid death, they can only turn to heretical and demonic methods, practicing various forbidden techniques and concocting various forbidden pills.”
“The Human Life Pill is one of these forbidden pills.”
A chill went through Mo Hua’s heart as he asked, “Does concocting Human Life Pills require killing many people?”
Zhang Lan nodded, “It’s difficult to concoct Human Life Pills, it does require the taking of many lives.”
“To extend life with a Human Pill is to infuse a person into a pill, borrowing life from others. But such acts against the Heavenly Dao are extremely difficult. It may take a lot of effort, and one person can only borrow a little bit of life, which requires accumulating little by little, killing many to prolong one’s own life...”
“Caught by a Foundation Establishment evil cultivator, and you still made it out alive?” Zhang Lan asked somewhat shocked, “How on earth did you get out?”
“The third householder sent me out,” Mo Hua said.
Zhang Lan disbelieved, “What nonsense are you talking about?”
Mo Hua replied, “Really.”
Zhang Lan said, “Is he out of his mind?”
“His mind isn’t gone, but he might have thought wrongly and misunderstood,” Mo Hua explained.
“Misunderstood what?”
“He mistook me for an old demon that had seized another’s body.”
“Seized another’s body?” Zhang Lan was taken aback and couldn’t help asking, “Why?”
Trying to appear modest, Mo Hua nevertheless couldn’t help feeling a bit smug and said,
“Maybe because my Divine Sense is strong.”
Zhang Lan startled, “I know your Divine Sense is strong, but not to the extent that...”
While speaking, Zhang Lan suddenly felt a movement in his Divine Sense, his expression dramatically shifting to disbelief, “Your Divine Sense...”
Upon hearing this, Elder Yu also released his Divine Sense. A moment later, he widened his eyes and abruptly stood up.
He had not noticed it until now, until Divine Sense was mentioned and he opened his own to probe Mo Hua.
But just a fleeting glimpse was enough to unsettle him.
Mo Hua was surrounded by a hazy aura, the breath faint and indistinct, indecipherable in its truth and false nature.
The stronger the Divine Sense, the more obscure it becomes.
This meant that Mo Hua’s Divine Sense had become so strong it could rival his and even obstruct his perception!
But how could this be? He was at the Foundation Establishment level, whereas Mo Hua was only at the Qi Refinement stage! This completely broke his understanding of Tao Cultivation...
Elder Yu looked rather astonished, “Your Divine Sense...”
Scratching his head sheepishly, Mo Hua confessed,
“My cultivation is at the Qi Refinement stage, but my Divine Sense has already made it to the Foundation Establishment...”
Everyone inhaled sharply, and in an instant, the room went silent as a grave.
Meanwhile, deep in the mountains,
The third householder was also murmuring to himself, “Qi Refinement cultivation, Foundation Establishment Divine Sense, how is this possible...”
He realized something was amiss.