Chapter 96: Sister Fairy of Three Thousand Years

[In the eightieth year, you looked up at the sky with increasing despondency and let out a sigh.]

[During this year, you did not feel any acceleration in the recovery of your injuries.]

[You wondered if the "Late Bloomer" talent couldn't speed up healing.]

[But this puzzled you greatly, as cultivation is supposed to accelerate spiritual energy absorption and increase one's power.]

[Now, you're also absorbing spiritual energy to heal, so why isn't this talent working?]

[You cursed inwardly, "Damn double standards!"]

[In the eighty-fifth year, your injuries were still severe, and you could only recover to the early Spirit Transformation stage.]

[This made you frown deeply, even considering the idea of dispersing your cultivation and starting over.]

[After all, this recovery speed was even slower than starting cultivation anew!]

[Of course, you dismissed this thought as soon as it arose.]

[Having received an Immortal Dao inheritance, you were no longer a novice in cultivation and knew clearly that dispersing your cultivation would damage your foundation.]

[You would never again reach your former heights.]

[In the ninetieth year, you looked at the two strands of white hair at your temples and let out a bitter laugh.]

[You were only a hundred and ten years old, which, given your cultivation, should still be considered youthful, yet you already had white hair—this was not normal.]

[But looking at your appearance, you weren't too surprised.]

[After all, Shen Wutian had extracted a large amount of your blood essence and soul.]

[This would naturally have a severe impact on your lifespan.]

[In truth, you had long suspected this but pretended not to know, clinging to a sliver of hope.]

[You thought perhaps the "Death Substitute Doll" talent would help eliminate these hidden dangers!]

[But now it seemed, clearly not.]

[The "Death Substitute Doll" talent, true to its name, could only substitute for death.]

[You glanced at the wooden hut you had lived in for decades, took a deep breath, and sighed, "I can't keep hiding!"]

[Initially, you thought you could hide and recover, regaining your strength before investigating the situation here.]

[If it was too dangerous, you would just keep hiding and cultivate until the end of your lifespan.]

[You glanced at the somewhat shy fairy sister beside you and silently recited, "Dao De Jing!"]

[You really didn't mean to; you just casually chatted a bit, and she came to you on her own.]

[Yes, that's what you thought.]

[As for the "Love Saint" talent? What is that? You selectively forgot about it, firmly refusing to acknowledge you had used this talent.]

[Afterward, you successfully settled in the Cangyun Sect as Xia Zhishan's Dao companion!]

[This three-thousand-year-old fairy, Xia Zhishan, was an elder of the Cangyun Sect, with a high status and power at the ninth level of Tribulation Crossing.]

[Upon learning of your severe injuries, she used her position to provide you with many treasures.]

[In the ninety-fifth year, the white hair at your temples had completely disappeared.]

[You could now exert the peak power of the Spirit Transformation stage.]

[However, you felt that further recovery was becoming increasingly difficult.]

[In truth, there was no other way; over the past few years, you had obtained many treasures from Xia Zhishan that increased lifespan and restored blood essence.]

[But there were no treasures to heal soul injuries.]

[Half of your injuries were from the soul; without the corresponding treasures, relying on time to slowly restore soul power naturally made it difficult to recover your cultivation.]

[Over these years, you also asked Xia Zhishan which region of the Nine Mystic Realm this place belonged to.]

[But Xia Zhishan's answer surprised you.]

[She said this was the Divine Martial Continent, a whole entity, and they divided territories by sects, without any regional divisions.]

[Her answer made you ponder for a long time.]

[Later, you also inquired about the Immortal Realm, but Xia Zhishan said she didn't know what the Immortal Realm was!]

[In the end, you stopped exploring further, thinking you might have been wrong from the start.]

[You weren't transported out of the Southern Regions but directly out of the Nine Mystic Realm, perhaps even far from the Immortal Realm.]

[However, you thought this might be for the best, as it kept you farther from the powerful beings of the Immortal Realm, making it safer.]

[This way, as long as you didn't deliberately cause trouble, once you healed your injuries, wouldn't you be able to simulate for eternity?]

[You couldn't help but start fantasizing that after this simulation, you might become invincible.]