Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 298: Chapter 168 Shared Destiny Gu

Everyone’s eyes were varied.

No one knew the identity of the woman in black veils brought by Lin Xueshuang, nor her intentions.

Ning Qi’s gaze carried an inquisitive look. He had already noticed this veiled woman before, originally thinking she was from the Lin Clan, but now it seemed she wasn’t. Perceiving the strange aura emanating from her, he drifted into thought.

In contemplation, the woman in veils gave a shallow bow to Taoist Longshan: ”Saintess of the Southern Border, Lan Yiyi, greets the True Man.”

Her voice was cold and distant, yet her words made everyone’s eyes tighten.

Southern Border!

Everyone was aware of the relationship between the Southern Border and the True Martial Sect, and now the saintess from the Southern Border had come to the True Martial Mountain, which was truly astonishing. Lin Ruhua felt a bit anxious, unsure why her mother had brought a key figure from the Southern Border to the True Martial Mountain, but Lin Xueshuang simply signaled her to calm down.

Taoist Longshan scrutinized Lan Yiyi before him, his thoughts fleeting. He withdrew his smile and said indifferently: ”I wonder why Miss Lan has come to my True Martial Mountain?”

He did not speak ill; internally he thought perhaps it was the recent calamity the Demon Sect faced, causing the Southern Border to reconsider not wanting to be at odds with the True Martial Sect.

However, the next moment.

His indifferent expression froze.

Lan Yiyi looked directly at everyone, speaking softly: ”I have come to save Qin Yun.”

Her words stirred a thousand waves.

None were more excited than Jiang Baishan.

His eyes lit up immediately, rushing to Lan Yiyi’s front, cupping his hands in respect: ”Miss Lan, can you truly save my eighth brother?”

Everyone’s hearts were moved.

Qin Yun’s calamity had always been their heartache. Although they were determined to save Qin Yun someday, they never knew when hope would come, even Ning Qi was like this. Lifespan is a formless thing, involving the mysteries of the human body. He currently didn’t know how to extend lifespan, especially needing a massive extension in a very short period.

Ning Qi sat upright, his gaze calm, yet possessing a certain dignity: ”Dare I ask Miss Lan, by what means do you intend to save my eighth senior brother? Why save him? Are there any conditions?”

He was most aware of the difficulty involved; the key was to clarify it.

Everyone was silent.

Ning Qi’s questions were crucial. If someone hostile casually intervened to treat Qin Yun, and something went wrong during the treatment, it would be irretrievably regrettable.

Lan Yiyi looked at Ning Qi, seeing a young Taoist with extraordinary dignity made her pause, but she soon sighed softly: ”I am saving him just because he is Qin Yun, no conditions necessary. You all need not doubt me. Although I come from the Southern Border, no one there knows about this matter.”

Her words were not explicit, but everyone already grasped some deeper meaning.

Ning Qi’s gaze was slightly unusual. From the looks of it... this saintess of the Southern Border actually harbored feelings for his eighth senior brother? Immediately he felt some respect for her. Venturing alone into the depths of peril, just this action already convinced most people, and this saintess of the Southern Border has a resolutely firm heart.

Lin Xueshuang stepped forward: ”Everyone, I can vouch for this matter. Qin Yun was not in a good situation at the Demon Sect before. He had Miss Yiyi’s help to go to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and indeed their relationship was very close. Before departure, Qin Yun mentioned this matter to Miss Yiyi.” ”Later, when Qin Yun was delayed in returning and the Demon Sect also faced an upheaval, only then did Miss Yiyi find me. I informed her about Qin Yun’s situation, and she then expressed her desire to accompany me up the mountain.” ”If you have no other way, might as well hear Miss Yiyi’s method.”

Everyone understood.

Taoist Longshan stood up and bowed, but Lan Yiyi quickly avoided, her face slightly reddened under the black veil. ”Miss Lan, please forgive me. If there’s anything we can assist with, feel free to mention,” Taoist Longshan said with expectation in his eyes.

Lan Yiyi said: ”In the Southern Border, there is a miraculous Gu insect called the Shared Destiny Gu.”

Just hearing the name made everyone tremble. ”A person affected by the Gu can share lifespan with the one planting it. This is the shared destiny. I planted the Shared Destiny Gu, the Child Gu, in Qin Yun, thereby allowing him to divide my longevity in half and wake up. Yet, this Gu has a flaw; because Qin Yun’s lifespan comes from me, if one day I unfortunately perish, his lifespan will also be depleted.” ”Therefore, when Qin Yun awakens, if possible, you might seek out mystical items that extend lifespan for him. This way, even if someday I fall, he won’t immediately exhaust his lifespan and die.”

These simple words left everyone silent, unsure what to feel.

Even among father and son or siblings, not everyone would willingly share half their lifespan, but Lan Yiyi was resolute, and everyone revered her.

Taoist Longshan sighed and said: ”I, the old Taoist, thank Miss Yiyi on behalf of that wretched disciple, but can the Shared Destiny Gu be planted by me?”

He felt Lan Yiyi offering the method was more than great, yet sacrificing half her lifespan seemed a massive sacrifice.

Jiang Baishan then said: ”Master, let me be the one to plant it! It’s what I owe Ba.”

His eyes were filled with pleading.

The others also wanted to speak.

But Lan Yiyi shook her head slightly: ”None of you can plant it; this Gu coexists with me and has merged into one with me. In the world, only I can plant it.”

Seeing everyone’s disappointed expressions, she felt glad for Qin Yun. At least when Qin Yun wakes, he will have such good masters and brothers.

Ning Qi sighed inwardly.

Originally, he thought his lifespan was most abundant, and him planting it would be most appropriate, later figuring out a way to gradually replace it, but Lan Yiyi’s words cut off everyone’s thoughts.