Eternal Life as False Emperor

For most cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Stage, it’s only a matter of their lifespan being shortened from one hundred years to eighty.

Moreover, for many people, their talent is simply where it is.

If it weren’t for Zheng Yi, they wouldn’t have been able to break through their previous realm in this lifetime.

Therefore, Wenn Ziyan has changed her approach, finding some exceptionally talented young disciples within the sect to engage in dual cultivation with Zheng Yi.

As a result, Zheng Yi’s lifespan has increased significantly.

However, Zheng Yi found it a bit strange that during previous dual cultivation, he always gained various cultivation techniques and other strange abilities.

But recently, aside from receiving two cultivation techniques from Wenn Ziyan, there hasn’t been anything else.

This made Zheng Yi almost think that there might be something wrong with the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

Later, when he engaged in dual cultivation with the young disciples from the Star Sea selected by Wenn Ziyan, he discovered his lifespan increased, realizing it probably wasn’t an issue with the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

He pondered deeply for several days.

Zheng Yi guessed that it probably had to do with his current constitution.

Evidently, as the Sect Leader of the Star Sea, the cultivation techniques Wenn Ziyan practiced were undoubtedly the strongest in the Star Sea.

Even so, apart from the "Soul-eroding Poison Refining Scripture" and "Nine Yin Returning Yang Technique," Zheng Yi hadn’t obtained any other techniques.

A dignified Sect Leader couldn’t possibly have practiced only two cultivation techniques, right?

After pondering, Zheng Yi thought of only one possibility: after changing his constitution, he might only be able to attain cultivation techniques of a certain level or higher through dual cultivation.

As for how to determine the grade of these techniques, his understanding of the Canglan Realm wasn’t deep enough, so he didn’t know for the time being.

Zheng Yi didn’t inquire this issue with Wenn Ziyan.

After all, even among closely cooperating allies, some information shouldn’t be disclosed easily.

Maybe Wenn Ziyan wouldn’t mind if Zheng Yi got more benefits during their dual cultivation.

However, if she knew that during their dual cultivation, Zheng Yi could even master the "Soul-eroding Poison Refining Scripture" from the Star Sea, who knows what she might think?

At least until he had enough capability to protect himself, Zheng Yi definitely intended to keep this secret buried deep within his heart.

"Sect Leader, your magical power is becoming stronger, looks like you’re about to break through."

Wenn Ziyan sighed disappointedly, "I’m still just a little bit off."

Initially, Wenn Ziyan thought it would take her a few months to find an opportunity to break through.

But unexpectedly, Zheng Yi’s strength was increasing much faster than she had imagined.

The stronger Zheng Yi became, the faster Wenn Ziyan improved during dual cultivation with him.

In just over half a month, Wenn Ziyan already vaguely felt that she might break through at any moment.

Yet it frustrated her to no end because each time after dual cultivation with Zheng Yi, she felt she was on the verge of a breakthrough.

But every single time, she was just a little bit short.

This feeling of being stuck was frustrating Wenn Ziyan almost to the point of coughing up blood.

Besides dual cultivation with Zheng Yi, Wenn Ziyan couldn’t find a more effective method.

Noticing Wenn Ziyan’s restlessness, Zheng Yi immediately advised, "Sect Leader, cultivation isn’t something achieved overnight."

"Our cultivation speed is already ridiculously fast. Sometimes I even wonder if such quick advancement might lead to unstable cultivation."

"As they say, haste makes waste. Sometimes slowing down might actually yield better results."

Wenn Ziyan’s eyes lit up, softly chewing over Zheng Yi’s words, "Haste makes waste, haste makes waste..."

"Zheng Yi, you are absolutely right. Maybe it’s because I’ve reached this critical moment for realm breakthrough, I always want to forcefully break past this bottleneck."

"But I forgot that this is different from breaking through the Enlightenment Stage and Divinity Transformation Stage. I should be comprehending my own Great Dao and realizing which path to take to truly break through."

"Without comprehending my own Great Dao, how can it be successful by sheer force of cultivation alone?"

"Besides, even if I succeed, without my own Dao, I’m afraid I would just be an empty shell with mere cultivation."

"Zheng Yi, I am so grateful to you. You’ve helped me once again." An excited Wenn Ziyan kissed him.

"I need to go into seclusion to comprehend the Dao. During this time, all sect affairs are entrusted to you to manage." Before leaving, Wenn Ziyan tossed Zheng Yi a jade-green token.

"This is the Sect Leader Token. With this, even the elders will heed your commands."

After Wenn Ziyan disappeared, Zheng Yi was still staring at the token in a daze.

This token was entirely jade-green, and from a distance, it seemed to have a jade-like texture.

However, once held in the hand, one would know it wasn’t really jade. Inside the token, one could vaguely see swirling poisonous mist.

This was truly the work of a Great Power Cultivator, using supreme magical power to condense poisonous mist into the size of a token.

"This..." Holding the token, Zheng Yi felt both like crying and laughing.

This token representing the Sect Leader’s authority was given so easily by Wenn Ziyan, this emblem of power, handed over just like that?

Her approach was like an Emperor casually giving the Heirloom Seal of the Realm to someone else, without fearing any consequences.

After the surprise, Zheng Yi chuckled self-deprecatingly.

He was overthinking; this place was the Cultivator’s World, different from the previous world.

In the Canglan Realm, power is revered.

Even if Zheng Yi used the Sect Leader Token to firmly control all affairs of the Star Sea, it would be meaningless.

As long as Wenn Ziyan, the top expert of the Star Sea, emerged, no one in the Star Sea could match her.

With absolute power, reclaiming authority would be as easy as eating or drinking.

Wenn Ziyan went into seclusion, with no impact on the Star Sea.

The sect’s affairs were handled smoothly by the elders.

Zheng Yi was now busy increasing his cultivation and didn’t bother with the affairs unless there was something extraordinary.

These mundane tasks would only slow down his cultivation, and Zheng Yi wasn’t interested in overseeing them one by one.

As his cultivation deepened, Zheng Yi increasingly felt that his previous approach was indeed wasteful.

With such a formidable weapon like the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror, he only knew to gain other’s cultivation techniques through dual cultivation.

But those techniques were created by others, truly suited for them.

The power he could unleash could never transcend the creator of these cultivation techniques.

In many ways, this limited Zheng Yi’s strength.

If he wanted to go further on the path of cultivation, he couldn’t simply rely on others’ wisdom; he needed to forge his own unique way.

With this idea in mind, Zheng Yi quickly set to work.

Creating a cultivation technique isn’t something done on a whim.

So, before that, Zheng Yi needed to observe as many cultivation techniques as possible, absorb experiences, and learn from the strengths of others.

Zheng Yi wasn’t overly ambitious, starting directly with the most basic cultivation techniques.

Many Star Sea disciples on the first floor looking for techniques were shocked to see Zheng Yi there.

"Why is he here?"

"Isn’t this where they store Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation techniques? They shouldn’t be useful to him, right?"

"But if they were really useless, he wouldn’t be wasting his time here, right?"

"I think he’s just showing off. Look at how fast he’s reading those books, he can’t possibly be detailed reading, right?"

It was no wonder that some looked down on him; Zheng Yi’s reading speed now mirrored the flair of modern speed reading.

They saw him pick up a cultivation technique book, flipping rapidly through it, his gaze lingering on each page for less than a single breath.

In such a short time, just seeing the contents was challenging enough, let alone memorizing and understanding them.

After all, these were cultivation technique books, not some colloquial novels. Reading even a single character wrong could result in going astray during cultivation.