Eternal Life: My Lifespan Increases Daily

He now once again challenges the bottom line of the Su Family, with his probing intent quite obvious.

The Su Family must be seeing him as a thorn in their side now, but he is not afraid.

He is the Great King personally appointed by Emperor Yun, a position of authority that no one dares to openly defy, not even the Changsheng Family.

Unless the Su Family wishes to risk their entire clan’s life and perish together with him, they cannot openly strike at him and can only maneuver covertly to counterbalance him.

And this he does not fear.

Isn’t it just a shadow fight? He believes his methods will not disappoint them!

Now that there is a new Grandmaster like Su Fengye, it does not affect his decision.

"In the days I am not here, be cautious, the Su Family has been acting strangely recently." Within the Prince’s Mansion, Prince Cui said to Hu Tomb.

"Alright." Hu Tomb nodded in agreement.

"When does the Great King depart?"

"In a few days."

"Do you need me to notify Changming?"

"Yes."

...

That morning, the sky was barely light.

Song Changming sat at the head of the bed, finishing his early morning cultivation, and glanced at the panel.

[Opening Mansion Technique: Great perfection 7/500, Basic Success Rate of Cultivation Technique: 40%]

"It will be soon..."

The day when the Opening Mansion Technique will be full on his experience bar is getting closer.

This progress is much faster than he expected.

This is partly because not long ago he celebrated his eighty-first birthday.

Thanks to his feat of beheading Master Baitian and the thunderous attack on Baitian Temple, plus completing his revenge, this year’s annual evaluation was significant.

Moreover, there was also an option to increase Martial Arts Experience, which he chose without hesitation, allowing the Opening Mansion Technique to reach great perfection in one step!

In this way, his basic success rate for opening the mansion also increased to forty percent.

Looking at it now, that’s not considered low, since this is merely the inherent basic success rate of the Opening Mansion Technique.

If in the coming year he can again receive a reward to increase Martial Arts Experience, perhaps he could attempt opening the mansion for the first time next year.

Success in one go would be ideal, but even if he fails, he would consider it as gaining experience and learning lessons, which is better than hesitating endlessly.

Suddenly, there was a light knock on the door from outside.

"Patriarch, the hour has arrived."

"Come in." Song Changming got up and said.

Several maids entered respectfully.

"We are here to dress you, sir."

"Alright."

In no time, Song Changming changed into a neat and practical set of Profound Black Armor, different from the Marshal’s Gilded Battle Armor he usually wore.

Today was the day he would travel with Prince Cui to the Shangli Dao Yun Emperor City.

He played the role of an escort for Prince Cui and naturally would not dress too conspicuously, lest people mistake him for the main figure, which would be laughable.

After entrusting A Da and A Er with a few matters in the residence, Song Changming swiftly left the Song Residence and quietly reached a certain place outside the city.

At this moment, here.

Prince Cui stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the bright moon that had not yet faded from the sky.

"I apologize for keeping the Great King waiting," said Song Changming, not expecting Prince Cui to arrive so early.

"No problem, I came early, not you who is late." Prince Cui shook his head, not blaming Song Changming for such a trivial matter.

"Let’s go." Prince Cui was straightforward, and with no delay, the two transformed into streaks of light, disappearing into the horizon.

Shangli Dao is located further north in Yun Province, and due to the presence of the Imperial City, this place is the most prosperous and thriving in Yun Province.

Although many demons dare to cause trouble in other parts of Yun Province, no Demon Race dares to invade Shangli Dao in Yun Province.

One reason is the location of Shangli Dao, surrounded by stars, making it hard for the Demon Race to reach.

The other reason is simpler, for Shangli Dao has Emperor Yun stationed there.

Just Emperor Yun alone can intimidate the demons across the land, preventing them from setting foot here.

Even during the tumultuous Black Obsidian Era when the Demon Race was rampant, Shangli Dao remained unaffected by the Demon Race.

If there ever comes a day when even Shangli Dao shows signs of falling, the entire Yun Province might already be on shaky ground.

If one were to speak of the distance between Cui Bai Dao and Shangli Dao, saying it was as far as 80,000 miles would still be an understatement.

The actual distance is hard to estimate, and ordinary people would never reach Shangli Dao in their lifetime when traveling across mountains and waters!

But for Innate Martial Artists flying, the terrain and distance are largely ignored.

Just like planes and rockets circling the globe are possible, the power of this flight is considerable.

Especially at the flying speed of Song Changming and Prince Cui, they could easily reach Shangli Dao in five days.

Upon initially arriving at Shangli Dao, Song Changming felt the presence of figures flying through the sky everywhere in the wild.

The closer they got to Cloud Emperor City, the more the sky was filled with these flying figures.

It was hard for him to find a barren place without signs of human life, both in the sky and underground.

Basically, every developable place had already been developed.

Everywhere were towns and golden fields, with the density of large cities far higher than that in Cui Bai Dao, and indeed higher than in other areas of Yun Province.

Suddenly, a vast sea appeared on the horizon.

The sea was boundless and blue, glittering under the sunlight, with schools of fish and shrimp leaping out of the water to breathe the air above, attracting flocks of seabirds to hunt.

At a glance, one could tell that the resources in this sea area were exceedingly rich.

In fact, even with eyes closed, Song Changming could sense the soaring streams of Spiritual Qi arising from the sea.

If not for the fact that the sea is too massive, otherwise, this place would be comparable to any celestial paradise.

But the sea itself is not what draws Song Changming’s attention the most.

Or rather, upon their arrival, no martial artist is taken aback by the Spiritual Qi at sea.

Because the eyes of everyone would instinctively fall upon an island on the sea.

This is an isolated island, where various streams of Spiritual Qi emerging from the sea converge, forming a large Spiritual Qi Cloud Layer, making the island appear like a Human Immortal City.

And at the center of the island under the Cloud Layer, is what seems like a gigantic city born amidst the Spiritual Qi Cloud.

This city is the ocean city, Cloud Emperor City!

Prince Cui, having visited here more than once, was accustomed to the Cloud Emperor City.

But for Song Changming, being his first visit, once his eyes fell on the Cloud Emperor City, he couldn’t look away.

"What a dreamlike giant city!" exclaimed Song Changming.

"It does look quite fantastical, but after coming multiple times, there’s not much to it. This Cloud Emperor City sustains itself by drawing in the Spiritual Qi of the entire Spiritual Energy Sea. This is the unique aspect of Cloud Emperor City, and also the origin of this Spiritual Qi Cloud Layer.

As for the so-called Human Immortal City, these are nothing but baseless rumors spread by ordinary people." Prince Cui explained further, attempting to extinguish Song Changming’s excessive fantasies about this place.

There are no Immortals here, only His Majesty Emperor Yun who is comparable to one!

Song Changming followed by Prince Cui’s side, without saying anything about this.

Before coming, he had indeed heard many legends about the so-called Immortals here.

But mostly they were poems by wandering poets, expressing the shock towards this place and city, often regarded as a celestial wonder granted by heavens.

But in reality, Song Changming would never think that way.

Especially now, witnessing with his own eyes, he gained insight into the construction principle of the giant city in the clouds, never relying on any Immortal arts.

Instead, it is a phenomenon of Spiritual Qi gathering formed cleverly by numerous Talisman Arrays combined.

Of course, these Talisman Arrays are far beyond the usual Spirit Gathering Arrays he could arrange.

Even the core Talisman Array within could probably exceed Level Six!

With his current accomplishment in Talisman Tao, he could only find it impressive without fully understanding.

"Let’s go, enter the city."

Prince Cui did not linger, directly leading Song Changming down from the clouds and to the edge of the Spiritual Energy Sea.

The stone piers along the shore faced the island across the sea.

Upon descent, the island appeared even more grand than from afar, veiled by the Spiritual Qi Cloud, revealing only a massive shadow resembling a mysterious giant beast lurking in the ocean, faint and indistinct.

"That Emperor Yun is in this city..." Song Changming thought to himself.

Compared to this Imperial City, he was more eager to meet the Emperor Yun inside!

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