Eternal Life: My Lifespan Increases Daily

"Speak up, what puzzles have you encountered on the Talisman Tao today?" Qian Yuan lifted the cloth stopper and sniffed the thick aroma of wine, growing even more satisfied.

Song Changming didn’t hold back and recounted the past mysteries and problems he had on the Talisman Tao.

After Qian Yuan finished answering, Song Changming suddenly took out from his Heaven and Earth Ring the iron box that couldn’t be smashed, no matter what.

"Hmm?" Qian Yuan quickly focused on the iron box. Unlike Song Changming, he spotted the anomaly in an instant.

"The rune on it is hidden."

"Indeed." Song Changming nodded.

During this time, he took every spare moment to study this iron box, but due to his not-so-high prowess in Talisman Tao, even if he discovered something, he couldn’t think of a way to break it open.

Thus, the main purpose today was to seek help from Qian Yuan, the only Level Six Talisman Master he knew.

"The technique is indeed extraordinary. This iron box likely hides a great secret. Kid Song, where did you get it?" Qian Yuan took a closer look with interest.

"Got it from a Martial Arts Grandmaster," Song Changming said frankly.

The matter of slaying the Zhao Family Ancestor was now known by both the noble families and Prince Cui, so it wasn’t much of a secret.

With these words, Qian Yuan immediately understood, the Martial Arts Grandmaster referred to none other than the Zhao Family Ancestor.

He asked no more, merely raised a finger to brush over the iron box, and in the next moment, the faint glow of the rune on the iron box immediately appeared.

The iron box’s toughness wasn’t purely due to the quality of the iron; it was more due to the hidden rune on it exerting its function.

"Level Six Rune, Divine Iron!" Qian Yuan recognized the rune on the iron box.

With this Level Six Rune’s support, the iron box could even withstand Song Changming’s punch weighing thousands of pounds, showcasing the rune’s great strength.

Even if a Martial Arts Grandmaster came, trying to force it open would not be easy.

"There’s also one Lock Seal..." Qian Yuan stroked his long beard and took a closer look.

"Can you unlock it, senior?" Song Changming couldn’t help but ask, for this was what concerned him most.

"Who do you think I am!"

After these words from Qian Yuan, three days passed.

Three days later, Qian Yuan finally unlocked the Lock Seal on the iron box with a weary face.

During this period, Song Changming often wanted to say he wasn’t in such a rush, hoping Qian Yuan would take care of his health.

But Qian Yuan seemed to be competing with himself, immersing himself in the iron box for three days without sleep, murmuring to himself, "I just don’t believe it..."

This incident showed Song Changming that Qian Yuan’s competitive spirit in the Talisman Tao was extremely strong, not diminished even slightly by his age.

The others in the Talisman Hall seemed not to find Qian Yuan’s behavior strange; instead, they scolded Song Changming a few times, advising him not to bring such items again to pique Qian Yuan’s interest.

After all, Qian Yuan was quite old, and his energy was not what it used to be.

For this, Song Changming could only humbly admit he was wrong; he didn’t think it would turn out this way.

But in any case, the iron box was finally unlocked.

When Song Changming went to open it again, it didn’t take much Qi Power, and the contents were revealed.

It turned out to be a bead entirely white, and a cluster of Energy surrounded the bead’s surface.

"What is this?" Song Changming looked at it with some familiarity.

"Great Demon Heart Core?"

Qian Yuan shook his head and said, "Yes and no."

"This is a Painting Pearl crafted from a Great Demon Heart Core."

"Painting Pearl..." Song Changming heard of this for the first time.

But made from a Great Demon Heart Core, it could be confirmed that this item was undoubtedly no ordinary thing.

"The Painting Pearl is an ancient artifact, also an inheritance item. The forging method has long been lost, at least from my knowledge, I’ve never heard of anyone mastering this forging method.

The greatest function of the Painting Pearl is that ancients could leave a piece of Shadow Realm within it, as long as the Painting Pearl isn’t damaged, the Shadow Realm can exist across the river of time.

And the Shadow Realm that can be preserved within the Painting Pearl is mostly Cultivation Technique inheritance; hence Painting Pearl is also known as Inheritance Pearl."

Qian Yuan pinched the Painting Pearl within the box with two fingers, showing a playful expression on his face.

"The core inheritance of the Zhao Family should be inside here. The major noble families searched the entire Zhao Mansion but couldn’t find this item; who would have thought it was carried by the Zhao Family Ancestor himself.

You, kid, indeed lucked out, picking up such a huge bargain."

Upon hearing this, Song Changming knew this object was not simple.

Originally, he thought those ancient books in the Heaven and Earth Ring, the various high-grade Martial Techniques, were the Zhao family’s inheritance.

But now it seems that the most important inheritance of the Zhao family was inside this iron box.

"If it were someone else holding this bead, it would be extremely hot to handle, possibly leading to disastrous consequences, yet with your current position as Grand Marshal and your strength comparable to a Grandmaster, no one can forcefully take it from you."

Saying this, Qian Yuan handed the Painting Pearl back to Song Changming.

"So, do you want to take a look inside? If I am not mistaken, the Zhao Family Ancestor’s entry into the Grandmaster Realm was thanks to this Painting Pearl."

"How do I do that?" Song Changming asked, indeed feeling tempted.

"Immerse your Heart and Spirit within it, and I’ll guard this place for you, no one will disturb you," Qian Yuan said.

"Thank you, senior." Finished speaking, Song Changming released his Spiritual Power, immersing his Heart and Spirit within.

Song Changming blinked, and the next moment, his pupils reflected the same luminous color as the Painting Pearl.

Simultaneously, Song Changming’s consciousness appeared in a vast, white world.

This was the Shadow Realm of the Painting Pearl that Qian Yuan spoke of.

According to Qian Yuan’s description, this Shadow Realm can essentially be understood as a recorded image of the past.

And the Painting Pearl can draw a person’s consciousness into this image, allowing them to experience and observe every detail of this recorded image.