Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

In terms of the grandeur and shock of the architecture, this hall is indeed the most magnificent he has ever seen in his life.

Led by Wu Xuqiang, Chu Ning entered the hall, and what met his eyes was a massive hall over a hundred feet in length.

At this moment, there were already seventy to eighty Golden Core Cultivators standing inside.

Among them, there were many cultivators dressed as Loose Cultivators, as well as those wearing various sect robes.

Upon seeing Chu Ning enter, many cultivators cast their gaze upon him.

More than a dozen cultivators nodded at Chu Ning in greeting.

Chu Ning looked around and realized that they were the same people who had left the valley with him.

This included Chang Lingshan, Wu Rongfeng, and Meng Ling, among others.

However, the seven cultivators who later returned to the valley were nowhere to be seen.

In addition, Chu Ning noticed some familiar faces.

Tantai Song from Illusion Spirit Sect, the Black Death Demon Situ Yan, and the female cultivator with the surname Jing from Divine Sound Valley were all present.

Apart from Situ Yan, the other two were accompanied by several Golden Core Cultivators.

Chu Ning had not met these people before, assuming they were from their respective sects after the closure of Snow Mist Valley.

These people seemed normal, but those Golden Core Late Stage Cultivators who had entered Snow Mist Valley earlier looked unwell, as if their injuries hadn’t fully healed.

Especially that Black Death Demon Situ Yan, who seemed even older now.

Vaguely, Chu Ning even sensed a similar presence to when he had seen Di Yan before.

Besides these people, those Golden Core Late Stage Peak Cultivators who remained at the rear and fought with the Tier Eight and Tier Seven Demon Beasts were hardly visible.

Upon Chu Ning’s appearance, Tantai Song merely glanced at him before looking away.

However, Black Death Demon Situ Yan’s eyes flickered slightly, with a hint of something unusual in his otherwise murky gaze.

Chu Ning found this quite strange.

He didn’t understand why the other party showed such an expression.

The female cultivator with the surname Jing from Divine Sound Valley was standing next to Meng Ling, and after Meng Ling whispered something, she cast a friendly smile towards Chu Ning.

After exchanging glances with everyone, Chu Ning walked over to Chang Lingshan and Wu Rongfeng.

Among those present, he was somewhat more familiar with these two.

What really relieved Chu Ning a bit was that the Young Sect Leader of Illusion Spirit Sect seemed oblivious to his presence.

This reassured him greatly.

It appeared that neither the prior encounter near Cloud Concealment Island nor the Yellow Court Seal in Chu Ning’s possession had been detected by the other party.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, I just came to call you, but you didn’t respond. I thought you were in secluded cultivation and couldn’t come out,"

Chang Lingshan proactively said at this time.

Chu Ning casually replied:

"I was actually severely injured in the valley, just barely suppressing it with Secret Technique, and after a fierce battle at the valley entrance, my injuries were quite serious.

I’ve been in secluded cultivation to heal for the past ten days, so I didn’t respond to you, Daoist friend.

After coming out of seclusion, I went to look for you two but couldn’t find you. I later ran into people from Long Sky Hall, which is how I learned you were all here."

Hearing this, Chang Lingshan and Wu Rongfeng couldn’t help but look Chu Ning over thoroughly.

They noticed that his aura was noticeably weaker than before, appearing as if his cultivation had regressed significantly, seemingly about to fall to the Early Stage of Golden Core at any moment.

This naturally prompted their concern.

The weakening of Chu Ning’s aura was achieved through the talent of the Yin Wood Spirit Body.

This was something he had planned before leaving the cave mansion; otherwise, after such a major incident, staying in seclusion for ten days continuously would be hard to explain.

Moreover, Chu Ning realized that with the unexpected events in Snow Mist Valley and changes in the sea’s situation,

troubles for them, the Golden Core Cultivators, would likely increase in the future.

For Chu Ning, whether it was refining the Earth Vein Spirit Fire, crafting the Golden Spirit Sword, or cultivating the Spiritual Clarity Fruit, it all required long periods of secluded cultivation.

Using his severe injuries as an excuse naturally made this more plausible.

Upon hearing the concerned inquiries from the two, he immediately replied:

"Fellow Daoists, for now, there’s no major issue, but it’ll likely take a long period of secluded cultivation to recover my cultivation.

By the way, what happened in Snow Mist Valley afterward? Why has Long Sky Hall called everyone today?"

Chu Ning deflected the conversation, and Chang Lingshan shook his head:

"We don’t know either. The fellow cultivators who came out of Snow Mist Valley were all seriously injured.

They seemed to have been healing all this time, and we only truly saw them today.

As for what exactly happened deep in Snow Mist Valley, no one seems to have any idea."

Wu Rongfeng sighed and said:

"These days, I’ve been trying to find out some information, but even from Divine Sound Valley, Fellow Daoist Jing went into seclusion to heal as soon as she exited the valley.

So I haven’t heard any accurate news either."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning could vaguely guess that the previous fierce battle deep in the valley must have been extremely brutal.

Just as Chu Ning was thinking along these lines, three cultivators appeared on the high platform at the front of the hall.

Two men and one woman, neither of the male Nascent Soul Cultivators—one old and one young—did Chu Ning recognize.

However, judging by their appearance in Long Sky Hall’s magic robes, Chu Ning could vaguely guess.

These two were likely the Nascent Soul Cultivators who rushed to Snow Mist Valley after they returned to Ice Island Immortal City.

Besides them, the only Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator present was Wu Lingwei, whose complexion was even paler than that of the Golden Core Late Stage Peak Cultivators Chu Ning had seen before.