Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

"The Spiritual Clarity Fruit? Back then in Snow Mist Valley, everyone was indeed discussing it.

But didn’t everyone know that it was just a lie deliberately fabricated by the Demon Race?"

"Hehe!" Situ Yan chuckled lightly at this moment.

"At the time when that Tier Eight Demon Beast spoke those words, I thought so too.

I even once thought that my last shred of hope was gone.

But I never expected that Heaven would not close all paths, and there really was a Spiritual Clarity Fruit in Snow Mist Valley."

Situ Yan’s voice became notably more enthusiastic at this point.

"And it was found by a Middle Stage of Golden Core Cultivator like Fellow Daoist Chu who hadn’t even ventured to the bottom of the valley."

Without waiting for Chu Ning to say anything more, Situ Yan immediately waved his hand and said:

"No need to deny it, Fellow Daoist Chu. I have studied the matter of the Spiritual Clarity Fruit for two to three hundred years.

If there wasn’t conclusive evidence, I wouldn’t say such things."

After hearing Situ Yan’s words, Chu Ning pondered for a moment before finally speaking:

"How exactly did you know about this, Daoist?"

He had just considered whether the information might have been leaked by Xi Wenxia.

After all, in the past decade, she was the only Foundation Establishment Female Cultivator who had entered his cave mansion.

But then after thinking carefully, he dismissed his own speculation.

Not to mention the restrictions he had set, Xi Wenxia couldn’t have seen where the Spiritual Clarity Fruit was planted.

This old demon decided to live in the cave mansion next to his own even before he let Xi Wenxia into his cave mansion.

It was impossible for him to foresee everything in advance.

Upon hearing Chu Ning’s question, a flicker of heat flashed in Situ Yan’s eyes.

Although he had long suspected Chu Ning had the Spiritual Clarity Fruit, hearing Chu Ning admit it made him very excited.

But after all, Situ Yan, having lived for hundreds of years, remained very calm in his tone.

"You may not know this, Fellow Daoist Chu, but I have a natural sensitivity that’s uncommon.

No matter if it’s a cultivator, a demon beast, or various spirit plants, I can sense them within a certain period after they’ve appeared."

When that Tier Eight Great Demon claimed the Spiritual Clarity Fruit was just a lie, I was already contemplating withdrawal.

Later, when those two Tier Eight Great Demons attempted to first eliminate the Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Illusion Spirit Sect, I seized the chance to extricate myself from the entanglement of those demon beasts."

At this point, Situ Yan paused slightly.

An unusual glint flickered in his eyes.

"However, to my surprise, when I attempted a flying escape, I inadvertently sensed the aura of the Spiritual Clarity Fruit.

Following the aura of the fruit, I discovered it disappeared soon after burrowing underground.

Simultaneously, a human cultivator’s aura had appeared at the scene."

Hearing this, Chu Ning roughly understood the reason.

While Situ Yan continued:

"Originally, I spent nearly ten days in Ice Island Immortal City, yet I hadn’t discovered the cultivator.

Especially in Changkong Hall, most of the cultivators who had been to the valley showed up, but I found none. I was baffled until...

you showed up, Daoist!"

As Situ Yan spoke, a smile appeared on his face.

"Heaven hasn’t been too harsh to me, Situ Yan, after all. It hasn’t cut off all my paths."

Chu Ning lightly sighed at this moment.

It seemed that this old demon’s method of discerning auras was not like the ordinary perceptions of a cultivator.

Otherwise, having altered his cultivation aura using Yin Wood Spirit Body at the time, how could the other party have easily identified it?

This person was indeed not ordinary, given his renown back in the day and surviving as a Golden Core Cultivator for so long.

Thinking this, Chu Ning slowly asked him:

"I don’t know what Daoist intends now, planning to seize it forcibly?"

"Please don’t misunderstand, Daoist." Situ Yan quickly shook his head and smiled.

"If I had intended to act directly, I wouldn’t have talked so much with you in the first place.

This candid revelation was merely to convey my sincerity to you."

Currently, Situ Yan wore a completely amiable smile, making it hard for Chu Ning to associate him with terms like old demon, ruthless, and murderous.

At that moment, Situ Yan looked at Chu Ning, speaking with an expectant tone:

"If I reckon rightly, the Spiritual Clarity Fruit should come in two pieces. For us cultivators, the fruit only works the first time it’s consumed.

It is of no use for either you or me to have more than one.

Therefore, I’d like to trade a piece of Spiritual Clarity Fruit with you, Daoist. Just state your terms. I have gathered quite a few things over the centuries.

Thinking you might find something of interest."

Fearing Chu Ning might have reservations, Situ Yan quickly added:

"Rest assured, Daoist, once the trade is complete, I will never speak of this to anyone else.

Furthermore, I will immediately leave Ice Island Immortal City.

In fact, before coming out this time, I had already given up that cave mansion."

Listening to Situ Yan, Chu Ning sighed lightly in his heart.

If it were Wu Rongfeng, Chang Lingshan, or any of those familiar cultivators negotiating with him,

he might perhaps truly consider agreeing.

After all, as Situ Yan said, a cultivator can only use the Spiritual Clarity Fruit once in a lifetime.

Chu Ning personally only needed one piece.

However, given that this person was dubbed the Black Death Demon, although Chu Ning didn’t have an in-depth understanding of his deeds.

He had no intention of engaging in deals with him under false pretenses.

Nor did he expect the other party to keep any promise.

Should the trade complete, and the other party leaves with the fruit to find a place and condense his Nascent Soul,

this old demon need do nothing more than spread a casual rumor.

Next, Chu Ning would face endless troubles, likely even attracting intervention from Nascent Soul cultivators.