Chapter 23 - Hate the Unfairness of the World (1/2)
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“According to legends, the Elemental Spirit Pearl is a unique treasure of the heavens and earth. Not only can it temper the body, strengthen the internal organs, and consolidate the foundation of the meridians, but it can also extend one’s lifespan by over twenty years.”
“It is said that when a martial artist cultivates, as long as they reach the Qi Ocean Realm, they would be able to live up to 100 years if they did not encounter any illnesses or calamities.”
“However, if they use this Elemental Spirit Pearl, their lifespan will surpass this 100 years limit and they will be able to live to 120 years.”
“Although 120 years pales in comparison to the age of the current Emperor Sheng De, which is 132 years, to be able to live to such an age is still something that only exists in the dreams of many people.”
The information about the Elemental Spirit Pearl flashed through Peng Dongcheng’s mind, and he became even more excited.
At that moment, his martial arts realm was at the 7th Stage of the Body Tempering Realm. He was at the stage of internal organ training.
He was confident that if he used the Elemental Spirit Pearl, he would definitely be able to break through very quickly once his foundation was improved. He would be able to enter the 8th and 9th Stages of the Body Tempering Realm, the hollow organ training, and the internal inspection stages respectively. He might even be able to advance to the next realm without facing any obstacles.
He might be able to break through to the Qi Ocean Realm.
“At the Qi Ocean Realm, one’s essential qi will be nourished, and martial artists will be called martial masters instead. From then on, one’s status will no longer be the same.”
“Not to mention, my lifespan will also increase due to the effects of the Elemental Spirit Pearl.”
“In that case, it’s not impossible for me to reach the Connate Realm in the future.”
Peng Dongcheng thought about this excitedly.
Once he reached the Connate Realm, he would be known as a grandmaster. He would be in a completely different world.
The reason why Emperor Sheng De was able to live past 130 years and remain on the throne for 97 years was that his martial arts realm had already broken through to the Connate Realm.
This meant that a grandmaster who had reached the Connate Realm could also break through the limits of their life and increase their lifespan to more than 130 years.
“Let’s start using the Elemental Spirit Pearl.”
Peng Dongcheng suppressed his excitement. He finally decided to start absorbing the elemental power in the Elemental Spirit Pearl.
However, when he tried to draw out the power of the Elemental Spirit Pearl, his expression changed.
“How is that possible?”
“It’s empty inside?”
His heart trembled violently, and his face turned ghastly pale as an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
He hurriedly increased the pulling force of his spirit.
Crack—
There was a crisp sound.
Then, the Elemental Spirit Pearl that was embedded in the jade ruyi shattered.
At this moment, Peng Dongcheng was furious.
His heart also shattered along with it.
All of the wonderful things he had imagined, including the improvement of his foundation, increasing his longevity, breaking through to the Qi Ocean Realm, and reaching the Connate Realm… All of his thoughts had vanished when the Elemental Spirit Pearl shattered.
They disappeared; like bubbles pricked with a needle.
“What’s going on?”
His heart ached so much that he could not breathe.
He did not react for a long time.
He had never expected that the treasure he had painstakingly obtained after half a year of planning would only be an empty shell.
Furthermore, the empty shell had even shattered!
“Could it be that someone discovered the secret of the Elemental Spirit Pearl and absorbed its energy in advance?”
It took him a moment to catch his breath, then he quickly shook his head. “No, that’s impossible.”
He quickly thought that if the power in this Elemental Spirit Pearl had been discovered and absorbed by someone else long ago, it would have been impossible for the Elemental Spirit Pearl to remain in its original form within the jade ruyi.
Without the support of its elemental power, the Elemental Spirit Pearl could not last for long at all.
“In that case, the elemental power in the Elemental Spirit Pearl could only have been absorbed by someone recently…”
Peng Dongcheng was full of regret and unwillingness as he guessed this possibility.
He hated the unfairness of the world. He hated himself for not discovering this ahead of time. He also hated the person who had absorbed the elemental power, ruined his plans, and destroyed his future…
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The next day, the pawnshop remained calm.
The only thing worth mentioning was that Zhang Ke entered Third Pawnbroker Zhang Gao’s Water Cloud Room.