Chapter 147 - Profound Thanks (1/2)

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”Haha, then! He offered five trillion! I'm telling you, it was amazing.” Yan Zaizen said jubilantly. Having returned to the Anima Syndicate, he met up with Old Tai, and they begun having a conversation regarding the overall events. He was embellishing a few things, such as using his cunning to haggle five trillion essence drops off Wu Kun, how he swept an entire floor clean with ferocious momentum against countless phantoms, meeting a heaven-toppling beauty who fell for his incredible charms, and causing the Presba Imperial Family to beg for forgiveness.

None of it was true, but when he saw Old Tai's fanatical and childlike expressions grow more bright with each word, he couldn't help but do so. His illustrations kept becoming more and more vivid and unbelievable.

”Amazing! Ah! How I envy the youth of others…” Old Tai said, his enraptured expression fell with longing in his gaze. In truth, he knew about 90% of what Yan Zaizen said was overly exaggerated, but it still left him wanting for more.

Old Tai cultivation base was solidly situated at the half-step True Essence Realm, incapable of making a single step of progression without heaven-defying support. Despite his soul cultivation at the Advanced Aurora Soul Realm, he still couldn't obtain such a pill or elixir. In this venture, he hoped Yan Zaizen would come back with a solution to his issue. If not, he'll have only a century or so left before his inevitable death.

This was the fear of all cultivators - dying of old age.

It's the same as the heavens informing you that you've reached the peak of your potential and destiny. It was demoralizing and left one filled with endless regret. Yan Zaizen understood this concept a little despite his young age. Having spent sixty years of his life in chaotic space, he realized how valuable time was and how quickly it passes.

With a soft smile, Yan Zaizen waved his hand and produced a tiny bottle. In this bottle was a small-sized emerald pill radiating a faint glow. If one sniffed it, their bodies would feel stimulated and renewed.

”!” Old Tai's eyes widened at the revealing of this pill. As someone who searched intently for any possibility to ascend his current realm, how could he not know what this was? ”True Qi Pill?!” He shouted. He started heaving out vast amounts of air. One could see from his gaze that there was excitement and deep-seated hope that shone brightly in his gaze.

A True Qi Pill was a heaven-defying pill. However, because it's heaven-defying, it has its disadvantages. If one refined it, their bodies would undergo the transition into the True Essence Realm. However, the trade-off would be half the lifespan that would've been received by the ascension would be excluded. Not only that, one's foundation would be incomparably unstable. Essentially, the initial-True Essence Realm was the limit unless one obtained other heaven-defying items to supplement themselves.

It was a second life.

It was Old Tai's second life.

”Take it.” Pushing the bottle in Old Tai's hands, Yan Zaizen had a warm smile. This pill was essentially useless for him, but to others, they were exceptional! They were a breath of life that they'd thought lost. An additional ten thousand years to be with family, to develop one's forces, or reach new heights.

Old Tai didn't stand on ceremony, clutching the bottle with shaky hands and a trembling gaze. If one looked closely, they could see tears formulate at the edge of his eyes. For many years, he thought he was going to die. That there was no hope. Now…

He didn't just have hope; he had a certainty!

”You should refine the pill. I have things I need to do as well.” Yan Zaizen shooed Old Tai away seeing him in this overly emotional state. Usually, when he had things he wanted to tell someone, he would do so with rapt excitement. But now, his emotions were a complete mess that he was as silent as a mime. Like a doll, he was pushed out of the room by Yan Zaizen and the door closed behind him.

After several minutes of staring at Yan Zaizen's door, Old Tai's eyes flickered with unimaginable levels of thanks.

PLOP!

He dropped on his knees and kowtowed, his gray hair and wrinkled body was quivering as tears slowly dripped on the floor. To Yan Zaizen, this may have just being a small gift, but to him, this was the world. This was his life. To many, they were willing to risk their lives for a chance at strength, status, and longevity, but that didn't mean they all could.